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ted. are stated ar thirty thousand men, but

wete divide 1 into two parties; one ot them,

consisting of about eighteen thousand men,

being under the command of the Kinpemr in

person. This division, when near Las paobas,

is said to have come upon a body ol only Pur

bund re 1 I Dominicans, and, incredibleas ir may

seem, were put to ignominious tlight, Sou

ujiiue barely c.-c ipmg c ipture. 1 lie trea

lire ciiest is reported tu have contained three

millions of dollars in currency and eighty

thou and dollat* Spanish all ot wliich, to

gether with guns, ammunition, provisions,

and baggage, fell into the bands ot the Horn

inicans, tho retreating troops having tnrown

away tlieir arms. Tin* 1 Dominicans pursued

the Hivtiens some milt***, but were finally

cheeked and driven back by the (iarde Xa

tionaic of Port au Prince. The Lmperor

succeeded in reachinga pi o:e called Honheur,

ah >iit sixty mile.-) from Pape Haytsen, witli a

thousand men, and had Called upon other

troops to join him at that spot, but they had

refused to d so. The writer does not vouch

for the truth of hi* story; bu», ridiculous a»

the dele it. may seem, it is related in so parti

e.tlar and plausible a manner as to at lea.-t

mve*t it with an air of probability.

Ut-alli of ('otnitioilore Monln.

It is with profound regret that we have to j

announce the deith ol t inunodore t inirles

Morris, senior retained officer of the l tided

States Navy, lleexpired at half-past lour,

o’clock on Sunday afternoon, at hi< residence

in Washington, ot inti immaliou ol the lung*,

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Alexandria gazette. (1856). Alexandria, D.C., 1856-01-29. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85025007/1856-01-29/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Alexandria gazette, 1856-01-29.