The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-11
NEWS FROM HAVANA.
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THE FLORIDA At THE CANARY ISLANDS.
Project OF q Splendid Hotel
for Havana.
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Spanish Opinion Of tho Present Aspect Of
Affairs in tho States
the LATEST NEWS FROM ST. DOMINGO
Moro Negroes Landed on the
Spanish Coast,
asss Rec Be-
the LATEST NEWS FROM ST. DOMINGO

The steamship Roanoke, Captain Drew, and the Morn.
hog Star, Captain Hepburn arrived at this port yester
DAY from Havana which port the former left the I'd
and the latter on the 9th inst
The from Havana and 81. Domingo by these
arrivals which Ii interesting, Is given In special
correspondence.
Our Havana Correspondence.
HAVANA. March 40, 1884
TAs Campaioe in 81. Domingo Pdraysed-Ssqre rngs Of
the Trosps-An Es- Donsnican Presides Among the In.
saryers-Military Mopemenu-Gen. Santa Anna Once
Aore-Laniing of Negroes, de-, &c.
The steamship Columbia leaves this morning at seven
O'clock and taking the very short time
my disposal wherein prepare letter and the fact that
wrote yesterday by the Matanzas you must expect
very Short communication.
BY tho arrival OF she steamer Mas from st. Domingo
City we have there to the 21st inst which
add very little to what sent you yesterday. The
weather in that country is bad at present. heavy
rains prevailing and rendering the movements of troops
almost impossible we'll materially interfering with
the comfort Of those in the field correspondent
plains bitterly Of the condition Of things Barahona and
Neiba lately occupied by the Spenards at considerable
cost OF and money, without any apparent
ponding benefit, says the correspondent. In the
former place especially since the occupation quantities OF
ammunition and provisions have been Destroyer b. Tho
rains owing {, want Of shelter, there being ory threo
huts and beggary little church there to say nothing =
the sickness caused by the unavoidable exposure - tic
troops 10 the weather. In the province OF Sebo al he
opposite end Of the island he Speniards hsyc beeu
obliged to abandon Guaruma and Monte Plata
Of insalubrty and occupy Anton 10 10 Guerra
central position, aud with the OF stree 9Th
enng the line OF operations from the Drama river cast
ward through Ilanos, where Genera suero commands II
looks much like strategic uovement thai the nsur
queny retired further Cibao to the These
on their side, draw advantage from this movement,
in becoming moro concentraied-an advantage they
tent uing against the expedition from Monte Cristi.
which General Gandara planned ard organized while in
G,S ard which be ia tie sd within few days
on the march Tor the ruins where once stood Santiago dc
los Cnballcrcs. So
The Insurgents have lately had in tho
son OF Decsrte, irst President though for tna
only. ofthe DonmicGn republic. ~ sal Ho has bet
a. many years exile in veaeAuea, whittier be
oanished by Santana Es Iter sny with the view u
svenging himself on whom, Likely he has
to the island.
TLe death q Florentno is fully confirmed BY the nc
OF prisoners ard ssaortoGs ! am
clned 10 think that Rondou had MN executed yrs
booty which his victim bad collected for he presently
made II his and carried II of 70 the Haytien frontier
where he is now endeavoring 10 effect COMPROMISE with
the Spaniards in the hope, perhaps, Of being ah!e 70
enjoy hs il-gotten goods
HAVANA ITEMS.
Lent Is though do not know that IL makes any
great difference bodily comfort Mono Of my friends
have thinner BY their passage through that
arc opcn-though why should say more
when they have never boon clcsed except during ast
dams who viii do their best to smaso US FOR Wills,
which hope may prove long While.
In talking OF General Santa Anna in my letter OF yes,er
day, mentioned that prof his departure from st.
Thomas he received intu,ston that 10 must say
received any such inlina.ion either verbally or in writ,
Ing, and suppose We are oornd to insist No further
When General Bazane tells has side OF the story be
thinks 1t worth while to exculpate himself sa III
derstaud the case better.
learn from good authority that at least cargo Of
live Africans has been safely landed Cienfuegos
According other versions, les th' three arrived
the same point Nothing Known "a yet OF the IL
bers, or the vessels that yTorsn. them
Enclosed you will ind TIE translation OF an article
which appeared In Sundays edition OF the Dfdrio de 10
Ma,imd on the political complexion OF a,airs In the
United states think il is thrown out Cor the par
pose OF gping information, tt -cua he Tor herr press
the question asked in Ievar 10 the eey = What
known the radical party. Ahe at eSiico ~ serious
and should DO answered one OF the ohor: ters
fore have translated the article for you in afford
you opportunity. II is not reasonable, hope, 10
copy article from foreign paper publish ard
for Que. would like 10 know sonethr. about the threat
ened attack on state rights limited at rather positively
10 the article 10 question.
Exchange the North il sim quoted 1t about ',toy.
H,vAS,, April 2, recs
korfdliy IN tie Spanish .Iry 81 Donsco--sot,~ent
Of CdJ,aa Mtnisier Cory scr wah ~ roach Army
ollie C,-c-Seriovs OAacgc Aoa,rs q Spanish Officer
Weather, Erchd.gs, de-
News 10 tgemc!y and the number or steam
srs leaving for New York great that my abcrs are
considerably increased. No joke intended From Movico
,hero is nothing; anything In tho line expect
Cd from that quarter Gil the arrival or the British mail
steamer In four Eve days from now. From St. Do
mingo have nothing bus letter from the capital,
which speaks In melancholy way o. the appearance Of
some troops arrived In that CITY from ,he lamp
numa, where hey had becn iesiag sader Santana
These described Skeletons scarcely able
70 walk and looking SO wretched 10 ell ,c hehsder
with compassion. have some poor fellows who
M retu med md
any victim Of fever and ague look moro mser
able and woe6ceone. have coaversed with many return
ed Cheers and oil express the sentiments namely
that the climate Of ST. Domingo offers insuperable bar.
It's conquest and that tho continuance OF the war
only provo detrimental TO Spain and her ooonies
ure OF these officer Of rank Intelligence gives II
his opinion that will be necessary to keep tho army
hcre up to tho number of forty thousand men, at least
order 20 hold and keep down the districts occupied
Tho operating falls short Of that figure by vor.
hsps one-ha whence may deduco that the conquest
10 Sill very far from being complete Correspondents
there agree that the insurgents roappear as soon as the
5panisrds retire from place where they claim TO have
Instances 10 return and this Is repeated M the column
In worn out and exhausted. These harassng marches
1s %oH az Sy is ns %S %
plee tho ranks ~ much they had advanced against
battery dschsrgug grape and canister. In this wav
az have often explained, ATTY insurgents can ind.
rectlt destroy whole regiment, which. TO them is
grea economy. Perhaps there hAvo never been since
too war, more tnau ten Thousand
rsui gents in arms, who always whipped in light
yet lave causci css to the spanards OF more than tht
numper d men, The Spanish Minister II War recently
staei, BY way Of calming public excitement the sub
Get 81 sunernts in the army, that there only
thousand sick IN all the hospitals This Is ample esti
mon, OF what the unfortunate army suffers, and
TO INC troops TO ray that they endure every fatigue pr
walton and exposure with the most unnnchng patience
and hsroism. The nine thousand sick of whom tho
Minister speak are the survivors only. How many have
succsmbed to the effects Of the deadly climate Of ST
Domingo is not stated, nor will undertake say one
on our Havana daily papers, lending itself 70 the
wishes OF he government. a. | suppose 10 ia
ts duty TO do endeavors 20 prove shss comparison
can be made between the mortality IN the Spanish army
now operating in that island and that suffered by the
french Ia ther last atenpt at It's conquest do not
go why verv proper comparison cannot DO made. II
scontended that the spanards net lar from Cuba,
where they ON be sent to comfortable hospitals; while
the french wsrs thousands OF miles from any such
lief, and whom nv rkpepa yemedv but