Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-12

They Must Surrender Oar Vessel
or Fight for 1t.
TUE UNITED STATES sTEAMisR GA
LENA READY TO DEPARr.

The Yantic Will Follow Her IN Few
Hours and the Richmond in AT but Ten
Days--Commodore Walker. of the Bu-
reau of Navigation, Anticip ltes NO
Trouble--A Diversity of Opinions. 3f
WAsHINGToN, Dec / There is conadef.
able fiutter among naval officers ov,r the de-
lay in the departure of the United Staaes
steamer Galena for Hayti. She was ordered
to sail Saturday, but was prevented from
doing IS by the non-arrival Of her awnings
The extreme heat at Hayti demands the dle
Of such awnings as q protection " the men
ea tha Keasal, 2
From Information obtained at the navy
department the United States sresmar Van.
tic will follow the Galena Within the next
twenty-fonr hours. TIE RichnrMd will not
be able to l. We for ton days unless tie
necessary work upon her is inucn hastened,
Secretary Whitney arrived I 'oai New
York Monday afternoon at 4 JclDck, ard
went to his hone. He stated tha; there ifes
nothing to add to the Hayti matter neyocL
what he had already made ka .Syn Tue
state and navy departments ate &C cooperating
heartily in the matter, and both entertain
the idea that no blood viii be shesl, and that
the Haytian government will comply with
the demands of the United States.
There has been con siderable correspond
ence going on between the Haytiin govern.
nent and the state dep irtment. rhe former
has dallied too much aud treated the matter
in q very Indifferent WY. The full cores
pondence was laid before the president, and
he in turn placed the full facts before the
cabinet, and gave his reasons for che stand
that he takes in the matter,
The result was that the state department
was ordered to consider the correspondence
from the Haytians as intimating that they
would not surrender the steamer Haytian
Republic and to inform the navy depart.
nient that the president had determined to
make formal demand for the vessel In
the event that the Hay tian Government
should refuse to release the steamer the
United States war vessels were to be ordered
not to return without reeapturiug her
The sealed orders placed in Admiral Luces
bands are in effect that he is to make q de-
mand for the vessel, and il it he NOT com
piled with he is to seize the vesssl, with force
Of arms il necessary. His doing so is not
underst BOD in international lar- as implying
countries.
Commodore Walker, in CHARGE of the bu-
reau of navigation and office of detail,
smiled when asked il Admiral Luce would
lombard Port-auP Prince.
What IL be going to fire sts' said the
Commodore. NJ don't believe that there
will be any trouble"
Naval officers are Of divided opinions as to
the outcome of the mission. but the prevail.
ing Lelief is that the difficulties win be ami
cably settled. There is a high regard for
the intrepid Yankee skipper who, report
has it,, is still standing by his lag on the
captured vessel
Advices received at the stage ..tparS"iant
from the United States consul 1t Port-au
Prince state that the Haytial archbishop,
the French minister and British consul gen
eral there recently boarded a French vessel
and visited Cape Haytian, where th4 Hay.
tian rebels are entrenched, tnd sought a
conference with them to bring about peace,
but the rebels were afraid to go on board
the vessel, and the diplomats were afraid 10
20 on shore, so nothing came out OF the
visit.