The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-19
S T. D o" M ! N G o.
Our st. Domingo Correspondence.

Our st. Domingo Correspondence.
ST. DOMINGO CITY, May %, 1865
Departure Of the Spdniards from ST. Donn9o-The Bri.f
Spanish Ruiz Iaimical TO observation-disclosures Con-
duct Of the Spanish O6iciaL-Kiady Feelings Of the
Dominicans-The Dominican Ministcr at Warrington
lie Fails TO Obtain Redress Mountain Of Rock Salt
| Rich Cotton and coffee Lands, DC, dc.
will endeavor redeem my promise 10 informing
you OF the state In which the spaniards have left st.
Domingo
The Americans hero have suffered much at the
hands Of the Spanish officials during their four years
military usurpaiion that many of begin think that
the Washington Cabinet is deaf wrongs as it
is to the Monroe doctrine There must ne at least cart
load OF complaints and vouchers on le at the state
Department. but not the slightest shadow OF notice or
response has been youchsafed to any of them.
Here are few items from personal observation A
most estimablc gentleman, from near Boston, named
Barrows, came out here to establish vineyard and
troduce wine making He had his family with him, and
at first had hard struggle TO make grapevines flourish
but the family all worked together and worked with
will, and finally succeeded in creating charming home
well proving that wine could be probably
ST. Domingo Spain makes wine at home to sell to her
Colonies and she never did like the idea OF her coonts
making any for themselves, and much less could shc
tolerate the idea of live Yankee opening up such
field; 80 one pleasant Sunday morning the Barrows
familyswere edited by the spectacle Of party Of
Spanish soldiers laying open their fences and cutting
down their grape Mr. Barrows went into the
city to learn the meaning of this unexpected attack
and while he was gone, about hundred gallons Of
vine disappoared-the first fruits Of his labors.
Rufus Brown, OF Connecticut, had, with the assist
aDce OF friend, established fine opary, and had
something like four hundred fine ehyes ready 20 ke
up ut the close OF the summer honey gathering; but he
sick unto death, and the hives ghtened
carly as usual, and tho Spanish soldiers finally saved
Inn flATf In Intffp Il
destroying Mr. Barrows' young vineyard, Browns
aiary became op property 10 the soldiers. In three
days every swarm Of bees smoked TO death, and
honey and American made b,ehives became drug in
and around the spanish camp. Yet nobody is respons
bic, according TO Spanish Poor Brown died IN
time to escape the runous breaking Of his enterprise
Another American gentleman had been weak enough 60
advance Ave hundred dollars to get Spanish general out
of an awkward scrapc After waiting several months for
hint Of payment he politely suggested 10 the iusrious
Don that be would feel much obliged II the lent money
could b. handed IN the course Of few weeks The
answer delayed a week Fifty soldiers presented
themselves at daybrcak the next Sunday and began
TO chop down the orange and nut trees and from
thence proceeded 10 dcmJlish the and towering
shrubs, and level the hedges In three days OF the
most beautiful and highly improved residences in the
Dominican territory was laid bowling waste, and for
other reason than because the American
citizen, and had The suprepe folly to ask Spanish gene
raj TO pay debt OF FIVE hundred dollars.
These are simple facts. AT tbs very moment the
trunks OF hundreds OF fruit trees wantony and necdossy
cut down by order OF Spanish ohlcasfor no conceva
bic reason except TO unhouse the detesed Yankecsst
cumber the earth around the deserted hearhstones OF
ruined American families.
AT Porto Plata the plagc OF American property was
on still larger SCALE In short the fact OF being ct
zen Of the United states has from to last been made
in shape other to cost him his property when
ever fell within the lines of the spanish power In ST.
Dom ngo
In conduct and feelings the Domnlcans have been
exactly the reverse Throughout the Americans
and their property carefully respected whenever
they could be covered by the White Cross OF the rcpub
lie Yet our government, of singular complasancc
10 the Spanish Minister at Washington, has done all IL
could to maintain the spaniards In their usurpatons.
After they had cffectuay rescued their country,
stored the republic, and had the Spanish invaders pen
ned up In three little corners which they could cover
with their ships and cannon the Dominicans sent
Minister 70 Washington 70 explain their position, and
ask attention To the peculiar condition OF American inter-
oss In 81 Domingo He waited and solicited for weeks
and months, but never could obtain an interview with
Mr. seward. He came back disheartened, and pro-
baby told his government what he did me:--That
the wash ngon Cab net utterly destitute OF foreign
policy, and that Mr. Seward in particular
petey under the influence OF the spanish Minister that
strangle the Dominican republic and strengthen Spain
in the control OF these seas which ought TO be wholly
American Al first we Americans thought this too
severe In senor Puol but II cannobe denied that while
Spain has been accommodated 10 the sacrifice OF the
Monroe doctrine, NO one Of the thousand wrongs her ON
cials have Communication Americans in st. Domingo
has ever been redressed or oven noticed-not onoi
There are important interests hero be protected let
me tell you There are two three valuable gold dis
tricts in the Cibao owned by citizens OF the United
States besides coal mines In the Bay Of Sanana, with
petroleum under them, II In thought and miles Of copper
fields ~ nch, II not richer, than anything on Lake
Superior
Al the head Of the Nisao arc largo domains Of cotton
land.
Thcrc are mining rahs on thu raiua owncd NV vay,ous