Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-11-01
SEIZED BY HAYTL.
A Boston Steamship Boarded at
st. Mare by the Governor.
PROTECTION ASKED FOR.
An American Man-of-War to he Sent 60
Guard American Citizens and Their
Property Against Outrage.
Various Rumors.

New YeRK, Nov 1.-The following facts
have been learned in regard to the order
sending a man-of-war to Hayti TO protect
American interests:
When President Clev Gland was in town last
Saturday he was personally informed of the
seizure OF the steamer Haytian Republic at
st. Marc by the government of Hayu The
Haytian Republic is owned in Boston, and
Lord a. Austin are her agents here. They
had heard by cable of the seizure, and no
time was lost in communicating with the
state department as well as the president
Mr.. Cleveland said he would give the matter
prompt attention upon reaching Washington
This letter has been received by Lord a
Austin at their Office in the We'les building:
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
WASHINGTON, Oct. %, 1883 !
Messrs. Lord & Austin, New York city.
GENTLEMEN have 20 acknowledge the receipt
OF your letter OF the 21th inst, in which you In
form the department of the seizure of the Ameri-
can steamship Haytian Republic at st. Mare, and
request that in view of the serious state of affairs
in Hayti at the present time and of the jeopardy
in which the lives and property of Americans arc
now placed man of-war be sent thther imme-
diately
The department has received information Of
similar purport from the United States minister
at Port-au-Prince and reply has instructed him
to protest instantly against the action of the
Haytian authorities, and has informed him that
man-of-war will be ordered to proceed to IIaytiar
waters as soon as possible | am, gentlemen
your obedient servant, r. +. BAYARD.
Messrs. Lord 81 Austin declare that when
the Haytian Republic left New York there
were no guns or ammunition or any other
contraband. goods on board for the insur-
gents or any one else in Hayti. They say it
is possible that when the ship touched at the
first port on the northern coast of Hayti she
took on board number of Haytians bound
for one of the other points at which the YES
sci stops on her tour along the coast. These
men may have been insurgents and may have
carried arms, and il so the question becomes
one simply of what kind of local traffic may
be engaged in by steamers along the Haytian
shores.
At the Haytian consulate Consul Bassett
said that the Haytian Republic very likely
did not have contraband goods ON board
when she left New York, but the taking Oh
of insurgents for transportation from Cape
Haytien to St Marc or Port de Paix or any
other port was, he thought, not proper act
He says he has not yet received much news
about the detention of four American
schooners that tried 10 enter the blockaded
ports
A story is told among those interested in
the Haytian trade that the steamer Saginaw,
of the Clyde line, which tipped over on Mon
day at the foot of Wall street. had been
partly laden with guns and ammunition for
the rebels in Hayti. Consul Bassett said he
thought this was not true
The Clyde company had assured him that
such thing would not be permitted by them.
At the Clyde dock the tale was denied.
The Saginaw was pumped out and her
freight was taken from the hold 1t will be
some time before she can set sail, and the
damage to the cargo will be great.