New-York tribune., 1868-01-03
THE VEST INDIES.
LATEST NEWS FROM sANTO DoMISGO-NEGoTIA-
TONS ON SANTANA BAY.
Prom Our Special Correspondent

LATEST NEWS FROM sANTO DOMINGO-NEGoTIA-
TONS ON SANTANA BAY.
Prom Our Special Correspondent
HAvANA, Dec %, 1861.
Mr.. Puj0l arrived here to-day from Santo
Domingo via Santiago de Cuba, lie Is the bearer OF dis
patches Washington relative TO the samana Bay mat
ter dispatch received here which was forwarded
to Washington, asking for suspension OF negotiations
until his arrival there There Is slight hitch In the
gotiatons his n question as 10 hoi1 much 0orern-
nent shall pay This state positively and on he rep
best GufhOrfI The other rumOr current here, which
gives that negotiations about TO be suspended
as give the matter wider range and rheh looks 10
matter of less consequence than The dnneraon Of Sato
Domingo 10 the United States. Ia without foundation.
The uprising in several departments OF Santo Domingo,
in Of Baez, seems TO have been quieed Gen. Pa.
to oe settled The Diorio de Santiago de Cuba Of the 22d
and which Is the latest news iorms us that martial law
has proclaimed IN santo Domingo and the Congress
closed giving the Executive at the same time extaor
dinary powers. The party OF Baek Is gaining ground
in the north OF the island and Gen Ungra leads the fac
tion, having obtained advantages IN certain districts
The Secretary of the Treasury OF snnto Domingo, Don
Pablo Pujo viii enGeavor 10 close the Bay OF samana
negotiation upon tie basis OF soOoo annual rent Tor the
The money IL needed 10 relieve the country from its
financial %d s 's .c% by tbs
people TO carry out was the principal object III closing
the Congress- thereby preventing debate ana stnng OPP
Ali concede to Cabra the possession Of fine qualities
but 1t is doubted whether he will be able to govern the
In Jamaica the money seemed TO be considerably
short Ten per cent extra Import on that of Tie present
wear to be collected. IL appears that the principal
station of British mail steamers VIII be established
there. One Macrae. exCOnfederate General, was
about TO leave Honduras for the purpose OF settling in
Jamaica
THE LAND PURCHASES IN THE WEST NDIEs-ARRIyAL
JEFF DAVIS.
Dee 2s-In my letter of yesterday. Mr. Puors mission
IN the United States was alluded to. Our Government
may very much need the Bay OF samana About that
do not propose To say much But should think 1t doubt
full policy TO pay 100000 annual rent for the Bay,
especially when II appears shall soon have 81 Thomas
Beside Ii must be evident 10 Mr. Seward that te pos
session Of santo Domingo, Hayt Porto Rico; and Cuba
by the United States Is but question OF few years
There is In the political world principle of gravtaon
similar In It's leanings to the same laws OF gravtaon
rhich regulafe the spheres The smaller seeks the
larger II our Government had delayed two years In the
matter of the purchase OF the Danish islands 10 quite
probable they might have been bought Tor ainiloh OF
dollars The King Of the Danes now needs money put
Ar Thomas and St. John upsod, he would, doubtless,
have needed much worse In year or so IL seems
probable to the phiosophc eye that "a tse Sa,o p
and In such event. would gladly seek to be incorporated