Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-24
.HAYTIAN BATTLE.
The Forces of Legitime and Hip.
p0lyte Meet.
THE FORMER FLEE IN DISORDER
AFTER A sAORT ENGAGEMENT.

r1e Northern Army Take Possession of the
Town of Miro CoIais and Strongly Garri-
son lit is Reported That France Will
Refuse to Recognize Legitime-A Refu-
gee Interviewed.
New YORK, Dec PA battle has been
fought in Hayti which resulted in favor of
the northern army and the utter routing of
the forces under Legitime. The conflict took
place at Mire Calais, which is thirty miles in
land from Port-au-Princs ald ninety miles
south of Cape Haytian. This was the report
in down town commercial circles Frilly, the
result of letter received by one OF the ex
porters to Hayti,
The exact date of tho battle was not given,
but it is supposed to have taken place on or
about December 8, the day before the Hay
tian gunboats made their last attempt tobom-
bard Cape Haytian The repor5 was that
Gen. Hippolite advanced ON the town early in
the morning, ard that during the forenoon
slsirmishing took place without serious loss
to either side. But early in the afternoon
the northern army closed in ani advanced in
solid body, firing as they came
After a short but decisive battle, during
which a number were killed and wounded,
the army of the south gave way and finally
fed in great disorder, some of them throwing
away their brand new Winchester rifles
when they ran. Hippolyte then, it is said,
took possession OF the town which he strongly
garrisoned. The wounded of both sides were
looked after and the arms of the defeated
southerners gathered up for future use by
Hippolyte's soldiers The dead soldiers were
buried near the field of battle, every cartridge
belt being first removed.
1t is reported that four cable messages have
been received from Paris stating that the
French government refuses to recognize Leg
thine as the head of the provisional govern
ment of Hayti The cabegrams stated that
at a meeting of the chamber of deputies in
Paris member asked whether the govern
ment had recognized Gen. Legitime. NJ
Flouquet replied that France would not recog-
nize Lcgitime
A vessel agent, speaking of the messages,
said; II saw the original copies, but | do
not believe there is any truth i'll the report
Desmaisons, the French minister in Hayti,
has been supporting Legitime right along,
and the general has had the use of the French
man-of-war Bisson to go to Mole ST. Nicholas
and other parts of the coast any number OF
times. The truth is that France wants
Hayti, and the French government will adopt
the policy which will best further her plans. y
Mr. c. +. Carvalho, Haytian merchant
from Port-au-Prince, and refugee, arrived
on the steamer Adirondack from Kingston,
Jamaica, Friday. He found several New
York friends waiting for his arrival When
asked his errand here he said he came simply
on business and that in three weeks he would
go to France, where he would remain some
time He added that he was not a fighting
man, and that while favoring the north he
took no part in the revolution.
Carvalho is nephew of Gen Hippolyte.
He was in Port-au-Prince when Thelemaque
was killed, and it was thought that he had
taken sides with that general He wrote q
letter to the Haytian papers denying this
statement, but, fearing for his life, he took
refuge on the Atlas line steamer Alvena, then
lying in the harbor and made tho trip on her
to Aux Cages, Jeremie and Jacn1el finally
landed in Kingston, Jamaica, where he
boarded the Adirondack, leaving there on
December H.
Carvalho had as companions as far as For
tune island, Gen. Alexis Nord, Jean Gil and
Gen. Montpoint, who belonged to the army
of the north. They were with Gen. Thele-
maque, when the latter was shot that fatal
September night, and just before he died the
general whispered his wish that Gen Alexis
Nord should assume command of the north
ern forces
But they were hemmed in on all sides by
Legitime's adherents, and were obliged to
seek refuge at the French legation. During
the night they were smuggied over to Kings
ton, and, until the Adirondack arrival, had
found no means of rejoining the northern
army.
Their intention of going to Fortune island
was to secure a passage to Cape Haytian, and
so rejoin their friends With them went
four Haytian women and two Haytian girls,
who had become separated from their rea-
tives on the night of Themalque's death and
had fled TO Kingston.
Capt Samson, of the Adirondack, said
the feeling in Kingston against Legitime
was very bitter, and that 1t was thought
that whichever side won he would not be
president.
A letter from Cape Haytian, which was not
given ont until Friday, had the assertion that
100000 had been raised in the north by pop
ular subscription to buy gunboat. Itwas
thought here that Carvalho or Mr.. Auguste
would purchase the vessel Caryalho said he
had nothing to do with it.
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