New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-16

viii perish under the ruins of the place rather than sur
TENDER FSa ssa The bG s9sSse peon beng dS
and night before the port and so close IN t1ai not the
boat could escape 9er nTcS N SSo IN ms a
tack upon the forts in Aux Cages sanaye mas not ven
tured to soldiers the town. but he IS grad
uay extending his lines as to cut of all communities
tOn Of the beseged with the country hoping thereby 10
reduce the place by starvation This he likely to ac
Aux Cages, and what with blockade by sea ana invest
the aPe % Sc cppmpeed IN spite Of
DOmngues resolution, to yield to the national arms De
While salnaye is besieging revolutionary Aux Cages
the CacOs the other hand pleasing loyal Gonaves
but the defense, which promises to become In small
way OF the most remarkable In history, is SO ably
twelve months the place sti braveiy holds out An
successful attempt made the other day TO get DOS
Of the Cacos pretended that they were willing to
render 70 the National Government and were accord
fairly entered it than they made savage attack upon
the troops Of the garrison But CAevaer was not found
opened, compelled them to retire, leaving behind them
large number OF killed and wounded: They now take
care to keep at respectable distance from Aux Cages,
contenng themselves with dropping an occasional shell
into the town. ich does no damage.
Sanaves grea difficulty il in the state OF his finances
He has Just seu decree suspending the Government
monopoly Of Go pc and Cotton, established few years
cable. He will now have to fall back upon paper money
sion in business and the prospect Of fresh issue OF this
lrredeemabe currency the value OF the Haytan dollar
fast passing into the region of myth II now requires
900 of these dollars to purchase a dollar in specie.
Yellow fever has made its appearance here numbering
among its victims two of the officers Of the French war
vessels this pOrt-Capt VaraDnes, the frgate
DEsrees, and Lieut. liam OF the Curieux. They dled
within "A hours OF each other and the latter after an
illness OF only eight hours, vruent was the attack to
which he succnmbed Mr. skyelder Of the partners
in the important house Of White, DuttOn Co.. and for
time past consul Of France and acting British
ViceCOnsul at Aux Cages, 10 also dead.
On the LIST inst the gunboat COL Lloyd Aspinwan ar.
rived here from Charleston c. with dispatches for the
Government from the Haytien Minister in the United
States informing President Sanave that the steamers
Quaker City and Florida had got on from the States, and
course, the way TO ST. Marc which, it welknown,
their proper destination should these vessels succeed
in getting into sagets hands, they will give
Salnave q vast deal OF trouble. Already, IL
s said, the news OF their having left Amer
lea for these ports has created quite panic at Cape
Hayden, which is likely TO have the benefit OF an early,
through his agent at Kingston protest addressed 10 the
naval commander the Jamaica station against the de
tenton OF the schooner La Have at Kingston that vessel
having cleared at Boston, O. S. for St. Marc with law
received. white officer formerly OF the United States
steamer Npsic has been killed board the salnaye by
stop 10 fight among the sailors, when the murderer
seized boarding pike and thrust 10 through the unfortu
mans heart The sailor shot the next day, ana
his body thrown into the sea.
Bassett, arrived here, and was welcomed by Mr. Hollis
the retiring Minister, who Immediately extended TO
him the Inequalities Of his house in the country AS the
President Is in the field, Mr. HOLSTER viii remain here
until his return to the Palace, when the new Minister
will be presented The impression made by Mr. Bassett
on the public MIND here is very favorable. .
Business is at stand st at Port Prince, and 10 il
much the where else, with the exception Of
Jacmel, where several vessels loading OgwOOd for
Europe. Traders at POTtauPruce afraid 10 import,
the only orders abroad by them being for small
plies of necessares for their own domestic use Provs
ions extremely and dear and something Ike
famine is appreheDded in this unhappy city.