Evening journal., 1888-12-19
LEGITIME'S GUNBOATS
Throw Shot and Shell Into
Cape Haytien.
THTRTY-sIx HOURS OF FIRING.

seventy-nve Shots Thrown Into the In
Offensive Little Port-The Inhabitants
Were Given but Ono Hour to Leave the
Piace--A Number Killed aud Wounded.
NEW YoRK, Dec. l9.-The latest news from
tho seat Of war In Hayti comes by the Clyder
line steamer Saginaw, which arrived in quar-
antlne from San Domingo yesterday
Inc Clyde vessel, after rough and stormy
voyage, got inside the Narrows at ii o'clock.
hut owing 70 the terrific gale which swept
down the bay the steamer was unable to
reach her dock at Pier l5 East river. All
o'clock a tug was dispatched TO Quarantine
which returned TO the city at .. M. with a
small complement OF cabin passengers. who
were landed on the stone pier alongside tha
barge Office. DIR. August and ]. II. Herman
dee, two of the Saginaw's passengers.
detailed some startling war news from tho
Black Republic. Mr.. Hernandez, who has
been both in Hnyti and San Domingo for
some time aiding in railroad survey, gave
an account Of the war situation in Hayh.
"On the morning Of the 9th inst 2 he said.
-four Of Logitime's war vessels--the Belize,
Ioussaint, POverture and Dessalines an
chored off Cape Hnytien, one Of the northern
ports In an hours time after their appear
ance in that locality they were throwing
shot and shell into the inoffensive little port
True, 50 called contrnband goods have been
landed at this place, but no undue de-
monstrations have been made by the inhnb-
itants. On the day the bomhardment of
Cape Haytion was inausurated Legitims
gave the inhabitants only one hours time To
pack up their household effects and leave the
1.ff l. AL. l.s.4 .tl.y
manned determined, IL possible to repel the
invaders should they attempt TO land; hut
the latter were content t. stand on the decks
Of their vessels and watch the huge iron
messengers Of destruction burst forth from
the cannon's mouth, speed over the waters
Of the little bay and only cease IN
their onward journey when they had
created havoc In the town. In my
opinion the bombardmont Of Cape Hay
tien by Legtime was merely a little by
play on his part Firing from the vessels
was not kept up incessantly, although tho
bombardment is supposed TO have continued
for thirty-six hours. A number of the in
habitants are supposed 10 have been seri-
ously wounded or killed outright / be-
lieve, all told, about seventy-tive shots were
fired from the different vessels. The whole
affair looked 10 me very much Ikea little
target practice on the part OF Legitirhe It
was certainly cowardly and despicable
act It's source Of much wonder to mo
that the whole town was not laid in ruins.
The feeling against Legitime in San Do
mngo becomes more severe as the days pass
by. The general sentiment Ia San Domingo
and places held by Hyppolyte IS that the
Department Of the North win ultimately
triumph, md that time is not far away
either.
DR.. August, who came TO this city with
Mr. Hernandez and who is said TO be am
oiilcial closely Identified with the Depart
Inent Of the North corroborated Mr. Her
nandez in his statement regarding the bonn
bardment, but would say nothing in regard to
Gen. Hyppolyte's policy
II was the general impression Of most OF
the recent visitors to Haytl who came to
this city ON the Saginaw that Iegitime'z
tenure Of Office would be Of short duration
after Admiral Luce reached Port au Prince.
Gen. Contrerns fondled his pen aud greon
ink bottle as assiduously as ever as he sat i'm
Minister Preston's Office yesterday
81 think the story brought here by tha
Saginaw said tue general, detailing the
terrible bombardment Of Cape Haytien is a
grossly exaggerated one without a doubt.
Even had il actually occurred, as stated,
what Of itl The strong will always win.
Legitime is strong, and VIII remain So
There was a rumor current yesterday that
Minister Preston would soon follow In tha
footsteps Of Mr. Bassatt and be asked to re-
sign, but the minister said he knew nothing
about L. -