The New York herald., 1863-11-02
NEW YORK, MONDAY NOVEMBER 2 1863

psfibons were formed and despatched In AID of the
spansa s.rrson q sAa!'aeo After some hcavy 90
mss9M spanish oDsers The skillu General noero suc-
cesded IN reaching santiago with eorps Of about two
found The paoo burning and garrison aborns under
heavy restraint from want u food and water BucstA
Oilers had been made do by merchants of the
place.
town. but no. doab.sd lha, Was the work of The
Spapards. Under these circumstance tho arrival of
General saero's force was oaiy 20 much more smbar
RAISING tbcy confined 70 the small spot called
Hrs Of sAa Lnis and Inc stock Of provsons becoming
exhausted from day 10 day. After lev days tho Span
tor into premlnarcs for evacuation. Ths pomnicans
proposed ~ them 70 surrender at dEcretion eavna The
10 ooss cSss,s rns oss vas Dot scc~p,e1 ssS sSs
sp,niArds made their vsy 10 Puerto Plata. On the
whcIs road they were sesoyed By ihs oonsinsed
Aftsr painful and sbovoas Journey Of three days the
troops succeeded ~ las, " rsachsg Puerto Plata. ess
miiss who retired VITA ths Eoops MT than twe
Thousand eight huodrs shrss tsousnpd rsacsd
aoSs want q ;ooS sSssyssrs IN the power human
beings was dsns by the ishabants Of Puerto Plata fos
the wounded and snhAssAsd. Private dwellings asd
these cxpsciias indeed that ,hsy would b
shamefally rewarded proved be she case.
they @ haa nSsSIss g sss ss +" sSss. sasess
In copnng them To she strict limits ths .o~s - sh.i
they abe 20 for water grass foe their AMI
mas. Every time TRIAL mado for this purpose they
were driven back
enclose the lust Turks Island aadarI, which gives
truo report Of Tho occurring oveus. from which yos
viii learn the fact-whch ought 70 DO taken notice
OF by the public In general and our sovcrnmsnt-how
shsnefuy oil strangers, among whom were many
Americans treated by Tho Spanish authorities. No
no Ice whatever given % any y when tho town was
abandoned and set fire By their to'rs and no proec
ton offered not 70 the foreign c,nsus In town.
Yet h duty 60 mention that few days previous 10
the outbreak her Britannia Mestys war steamer barra
Rer'o Plata 1bs OBJECT OF her visit seemcd
" be 70 giW diunsr - Mr. Checsensn, the British
Vice Consult for whom he asked The capital, 70 stay in
port for afew days. no positively rcfusod not thinking
Docessary, and c't without even interfering IN bchsl OF
coored British subjects who hal bcen arrested on
suspicion. u is Pity that Mr.. Arthur Litbsow, tho
United States Vice Consular Agent did not take
q, 10 ask for United states steamer feel snrs
that b q there boon American steamer In port
The night we loft Puerto Plata the tom was almost
entirely burned, only q few buildings having bcen
spael. The town entirely abrDdonet and all sraD.
gers and quiet citizens had lot for s. Thomas Hay and
turks Island.
Only one vessel ube Niford, Of Brcmep) was Ien in
the Dock In Turks Island the Bremen Consul received
intelligence that the captain OF said vessel had been ar
rested suspicion Of having furnished munitions 10 bc
Domincars.
hope you viii allow ihcsc lines place in
your valuable paper. hopo that tho payment OF the
protests which bavo been made will DO enforced ny our
K ,vcrnmen the Cabinet of VI drd. hope. further
Dominican rebellion may prove Victorious that
tho colony viii It's liberty and that the United
States vii accept already proposed annexation TO
them that the noble example OF tho Dominicans mny In
dnco the inhabitants OF uba aud Porto Rico 10 riss also
aganst their opprsssors tn annex themselves also
10 he coun,ry OF liberty TO which they bclongto tho
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