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France Claims Haytian Towns as a 4>uarau

tee? Naval Movements.

Port ao Princk, Oct. 22, hum.

The Bteamshlp Maratan/.a, now Sal nave, wan sold

to the government by Messrs. Qlllon A Hubbard,

agents of the owners, for the sum of fueo.ooo, gold,

payable December next In coffee. She belonged to

the United States government and was bought by a

Arm In Boston for n very small sum, and was fitted

out there purposely for Huyti. The crew are all

Americans and have protested against her being

transferred before they were discharged, more so,

because she opened Are on the town of Jcrtfmie

while they were on l>oard. They claim three months'

wages from the captain as they consider themselves

discharged the moment the Haytiau colors were

hoisted. Seventeen shots were Area on that town

by this vessel.

The President, on board of the A. Pet ion, had bom

barded the town of Jtrcmle the day before the arri

val of the Salnave there. Three days after both

vessels operated together, and I have been officially

Informed that over 800 shells have been thrown Into

that city, causing no other damage than Ave persons

killed and a few houses of little Importance thrown

down. Previous to the bombardment the foreign

consuls at jeretnle had an interview with the Presi

dent on the ship, soliciting a reasonable time to en

able them to retire with their respective citizens.

Ore hour was allowed them. The French Consul

protested against this act of Inhumanity and hinted

that the existence of the towns on this Island

whs the only guarantee to Frunce for the

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The New York herald. (1868). New York [N.Y.], 1868-11-22. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1868-11-22/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1868-11-22.