Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-06-09
Hayti -Bombardment of Aux Cages.
Cerresp ondence Of the New York World.l

Correspondence Of the New York World.l
The second bombardment of Aux Cages
has proven as unsuccessful as the first.
This time several houses in the town were
destroyed by the fire of the steamers, but
the forts replied so vigorously to these
two vessels that they were compelled to
withdraw. Salnave has abandoned the
hope of taking the place by naval opera.
tions, for which purpose large number
of troops is concentrated in the neigh
borhood of the town. When the attack
was about to be made it was discovered
that the gun powder that had been sent
down by one of the war vessels was damp
and unfit for use. II is suspected that
this damage to the power was the result
of treachery on the part of some of Sal
nave officers, and searching investi-
CATION is about 10 be instituted into the
affair. Meantime, the port of Aux Cages
is closely blockaded. Owing to the abb
sence of war vessels for the protection of
foreigners, nearly all the foreign resi-
dents of Aux Cages have left that place
for Asuin. News has just been received,
however, of the arrival there of the
English gunboat Vesta, but her stay will
probably not be very long. The captain
of the Vesta, as soon as he arrived, noti
fed Salnave that the continuation of the
bombardment of the town could not be
allowed until after the proper notice and
delay were given, viz ten days, and that
at the expiration Of that time they could
fire not on the town, but only on the for
tifications. tits fully expected that the
pending attack will be successful, bat |
Dominique has threatened that, in the |
event of Salnaves troops penetrating |
into the town, he will apply the torch and
leave it heap of ruins.
Salnave is having trouble with his two
war steamers. The Salnave is a staunch
boat, but her boilers have been leaking
badly, and, although lately repaired, will
require repairs soon again. The Petion
got ashore near Aux Cages, and they
had to throw out good deal OF ammu.
milton and provisions before she could be
got of. She cannot stand shot, the balls
going clean through her. The Sslnave,
on the contrary, has been hit ten or
twelve times, but is none the worse for
the blows she has received.
The colored Americans on board the
Petion have refused to work, and were
almost in O state of mutiDy. A Hsytien
general who was on board of that ship
Immediately assumed the command, and
threatened the lives of all the disobedient
at the instant. An officer, also colored,
was rather refractory, but was silenced
by a pistol shot from the general, which
killed him.
The financial situation is still full Of
uncertainty and trouble, and the govern
ment has resorted again to the system of
monopoly, adding this time cotton to
coffee. The decree establishing the mo-
nopoly of these two staples defends the
measure on the ground that as the agri-
cultural products of Hyti, especially
coffee and cotton, are the true money of
he country, and that as the cost to the
Haytiens of foreign merchandise is based
ipon the prices of these products, to re-
luce those prices in the country is iBdi-
ectly to lower in the same proportion
he prices of all articles of national con-
umption; but its provisions are already
ound to be uuworksble, and the whole /
hing must fall to the ground. Some Of {
he authorities have refused to put it into {
,perstion, and the Governor will be COM !
,elled to abandon the scheme. The I
eeree carries with it long list of for G
ign provisions, principally imported s
rom the United States.
It has been proposed that Mr.. Tate
hall proceed to New York, for the pur- i
,ose of negotiating loan, for which S
APE Nicholas Mole will be given as se- Q
urity. Out Of the funds thus obtained, I
hould he succeed in his mission, two Q
teamers are to be purchased as an addi- 5
on to SalnAye's navy. Gold, 265. &