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possible, It is almost certain death, and so

it proved to the troops of the Southern Presi

dent. Thirteen hundred were either killed

or wounded as the price of the army's brave

endeavor, ‘Ihe sacrifice was in vain, and

the soldiers withdrew te the south,

The gun<boat Touissant arrived off the

town Jean Rabel, on the northwest coast of

Hayti, on Decergber 6th, Ta the harbor lay

anchored the 4, lish bark Robert Hanns,

under Captam Robert, and the I'rench

schooner Alfred Artamin, which bad just ar

rived from Turk’s Island with a cargo of

provisions, Captain Robert had occasion to

go wshore to transact some business, The

crew of his boat (Rooert Ilauna) be.

gan playing games on deck to amuse

themselves until the return of their

commander, The oflicers of the Touis

sant, looking through their glasses from the

point where they had anchored in the outer

hat bor, began firing rifles in the direction of

the Hanna, Frightened, the men sprang into

the water to save their hves and swam for

the shore, Seeing that the Hanna was aban.

doned, the Towssant approached her, placed

a prize crew upon tae little boat, and towed

her out to sea, ‘They tarried long enough,

however, to fire upon the town, which they

left, as they thought, in ashes, The French

schooner was not molested, The Touis

sant L'Overture then steamed on to

GrandesSaline aud, entering the post,

began bombarding that peaceful hamlet, She

withdrew, however, before uny material

damage bad been done, and joined the Man.

cal, the other South Havtien gunboat, which

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Richmond dispatch. (1889). Richmond, Va., 1889-01-02. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038614/1889-01-02/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Richmond dispatch, 1889-01-02.