The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-08
Affairs In San D0mlngO.
GRAND CONFERENCE BETwEEN sOULoUQUE AND
SANTANA.
[Santo Domingo april % Correspondents OF London

Since my last communication respecting the contsm.
plated revolution for the purpose OF upsetng SAINTS
mas government the President entered tbs city the
18th iuit, at tho head OF about $500 troops. am
sorry TO inform you that he has allowed unrestricted
in which province he sde he ordered six Of the par
sons accused Of having been implicated IN the plot, to
be tried BY mock military eommission and to b shot
Duverge, one Of the Oldest generals of the republic
and his eon, youth 20 years Of age Santana had the
his SON. and forced him to take afterwards the
place. order receive the balls Of the ale OF soldiers
The wife of Duverge has aimee lost her senses, and died
The fate Of those that are now imprisoned In the city
is not yet decided It is reported that santanas black
list contains from twelve to sixteen victims to suffer
death, and the repatriation Of upwards of fifty indi
yidualp.
Termsgant arrived speedily from Jamaica. II known
that he conjunction the British Consul demonstrated
appealing e the same tim.
turned last Friday in the Iphgenie accompanied by the
Penelope from short cruee, and is now lying in the
Her as;esys Consul resisted every demand for de.
hvtring the refugees that had found protection nm
Der would certainly have met desth they the
head of the movement The consul has since
IN ss saa ss b.sr s
accompanied them last Saturday to the place
Of Their embarastion, 50 much sympathy was shown
that upwards OF four hundred persons Joined the rst
coySge all done in the greatest order the streets
thre which they passed being moreover lined with
y the wicket being open, and company Of soldiers
der and with fixed bayonets drawn up In 'front.'
but undiemsyed By this formidable appearance, the
consul continued his march to the place
and only returned after he the refugees safely
board OF Dutch schooner which to take them to
Curaeos.
ALT becomes evident from the dispositions Of the impr
soned persons that there three elements the
ttmpated revolution Generals Pelter, dc Mena, and
others were for recalling expresident Baez General
Sanchez dcused of hdcing stood at the head of party
acho had ADNrcan annerdtion for their object: and &C.
al Duverge the person who shot Ia Seybo
to hsve aimed Mt the presidency.
The town is tranquil, snd 1t must DO said that the
government intains order The great number Of sol
ers the city has raised all kinds OF provisions 100
per cent and there great misery Twenty pesos pa
per currency commanded in $500 Spanish dollar IL
requires seventy Ave at this msment TO represent that
silver con.
The only good news that have 10 report Is an extra
sesaon OF the Senate yesterday during which the Pre-
tie ent made communication that he had received an
autograph letter from the Emperor Souloque, proposing d.
rect negotiations bereen his empire and TIE Dominican
republic. IL said that the Senate had ddvised the Pre-
std.nt to nominate deputies and that probably ydn,aca
plt be the place where Che Hdyisn and Domncan pIeni-
potsntidries are to meet
Great Britain and France ought to support such
disposition, flor their mediation, although now four
years In operation has hitherto failed 10 produce the
desired reeut II has plunged them Into false pos
top and has been, moreover connected with oonsder
able expenses for several occasions the two govern
ments were obliged to maintain squadron ON the
Hayticn coast.