The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-27
ST. DOMINGO.

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The steamer Tybee. Captain Delaney, from st.
Domingo the 10th and Porto Plata the 10th,
arrived here yesterday. She brings letters and
papers up to date of sailing. The compliments OF
the purser are acknowledged.
Political AfIairs-The Position Of President
Baez-What Is Thought of Annexation
European Influence Mt Work.
ST. DOMINGO Nov. 10, 1869.
There is party here 80 deeply implicated IN the
interior complication OF the Dominican republic and
well situated to convey false statements to the
foreign press that 1t is nearly impossible for the
simple truth to obtain hearing. For example, 1t
went from here on "consularn authority and
endorsement, that the important and central town
OF Santiago had declared against Baez and
that this government was on the eve OF downfall.
Your correspondent happened to be in company
with the very general who was named as the leader
OF this fictitious revolution and at that very date he
was on his way to this city with committee OF the
leading men OF La Vega Santiago and Puerto Plata,
who came to this city TO congratulate President
Baez on the advance OF pubic industry (Which had
resulted from the perfect tranquility which for two
years has relgned throughout the country" "We
do not count the Caco gueras on the frontier as o
serious disturbance Of the public peace" General
Luciano went on to say although the abors and the
vigilance demanded for their repression has caused
the government some inconvenience, as everywhere
IN the great body OF our territory enterprise has
taken root and the general products OF the country
largely increased.
Speaking Of enterprises the proposal for introduce
ing 1000 German emgrants IN the coffee and mining
regions is not yet acted upon, but 1t most probably
Will be- 1t Is believed that M. Landais the French
Consul, gives 1t his warm though secret support,
and he Is strong man with the Baez Cabinet ana
Is also man OF liberal ideas. IL t3 reported, or
rather whispered cautiously inside the CONSULAR ring,
that MI. Martin Hood the former British Consul
here Is to be sent back "to cure the D0mnicans OF
the annexation fever" He Is and was OF Old very
obnoxious to the whole Baez party. for various per.
sonal as well as political reasons and some members
not to receive HIM officially.
Major X. II. Perry. the newly appointed United
States Consul arrived IN the Typee last week, and
raises his nag to-day. lie was warmly welcomed by
BaeZ.
have heretofore attempted TO explain the curious
triangular antagOnism OF Baez, Cabra and Pimen-
tai each Of whom accuses the other OF an Intrigue
to dismember the republic by selling Its most pre-
cions secton'-the peninsula OF Samantha the
openly working and praying Tor annexation.
The proposition OF the English Company for free
port ut Manzanllla with all the public lands
probably a movement to head of annexation.
Ine proposal nH Is to establish Inc dermans
of thirty families, IN a continuous chain OF
settlements, giving to each three acre block in
These villages, beginning at their fine seaport OF
Manzanilla and taking In some sites with fine water
old @od mnes OF SAN Eas which,
and Spanish governments agreed should bocl0sed
about a century ago. The promoters OF this cooni-
cation project forget that German immigrants to
America almost invariably intensely loyal 10 the
land Of their adoption and would be more likely to
swell than to oppose the vote for annexation.
they also forget when debating on the 'un-
wledy expansion" OF the United States-a
favorite European. phrase-tnat the telegraph
and railways have compacted our national
limits into much frmer and more manageable
bounds than the Union exhibited at the beginning
Of this century, before either Florida the States OF
the lower Mississippi added to the old thirteen.
Baez himself put II rather neatly at the Introduction
OF the new United States Consul Major Perry. TO the
Ministers and consular corps, at the Presidents
morning reception. 'San Francisco Is now very
much nearer the government at Washington no
observed, ethan Mobile or New Orleans was forty
years past, and all these Islands are within easier
reach OF the commerce The did not say arms but ne
thought ~ of all Its seaboard states than those OF
either OF Them with the States OF the Pacific"
This remark shows that Baez has looked ut the
map and reflected upon the beauties Oh Hee eA-
Inc rybee takes on 5000 bales or tobacco transit
for Europe that is II the horrible roaus WI" aow Vi
getting down to port In time
The London Alta vea Company have maze thelr
arrangements for taking out from 600 10 oooo IONS
OF guano per month. The works started oy the Bal-
timore firm which Spain turned adrft so uncere-
moniousy, come In very nicely for me LONDON com.
pany II pays royalty 81 nve PR o %n t on Az
rangements Is the best PROOF OF tne value OF inc
American discovery. There can DC no mistake ABOUT
~.
oi the present owners made careful exploration OF
the island, accompanied by chemist and other
snano sayans with laborcrs aud oil other appliances
fnnr a thorough examination. On this he offers
ROYALTY of one pound per ton and takes the island
IL il hardly worth the space to say that for tho
,ast AK weeks the Cacos have had an uncomfortable
time on the Dominican frontier. Two OF their on
cers--Curul and Volla-have been captured, and
their great Dominican leader the brave but mis-
guided General Cabra narrowly escaped by leaving
his horse and throwing himself down an almost Inn
practicable ravine.
These border raids are amnlifjed into unduc i'm.
portance by the st. Thomas and Jamaica press, out
OF spite for Baez's supposed intention to cede Sa-
mana to the United States for naval station which,
OF course, Is regarded as the entering wedge OF an
nexation.
No American vessel In port except the steamer
Tybee. Europe does all the buslnesa here.