The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-16

/ ~ re Letter Fl our Port au Prince celresp 1ndent
There nothing stirring in the high political aud
military circles &c the empire, aod no at,em1t had
receouJ teen made % subdue the waite inhab tsuts
u the Dominican or eastern portion of the island.
the yellow fever wss committing dreadful havoc,
particularly among mariaer.
The attention OF merchants and shipo gners trad
ing with Mexican por,s is direeted to the letter
from Captain Sleeper given in another column, IN
| which be complains Of the aDnoyances TO which
| American vessels are subjected at the haroor Of
La2una. 1t appears that that port is open 10 ex.
| poltaiion bat Dot Importation. and IN order 10 DE
able u tke in q cargo there it is necessary % frat
! proceed 20 Cempeacby aud pay tonnage duties
dter which vessels put in quarantine for thirty
days before they arc allowed TO lead at Laguna.
According to tae letter from our Key West cores
pendent, twenty .eigh. vessels we're wrecked the
/ Florid4 rect during The last year. anu tFentynine
arrived 10 distress. The esiimated value Of these
vessels and their cargoes was 81 0S2 500 OF which
only about 100 was the loss Of unde writers
The emouDt paid for salvage was Sl1i $50, and for
repairing &c $l55, 100 For accounts Of disasters
/ and Other Interesting i1formftioa the Letters
aud extracts und.r lie marine head aud in the oegs
! columns
| NE great mpor aDce s't advantage Of HE New
/ YORK aud Sandy Hook magnetic telegraph lire TO
Ste underSr,,srs acd IRE whole shipping interest of
'be CITY have beer well ilN.trfed si.bn the past
/ Nv weeks, As through that chaunsl most informl-
| ton hos beer conveyed from stranded vessels Ia the
vicinity Of Sandy Hook TO their owners aud under
| writer's il this city. By waich meaos probably
many lives snd much v,esble pro erty have been
,sy D. TIE line is as yt. bnt partially orgaui7 ID
tor business but trust is attentive manager, Mr.
Lewis, my receive adequate support from the IN
dcrwritcrs and shipping merchants of the city, 70
cradle i'm ~ perfect AL d bis arrangements FER
working i IN TIE cost efficient manner
TIE Curard steanship Europa Is greatly over due,
with two Gays later adyices from Europe. She his
nov been out from Liverpool neatly sixteen d25s.
The Mexican Treaty.
Our teegIaphic intelligence will now
dspel all tho doubts which may have been en-
tertained respecting tie accuracy Of our state
ment concerning the Gadsden treaty with
Mexico Even the Union has nj length been
compelled TO admit The truth. The terms Of
the treaty which Mr. Gadsdeu is bringing home
in person are stated to differ il some unim-
portant particulars from those published by US
me days since: but, in the main, they ayr e
4 substantially with the project a. we gave it.
\ The leading feature Of the treaty, the sale Of
4 llnd by Mexico in consideration Of The payment
Of large sum Of money by the United States
\ is common to both. Conflicting accounts have
reached us with respect to the details. The
extent If territory sold seems to be in douh',
and the amount to be paid for it has been W
riously stated ut from twenty to fifty millio
an IN hon Al hoe ~,
Garay grant i positively contrmea: on another.
we hear that its validity is only recognized by
the payment Of an Indemnity to the grantees
Tor its abrogation; and again, il is asserted that
/ the Soo. ard not the Gatay bargain, Is the one
4 which ratified by the treaty. On this. a on
\ other matters OF detail. we shall moi receive al
none authentic intelligence than that of which
our readers are already in possession until the
Y treaty ts'li is made public. In point Of fi
HEY matter very little now shat the main point
concerning the proposed purchase of Mexican
territory j. confirmed This is really the most,
important step ttat has been made il our
foreign policy since the present government
\ to.k Office. Il Gu not iail to produce ! scn-a-
j riou throughout the cn1th and breadth 81 IT,
cannot be too soon laid b,Ere the people ant
thoroughly discussed
In tue first place, il i but right that ustca
should be rendered to the negotiator OF the
treaty On our behalf Mr Gadsden is the only
one Of our foreign ENJOYS who from the trst
devoted himself thoroughly aud il statesman
like manner 70 the discharge otthe duties Of his
d AZ oFtg
Y months absence. with the maiu obj ect 81 his
mission gained. ana the fruits Of his energy in
Il his pocket What a contrast does he present
TO those other ENJOYS ot ours who are spending
their time il studying the art Of diplomatic
dress. q picking quarrels ana lighting dues
with tilted personages in order to get them
\ selves into notoriety
We have already stated our views # tie
motives which have induced Santa Anna to
negotiate this treaty. II was obviously due.
tated ~ the stringent necessities Of his posi-
! ton. Ills predecessor Arista maintained him.
self as President o. Mexico Just so long as he
continued 70 receive an indemnity from the
4 United States; when that ceased he fell Now
4 Santa M stands in position 81 equal de-
\ pehocHCe vi ioitlgn am. nc Ills aH eHOtiloUS
debt to contend against; no adequate revenue:
/ no foreign credit: and even lacks the funds ne
cessary 70 pay the army by which he is main
tanned in power Under these circumstances
no other resource was left him than to ne
aotiate a sale ~ portion OF his northern terri
| tory to III for Just as much money as wond
support him ior . few years This he has done:
and meanwhile las Gained the apprehcnsions d
Mexican pride by protesting irreconcilablc
hatred to the United States. and calling God t.
witness that he would not part with IN inch af
! Mexican territory. When the bargain is about TO
be fulfilled hc VIII be il a position 70 enforce
silence whore consent might be wanting For.