The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-18
HAYTI.
The Siege Of Gonaiyes-Murdcr OF nm Amsri-

The Siege Of ionaiYes-Murdcr OF nm Amieri.
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sels-3nttie with the Cacos.
PORT AU PRINCE, June 90 1862
The City OF Port au Prince brought lere trunk OF
base money, part OF that recently seized in New
York, an account Of which has already appeared In
your columns. 1t has been deposited at the Ministry
of Police. 1t is said to bt an excellent Initiation
No steps have yet been taen towards the punish.
ment OF the guilty partis, some of them being in
high POSITIONS and Necessary to the government al
present.
The troops Of the government and the feet are still
investing Gonaives Whit Is bcsegea ON al, sides. .
but little progress Is nde by the besiegers: the
ships keep up a Observation-Disclosures on the town
IL Is stated that the rebe under General DOminqne
who mold possession 0fhe town, are confident OF
their success. They haf PROVISIONS for six months
and arc sworn to defer the city until the last ex
tremity. The attacks nde on both sides have been
fruItless. 1t IS always tiicuit with force which a
country like this can forward to capeure a FORT.
fed town, and it wIllndoubedly, be q long time
before President SalnB succeeds in reducing the
place.
town OF MiragOane, cfsed by armed bands of Cacos
appearing froIn tue wfs from time TO time and de-
stroying aud piagr the farms. Nothing more
sent moment Suca KIND OF guerrilla warfare
NAV last IDdefinit, and the end OF the
than Il was wear a, band of wocn a TO GAY ,n
town Of Aux Cayesome days ago and appeared
before the camp 0sainave, Gaining fresh am
nesty for the reDelsle first one having been dis
regarded. Their apal WAS not listel ei 10, There.
upon all stayed ae Of the government lines of
their own accord, cept two, VINO returned to me
city.
brutal MURDERS committed short rime since
on board tie Hayn gunbOat Salnave. The crew
and oncers weromost entirely blacks, the only
white mea OH TOD being The Captain, Ems aud
q young man, aensign, wnO was formerly on
board the United ties gunbOat Nlpsic. when here
on station IN Deh9er and January last, as the
charged IN Aspiall nom the NIpsic ana came
here ana eugar himself in the Hayten navy
serving ON the gave under CAPTAIN t,ms Many
difficulties navecurred on board tne vessel lhe
crew threaeniDrequently the lives OF the white
officers, AID in alteration the ABOVE named
young man, IN erlcan, Was stabbed IA the heart
with o boa yngSe In the hands or an iniuraTeJ
sailor and cXpl Immediately. Tue sailor was
court mar,. liend shot In the presence of Inc
crew.
Tho French nj vessels on this station have been
remarkably ultimate of late. The pilnboaf
Cnrieux aIriy mere from Martinique about u |
doctor died tay aiter her arrival two sailors |
were buried ga on the voyage uD and since shc !
LAS been here commander, isari, TIE first lieu |
tenant and aba dozen OF the crew nave been car. |
rea OF. Thcench corvette ID Estt,ses mas also
lost here herninander, Des Varapnes from Vel.
low iever taI havana. The CurleaX Is now |
under orders New YORK ana sydney e. H. ami
has TO hire Aicans by The run TO com llete her
crew. IL II 'iiying to state that The FEVER nas
otsH stsStN 'uO" " tu'sS Two vessels both OF |
which broug mere. IL has not spread IN any way
TO the Englpr American nien-Jf.yar nor the
foreign cODr,ai shipping nor the civ aItnonob !
tue trench CHS All dicd at tue lrcucr gousulafe |
III the heari TIE town. our clt5 aut nall,nr ara
perfectly n@ ana no case ol cpiIe nc mas an.
peareu. |
nave laifeceived Information that the DO. |
mihlcan Ger hyperion IN febcdIaO against the
piD5idunt tie dominican republic ,,asz has
iateS, Oh " WIS titue steamer. the telegraph
maze Ie4nu Huitlcss attenpl 20 DoniDard tne
Town OF fcu I!ait. NO damage was incurred
10 PROPERTY but one man wa, k,l,ed on shore |
Tie aooyolIner l. now Cruising on tbe borth
coast Ol Dqcii, but a lgnding mas nos yet bean
attempCcdis IT. Ieared. go
sharp occurred In Gonaives on Tho l4th |
ius'. lh9ls' uuter conIpaul OF General Paul.- |
mon Lonlnad prepared large force 10 attack
the 'oWh. SUt IVJD men were 10 operate stimuli |
tantods'yh O'CLOCK on the nignt oi tie 18TH bat |
"a Very heihh rendered The roads ilnUrac.icable |
auu tilc y Waj MADE on tue niOrIing OF the l4th
by only ItvJ men, The walls OF TIE Town, the
market y the Bureau de 10 Place ana other pup- |
c ohicc'e all captured by the Cacos and the
town wauaiiy IN their possession for "A short
iiIne' buBOvernnent troops, who nj first had !
REARED ttIorLs, were rallied by general Victoria |
Chevalqd fought so desperately that they
drove tIc0s from the town and repulsed the |
attack. ffity dead and wounded was the re-
suit on eide. TINS unfortunate town has been |
the seat c hardest lighting In HaytI, and with
out the VnOwn bravery and d0rged determine |
ton of governor ABOVE named IT would haze
long s.len In possession OF the revolntionists.
The States steamer Gettysburg Commander
Irwin "a hero on the 10th inst from Aspinwait |
where Eay relieved ~ TIE aptlc. She VII ]