New national era

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insurrection, the case "f the steamship II r>o?t

has 1 e n one of tile innpf prominent, and in

fjc'. might perhaps liave amounted to the dig

mty of u earns belli between the two nations.

This vessel, which has had such an adventurous

career, arrived in the harbor of Baltimore late j

on Friday night, direct from Port au Prince,

llayti, where she had been blockaded by a)

Spanish frigate for more than a year, and from

which durance she was only released by the

demand of t ur Government, backed up by the J

'uns of the frigate Congress, in case any forci

hie attempt was made to prevent ber departure, j

1'he history of tbe ship and the train of events

tvhich lead up to tbe present time are as fallows: I

The Hornet was built on the river Thames in i

I8t>4 by James Ash Co., for use in running

(he blockade of the Confederate seaboard by

die vessels of the United .States Xavy. She was

vriginally named tbe Lady Stirling, and after i

nuking several success til trips was captured

>y a Federal man of-war and fitted up, on ac ouot

of her swiftness, as a naval despatch boat

In that capacity she was made memorable by

mving taken President Lincoln and Secretary

Reward to the famous Peace Conference at

Hampton Iloads shortly before the close of the

ebellion. After the war was over she w?s sold

o private p .rties in New York.

In 18ii'.) she went into the possession of

igonts of the Cuban Republic in New York,

ty whom she was fitted out as a privateer

luder the name of the Hornet, with an artiinneot

of seven Parrott guns. In that capacity

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

New national era. (1872). Washington, D.C., 1872-02-01. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026753/1872-02-01/ed-1/?sp=4

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: New national era, 1872-02-01.