The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-01
Distress aid Expected Out
break II Jamaica.
THE HAYTIEN RL,,BELLIL, N
A Steamer Chartered to Secure President
Gsffrards Escape.

tor'a's Letter Of Adoice-Expeced Oa1rsak-Two Gum
cQ&ss Dispatched to Keep erdr--TAe Haytien Rebel
lon-Preside'w G6rard Making Sure of His Retreat
Steamer Detailed to Wait for Him, &C.
The late severe and protracted drought-one Of the
most trying Of those periodical caamtes with which
Jamaica has ever been vsted-has developed fearful
amount Of poverty among tho Masses and produced
widespread distress among the negroes in the country
parts and the poor people Of the towns many Of whom
are in starving condition. Added to this the necessa
RES of life are very heavily taxed and at period like
the present when food is both and DEAR the i'm
posts fall upon the consumer with terrible weight. AS
to articles of clothing, these high priced and
money Is such rare commodity in this country now
that in some places the people cannot attend church nor
send their children to school for want of decent apparel
Some months ago a number of blacks in Of the
mountain districts had meeting among themselves and
determined to send memorial to Queen Victoria stating
their sad condition, and asking the nterpostiOn of
her Majesty in their behalf. The memorial was
duly prepared and forwarded to its destination through
the Governor of the colony this being the official etiquette
in all such II believed that the meeting in
question was got up at the nsgaon of an agtator
name Underhill, who is extremely obnoxious to his Ex-
ceency and to the planters generally and the Gov
ernor in transmitting the document Downing street.
made certain comments Of his upon calculated to
neuraizc any effects favorable to the petitioners which
its perusa might produce the royal mind These
comments produced the desired IMPRESSION and the con-
sequence is that reply ALREADY published in the He
sp has come out from the Secretary OF State for the Co
loniea the Hon Mr. Cardwe acknowledging the receipt
TONERS and all of Their class in the Queens name, to
work more regularly and diligently for the planters than
they have hitherto done, informing them at the same
time that their condition. whatever may be its hardshps
compares iavoraby with that of the peasantry in
England Immediately on receiving this despatch
the Governor caused several hundred copies of
1t to be printed in bill form and posted up all over
tho country, for the ediication of the natives
This reply and his Exccllency's conduct in the
business, have reused very angry feeling through
out the country, and Of the newspapers has warmly
espcused the cause of the people, condemnng the Col
ona Minister and Governor Eyre in no measured terms
and conendng that the have just for
plant in the one sided partial legislation of the colony
which bears most opprcssively upon them Public meet
Ings being held all through the colony largely attend
ed by the blacks, at which the conduct Of the Hon Mr.
censured for the people in their strong and confdng
loyalty will not believe that their good Queen" knows
anything at all about the mattr AT these meetings re-
solutions are passed-generally a. dis setting forth
grievances and the distressed condition OF the country
So great is the popular excitement the western part
Of the sand that outbreak feared and two gun
boats have been despatched from Port Royal TO that
quarter be stationed at the town OF Savanna La
Mar and the other Montcgo Bay These are precau-
tionary measures but from all can learn do be-
lieve there will be any violation OF law and order Into
the merits Of the case, between the begcrent parties
disposed to enter here but this can tell YOU that
there is at fearful amount Of poverty and distress
in Jamaica 1t is really exaggeration TO say that
the drought the scarcity money and the abandonment
OF Estates In many districts the labores find 1t i'm
possible to 0bta employment SO far as | am able to
judge appears that faulty legislation, especially
inthe shape of heavy taxes has had much TO do with
the present distress.
We have late news from the ncighborng island Of
Hayt where, it appears the insurgents against Presi
dentGeffrards administration still resOutciy keep the
ginning ground. The Hayden Consul here has just
chartered tho Jamaica Packet small steamer employed
in coasng round the island with the OF despatch
be used In conveying arms, ammunition and men from
Port au Prince to Cape Hayt where the insurgents
in force but have learned that she is to remain at the
former place. in order 10 afford Gerard an opportunity
Of escaping to this place should the appeal to arms
suit uniavorably for his Her owners are TO be
paid hundred and fifty dollars day during her
detention.
Onr Sc. Domingo Correspondence.
SANTIAGO (st. Domngol July 70, 1895
Ftoursting Prospects of the RepubicLosses CAUSED by
The War--Spain's Tenure Of Clba-S Domingo about
to Issue let ers Of Mdrque, dc
write by a government messenger who expects TO
the British steamer at Jacmel which will enable
me to communicate to you the latest accounts OF
situationn the interior of the republic.
Our capita-the little Moscow Of the VESTS rising
from its ashes and We, its citizens, find all our sacrifices
easy to be borne for we before the permanent
reward Of our suIerings. Our fruitful Vega gives
promise of rich returns Many of our Dominican sol.
ders have yet returned from the harassng duties OF
defence a. ainst the Spanish invaders; but have
managed nevertheless TO plant sufficient for the years
subsistence We have hand large quantity OF TO-
bacco belonging TO American aud European merchants
which the spaniards keeping in by strict blockade
OF Puerto Plata. The Spanish invaders have made US
suffer much but the British and Americans have also
Immensely by the difficulty OF getting their tobacco
shipped and also IN tbe malicious oes.Tnc9n o. inc
the coast landings Large quantities or fine woods which
being gathered at anque and In the bay OF Ocoa
lola. I'm Span In
mode as 20 leave no one responsible for the loss and
three ourths of this property was owned by Ameri-
can houses in ST. Domingo.
Spain has given us severe lesson; but II is worth TO
us all IL has cost On the other side, she may soon
learn one herself that will cost thousand times more than
Il is worth We have felt the value Of union and fra
ernity among ourselves and we also see that we have
noble future being an independent American State,
placed BY paterna hand Of God almost by the side
OF the great mother Of free institutions.
prayer in which our whole people join is that God
may Keep us from Spanish relations During our hard
struggle to break the chains under which spain crush
ing death Dominican republic our cruel invaders
were caresscd at Washington and our suffering
republic was studiously ignored. Spain will lind her
Nemesis and the Domincans meet their reward IN Cuba
All the sudcrngs she has poured out on us will be re.
vengcd when the Cubans follow our example, and rising
together in one grand act OF sefemancpaton, without
Distinction of race color shn proclaim Cuba also
free and independent American State"
You may think this distant and impossible Dream but
you will before the 1866 runs ITS course the
Spanish power the Antilles will be wreck unless the
United government should ignore the Monroe doc
rne and lend the navy the United States 10
help Spain crush the people of Cuba The Cubans are
rich and intelligent and their representatives have
brought us the aid and counsel In struggle for the
right self government which VIC expected but did not
receive, from the great republic OF the North .
Our struggle is now over land but Spain has madly
\ recommended u on the sea. We say madly Tor when
her infatuated Gandara proclaimed the blockade OF all the
coasts of the Dominican republic he forgot that there are
such things letters OF marque, and that spain and all
the European Powers recognized the behgerent rights
of The Southern The Southern confederacy
was powerful band of Staes but was never recog-
nzcd nation and the Dominican republic is and has been
! recognized and treaty making state. Neither
England nor France deny the existence OF treaties
| they have made with the Dominican republic which
neither OF the contracting parties has annulled, and
which are to-day In full force Dominican privatcers
cannot therefore, be excluded, when the Alabama has
| been welcomed and sheltered.
Colonel Mclla will leave In two days for Europe, via
Jamaica and the United States with full powers TO
letters of marque, and with means to bay small war
steamer for the republic n the blockade declared by
andara shall be removed and the evacuation OF the
Dominican territory be completed within ninety days
| The Dominican government has the ways and means
for carrying on privaeerng war as long as Cuba aud