The New York herald., 1868-12-07
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ST. DOMINGO.


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, :. tlse War 1sd Interior Eyiaixrer.,
y..s IsB A,a,nSs Policy FIaa L!tn
Vol, cou,s,s, s'Ged.
Sr Don;Nao. Nov. g. 1863.
r.. =, a.s,. aeU stirring N tnis old city OF
,o,,m.usS nsep me- : ssrilla raids iron over tho
u,s,o, ,ro,,., 80 ,es,~ iing too tame aud insight
cant 50 round sut fair N tas'@p". A"' 'As rpor'
Of the MINISTERS of War - - i,%1"' "s' "s
sumuea ny al foltOws:--S. I1 Se. was
taken and with o qusats " aos~.s 90. "''
oddRos on his person snd tas 60 s -, -.
dad brouesr from Barahpna twerA Saisle,s Win lo
on the iron,er tne last 'gTeaS tSsse shnus NV
guerrilla Chief TmotlO 0Aandos esasd ,msN tba
Caco servcsor captured with their 100 ats'.. ~
previous raids fney were not aserss nenae rra
y the whole military record forshe monsN ="
w. " u reported thsSOgand0 rsi with him and ihst
nearly ali the latter were Killed or GaptutA ion ~o
Sato referred TO. Some of hein ica on tistA ~ i1a
horses IN the early part Of the eafAagenent ~ VIC
ground was upon tue whole bragey coa.esteti n H4e
! The anticipated ARRIVAL OF Geners Santa AmA us
creating more interest than tho "a raids ~ y,
peileyed laxt nc comes on secret ssioA ~ benA
no is only thinking q peacs and tsas union o. tina
spanish American states under the proest0rato o1l
tho Alta velA Guano Company nssfbeer. saed ny
ts agent here, Senor Jaoqan conia alleged All
yauccs and verdict granted IN hsa 1sSor, where
upon ne Appeals v, the government ,a. allow him ~
take out and be. enough guano u a1se lis cls.n.
II appears that the house OF Webster ~ 90. OF New
York, have employed about twenty, vessels vDch
have conveyed to tlc United States up Gsrd~ ei buuo
tons OF guano. Considering that tn we nnst DO
more tn,sii 1000 900 OF article the tsiind
tho enor thinks that no may be above ito take nnt
10000 10 reimburse MIN for whaL nc w eApenoaM
Tor the COMPANY.
sau,,,na to bo Free Fort, Like ~ 4, Thco'as,
Nexr Janaary--1sxcsaltlon Of. Col. saei' Her
ST. THOMAS, Nov. IN, 1865
The proposal to make sianlana L free q neutral
porL was. first made known to u "a world
througa tie columns Of tho HHEAi -, and
I able to add that persons arc on
the way, and VIII be here before q Ms can
reach you fully prepared close the arran. yGment,
which am authorized to state viii be prlctl zily ~
follows:-Sausana TO be u free port, the ouhcai
and commercial basis OF So. Thomas, in j. uuary
next IL ~ anticipated that the opening or tina port
and the concentration OF the maj. lines OF ste; uacrs
there will lead to very great changes IN the ociA
and political situation OF this republic
Since the arrival OF the Apostolic Vicar there haa
been u constant OF religious tes,as ere.
street has wed with another in zeal for q. c9
rating tho houses with iags and garlands AMI VI
ing up rockets, Illuminated balloons and other thin W
pleasin,, To children Of larger smaller growt :.
Ater resistance OF few weeks the ecc!asiastic
seltted, and reform In the Church aud lis corgy
hoped fcrs
frontcr seeuis to be perfectly tranquil Colonel Her
rera OF Ogandos guerilla band. recently capSurcd
| az Anua waa tried by court martial ana sh0. iis
death has created little comment, Notwithstanding
dispersed family The truth Is, the masses
ask only for peace The wives OF three or four OF the
leading exles Of the Cabra, party are ordered 10
leave the country will have their passage paid
in The rst steamer 90 81. Thomas-for having iis
trihuted sedtous documents sent them by theiy hus
! bands for thar purpose.
Judge O'Sullivap. tne agent Of the new Strand
terrise left here on the 10Th The national vessel
lIpobella ~ VISIT ana examine samana, Porto Plata
and Monte Crstc W arrange the statiens for tile coast
| steamers.
dent nj Mexico, for special conference with Prcsi-
dent Gae1, which ne has requested. The object OF hj
| coming IL not known.
| Your correspondent yesterday returned from
short trip to the gold district but, account OF the
continuous heavy rains, u resulted III nothing worthy
OF record. The very black, very Porty and extremely
amusing Alcade OF the disct soon alter the arrival OF
lie party carried IA 10 nearly undlsnguishaDo runs
NJ the Old edihcc erected between 1920 and 1850 at
| which period large number OF Indians estimated
ut many Lhousanda worked to death 10y the span
iards, either In washing gold or opening p,an-
tstions. They were accustomed TO exact bi-nontaiy
tribute Of u hawk shell o gold dust rom every
tive OF fourteen years and upward under penalty 0f
being reduced w slavery, and the spanish ollcials
assumed to be tho Judges Of the chdrsn's aga The
Franciscan friafs maGe Complaint that the tia
OF eight or ninc years or even younger we're forced
10 bring the tribute.
It ~ singular fact that the race or both master
aud slave naya disappeared and she land being LETT
unclaimed has lapscd ~ the state, and Is now held
\ as public domain and subject 70 the recently
| dercd State survey Inc rev ana thinly scattered
squatters arc llfnosr purely Of African descent ana
ignorant OF the old traditions which sti remain IN
the interior sections Of tho island, where tine long
black hair and large solemn eyes Of the old nativo
race are stiil met with. our Journey was to . dis
of thirty uila3, 'as tho bird u!cs," from ~.
| domingo. We were absent for u week, but as it
raled every day, either in the morning or evening"
\ we were able 10 accomplish nothing. now eLOrt
wlli shortly bo maize, Of TIE results OF which you VIII
be duly advised,