The New York herald., 1863-11-02
TUE REVOLUTION IN 81. DOMINGO.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF ths Destrsesaon
sf the Town OF Santiago do los Cahai-
leros-Rstreat OF tho spaniards with
severe Loss-PasPsO Plato IDvsssssa ~
che Dossnfcans--ThsT Town n Piiiagsd
ny the Spa aKiaras and BwrneA by Their
sheils-Marder ef Fevsiga Rssiasnts-
Departure Of the FoTetRn Consuls from
the lsiand-Prossss 60 she Cs~rt 81
Madrid, &c., &c, Il.
B tho arrival tho aiss Of October Of The Brsmsa
brsansns Santiago Puerto Plate, have reoeivsd
~ ast positive nform,ion Of tho political events In g.
Domlnso up 10 the OH Of tho Same month. The news
reached through the kind ntermediaton Of various
refugees, foreign merchants Of said place.
Ass Tho destruction by nrs OF The inland and princi
pal towa Of Santiago do los Cabaleros, tho spanish
garrison stationed there together with renforcsmsnis
of about two thousand sp nsh troops sent from Puerto
Plata began their seaport o Plata
IL l3h Of September t,tncd BY great part Of tho
foreign sad native resAen. shortly after their do
psrass the insurgents began 70 harass ther march BY
coaihsoos guerrilla Are. ksepssg the same up until their
nsal ARRIVAL The lsh, oaasina them thereby severe
os estimated at from Thousand 70 one thous md two
hundred killed and wounded. and emo pieces Of hsd
artillery and considerable amount Of cash belonging TO
The regiment Fresh arrivals Of troops from Cuba d
Porto Rico reinforced the garrison In Puerto Plata q
feur tholsand meu; nevertheless tho insurgents sue
cesdsd 10 compelling the Sp,nirds 10 keep within
ths narrow limits OF tho town. and although they were
nos number than thousand, not tho slightest
enbrt 10 repulse tho Domoicans Was made BY the
Spanish garrison and smll foraging bodies. des
patched obtain 70 grass driven b1ck with
considerable loss Of life. Iuuenchments having been
erected Al the outskirts town. tho panards limited
themselves 70 defend the against the small assang
pckcis who occasonaiy threatened TO nsade the town
ms ar continued up 10 the I'd Of October hen
tons made evacuats the town. In order 70
retro 10 the fort1caons dominating the port and WI,
which plan executed ON Tho dawn OF the follow.
log day by abandoning tho ntrenchm ins and retiring
with the whole II the spanish forces to Tho fort 6rst
dis pec,ed and shameful event.be eater part "
them ing refuge board the foreign vessels anch rcd
was refused go much so that Tho distressed
obliged to quarter thcmsevcs the seashore DO
fore Tho ntrcDehments erected there Tor tho better pro
lection r. tho FORT Tho retson given for tho evaafiln
the I'D beeu received To send thu
greater pnt Of the troops to the city Of ST. romingo,
where basis Of oIeraio.s Is - b, commenced,
| and not being able TO dc end all tho tarrIcades
with the force rcmiining u Is. however, generally
\ clthcr because Of their inability 10 defend II Dr
because they wished " ptinder It The latter scams
70 have been their mctve On the same day spansh
troolS Chinese aJ,rerg attached 60 the regmcuis,
frs m tie fort into tho town without tbcir
olcers, aud engaged un Sum ct In pilrin2 tho
and honses None Of the spansh Office attempted
70 stop their nen from pundenng IN the al srnon o
the day about four ba,sthns o the Spanh troops
embarked IN tho spanish war stemefs lernand rtes,
Vel aud Eab;la Ia Catoica, their probable cesni
tion beipg tho city Sc Eomingo reducing the earrsoa
70 about thousand 6ve brpdred men. ON tho morn
Of the tb Of october the .panards began tc pagc
the town agnin Tnc Dominica ding tn tire spanards
bent sackng the whole town, began % pipDdcr
so and While both parts: we're llasmg there as sne
the DonincaDs In securing the booty in tbc Harmon
evey stoo AMI bonss save two or three stores on tho
beach, empticd OF their coptcuts aud whatever
: 80 'hs snsniards could remove they wantouy
.r ---'""- Is under tho command