The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-10


6r. DoMNoo, June l, 1854.
Political Movements ofthe Great Captains GaAant
Action # the Feet-JHe Mu alto Nacsi Cam
marder-A Hope for Relief Trade Report
drfd Depreciation of The CusTeney-Qnesfion Of
Anmeration.
No doubt in these lighting times, your readers
win be anxious TO know how We are going ahead In
this God forgotten Island.
Well, siy, the fact is, that we are going asten
just about as fast as one Of your Yankee slippers
can go ahead. 1t is true we have two great Cap
tains one in charge Of the East or bows, and the
other in charge of the West or stern, all full abaf,
and all aback forward. as Numerically opposed to
each other as the Two ingredients that form Sed
lietz powder, or as Paddy would say, " we are
great lot entirely"
Not many days ago our feet under the command
OF mulatto gentleman, who not many years since
could boast Of being cook ON board OF a little
foreaDd aft straight or for the coast
Of his sable Majesty S,ulouqne, and after sinking
few fishing craft, left their wretched crews on the
desolate rock OF Alto Vela, several leagues from che
main land, without nOrsel of meat nor drop OF
water under vertical sun; which victory they
reurLt to their port, (the city, den OF thieves
and grand tete was proclaimed, and re Denuss
sung IN the cathedral, by the men OF God, as they
st,ie them, in honor OF the said glorious victory.
Now, sir, viii not foke mp your room by men,
tioning q score OF such shameful proceedings, and
this is done by people whom the most OF civilized
laiions helped to free and protect against their
Hay tien neighbors. Here il o land overlooking
with milk and honey, timber, and every kind
of metal sisuated in the centre OF commerce, gong
clean to the old man, with Cuba and Porto Rico
together, and not s,ul to come and take us a
matter that could be effected by five bundled Ken
tuckians with the greatest ease. declare to yOn
Upon my h. or that they are too lazy to run away
il they saw the muzzle Of revolver.
That yen may have an idea OF the state OF our
do oil hat tfSp riuo
produce such as IL is 20 shipping port than twice
its real valne; and, Notwithstanding we ship it of
get jolly well in debt To the tune OF so per cent
and lot seldom to thst of Old Hundred. There is not
Mioge, wharf nor road in the whole repgbc tdat
You could trust donkey and, ss for ierryb,at
II is clean cut of our constitution. We haze
quantity of generals of the line and division; and,
upcn my word, threcfourths Of them don't know
present your humble servant can boast Of SERGEANT
major Us his cook and lieutenant for his man Of all
work.
Here'sa glorious state Of society. We are now
in oDr eleventh year as republic, and the paper
money that was issued at starting, at lO0c
Spanish each ID now at &c. or eight hundred to the
donbloon. Here's current currency running of
like the current of the Gulf stream at full moon.
We have an overland mail, too which arrives
from st. Jag0 and Puerto Plata In the same time
we receive our letters from Europe, although the
distance is only one hundred or one hundred
and fifty miles, or thereabouts This Ia what you
might call going astern " the whole hog, tail and
all'
Now, sir, instead Of bothering with your Black
Warrior affair, and Japan tea trays, why don't you
take us first, and then you shall have footing be-
tween Cuba and Porto Rico, and we win bless your
bones.
forgot to mention that we have any quantity Of
passports Also mean that deal largely, like
Spanish ancestors, in that article Of commerce. and,
] need scarcely add that, if the humble individual
who writes yon were known, he would stand good
chance of getting one for nothing for the csiyan-
gero Ell u.