The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-13
Important from st. DOmingO-Attempt to
Arrest the American Consul, sc. &c.

Arrest the American Consul, sc. &c.
BY the brig Phenix, Captain Cook, from St.
Domingo, which place she left on the LIST inst,
we learn that for the previous two months,
the city was IN a state Of great excitement,
on account Of the cowardly conduct of the Presi-
dent, who was on the point of sacrificing his
country to the Haytiens. He and his generals had
deserted his army, and abandoned several strong
posts, and the enemy were making direct for the
city, when the former President (Santana)
arrested their progress, with few hundred men,
and drove them back to their own territory. San
tana after the fight, desired to return home, but
was refused admission into the city, when the
whole country in his behalf, and laid siege to
the city. On the 18th May the tyrant within, COM
menced arresting men and women, and threatened
the lives of all who opposed him. A great number
took refuge in the several consus' houses. He
had made attempt to arrest Mr. Elliot, the Anne
rcan Consul, which he would have succeeded in,
together with eighty persons who had taken re-
fuge under his flag, had rot the British Consul and
the Captain Of an English man-of-war interfered
On the 22d ult., at p. NJ, they commenced firing
from all the forts, on the troops of Santana,
which continued until 2 =. NJ, of the 23d, when
white flag came from Santana, with demand
that they should surrender, as he had 5000 men
and 20 pieces of cannon, with which, if they re-
fused, he would take the city. Provisions were
scarce in the city, and 1t was blockaded by sea
and land. Santana has proved that Jimines
intended to put the island in the possession of the
Haytlens. 1t is believed Jimines will stand the
siege. Santana having refused all mediation,
the consuls will embark on board the men of war
in the harbor. All the women and children, toge-
Their with the Congress, are to go outside. San
tapa has 5000 men, and Jimnes has 400 and the
Notifications.
FROM CURAcoA.-By the brig Reindeer, Captain
Doyle, which arrived yesterday from Curacao,
whence she sailed on the 9th ult., we have re-
ceved the following letter from our cerrespon-
dent -
CURACAO, May 81, 1Sl9.
The latest accounts from Venezuela state the
affairs of that republic to be IN a very gloomy
situation owing to the mlsgovernment that has
oppressed it for the last eighteen months Monagas
has alienated the people by his tyrannlcal acts,
some of which have struck at the root of all
commercial and agricultural prosperity; and they
look forward with confidence for the restoration of
legal order under Paez. Throughout the country,
his cause is gaining constantly, and the people seem
to await his arrival there to rid themselves of the
government which now so Expresses them. Gen.
Paez is still at this place. Many are the reports in
circulation Of his leaving for Venezuela.
The u. S. sloop.of-war Germantown is now at
war recently arrived from there and the steamer
Scourge is to have an entirely new trial and the
brig Mount Vernon is to be restored to the captain,
with $4,000 damages.
The Germantown is expected here to-day, and
after short cruise to the windward, will return to
weather the hurricane months.
Our island has Just thrown off her mourning for
the late King, and trade is very dull.