The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-09 00:00:00

BAN DOMINGO.

O/ 751 DAILY news
SANTO DOMINGO. MAT 6
Since I lest addressed you, events of great gra-
vity have agitated s. The military commissioo
Instituted to lodge the prisoners accused for conspi-
racy assembled on the 27th ult., and came ro a con-
clusion on the 30th following, sentencing General
Pelletier (a Frenchman by birth, and formerly
Minister of War and of Foreign Affairs of the
Dominican Republic), as well as Generals Aybar,
liatecisco Rule, Joe Bats, and Rudecindo Itamin s
fleilseth. The two latter had found time to make
dMir erespe. Four persons of the number accused in
Santo Domingo were sentenced to perpetual expatri
mien, five to three years' imprisooment, five to
banishment to Samoa, the Dominican Botany Bay,
sad three to minor punishment. All the interference
of the French Admiral Hernoux, of our Commodore
Henderson, and of the Foreign Consuls, could not
tough the decision of General Santana, that Pelletier,
Aybar, and Ruiz should suffer death.
In the morning of the 2ud of May priests were
sent to the prisoners, townies' them. About this time
a mournful cortEge moved down the streets front the
British Consulate to the Pre.ident's house, composed
of young persons of both sexes, the children of the
men that were to be shot in the afternoon. They were
accompanied by our consul and his colleague'', resort-
ing, as a last femme, to see what effect a
verbal application for grace might make
lupon General Santana. On arriving at his
house they were told he was not at home.
They proceeded, therefore, to the national palace, to
address their supplication to the Vice-President, who
received them at least with courtesy. I have learned
from parties who were present at this interview
that the scene was heart-rending, and that no
eye remained dry ; even the ministers, the officers of
the staff, the consuls, indeed, every pereon gave way
when witnessing the laments of the poor children,
urging arsoe for the lives of their parents.
Vice-President, General Regla-Mots, wee
moved to the extreme, but with his limited inflames
he could only give very vague promises.
At three o'clock in the afternoon the military
marched to the usual place of execution. There wise
no less than 3,000 troops assembled. The prisoners
were adder a strong escort oi the armed police. Ge.
nerd Santana, with big staff, was at the place wham I
they arrived, and having mode his arrangements he
ordered the prisooers to kneel down. Their sent, is
was reed over to them, and the firing party, being is
ghee, were seuzia..d.a to load and to point their
inmehelle apse the unfortunates, when Soots's& cried
Halt la sad ordered his aide-de-camp to read a pro-
donation pardoning the three accused.
The lambs of the soldiery could not subdue the
horror that the preceding moments had classed.
Fransisseßeis, ow of the perinea condemned to death,
rose tees his hoses an idiot. His nervous system
bad gives way seder the horror of the moment, and
what is still more usioneholy, one of his daughters,
she who was the most vehement in imploring
grass from the Viee-President, lost her resew when
she learned that her father had after all, been led to
ezeoutioa.
It was only General Pelletier who bore these mo-
menta with paint forutude l and a friend of mine*

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