Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-21
THE HAITIAN WAR.

General PIquanta's Retreat-General
 HyppOIyfe Received at Cape Hayti-
 The CaPitoli In a Very UnruIy State-
 marmalade and St. Michael Surren-
 der.
 CAPE HAITI, June 5, 18S9.-After the bril- liant successes of the northern armies during
 the first fortnight in May, ending on the 10th
 with the fall and occupation of Meribolais
 and on the 18th with that of Los Chcadas,
 two arrondissements of the western depart
 ment, the vanguards were pushed forward still further west and occupied the districts
 of Grand Bois and Les Orangers, the latter
 about four miles from Creux des Bouquets in
 the plains of Cul de Sac. On the a1st ult Valiere in the north was occupied and dur
 ing the night of the s0th Grand Saline at the mouth of the river Arbonte was evacu-
 atsd. Some seven hundred men, including four hundred sick and wounded, were taken on board Legitime's vessels and landed at various points. General Piquanta, who
 commanded the Second corps, operating on the Artibonite after the battle of Marebaud
 May 6), retreated by St. Mschela and Meri- bolais and arrived at Port au Prince with 700 men, the remnant (besides those left at Grand Salino) of the 5000 or 10000 men he had in his command. He entered the capi- tol on the 18th, and the next day, after ex- changing some harsh words with General Lsgitime, took refuge in the French consult ate, and on the 18th at 8. m. was shipped on board the French man-of-war Kerguelen and then transferred to the Spanish mail steamer sailing the same day for Santiago de Cuba. The first army corps under Anseline Prophita, operating on the north broke up still worse than the second corps and without standing to fight AS men ~rI,. kr kha nAraf f~ia tier begged to submit and join the northern cause. This has been done. Another batch of 300 men were taken prisoners between Hinche and Los Cohabas and with them Generals Boissend, Juru, Antione Pollas and several others. These have been sent under parole to Gonaives and the men have enlist ed in the northern ranks. There must be now at Mirebelais General Quarters1 and on the road from the north to that place over 12 900 men.
 General Minpoint. who commands the troops operating on the line from St. Marc, has force of 2,0e0 men or more. Jean Samraus, at Gonaives, is at the head of from ! forced by Areohais. Yesterday afternoon General Hyppolite, provisionary president of | the republic, arrived at Cape Hayti with about 1000 men. He was well received by | the populace, Before coming to the Cape he | visited the mountains in the districts oi ' Valliere.
 The principal leaders of these mountain
 eers have sworn allegiance to. the northern cause and are among the escort of the presi- dent. Now not a single place in any o1
 three departments of the north is occupied by the enemy. Yesterday we had news from
 Port au Prince up to the 51st altimo
 Farther assertions in the ranks of Legi
 times. friends are reported. Anselms
 Prophite, Legitme'a minister of war, who | had left his command in the nortI
 first army eorps) and reported at Port at
 Prince before the breaking up of his army
 has resigned and left the country. Genera | La Forrest, who was military governor O
 Port au Prince, has also left. A new ministry
 has been formed. The archbishop of Por
 a9 Prince and other friends of LeRitime call | ed upon him, begging him to leave the coun