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7 uoo ~ - EEAiHERS.
= - Department Rapid y FIttlsg up
<eNf WAR Slips to go to Hayti to
COAAS,cl the Surrender OF an
American steamer.
RUM DIS Were Abroad That Troops Were
VILE Sent by the War Department. Also
But That Is Denied-An "if" May
Stop the Expedition.

WASHINGTON. December S.-Action has
been taken By Secretary. Whitney which
leaves NO doubt OF the policy of the govern
ment with regard to the case of the Ameri-
can steamer Haytien Republic, recently
seized at Port au Prince, Hayti. The release
of the vessel has been demanded through
the proper diplomatic channels, and if the
demand is not complied with within a rea-
sonable period of time, steps will be taken
to enforce it. With this end in view Secre-
tary Whitney sent tslegraphic instructions
10 Rear Admiral Ghsrdi, commandant of
the New York navy yard, to have the ships
Richmond, Galena and Yantic prepared for
sea as rapidly as possible. It was expected
that these vessels would be completed in
about two weeks. The idea now is to have
them ready so they can sal! direct for Hayi
early next week. Orders have also been is
sued for Rear Admiral Luce, commanding
the North Atlantic steamer to transfer his
flag from the Gelena to the Richmond and
use that vesse! as the flag ship of the expe-
dition.
Officials of the state department ara as
usual reticent on the subject, and will not
admit even. that the release of the Haytien
Republic has been demanded. Secretary
Whitney is more outspoken. When asked
by an Associated Press reporter about the
affair he admitted frankly that he had or
dered the three naval vessels at New York to
be gotten ready as soon as possible to start
for Hayti. He added:
"There is local disturbance there, you
know, and it is always good plan to have
naval vessels near at hand on such occa-
sions. You remember that the Haytien au-
thorIties referred the case OF the seized
st amer to this government. Well, we have
rendered decision, and that, In short. is
that they have got to give her up. 1t is IN
fortunate that the yellow fever broke out ON
the Boston while she was at Port-au- Prince
and compelled her to leave that climate
Otherwise, the matter might have been set
tied now. If it was not considered some
whst unsafe, we would send the Boston
back to Hayti to aid the other vessels in case
of necessity. That's all there is to it. We
do not think the seizure of the vessel justi-
fed, and are therefore determined that she
must be delivered up to u.s."
Orders we're issued to the commander of
the Norfolk navy yard to prepare the United
States Ossiple for service as soon as posi-
bic. It will take little longer to do this
than will be necessary with the three vessels
at New York, but it is thought she can be
fully prepared TO follow them to Hayti with
III a few days. She will be sent to Port au
Prince unless something happens in the
meantime to render it unnecessary.
Secretary EndIcott had an intervisw with
Secretary Whitney and a rumor started that
it had been decided to send q number of
troops to Hayti to assist the naval forces,
but it was subsequently ascertained that
there was no foundation for the report.
DILAToRY TACTICS.
Later-It is learned that the action of
Secretary Whitney in ordering feet of
vessels to prepars for a trip to Hayti is due
not SO much to hostility to the request for
the release of the American vessel Haytien
Republic as to the dilatory tactics adopted
by the Haytien authorities in dealing with
the question. The position taken by this
government is understood to be that as the
Hayden authorities deferred the arbitration
of the case to this government, they are vir-
tually bound by its decision and that then
they we're informed by this government
that they had no legal right to seize and de-
tain the Haytien Republic, they should have
accepted the situation and released the YES
sci. While they have not refused to do this,
they are, it is said, acting in such q procras-
tinating way as to indicate a strong disin-
clination to accept the Judgment against
them.
ORDERED TO NEW YORK.
BosToN, December S.-Orders having been
received from Washington for all the naval
recruits at the Charleston navy yard to pro- i
coed at once to New York, 142 have gone
there.