Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-30

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telegraph 90 ina Dispa'.h.l
NrwNorg, December %. - Caplsn shutter.
% fhc Dutch steamer PTns haunI, which
arrived e,Tly This morning. rcpsri, every
tbug quiet 81 Port su Prince, from which
r0ri he sailed direct for New lolk on ihc
2lI inslant. Lsgitimr vas Insug rated Pre-
s.lerf with great pomp and ceremony on
tle i4b. The Gslcna sud Nantic were botb
Il rot Il the time. The Hayden Republic
was Wing eGtside the inner h1fiOr IaoOred
- buov. President icg,iime boarded the
Galsnl and had 4 conference with Admiral
Lure IL is understood that be- made no re-
sponge 10 the demand FOR The liVtien Re-
pu,ip's rciea-e. fhe lsntc grounded IN
The inner hsI boz Her officers siltrW1r1s
made >uryey Of the hnrh0r.
On December - h the H8yiiCu National
unconstitutional" Assembly, which DsI been
i'm session for the previous four days. after
much q uufc endorsed the existing '1nst-
fuf0n ana then ulufG p civ proceeded 10
vote on ihe confirmation uf the action 81 tae
Contra Revolutions = Committee IN fbe elec-
fiou - Irgltime IIts.t.rf. iae vote Wa
aunanimous one, AZ forty o. iie i'ftf-four
deputies lrsscnt Wer' from 10 southern de-
plrluent- supp,Iiio. Lc-ilmc. ald the
remaining feur were gs..c' s"i. oa 1r lay
ue0 Republic Whe cap urch hu- we're
destined a the pre,'ir-.Ill lt.ao, dncd
and wncd. and co0ti.,ed0' il" Availability
oi J rgifime . 20 ctu t1' 90 r north
Dn departments tlcN iel;'.'uif1. Al
fhc foreign Powers we've imm dnicir
nforr.ed u bis election. aud z portion o.
tte usyy VAS ordered tO this port lo palllci-
pI'c 10 the de@oustrpil0n in honor - ihtt
event rnd % take part ln The inSu2utai0n
ffe,. rne United states 0,r, alter wa abe
eenro ~ eleven dag. wis TIN returned u
thc masthead ~ the Ilsyti-n Repnot 10 I'm.
lyen thc harbOr. and ves dying on tIc arri-
va ~ the Ameris an vessels. Aicr having
bomb-r,ei Cape Hayden, Port dc Pas, san
Api". and other smsilcr ports ou tA' rorth
rud W,stc COASTS. and completely dcmOfiil,ug
sll fhe foreign and coa,ling trade, it sheel
decided 10 sdvance The war sblps in c'nrec-
tien with tie army now marching % meet
The forces II IIippoiyie.
~birmishc- have occurred on the II uter
between smal detachmcuts ~ NE amits,
and news OF general engagement ncir san
HaIt is m0mcntariiv locked Tor.
PARTICULARS or TVS uElgAss Of rna Hay
IiEN EHrlGlIc.
Ov BAArp UNIFIED ~IlTts STElMrf Ga.
JENA. OFF POM Az pFIs,E. Deccmbt- ~,
lhfNt NiA NV i'Ihf ifN'fl h'f'i -'fT 900
6a.ena and Nantc, which ~. NeN Toik
December i2th, ttcto,d into the narisr 81
Fort an Prince De .cmbe- --- ai9 \. Myth
he torpedo bomb. oHi. the snip. co,r'f for
acton. and the creG .tlrd,ng at quartet. 20
ctmaud Of the ALLEGED ll4ytiep Gorerutent
lle ir-taut release of tie steamer Hayden
Republic. ON their arrival NJ The otter
harn0r Rear Admiral Luce transferred biz
Dag 90 the lhtc, winch has draugtl ~
fourteen feet The I1nuc was then run
slowly into the inner hsrbor 20 within bun
dIcd feet 81 the dock where the Hayden
Republic was ~ anchor. The anchor Eas
dronpsd aud the stern line was at once al
tachcd 10 tho lIayticn Republic. the gum az
he fntic bciug tlaiDed on tue city. Inc
Galeua Ienaincd in the outer harhor with
tue hroadsice and plot guns framed oo
The Ilaytien man-oi-war D'ssilire~ and ne
rarcd 10 fire o. the first hostile demonstatitu.
The Hesssilncs's CieN also stood 81 TIER gus
nnnl The result OF the interview Of Licuiel-
ant GuNia With Leglflme ~ made known.
Lieutenant Griffin went ashore shortly ~ &
o O'Clock NlIh COMMUNICATIONS from he
state Department ard Admiral Luce d.
n1udmg the release Within four boUrs 81
he detained steamer ami lhe withdraw
Oh her euard. IegllIme finding that ~
delay would be tolerated, under a forms
prot, II and appeal for future arbitration
commanded one of rs sun-b0ats 10 ton tie
Hasticn Republic 10 the position In lhe QUITO
hqrhor occupied when captured and 10 have
sucn SLIGHT DAMAGE o. bad been done 10 her
repaired by bis nlrchsnlcs. Night icli before
her CABLE could lc -"ycred, ~ her Sucbor-
,hsiu, had been badly ioulei. The formal
return was not maze until the next daV. : ha
m0rsl effect o. tins prompt seton OF Admi-.
raj Luce has been most sliItary 20 tue il4y-
ten people.
Tue iuIuencc OF The French Government
through their Minister ai Port ga Puncc is
very strong WITH the Lcellme Government,
and it /, said thai The llasuen Republic
would not have been released had French
man-of-uar been IN The hsruor. II i also
claimed lsat the French Governments inlu-
ence has been backing Lcsitme since his
return from exile.
he release vas most opp0rtune from
the acknow lodged fact that Legitime had
contracted to solitbe llsyticn Republic TO tue
Atlas Line In fact be vas about 10 turn her
over 10 = rev which had srgNed that morn
Ing from Jlmaica.
ALL QUIET At PORT Al PRINCE.
NEW YORK. December %. -Dlspatches re
ccivcl by Minister Preston IN rh- mani from
Hsyu to-day confirm the report OF the elec-
tion OF Lcgitime. and confirm also the
report % The officers Of the steamer Prinz
MauritztO the effect hat an j. quiet n Port