, 1869-11-30

stonach u IN the middle OF Jour body, and on
either side of It pass the swp great tnlets from the
Atlantic to the tropical seas the WindTard Patti
age to the West, the Mona Passage to the east.
Ar1oss tho Windv1r1 FzsAage, sixty miles vide,
IS Cuha, Spanish Island; across tho Mona Pass
sge, one hundred milas vide, Is Poreo Rsco, also 4
Spanish island. Jamaica, IN English tstauh. II $50
miles west Of St Docingo. Thebe four ialapds
Constitute the eszent1al part OF the West Iuoies,
and arc called tho Grelt Ansles OF these islsnda.
Wills Cuba Is nolA1Hest, md al present tho most
popular, 81. Domingo Il the Oldest, the 1chet, tho
healihjest, and the most renowned 1t II on tho
Longitude ot Aassachnsests, and on the latitude OF
1ns noaa,es cry % et nea'' ,.ea seT YORK sse
hundred from Floftda, and loas tdau
fou1 hundred from the South American mainland.
The clear Atlantic ocean, uninterrupted oy islets,
lies otI It's northeaat coast, the clear lea od It's
southern coast. It Is four hundred miles long,
and one hundred and 1lxty miles broad, or traae
smaller than Scotland, or atrnoss ptec1sely half
tue size OF the State Of Illinois, and It contains
.GO,06o people, or more than twice the population
OF California By the last censut. THIS Island is
called fer the "uuly Sunday" OF the Castillan
p1ieat ST. Demtutc, who lived three centuries he
tore Columbus, and founded the rival order to The
Erancitcans., We hase already grasped the city
OF San Francisco, and are now. apparently, MOT
Ing upon the works OF 81 Dominic.
The kh1pe Of tho island Ia that OF q cfocodlla.4
head with The Jaws wide open, facing westward
On the prolougatton or the upper Jaw il conas Of
the under Jaw, Jamaica. Rivers, not nAvigable,
lead IRON the coasts On all sides, to the monl-
talns, which extend on, the JAWS to thelr tps and
folu the basis Of the whoe struct OF the tsand
Dee Of the mountain peakG reaches the height Of
1900 feet OF is ope-stxtn higher than Nj, Wash
Lgton.
uAr1I AND DOMINICA.
This great it.an0. which from the sea ls re-
splepdnnt with ali gots and gorgeous nues, aud
which Ioaes nothing Of rs nobility wbeo explored,
Ia conpo.ed tf two Independent nations, and 1s
the only island OF the West 1ndles not possessed
by q foreign power. The great taxe, which coastt-
tute only one-ttird OF ali ST. Dotnr mako uhyi
or French *. Domingo: the rest oE tie head II
Domltcn. or Spanish St Domingo. Both arc re-
puolics. The President Of ua1tt Is named Susaln
sal1ave. The President Of Dominica Is named
Buenaventurs B1ez SMnave's cap!tA city lies
lust IN the hinge OF tho TWO jAws, and u called
Port au Prince, sometimes Port Republican,
BaezA capital LES on the south aide Of tho alaud.
and is the cty Of Sauto Domingo. Yet, while
Dominica Is the mole eligible md open country
tLd Iar nraer thar Its mountain t1vsl, HAytt has
SCI, 600 people, or neatly as many NJ SeH !craeJ+
while Dominica has no more than Rhode Island.
The Cause OF thta difference lies In the superior
energy and fecuudity Of the French rnce. and In
VIC 1'oie eatueo. us auu n'ew'I v! nAJ- 1Hea
opens up The story Of their colGuiEstton.
DoXHrcA AND ITS f1OrI1.
The eastern. superior, and yet weaker half OF
the tAIand Of Dominica contalna the historical
1cllcr. The nrst colony founded IN the New
World Was Isabella, On it, north coat. near the
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cn1ony I'M nresrry.a tne snan,,n ,snrrave. In
conras n iInr roth anaa hecs,nc Yn1ensndent. .ud
1,,1it+r.ra N cononer Douniea several times v,th
| ,,onr .nrre., rhe s%n.rarnn IA INV .ctnnv1,
| revr1, n ~ enmnte.s ana permanent
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| p.osn var aasipss Cabtal the President, and oeai
htr, ea.ral ard bis Csh.net ARE aow t,huua
ns.z IN he onen countr,. fa1lfaU bach scroas tnt
ua,uen border vneu tnsy arc psra.ed. Bae1 Il
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Tn- Dnrninlcan lanpnn - IA 4 com mnound a
snsn!sh. French. Eno,,sn. CONGO. md Cxrte, th.
snsntsh element prodomtna,tno. The cale4 town
are porto p,stsu on the north cost, st. DortnR
| ard a,nx m the so1Ith while the oreat port
s.rana Dav On the east.
eanIo fA3m,nro n = p1aca Of 1910 people. Wit
An rxno.e,, n.rf,or. wished on one aide bv rtre1
Tnich /. AZ once sewer and chkpuel nom II
interior. Iris miserable city, fail Of ruins Of II
forrrer ..f. and ,ts noble hIatoy Il trea.Iru n
nrnr,i m IA vrrtrn.d nrrsenr.
porto p1.ta Ia ,he chief nlace ar resort ID
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