Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-01-11
THREE BATTLES IN HAYTl.
GEN. HYPPOLITE VICTORIOUS

A CHRISTMAS NIGHT FEAST ON
THE BODY OF A YOUNG GIRL
GREEDY SCRAMBLE FOR THE
HALF COOKED FLESH
PORT AU PRINCE, liAYrL Dc.
30.-As this dispatch Is being
written the deposition OF Legitlme
by the dissatisfied citizens ol the
capital or by the advancing victo-
rious troops of the North under
HyppOlite appears 90 Ice shortly
expected by all bat the immediate
supporters Of Iegiiime. He has
thrown INTO prison all prominent
citizens and residents OF the North
in Port au Prince suspected of OPP
posing him.
Three battles have been fought
and lost by the Lrgitimists in the
past ten days. The FIRST, near
HInche, was most disastrous, fol-
lowed by an engagement on Dec.
%, a few miles northeast by road
from here. During the rapid re
treat on the capital two divisions
Of the southwestern army. under
Gen. San Flein Paul and ten.
Rosa, deserted TO the pursuing
Northerners. Both these general.
had supported Gen. Tnclamaque,
but bad been bribed by Lcgitme
to support him with their armies
recruited in the central and north
ern departments. Gen. Paul was
captured and shot by sentence Of "A
drum.head cOurt.martial under
Hyppolite. Gen. Rosa escaped
and sought protection at the
French minister's at Port au
Prince,
A stand was made the next day
at a knoll Of ground by the dis.
pirlted army Of the South, but they
were able to stand but a short time
against Hyppolle's assaults.
The army OF the North are en-
trenching themselves some twenty
miles from Port au Prince, com.
pleting their lines OF cOmmnnica.
ton, recognizing their augmented
army and awaiting the arrival Of
recently purchased arms and
munitions OF war. They are also
devastating the great agricultural
section where they are now en-.
camped, and from which Legitime
received the greater portion Of his
supplies.
General HJppolite, having been
elected and declared provisional
President by the central and north.
ern departments. on his capture Of
the capital will demand "a congress
of deputies from the departments
and the election of permanent
President, declaring L'gitims'S ac.
ton unconstitutional and void. He
will probably then be the Only
candidate IN the field.
Reports of defeats and des r,ions
have raised to a high pitch OF ex-
element the inhabitants OF this
section, and Lence Legitimc is i'm
prisonlng all the possible ring
leaders in the revolt against him.
He is showing great activity in
securing "volunicerS' ga
press gangs, who seize the labor
ers in the fields aud bring ihcm 10
the barracks, frequently in chains,
to prevent their escaping.
CANNABALISM REVIVED.
Without law life or property is
unsafe in this section. EXccsse~ OF
every kind are the rule. The
horrld cannabaIi,tic il,es o. you-
dooism are revived, and reports
reach this city of meeting of
several thousand Christmas night,
near Jacmel, and the sacrifice Of
a young girl and the greedy scrdm.
BILE for some portion of the halt
cooked flesh.
The devastation OF the central
part Of the island has been the
cause Of the robbery of recently
buried bodies and the deyOurlng
of the same. These are well
authenticated facts. TIE inhabi.
tantS Of the interior are even more
degraded than their African an
cestoIs. They are rarely brought
in contact with any evidences Of
civilization, and can be easily led
by any scheming adventuIer.
General Auguste, "a resident OF
the North, has been thrown INTO
the military prison here, aud his
assassination Is feared. The capt.
tai is denuded Of troops, and mob
rule is feared. 4 United States
war vessel Will remain in this
harbor to protect the lives aud
property Of American Citizens
The French minister, by his open
bacsing Of Legltime, is most un.
popular. The French warsh.ps
cabled for have not arrived.
The schooner Aurora was cap.
tured in San Domingo waters, her
mail bags, weighted with lead,
seized before it could be thrown
overheard, the letters opened and
found to contain statements I'M
plicatIng some thirty prominent
persons, at present in Port au
Prince, most OF whom were pre-
viously unsupported. All have
been thrown into prison, and it IS
feared that all will be shot or held
as hostages IN attempts to parley
with the Northern forces, and on
their near approach to this city
summary shot. Many of these
persons held high positions IN
Legitme's governments The
seizure of the vessel in foreign
waters, Offering no reasons for such
action, was another high-handed
outrage. The cargo Of provisions
was instantly appropriated as
being much needed.
The whole lIaytian navy, con
sists OF eight vessels, occupied The
inner harbor December . aud p,
thus rendering null and void any
previous blockade. The IlaytIans
claim they were ordered IN to
prevent the seizure OF the steam
Ship Haytian Republic, bat their
real mission was to defend Port an
Prince from tue Hyppolite forces.
THE RELEASED STEAMSHIP.
The French minister, Lecomplc