The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-02
FIRST EDITION
HI a " II Il.
Trouble Between the Haytians and
the French-The French Ad-
miral Refuses to ReCOg.
niZe the Blockade.

BY the arrival at New York yesterday of the
brig Oliver Cuts, direct FROM Port.au-PrinCe in
fourteen days, we have Haytiau advlCes 10 the
fth OF January. The news Is important.
There was prospect of serious trouble be-
tween the French and the Haytiau Govern
ments. The demand of the French Admirai
That Victorine ChevalIer the Governor of the
town OF Gonalves, should make an ample
apology for insults to French IbIects at that
place, had not been satisfactorily responded TO.
Matters had become further com pllcated through
the atlitnde assumed by the Admiral relative to
the blockade OF the rebel Haytiau forts. 1t
appears that recently that funCupnary paid
visit in his flagship to st. Marc which is held
by the insurgents unoer Massage Saget and is
the seat of the reoel government. While
his ship was lying there two French merchant
vessels attempted to enter the port but were
prevented dong so by the presence off the port
Of the Haytan war steamer Saluave. Upon
being informed OF this the Admiral immedi-
aely got up steam left St. Marc late in the
evening, and the next morning returned TO st.
Marc, havir g the two vessels in tow. He had
positively refused to recognize the blockade,
contending that 1t was not effective, and there
fore, according to the terms OF the treaty of
Paris, not binding, 1t was believed at Portau-
Prince that the French were acting in concert
with the insurgents. While he was at St.
Marc a Ie Deun was celebrated on board his
ship, at which Saget and all his Ministers were
present as well as the officers of the British
man of war Niobe, then in that port. In TACT, 1t
was reported at Portau-PrinCe that the Admiral
had recognized the rebels as belligerents. and
that it was his intention TO insist upon French
merchant vessels being allo wed free ingress and
egress at all ports held by the insurgents, 1t
was further reported that the rebel authorities
had pledged to the Admiral a portion of all
their coffee shipped in French vessels towards
the liquidation OF the debt owing to France by
Hayti. Meantime Salnave had published iu the
Noniteur the despatch OF Secretary Seward
refusing the protection Of the American Gov
eminent to any American vessel which should
A. 11.N.-
the blockade. The Monneiw eulogIzes Mr..
Stewards despatch as conformable with right
and justice, and maintains that the Haytian
naval forces, conveniently distributed along the
whole extent OF the coast, and con .tantly in
movement, are keeping up an effective blockade.
The French Admiral, accompanied by the
NObe, had returned to Port-au-PrinC from ST.
Marc, and the officers of both vessels had
express ed themselves as delighted with the
reception they met with at the latter place.
Secretary Seward had written the United
States Minister at Port-au-P Prince, asking eXpla-
nations of the uncontradicted statement that on
two occasions Haytian vessels had gone into
action flying the American hag-the first being
that OF the attack upon the reOel war vessels
at Petit Goane, which was destroyed by the
Potion, and the second the bombardment of the
town of Jeremie, by SalnaVe the American
Minister being, in the latter case, on board at
the time.
President sanave was still in the South
directing military operations. The American
Minister at Portau Prince had received des
patches from the President, but nothing was
known at Po1tau-Priuce further than that the
Government forces were operating successfully
against the rebels From Jacmel, Cape Hayti, and
Gonaives dates to the 9th of January had been
received, but matters remained unchanged at
those places.
The affair of the American schooner De Hart
was amicaoly settled through the Intervention
OF the captain Of the United 8 ates war steamer
Nipsic, which subsequently left tor Asptnwall.
The De Hart was at Port au Prince for charter.
hoe hnA hy fha ar1NSo aT,t
requiring all foreigners in Hsyti to register
cir names ard their occupations at offices
designated by the Government for that purpose,
The measure, says the decree, is simply precau
tIonary, and not intended to operate in any
way against foreigners in Hayti engaged in
legitimate pursuits.