New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-26
SAN DOMINGO.

CORRESPONDENTS BETWEEN THE HAITIAN Gov
EMINENT AND MINISTER BAssETT CONCERN
ING THE iSLAND-THE PROTEST OF HAfTi
AGAINST THE PRESIDENTS MEsSAGE-REPLY
OF SECRETARY FISH.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The following let
tiers are extracted from the correspondence recently sent
to the Senate by the President, an ausOn to which
WAS made at the time in brief Geographic disgatch:
Mr. Bassct to Mr.. Fish.
LEGATION oFTHE UNITED STATES. PoRT-AU-PRINcE.
HAYTI, Feb. II, 1870
mo O-Reoeived March ?, l57ol
Referring 10 my No. 20 and your No. 80. have the
honor to7state that transmitted the Haytian Gov
eminent notification tsee Enclosure Al that the United
States asked and expected it to observe a strict
trality in reference to the internal affairs OF San Do
mngo The Secretary Of State returned answer see in
closure 81, informing that he had brought my dis
patch to the thoughtful attention of this Government.
Meantime, to further the spirit OF your instructions,
had put myself in communication with respectable
sources OF information AMI found reasonable ground for
supposition that intrigues might be foot by which
persons in authority under the Haytian Government
were planning, candestiney schemes for interference in
San Domingo Affairs communicated these reports TO
Commander owen OF the Seminole, and by the earliest
any United states naval commander at or near SANTANA
Bay (see Enclosure Co.
These reports, though coming from seemingly trust
worthy sources did not regard as sufficient to make
reme mn Nevertheless, the HDyt sT0 Govern
ment in its reply to my dispatch had not pledged itself
to any Of action therefore addressed to the
Secretary OF state another dispatch see Enclosure ID
referring to Of the reports which had To
reminding him that these reports, in the absence of any
declaration OF neutral policy the part Of his Govern
ment, might lead to serious embarrassment, and sug-
costing that such declaration, under all the circum
stances might be desirable
Admiral G. H. Poor, commanding our North Atlantic
squadron, having arrived here on the morning Of the
9th INST, the Severn, in company with the monitor
Dictator, conferred with him on the subject and
ranged for formal call on the Haytian Government the
same day The Admiral awaited himself OF this visit to
communicate. quite pointedly to the President and his
advisers the tenor OF his instructions He also left with
me memorandum (see Enclosure FL OF those nstruc-
tions. which passed to the Secretary OF state
Within three days the Secretary returned answer (ee
Enclosure r., informing me that this Government had
pledged itself to strict neutrality az To the internal
affairs Of San Domingo that IL had issued instructions
this effect to its agents at home and abroad and that
IL would its power and influence tO prevent any
attempt at interference with the domestic peace Of the
Dominican Republic from being carried on through its
territory, or concOcted within its jurisdiction.
This seems To me To place the Haytlan Government In
acceptable attitude the subject. But shall con-
tnue to exercise watchul care TO the end that
be able to take cOgnZance Of attempts from any source
at candestine interference with the affairs OF san Do
mingO during the tendency Of negotiations between our
Government and that Republic.