Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-03
HIPPOLYTE's TRIUMPH.
The Northern Troops Occupy Port ~
Prince and Maintain Good Order.

oorrsspOnasscs Of the New YOri Herald.
Ponr Az PnIScE, HArrI.Aug. 2s. Isss.-within
: mile OF the Portal San Joseph. where the
font Rouge crosses mountain stream, saw
today The surrender Of Port gu Prince. The
opiomaec corps, the municipality and the gen
eral charged with the command Of the city
we're Witnesses and actors in the drama. All
vas done in the most quiet and disniaed way,
and faciis princeps in the whole affair wss Mr..
Thompson, the United States minister.
When We arrived At the barrier where the
guns Of the fort command the cul de sac We
were stopped by the demolition Of q barricsde
which had been erected for the defense Of the
city. But a. the work. after the Hsytian man.
ner, went slowly the escort passed through the
narrow opening and those in carriages dis
mounted and proceeded on foot i was fortu-
nate enough 70 be at the head OF the hunt. and
so when we halted in the midst Of the advance
OF the northern army i heard the formal sur
render made TO Gen. Mompoint, Hippolyte's
minister of war. The proceeding did not take
ten minutes and then, with the beating Of
drums and fanfarons Of triumphant bugles the
division Of occupation took up its march.
HIPPoLYrE OCCUPIES TIE CITY.
At the head rode the American minister and
an escort Of southern officers, but in the very
fore front was borne-and curiously enough the
only unfurled standard in the procession--the
American flag. Next came the officers OF the
| municipality and the military staff, then the
troops, with Gen. Giles at the head IL was q
genuine triumph for Admiral Ghersrdi and Mr..
Thompson, and of all the congratulations and
good wishes expressed by Gen. MompoInt none
| was so cordial as that for the part the Ameri-
can navy had taken. The line Of march was by
the market place, then TO the reimbursement,
past the United States legation and 90 TO the
palace. by 10 o'clock the strategic points were
| all I'D xys
| ing chief was installed in the palace. After q
| few preilmlnarles and pourpariers the cortege
/ wlnded hlllward to receive Alexis Nord, who
came In with his division from Petronville.
| GOOD ORDER PRESERVED.
The order preserved was admirable, and
Whatever hostile critics may say, take my
word for IL nothing could have been better
| than the behavior Of the northern forces At
l o'clock Gen. Simon marched in by the Leo
| zane road and occupied the southern httoral;
| and as write this III q town quiet az q Yam
| kee village on Sunday, 5000 soldiers have taken
possession Of the city Of Port an Prince and
all Its defenses without gunshot.
As the mail leaves in q half hour there is no
time now so tell the whole story Of the last ten
| days. On the Goth, after the capture Of La
| Coupe by Alexis Nord, Legitme sent for the
| diplomatic corps and by their advice the Amer
| lean minister and the Spanish consul were
| charged with q mission to Hippolyte which
authorized almost absolute surrender The
| terms were concluded on the 10Th, and in the
afternoon Of the 22d Legitime' determined 70
| embark
There was stormy meeting OF the diplo-
| matte and consular corps at the palace, which
| might have come TO nothing had not Admiral
| Gherardi insisted upon definite action. This
| was followed by an adjournment 10 the French
| legation, and while the terms were being dis
cussed the news came that Legitime was on his
| way to the wharf.
HOW LEGrTIME DEPARTED.
In five minutes his carriage was at the
French legation, surrounded by . bowling mob.
1t took less than minute to break up the con-
ference, for the French minister and Admiral
! Gherardi and his aids marched out, made their
| way throus GA the crowd, and taking possession
| OF Legitime's carriage and one which followed
| 1t. escorted-in the face, in the very teeth OF
what seemed desperate set OF furies-the de-
posed president to the landing. As the car
rIages swept down the concourse swelled. and
when they reached the landing the road was
almost impossible. But the French steam
| launch was reached at last, and protected by
the foreigners Legitime went of TO the Kerr
guelen. Ii seemed touch and go for q moment
which way the mob would turn, but as Legi-
time got clear great cheer went up for him, Q
terrific fusillsde Of musketry rent the air, and
then followed such q scene OF bowling and
weeping as it has never been my lot before TO
I witness.
Legitime still stays in the harbor on board
the kerguelen, aud the guns Of the men OF war
command the town, in the very fore part being
the good old kearsarge. The outlook 10 now
so peaceable that can venture upon the pre-
diction that the war is virtually ended