The New York herald., 1868-05-16
ST. DOMiNGO

Hcrrors OF he Prez Adniuistration-FuiI
view OF the Situation-Niesgcrs and s;pauis!,
Dcscrtess IN Power--z'manC:;t. and Other
Scliemes OF Foot.
ST. DoMrNGo, April 2s, 1868.
II is now three weeks since General Baez reached
this capa still he hos rot yet taken charge OF the
so much coveted odlce OF President. This Il doubt
less owing to the fear he has OF facing the stuat
creared by the very revolution which has brought
him to power in spite of the popular will.
Persecution Of his oppqpeGts continues, and the
prisons not spacious enough o mold all parties
who daily arrested. There arc over two hundred
civil and military prisoners in the tower OF the
IOmeniJe. The cells OF tweve feet square, are
made to hold eighteen prisoners each, AMI these are
subjected 10 the most brutal treatment The jaers
are chiefly desercrs from The spanish army, and
they sell whatever means of aleviGtng suffering
that tner vctins receive. TO Obtain better cell
prisoner has to p'v $5 in gOi1 s. to have
the iton bars rrnycd IS 10 nave their
cnains removed, "a lor the privilege OF q
BATH, AMI s, on. Thn cells are c.elned daily,
AID from this fict an ist uc fornc OF tnc foul
atmosphere ,ne prisoners have to breathe in THIS hot
cIn0te.
To-day twenty OF the persons who took refuge in
the consuates sail tor Curacao. ST. Thomas and SAN
tago de cubd. ihcy nave passpor.s but cannot
rotdrn 10 tcir country any more without safe con-
duce Slcn IL thc result of the thlnl article OF
Cjptuatpl, when has uOt hcon obs rived, not
witnsdhdinr tie me ation of the conslls OF
the tinted states, France. italy. ENGLAND ana Den
mark. We an regret ,nat the Anrrlcln government
does not force tHc observance O: 4 compact madc
b. us representative. and on GccouIt of which many
RENAME nero AMI became the vtuns of cruel per-
Sc W ON WhCl tcy mifl. have hci tiCir country to
avoid falling INTO the hands OF butchers.
To give YOU Soiae lea ot how we are forced to live
here Wi mention that the inna pit,nts mad 10 keep
III uoorS ior Wnu" week nor C,ch those. Who hal
no sla G ~ pubic affairs ate persecutcd. on Holy
EAT riy u was te intention 70 repeat the events OF
the Siclal Ncspes az ihc hOur o. tnc Gloria wlcn
I % b3iis If santa Garbala oicd; but IL happened
that when the s,gnN vas given by brother of
bcuerai liacL t1e popuarc assembled in the plaza
refused 10 fol ow ulat leader and the murdcrous
pan ma 10 At abl'donH. IaeI Saws tnat he rccog-
nI mere ony ir " q and io9s nnd that ne
Glasses those VINO wtsh to be considered neutral
among tue latter. Tbs pol,cy is well received by
rs rs Pdtd,als, Wh) arc backs aud doscrters from
,hc auJOn' ns of this republic which II has cost so
much blool 20 secure, iOrns y very singular COM
rodnd; ahd thcAci M government nght rather be
sVien lhlAeu government tnan Dominican one
as II Is composed more OF foreigners Of all classes than
OF natives. lhe commanding officer is German, the
chic .cer ol the navy, llayticn the Captiin OF
tue Fort u Dutchman tie under secretaries OF tile
Cab'net and the Secretary O state were lieutenants
anu scrgcats IN ~ Spanish army: tue Governor OF
the province is a couutrynan, who cpnnot write his
own name, but mas 70 MAKE marx: the star of the
futurc PRESIDENT are all Spanish desertcrs Where
One of the chief complaints made by the revolu-
tionists against the government of President Cabra
was that he negotiated for the lease of Sanana they
called II sale; every number OF the OIL
ctal organ spoke against IL. This was
used as preteXt Ivy Baez TO rouse the
blacks and gain the support and protection of Hayt
after Mr.. seward had refused the money which Baez
looked for last year on MS trip the United states
when ne proposed To sell Sainana himself after he
should regain power here. An Baezis thoughts are
entered in American god; but he has so comprom-
ised himself 10 gam power that he does
not know at present howto extricate himself
lie wants 10 become dictator so as TO he able TO
carry out his diaboeal designs. To do this he is
writing TO tne various towns 10 get them TO draw up
petitions requesting him to assume dictatoria
powers. The general opinion here even among his
own partsans, Is that Baez will not hold power for
three months
There Is now no vestige left OF judicial authority;
In fine there is no justice here at present.
T's counter revolution that is growing In favor of