The New York herald., 1871-01-17

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to she Uaed States for the lease Of samana.'"
promised sasss.si sr%nasd abruptly On the
General Baez as President Of the republic, BY Of
svall Itself Of nc opporSny whioh the states
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have been received at the department adressea 10 the
"Hon. William II. Seward, Department OF state:"
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The answer to this letter is found the
parment be presumed however, that efforts in that
successful The goyernment ST. Domingo reopsned
s Mr. semers smith wrote the as
~ have had repeated interviews for the fortnight with
kind arrangement between Unted States and the Do
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that was requisite TO protect the the only caste
him, and Mr. Baez the communication Of General
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y and w,shes to be under the protection OF the United
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the Spanish portion of the of ST. Domingo
10000 persons Those who would have the
opportunities for information fixed the
SThat the soil OF that part OF the island was rich
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by political society, caused
BY the panfs n S s partly BY the as Of
neighboring republic OF Hayti
refuge from these disturbances more intimate connec
raj protector OF republican institutions the
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Channel which the Gate to the Caribbean Sea and the
The policy which led several previous administrations
entertain the negotiations which have been referred 70
years to be then questioned II supposed in the sk
without further nformason derived through accurate ana
knowledge The I'd day Of june 1863, Mr. Benjamin s.
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The rrssdsn; dsesmnF a. advisable to employ special
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in the interior respectively the whites
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between them and africans ans respectively You win Also in
Sys%Sas ysS%sSn .na IN enn mnera e'a TO s timber
mines worked and the extent and value
Of their proceeds You will likewise obtain full
information In regard the position of the
and people of that republic the
States the character Of the government; whether be mill
civil; whether 1t be stable liable be overthrown
II also desirable know what the that
be and whence derived and the
fed, show proportion of its foreign under
its flag and under those OF other countries similar
the coastng trade would be acceptable
You will also ascertain what the debt foreign
and omestc, of that country may be; how
long 1t may have to and where the
debt may be held. Inquiry should also male to
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possession of any other point of that country. Genera "
Information tending to illustrate the condition
of that republic and the character and influence
those charged with its destinies would be acceptable"
Mr. Hunt accepted the appointment and king pre-
paratons for his departure when he attacked by
illness which compelled resign appoint
ment On the 18th OF July Brevet Brigader General
cock, who employed In the Executive Office, and who
enjoyed the full of the government
place OF Mr. Hunt, instructed TO proceed to 81. Do
mngO the mission, and sailed from New York
about days after receiving his instructions The
instructions previously given to Mr. Hunt enlarged
directing inquiry the issues of paper
the supposed of foreign Powers