Office of the Historian

Mr. Terres to Mr. Hay.

Legation of the United States,
Port au Prince, October 22, 1902.
No. 1193, Haitian series.]

Sir: I have the honor to state that since the surrender of St. Marc and Port au Paix and the evacuation of Gonaives the civil war has ceased, and all for the time being is very quiet.

It is supposed that the Provisional Government will grant a general amnesty, which will have a good effect in assuring peace.

The Chamber has been called together to proceed to the election of the Senators, and then conjointly they will elect a President. It is to be hoped that nothing of a serious nature will occur in Port au Prince during the time of the elections. There are many different parties in the field, each one thinks it has the best chance to elect its candidate, and passion may run very high; so that during that time we may possibly have some trouble.

I am, etc.,

John B. Terres.