New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-11-02
FROM sANTO DOMINGO.
Positive Information on the Progress Of
the Insurrcction-Thc Destruction Of
Puerto Plata.

Puerss Plata.
BY the arrival OH the 3lst Of October of The
Bremen brigantne Santiago from Puerto Plata. VI
have received at last positive information Of the poti
cal events In ST. Domingo up TO the 9th OF the same
month. The news reached US through the kind inter
mediation Of various refugees, foreign merchants o.
said place.
AHer the destruction by Ere Of the inland and princ
pal town Of Santiago de lee Caballeros tho Spanish
garrison stationed there together with reGnforcemcnts
OF about two thousand Spanish troops began their
the seaport Of Puerto Plata on the 18th OF Sep
TENDER, Joined by great part Of the foreign and
native residents.
Shortly after their departure the insurgents began to
harrass their march by continuous guerrilla fre. keep
Ing the up until their final arrival on the loth
causing them thereby severe loss estimated az from
wounded and pieces Of field artillery and con
siderable amount Of cash belonging to the regiment
Fresh arrivals oftroops from Cuba and Puerto Rico re-
enforced the garrison In Puerto Plata up TO four thou
sand men; nevertheless the insurgents succeeded IN
compelling the Spaniards TO keep within the mario"
limits Of the town. and although they were not more III
number than one thousand not the slghcst effort oi
repulsng the Domincans WAS made by the Spanish
garrison and small foragng bodies, dispatched 10
obtain food and grass were driven back with consider
able loss o! life.
Intrenchments having been erected at the outskirts
of the tow n the Spaniards limited themselves to defend
the against the small assaing pickets WHO occa
sonaly threatened ~ invade the town. This state OF
aairs continued up 10 the ID Of October when presre
tons were made 10 evacuate the town. IN order 10 retire
Ia the fur,ihcations dominating the port and Town
which plan executed on the dawn oil Tue ioosing
day by abandoning the inirenchmcDts and retiring
with the whole the Spanish forces 10 the Tort Ereat
dsuay prevailed among the population IN witnessing
this unexpected and shameful eyenthe greater part .,
In the port and III the fort where however abundance
az refused much that the distressed inhabitants
we're Obliged TO quarter tnem..s On sle Sc h,,sr
protection Of the font 80
The reason given for the evacuation oil ihe town J.
that oIders had been received 10 send the greater part
Of th@troops the City Of San Domingo, where new
basis Of operations Is ~ be commenced, and not being
able defend s the bGrricades with the force remain
Ing It's however generally believed that the span
ards evacuated tie either because OF Their inaD
ty 20 defend IT, or because they wished to pnndci H.
The latter have been their MOTIVE. as on the
same day spanish troops and Chinese lsborer attached
10 the regiments who sent nom the hort into lhc
tou without their officers engaged until sunset IN pi
laying the stores and houses None OF the spanish ON
Ger, attempted 10 stop their nom plundering. In
the afternoon az the day about four ba,taions Of
the SpaniHh troops embarked in the spanish vu steam
ers Herman Cortes V.lasco aid Isabella ia Caioieo'
their probable destination being the City u 81 DO
mingo, reducing The garrison to about i,ag men.
began 20 pllage tie town again. The Dominicails,
finding that the spanards were bent on saeAng the
whole town. began 10 plumber also. and while poih par
ties we're pllagng. there was some hot skiflnishlng
going on the spsnsrds wishing "a rya the Dolanicans
IN securing the booty In the afternoon every store and
house, one or two stores On the sea D.acn were
Spsniards could not remove they wantony destroyed
lie remaining garrison Is under the command Of Brig
adler Rafael Prime de Rivera About o'clock p IN.
sally made nom the fort By Coz Spaniards against
the Insurgents, the number OF whom was not known
A severe hght ensued. and the Domincans were driven
out OF the town
The spaniards were protected By their guns ON The
fort throwing shells "a the cner OF the town and about
o'clock D. ~ fire broke out in town, In the vicinity
OF the market In the direction where the shells had
fallen 1t being the general belief that the hire was oeea
stoned BIZ the missiles thrown from the Tort
into the town. A weak attempt 20 check
the FIRE was made by company OF sap,
pers which proved unsuccessful The hre soon spread
with great rapidlty and continued up TO the moment
the Bremen Eergantin Santiago left the harbo being
the 9TH Of October in the evening destroying among
others tho valuable stores Of the considerable bod! o
foreign merchants residing there
In fact the whole town. with the exception Oh lhe
Wesleyan Mission House and II few small bnildinss ia
the eastern suburbs has been destroyed completely by
hre aad 1t Is fully believed that the nv r Imam
property &c. from the firing OF santiago and Porto
PLATA ca coed the Of s30yO.O00. The whole popuia
ton Of Porto Plata has He'd 10 foreign countries ana
thousands of foreigners well as natives have sought
refuge on the islands OF st. Thomas, Curacao, ANA
Turks Island, aud some OF the principal increhihIs
on the hospi!ablc shores Of The uni.sa States o..
been give to the representative Of foreign
Powers, and consequently the whole consular body
consisting Of the United states comnercia. agent the
French and British vice consuls the consnls Tor Aus
tria Prussia Hanoveria Odenburg. Denmark. aud the
free Hanseatic towns of Hamburg and Bremen. Ind
ng no protection either for their persons residences or
their nationality have been forciby compelled 10 leave
the country and seek refuge on foreign shores leaving
bchind their properties wanton destroyed anu saving
no,bnc but their lives TO be hoped that ample ana
energetic measures win DO taken by ther resPee.e
meuts TO claim from Spain the just indemin,a
e. .hov are cntted to for the heavy losses sustained
On tho sIst tho British steamer BaIaeoaia called
at the port Of Puerto Plata but nnas mo VIEW
ns tb strength Of tie Spanish sodiey sufficient for
Of Emergency left the harbor On the next day for
Jamaica.