The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-06
IMPORTANT FROM SAN DOMINGO.
San Domingo Biockaded by Denmark
Claims for the Piracles Of Baez-Re-
fusai Of President Santana to be
Forced Into an Adjustment,
&C., &C., 10
Our Dominican Corr espondence.

Our dominican Corr espOndence.
ST.. DOMINGO, March IA, 1850.
Great and tmbarr assag difficulties surround the pre-
sent government in its international relations n the
OF piracy and vandalism committed by some ships OF
which formed part Of Bsezs dotlla are remembered,
will easily bc corpreberded that the Questions no p,nc
irg between Ibis cabinet and others of friendly natoo-
have arisen oct Of Them The seizure piase of tn
Uab'sh schooners THO and Crisio by the officers
Ha'zs msrre, while entering Port al Plat. carry
ing Them to Caracoa, where they sold togathef
with their careoes, by his agent, NJ j. A. Jesnruo,
the proceeds divided among this and his par,slns
10 The question which Is now the taps.
short time before the fall Of the government Of Cblo
there arrived a. the capital OF Santiago by way Puerto
Plata, gentleman named John Cristmas, Chevaier
The Order Of Danebrog claiming indemnity for the
injuries and losses whi-h The subjects Of his Ma
j,sty the King Of Denmark had suffered duria,
the civil war; but os il appeared that .hs geo
t'emsn tat not plsnary powers from conpateu, au
thorty TO authorize the character which repcessDteJ
but only from the Governor Of Santa Cruz "a DANISH
island) the government of that period bells we'd It %
its duty-conormiDg in this decision the right OF
uatops in similar cascs-to inform Mr.. Crsmas tina, for
The time being could rot enter into communications wh
him. seeing lbet he had not full powers from Sovereign
10 the effect that would ne necessary provide
with them in due form, and that then il would have 90
besiiaton in giving him all the explanations which he
night desire 70 place footing the friendly
relations which txfted between both States Mr. Cris.
could do less than appreciate the obs srva.iou
alluded TO- He left for st. Thomas, and now which ia
little more than month have him returning on board
the Danish steamer Heimda on the same mission
The government OF the republic, proceeding with tba,
justice and good fatn which Just nsp confer
red full powers Mr. II. j. Delmonte, Vice President
(f nsyl tun ha mc I'm
p'enipo'enuary of the King of Denmark the differences
sting between the two pa,ions. But the private IN
strrctons of Mr.. Cristmas appear TO be Extremely
limited, be has refused 10 accept the nomination OF NJ
Dluonte, presenting thousand futile objections, tue
end tba! he might have direct understanding vito the
nomip can cabinet what is certain s, that the said in
srutons have been drawn up by persons who know well
the injustice OF their preensons, and consequently they
contain nothing more than chcanc worthy OF bad
lawyers
p bis second note directed to the Minister of Foreign
Anars, he demands the of $3.50 900 injuries and
losses suffered 10 the seizure of the schooners Trio and
Crisis, without entering into the consideration To
whether that legal Illegal, without contest
ing the legitimacy illegitimacy Of the authori.
ties who ordered it. and without stopping appreciate a,
its just value the right which the Of the
public claims to deny its responsibility in Sodium for
Power which ceased 10 exist the Congress OF Moca
pronounced its nullity.
Our Minister has replied to the Danish Pienpotentiary
in the most courteous terms, proposing to him the arb
ua'ion two friendly nations; and that gentleman has
declined to accept proposition which does oaor to oar
government, ii is to be hoped that it will not yield without
force
In the meantime Mr.. Crstmas aided by the
European agents. has circulated The report tina
he is going to blockade the ports of the repub-
tic, with he object Of illuminating the government
population, so that might obtain It le cost that which
1t will be very difficult to accomplish by force Bat the
Domincans laugh the becose preparations and boast
ings Of the Penpoentary of the King OF Denmark and
viii not be very surprising that General Santana should
despatch 10 The United States commissioner empowered 10
gran, prirater commons all ,cho may o'ic,, cm and
then Mr. Crmas will know that he ought to abuse
the Of people to demand from them that which
Is beyond justice and reason.
The French Consul has day offered his ocous inter
the government but the President has believed
to be bis duty not u accept it, and is disposed To wait
the u,inatum Of the Danish Envoy and the breaking out
of hos,Iis If 1t should become necessary. The people
ardently desire the conflict, to prove TO the
world that is disposed to disappear from the list of
tons rather that consent the demand which forced
upon il.
POSTSCRIPT.
MARCH is, 1859.
This morning at Ii O'Clock Mr.. Cristmas notified the
GOV ernmept of bis ultmatun, granting twenty four
houfs when, if his claims accedod to, he will
blockade US The government convoked the ynatus Con-
sultan and aid before it the notification, and TIE members
vnanimoply pronounced in fcror Of SO tba. the
ponlh Ambassador has received categorical reply that
he can begin bostilites.
In The meanwhile the arer!sts have been called to the
fort repe force by force Our guns are Of heavier cali
bre than Of the hcmda which is at anchor in the
barber.