The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-01
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HAVANA, March 25.-Spain, it would seem, is in
clined to do little fbustering on her own private
account. The steamers BlaSco de Garay and
Blanca sailed on last Saturday, and another Span
sh vesse-of-war next day, the destination of all
being understood to be st. Domingo. 1t is also
commonly reported these yessels-of-w have two
thousand picked Spanish troops on board. Col.
Fors has not been for some time in st. Domingo
without having some object for his protracted
stay.
Spain, after all the undutiul conduct of Cuba, is
proving herself a kind parent. By Royal order,
dated February 25.h last, and published here with
in day or two, the Spanish government has de-
termined to remit, in specie, to this Island by the
various vessels of war sent here to reinforce the
Spanish squadron, at least million of dollars, to
assist commerce, now in so Ianguishing condition
in this Island.
According to one of our daily papers, five or six
millions of dollars will be remitted, and which will
be exchanged with the Spanish Bank of Havana
for It's bills, placed in the bank to be passed
the credit of the Treasury. This large amount in
specie will doubtless enable the bank to extend its
line OF discounts, which, regret to say, it has not
of late been doing.
From the Cor Nc,g York ErpressI
HAVANA, March 25.-The whole city has been
thrown into a fever of excitement by the highly
important news from San Domingo. Her Most
Catholic Majesty has resolved to protect that
promising "Republic," and accordingly power
full fleet with a strong body of troops have been
despatched to complete the work already
melced.
1t is well understood here that annexation is the
predetermined result of this demonstration. The
irigate Blanca has already left here for the thea
tire of operations, while the Petronela and Barren
guela are getting ready with all possible despatch
to follow. The blow is to be as effective it has
been sudden and unlocked for.
All the talk about the Spanish fleet going to
Vera Cruz to operate on Mexico was moonshne.
San Domingo was meant from the start
We Americans here look upon this high-handed
proceeding one of the first fruits of the election
Al
Union. But for the distracted condition of affairs
in the United States, Spain would never have ven
tured upon enterprise of this kind
San Domingo is a prize worth stealing 1t has
territorial area Of some twenty-five thousand
square miles, divided into the following Provinces
which, in turn, are subdivided into communes:
Population
San Domingo, including the Capital. 900
Azua de Composioa.. 10000
SANTIAGO de los Cabaleros NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., SO, 500
Conception de la Nega.-..,. $4,000
Total, ...,.....,...,....,.,..126 126 500
The soil is suited for almost every kind of tropi
cal produce; but owing to the lazy and thriltless
character of the inhabitants the great advantages
with which nature has endowed it are but impeT-
fectly developed.
TERRIBLE MAsSAcREs IN THE ARGENTINE CoNFED-
ERATIoN.-By the bark Roebuck. at New York, we
have papers from Buenos Ayres to Feb. lst. The
Tribune of that date appears in mourning for the
shocking in the province of San Juan, the
details OF which as revolving and heart sicken
ing as any that have ever disgraced the Spanish
American name Colonel Saa followed up his vic
tory over Aberastain by causing that brave but
unfortunate gentleman to be wantonly assassinated
on the road, after having made him march bare
footed and almost naked till he dropped down with
fatigue, and because be was unable to walk further
his savage guards murdered him and chopped his
body into fragments. Saa continued his progress
to the town of San Juan, which he delivered up to
a three days piage. He had the three interesting
oF dronr int
publicly violated by his iceptious sodiery. Every
grown man found in the place he ordered to be shot;
declared the town in state of seige for period OF
forty days. and them in the midst OF more than SIX
hundred victims, he writes to acquaint the govern
ment that claw has triumphed in San Juan" Gov.
Mitre of Bueuos Ayres, Immediately issued proc
lamation to the people of that city, who were per-
fecty furious with Indignation, in which he endeav
ors to calm them by promising that the actors in
that fearful tragedy shall be punished. Letters
published in the Tribune, by eye-witnesses of the
scene we speaking of, say the battle OF Posito
only lasted half an hour, and that for three hours
subsequently Saa's men were engaged in deliber-
atey numbering their prisoners, most of whom were
mere boys. Urquiza comes in for large share of
abuse and indignation, and President Deruui, not
withstanding his circular, is suspected of being
privy to these monstrous proceedings.
Upon the receipt of this news at Buenos Ayres
Sr. Sarmiente, the recently appointed Minister
Plenpotentiary to the United States, resigned both
his seat ia the Cabinet and his mission, as he de-
cnnes TO serve government that could so deliber-
ately murder the citizens of a sister province.
1t is said, says the Washington States, that
bold attempt was made in Georgetown on Tuesday
evening, about seven O'clock to blow or set fire
to the Mayors office, by putting powder in the
stove during the absence of the Mayor and clerk
but the charge was light one, and no damage re-
suited beyond blowing the top of the stove OIL.
The Secretary of the Treasury announces that
all invoices claiming to be made out In the new
silver form of Austria, must be accompanied in
each case by consular certificate showing that
fact Forty.six cents and l9-iOO is the Treasury
computation
Hon. John G. Breckinridge arrived in Cincinnati
on Thursday evening from Washington. He will
journs, which will be on Wednesday or Thursday
next