Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-28
LECITIME'SLOSTCAUSE.
News From Hayti that Hippolyte is
 the Victor.
A APAYMAsTER CAUGHT.
He Was Leaving Gen. Le2itime. and Had With Him SIS, ,OOO With Which
 He Should Have Paid the Troops
 Story of the Victories of HippOlYte.

NEW YORK, May 2s.-The most aus thcntic and decisive information yet received in regard to the recent success of Hippolyte is brought here from Port au Prince by tho steamship Oranje-Nas- sau. For the first time since the begin ming of the Haytian difficulties the Port au Prince newspapers, several of which were brought by the Oranje-Nassau, ad- init that important advantages have been gained by Hippolyte, and the inference is that the days of Legitime in Hayti are numbered, if, indeed, he is not already a fugitive from the victorious arms of the north.
 The advices state that on May Is Gen. o. Piquant, the ablest officer on the side of Legitime, evacuated successively Des- salines, Grand Salim, La Grande Riviere, and La Chappelle, and was driven with but remnant of the army which he had led forth back to Port au Prince. Hip polyte followed at his very heels, and encamped within few miles of the city to await the arrival of heavier artillery and the cooperation of the ships of war before attacking the capital.
 Joining Gen. Piquant on his line of re- treat, came another followes of Legi- times, Gen. Anselm Prophete. The ut most consternation was felt at Port au l forces. Five months before they had started out with full ranks. Since then they had by hard work and good fighting reduced the whole district of the ArtE- bOnite, and had approached the strong hold of St. Marc itself In five days the army of Hippolyte by one great effort had driven them back and undone the work it had taken five months to &C., compllsh.
 The disappointment of the people at the inglorious return of Piquant and Prophete was so keen in Port au Prince, and so much alarm was felt at the near approach of the troops of Hippolyte, that there was danger that mob vengeance would be taken upon tho unfortunate commanders. There were also hints In the newspapers that Gen. Piquant had no sufficient reason for abandoning the important post of Dessalines. At any rate, Gen. Piquant thought it advisable to take refuge in the French consulate, and on May IS fled from the city to Cuba accompanied by other persons prominent hitherto in the party of legttime.
 On the same day that Piquant fled, ru- mors reached Legitime at the presidents palace that a mob was to seize the city and hold it for Hippolyte. The greatest precautions were at once taken to guard the streets and prevent at the outset any attempt at riot. That the city should be seized by mob was the chief fear of the inhabitants of Port au Prince when the Oranje-Nassau left there on May 20.
 Gen. Piquant excused tho precipitous retreat of his army by saying that his supply of ammunition gave out entirely after repelling three fierce attacks by the northern troops. Gen. St. Fleur is now the only general Legitime has left out sde of Port au Prince. St. Fleur is in command of POO men or so, and is en- tirely cut off from Port au Prince by the forces of Hippolyte.
 The soldiers of Legitime arrested a fugitive paymaster who had intended to leave on the Oranje-Nassau just before with him about S1S,OOO of Legltime's money with which he had been ordered | to pay certain troops. He was promptly taken ashore and has probably been shot