The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-25
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Our 81. Domingo Correspondence.
ST. DoMISGo Nov. Is, 1856
Desoide Condition IF the Republic dnton Destruction
Ca.sedbyA The Spanish Soldiery-7ne American Church
IN 81 Domia9o-Damoge to British and American Pre-
.Pedy blythe Var with Spain- Valuable Mining Tracts
Granted 70 american Citizens, dc.
Affairs have been 80 quiet here since the Spaniards
left thai there is very little to write about lockwood
aud mahogany coming in from the coast in small
lots, One house here has received order for Hvc
thousand gallons Of honey for New York pateut msd
.c'ne establishment How any one house possibly
SO much honey in the manufacture Of medicnes
In the interior there signs of activity but
along the coast road from this city to Palenque and
Bani the country is a mournful waste Wherever the
Spanish invaders have foot they have left moth ing
but desoaton rode yesterday over three ruined and
deserted American farms Not fence not fruit tree
was spared by the soldiers Everything owned or &C.
-cupied by fYankee dog' doomed Two donkcys
anda aock OF goats browsing the beautiful
slopes where James Barrows, Of Boston, had settled
The plank covering had been torn from the large cs-
term or reservoir and the OF several horses
wantonIy thrown into IT, injecting the air with putrid
odor.
searched in vain through the tangled weeds to dis
cover some traces OF Browns hne apiary This Mr..
Brown had the largest and most complete Doe farm in
the country. II numbered many hundred hives and
was much admired by the Domnicans for tho superior
system upon which It was conducted The Spanish SOL
ders tore his fences cut down the coffee bush and
orange trees and destroyed his hives OF mere spite
and hatred 70 the Yankees. His grounds arc now an
almost impossible Jungle has lived there since
the Americans were driven OF. Next beyond these
farms another with weeds and brush whence
a family Of Southern rugitives from civil war were
hunted out by the Spaniards stii further on Is the
crumbng cottage OF Now York dentist who camo here
with scky wife In search Of health but there
rest here, and know not where they Acd TO- This
enough for one mornings ride h0
Last Sunday went to tho first full and regular service
the Protestant congregation have held In four years
The Spanards took their church away from Thorn soon
afer they "insulted the Monroe doctrine BY attempting
o1 GaaS ''pS er 1Slos as
itself foe thirty years, without one dol
lars help from their old friends. in the
uned Sates and after having just succeeded by dnt
o uncommon sacrifices In getting their old church well
repaired vas hard for the Bethel congregation DO
ish ofaccr fancicd II for himself They have Il back
now, aud have cleaned tup and SGT il in order once
must correct myself, however In one thing Tho
Bethel church OF ST. Domingo did receive and with
much gratitude TOO the gift Of nice pulpit Bible and
persons OF their congregation, from the American Bible
Society Elder John Hamilton, who has minstcred
hot fee or price for thirty odd ycars 10 the coored
hethodists OF 81. Domingo, asked me months AGO 10
PUBLICLY tender the humble heartfelt thanks Of his fe
low ttants TO the Kind Christians OF New York for
The British Consul, Martin Hood Esq, Is engaged in
estimating the amount OF British prop rty destroyed
aud pundered by tho spanards II IL u tenth part
as much as the American losses; but John Bull and
Uncle Fam have very different ways OF looking after
their interests American men of-war do not In
what the matter at the first sight OF feathers flying
British ships when the interests British subjects
are in jeopardy There is tradition that Captain In
graham did something in that line OF protection several
years ago, but nothing like It has happened since
Tho mining property owned by American citizens hero
Is now open TO their labors for the first time Spain
seized tho country IN 1851. l have obtained a list OF
nine distinct mining properties owned by citizens OF the
null or repud ated by the Dominican republic But this
is not So and there may DO many Others the titles 10
which supposed to DO void:-
l. There Is extensive right tho coal beds of Sa-
mana, Eed, as am told, in New England.
2. Two valuable gold fields In Cbao held also by par
ties in New England.
s. One r not two, gold placcrs, owned by parties in
Philadelphia
a. Extensive copper fields ocoa and gold placer,
owned In New York
3. The Salt Mountain, believed TO be the largest and
.dcnscst salt deposit known also owned in New York
o. The guano deposits OF Mabea, owned in Baltimore
Z. The petroleum grounds near Aqua, bought by some
naiurazed Germans who II Is reported were agents for
parties IN Ohio
These properties were all Abandoned that is nothing
could he with them under the spanish rule and no
one comes forward TO represent them No here
TO know anything about them, except that the
records show them 10 be Amer property. In two
weeks more the government will be rcorganzed, and
In the OF q few months there will be some
scton taken by the Dominican Congress about these
seemingly abandoned 'smneral rightsn la the way OF
record aud taxation IL " an act OF Kindness therefore,
10 warn such property holders TO look after their interests