File No. 838.00/1361.
Admiral Caperton to the Secretary of the Navy.
Although country vicinity Cape Haitien and Fort Liberté is quiet and inhabitants resuming normal occupations, conditions vicinity Bahon and St. Suzanne are disturbed. Bands of Cacos raiding and pillaging small towns and terrorizing country. Under agreement these Cacos are to be treated as bandits and I have directed Colonel [Page 493] Waller to take active measures to suppress them. This plan should be kept secret, as action to be effective must be complete surprise or bandits will escape to mountains and continue depredations.