The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
FROM HAYIA
Eull Particulars OF the Surrender
of the Steamer Haytian
Republic.
The Guns of the Galena and
Yantic Trained on the
Haytlan Capital

4A~J S~esAA O~t~sfF
| NEW York, December 29.-The steamer
Prinz Mauritz, which arrived here this
morning, left Port au Prince December
22. She reports that she left the men-of-
war Galena and Yantic there, and also
the steamer Haytian Republic.
Chief Officer Sibbele stated to reporter
he found no excitement at Port au Prince,
and at other ports where hs stopped he
| found apparent general satisfaction with
L gitimets presidency. The Haytiau Re
public was lying in the harbor literally
| covered with American flags, and every
body seemed to be making merry over the
settlement of the difficulty. Captain
Sibbele states there was no truth in the
story of the bombardment of Cape
Haytien, though all the northern parts
were blockaded.
| Among the Prinz Mauritz' passengers
were Conte De Deloa, general in the
| Haytian army; Professor Brougher, N. 3.
Wognall and Madame j. E. De Conteras,
| wife of the Haytian general of that name.
| These gentlemen are connected with the
Haytian department. of the north and at
once took passage on the French steamer
La Cham page, which sailed from here for
| Havre this afternoon. They declined to
make known their purpose in coming here.
| 1t was the belief on the vessel, however,
| that these officers we're going to France to
! make strenuous efforts to interest the
French government in the Haytian diff
culties and, if possible, get that foreign
power to furnish a man-of-war for use of
the army of the north. Madame de
| Couteras has also evidently gone there on
a mysterious mission. She kept her
own counsel on the voyage up and posi-
| lively refused to talk about the purpose
| of her journey.
add Hayti
| ACCOUNT OF THE SURRENDER.
Following are the particulars of the sur
render of the Haytian Republic:
| On BOARD THE UNITED STATES STEAMER
GA1ENA, OFF PoBr Az PRINCE, December
81, 188S.-The United States Steamers
Galena and Yantic, which left New York
on December IL, arrived in the harbor OF
Port au Prince December 20, at a. M,
with shotted guns. The torpedo ships
cleared for action, and the crews we're
standing at quarters to demand of the al
legged Hay government the instant re-
lease of the steamer Haytian Re public.
On their arrival in the outer harbor Rear
Admiral s. B. Luce transferred his flag to
the Yantic, which has a draught of but
fourteen feet The Yantic was then run
l Il 81 ;,,to ba in ar har hOr xuthin 100 feet
of the docks where the Haytian Republic
was at anchor. Anchor was dropped and
the stern line was at once attached to the
Haytisn Republic, the guns of the Yantic
being trained on the city.
The GaieGa remained in the outer har'
Dor, with the broadside' and pivot CUR
trained on the Haytian man-of-war Des
salines, and prepared to fire at the first
demonstration. The Dessalines crew also
stood at their guns until the result of the
interview of Lieutenant Griffin with LIE
pitime was made known. Lieuten
ant Griffin went ashore shortly
after 8 O'Clock with communications
from the state department and Admira
! Luce, demanding the release within foul
hours of the detained steamer and the
} withdrawal of her guard
, General Legitime, finding that no delay
would be tolerated under the formal pro
} test and appeal for future arbitration
com handed one OF his gunboats to TOW
the Hay Republic to the position in the
outer harbor, occupied when captured
, and to have such slight damage as hac
, been done to her repaired by his mechan
Ii les. Night fell before her cable could bt
severed, as her anchor chains had beer
badly fouled. Formal return was not made
until next day. The moral effect of thi'
prompt action of Admiral Luce has beer
most salutary on the Haytian people. Tit
influence of the French government
through their minister at Port au Prince
is very strong with the Legitime govern
ment, and, it is said, the Haytian Republic
. would not have been released had Frencl
man-of-war been in the harbor. 1t is alst
claimed the French governments in
fueuce has been backing Legitime sine
4 his return from exile. The German gov
3 eminent is generally understood to b.
r back of the Heppolyte faction in thu
} north.
The release was most opportune, from
1 the acknowledged fact that Legitime hat
\ contracted to sell the Haytian Republic t.
tho Atlas line; in fact was about to turf
her over to crew which had arrived tina
morning from jamaica. At conference
tomorrow of Mr.. b. @. Morse, owner o
the Haytian Republic, with General Legi
time, the former will submit claim TO
] 100000 damages caused by the detention
a of the ship aud $4,000 compensation t
the crew and two passengers. When tn
steamer Prince Mauritz left Jacmel o.
December 20 riot was in progress an
q half the town was in flames.
HAYTIAE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY.
PoRT AU PRINCE, December 18.-Th
8 Haytian national constitutional assembly
which had been in session for the previou
: four days, after much dispute, endorse
i. the existing constitution, and then imme
8 diately proceeded to vote confirmation
0 of the action of the central revoutionar
}. committee in electing Legitime president
: The vote was unanimous, as forty of tn
{ forty-four deputies present we're fror
southern departments supporting Legi