The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-01-02
Tar AIIIrsIx Sr. DoMlNao. Tine So DO.

mingo correspondent NOV. a4l of the N. Y.
Herald gives an amusing account of the celt :
bration In st. Domingo by the consuls of the
allied powers, of the taking of Sebastopoi. The
news of the falling of that stronghold imme-.
diately after the battle Of Alma, having
reached st. Domingo by the mail packet from
St Thomas, the French and English consnls
hecame quite beside themselves in the in.
toxic alton Of victory. The correspondent
states that sat their demand. the Command
ante of st. Domingo was directed to raise the
French and English flags to the highest place
of honor. and give them a national salute.
By some mistake, the officer raised the Anne
rican flag above them, and had fired thirteen
guns, when on came messenger in hot haste
from Monsieur Rsybaud, ordering down the
American flag. The officer attempted to
obey, but the obstinate flag took firm hold of
the yard by the upper outside corner, and
spread out in full splendor, in spite of all eff
forts to the contrary. There it hung for TWEEN
tv minutes, our stars half covering the French
and English flags, to the ineffable wrath OF
Monsieur Raybaud and the French and Eng
a;sh 'consuls and the secret satisfaction OF the
Do,ninicans, who are heartily tired OF Eu
ropean arrogance They were compelled to
lower all the flags before the stars and stripes
vo,,d consent to retire, and the French and
English flags had to be hoisted and saluteC
the following day.
You may think this n little mean IN these oipio-
matte gentlemen thus TO cheat the poor Dominican
out of their powder and seit-respect for all tni
aummery; but this is small and moderate sample
1T ,pbs, know Of their antics 10 this island
Amongst other things they said that, having olspo
sed of Russia, Our governments would no" tuft
their attention to the United States
Sunday great Dominican gaia gay. n3,ii,
two thousand troops 10 full uniform, received hei'
hammers and attended divine service Monsieur
Rsybaud, taking advantage OF the occasion, got
French priest to sing Tie Deitn, and preach seI
mop exelainpg to the troops the giorlons Cnfsllal
matte trio, the Turks must be super'eXceiii .a
Christians But must try and get copy VI Lux
sermon for you"
The next mail packet brought the news
that Sebastopol was not taken, and thal tle
glorious victory was Yankee hoax Inc
faces of the consuls, it is said were wonder
fully elongated, and Monsieur Raybaud has
concluded not to take the United States un
til Sebastopol is captured. The American
tag spreading out, and half covering with LIE
stars the French and English flags looks de-
cidedly Omineus
The same correspondent under date OF
Dec. /, states that the French consul has
forced the Dominican government to destroy
the liberty of the press, and also prevented
the treaty with the United States. The cor
respondent was editor of the paper, Ell Or
den, and because he copied in ii from the N
Y. Herald an account of a French democrat
ic celebration of the sixth anniversary OF the
French Republic, the French consul com
planned to the government and induced the
President to stop the publication Having
established another paper, the PorfeHtr, and
being about to publish in it the treaty of St.
Domingo with the United States, accompa-
MED by some editorial remarks, the French
consul declared that "the Porvenir was an
American paper and must be stopped" Ac-
cordipgly. the existence of the new paper
was terminated and another striking Illus
tration afforded of that sacred regard for the
freedom of the press which we hear is one of
those characteristics in which the French are
30 superior to the Russians. Of course, we
must all devoutly wish that these people, who
in Cuba, the Sandwich Islands, Central Anne
r rica, St. Domingo. and every where, are en-
deavoring to interrupt and oppose American
progress, should speedily overrun Russia
that they may be able to carry out the threats
they so freely make that our turn shall come
next.
MEpIATIoN-F m. G. RareS.-It is stated
that Mr.. Clayton, Gen. Cass, and Mr.. Marcy
are in favor of the mediation resolutions The
Washington correspond of the Philadelphia
North American suggests that the names of MI
Van Buren,, Mr.. Everett and Mr. Benton are
as good as could be found for the mission. II
strikes us that there is man in Virginia
more capable than any man of the three, OF
any man in America, to fill such post, should
it be created. That man is WILLIAM C.
RIvEs. If long residence in Europe; thor
ough acquaintance with European politics
and European history; an intimate personal
knowledge of the leading public men of the
old world; long experience in diplomacy; pro
found foresight, uarivalled tact and consum.
mate judgment; the accomplishments OF the
scholar, and the qualities of the gentleman
If all these combined, can constitute fitness
TO serve upon the proposed commission, VIM
T.. Rives of Virginia is, of all Americans, pre-
eminently the man. Moreover, his former
distinguished career at the French Court, anC
the dignity courtesy and sagacity with which
he filed his responsible post, have secured
for him a degree of respect and influence
both in France and in Europe at large, which
would give efficiency and confidence to
commission, such as few other American
names could impart.
Ii is of course as vet rncertain yhethe