The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-29
HATrIESs FIRE ON OUR FLAG.
This Explains the Errand OF the X earsarxs
TO San Domingo.

The reason the old-time wooden war ship
KearsarGe was despatched last week to San
| Domingo was revealed 20 the public yesterday
by Capt. Johnson Of the steamship George W.
CLYDE. The State Department doubtless has
been aware for ten days or more that Mate
Brooks and Seaman Carl Smith OF the Yankee
schooner Henry Crosby were shot by file OF
San Domingo soldiers at Aqua. fifty-flve miles
west OF San Domingo city. on Dec. 10. The
kearsarge Is not much OF a war vessel COM
pared with the modern steel battle ships. but
she is quite Imposing enough TO Brighten the
black men OF Hayti who haven't any war YES
sells worth mentioning.
Capt. Johnson Of the Clyde didn't know as
much about the attack on the men OF the
Yankee schooner as her agents. Smith. Gregory
& Winter. who received letter from the
schooner's skipper. Capt. A. T. Stubbs The
skipper writes from Aqua on Dec 10 as
follows:
We arrived here yesterday at , p N. and as We had
not had any visit from customs up to to-day MA II
told First Ocer Brooks TO take two men IN the boat
and go in near tie beach. where saw two men and
ass II this was the port Of AZuA As there was not
house g. be seen from the ship thought plight be
Wers wt'6'n @oj ~ 500 irrs 81 tas 5saeh AMI S.Esd
ne men q tEa, vas ne port Of Aqua lie qndsI,tood
sap az had ordered MIN not to ami under ANY CIR
ISss nsa "a. saIGsr:S On tsi beach some twenty
soldiers whch these men Proved 20 De- coaiSSsd no
shoot at ths boat and the vessel Tgsy shot car smith
part Of the thgh and about inenes shove
in tue bip aud had h,s lace Wounded ~ spiRt.I,
from the boat. through which three balls passed Vas
Hyag about 6sa thick that got into The esSiS
.hca.d say there were At least $50 shots rrsd
have dressed car. smitns wound and stoPpsi ths
oG5 .Ls SIs nyinE a, ne '{l'n a. hs time ana
suPposs We may ty tLem uutIl dooHsdAy before Ne
or N.-since writing the above We have had visit
from twelve or tfttsn soldiers and pilot from Aqua
came IN from Point salinas as v A. told AnG found
the mouth q two ilktgIs, one gong TO ANA Aatbs
Poin! salinas Nov. earn that It bears S.S v. IN
'ssd 81 W SSIS sn are ls shl M es
IN. her as We Val get there early to morrow mora
"a ", Ilth- We are now getting under way to pro.
ARMED al A1ua at noon. have sent for a Doctor
shAl. walt M ne comes smith seems nicely today.
near a. can measGrs Il is n inches from here i
vent in q where II eams out Il Sss made By A.
l2Il-s'ssmsr sails this evening IhAvs taken my
m ,,,, On s'rs'cHsE VIII get to di'chsTging to-
ve44d not take my chance. in such another Aaair
Tor a. ne money the tinted states Treasury 1875
re .s1 AZ 5r,,i 10 ger IhSs man on my banda WA
Tue Clyde's skipper says that San Domingo
may p. naNS 70 bIl W a pretty sum OF money .
Is surmlsed that the Haytian soldiers may
nave supp2sed that the boats crew from the
schooner were reyolutionists They had no
reason 10 think 60 however as il was broad
daylight ara the schooner was ayinR the
The clyde tTinEs additional news o., the as
sasstnRtIon OF zen. joaquin CAmpos tiovernor
- th1 iohlh 20 OF AIua. II was reported at
the killing OF Gen. Campos. The TACT h that
Campos was shot On Dee. !, while waiEing In a
caped assassin -