New-York tribune., 1871-01-17
SAN DOMINGO.

Confined from Frzt Page,
'siOn Mr.. Jouu Hogan was IN patched from Cns c Dtl'
81 the extcut OF the territory Of the pno1c aS Z" the
@ WA diSnc OF the troopf as TO the people Of
she country and It's division lh races ana rs 70 s
finances.
RrpopTs OF Mr.. HOGAN AND LIEUT.. pORTER.
Mr. Hogan reported that the territories Of the Republic
are those which formerly belonged 10 Spain that the
population was about 10000 OF whom 10000 blacks
and over 100 OO whites and the other information
sailed for was given in correspondence and series OF
fcbcs appended 70 the port. copy OF the msfuc-
Sons Mr. Hogan, OF s report aud of te Enclosures III
.ita are herewith transmitted
by the Administration of Mr.. Pok, and under diIee-
tons OF MI baucroii the then Secretary Oh 'he N"nS,
licut tuow AdmiraD d. ID. Porter travcrscd nearly the
whole island from to west, and nOrth,O south,
.snd made elaborate ana hghly favorable report OF
the resources of the island ana OF the character oI Ue
lions OF TINS interesting document remain IN the ach'es
Of the Navy Department.
FORMER NEGOTIATIONS ron TIE BlY or SANTANA.
During the Admius;ratiau Of Mr. Pierce, Capt (after
ward Maor-G GeneraD George b. Mcclellan sent by
She War Department 10 survey the Bay and Peninsula
OF samana and a valuable report was made by him,
copy which is herewith transmitted The agent of Ills
Department at that wrote with reference to this
survey:
CAPT Ncceln tie 30 hoqt Informing me te The
ostoa fe,cl g. t1,l -' OF VI teqTe slsi to .qa s m
sadcsloI 10 Obtain thee ooacesscas." ,.
Efforts also under the Administration or
Nj Pierce to negotiate general treaty with that Re
public, which apparently DID not result TO the saiSiac
ZION ot TINS DcpInent On thc ION OF January, ls,o
dr Elliot, thc Commercial Agent at san Domingo wrote
have s da received vora Prec- santana sho has been
All ts eme h e sn tsat be VII o. ] herr N iss & e % @ %
~ separate convention regard To sA'asna When
FOREIGN OPPOSITION TO THE CEssIoN OF SANTANA.
On the 10Th Of July following the officer wrote
spsnsh Care General arvei here about thc end
"a ali she uebers Of Of he aiur tie ATeI
sEhs iaie,viev rsoaie aud al peril Ar the
troat, euc roc tins Government that they Should With
draw r it, e1clange aud in oe 90 accomplish this
D. oserei spanish pro'ocoate gu1Ei.y o. o an Eoa E
Slg on Oon States This llso reflse lie ihea
~. sr TIC iiayiiaus ad-re'
on the 10Th sepelDber following the came officer
JAW Consu Of Spain, Eag'snd and France
Wa to oBse drlva American tra trst.r ny hn
Gso.lsi. ia he Boaia.ean republic
on the came day lac wrote:
so9oro os 70 tic T. Goye1ea Io oa, sny location ton
agy al any egmmerca al sdyanta they require
eialACent. Mr. rereira, notified 10 the Department
ol1ngc in the Government unfriendy TO the United
States aud on the 2d Of November he wrote that the
couInpu town cry Down with the Yankees" and
that he and his family owed their protection from yo,
lcoC % the unsolicited interference of commander OF
srANs UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT CONQUEST.
Tbe movement OF spain which fell with the revolution
OF 1867 Madrid following the example of the French
in Mexico took advantage Of the late internal dssenOns
caIics in the United States endeavor ~ repos
OF the Island Of san Domingo referred to
in the resolution The political and military objects
simed ~ in this effort too palpabe 20 need extended
One side OF the Mona Channel being already
would - the absolute control Of the main entrance to
Caribbean Sea, with the political and military eSnse
sucnces ha' would flow from that fae AIter scrhGlhg
thou sand lives in endCayOrDSto force mOnarchcal
institutions upon people who as represented by the
Consular officer of the United states, of the opinion
that " America should be ruled by Americans" spain
abandoned the contest about the month OF August 1854
CHANCES IN THE DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT.
A Provisional Government then established and
call made for the election Of delegates 10 Conyen
tOD for the purpose offraning Constitution strong
feeling in favor Of intimate connection with this
country found immediate expression IN the Consular cor
respondcnce Under date of August u, 1865 the con-
suar oicero the United States wrote to the Depart
that i'll the month OF August 1864 our Coy
sent there the u. flagship Columbia, Commodore New
ton with SG GS the BAY Of ssaha for the
pose obtaining Naval station IN that It OF bays ia
ernmept am 1t eOudiDe obtained" Before the Con
venion to frame new cons lon met the Pro,laienaI
Government superseded by what the consular officer
styled counter revolution and Cen Jose Mara Ca
hral was by proc announce as '9S ne. @
same paper The consular officer says Indeed the intu-
eTe seTe :" ON St n s5iS Of me same eptemT me
ZION for framsg Constitution met esir days having
October following Gen. Cahral resigned his position as
c wed the departure of the Spanards appears
I'm closed by tho election TO the Presidency of GEN.
Srsge, and by the adoption Of Constitution in Decem
Teeh et aside % and the fOrmef i%SseqqsRt AR
tsdo,ted in 1S4 substituted in its place. The
;S sSn wa dome Scef es fsTcs The third article Of the r
cf this Constitution probably the one referred TO
in the resolution the "The territory of the
Republc is and slall remain nalenahle" Gen; Baez
appears have acted President until the following
aue1Ist iss6 when three military chefsPmental
cia and Japeron- calling themselves the "niuDyirate
Of the Republic" forcby drove Baez from power, and
,ssnsd deece FOR the election OF q President by d
rect universal, free and Spontaneous vote to be held
during three ys Of the current month IL viii be OBJ
served that s election was called ana held IN direct
which provides -Or electoral college TO be chosen
by limited suhfage The vote poled wac very small,
TSspatoh OF Sept 13C6D SOmers Smith, who had Just
been APPOINTED commercial agent reports that he felt
& y h@f The %g@s 4a% oyenme@ &c
rsar n "veSug 30 this Government its willing
ness 10 part with SOME o. W PSssssSns S on the pay o.
samana The manner IN w. ken by this Govern.
ment cannot he better described than in 9e language Of
my predecessor, Mr.. Seward .sT'
THE BAY OF SANTANA OFFERED TO SECRETARY SEWARD
On the sth Of November 1866, Senior jose G. Garcia
Secretary OF STATE in charge foreign relations of the
Dominican Republic, addressed very confidential"
letter to the Secretary Of State OF the United States In
that letter Senior Garcia inquired of the undersigned
whether In view Of the deporable condition TO which
The Dominican Republic had been reduced, in c0nse-
quence OF the unequal contest which had maintained
during years with the Spanish monarch, the United
states would be disposed TO advance 80 that Republic
lust, equitable, and reasonable conditions. Senior
Garcia expressed desire TO learn also whether
disposed TO give TO the Dominican Republic credit
number OF pieces OF heavy artillery sufficient TO meet
fhe she had for them becausS that she had
were broken up in her Notifications before the then
cent Spanish SenOr Garcia solicited confidential
Jepy scor Garcia's letter was accompanied by dis
fch of the same date from John sOmer Smith, esq, u.
Commercial Agent at San Domingo to the Secretary OF
State. Mr. Smith stated IN that dispatch that he had
een the Dominican Government 10 address
e uPdeGsIGe ss f Nj smith Stated that the
Of ReuubliC