The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-17

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Special to the Western Press.
SANTANA BAY, February 90, 1871.
The United States steamer Nautasket
has arrived hero from santoS Domingo
city, bring news five days later than that
brought by tho Tybee on the 18th. Com.
missioners Andrew White left Santo Do
mingo city on IN overland trip to Puerto
Plato. At the latter place he will be
! taken onrboarIl the Nautasket and pro.
coed to- Port .au Prince, tho capital Of
Hayti, where by previous arrangement he
will have IN interview with General Jose
Cabral, the former President ol the
Dominicians and now leader Of the forces
opposed to BaeZ. Mr.. White is accom-
panied by Samuel Hazard, Jr., Of Phila-
delphia, and Mr.. Blackwell, Of Newark,
Nj.
Excitement, has been caused in San
Domingo Gtyby an official announcement
that the inhabitants Of Bane and San
Christoval had pulled down the Domini-
can coIors and raised the American flag.
Commissioner Samuel G. Howe has gone
to Bane to investigate the matter. A re-
vOlutionary force, composed OF the adher-
ents of ex:P President SalnGye, were about
marching against Hayti, with the object
of Overthrowing Sagct, the present Presi-
dent, and placing Leconte ut the head Of
the government. LccOnte, accompanied
by Major G. G. MNyCnco of Cincinnati,
visited the commander Of the NautaskGt
yesterday, and were duly honored by him,
and to-day sailed for Puerto Plato TO
Commissioner White. The result OF the
latter visit TO Cabral is looked forward to
with great interest.
PoRT AU PRINCE, HAYTT, March Z.
The Commissioners reached here on
the cd Of March from A2eua. They arc
all in excellent health, and will wait here
for PROT White, who went overland To-
Puerto Plato. lie Is expected in the
steamer Nautasket by the 10th, bringing
with him two scientific expeditions, un-
der Professors Blake aud Ward, that
crossed before him. The Tennessee Will
then start Immediately for home, touch
ing at Santiago de Cuba and Key West
for coal. The questions Of debt and dis.
puted boundary arc the nIost important
raised since the last dispatches The
Haytiens arc bitterly opposed to annoxa.
tlOn. Tho Commissioners, however,
were received civilly. Cabrals strength
consists almost wholly Of EGaytien sup.
port. r 1ylr,r.. has g'. t'lj
The information that tho Tennessee had
been reported missing, first reached the
party hero. Tho statement Of General
Banks that she is ,lnscaworthy, was re.
Ceiyed with great Indignation, and de-
nounced as hOartlessly cruel. She Is ono
OF the strongest and best ships in the
navy, with u select company Of officers.
Wc expect now unless delayed by the
Nautaskct, TO reach homo by the 25th OF
March, or ut larthest the 1st Of April. A.
delay Of one week from this cause is pos.
slble, and iftho ship Is not heard from for
two weeks, Il should not cause anxiety.
The mail from the Commissioners, leaves
for Now York to-day, the 9Th, by the
steamer Port 0u Prince. Mr.. Wade Is
preparing o short preliminary report,
which he hopes to get off on the steamer
this evening. He has also sent a short
letter to tho President Mr.. Howe had
arranged TOR q pretty thorough explora.
ton OF thissection Of Hayti, but Mr.. Wade
insisted that there was not authority for
1t, and 1t should not he done. .--
The second day alter our arrival here
MeSsrs. Wade and Howe called, by q
previous agreement, upon the President
and his Cabinet. { The meeting had no
reference to annexation. All the Cabinet
wero present. Upon being presented, Mr..
Wade said 1900 -,- ~ .-......-- ....
PMR. PREspEST I'VE arS Conmis.
sioners Of the United States, charged with
the duty OF making certain inquiries
touching the State and condition Of the
Dominican Republic, with view to the
possibility OF more intimate relations be.
tween the two Republics than have
hitherto existed, and having performed
that duty, We were reluctant TO leave this
beautiful island without doing ourselves
the honor Of calling and paying our
respects to the President of the HaYticn
Republic, and VIC desire to express our
hope that the same friendly and amicable
relations that have so long connected the
people OF both nations may long continue.
In doing this, we but express the sincere
sentiments Of the President and peo.
pie OF the United States" To this
President Saget replied that he gladly
reCiprocated the feelings Of friendship eX.
pressed by Mr. Wade, and he would do
all he couldt to aid their researches, After
some informal conversation, Mr.. Wade
said he greatly regretted not being able to
speak in their language, because he
thought he would then be able TO say u
great deal that would tend to allAy the
present feeling toward the United States,
by showing points in winch the Haytians
misunderstood US. President Saget at
this earnestly said that the eCducated class
in Hayti fully understood and appreciated
the condition of.the United States but
large class only remembered the slavery
which existed there, and the fact that
they themselves had been slaves, and it
was impossible to influence them, The
President, ut the close Of the conference,
said he would Try and visit tho Commits.
siOn,' He is not expected, however, on
accountof the general and popular feeling
against the presence Of the, Commission
in the harbor. q " ~
Cabral has sent communication to
for u Commissioner inanswer
to the letter from Howe, ut Azeua,s but
theletter is delayed until the Haytien
authorities can correspond with our Min.
isterin regard TO receiving it Mr. Wade
Is anxious not to cOmpliCate matters by
bringing him here, wishing ashe does to
avoid all appearances OF being engaged
while in Hayti in prosecuting investiga-
tionS looking to annexation.
J'a re- TENNESSEE.