The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-14 00:00:00

ST. DOMINGO.

SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday.
The La Plata brings the following latest intelli-
gence from St. Domingo to the 25th October.
Puerto Plata was burnt by the Dominicans on
the 4th October. The town was entirely destroyed,
excepting the warehouses of Messrs. Ginibra
Brothers. All the merchants left were mined.
The fort was held by 1,400 Spanish troops, under
Brigadier Rivera, who was anxiously awaiting
orders from the Spanish Government, and expecting
reinforcements from Ilavannah and Porto Rico.
The Spanish were unable to fetch water for the
troops from Rio San Marco in consequence of the
losses experienced from attacks of the enemy.
They,
however, obtained water from Samana, bat
with difficulty.
The sanitary state of the Spanish army was very
satisfactory.
It was stated that General Vargas was pushing
his way to the capital of San Domino,held by
g _
n the
the insurgents. General Santana remained I
same position unable to proceed, and svaeltit.
ng for
troops and ammunition from the Government.
The insurgents were gaining ground,
and it wasds
would ben_
generally thought that the opaniar
Porto Rico and Havannah were
blacks would rise
the
compelled to abandon the coantry
*left almost with-
out
existed at St. Thomas's
there
troops,nlsn. and
An unpleasant feelinfmit"nio' outbreak was appre-
respecting the negroes,t.
Thomas's
was
suffering
was feared
S of the San Domingo insur-
cerchants are great losers.
greatly in
Trade at
rection, and many merchants

his five-act
.csiEVED A TRIUMPH both as poet
BERLIOZ HAS
,s ,' at the Thatre Lyrique, in Paris,
by the production of
"Les Troyens," .' is not the first time that the corn-
opera,t This
on the 4th ins •
combined capacity. In his setting of
has shown a
and composer,
poser
t t ) in his
„Faust" (as a can aa , choral symphony
Goethe's
„nd jaliet," in his opera of " Beatrice and
f "Romeo ......
0 tl4 much Ado,'About Nothing"), in his oratorio
Benedict" k
44 vEnfance
du Christ," the accomplished critic
Journal of the
des Debats wrote the words as
well as the music.
"Les Troyens" was originally intended to be brought out at
the Imperial Grand Opera, but Berlioz is not a favourite
with the silly directors of that national establishment. He
owes thity e mounting of "Les Troyens" at the Lyrique to the
generos of the
thereof out of Emperor, who defrayed the expenses
his own pocket, as a ruark of his admiration.
for the rare ability of Berlioz. In his libretto he has closely
adhered to the )Eneid of Virgil. Mme. Charton-Demeur
was the Queen of Carthage, the imperious Dido and M.
Monjauze was the iEneas. The original poem contained
the last days of the siege of Troy, but this has been e-cisedf.
Even with the curtailments of Berlioz the groat length of
his work is still complained of, although it is stud ded with
beauties of the highest order. A septuor excited rinboun dadmiration, and was rapturously encored ; it.hiv.3a
mostand is
in-
genious and effective orchestral accom n
Pa
with cot,unexpected.
beautifully voiced, although it abounds
;au and .ineas
and bold modulations. A duo between
er _
y_as,
1 1 the duet
the two airs of Dido, the song of the sa F
Pf the pro'.ogue, tho
between Dido and her sister, the chorus, of
the
price is of Pluto,
finale of the first act, the funeral dirge.•o
,
and other pieces, are all referred
to
s evincineffe'z ingenuity,
:cts are yoriginality, and power. The instrumental
pro-
nounced to be in every respect worthy of such . a master of
orchestration as Berlioz, A lorsg run is expel
.;tcd for 44 Lea
Troyens,"

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