New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-19
BOMBARDING CAPE HAYTIEN.
FIRE OPENED UPON THE REBEL STRONG.
HOLD.
A TRUCE GRANTED THAT THE CITIZENS MIGHT
LEAVE THE TowN-THE GALENA SHOULD
REACH HAYTI TO-DAY.


LEAVE THE TowN-THE GALENA SHOULD
REACH HAYTI TO-DAY.
Legitims has attached the stronghold Of tho In
surgents, but whether Capo Hayuen is In ruins to-
day cannot be learned until news by cable
by way Of Kingston Jamaica, until vessel arrives
from Hayti bringing later news than was brought
by the Clyde steamer Saginaw, which arrived at
Quarantine yesterday morning. Tho vessel brought
a number Of passengers from Santo Domingo, Monte
Christi and other ports where she touched, among
whom were DR.. August, a fullblooded Haytan, ana
j. K. Hernandez, from santo Domingo Mr. Herman
des is O spaniard and could not give much inforna-
ton about tho Haytian troubles in addition to what
has already been reported In The Tribune. He gave
the reporter of The Tribune the following facts
On December H. the day before the Saginaw arrived
at Cape Haytien the Haytlan war vessels Dessanes,
Toussant Louverture and two small ginboats were
In the harbor and opened bombardment upon the
town, which Is the stronghold of General Hyppoite
and his army of insurgents. They fired about hfty
shots at the town. which did little damage. Then
the foreign Consuls and the business men OF the
town raised a flag Of truce and sent petition 10
the commander OF tho Dessalines, begging him 10
discontinue tho bombardment for thirty six hours at
least so allow the oombatants to escape to
a place Of safety. An armlstce was granted for tho
time asked for but with the assurance that II the
town was not surrendered to Legtmes forces at the
end Of that tine, the hostilties would be resumed
and continued until the town was laid In ashes.
The gunboats and other vessels withdrew but whether
they returned or not at the end of the thirty six
hours is unknown as the Saginaw stopped there
only few hours
Tho Saginaw took her clearance from Porto Plata,
santo Domingo, for Cape Haytien. Captain Kelly
said that the Haytian Consul there gave him his
clearance for Cape Haytien without question: which
fact indicated that he had been officially Informed
that the port under blockade. While at Cape
Hayten It was learned that the American steamer
Hayten Republic still at Porau.Pri6ce. The
Saginaw lay at Quarantine last night but Mr.. Clyde
said that she was not detained there by the author
tiles, but the water was too rough for her TO lie
safely at the pier at the Congress Stores, South
Brooklyn.
The report published In The Tribune Friday that
a number of mariners had been sent down to Kingston,
from which place they GRO 10 be sent TO Port au
Prince to bring back the Haytien Republic, was con-
Hrmod yesterday by the owners Of the steamer
Mr.. Brooks, who alleged that he was tho counsel
Of tho Atlas Steamship Company had said that The
mariners scnt down sngaged by the Atlas Com
pany at the request of Minister Preston and General
Contreras. The two latter deny that thoy had any
thing to do with the arrangement. officially or un-
officially type written statement In the Atlas LIMO
Office, which the representatives admitted was about
correct,n to the effect that seventeen mariners,
sone Of them having masters certificates, were pas
sengers on the steamer Alone the last trip that
they had signed articles In the British Consups office ,
that they were to comprise the Of the Haytien
Republic which vessel TO be sent to some con-
venien aud important port OF the United States there
to be surrendered to the upon the authority Of
Provisional Executive Legitime. This arrangement
IL is said was wei known by this Government before
the American Navy vessels Gaena and Nanuc were
sent to layti; and the Hsyten Republic was TO have
sailed OF the harbOr OF Port au Prince yesterday,
although the Galena and Yandc could not possibly
reach there until to-day.
The work of cauking tho decks of the Richmond and
filing bunkers with 800 of coal, and other
wise preparing her for voyage, which work was
Interrupted by the storm on Monday, was resumed
yesterday. She will probably be ready TO receive
her powder by tomorrow, but viii get 1t from the
magazine Ellis Island, in the upper Bay, and will
not take It board at the Navy Yard, a. did the
Galena and the Yantic No orders have yet been re-
ceived for the vessel TO put sea, and the impres-
sion yesterday was that she would not be sent TO
Hayti after all