The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-20

NEW YORK, March IL.
The letter of Captain Temple, publish.
ed yesterday, revealing that President
Grant had ordered the Navy to protect
the government of Baez against demon.
strations by Hayti, is confirmed by off.
cial correspondence, which is also pub.
lished this morning. This correspondence
further shows that Admiral Poor and
Minister Bassett had also notified the
Hsytien Government OF this order of the
Executive.
Captain Temples letter appeared in the
San Domingo correspondence Of the 1ri-
bune. tits addressed to Senator Wade,
and is as follows:
TENNESSEE, AzUA BAY, Feb. "a, II
MY DEAR sENAroR-I understand
that several Of the gentlemen belonging
to the expedition, are to start tomorrow
overland, for Portau-Prince. 1t may not
occur tothese gentlemen that, by so doing,
they will virtually place themselves in the
position of spies; and, If they are taken by
CabraJs people, they can be hung 10 the
nearest tree by sentence OF drum-head
court.martial, according to all the rules
Of civilized warfare. For they belong to a
nation that, through tic orders Of its E.recs.
tiCe to tho HdUaI re&SclS hero, has chosen to
take part In the Internal conflicts Of this
country; they come directly from the
headquarters Of Cabrars enemies; they are
without arms, uniform, or authority Of
any kind, for being In o hostile region.
They arc in fact, spies. They go express.
ly to learn everything connected with the
enemy's country, and their observations
are intended Tor publication, and thus in
directly to be reported back to President
Baez. Surely Cabral would have right
10 prevent this II he can.
fit wero merely question Of their
lives, they might be left to take their own
course after the consequences had been
pointed out to them; but the subsequent
course Of the United States Government
and the immediate action Of this vessel, in
such an event, has to be considered.
Or suppose, instead OF hanging them
Cabral should hold them Us hostages until
any friends Of his in Baezs hands, should
be released and sent to him.
You will readily sec that the compiled.
tions might become serious. 1would sug.
gest that, however remote the chances
may seem Of their capture, yet the chances
of'deriving any benefit from their journey
arc more remote still.
In consideration Oftheso views, I would
beg Of you to withhold your consent to
this proposed expedition, and also to re-
quest President Baez to forbid the passage
OF these gentlemen through his lines. Re.
spectfully and faithfully yours, in great
haste. WIN. G. TEMPLE.
Hon. B. +. Wade, AzuA. .....
p. S.-There are other points OF view
from which this question can be seen,
which do not care to commit to writing
Tho following arc the most important
letters in the official correspondence re.
ferred to. The first Is letter from Poor
to the Provisional President of Haytl:
10 President Sagst, Provisional President
Republic Hayi'
SIN: Tho undersigned avails himself oil
the arrival In this port Of the Severn,
flagship OF the United States North.At.
lantic squadron, 10 inform your Excel.
lency that he has received instructions
from his government to inform your Elk.
cellency that negotiations arc now pend.
ing between the United States Govern.
ment and the Government Of Santo Do.
mlngo, and that dnrlng such negotiations
the United States Government Is deter.
mined to use all It's power to prevent any
meddling on the part Of Hayti or any
other power with the Dominican Gov.
ernment. Therefore, any interference
with, or attack on the Dominicians by
ships under the Haytien flag, or any other
flag, during the said negotiations will be
considered an act Of hostility TO the
United States flag, and will provoke hos.
tilities in return (eOnSidiree eOmme UR
acted hOStilite dW pavilion deS Eats ct pro.
U0Querd dc EhOstiiite en- rCt0ur.)
have, &C.,
G. II. PooR, Rear Admiral, sc.
ROrt.Gu-PTnee, Feb. 10,1S7l.
United States Consul Gautier addresses
Gen. Nord Alexis in the following terms :
GENERAL: A large majority Of the
Dominican people have asked through
their representatives tn be annexed to the
United States; and negotiations with that
view have been entered into and still con.
tinue. A Commission has been appointed
to go to Santo Domingo and make o care.
full examination, when all who are op.
posed to annexation will again have an
opportunity to make themselves heard.
In the meantime the United States h2ve
engaged to protect the legitimate Govern.
ment Of the Dominican Republic-that Of
President Baez-ageinst all intervention
from outside; and to fulfill this engage
ment the United States will eYen use force,
ifother means prove inefficient. (Et, pour
remplir Get engagement, ks Etdts UniS en-.
ploterORt, meme Ia force, 81 les GutreS nloyenS
SOnt meRcdees) The Haytien Govern.
ment has been duly cautioned (arertI) and
has promised to preserve strict neutral.
ity.
ruary 10, in the course Of long article,
thus complains of alleged acts of intim-
idation on the part of United States
officials:
1.-THE promoters Of the annexation pro.
ject in order to secure its success have
sought to exercise q system Of complete
though disguised coercion. It is first the
commander Of q ship Of war who arrives
at Jacmel to inform the military governor
there, that he must be quiet (c00 during
the annexation negotiations or unpleasant
consequences would follow. This Is done
without the least care for our national
sovereignty or interests, which, feeble as
we are, arc nevertheless entitled to re.
spect. Next, a diplomatic agent, regular.
ly accredited in a form half fawning and
half menacing, renews the same invita-.
ton. Then a naval officer presents him.