The New York herald., 1863-10-22
ARRIVAL OF THE CREoLS'
News from Cuba, st. Domingo
and Mexico.
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Provisional Government Of the H.
suggent Dominicans.
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Their strength i'm the Field,
Equipment, sc.
Loss of q spanish Mail steamer
by Fire.
GEN. FORGY TO PAY A VISIT TO NEW YORK,
&C.. Ge., As.

Tho steamship Creole. Captain Tn mpson, from Havana
al four Y NJ tho 10th inst arrived at this port yes
tcrday. Hcr nows 10 interesting
Our Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA. Oct. 16. 1858.
The fvr,> STATE Of the Case ST. DomingoDetnis Of the
BaAe Of Saasiaoo-frsurycnt Tasics--Sponish Fic,o.
ytes-Anneration of Hdg,f--yras of - 1iean Ne,cs-
Loss Of thc yteamer Mejico aud Siay seen Li~s-A
Peruvian Minister and Stae Among the Lost-Thc Ala.
bdma-Fdlse Alarm, dc.
There are many persons who look upon honest people
fools and say probably with truth that to get along
10 this world must be rogue The honest MN Is
Ssyphus, perpeuay iaboring in vain constantly cheat
cd in his Efforts by the natural gravitliion OF all earthly
things-which ia downward. He cannot struggle against
tho weight OF the apd the inclination of tho noun
tain, the mountain which typides tho world, will for
roget the rock and the being that abors to plans
upon tho summit. The hcnest man never become
rogue for tho excellence bis character is much
part of his unchangeabe nature the brilliant magIua-
ton which makes the fascination OF the poet Therefore,
like Sisyphus be is condemned to labor incessauty in
tho ungratefu path Of honesty admired il you please,
for his courage and endurance but laughed a. and picd
for his contemplate virtue
Those deas aud others numerous TO lot down in
correspondence OF thus nature were suggested by
couple OF articles copied, and commented by the
HERALD, from the Turks Island Sondd,d the in
81 Domingo Every knows the extreme saltneas Of
that island and certainly the language Of its M st inu
eotiai organ partakes strongly OF the nature OF the
place To say the very least, astoni.hed at the
statements made by the Standard and humblcd by the
reflection that they should be accepted true they
natly contradict mino. easily comprehend attack
on the policy ana conduct OF Spain regard to ST. To-
mngo-a policy ana conduct condemned by many wise
hutn hat IN hav hon
tho Spanish troops In many battles and that The
whole island is revolt, statements which am
forced pronounce unequivocaiy false. have abored
hard 10 discover everything connected with that rovo
ton aud baye followed the Incidents of the faith
fully, for tho purpose OF giving the exact truth nei
thor less, and it will be easy enough, thnk,
to believe that in a battle the mincaes match
for the Spanards. In fact, tho former well
of this that they have delivered battle to their
eDemies Thoir m0do OF warfare is the guerilla system,
a. | hsvo often explained-.he only one which pro-
misses them any chance Of success: for tho nature
o. tho country is adapted TO II, and the Spa
nish troops superior In numbers and the
art OF or these latter there not less than
twelve thousand in the aed with auxi ry native
foroo OF several thousand; whe the number OF insur
gents is estimated at furthest to be about fourteen
Thousand, undcr tho leadership Of Poanco and
former general in the Dominican service. whcse
h,s escaped me. You may rest assured that they
have and will risk battle, while they
carry on eGectual In tho manner they have
adopted and which certainly has enabled to niict
Aevore the Spanards, while suffering compare
tively little themselves They occasionally show them
scvcs Ia force invariably dspersc after voley
two, satisfied with having knocked OF
Che enemy. They well armed. having good English
rifles purchased In jamaica az learn through an officer
tho sta OF OF tho Spanish generals n the ned
but thcy have very little artillery probably preserripg
do without cumbersome arm. II Is said BY the
way that the Governor OF Jamaica informed the Spanish
authorities OF the and shipment Of the purchased
there fully two months before the insurrccton declared
itsetf.
Equally false other details, the accounts OF the
conduct Of the sanish troops towards the peope OF Pu
crto Plata However and rc,rograde in their
governmental theories aud policy tho Spaniards are, be-
heve me, scivized people, AMI not the blood thirsty
savages the Turks Island Standard would make them
The shoe the other foot fact, for II the To-
mnicans, Il any, who committed atrocities in Puerto
Plata cutting or the hands mu;latng those
they found In the hospitals with genuine African ferocy
know perfectly well that In tn, United States people
sympatbizc with Dominicans and ish them scccss
probably from dislike to ovcry thing Spanish rath-
or than genuine sympathy with the insurgents, who,
during the ory years OF their nde ondeace, did nothing
progress OF that island which good government might
easily obva,e remove why human industry should
not revive m why is rivers should not be orcncd why
should not visit all s harbors and the world
witness the glorics OF rcgcnerated and But all this
delightful sympathy has nothing TO do with the truth OF
historical facts, which is all am contcnding Tor
Did not the Domincians, at least the
intelligent, rejecting por,ion among thom, oier
themselves and their country to the United
States, 20 England, 10 France, 10 any one who would
have themp and was not the oaer declined until Spain
mado goose OF herself by accepting Whit all the world
had refused, ny SO doing Spain not only made herself
enemy iu tho United states government and people, but
hung milIstone about her neck Let newspapers
abuse Spain as much they please but for heavens sake
let such rant and vaporing the Sand
ard has bored with.
The Didrso De Ia Marino OF yesterday comes down
pretty heavily on the HnRAD for giving any credit Il
these statements endorsing them by Its editorial
ton TO say noshng OF the effect produced your worthy
ootemporary by tho frighifu threat with which the
HERALD editorial winds up.
The last news received from - Domingo tells OF tw,
more dcca suffered by the insurgents The papers her,
speak OF those aAirs having bccn "routs" " but th,
Il Q great exasgeration. The cncmy fed, therefor,
he was routed, b not true In guerilla warfare
In one OF those actions the Insurgents showed fscc
about seven hundred mcu with two pieces Of artillery
The spaniards however had double their numbers ant
thc insurgents fed, leaving their artillery bchrd
The ioss Of hfe on either side was vcry trinng.
We have also received interesting details Of h'
attack on and rerea from Santiago BY the spsniards
written by particpsior lie the losses sustained
throushou, those sa,rs by but only Of the bstta
ions engaged, which teayy enough though he saws
he other. suffered much less Tho whole force
90 mtcen hundred men of all arms when they marched
from Puerto Plata 70 the assistance OF the yarrso
ct SANTIAGO, the distance, sixty six n,,es being
accomplished In thirty sir hours. over n vcrv
dlcuit country believe troops can oa,usrch az
epansards During the march they we're not mo~s,s /,
the least but on arriving at Santiago found ina, % A.
1smcs, which naturally promise q ~ ~ ~
work Tue men had eaten nothing for eleven hours
now, instead % food and rest they their vv c,sn.
On front, drawn In line OF battle his iel, rcstrs on
wood and his right on three small lorts mountnr b on,
gun The Spaniards Immediately advanced. rw,
companies Of the battalion Isabel ~ drove tho cIt win
from ns position and entered the burning The r,sh
aud centre forced with the In abou twcn
minutes. Tho insurgents driven from srcces
point where they attempted TO make stand, and