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dertaken; being energetic, plucky and
full of resource. He was, however, of
an exceedingly nervous disposition
which showed itself by his constant
pulling at his mustache. He and l
were the only two on board with the
exception OF the officers and crew who
were a motley lot. The captain was
Scotchman of about forty years OF age,
an excellent seaman of considerable
experience. In his conversation he
gave one the idea that he was indeed
sad sea dog, totally reckless; but we
soon found him out for when our usual
game of whist was proposed on Sunday
night he remarked that he was bad
enough, but nae sac bad as a that,
mon."
Our intention was TO go first to Capo
Haytian the most easterly port on the
north side where were Hippolyte's
headquarters. The Captain, however,
who had been in Port Paix short
time before persuaded Don Enrico to
run in there where we could find an
excellent market for large portion OF
our cargo.
When we got into tropical waters,
with fine sailing and nothing to do but
watch the flying fish and dolphins, we
began to think seriously OF the gunboats
and certain things which we had on
board. 1t may be well here to remind
my readers that the war in Hayti could
scarcely be cIlled q rebellion. Legi-
time, the President. had unquestion-
ably been fraudently elected, and most
people believed that he had caused the
assassination OF his opponent, Tele-
maque. However, that may be, when
the Commander-in-C Hippolyte
took up arms, the whole North joined
him of its own accord and he was fight
ing with willing soldiers behind him,
while Legitime had q lukewarm and
often treacherous support. When the
Teviotdale arrived in Hayti the situa-
ton was this: The Northern ports
Cape Haytian and Port Paix and the
western port Gonaives were in the pos
session of Hippolyte while Port au
Prince, the capital, and the southern
ports were in the possession of Legi-
time.
1t was early in the morning when
we sighted Port Paix and n more
charming landscape would be difficult
to find, and upon going ashore we
! learned that few hours before our
arrival there had been q severe shock
of earthquake which had given the
town u severe shaking, many OF the
houses being thrown down. Under
these circumstances we thought it
better to move on. Enough time had
been already wasted and we steamed
ahead for Cape Haytian.
The entrances to the harbor at the
Cape is not easy. A long line of reefs
runs out from Il point on which q fort
is situated. In coming in pilot did
not come off for some time and their
being something wrong with the anchor
chains the Captain did not care to go
on until everything was shipshape.
Accordingly we steamed out a short
way until everything was cleared, and
then picking up our pilot went right
for our anchorage which was just Off a
wooden wharf some quarter of n mile
long. This wharf was crowded with
an apparently excited crowd of people,
the men mostly armed with guns and
cutlasses, which they brandished in a
hostile manner. We could not imagine
what this demonstration meant, but
afterwards learned that our innocent
manevering at the mouth of the port
made them think that we were a South
ern spy. Fortunately for us we had
the United States mail on board, and
the u. 5. M. flag was soon recognized.
As soon as we were comfortably an.
chored Don Enrico. the Captain, and ]
went ashore with the mail and were al
once surrounded by at least a thousand
jabbering niggers who insisted on ouI
going before the provisional Minister
of France, n darxey rejoicing in the
name OF Dupuy. He took us into hi:
private Office into which as many Of
the inhabitants as could elbow theil
way in crowded in after us. The Min