Brun, to The Vice-President of the Committee, L. SANISAINE. True copy: C. LABIDOU, Secretary. The, September 30, 1868

[Translation.]

The committee of public safety of the district to the consul general of the United States at Port-au-Prince:

Mr. Consul General: The town of Petit Goave has been the victim of an act of hostility on the part of a war steamer under the American flag. The 20th instant, an armed packet boat, bearing the American flag, entered the port of Petit Goave, which without doubt is known to you to be in the hands of the revolutionists that succeeded in all the departments of the south, all of the north, a great part of those of the east and of the west.

The people of Petit Goave had no alarm at the sight of the flag of a friendly power, a power with which Hayti had relations of commerce and friendship. This vessel came to anchor close to two of our war steamers, the 22d of December and the Liberte, and suddenly opened fire upon them; sunk them in a short time, and bombarded the town of Petit Goave, which it reduced in part to ashes.

We now protest, in the name of the nation, against this unjustifiable act, contrary to the law of nations, and demand justice from the government you represent.

This justice, we hope, will be done by the eminently civilized government of the United States. The deed done at Petit Goave, where a war vessel under the American flag was guilty, will compel us, you know, Mr. Consul, to take severe measures against all vessels under that flag until justice be done to us.

Accept, Mr. Consul General, the assurance of our high consideration.