The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-23


French Occupation or samana.
We understand from captain In the French ma
rine, who arrived yesterday from st Domingo, that
tAers = Aest Of the Emperor already in undispu-
ted possession Of the harbor Of SANTANA. It IL far
Their announced, that It Is the intention Of Louis
Napoleon to send al the necessary endorsements to
keep tho prize he has secured and there is not
the slightest doubt among the French residents Of
the island, that the ground taken by Napoleon will
be defended by the whole force Of the empire This
is most Important information. II confirms the
previous accounts of French usurpation, and is
distinct avowa of the new conin entail policy OF the
European powers on this continent and in the Gulf
of Mexico, of which our government is bound to
take notice, and act accordingly. The people are
now far in advance Of the administration, and as
soon rs the French occupation of SANTANA ia made
positively certain, their indignation will be aroused
to pitch hitherto unprecedented Let all cor-
cerned lock to the matter with courage and firm.
ness, for there is an event at hand
SPANISH MOVEMENT IN DOMINICA. un-
checked and unrestrained facility with which the
recent French movement, in taking possession Of
the peninsula Of SANTANA, and establishing pro-
testorase ever the Dominican republic, was effected,
has, 1t would seem, encouraged and invited like
manifestation Of Spanish policy in the same diree-
tion.
Our special correspondence from Havana, which
will be found in another portion Of this morn
ipg's HERALD, announces the fact that the war
steamer Isabella Segunda had been despatched from
that port to the principal port Of the Dominican
republic, having on board an envoy from General
o1ad
Baez for the Illustration of the grand scheme
hitherto encouraged and supported by him-of in
Producing several hundred American emigrants into
the eastern portion of the island of Hayt for the
purpose Of developing its resources and keeping in
check the black emperor Faustin l. If this secret
embassy, in connection with the preponderating
French influence on the island, be successful in
divertiDg the ideas Of President Baez from the ad-
vantages which such IN enterprise promised, we
may expect that Mr.. Duff Green and his colonists
will find themselves excluded from participa-
ton in the benefits which the colonization mani
festo issued by the President had induced them to
look forward to. Instead, therefore, of friendly
and aattering greeting, on their arrival at the
island, these colonists will meet with cool and
unfriendly reception, if indeed they be not treated
as outlaws and fHtbnstvos, and prevented by the
French and Spanish cruizers from effecting a
landing.
1t is impossible to avoid the conclusion whish
these concurrent movements for,e upon the mind:
that they are the unmistakable indications OF q
great concerted plan, agreed upon by several of the
European powers, to restrain the progress of our
republican principles and place limits to power
on this continent. But it yet remains to be seen
whether these hostile ntrigues and nterventons of
despotic governments will be tolerated by Congress,
or whether they will not, at least, provoke such re-
taliatory movements, on the same principle, as
would effestually carry the war into Africa There
are many countries blest by the sovereignty of
European powers who need protection quite as much
as Saint Domingo.