New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-01
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HYPPOLITE GAINS GROUND
THE HAYTIAN PASS OF THERMopyLAE
LEGIrrME LOSES 1900 MEN IN MARROW DE
F1LE-rHE REBELS CONFIDENT AND
ENTHUsIASTIC

LE0IIIME LOSES 1900 MEN IN NARROW pE,
F1LE-THE REBELS CONFIDENT AND
ENTHUsIAsTIc
News has at last como from the north OF Hayn
The movements Of Hyppolt" and his followers have
been partly velsd IN mystery OF late and the story
OF bis success or downfall left much be supposed
The papers and letters which arrived by the Clyde"
throw needed light upon the subject II one may
judge from the Introductory sentence OF La Fstr1e
published at Gonaives in the middle of December,
The revolution marches from success to SUCCESS
there Is little dscouragrmcnt among the northern
soldiers, and the editorials predict ultimate triumph
On December TO- General Hypponte was inaugrirafed
Presidenl OF Hayu, in the largo cathedral OF Caps
Haytien. The soldiers were enthusiastic over tho
proclamation and broke out into long shouts OF
"Vive Hyppohte' However, during the celebration
OF mass, following the civic celebration,
tie Touissant. the Southern man-of-war appeared I'm
the harbor and taking position. began firing upon tho
town. Fort Pcoet replied with a heavy battery and
drove the boat out 10 The services IN the church
then proceeded without further Interruption General
Hyppolite named his Cabinet the following men
r. A Fernin. Minister Of Finance; General Potter.
Minister of the Interior; NJ A. Williams Minister OF
Agric ulture, and NJ Pellissier. Minister OF Public
Instruction. all OF whom took the oath OF ofHcc.
About the same time. unsuccessful and d.sas-
trous attempt made by the forces Of Lrgitme 10
take 81. Marc. Tho attempt cost them dear St.
Marc is the 1hernopylse Of Hayt. Soldiers had
nocked to II from all parts Of the island the gar.
rison was filed with The town Is surrounded
by hills, high and impossible 20 cross. and can b.
entered only by small pass In which only four
can walk abreast But passage through H. With
pointed bayonets and bullets ready at the other end Is
next to impossible II is almost certain death. and
It proved troops OF the Southern President.
Thirteen hundred were either killed or wounded as
the price OF the armys brave endeavor. The sac
rifce in vain and the soldiers withdrew to the
south.
Tie glnboat 1ouissant arrived of the town Jean
Rabcl on the northwest coast of Hayti, December
8. In the harhor lay anchors1 the English bark
Robert Hanna, under Captain Robert. and the French
schooner ALFRED Artanin. which had Just arrived from
Turks Island with cargo Of provisions. Captain
Robert had occasion TO go ashore 10 transact
some business. The of his boat, Robert Hanna,
began playing games deck TO amuse themselves
until the return OF their commander The officers Of
the Touissant looking through their glasses from the
point whero they had anchored In the outer harbor,
began firing rifles In the direction Of the Hanna
Frightened, the men sprang into the water TO save
their lives and for the shore. Seeing that
the Hanna abandoned, the Touissant approached
her, placed a prize crew upon the little boat and
towed her out to They tsrried long enough
however, to FIRE upon the town. which they left, A.
they thought, in ashes. The French schooner
not molested The Touissant L'Ouyerture then
steamed on Grande- Saline and entering the port,
began bombarding that peaceful hamlet She with
drew, however, before any material damage had been
done and Joined the Maneel the other South Haytian
lnIn5oat which had been obliged 10 give up the siege
Of the seaport town of Gonaives. about sxty-fve
miles northwest of Port Prince, which she had
been blockading. during the previous week The
two vessels then sailed together 10 Curiive-Psg-
mentier, another small fishing village near ths
Dominican frontier, and completely devastated fto
town
on the following morning tho two men-of-war,
still acting In concert, appeared before Molest Ncbo
las, Of the most important places IN Hayti and
with undoubtedly the best harbor the island.
IND flag of truce, the ciicers of the vessels,
companied by a guard OF twenty-five men, went
ashore They received by the authorities of tia
town and half Of the population with great distinction
under the liberty pole which rises In tho middle OF
the public square The captain OF the 1ouissant
was the official bearer OF two important dispatches
from General Lcgitmc, to the commander or presi-
dent OF the arrondis ssemont of Mole Upon opening
and reading these the northerners discovered that
Legitime had, In their opinion, tho audacty to pro.
pose that they enlist under hs coors and help carry
them TO victory Their General Gouilot CON-
mandant of the town, insulted by the proposal,
and In terms orcible than polite informed tho
delegation that he would have nothing to do with
Legitime, aud that be did not wish him his boasted
victory. He then turned his back upon them and
departed.
Tho officers and guard returned TO their vessels,
which steamed few hours later for Port-SPax,
where they arrived before sundown OF the same day.
They did not bomba.d the place, as they had done
With Gonaivcs Crande Saline and Jean RabeL They
fired, however several shots, keeping at good dis
tance They then ran up two flags, one red and tho
other white meaning VIC bring peace war. take
your choice After hauling these down they steamed
away, evidently intending to return at Later date
Their conrse TOOK them 10 81. LOui ydu Nod some
distance from Port-a PafX, where the Toussant cap
tured English bark a. the mouth of the River Ia
Gale She was bound for Pori-a PaiX with a cargo
for A. NJ. Williams. They fired shots at the town,
but receiving answering vOlley uf force, beat
a retreat and sailed 10 ard Cap Hayden.
II. Becker a. Co.. of South Williams 81, say that
letters from their correspondents Indicate that peace
Is firmly established I'm the south. Trade Is even
better there owing to the Northern. blockade. In
Port au Prince, Northern papers are prohibited, 10
keep the people In ignorance Of the state ~ Affairs.
Flour is selling at si4 barrel al Cape HayticD,
be ring twenty five cents earh and scuts five cents
each Other provisions are plentiful. II IS also said
that half OF Port au-Princc ~" Sppose' siro n IA
of Legtme Is in favor Of Hyppoliic. The Dcssaines
Is aground, according 10 excellent authority, on
a reef Island OFT Port au-Pnnc~ tirf boilers
destroyed and she IS badly damaged, that II Is
feared she will be totally useless. There was liit,
news OF import TO be found al the other sources
and the steamers which arrived yesterday from the
south failed to bring any information.