The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-17


The last steamer from the United States received
the very moment Of sailing nom Boston the following
dlsy atch from New York -" formidable revolution has
broken out in At. Dom lingo"
As Il sometimes occsrs that the Americans give the
name OF ST. Domingo 10 the whole island OF Hayu instead
Of as should be to the eastern part Of the island
which belongs 10 the Dominican republic, we have some
doubts to the the theatre Of that formidable revolu
ton" Is il Sououques empire which IL threatened
with subveron or is il merely the Presidential chair Of
sentens who installed by intrigue has overtnrown
by riot We shai not know positively before the ar
riv al OF the next steamer from the West Indies
We believe, however that II relates 70 Santana. The
following reasons induce US 10 believe this -
sentana who has either legally Illegally succeeded
Senior Baez in the Pr sidepcy Of the republic st Do
minso has excir violent opposition to adminstra
ton This opposition Is ed by the oxorbant conces
sors which he has made To the United States.
In TACT some months ago they obtared through their
commercial tgent, Mr.. jonathan Elliott, extremely ad
vsntageons treaty from Santana although he bad not
complied with the wise provisions Of the constitution
passed without having been submitted to three preim
nsry readings The American treaty has been sanction.
ed as urgent, after q single reading
The text OF this treaty has ct been published what
however, known Of IT, sufficient TO show that the
rests OF the Dominican republic have been completely
BY a strange coincidence. which has been much re-.
marked, while The treaty with the United States be.
ing negotiated at st. Domingo the Council OF Sn,e-cou-
posed Of the minons OF Ssntana-conceded the lat
ter, for the term Of fifty years the enjoyment and
free disposal OF the soane Island. Nov Is beev we'd that
this island contains rich deposits OF gusno, and 1t is well
Known bow DESTROYS the Yankees are for that article;
indeed, they much so that q resolution of
NoIR'efe every guanO dHCOvered
an American sbo belong the United States It is evident
That the Scare Island contains guano santana who
become the proprietor of those deposits HIS great
interest In securing the trade with the Americans
viii pay bin for that manure with slear ringing dollars
The Yankees on their part attach the greatest import
ance to securing oohod of the Antilles Bot
what better srAtegca position could there be than that
Of sar ara which is only separated from Porto Rico BY
an arm OF II only eighteen marine leagues engths
The Americans cout wait there to take like position at
the mole OF st Nicholas either by without the
OF sououque this position would place them at four
teen maine leagues Of Cuba
All these plots have not been unknown TO the popua-
ton OF St Domingo. violent reaction sprung up
against Il administration of Santana BY the last
the ministry had resigned-yieding before public repro
baton
There talk Of impeachinq Santana in order to
bring him TO account for the blood shed by his ORDERS and
also Tor the extotons (concusstos committed under the
shelter Of his absouie power.