The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-13
CAPTURE OF The NATALIE.
Her Captain Fled and Lett Her in
Charge Of Her Crew.

The Captain Reaches New York-A
Story That Hyppolite Decided to
Buy the Yacht and Her Munitions
From Her First Oficer for $50, 900.
The Vessel a PiraticaI Craft in the
Eyes of the Law.
New York. March l2.-Capt. Anthony
Salinas. commander of the steam yacht
Natalie arrived here to-day Capt.
Salinas said he left the Natalie in charge
Of the first officer on March g. He de-
cared that the yacht had not been cap
tured by the Haytian warship, nor had the
crew. which consisted of only five men.
been molested. There was no cannon or
instruments of war on the yacht, Capt.
Salna added, and he could not under
stand why the Haytiau government had
sent two gunbOats to watch the yachts
movements. Capt. Salinas said he had
gone on a pleasure trip IN his yacht ami
that was all there was 10 be said. He
does not expect to return to the Natalie
and he protested ignorance of what Is TO
become of ner
A BROOKLYN MANS STORY.
The steamship Oranje Nassau arrived
here to-day from Port Au Prince, Hayti,
and other West Indian Ports, and brings
further news about the American steam
yacht Natalie. which set out from Sa-
vannah with a supply of cannon, arms
and ammunition for the revOlutionists Of
Hayu and which was reported by ca
bic on Saturday as having been captured
by Haytian war ship Among
the passengers on the Oranie Nassau was
Isaac Cross, of Brooklyn. who had been
In Port au Prince for two weeks. Mr.
Cross said that the Oranle Nassau left
Port au Prince on March g. On the pre-
vious day the second officer of the Hay
tian gun boat Dessalines came to the hotel
where ne was stopping, and had a CONVEX
sation with him about the yacht
Natalie. The Natalie had been lying
near Fortune Island, watched by the
Haytiau guubOats Dessalines and CapoiX.
The officer of the Dessalines said the
Natalie put into Fortune Island for stores,
and was at that time flying the American
flag. Later she hoisted the Haytian flag
The two gunb1aJs wa Ell for SOM tims
for the Natalie TO make an aJ,empt to
put out and land at Hayu, intending to
seize her confscate the vessel and all her
munitions and punish the men, but for
some time the Natalie made no move 10
escape the gunboats
THE YACHT BOARDED.
On March the captain of the Dessa-
lines determined to hasten matters, and
getting into a small boat was rowed over
to the Natalie. He went on board and
said he wanted 20 see to captain, as the
vessel had been flying the Haytian flag
The first officer of the Natalie came for
ward and SAID that Capt. Salinas had left
the yacht. II then came out that Capt.
Salinas had abandoned the vessel and
made his escape to Kingston, Jamaica
evidently hopeless of getting down to
Havti, 400 miles away, The captain of
the Dessalines then demanded to see the
papers. There were no papers, not even
a custom house clearance. Technically
the vessel might be considered a pirate
without any papers, but the commander
of the Dessalines did not wish to stir up
any trouble for his government and did
not seize the yacht
HYPoLITE's INTENTIONS.
MIR. Cross said that the Dessalines came
to Port au Prince to report the facts to
his government and get instructions.
while the CapioX was left to guard the
yacht. An Otticer of the Dessaines told
him that the Haytian government did not
propose to seize 'he Natalie, as that pro-
ceeding might create international
trouble. President Hyp) olite wanted the
vessel and munitions, however. and he
was going to make a bargain with the Of
ticer in charge. For that object Presi-
dent Hyppolite was to send S60,OOO
in gold and buy the Natalie
and her contents. AS she was a pirate
the officer in charge would have the right
TO dispose of her. President Hyppolite
would use her as pleasure boat and
would employ her mum lions to strength
en- mis- Notifications
Capt. Niemann, of the Oranie Nassau,
said he had not heard anything about the
Natalie. He saw the Dessalines in the
harbor of Port au Prince, but knew no
thing of her movements Two DAYS after
leaving Port au Prince he passed Fortune
island, where the Natalie had been re-
or,5d. Nothing was seen of her.