Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-03
REPUBLIC.
Official Correspondence Relative
to Affairs in Hayti.
How the Vessel Was Surrendered by
the Haytian Goyernment-NOt
Yet Formally Accepted.
The Incident Said TO Have Created an Ill
Feeling Against Americans in the
Little Republic-It is Denied.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The following
correspondence in relation TO the state of
affairs in Hayti was made public by the
secretary of state to-day
UNITED STATES STEAMER GALENA,
PORT Az PRINCE, HAYTI, Dec. y, 1883.
To the Honorable Secretary of the Navy:
SIR have the honor TO inform the
department that the Galena and Yantie
arrived at this port at 9:35 CLOCK yes
terday morning. Immediately on anchor
ing an officer was sent on shore to deliver
dispatches sent by the department of
state to our minister, MIR. J E. W.
T thompson, and to offer him passage off
to the ship. At the same time the dis
patches entrusted by the Haytian minis
ter, Mr.. Stephen Preston at New York
to Captain Sumner were sent to General
Legitme to whom they were addressed.
on the arrival of Mr.. Thompson l pre-
sented him with a letter stating
the object Of my visit. A copy OF
this letter is herewith enclosed,
marked ''A.'' 1t was then 10:30 n m.
and the time set for the delivery of the
Haytien Republic was p. m. The
Yantic lay close alongside the Haytien
Republic ready to tow her ont at the
time specified, but at about 2:30 the
Haytian gunbOat Riviere appeared and
gave the steamer n line for the purpose
of towing her to the outer harbOr, where
she was to be formally delivered up.
Owing to the unlocked for difficulty OF
getting the steamers anchor and
being obliged to cut her chain, she could
not be towed to the outer harbor till SONS
time after sunset, but from the prompt
appearance of the Grand Riviere and
the evident disposition evinced by
the Haytian officials to get the ship out,
l considered that the terms contained in
my letter had been complied with as far
as practicable. The action taken by the
Haytian government in the premises is
set forth in a letter addressed to our
minister, Mr.. Thompson, copy OF
which is herewith enclosed marked
"B. - After mOoring the Haytien Re-
public to buoy in the outer harbor Vice
Admiral Gaillard, senior officer of the
Haytian navy, addressed me note form
| ally delivering up the Haytien Republic.
A copy of this letter is herewith enclosed
marked &C. - l have not up TO the
present writing formally accepted the
vessel, and will not until certain of her
belongings taken on shore by the Hay
tians have been restored l have the
assurance that this will be done soon.
| Meanwhile we have an officer and party
of seamen on board to take care of her
until the arrival of her crew, expected by
| the Atlas line to-day. A slight misun-
derstanding in regard to the interchange
| of cOurtesies common to all naYies viii be
| adjusted to-day without doubt, when l
shall call upon General Legitime who
| was inaugurated as president of the re-
| public of Hayti Sunday last, the 10th.
| trust the entente cOrdiale may be hap
| PLY restored.
A somewhat singular chapter has been
| added to the history of the Haytien Re-
| public case. 1t seems from what l can
learn, that only the day before our ar
rival the Haytian government was about
to deliver her up to an English crew and
| send her to New York. A letter here
with enclosed marked 3D. from the
agents of the Atlas line of steamers
| (home Office in LIVERPOOL explains it
| self. The object of sending the Haytien
| Republic to New York to be delivered up
| to our republic, has not yet been made
| quite clear.
The ships will coal at Santiago de Cuba,
| one at time, keeping one ship here for
| the present as a matter of precautlon.
AS soon as possible one ship will be dis
| patched to the northern coast to visit
| Cape Haytian and other ports in the
hands of the opposition. L write this
| somewhat hurriedly in order to take ad-
| vantage of the mail about to leave for
| New York by the Dutch steamer. With
| great respect, S. b. LUCE,
| Rear-Admiral United States Navy, Com
handing North Atlantic squadron.
OF the correspondence mentioned by
| Admiral Luce letter named 90 b is the
most important, as it indicates the Hay
| tan government is not satisfied with the
decision of the president. 1t is as fol-
| lows:
COUNCIL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
PORT AU PRINCE, Dec. 20, 1883. !
To THE MINISTER: By reason of the
friendship existing between the republic
| of the United States and
| the republic of Hayti this