The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-25
LEGITINiE LEAVES HAYTI.
The Black Republic i'm Possession of Hippo
Iyte-D.lemma of the State Department.


The Black Republic in Possession of Hippo
Iyte-D.lemma of the State Department.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Acting Secretary
Walker to-day received the following
cablegram from Rear Admiral Gherardi.
commanding the naval force in the North
Atlantic station, dated at st. Nicholas
Mole to-day:
Thursday afternoon on board the French cor
vette. Ii Is not known where he will 20. Hip
morning. We fear a riot. / have notified the
diplomatic corps that will DO all can 10 pre-
vent ven riot, The French and English captains
that the new minister should be sent immedi-
ately.
The United States steamer Galena has
been ordered to sail from New York to-
morrow morning for Hayti. She will take
at least a week on the passage, providing
she does not run into the hurricane which
is supposed to be coming up the gulf
stream in the opposite direction.
Acting Secretary Walker says that it ap-
pears from Admiral Gherardis telegram
that the worst of the trouble Is over now.
Still IL will be prudent and necessary per-
haps, to keep United States man-of-war
In Haytian waters for some time to come
to provide against the contingencies OF riot
or lawlessness, which may endanger Ameri-
can interests. The Department of State
has not yet communicated with Minister
Douglass on the subject of his immediate
departure for Hayti, as suggested by Adj
miral Gherardi. 1t is believed that the re-
quest for his presence Is caused by a belief
that the relations between the present
United States representatives and the other
foreign representatives have become some
what strained. Meanwhile, it is stated as
a reason for the delay in sending Minister
Douglass to his post, is that tins govern
ment Is In grave doubt as TO the proper au-
thority to whom he should be accredited.
and while this was something of problem
In Legitime's administration, 1t has become
even more complicated since his departure
as the State Department is in entire official
ignorance of the terms of capltulation and
the tenure by which Hippolyte governs
Closing Incidents of the War.
NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-The Tribune has the
following from Port-au-P Prince, dated Aug.
13: THE semi official peace mission of the
English consul and the Spanish consul-gen-
eral failed, as Hippolyte would at first have
nothing to do with them. but he finally gave
his terms instead of listening to those of
Legitime. His ultimatum was that troops
in Port-au-Prince were TO lay down their
arms; that he, with his escort, was 10 be
met outside the portals of st. Joseph by the
diplomatic body and by them escorted t.
the gates of the city. where the city offcialh
were to surrender the capital to him uncon-
ditionally. He announced that he would
have sufficient force with him to protect
the lives and properties of the citizens.
Legitime in the meantime having left the
city with those of his counselors who did
not care to remain. Iegitime agreed TO
this, but the man who controls him, Ces-
maison, the French minister, forced him to
decline, saying that such terms were dis
graceful; andlthe English gun-boat Forward
carried the answer to Hippolyte at st. Marc
the next day.
The fight at Leozane between the gun
boat Jacmel, sometimes called the Mer-
cedes, under command of Captain Comp
ton. formerly of the Haytian Republic. the
man who threatened, a few nights since, to
lombard Port-au-Prince and the Dessalines
under Captain Salini. was fully described
in LA Democratic" a paper published at
Port-au-Prince. Aug. s. To any one having
the account is laughable, yet the eulogy on
Captain Salini ends with this last stroke
describes a man." after telling how he had
defended his ship during the whole day
and finally brought her safe into port.
Captain Salini, who is "a Corsican by birth
and a naturalized American citizen, was
seen few days after the return of the
Dessalines to Port-au-Prince. He was
then private citizen, having resigned his
commission in the Haytian navy. and his
account of the fight was very different
from that of the newspapers. He said
that the Jacmel came upon him sudden
ly at LeoZane at a time when his boilers
were in bad condition and repairs were be-
ing made that prevented his having steam.
On that Captain Compton placed his vessel
in such position that none of the guns of
ihe Dessalines could be brought to bear on
the enemy. Compton fired about a dozen
shots at him. three of which took effect.
then sent down TO his room and got sheet
from his bed and hoisted it as flag In
token of surrender, but whether Compton
could not make out the color of the flag or
was afraid of treachery be did not know,
but the result was that the Jacmel kept up
the fire at intervals until Salini came to
the conclusion that he must try some other
plan. He then sent his gig ashore with a
hawser and swung his ship so that the
heavy guns were brought to bear on the
enemy and few shots drove Compton of.
He had also now succeeded in getting up
steam and steamed slowly to-
ward and 9owed IN hv until pfpssa paSi
anna The rest of the feet steamed down
to Jeremie on Sunday, Aug. IL, presumably
to see if that town had gone over to Hippo
lyte. 1t is generally supposed that tney
| went to capture the Jacmel and the Car
| ondelet. They have not returned.
On Saturday, Aug. 10, the heaviest night
ing of the war took place, at LaCoup. Hip
| polyte's forces had been gradually drawing
near to that place. and threatened the road TO
Besotan. which would give them communi-
cation with the forces coming up from the
south. Legitime began the attack. which
ragged around LaCoup. OF Petiouville. all
| day, and the evening found Hippolite in
possession of the road. The losses on both
sides were about the same-one hundred
| killed and $50 wounded. That night Legiti-
mes general in charge, Monplaisci, burned
| the pretty town around which they had
| been sighting all day. the inhabitants hav-
| ing fled to the mountain during che combat.
He kindly promised that they should all be