New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-04
PROGRESS OF THE PLOT.

The report Of our correspondent at st. TbOmis,
published on Monday, announcing the success of
Gen. and Mrs. Cazneau in their mission to the
Dominican Republic is confirmed by The Wash
ington Star, and the correspondent of The Courier
and Enquirer, both stating that treaty has actd
ally been made with the Dominican Government,
by which the latter cedes to the United States
the port of Samana, on the Bay of that name,
with strip of land. How large this strip is we
are not informed but that is matter of little
consequence. The main thing is that our Slavery
extending, fllibuster Government is to have a
foothold on that island A beginning will thus be
made, and the sequel of the drama can be pressed
10 its contamination with all practicable rapdty.
Tie Bay of Samana lies in the northeastern
corner of the island of st. Domingo. It's entrance
which looks out upon the Atlantic, is some
twenty four miles wide, and its waters extend
fifty miles inland. In its center, at some fifteen
miles from Cape Raphael which marks the
entrance on the South aud twelve miles from
Cape SANTANA on the North, are two islands,
called the Grand Clevantados Keys, each some
thing like mile long, which effectu-lly break the
force OF the external winds aud waves, and render
the anchorage within as secure as il is con-
yenient. Indeed, it is admitted that there are
| few if any better or more capacious harbOrs in
! the world. On the north Of the Bay stretches
the peninsula of SANTANA which, though rather
low and marshy at it's connection with the main
body of the island is hilly and irregular extern
sion of land, shaped something like boot and
varying in width from four to ten miles. The
port of SANTANA, which is said TO be ceded
TO the United States. is formed by cove some
half mile wide, and a little longer, which puts
up from the Bay into the peninsula. How deep
the water is we have no means IF knowing. since
no accurate survey of the Bay was ever made;
but there is no doubt that the frig ate Columbia,
a. her recent visit, examined the soundiugs and
found them sutf ,ient for every purpose or other.
wise some other point would have been treated
for. We believe there are few houses there,
occupied by woodcutters, but on this head we
have no distinct information; at any rate. the
number Of inhabitants must be very small. The
region is remote from the settled portions of
Dominica, being about 20O miles by sea, the only
convenient mode of getting there, from ST.
Domingo City. To lose it entirely would be no
serious injury to the DOmincans, were it not
thepreludet to some such performance as took place
in Texas from 1880 to lSi5, with the extension
and confirmation of Slavery in the North Amer-
can Union as its great end and object.
The Ostensible purpose for which we are TO &C.
! quire SANTANA is doubtless for naval station. As
TO this, II is enough to say, that we have no need
of such station. The ships we may employ in
cruising in these waters, always near enough 70
our own ports TO come home when necessary either
| for supplies or repairs. The Washington Sar
speaking of in its semi official capacity as
q confdsnt and paid advocate of the Administra.
ton, talks about our terrifying the peninsula as
sort of outwork to Cuba, with which We can fo1-
ever defy al other powers that may presume q
dispute eur superior right to that object of our
greed; but we should like to see President call.
ing on Congress for the vast sums Of money neces