The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-06
ST. DOMINGO.
Policy Of the Baez Govcrnment-Aiiance with
Hnyti-Mining Enterprise.

Policy Of the Baez GOvcrnmeut-A1Iiance with
Hayti-Minins Enterprise.
st. DOMINGO Cry, May 20, 1868.
President Baez and his Cabinet are working hard
to carry out these three cardinal measures
/. The permanent alliance with Hayti.
2. A comprehensive mining system.
8. A great mail and trading centre at SANTANA.
Carlos and valentin Baez have lately been In Hayti
on confidential mission, Offering it is said, treaty
Of great and sefevident advantages to both repub-
Hes. II proposes establish liberal and uniform
tarin, place all the frontier ports under a common
system OF regulations and abolish the whole nuisance
OF interior Custom Houses, leaving trade and inter-
course along the whole line OF the Banda frontier
free from all restrictions. The present nominal and
wholly ineffective line Of interior Custom Houses Is
simply an Irritating encumbrance on the peace and
prosperity OF the border settlements. 1t has been
open field for guerilla bands, but under the pro-
posed alliance this class Of disturbances will be
strongly repressed by the united strength VI Hayt
aud the Dominican republic.
Some sur0ng detachmenls or Dominican troops
To- Cooperate c% with the forces Of salnave In
suppressing law!ess connections. These gueril-
Ia outbreaks on the confines OF Hsyt are
often misunderstood and reported by the foreign
press rs revolutionary movements or import
ance. Your correspondent here Will endeayor to re-
port the actual facts. This republic Is at present
perfectly quiet, and the peope in general seem
heartily tired OF civil war and never before mani
tested 80 much interest IN foreign enterprises
Besides the incipient mining enterprises named IN
my last. there ~ u line of road under survey and
partial construction to the recently explored ''Caz
neau copper belt" These deposits, until now hidden
IN the dense mOnfered between the Nigua and Mao
rivers are in an almost unnhablted district about
thirty miles to the northwest ofts city, Some English
have traced the general course OF the belt for
several miles, and are preparing TO open mine and
Drng down road from 1t 10 the CITY, nc an estimated
OF 800 900 for the first YEARS work. IL Is alto
gether an English enterprise, and viii assist instead
OF conflicting with, the American and Italian copper
companies.
Business gives signs OF returning life in st. Do
mingO. A slight movement in the woods OF COM
merce Is visible, but the low prices that rule in
foreign markets check activity in that line The
Colombian schooner Dos Hermanos and the Dutch
schooner LeonOr each brought superior assorted
cargo for the newly established house OF Sagifon a
Co., valued at $4,000 forms ut Curacao. The old
house OF Leyba Co. has also increased its importa-
tons. Perhaps IN all there has been more business
done here since the first OF this months than in any
two three previous months for the past year. In
brief peace il reyving confidence, industry and gen.
eral production.
No vessels In port but three schooners trading with
Curacao and st. Thomas aud few small cOastinp
crafts NO man-Ofwar OF any nation has been here
since the United States steamer SacO arrived OF
March ~ from Jamaica and sailed March "a FOL
Santa Cruz.