The New York herald., 1863-10-19
IMPORTANT FROM ST. DOMINGO.
The Revoistioa Against md Defeats OF
the spaniav avds.
our eAMkEA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

sAxAsA, ST. Domingo, sopt. "a, 1893.
Frtt Risn0 Of ne Potr,s-T The S>cona Ou9reak and De-
ftat Of The spanfsh General Buceia-R -Reinfoye1nenn
from Csbn-seoevs Fighting and FItgm Of ae Que.n'f
7roops-Po'ifion d Esrsign Proprty--Burning Of ns
Turn " SL Jaoo-Dsaiiy Hos,ilRy % ne Traitor
Santana, de-, dc.
The events which have recently occurred hero may be
Of sufficient interest TO the American people 10 warrant
Publication Of the following which, for tho mos, par,
took place under my own eyes
revolt against Spanish rule broke In this section
last February, but promptly suppressed TO, being
well sustained by the Domincans
number OF prisoncrs were taken by The span ards
and shot Many OF tho couspraors took refuge on tho
Hayt'en frontier An amnesty offered. which many
accepted ovt on giving themselves up they were hct In
cold blood 10 violation Of the terms onered.
Tls, together with other barbaous acls caused 40.
other revolution 10 brcsk ont 10 August
The Spanish commander 10 tho north General Manuel
Bucea, incenscd the Domlncans against him by h gro~s
abuse Of power lie caused taxes TO bc imposed PRO.
duoe Of all kinds rents, houses animals in fact upor
almost everything, oscnsiby " bs employed In repayng
the roads but the funds raised instead of beneng
the country, only went into the eors Of the spAnrds
10 the month OF August this General Boccta Tor
the Hsytisn fr,nter with Of one hundred and
any vel appointed soldiers, 10 visit military pcs, o.
ooservstlon. Tho moment choaon b. the Domlni-
cans Tor new revolution and they attacked him and cut
bis escort into pieces He aoss escapci into the woods
where he wss hunted for twelve days Another body
ucots bad bsce sent 70 him the auihor
ties heard OF his dassser These vcre kc4ae DEBATED
after the General had made bis way 10 them and h. with
the remnant onsiy reached ~ Jayo
The Dominicsns cobtnu~i gather forces from ~
csno~. Ihcy we're armed with snch wesppns coaif
be picked up, bos principally with "maDcne,t-." A
very few had hrsans, and tbey bad ysry tls ofssni.
zatlon. bot their bstred ~ Spanish fssponfn lmtesi
them 10 risk everything W gain their liberty.
These men. Numbering about 1fteen hundred attacked
Porto Pata thsu held by ColoDs velAsco with
hundred Aod nfv regular frooys, Thr@s the tovn
we're driven into hs fost aud 'bs Dom pbcsn Gag
rnIsed oatds On she 2ssh of August.
IN mo night Of THIS day. however, too spanish ssssn,
~s arrives before The tovn--1us from rsea and
from rssto Rioo Abost thses roo,n we're ds
eusarred, with their ntstNry Ard IN the 1-th tbey re-
tos ibs soss. b~ios howsvss. their oooosi and
Der of orlosrs and rncn
The nosnincsns rssresici 10 tho ytinry or "A, Jsgo
wbich q days ywrpey d~s~n, ms ts~s ~ the esntss
of trade and Iog1ist and " sitaA' Id IN tbs midst ~
tne sgrc fural dtstrict " 70 the pv.efa ssp< 9 cup
leo f-r thn sOsth also fos Tie cf02. largs
pDftn ~ The sttsf stored tAs,s ths ts a. ~ssi
a. Dsnyy ftrk n irtign Fvis I'D " nnnes ,se De.
mapis a the cyantfy pefsle f4riug tbe hlsy aeepr
Tb- fcreisn rnrrchsn,s aiNrr~ sr ,s ssssty
u ibsf fro9o ~ and ssrdnr ~ syis " tbs
cunify ~ AZ ~ the Niln ~ gsncral pa siop "
tbs tstnrng ther b. frerisI.slan that be sfUpx
enc "a 70 ktep ibt fesqstnsis that lhers us. 70
dsnrsr - an attars frofn t'e fa1rnisrins
oD the 1ift " Arguss the seersi sssed sDthsr prs-
cA"a'HH. WauDs hat ~ twssys eescx u Lst day