New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-10
THE WAR IN HAYTL
HYPPoLYTE CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
THE NORTHERN PROVINCES DETERMINED NOT
TO YIELD TO LEGITIME-HYPPoLYrE
GETTING a NY.


TO YIELD TO LEGITIME-HYPPoLYTE
GETTING A NAVY.
Cape Haytien, jan 3o.-The situation cannot be
said to have changed In the last week. but any GAIN
II there DO any, IS in favor Of General Hyppolyte The
strength Of each side tho number Of battles, the con-
ndence expressed by the uphoders Of the two gen.
erals, and the resources Of the Island all go to show
that the war is sn young. and that many months may
pass before the end General Hyppoyte is REQ
ognzed President IN the northern part Of the island
and he has at his call nearly $4,000 soldiers Nearly
10000 soldiers are held In outside of this CITY,
They new recruits, and are being organized and
drilled previous to Joining the general army. General
Hyppoyte himself Is encamped within twelve miles OF
Port Prince with $4,000 men, all In good health
and ready for battle. General Legtme lies In Port au
Prince but has strong position, and bis iorce is only
little Inferior to that his opponent holds outside his
walls. Numerous battles fought, there having
been no less than three skirmIshes during the past
week In these battles there was but little advan-
tage gained, though Hyppolyte has slightly advanced
bis position.
General Hyppolyte says that he has the entire North
with him, and this remark certainly seems 'uSunea
by the expressions Of confidence In his strength ana
eeneralship heart on all sides. He has not as yet
drained the country heavily for soldiers, many able
bodied men thoroughly capable Of carrying arms Dc
ing seen on all sides. And, moreover nc ieeis 'u"'
he can leave guards IN all his fortified Northern OWNS
so confident is he Of the strength of his poston oapc
Haytien is now entirely free from blockade mercn1ne
steamers entering or leaving at VIII Inc 0onn.o.o
OF the port which has received SO severe se'oa0A'
ls rapidIv recoverIne and soon bids fair TO be In
aourshlng condition
The northern peoplc are determined not to live I'M
der the Government Of General Legitime- lhey oos
openly that unless General Hyppoyte 90 reoosnIIou
as President, they will withdraw from oohmo. gov,
eminent with the southern part OF tne Sinnu' a"1
rQnubliC.
anxious to como under the protection Oh 'ne Opi"u
States. ~. -,.u .,o
port an Prince has little communication win the
or,s,de world NJ nresent Tho citizens are uhnor
mob rule and violence Is the oruer vi ui' 10.
American citizens living in the Guy arc wv,
ever molested whether this be due 10 INC , -
presence Of American men-ofwar, OF !" - 80
regard for the American residents Ca" Os -. h.or
nisea On the other hand French citizens nsVo Doon
,.".r' ,roa,od IN many instances, the Haytans
sIov,nr snsciallv yindctive spirit where uey arc
oncerned A this has been carried on uhaer u" Fo'S
os ~ ,,vo French men-of.war, IL shows reckless S
regard Of consequences the part oil tno my
A, nrept tcver Is raging in Portau-Prnce, put uirro
Il little or none in the northern Clues lno ea,.ne
craft IN the harbor Of Portau-Prlnce aro epoo' 1884,
,acted and nearly all have cases OF ie'ei VI 80
The Atlanta has arrived In this port auu VIZ
oave for Port-at. Prince to look out Tor Alnoroan
and have no expectations Of taking fever
new feature OF the war is the building Oh q navy
nv General uyppollte 1t Is evident that his lh'en'
lions are very earnest In Tits direction rom inc hUo
.,h ubiob ho Is aiming his vessels ana LOOKING
about for available steamers At present nc mas oilo
craft nearly ready for action, and two are no" sup
posed te be Oh tseir way from New-fork' An inter-
49, -. oh,ainsd with several Of the crew Of the
vovelty the vessel now being fitted out In SANTANA
raw They stated that the steamer Loft New YORK
,y,f weeks ago. laden with coal and steamed uo"n
AZ the rate Of eleven or twelve knots she nj"
entered Monte cristo discharged her coal, ana thon
procceded 10 SANTANA Bay, where she was turhou V''i
~ the Hayfians. Strenuous efforts we're MADE 10 in
49,. ,he american scamen and nremen 10 remain
m the service Of Hyppolite, but this thoy
declined doing The Novelty is a steamer oil aooui
400 TONS dlsplarement and makes nearly fifteen knots
| under h,ll steam power. She Will carry one 100
noinder and several Calling guns. Her crew VIII
be armed with rifles. The Saginaw, steamer oi ue
Glyde Line Is engaged IN fitting her out inc Vessels
now on he way from New-fork arc larger Demg
from ZOO 10 900 tons displacement They arc also
faster and will make over hiteer Knots. one Oh
them is called III President and was formerly clyde
steamer The other was pleasure yacht called The
Rose Roth Will arrive soon. and after they have
hop turned over 10 the Haytian authorities, the work
Of armIng them Will be rapidly pushed TO compieuon
The gunners viii undoubtedly be Germans, who arc
enlisted in Hyrpole's service. These vessels VIII
Ia more Than A match for General Legitimes men
OF war the Dessanes and Toussant Louverturo,
and a naval engagement. may DO looked for as soon
"a the coming steamers are armed The Dessalines
/ and ToissaInt Lpouvertire although well armed and
with largo crews, have their boilers In very poor
condition. and are reported as unseaworthy. More
over Il "a reported that their crews arc In poor
state of discipline and are untrustworthy in action
ia Justice a paper published at st. Marc, issued
on January %, gives account OF a DomDardment
of that city By the Dessalnes, under orders from Gen
oral LegltIme IL would seem TO have been failure,
as there are Notifications at ST. Marc, and among their
cannon arc numbered three fms French guns These were
manned by the German gunners, who succeeded I'm driv-
ing away the DessaIines before the bombardment had
produced much havoc But the paper contains a
protest from an American ctzen, A. Gregoire, whose
house was pierced by q shot from the DessaLlnes lie
Chains baf no notice OF an intention 10 lombard
gVen and that neither his family nor himself had an
opportunity TO escape. He GALS on the tleeC9nsu
for protection and repsraton Inc novelty ana the
m PRESIDENT are daily expected at Cape Hayten,
whore they will be prepared for action with the war
vessels Of General Legitme lney nave crews Dn t
ara uniformed I'm blue these uniforms having been
made in the United states. An interview with Hyp
pote males him say that Legume ls reduced TO
iorcnR young bows nO bis service thar he Is opposed
To sacrificing these boys and that he VIII endeavor to
completely surround General Lguno 10 cut OH MS
supplies and 20 force his suIrehdc..
PROTESTING AGAINST AN INSURANCE. LAW
Philadelphia, Feb. o epccial.-A delegation OF