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seeing that a change was contemplated

and imminent tendered his abdication

and fled to Jamaica having previously

secured a large amount of public

money

A triumvirate was now appointed

composed of Nissage Saget Chevalier

and Salnave but in June the last named

was elevated to the Presidency and the

present constitution at once promulgat

ed A new Insurrection broke out

against Salnave in 1868 After having

been several times defeated by the revo

lutionists ho fortified himself In Port

au Prince but his fleet having been

captured the town bombarded and the

grand palace completely destroyed he

was compelled to sceK sarety in uignt

and yielding to the persuasions of the

British Consul he endeavored to escape

to Dominican territory He was how

ever captured by Cabral and on Jan

11 1870 surrendered to Mssage Saget

who had meantime been called to the

Capital by the victorious Gen Brice by

whom the city had been bombarded

Salnave was tried by court martial on

charges of bloodshed and treason sen

tenced to death and shot on the steps of

his ruined palace He was succeeded

by Gen Nissage Saget who succeeded

In defeating several Insurrections with

much bloodshed until he was driven

out by Gen3 Hippolyte and Legitime

These then fought for the supremacy

with Hippolyte being victorious at first

and driving Legetime out of the coun

try After a short rule Hippolyte was

himself driven out by Legetime and

then continued another dreary period

of rival Presidents that it is impossible

to arrange In regular order

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The National tribune. (1908). Washington, D.C., 1908-12-10. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82016187/1908-12-10/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The National tribune, 1908-12-10.