New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-04
IIAYrI.

FINANCIAL PANIC AT -AU-PRINCE-GOLD
AT 5OO-sERIoUs DISTURBANCE IL THE CITY
TIE CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF HAlTI RE
MOVED FROM OFFICE by TIE GOVERNMENT.
PoRr-AU-PRINCE, July l3.-Thencw received
here short time ago Of the departure ~ the steamers
ouyLcr CITY and Florida from the United states for ~
Mare 10 DO employed as war vessels by the Haytan
rebels has caused great excitement at this place On
the receipt the intelligence gold Immediately went mp
from $50 gourdes for the Spanish dollar TO CO. day or
two after became known that the Government wanted
npout 22CC0 TO pay the Of owing to the
crew Of the Haytan steamer Alexandra Peton, the
men having declared that they would not return to Aux
Caves unlessjhoy were paid IN full This caused fur.
thor enormous rsc the figures being at one time rs high
"a l. 100 gourdes for the Spanish dollar Subsequently
there was fall; but to-day tho gold market stands at
500 so that IN fact eight Haytan dollars arc not at
present equivalent 20 more than one cent on gold
valuation THIS Is panic. with vengeance!
serious disturbance took place here on the 7h inst
which but for the prompt and energetic action OF tho
Governor Of the town, Gen VII Lubn, might have been
attended with very lamentabo consequences. On the
day I'm question Gen. Osion Ulysse, the COM
mandaut OF the reimbursement OF PortauPrnce'
,vbo in the absence OF the President from the
capital Is invested with extraordinary military au-
thoriy, made desperate attempt to incto the lowest
class Of the population TO upon course or page
In Portau Prince Mounted on charger WIN lSNolNtr
i'm hand and followed by few Of the lower SORT he rode
tbr i soyern OF the principal shouting Ntye
Salnaye and trying 90 sur up inc people 10 puhc to
stores Fortunately there response at the tune TO
III froutic appeals aud Gen. VII LuO.n Immediately took
the necessary steps for preserving order IN inc Guy
among other things ordering that al the cllLehS souu
S",lith nrm holding themselves In readiness for any
emergency. During the night OF the ltD lew SHOPS IN
the suburbs. kept by lone women, were OIohtl Io n
Numbered but beyond this no mischief was dohe' ana
Inc town, thanks TO Lubn's energy ana vgIaHce, ~
ou.t aquu It Is be what StluaVc Will 40 VITA
Ills lieutenant Ulysse on hrs return To PotthuIrHcI
President salnaye Is stu beslcslng Aux ayes hof
tho Iaytiau war steamers. ~ wei as the DARK llhlt
d'IJnOn are there. The Government TROOPS nave pSt
gradually gaining ground ana w. @ PrtnSJ
being completely SURROUNDED ltoPVs nlc cut ~ i
tSat viii shortly captulte, but Dominique, the reDe
chief IA desperate character anu us Just AS keS Us
% t Inc ngv carry his threat Of giving tho town
IN t6o flames sooner than surrender 10 Salnhve luy
of the women ana children ot the Town; VINO
49, Sr some ridiculous reason. not allowed TO leave
49, there was a chance Of their doing 50, some three
months ago are s In the place, enduring all tue ihset
i f nrolongcd siege. Should tho place be carried ny
o,,it In il 10 be feared a sad fate awaits most OF the
former the character OF sanayes soldiers IN general
. neil that IL will be impossible for him, IN those
circimstnnees, TO maintain anything ike discipline
hescree has just been published in the official Journal
removine from his oitc Monseig Du Coslue
,rnSIisLop OF POrtau-Prince THIS dlgmtary received
ia nnnoinmeut in accordance WITH tue terms Oh tno
Concardat between His Holiness the rope qua Tue ho
,ic of Iuyti signed on the 25th OF March, 1860, tho
rncrnl object OF which was the better government W
HE Catholic Church III lay IN the iegious
~, 10 reside In tho country, although not unwimS
to enjoy tsS hOnI For uni The last two years
,% ~ great trial TO the Republic In consequence o,
periS W heen absent in Europe without leave bat
@ "a determined that II no wlll not do his duty no
ham No longer retain his position. so tho decLeo ~
al @ declares that no ceased to DO Archbishop 9i
since the end of the month OF May lS6ii
& nnanuees that as soon as possible arrangements W
u d with HIS Holiness the Pope TO have sueGessH
S OS nhI who will reside Iay and devote mn sS y
sPPoitra oversight Of that large majority OF tho nay
10 Ptlro,,ie nrofessng the Catholic religion. 80 -
Her esys steamer bsHe DSGnsG from % cruise
10 cnan coast, aud will leave this afternoon ou
Por Royal Jamaica We have In port H. b. rbe coffee
a. hont closed and very few ships arc hore busi
ncss is dull and monetary anals are N very Daa sS'