The New York herald., 1865-11-17

was gotten up The Consul permitted TO land again,
but further communication was permitted between
the Ball Dog and the Shore unless what afterwards came
through the boats Of the United States steamer De Soto
and under the American flag.
PREPARATIONS OF THE HAyTIESs FOR DEFENCE.
The OF the Bull Dogs conduct having spread like
wldre among the inhabitants OF the Cape they became
greatly exasperated the conduct Of the English CON-
mandeE The people all out and under arms.
Horsemen dashed through the Streets carrying the
The women came out Of their houses armed with long
knives and vowed to wreak vengeance upon the English
If they attempted TO land They broke open the
English Consulate and took therefrom some seven or
eight refugees belonging Gerard who concealed
there for protection, and held them as hostages
hun. DOG GOES RETURNS WITH RESFoRCEMESIs
FROM GEFFRARDs FLEET
Friday and Saturday passed without anything occur
ring worthy or note, until SUNDAY morning. .la INST,
avoid conflict with the authorities on shore. She car
ried with her the British and American consus the lat
ter having throughout the whole affair behaved most
ontrageously and dsgaced the American flag which he
represented The Bull Dog returned nom sea on the
following morning Snay 70 me Oy
the harbor but TO have entered the same In CON-
pany with her.
THE BoxBARpxENr OPENED.
Immediately upon getting abreast Of Fort Picole at
the entrance of the barber at half past eight O'Clock In
the morning, she opened upon the pouTcu
in two heavy broadsdes without any notice The men
in the fort scattered out upon the ramparts and
little dreamed Of what was coming; but they soon
manned their pieces and responded with three or four
guns The Bull Dog however did not stop, but steamed
boldly into the harbor and commenced firing upon the
with shell and grape and, with full head OF steam
on, started to run down the Haytien steamer VOL
droque and the Of the fleet But upon getting about
one hundred yards from ne Vodroque sne ran ashore
and with such terrible that all attempts to back her
OF by reversing the Q, knes proved futile She how
ever idle bur poured broadside after broadse
into the open town-upOn detenceless women and chill
dren, foreigners aliens and all alike.
INCIDENTS BoMBARDMEyr
Lieutenant Commander Howell Executive oihcer OF
the United States ship De Solo, and some other ocers
together with boats crew. were ON shore upon duty,
and mracuously escaped with their lives to their boat
the shells from the Bull Dog falling thick and fast
Captain Walker, commanding the United States
steamer De Solo, astonshed at the barbarty OF the act
sent boat on board the Bull Bog know why her
mander, Captain Wake, was acting in the manner he
without first notify ing him OF his intention to bonn
bard the town, he had promised to do and also with
out notifying the foreign consuls and aliens.
THE NON N-CoMBATASTs BROUGHT BOARD THE
Meanwhile and at great risk to life, that Christian
despatched his boats under the command Of Lieutenant
Commander Howell and other officers of the De Soto
through the midst OF heavy fire from both the English
and the Haytien batteries Shore for the pur
pose of bringing the foreigners and all who wished for
protection under the American flag Five foreign con
sus representing respectively the countries of Prussia
Belgium, France Hamburg and Oldenburg and fifty
other persons, male and female. of all naonalities
placed themselves under the protection Of the American
De soto which vessel had in the meantime got up steam
and steamed out Of danger from the contendng parties
Much praise is due to Captain Walker and the officers OF
the De oto for the gallant in which they
cued and brought of the people from shore and placed
them out Of danger
SINKING OF voIDRoQUE AND sCHOoNER-THE BULL DOG
ASHORE.
At the first commencement the Bull Dog having failed
in her attempt TO run down the Hayten feet poured
heavy fire into hem and succeeded in sinking the Vol
droque and the largest OF the schooners whose crews
were mostly all on Shore and were unable 10 offer re-
sstance until too late
COMMANDER WAKE TO CAPTAIN Walkers INQUIRY
Commander Wake, Of the Bull Dog, in reply to Cap
without previous notice, said that he appealed TO
american generosity and hoped that Captain Walker
would not take advantage OF his unfortunate position
he was then in tight place.
THE BULL ASKS FOR AID
The Bull Dog kept up ncessant fire upon the town
all day and late in the afternoon sent to Captain Walker
and begged that he would take hawscr from him and
tow him of, promising to firing and leave the har
Dor If he did So if not he stated he would be unable to
get off, and would bc compelled to blow his ship up.
CAPTAIN WALKER TAKES 1HE WOUNDED oF rHE BULL DOG ON
MS vEssRI-
Captain Walker declined doing SO offering him fur
ther assistance in the affair." but offered TO take his
wounded on board which Captain Wake gladly nvaled
himself Of and sent his wounded board the De Soto
for medical treatment and safe keeping Surgeon Kdder
provided everything in his Tor the comfort Of the
men in question.
THE BULL DOG CONTINUED THE BoMBARDMESr
until sundown, when both parties ceased firing During
the engagement, she had one officer and two men killed
and fifteen men wounded
THE BULL DOG BLOWN Up
After dusk finding that he could not get his ship on
that evening" and could not hope to be reinforced by the
De Soto and fearing that the enemy Of the
night would take advantage OF IL and erect more bat
terles, Captain Wake determined to abandon her, and
without further consultation with the De Soto took to
his boats and pulled quietly out OF the barbor none else
knowing Of what was going on save the British crew.
AT exactly hafpast ten O'Clock p. NJ most terrible ex
plosion took place, which shook the De Soto from stem
stern Her Britannia Maesty's steamer Bull Dog
more. High i. the heavens we're seen fallen
timbers.
D,yGrRots PROXIMITY on IpE Dg soro ro THE rxpropEp
VESSEL.
The Dc Soto the time Of the explosion scarcely
eight hundred yards distant and the danger indeed
great, although luckily accident happened lmmcdi-
acly all the of the De Soto manned and OIL
cered and despatched the Of the wreck to pick
up any bodies that might be seen But upon
irving there they found that she had evidently been de-
serted previous TO the explosion Countless explosions
followed all the rest OF the night caused by the bursting
OF the few remaining shells and other combustbe mate
rails Nothing remains at present Of the naughty Bull
Dog but her smoke stack aud portion Of her machinery
THE BrIL DO0
Was bark rigged paddle. wheel OF Liz tons
burthcn and nve hundred horse power. She carried
battery Of six guns viz four heavy thirywo Founders
on broadside, one tennch smooth bore pivot and one
rificd Armstrong throwing solid shot OF one hundred
and ten pounds Her complement, inclusive OF officers
scainen and marines, one hundred and seventy
all told
The following is full and list Of the officers OF
the Bull Dog
Captain Conumanding-Charle Wake
Lieutenants-J. ]. Way and Frank Rongcmont; Sub
Lieutenant, - Tyrwhitt
Surgsons- Brakey; Assistant, - Moss.
Poymdsos- - Chmmo Assistant, - Dcveson
Engneers--Chicf, Robert Roughton; Assistants, Hin
gedoo and Thornton First Glass Assistants Mckenzie
and Morgan; Second Class Assistant Brumage.
Masters 1~iddnt-Jones.
Md htpa,ss-Culienl Voucher, Caldwell, Hoskins and
Almck
BodtspGia- Painters.
Acting Huaner-Cootes
The boatswain, Mr.. Painters lost leg early In the
action, and died shortly afterwards
BARBARors CONDUCT OF CAYTAIs WAKE.
nj he lu noo NJ tho h.v,a
record The foreign consuls have all protested
against the action d had IL not been for the protec
tion offered under the American flag and the United
States ship DE Soto IL s not known how much more ter
rble the result would have been Much praise is duo TO
that noble officer and Christian gentleman Captain w.
NJ. Walker United States Navy commanding United
DE Soto, for his gallant conduct upon the
occasion America may well be proud Of such officers
Captain Walker. He promised every comfort for the
lades-who mostly French and Spanish--received
burd; and hts officers, one and all, gave up their
saterocms berths, table, &c and every comfort that
American hospitality could offer rendered 70 the dis
tressed.
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