The sun., 1888-11-09
GUNS, DRUMS, AND POWDER.
THE SAGINAW'S VOYAGE WITH THE
HAITIAN INSURGENT GENERAL.

HdIIf4N INSURGENT GENGhdL.
Mr.. Clyde Comes Home and Opens Commu-
nications with the state Departmental
Diplomatic Reply From MIR. Baynrd.
Mr. William p. Clyde got back to the city
yesterday from Norfolk. Ho thon learned, for
tho first time, that the Saginaw. one of the
steamers OF his West Indian branch. had bcen
engaged In brief ocean race with the United
States revenue cutter Chandler. The Saginaw
won the race. but Mr.. Clyde did not like It, all
tho same. He was astonished that the Clyde
line should bo suspected of transporting con-
traband OF war. 1t was too absurd for words.
AS for taking insurgents on board one Of
our steamers on which were loaded munitions
Of war 1t hardly seems necessary to make any
denial" said Mr.. Clyde what would there
DO to prevent the insurgents from seizng tho
steamer as soon as she got out Of sight of landp
l object to the statement made concerning us
for two reasons. First, because it makes us
appear TO have stopped to taking part in n very
small business; and again for the reason that
we dislike to be considered such fools"
Mr. Clyde called on Collector Magone and
asked him his reasons for sending the Chand-
Ter after tho Saginaw. According to Mr.. Clyde
the Collector explained that Mr. stephen Pres
ton. tho Haytian Minister had come to him
and stated that the Saginaw had contraband
of war on board, and had stopped down tho
bay and taken on additional cargo Of n similar
nature. In view of this statement tho Coloc
tor said he had ordered the Chandler to follow
tho Clyde steamer and investigate the true
nature of her cargo. He furthermore ordered
her seizure If contraband OF war were found
on board.
Mr.. Clyde then sent this despatch to Secre-
tary oil State Bayard:
me Inn. 7homds = bdvdrd Secretary or state:
IN & Ors IN ~ sent ynn 10y specnl messenger letter
fCnre liNytSn was GIockaded and telling you that
sarnaw srns that in' your % @ ha
notice q suS blockade cancelled our engagements
iGe iIqydaG trade entirely. aud lespatehed her Tor
Sy Minister Preston ana cqSsa ha.sstt %sPasehsi .
cleared and sailed hS cutter ail NOT @ysri4ks MI
Ss a on his sS.' ha~e ore
dsrsd T. ne United states sraissr Boston 70 int inter
E5s hsr 10 ,sr M O5 % q here & Is IN NOT n snrss
"s BY Minister % rrysi"n n resafdns % tie W Saginaw SaS
i'g G2nr4bnnd goods on board or being destined for
possible there any truth in the regarding
,err with her, and such who viii be responsi
e for hr nGe4 upon sR Of the
and WA; q m us US qr Seo4. m .S
LEFT taa she no, destined FOR any ,Iaytan p"r
morning WM =. CLYDE.
Late in the afternoon Secretary Bayard sent
lnlS reply:
This department has assumed to give any instruc-
tOns whatever relation Ia the seizure of the steamer
Saginaw. and has knowledge Of instruction OF
the Secretary OF the Navy to the commander of the
Boston 10 cause any interference with the innocent
voyage OF any American merchantmen TO Turks Island
san Domingo T. F. BAyARD.
When asked about his interview with Mr..
Clyde, Collector MagOno said: gentleman
named Clyde did cali on me to-day. He may
have represented the Clyde line of steamers.
| 1cXplain' Il to him tie nature OF the informa-
tion laid before mo by Mr.. Preston. the Hay
tian Minister, on Monday last, and told him or
the Investigation had ordered made. If pos
sible. 10y the Chandler l simply did my futy
in the mater. and wonld act In the same man
nor again in II similar case. III the Fire De-
pariment is notified of fire it can't stop for
alidavts Mr.. Clyde told me that no NUM-
tions OF war were shipped on the Saginaw.
He may have meant that there were none
shipped for Il llaytian port.
The supplementary manifest OF the cargo of
the Saginaw showed tho merchandise aboard
to have been of an extremely mixed character.
Cases of beer. lard. Goldfish, kidney beans. Mex
lean dollars. crackers. oysters cabbages. and
grapes were part of it. With these were:
l:g cases Of small arms.
3 eases Of cartridge paper.
1903 cases 0f cartridges
~ bars Of lead
l.luu kegs of powder.
30 cases Of belts
5cases Of drums
The munitions Of war seemed to be consigned
to no particular consignee and bore only the