The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-23

the man Yantic TO Havana and returned on tho
a. sssa%sr 10 on the way % g. Thomas landed
tained MS trunks. papers and books, &C., and then
went on ms voyage to st. Thomas. where, under
9. Can you say anything about the feelings Of the
masses or the people Of ST. Domingo In regard 10
In favor Of annexation but we cannot get at the OPP
position ior there has never been regular vote on
Q. Then you have doubts OF the majority Of the
people being In favor OF snnexationf A. think
q. what ia the ground OF that belief on your
partY A. Because have heard 1t spoken very freely
by Cabrals party and by Baez's party both; Cabral
q. While there did You mngle with the mass OF
sne people 10 rs 70 nave an opportunity Of ascertain
Ing their sentiment on the sublectr. A. Yes. sir.
z. where dld you mlnge with themf A. At Sa.
mana, Puerto Plata and some twenty or thirty miles
In the country back from st. Domingo city.
z. What was the position OF Cabral himself as to
annexationY A. Cabra and all his party In favor
Of annexation, but they want TO have hand In the
latter
Q. isaW do you know that he Is in favor Of its A.
Because nave conyersed with his strongest friends
In 81. Domingo CITY.
Q. II the United States were in the possession Of
the island ID there any party there that would make
anything like organized Oppositl0nY A. There u
weak; the opposition to annexation IS very small
think there IL tw0-tnlrds or threef0urths vote on
the island IN favor OF annexation.
O. z. BABC0CK SWORN.
q. You belong to the army Of the United statesi
4. Yes STR am In the corps Of engineers. vnited
o. How long have You been stationed herea A.
Since tho close OF the war, In 1885, came with
General Grant when he came here sfter the close Of
Q. DID you 60 to st. Domingo last fanp A. went
wS Sa,yi vo 40 -n,, vo, 80, .,or.s A
y. ma, ulu yYa ~ wm r . you Went sne'sI a;
structions were given me by the State Departments
with the pres%ant as IN ~" .,h,sc, %sstsr
Of my trip, the President telling me that
sh., .hara % ps Ms,r naw 'tpor'ea 70 I nm
"acn,s nf 9. n"mrgo ,n S.c,na an, p~aS 70 the
neS States iIc IA not NJ the tims Name 70 ms ma
,h Uaa os on NJ ur r,v ~, ~ ma 'i,0 ~ n1
By some Il was rholignt that oniv norton or the
government officials there were IN favor q aanexa:
n"t NJ '~s co ora ~, " t ,n@
and have conversation with PresiSent saex INV.
nassnort and tns drins, ett"r accreitI"c me- :"
"nre anu ne a. s et'r nc 20
s'en, ae me from r tSn STant 40
auoas,s o, ,,, DID, piu ~ a. o. .vav au i ,S
s"nect az ne s d @ m 40 Tue
favor is,, OF annexation; tnat ms Cabinet were
NJ S,s naon %a" w ,ss ~ "as ~ VIA s
MN naa no authority 10 make treaty; nor could
tane hacI Ian, 70 ;rey put .nas would
proposition he, Baez. might have to make. We
were We're engaged number OF DAYS In dis
directed Gauter MS Secretary Of State, to
reduce TO writing memorandum as to what he
and agreed upon which memorandum was TO be
kept In entire confidence by President Grant; this
was To- satisfy President Grant that Baez was in
favor OF this and that he would abide by the terms
anybody was sent empowered to make treaty;
on! the z2d OF August Mr.. H.. soners smi'
respects with the other Consuls and introduced the
subject OF the Imprisonment VI Mr.. Hatch, saying
that ne wanted copy OF the charges against Hatch.
President Baez then instructed the interpreter tell
me what he was telling Mr.. ). smith, which was
this
"Mr smith, allowed Mr.. Hatch to como back
mere on your REPRESENTATIONS and on your pledge.
r. as the s TO. OF she American
| find, bn. ne Is there at Barahona, and joined
with the Cabral party, and this vessel has
been been consigned to HIM. and his house has
been used as an arsenal, and when the
troops went down there he ned into the woods, but
tney went aud found Nun IN the 6ushes. and other
that this man (Tlalch was man OF Importance:
that he was q friend OF Mr. sche and other people
had been correspondent Of the New York Times,
and things like that. Very soon the conversation
ceased. Mr.. Smith and the President exhibiting
great feeling.
BY Mr. h0wARD, reading irom Mr.. Perry's letter.
he se eteT e d Ras1 e treaty WAS signed
rather 10 har'mont. refusing further advances on
tne ioan' Anu = COPY VI tne pubic debt OF the
that Mr. Perry spoke OF that but Mr. Perry, think,
in nave ,,,n 1orRUen posicn 0, me converse.
, s,on. y y, sne neEonaEon wnen was
Tnm an5 'o srntin @ no" I'm, nis' couiu DC
st "a, any t ee was aue .1at ne snould
=, -
wou'I Iece I've hote W 'nao money anu DO
NV hi.o" uuo .hav .h"c PIoposiLon calne from
me- W pr r .no Ioai, In. otner words.
He SAID that II we insisted on 1t he
would do that; but he suggested that he was
satisfied that they had not raised the money and IN
we womd lei n alone ana this letter shon,G not u
wr,tten thew wnm,d Sa IN con,e 70 ,sn i', DC
, my ,o I'LL" ~ .vo W 'ihie anu that
"0uia . DC ,a,i os e.. OIL p snear pa...
Z. speaking OF Mr. FaDens MI. Perry's letter to the
State Department. Of the 7th OF June says:-'Bab-
cock appoints this man also United States agent at
SANTANA, and then writes to Baez to have him also
sent TO washington as penipotentiary: so he. Ia.
Dens, hOus tnree pobitons III tnree cOnnfcting IN
tere5s at once" VIII you state what are the facts
about Fabens being appointed agent at SamanaY A.
Ineyer appointed him agent OF any kind Whatever
and never wrote to PRECEDENT Raez 70 sn .eSt b,
an,,;, ~. ss " nn,,, nacA " sB sese his
c0na,ng mere p as p,enipoemiiary or minister.
suggested 10 BaeZ that IL would be good plan to
send NJ. Gautier TO exchange the ratification of the
treaty.
o. How much acquaintance had Won with Mr.
Cazenaan T nrst met Mr. Caye"so' ~. ~" ~.
STAND IN Jn,v isas when frat visited Is on .ue
'stalI ia Su'yi aooy, WIFI ~ 81 visiIeu IT,
.,,G ia mr. rerrys ietter OF tne 7th OF June there
General Cazeneau was friend OF General Bah.
President Grant, and therefore Knew " tne
WISHES NY government, ana that