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Him had taken refuge iu the British} Consulate at

Cape Haytien, and Salnave demanded that they should

be given up to him. The Consul refused to surren

der the refugees, but they were taken by force

from the Consulate, and immediately shot. The Bulldog

lying in port at the time, her commander, Capt. Wake,

wade remonstrances which were treated with contempt

by Salnave, whereupon the Bulldog opened fire on the

forts, but on changing her position she ran aground, and

as she was exposed 1 this helpless situation to a raking

fire from the fort, her commander was compelled to blow

ber up, escaping with his crew in his boats to a stesmer

belonging to Geffrard’s Government. The place was

subsequently bombarded by two British war vessels, and

captured, Salnave getting off once wore, and making his

way to Dominican territory but the English never for

gave him for what they regarded as his insolent temerity.

The bravery of Baluave made him extremely popular

with the Haytian army, and when in the revolution

which drove Geffrard from power, he returned from his

exile, he wan received at Sant Mare, where he landed,

with acelamations by the soldiery. His journey from

that pluce to Port-au-Prince wus kind of wiamphal

procession, and a perfect ovation Vis given hun on his

arrival at the capital, He wis elected President nearly

three years ago, wid during nearly the whole of this time

was dicessantly engaged contending With the revolu

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ENGLISHMEN ACCUSED BY PRESIDENT SCHNEI

DER—M. THIERS DEMANDS THE OVERTHROW

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New-York tribune. (1870). New York [N.Y.], 1870-01-28. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1870-01-28/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New-York tribune, 1870-01-28.