Wood County reporter

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waters by a crew from the Haytian gun

boat. Capt. Wilson and his crew were

taaen aboard the gnnboat and put in

irons. The crew of a little brig wrecked

on the Dominican shore was then im

pressed and put aboard the Aurora as a

prize crew. The next morning the gun

boats left, and with them went, the

Aurora. They were afterward seen lying

off Cape Haytien in the track of vessels

from New York to that port. The gun

boat Dessalines was reported wrecked off

Port De Falx.

Minister Preston has received the “of

ficial account” of the bombardment of

Cape Haytien. The Dessalines was tired

upon by the forts and silenced them.

The commander reported to his govern

ment that there would have been no par

ticular excitement if one of t he shells had

not come dangerously close to Doited

States Consul Goudier’s house and scared

him out of his wits. It was ho, the com

mander alleged, that started all the sen

sational reports of tbe shelling of the

town. No shots were ffred from the

Dessalines except the very few necessary

to silence the fort.

A Mysterious Crew.

Washington, l)o. 31. —The secretary of

state today received a large mail from

the United States minister to Hayti,

dated December 18 th, containing infor

mation as to the condition of affairs in

that island, but making no mention of

the arrival of the American vessels Ga

lena and Yautio. Among the dispatches

is a copy of a decree issued on the 10th

by Legitime, grant,ing Depaix and

Cape Haytien to foreign com

merce, provisionally. The right of

changing ports was granted to the

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Wood County reporter. (1889). Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis., 1889-01-03. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85033078/1889-01-03/ed-1/?sp=6

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Wood County reporter, 1889-01-03.