West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-03-21
FOREIGN NOTES.


town burned Co ashes man of.war
sunk with all ON board. a general deserts
from Legitme with $4,000 and 1000 men.
These arc tho striking items OF news
brought hy tho steamer William Coleman
that has just arrived at New York from
GonaiveS, Hayt This puts am entirolv rew
face on Haytian affairs an1 Offsets Co a Ger
tain extcht the bombastic cables Sant by
Legitme Co this country
The William Coleman has touched nc Vera
Cruz and some HaYuan ports Sho steamed
INTO tho port o. Nonaives, which Is situated
thirty two miles north OF 81. Marc. Captain
Scott found the town completely fortified. n
heavy stockado having been erected around
tho outskirts and two forts composed Of
sand banks aud piles erected at the mouth OF
the harbor
Captain Scott went ashore. and there
leaTne1 that the day previous. about r. NJ
the haytan man Of war Dessalines had
steamed mp TO Gonaives Bay with the intan-
ton of bombariing the town. She recon
noitrod for N position a little, seemingly
afraid OF the forts, and she had reason
TO be- for they suddenly opened
seemed somewhat discourteous Co the com
mander of tho Dessllincs, who returned the
fro, sometimes aiming nt the forts aud some.
times at tho town. No damage was dono Co
the former, and but ona shot landed In the
latter, and that tore tho rolf or a dwelling
house near tho German Consulate
The firing of the forts was rapid and we'll
aimed, owing To the efforts of n Spanish
gunner who had recently entered Hippoly rs
service and another new recruit General
O'Hara, "A soldier of fortune VINO made his
way from Turks Islanl TO serve under Hip.
poyte.
After the exchange of some thirty or forty
shots the DeSSalines pulled out OF range, but
not before gaping hole was seen In her side
only foot above tho water line. 10 was
also noticed that she listed heavily mud
seemed 20 labor in the light sea that was
running as though seriously disabled
Her departure was followed 10y chorus Of
demoniac yolls from the Northern artillery
men, who deserted their guns aud ran out on
the beach and ramparts 20 express in de.
risive gestures their contempt Tor 20 cow
ardly AN enemy.
That night was a great one I'm Gonlives.
Ali tho town turned out 20 feast and toast the
soldiers, and two or three OF them were made
Generals ON tho spot
Before the festivities wera completed n
runner arrived from the lower coast an
nouncing that the Dessalines had sunk of
st. Mares with all on board. This added TO
the enthusiasm and the "tafap flowed like
water.
Acting under instructions from tho Secre-
tary OF War, 200 men left Gonaives To- march
against Grand Saline, which was then gar
rsoned by Logitimes forces. About Eve hun
dred men left st Mares at the same time for
the same purpose, hut for some reason failed
TO connect The GonaiveS forcas how
ever, made "A spirited attack ON Grand Sa
line, but were repulsed. The next day fight
ing was resumed and during the night Le-
gitime's troops evacuated the town. having
previously set 10 ON fire. The place was en-
t'rely consumed, and Grand Saline Is blotted
off the face of the earth.
The Southern troops fed across the sandy
plain to the mountains tnnt form the
boundary line bstween Hayti and San Do.
mingo. aud unless the inhabitants Of tho
latter have murlerel the refugees they arc
still in hiding.
General Jean Jumeaux. lats of Legitime's
army. came TO Gonaives from Cape Haytiau
90 assume command Of the troops Jumeaux
was formerly trusted lieutenant OF Iegi-
times. who gave him charge of 1900 men aud
$4,000 90 go and subdue Gonaives.
it was some weeks ago that he arrived
within five miles of the town and felt n kind
Of sneaiing sympathy for Hippolyte, coming
over him so strongly, in fact. that he dis.
banded his army and struck out for the hills
with the $1,000