New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-09
THE SAGINA w DIFFICULTY.
wP cLYpE's VIGOROUS PROTEST.
HIS LITTER TO SECRETARY sAYARD-NoTHING

,rrs rrrrp tn SECRETARY BAYARD-S0THING
ON BOARD FOR INSURGENTS, HE SAYS.
william p CLYDE is one Of tho owners OF the steamer
Saginaw which sailed for santo Domingo anu iuiA
Island and was reported by the Hayden Minister a.
having contraband goods OF war on ooaru 10 "
landed at Hayti, and was chased down inc oAs "
a revenue cutter by the order Of Collector Magohe
on tuesday He returned to this city yesterday
and vras NOT NJ all pleased with the reports con
corning the vessel lie went directly to the custom
House and had an explanation with Collector Magohe
1bon he returned TO his Office and sent the following
dispatch to Secretary of State Bayard
on October 30, sent you by special me ~, sr
asking whether Won had received notice that the por
Of Cane Havtlen was blockaded and telling you ma
we had cargo engaged for that port Dy our a,
snip saginaw, sui% blochade. we Cancelled en-
Ss , for all Hayden ports and whdrsT d ,hc
natched her for Turks Island and santo Domingo, an
After She had sailed the Collector OF TINS port on
ex-partc statements made oy o,anne cutter TO bring
her back after she had properly cleareu an nress
The cutter did not overtsSe t het the pited states
Sorernment on his request, has ordered the tn t
states cruiser Boston to intercept tne ~ Ss mort
reaching turks Island and TO bring her 10 Ihs pr5
As there s not particle of foundation or worn
OF truth I'm the statements maze py M,,nhand Goods
regarding the saginaws having con,rapalu ert
on hoard mr. being destined for any Hayuen port 1,
wonld like to know quickly a. possible u N
any rnment TO so intercept interfere with the
Sac,nau, and in such case who Will be respohslg,io
for the losses inflicted upon innocent o"ners u ''
20 one representing the Collector here or INC
Government has applied to us for infornation apu
Consul Bassett was informed by us before the snip
left port that she was not destined ror any a
port and had no contraoand cargo On arned ~ th
t. absence from the Guy ohJ 'S"'""N " ~
matter this morning -,
Later in the day an examination OF uie nanio''
filed at the Custom House showed that the sasha"
arried large miscellaneous cargo. and on supple
mentarv manifest were the foIowing l29 cases Oh
rifles. 35 cases Of belts, cases OF payer car'rius
shells 7O3 cases Of loaded cartridges 1loo Kegs VI
cu,novder and five cases of drums. These things
were shipped by Jimnes, Haustedt q Co., No.
South Wllliam-st and were marked Pr NOME Nn'''
That mort ,s a maritime town Of Hayti and on the
northern side of the island thirty miles cast VI
Conc uavtien The firm denied that the ABOVE
goods were intended for the insurgents, ana sao tha
sucb goods were frequently shipped to the "es'
Indies Mr.. Clyde said -.
When the Haytien Minister says una. r na snrI,.
have had any interest ins5rrabts he says what IS
false There Is nothing on the vessel e rh tesscI
or indirectly for actual war II all but is going
IS nue Ier other ports On Turks Island ana al
santo Domingo As to the law whch torpIs S 9TH IN
eu!lpoMeit from the secretary Of the Treasury
Mr. CAMERON who has charge OF ina hla, IT, 90
that such permission was oDaen 70 be- an insurgent
envoy did sail on the saginaw ana ne a aa seI
same right sail on the vessel a. a. any s o''i
| would and without question Hoh us
Tast nrbt Mr.. CLYDE received the following reply os
telegraph from the Secretary Of state
rL,- danartment has not assumed to give any ~, III
.n,ions whatever in relation TO the SEIZURE VI IN
steamer saginaw and mas ns no the NAVY to the
structon Tho BOSTON TO cause any interference WV,
me innocent voyage OF any M[ner'"T F. BAYARD
! turks Island or SantO DOmlhsVc -
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