The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-21
HIPP0LYTE.
His Triumphal March in Hayti.
Town After Town Submits to His
Conquering Army.
Legitime's Luckless Followers
Leaving Him in Large Numbers.
Members of His Cabinet Going
Over to the Enemy.
Ho Puts Into Operation Severe Meas
ures Against Those Who Are sus-
pected OF Losing Faith ir
His Cause.

New YoRK, Juno 20-Thc following,
under date OF June 8, was received today
from Ilayti by the Steamer Saginaw After
the brilliant successes Of tho Northern
army, during the first fortnight Of May,
ending on the 10Th with the fall and occu-
patton of Meribolais, aud on the
10th with that OF Los Cehadas
two ACCOMPLISHMENTS Of the Western
Department, the Vanguards were pushed
forward still further west and occupied the
districts OF Grand Bots and Los 0rangcrs.
The latter place is about four and half
miles from Cruix dcs Boquets in the
plains OF Cul de Sac. On the 2lst ult.,
Valliere, in the north, was occupied, and
during the night on the 10th,
Grand Saline, ut The mouth Of
tho river Artibonei, was evacuated.
Some 200 men, including 400 sick. were
taken on board Legitimo's vessels and
landed at various pointF. Gen. Piquant.
who commanded the Second Army Corps
operating on the Arlibonet after tho bat
tic Of Merebaud MAY O., retreated TO St
Michael, llincho and Meribolais, aud ar
rived at Port-au.princc with some 700
men, the remnant (besides those left at
Grand sallGe) OF the 5000 or 10000 men
he had in his command. He entered the
Capital on the 10th, and the next day, ai-
ter exchanging some sharp words with
Legitime, took refuge in the French Con-
sulatc, and on the 18th, at 4 o'clock am,
was shipped on board the French man.oi-
war Kerguelcn, aud then transferred TO
the Spanish mail steamer smiling the same
day Tor san Anliaso dc Cula.
The frs, command. operating on the
North, broke up still worse than the sec
ond corps, and without standing to fight,
ii3 men, who managed 10 gross the from.
tier. begged 20 submit and join the North
on cause. This has been done. Another
batch OF 800 men wcru taken prisoners be-
tween llinchc and l1s Cohabas, aud with
them Gems. Boissend, Iufu. Antoine Pol
las andI several others. These have
been sent 10 Goinaycs az the men have
enlisted in the Norihcri ranks There
must now be ut Mircbolais general
quarters) and on the road from the North
10 that place over H. 900 mon.
Gen. Minpoint, Who commands the
troops operating on tho line from 81
Marie, has a force OF 1000 men OF monc.
Jean Sallarus, az GOinavcs, h at the head
Of from !, 200 10 800 men and will also
operate by Arcchoau.
Yesterday afternoon Gen. Ilippoytc a..
/ rived ut Cape llayti with about ] 200 men.
a 4. Al.
Before coming 90 the Cape lac visited the
mountains In the district OF Nallicrc aud
| THAI, occupied fortnight ago by the 30
called "Caca.." The principal leaders Of
these mountninccrs have sworn allegiance
TO the Northern cause and are among the
escort Oi the President. Now not single
place In any Of the three departments Of
the North Is occupied by the enemy. Yes.
torday We had news from Port.au.Princo
up 10 the 3lst ult Further dcsertions In
tho ranks Of l.egiiimo's friends arr reported.
A. Prophite, Degiiimc's Minister OF War,
who had left his command IN the North
| (First Army Corps) and reported at Port
au-Princc before the breaking up OF his
army, has resigned and left the country.
Gen. Ia Forest. who was Military Gov
crnor OF Port.au.Prince, has also left. A
new ministry has been formed. Tho Arch
bishop Of l'ort-au-princo aud other friends
Of Logitimo called upon him. begging him
60 leave the country, 10 rs 10 insure peace.
lie refused 10 do 80.
MIR. !. I. Andain, former proprietor OF
the Journal IL PdDiS aud Minister for IL.
IBERIA, has had his exequatur taken from
him. lie las been arrested and impris.
oncd.
Several woll.to-do foreign merchants
have been advised by hcifirionds 10 keep
on the lookout, a. there are rumon that
they would he banished, being considered
friendly 10 tho North. All letters received
report the capital 10 DO in a very unfuly
spirit Tho newspapers arc full Of threats
against friends Of the North. The village
| OF Dessalincs was taken after two and a
half hours fighting by Gen. sumeau on
May o. Tho enemy left on tho field three
Calling guns and q quantity OF rifles and
ammunition, and forty prisoners
were taken Tho same Petite Royorio
and Nenetts were evacuated. On May B
aud Q II. Michael surrendered. St. kaph-
aol was occupied by Gen. Nord about tho
same time. From 81 Michael Gen. su.
mcau marched upon llnche and took the
village on the l0th and nth. From the
18th 10 the l4th figuui, s. Susanna aud
Ranquiutic were evacuated and occupied
by Gen. Nord.
Gen. Albert siraye and others infested
the village oil Mirclbalis, and Il suucn.
dered on the i4th. On the 10th nine
communes. comprising eleven villages,
were occupied by the Northern troops In
the Departments Of the North and Arti-
bonilo. The only village now holding out
In the North against the probationary gov.
eminent is Valerie, and Il Is almost GER
tain that tho place will fall on the Goth.
In tho Artibonito Grand Saline u the
only place occunicl by the IoRitimo