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Admiral Threats Spirited Demeanor of the Emperor

and hi* Government The French Admiral Back* Out

tnd Salute* the Haytien Flag Origin of the DiJHculty

Rumor* that a Parly in the Dominican Htpublic ha*

Declared in Favor qf the Hay lien Government Buti

n dc <fe., tic.

I aend you the particulars of a slight disturbance that

tlM taken place here between some French naval officers

?nd the liaytien government. On M:irch 5th a French

frigate, brig and steamer. under iho command of Aduii-

Hd Puquesne, arrived in the harbor of Port au I'rince. I

(he Admiral, at 10 o'clock at night, demanded of tho

Haytien Minister of \J'a r an audience with tho Empero-,

Which, of coune, waa refused at that hour. Upon this

be ?cnt a threatening letter, stating that if certain de

I*iiu<1ii were not granted within forty -eight hours h<>

ireuld resort to severe meaiure*. On the morning of tho

7th, at nix o'clock, all the foreign consul* wore invited

1e meet at the hotel of the Minuter of War; and the/

ivere then informed that the Haytien government had

received a threatening and exacting letter from th>*

French Admiral. The Minister said that if the French

reaorted to the extremities intimated in tho letter, the

government would not be responsible for any damage tho

citixrna of the various countries they represented might

sustain. The Emperor, hi* Ministers and the Senate,

were all of one opinion, ami could not think of submit

ting to the dictation, or granting the exorbitant demand*

cf the French Admiral they would rather cease to exist

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The New York herald. (1854). New York [N.Y.], 1854-04-08. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1854-04-08/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1854-04-08.