The New York herald., 1863-11-16
opposite ba,k OF which tho guerilla, Gred oa The tsoc
who ulediatey
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Plumb up 20 the chiu
as Iob.ason usoe wl,eo M 81 his boat asl
wadns he 'iFer, which was ninety metres vide, pui tl
enemy 10 an gnominoas nisnt. No other fost OF arms
recorded oi THIS ncomparabe column, whose brow.
sai! be ieregcT crowned with hsrn lauiei =
sen Crisfo5al Is OF the INC 81 modern towns of s
bomings We are tod by Father yaverd. and Moreau
~ hefy thai m the year 1850 vilage or curacy vi
Established the p,ac, called Ifs ,nren,os 30 ca
ffel thf Gilaher Of sugar Plantations which al tk
period liors sLti there between the ers Nirla al
Mao lie ilue iuc, and other ~hich oucs evsa
sine, eaireiy disappeared nu drea ears have roiS
BY SINCE hen aud desoatioD by the famous d
ia ia - ,a' "l" waters ming with ne sparkling Neuh
rs innocent sAB never disturbed BY the dscord cre3
CT watar mii Dor forty years more the pnnlatw
Of this curacy. which never had a church, did D.
exceed ~enty i've hundred souls and the rst signs y
town appeared III or about the year 1893 shortly arr
the Island became united under President Boyer. Tho
II that .nwD traced and laid ont On the hi-
where hitherto wretched VILLAGE crowned its summv
seventy metres above the level of Ibe tova
grew ard people TO live in Il, uri the populati;
reached high figure OF more than eighteen thousan
The land rich and well waered aad IS Of the prf
ci2sl reservoirs which the luxurious capital deriv
s supplies OF eggs chickens and sucking pigs. OtlFl
places kewise prronize San Cris,obal Tor the 60
things IT furn these various customers though hal
ing ing Just as good acl'es preeIrns 70 occupy tnei
selves with other pursuits she nature OF which the acu
reader guess At Tobacco and sugar cane arc amo
the staple products and rice of good quality 81,
the domestic wants the San cristobalense
The chickens, ducks l arkcy up the small amou
annually prgcrce ard which Is really not enou(
for them. 70 say iothne Of the allotted to Y
horses, which ~ ri.srra.'y small Thee animals a.
scarce and whsn iolnQ NJ. wor h feeding SO poor syI
dimnutiye nre tney formed cattle and hogs abOusSd
but sheep and goat Unknown. III
trom this sketch whch IS faithful ard most correS1
being derived from The most reliable aocient and mode
authorities some idea may be formed OF the mporat|
aud resources OF san Crs.oba The land In tho neigy
producing enormously With very little labor. That Il del
not produce hundred. nay, thousand, fold untA|
Dominican culture Is sufficiently evident. That y
Crstoba affords very fair SIMPLE OF Doi~J
nican industry IS unqucstionabe. In fact in
Domingo generally nature has resumed b
aqueducts, canals, &C., &c. with which the cunning haA
OF the white man had laden her tecming bosom. r
negro stands there the emphatic child OF nature. aud
an alcconatc sor he lets that kndest OF mthors ha
her own way. Nature feeds aud clothes him IN retu,
and candor obges me TO admit that his board and clio
ing cost him very little Happy bond OF fraternity. II
py partnership OF man with nature "Harpy, happy "
Of cincl"
gentleman who has very recently been trayellin4
81. Domngo gives his experience as follows
In all the stand with the exception OF the capital thi
Is not single house Of masonry The cities are group
cabins built of rndresscd timber, with no better or otl
foundaion than the naked earth affords. Seventy
these huts form a city; three or four town
place." and one the hope OF the weary
pafohed traveller, who has walked ten leagues to D.
it. In these huts lives man, seldom whp
almost always black often mulato mated with wcns|
$50 caed color analogous his own torn, tater5
languid barefooted or in slippers in dress which
greater contrast, is usually OF white muslin, dirty
ragged The children, that they may be cooler, nc,
their nakedless till about the age Of fourteen
which age they adopt rag which conceals very suv
use of combs so little known that the hair the wy
man is undistngushAbe from tho oisped covering
the skull Of tho negro.
In the huts are neither glasses, cups, gourds,
plates; there chairs. stools, nor beds; there
| neither broad, meat dried peas; neither sc
sv'h hsmnoek n@s VSss Wherein sSs nhab.as 1spo
wrapped in his soth, his indigence and
A machete-a rude and primitive kind OF sabre, wh
the wealthiest hang attached by string TO What
have been pantaoons the poorer tying 1t round
naked hips-:hree pan,ains, and couple Of papetI
(od republican money, worth about q cent?, comp
his household furniture.
But that who, when he wears shirt, lights
pipe with little strip OF 1t, which he tears of, tnat
who nothing but pantains from years end to ye
end and lives in hut inferior to that OF Rardeu
dog, rejects your copper money because IL s heavy
common, gives You bs hand when he Is amiable, or
not reply TO your salute II he Is good Dominican,
white alpaca coat and pair of pntent leather ga!
(pcked up IN tho pureus OF Madrid), to cali on you
ask TO serve you as guide the hire the beast-tha
donkey-being put al half IN ounce (S8 50) per Day
In other respects he Is very respectable man,
usually vie more, and with as little rcstra
as need be they live In their disgusting di.t and wrci
edness Very little BIO said in praise OF their don
tic habits FOR tie most modifying scenes are OF freqT
occurrence.
II is rather pity that the writer did not say n
but he has said enough TO give us an idea OF Domin
society, civilization aud progress These are the pe
the Spanisrds trying TO conquer Judge for your
bow much glory they will acquire how much lustre
Will shed upon their arms.
Havana weather has become quite wintry. Yeste7
aud to day strong northery wind prevailed. and w
clothing is quite necessity, we are anxioas.y ioot
for Opera company, ARD rumors are pretty
that shall have Can you give us any ground
hopcs
couple OF days ago had an exhibition Of an Ia
toa for putting out fires, which was witnessed by
Captain General aud large crowd Of citizens and 81
gers. II not a Inventors OF this Kind
TO forget that Is not simply the putting out OF IA
that 10 required, much as 20 render heated mass
raediateiy cold which think Is ar impossibilty.
You may remember the romaptsc story told you ~
time suce OF young bride having been shot at the a
while the marriage ceremony Was bong performed
happy TO say that the young lady has recovered,
hqau ragt Ia
Of her young husband.
The Eagle and Roanoke have arrived.
Exchange New York IS quoted this morning
thlrty.four per cent discount.