New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-21
From Cape Hnyrien.
correspondence of the Philadelphia Exchange.
w. fper brig Smyrna. via BOSTON

fPer brig Smyrna. VIA BOSTON
CAPE HAYTIFN Jan 1, 1916
:, If Government vessels lef, here on the
SIX sA' 'aos,ined 10 blockade Port au Platte. On
ltn ". encountered heavy blow, and TWO OF the
ne ,aDss. and fore and aft schooner, went on 'He
Ast,, sbove Port au Ps,te. The colonel OF one oil
Tss' s"oners proposed to the vice admiral, who was on
o,her IN land the troops ammunition &c an
s'No..,.,,on s'No OF for, hard by The vice admiral.
aie ,nsnned his boat aud abandoned the vessels,
rojone after fang his pistols al his superior Is
- ss.bed Of jumped overheard and was dro"nea;
acIura with eight ten men. arrived mere
.3t: nu; the remaining portions "' the two crews
,,hcr lost made prisoners oy the Doinuicsns ana
tHe'.e,. have gone 10 pieces. thrd scbOousf IT
t0s,td,r and rexi day went ashore and was "'ecAed
Fc 'cys miles e5ovc tnis place and iOurtu on
w. which was the admiral, when last seen, Was DIE
~e.,s3 and IS no doubt also iost.
S1s Iso,euta,ion was heard in the streets on the
v.nen this disastrous arrived, hut ~ twelve
~ an officer with le o soldiers aud music march
Vt,ou,h m, town prociSning ~ Intervals, Al order
- The Government that the oereaved snould cease all
- lar1sutstiuu aud couae the!r srlci 10 inelE own
f.ss Two Of the vessels Lost fac iasi-sai'!n :
iii schooners formerly the Kathleen and Com.
Warrington OF Ph,isde pha the olheG Two were si'ia
~, d.sft scAooners at,
p.r. Nautilus and brig sea Eagle arrived on the AoIn
=, from Boston witn guns, ammunition ara SoNer"-
,r, stores. The former beau iiui 'essei VI ~2
~, OF Bait; ore has neen pGrchasca io i"aio' a.
nd the tfesdent is daily expecting '"o 80
ssl,uiorc and propeller sup ifO"- o''''"' " "~ 49,
hppu y4.TClasc1 Tor Tue LE'
p ,. are stllt made az much expense Tor q
IA sg.in.t the DOluicans which II is saio
III rcsdy moo by ;!e end OF next in2a,n anu
ia President announces ihat ali hayuens without eS
-, "a no ara able TO bear Brrns, ,uu lDn tle narcn
hi, morning being their national holiday ana the
-o,pcen:ent OF the i3d year OF their independence
.,a.cnes have ust been made 70 the troops and ct
-, by the President and first Minister But tnsf ao
- rain possession OF the Eastern part OF the Island
v.ry much doubted Neither party appears 10 be Gu
~. ~ carrying offensive "Hrier. for any length OF
- Fha DOM N1Nfsu
fs.d amU5tin the outset tom "ept OF Cisclpne
dloaj,i.y 10 ub.st army IN the e.d Inc absence
Ind, of troops ha. also been signazed by
,, and eventual revolution N the Hs: ten territory
,-c s-u,r i5 now better provided wltG arms arunC-
L., and ,,rDyisuns but it, Improvement discipline
- military tactics wei the devotion OF the peo-
s generally the present Government, remains 10 oe
hgn In their operations by thus far, not only mas
~, exoericnce in navigation resulted very consider
.biv 10 their own oss in life and property but igno-
r,nre the ordinary rules o; maritime Intercourse mas
btrs, ed officers into acts likely if repeated 10 in
c,es a.. .heir foreign difficulties. Iou have already been
Src,s3 tha, Porto Rico schooner taken an d
b,oprht in here on frivolous prcterce and mne-
ai,,sly given UP. win an apology
Can, Red OF the bark Nautilus, mentioned above re-
ina, when about - miles from the Island, he was
f.;l.d hv IIaytien uan.oSar who ordered him to
,nd nj, boat on board This he refused 70 do, but hove
N set .he American nag and gave the maa oi-war ten
rnipues 10 send boat board the Nautilus. III the
erd n, this time seeing preparations 10 board hun.
he made sail: when tue Hayticns Immediately fired Il
sSo before him. which struck the within so yards
Of the bark.
They then sen, q boat with armed men on board the
Nautilus demanded her papers took them aud the cap
tain on board their vessel and after some unimportant
Questions suffered him proceed on his voyage This
sross but no doub. unconscious Infringement OF mar.
lime rights was merely intended as hitic display OF
,.fconscruence, naturally arising from newness oi
honor An ample apology has already been made BY
the Government to our commercial agent here VINO
took the matter in hand, tue arrival oi the vessel
The French steamer Youuerne sailed 22d ul; with q
ts bu, unsatisfactory answer the demand Tor ndcm
n4ca,ion on account Of the consular agent Dubrac.