Evening journal., 1888-12-22
THE WAR IN AAYTl.
The Stronghold of Legitime
Captured by Hyppolyte.
OH. 1T WAS A GLORIOUS VICTORY.

The Mayor at First Said He Was Too Rusy
to Surrender the Town, but He Found
Time After Two Hours OF Lively Shell
ing-Dlplomacy Backed by Bombshelis.
NEW York, Dec. 22.-The steamer Adj
rondacz, which arrived here from Kingston
Yesterday. b ought news OF another battle in
Hayti, and the flag Of victory this time wave,
over the camp Of the insurgent chief OF tho
North Hyppolyte. he is reported to have
captured the town of Airahelais, twenty
eight miles from Port au Prince, the strong
hold of Legtime. Here is thrilling and
blood curdlng tale of the battle:
Nearly n month ago a tall man in pic
turesquc costume, mounted on a charger.
entered the gate of the city, rode directly e
TIE office of the mayor. and. pointing 4
Winchester repeating rifle at that official,
exclaimed "Surrenderm The mayor was
shocked at this sudden demand. and said he
was for Legitiine. The mounted stranger
proved to be Gen. Floquevile, of Hippolytes
stall, and said that he was sorry for the
political sympathies Of the mayor, but would
nevertheless be Obliged 70 lin If ha would
surrender
The mayor Ii n said he could see nothing
else 20 DO but surrender, but begged that his
warl ke visitor would call again the next
day. The fact was he was really too busy
then 10 discuss the matter with him. Gen
Fioquevil,e, with oil the courtesy Of a
chevalicr, replied; cts wei, prepare quar-
tiers for my soliiers. Tomorrow nt sunris'
will Are my cannon over the tops Of your
hcvss as the sign Of the dominion OF Gen.
Hyppolyte.n
With this Fioqaeville departed, and the
mayor hurriedly called a meeting Of the cia-
1ens Il was lengthy meeting and stormy
on,
Some Of the citizens favored the mayor
coarse, which was 10 surrender, but a largs
number thought they had better fight, and
whom Gen. Floqu.ville called on the follow
ing cay he was met iy an armed force. Hyp
po yte bange1 away with his guns, and III,
MAYOR anl cit.zans with theirs In tw,
hours ths rebel chief was boss, and th'
mayor hav ne Gpolog!gsd for firing at hi
suliiers, went home TO hls dinner.
Gable nlvices received from Paris state tina
at the meeting Of the chamber cf deputie
yesterday the question was asked II th
French government recognized Legitime a
/ the duly elected president Of the Haytinn re
/ public. The GEswer was that the French di,
OF the head os a certain power Ia n state II
re, lion. Minister Preston thought fron
the action taken by the chamber of deputie
yesterday that the French minister, Desmai
son, would have but short time 10 s. ny i
Port au Prince, rs be had been al along NJ
hcang Legit mes government.
TIE s.tuatol Of affairs prior y the Adiror
dnck leaving Port au Prince for Kingsto
was unchanged. Legitime's army was i
good fighting trim, and the soldiers Of th
north we've just spoiing~or the blood {
Le~~,,slfie's ARMY.
Tie Adiron lack during the entire voyae
saw no signs OF the war ships Galena az
Yantic, that left for Port au Prince III
men-ot-war left here a week ago last Wedne
day, and should have reached the Haytiu
capital in SIX days time. The belief hers
that the cruisers are proceeding on the
southern cruise under sail instead Of steam
Capt SAMSON, commander of the Adiro
dack. stated that be took on board his vess
at Kingston Gen. Alexis Nord Of 4
northern department, who was accompani
Z by eight men, four women and two CIR
The party was landed ut Fortune Islau
4 where il was said Gen. Nord had gone
+ charter war vessel for Hippolyte
Secretary Bayard has told Dr. August
Gen. Hippolyte's ambassador, that the Unit
States cannot officially recognize any facti
in Hayti, but will wait until the people
. clare Tor one or the other party as the lee
! government