The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-10

cent per pound in the New Orleans market sine
last Saturday.
The Hon. George Bancroft delivered last evening
the Introductory lecture of the course before tn,
New York Historical Society The theme Of hi
discourse was, "The culture, the support, and tn,
objects of art in republic" Mr.. B. brought thu
great powers of his mind to the elucdation and EN-
Enlistment of his discourse, and digressed, very
much to the amusement of his auditory, in reading
special lecture to our municipal authorities. A
comprehensive report of the lecture will be found in
our columns.
Mr.. Meagher last evening delivered lecture
before large assemblage at Syracuse.
By the statement made by Mr. Recorder Tilou,
at the last meeting of the Board of Supervisors il
appears that if the contract of printing the indexes
of the Registers Office which he proposes were ac-
ceped, instead Of that decided on by the majority OF
the committee, there would be saving to the trea-
sury of ST 200 in eight volumes. This is matter
of very serious moment, and does not admit of a
second idea as to the proprety of accepting the
tract which will thus save 80 much Of the public
funds
No announcement has yet been made Of the ar
rival Of the Niagara at Halifax. The telegraphic
wires are reported to be in complete working order
as far as Sackville, N. B.; but the break between
there and Amherst, s, prevents direct commu-
nicaton with Halifax Should the steamer arrive,
however, an express will be run between the points
above named.
In addition to much other interesting reading,
our inside pages contain the following Letters and
newspaper extracts relative to the Mexican Revolu
ton !; Communication from our late Charge DAT
fairs to Turin, with regard to the Proposed Atlantic
and Pacific Ship Canal Proceedings in tie Board
Of Education Business before the Police and other
Courts; Deaths, designations, and Disnission, in
the Army List of the Standing Committees of the
House Ct Representatives; Commercial Reports
Advertisements, SC.
The French Movement In the West Indies
The Important News from st. Domingo.
We gave brief notice, in yesterdays HERALD, Ie-
atipg to the fact ofthe possession bya French ma
val force, of the peninsuar ofSamana on the north
coast Of San Domirg co. but the of the
movement, and the bearings which it is probably
destined to have on the commercial and political in
terests Of these United States demand tina. the sub
ject be more thoroughly understood and examined
by our government and citizens
We have on several occasions, within the last
twelve months placed before our readers intelligence
ular feeling existing in the little republic of Dominica
with respect to the establishment of professionals
which would guarantee its citizens from the perodi-
cal hostile incursons Of their barbarous neighbors
the subjects Of the black Emperor Soulouque, and
we have exposed the secret diplomacy which has
been at work, through the agents of France and Of
Great Britain, to procure footing on the island
for their respective governments The successful
result ot tbs operations Of the French Consult enc
raj, Major Reybaud, is now to be seen in the fact
communicated within the past few days, that seve
raj French ships ofwsr have taken possession Of Sa
mana and design to hold it IS a naval station.
In the month Of April last, we published . very
important article, showing the then existingstateo
affairs en- the island ard pointing out their unms.
taxable tendency There was then, and had been
for years past, an intrigue going on bets een the
President Of the Dominican Republic, Senior Buena-
ventura Bses, and he French Consul to Hayti,
Major Rey baud, the object Of which was to permit
the French government to obtain, under some plaus-
ible pretext, focthold in Dominica, from which
they might afterwards conquer the western part,
ext guish Soulouque and his empire and restore the
whole islsrd to the dominion of France. This
scheme received the concurrence and 90 operation
but tie Of the citizens were unre servedy hostile
to it, and, being Spapiards, entertained the most
nyeterate dislike to any measure which would SUD-
ject them to the power Of France. Soma two years
sgo, President Baez wrote to the French Consul.
General, in Port Prince that he had only to in
dictate the means which he considered most appro-
pirate, to convince Frarcs Of their sincere desire to
pace themselves under her powerful protection, at
whatever sacrifice This sacrifice, the article hint
Cd, 10 other than Samsna, the peninsula Viii h
we have now seen taken possession Of More re-
Gently, Senior Baez made a still stronger appeal to
France; and urged that he had in his hands porpo
sitions which had been made to him by the Ansri.
can Charge diAfaires. Mr.. Green, but that SO long
there was spark Of hope lef. that France would
&C ,ept his proposition be would wait with resgna-
tion.
IL connection with these facts, il is important TO
know rha. we're the views entertained in France
with respec. to Tie island Of Hsyti The Annuaiv.
des deur Msndss, fer 1882 closes a long article on
the subject with quotation from q former number,
in which the following language is held: -'The
direct Intervention Of great power, under the form
Of protectorate, Of partial occupation or Of pure
and simple annexation Is therefore, at the present
time, no longer a question Of progress for the Do
minicsns-it is question Of life DEATH aud this
question to day, well as at the beginning Of the
insunecton, in the anguish Of a desperate situa
Jon, as well as in the intoxica,ion Of the
first hour Of deliverance, after eight years
Of diseoarsging refusals, as well as in the
fret efusion Of their French hopes, this question
they ftil ptpist in submitting to France" The
important advantages promised TO France, in ex-
nEaV, III fc Il
tho concluding paragraph Of the article alluded TO
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