Mr Ebenezer Bassett, formerly Minister to Ilayti, and now private secretary to Mr Frederick Douglas, the present Minister, was an eye-witness of the recent revolb at Port-au-Prince, and, according to a Dalziel's telegram, gives the following description of bhe occurrence :—

' Nobody had the smallest suspicion that there was going to be an uprising, although General Guerrier had been seen in the town early, in the morning, at the head of a band of 30 or 40 followers. It was a great religious feast-day, and the streets were crowded wibh women and children, the churches were filled, and in many places altars had been erected in the open air. I started for the office, thinking I should havo a good chance to be alone and get some of tho business off my hands. I re mained in my office only a short time, as I was not feeling well, and proceeded in bhe direction of Crane's livery sbable, where Americans are in the habib of meeting. Just as I reached the steps in front of Crane's house I was sbarbled by bhe sound of firing. I stopped to look about me, when the proprietor of the livery stables camo running oub. Ho shouted, " Come inside ; don'b you see you're in range V I entered the house and eat down in one of the lower rooms. The firing continued for the next thirty-five minutes ; several stray bullets struck the house, and one or two came in through the windows. When tbe firing ceased I started for my hotel at the other side of the square, and arrived there in time for dinner. In the afternoon, while a number of us were sitting in the verandah discussing the probable causes of the firing, Mr Douglas was seen coming towards the hotel. It was the firsb timo I had seen him that day. He had scarcely sat down when firing was heard again. This bime bhe reports proceeded from a Gatling gun. I took Mr Douglas by the arm and 'said to him, "We shall havo to get awayfrom here." I hastened with him through the street leading from the rear of the hotel to the Consulate. We were not a momenb too soon, for the bullets were pattering against the verandah as we withdrew. I did not lock Mr Douglas in bhe house. 