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According to the *Arkansas State Gazette* reporting on information from the *Evening Post*, Dominican General Santa Anna defeated Haitian President Soulouque and his forces in a severe contest at the town of Azera, driving the Haitians completely out of Dominican territory. The report noted that the retreating Haitians burned Azera and suffered the loss of 500 troops and two principal generals, Geffrad and Paul Jean Jacque. Additionally, the newspaper reported that a severe earthquake had caused considerable damage at Maracaibo.
A juicio de la *Arkansas State Gazette*, con base en informes del *Evening Post*, el general dominicano Santana derrotó al presidente haitiano Soulouque y a sus huestes en un encarnizado choque en la villa de Azua [nombrada Azera], arrojando enteramente a los haitianos fuera del suelo dominicano. La noticia puntualizaba que los invasores incendiaron Azua en su retirada, sufriendo la pérdida de quinientos soldados y de dos destacados generales, Geffrard y Paul Jean Jacques. Se añadía por otra parte que un violento terremoto ocasionó cuantiosos estragos en Maracaibo.