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WAR DAY BY DAY.
Records Of Naval Reports
and Doings as They
Transpired at Cape
Haytien.
Especial orrespondence-Copy 1898,
by The Associated Press

Especial orrespondence-Copyr 1885,
by The Associated Press.]
CAPE HA AYTIEN, Hayti May 26 1885,
~The following is a diary of events, con-
neeted with the war between Spain and
the United States, which have transpired
here, the main facts having previously,
whenever possible, been cabled to The
Associated Press in brief
May 20.-The United States auxiliary
cruiser Yale. Captain Wise, entered the
harbor Of Cape Haytien about 10 o'clock
this morning, and was followed in about
an hour by the United States auxiliary
cruiser St Paul. The Yale had d1epped
anchor about two miles from the Har-
bor Masters landing, just within the
usual anchorage for merchantmen. I'm
It'll the arrival of the ST. Paul, the Yale.
it is believed was the. largest vessel that
had ever come into the port of Cape
Haytien. The natives were greatly as
tonished, when they gazed on her at her
former visists, few days ago.
The st. Paul did not anchor, but after
turning slowly and majestically about,
and exchanging messages by flag signal
with the Yale steamed away into the
soffing. and soon disappeared. She was in
port long enough, however, for the Yale
to have sent boat ashore in the mean-
time, which obtained from the American
Consul, DR. Livingston, the dispatches
which were awaiting both cruisers. Cap
tain Sigsbee was evidently prepared for
the orders which awaited him. The inn
preston derived from some of the officers
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pected to reioin Rear Admiral Sampson s
squadron and take part in it's impending
advance against the Spanish fleet from
Cape Verde.
Orders for the Yale did not come as
promptly as had those for the ST Paul.
The correspondent of The Associated
Press and the American Consul visited
sCaptan Wise on board about five O'Clock
this afternoon and found him busily pre-
pairing dispatches. The three hundred or
SO of mixed seamen and greenhorns on
the Yale looked rather lonely in view OF
her immense proportions and her darken-
ed and empty saloons and state rooms.
The Captain said that if he had had
4-inch guns a few days ago, instead OF
only a few rapid-fire 3-pounders, he would
have captured Spanish cruiser, to which
he was. however obliged to show his
heels. Tea was served on the spar deck
under an awning and after general chat
about the war his visitors took their
leave.
Phe correspondent communicated to
Captain Wise news of the whereabouts of
the Cape Verde fleet. and also about
movements of some of the American yes
sells "A cahlegram received from the
Associated Press correspondent at The
Mole ST. Nicholas this morning, said that
the American gunboat Wompatuck had
entered the port there at half-past nine,
and that the auxiliary cruiser ST. Louis
was in the offing awaiting the return Of
the Wompatuck. The latter. after get
ashore for the ST. Louis and taking them
out to her, was expected to return to the
harbor in the evening for water. No in
formation was obtainable from either
vessel about the later movements of the
fleet
May 21-Two dispatches for the COM
mander of the Yale arrived late last night
and .e taken out to him in small boat
by the American Consul. The Yale
weighed anchor at daylight today and de-
parted.
Captain Wise intimated yesterday that
the ST. Louis might be expected to come
in here today.
The Haytien Government has issued in
structions to its port officers regarding
the amenities to be extehded to. American
war vessels under the treaty of 1864. They
are in conformity with the understanding
obtained by Minister Powell with the
Minister of Foreign Relations some time
ago and the nature of which was defined
in dispatches previously cabled.
There are some nine hundred tons of
coal at this port, held by foreign manu-
featuring concern, which will not sell
except at an exorbitant price. This con-
Germ has cabled to the United States for
further supply of 1900 tons of coal, but
it is uncertain yet whether it will get SO
much.
May 25.-A despatch from the cores
pondert of the Associated Press at the
Mole ST. Nicholas to the correspondent
Of the Associated Press here announced
at half-past one today, that the United
States auxiliary cruiser Harvard had en-
tered the harbor there at ten O'Clock in
the morning coming from Martinique
The officers OF the Harvard were very
reticent and gave no information as to
their cruise.
May 26. The Harvard left the Mole st.
Nicholas this morning for an unknown
destination.
A private despatch from Havana says
that yesterday American mentof-war
were very easily distinguished before the
entrance to the harbor of Havana, cruis-
ing about. Seventeen oftllem were count
ed. A report also direct from Havana an
nounced that four American warships
were cruising before Cardenas, seven be-
fore Cienfuegos and five before Samtiago
de Cuba.
The correspondent Of The Associated
Press has information showing the COM
p1eteness Of the control exercised by the
censor at Santiago de Cuba over all ca
BILE communication between that place
and points on foreign territory. The CEN
sor has special apparatus on his desk,
in front of him. which records all mes
sages sent over the cable, even the Dri-
yate gossip exchanged between operat-
ors. No information regarding the where
abouts Of the Spanish fleet has been al
lowed to go out of Santiago. Surmises
and rumors have been cabled from this
point as such, but nothing on the sub
ject that is clearly authentic is known
here. The announcement comes from
Madrid however, that the Cadiz fleet is
not expected to sail until after the fleet
of Admiral Cervera shall have attained