The National tribune., 1890-11-06

the waist behind, securing it with pin.
The ends are then brought over the shoul-
ders, crossed, and stuck down in the waist
under the opposite arms. The costumes of
the military would shame Jack Falstaff's
| command, although at times there is n show
Of uniformity, when dungaree suits and
| straw hats are issued for Summer wear.
There is no Winter, no frosis or snow, but
period in which some plants and trees stop
growing. Foliage is shed at different periods,
SO the forests always look green. The rainy
season may be termed the Winter, although
| it commences earlier than ours.
One day flag of truce came TO Mira
! goarrr, from Gen Seidc Thelamnque, who
was shot in the revolution Of 1883, after
! Salomon's abdication, with n message from
that digniiary offering amnesty to all who
would lay down their arms, the leaders TO
! leave the country. The General was hand
meand distinguished looking mulatto, clad
IN n suit Of denims starched siiff ~ could be,
! his cooked hat set back on his head, and his
charger
GAYLY cAPARIsoEED.
| BBzelais sent answer back that no terms
were desired, for by this time he had made
| up his mind TO move.
An expedition OF 1000 men was organized
at once, the war vessel La Pairie ordered
/ up, and in October we moved son Port an
| Prince, having sent word TO our friends to
/ be on the lookout for us. Solomon with
i drew his forces TO the edge of the city where
| he had thrown mp breastworks, and when we
\ appeared on the fourth day near the Tnileries
! in line Of battle, snd opened fire with our can
| non, our friends rose in the city, killed the
General Of Arrondissement, and organized TO
seize the Citadel
| But now up,ooked-for circumstances oc-
/ Cured. The commanders OF the foreign
war vessels in the port, principally at the
| instance Of the French Minister, it is said,
sent word TO la Patrc that she must
not come up 10 the town to attack the
salomon vessels, or shell i to the danger of
foreign residents and property. Solomon
also, when the uprising took place in the
| city, had il hred in 40 different places. and
sent word to the foreign vessels, now in
creased 10 five by the French flagship
Minerva, that the rcvolutionsis had fred
the town, and that he conld give no protec-
tion TO foreigners or their property.
The commanders of the foreign vessels
consulted hastily, and then sent their
marines on shore, with deiachments of sail
ors in charge of
! No asr-tr
The French Commodore being elected in
charge, sent us word that we must advance
no further, his line being drawn up between
us and the burning city, and notified us
also that our action in firing the town was
outrageous. We declared false the assertion
that we had done 80 that most of the revo-
lutionists in the city were property owners,
while the canaille were Salomon's followers.
This did no good, however, for we had TO
stop, while our people in town had to desisi
from their revolutionary efforts and turn
their attention to saving their families and
property, which gave Salomon, who had
withdrawn his troops into town, a chance to
capture, numerically treat, and shoot q
number Of them. lie also made a pre.
tense Of suppressing the flames, which was
not done, however, without the aid Of men
from the foreign ships. The amount Of new
clothing seen on Salomon's men subse
gueutly told how well their efforts at sal.
wage succeeded.
Not being able to accomplish anything
further, the revolutionary army was marched
from the vicinity Of the almost-runed city
for 600 houses and almost $500O,OO0 worth
of property was destroyed. A corps of OBJ.
servation was left, however, when we retired
! to Miragoanes, and now came another blow
; Toward the last Of October the Ethel q
: steam fruiter which belonged TO Merritt &
, Co, of Philadelphia. arrived at Port au
Prince. She was "a trim iron vessel Of about
600 tons, and very fast. We had been look.
) ing for her, for we had advices that she had
been
I PURCHASED BY sALoMoN
for war-ship. So when she passed up
La Patrie was ordered after her to watch
her, Gen. Hudson and myself being sent OF
r board. The foreign war-vessels had beer
+ decreased by the departure of the French
Regnault de Genouilly, English Fantome
American Yantic, and Spanich Isabella dell,
: CatOlicO, but were increased by Freyo