Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-20
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Women, Chitdxon and HnyaIids Flee
To the tNnMnthLnA.

| NEW YORK, Dee. lo.--The steamer Saginaw,
! which arrived here yesterday from Haytl,
brought the first real news Of actual war from
the Black Republic. Among the passengers
| was DR.. August, who Is on his way 10 Paris 10
! interest the French government and mer-
chants In Hippolytes cause. He travels under
NE title OF Ambassador from the Department
The doctor refused to say a word about his
business, except that he was going to slll for
franee on Saturday, and that tho so-called
repels Of the north arc sure TO whip Legtime
before the winter iH over.
.. E. Hernandez, another passenger, wns
more communicative. He Is a handsome
young man, who has been In Hayti for several
months surveying for an American railroad.
he embarked ON the Saginaw on December
3D. At that time the feeling dgainst Legitlmo
was getting very strong, and evorY man capa-
Die Of bearing arms was enlisting under the
standard OF General IippOlyte. From st
Domingo tho Saginaw went to Cape Haytien,
and there she found four Of Legitlme's men-o-
war lying In line Of BATTLE with their bread
sides to the town. This was on December 9TH,
In tho afternoon.
ave then heard that the town had been
pomnnrded by the pen-of-war the day before"
said Mr.. Hernandez, "Three Of tho eunboats,
Tor they can scarcely be called mhn-of-war,
came In on the morning OF December 9TH, and,
withouta word of warning, proceeded to shell
me town. These gunbonts wore the loussant
Ioverture, nessalinos ana the Belize They had
hred about 50 shots into the town when tho con-
suls residing there put off TO them In a small
boat under nag OF truce, and requested tho
ileet TO deslst for few hours and allow the
women, children and inyalids n chance to es-
cape TO the mountains.
'As far as could learn nobody was killed
during tho bombardment, and little damage
was done to the town Of Cape Haytfen. We
dll not remain long, and, AZ the BON bard
ment was TO begin again on the morning of
December 9th, we didn't care to stay. What
occurred on the next day am unable to say.
When we left most OF the residents Of Cape
mayhem had taken refuge in tile mountains"
Nr. Hernandez confirmed the story that the
gunboat 1oussaint rUvegture ran down Ger
man steamer Just outside Of Port-nI-P Prince in
me latter part of November, and damaged her
so That she eventually sunk. The German
steamer had successfully run the blockade
ana was getting away again when tho Tous-
saint gave chase. Tho German turned upnn
nor and tried To sink the glnboRt but failed
and damaged her own hull badly. He did not
KNOW The name of the German steamer.
Mr. hernandez expressed the opinion that a
big battle has been fought between the forces
OF LeRtime and Hippnyte before this, When
the Saginaw left st. Domingo Hippolyte's army
was getting ready to march against Legitifne
The mail brought up by the Saginaw will not
be distributed till to-day, but among tho lot
tiers that arrived are several for Messrs Kun
hardt \ CO., which are believed to contain full
details OF Hippolytes movements.
Mr. ForwoOd OF PIN, Forwood g. Co. made n
statement yesterday In which he denied author
itatvely the story that MIR, Charles w. Brooke
was in any way connected with the shipping
Of crew by the Atlas Line steamer Alene, or
that ho was counsel for his firm, as was pub-
lisned In morning paper yesterday. This do
NAL, coming from Mr.. Forwood, increases the
mystery surrounding the alleged scheme on
ne part OF the Haytian government to outwit
tho United States.