New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-03
TO SAIL FOB THE VEST INDIES.

ADMIRAL GHERARDI's SQUADRON PREPARED
TO START To-DAY-A TALK ABOUT HAYTI.
Roar Admiral Bancroft Gherardl started in bright
and early Yesterday morning 10 make the nnai
preparatons for the three ships, the Gaena Dolphin
and Kearsarge OF the North Atlantic squadron 10
start for their cruise in tie West Indies Aomiral
herardi had assured the Secretary Of the Navy fhat
the squadron would start to-day The 9aeha IS
ready and she VIII whether the others do OF not
but want the Others TO CO. too declared Admiral
Gberarrii And Rear,Admiral Braine, the command
ant NJ tho yard and his chief Of staif, Captain j. N
Miller promised that every facility should be given
for getting the vessels away Finally everything was
reported 20 be 40 ready that Admiral Dherarui
gave orders that the vessels should sail To-Day
II Is prooabe that Lieutenant W. s Hughes will not
be able 10 sail on the Keasarge. Several days ago
he was sent TO the Naval Hospital In Brooklyn ana nc
will probably have an operation performed
The vessels Will keep In company, stopping hrd at
st. Ylcola Mole They will next go TO Cape Haytien'
where Admiral Gherard will learn the condition Of
affairs IN the North after which no will GO with the
souadrop 20 Port an Prince Here Admiral GheraTl
will detail the Dolphin 10 take Minister Frederick
Douglass and his family to santo Domingo CITY TO
be presented to the President Of the Republic OF Santo
Domingo. for Mr. Douglass Is Minister not only to
IIayu but also To santo Domingo
There was published yesterday o sensational ot OF
CORES rondence from Washington winch prcSumou o
give avsy a GREAT sccrot as the mission OF Admiral
Gherartps SQUADRON 10 Hayt Many OF the statements
arc true but not new II was declared thar upon
Admiral Ghersrdts return, a few weeks ago, ne was
at once summoned TO Washington by Secretary Tracy
that he was called before special meeting Oh inc
Cabinet whore he made some important disclosures 70
President Harrison, etc, etc When Admiral 'n7raAN
saw the published story yesterday ne said
The greatest part Of that article Is manaias'uio'
and one can hardly say more OF IT, was ho' sun
noned to Washington upon my return from Hayu anu
inrroduced M Mr. Blaine and taken to CABINET
meeting nor did inform the President thai the nay
dams were very much disappointed when they ie@r"eu
that another colored representative haa Uoc" So ~
The Naytiar captal and that President Hyppohe had
actually refused 10 treat with Minister Douglass IN .o
matter of coallng station because OF ms color w
is n ,r1ie that / have been instructed by secretary
Blaine 10 see whether our Government Shdii na nono
right to establish cOaling staiOh az TVIta,, i
or al any other point along the Heytlah cOast u,o,
a man who lately came from tiaSt am 10 49, 81 on
with the ISLAND lie people and their trluDes ,h
t0arl the Gaena YESTERDAY, and after IeanS ,o kSi
llshed article said Much OF this IS ST. lie
Douglass unfortunately made TWO mloIdAos
apJOtnment One N these ms tahes was us spPnfi
mcnt Of F.. D. Bassett, formerly mss 10" re ~ a
tieneral q: THIS port as his private secretary @
burden uporl The Legation he is dishked, suhost
lated BY the Haytians. His Other mistake , az
official ovcTsight-his neglect 10 recognize us ~.
uents The Constituents Is Do.A ' moi r., i',eso,
any similar one He sent eX Minister lhoILpso.., ,.
man rrfcctly detested by the Haytians, 10
him. and the result that they igiSTeu MN oiasad
But Mr. Douglass docs not Hte lhe isoi% az
life he leads at Hayf he feels that ne II 700 oI NOS
for such a life, aud am certain thaV No '
afzF MOI