The New York herald., 1871-02-21

mony. hnt foF examination - 10 the alleged lohs and
sral Grant aud O'hefa, auI lor other inioru,atlon
Ice black governor - supidooking negro,
utterly nnetacaesi aud aso1t as stupid as he looks
he has the appearance. however, . h4ntlng man.
bs ltatnres are repuls4te AMI indicate savage,
cruel character Il = tnls Character, probably ihai
has made him q leader o.er the semi narDarous \
popaation. raf Nc II Iasf sncn a man wvuin be
neeicd for that position "a ecoaniry hats oontnu-
aiiy Involved IN revolution aud Intestine wars. IE
70 ssid hc nas great influence over tie blacks, and
the, comprise ncafly al tas population. ANA thar
that B@e1 made ~ rrcogIzos h,m ~ tha
bohainAl Governor. knowing At the same time that
no - ignorant AMI unlt l0r he oFiiee. This SHOWS,
boo, wis 60 oaoi Abron was appointed tile special
representative of haez, with more rcn power than
dated military aniress un.isra,, ana was Iaade up
sereiaay ani soecisiy ior tio OCCASION lie was
=. o'esi sa,'a h.a ,ss.,' rsaas we nsd 'a.,,ns
mistake - aolns the honors W the wrong man. and
s.oss'nAn Ger Cur salute Was cos,aerea
hsd spue a0abt waetaet aao,ier .oycrnor might
nv. turn ap before leave. and -paie'' the powder
lsn eeAeFsi AcuetA and Cososci ADfen 10 divide
.hs hnof ot the salute gwen % the latter oelwecu
tAsm a. ne, best could. Imagine. Ia the event u
snne xsii0n, such q InaA as this 1enerai Acorta
.sAms 4 eat In ton1less ict such. PROBABLY.
rrc.ent nogT0 tonarcAataen are Intellectual gianIs
compaicd WIN many u 1ae losliis men of inis
ISvKrIs.rIoS wrrn crosRp pooas.
BE- 10 rctnrn " the inse.tlsstloa ulaie ~
mo mo e,aa. . ~ sas ~as carried on
senate, eaen witness WAS calci in separately ana
examined under oata the oeleet a. WAS said oe-
ffe Was cnseny 10 hnd out ned the property
arehnd the lay, whai The nature OF tue usies are.
ana paiticalsry rnetber eenesai grant, General
tnis property. Your correspondent had pretty
orvusai examined the matter bsiorc the tonl-
.ss~soners tegan t.s.r tnvesii@.ton, ami no otner
liaportaHi facta dcyc.uvea.
fns Shw fonx HERALD ~ IMPORTANT As rms
Indeed some of tvs witnesses told the commis-
.onets ihes hal expancd the matter ALREADY TO he
ss ~ ss aas ~ a. ."s ssc,s
Was deemed A. important q neiaaa vi coiamnaica~
ons a. r sas y noe nse's l,atvfaaas
cioscy examining ami ctos.-eAaanning the tweiva
io nleen Witnesses All this wors NTH nave o.en
done in quarter % the time hsl the witne-~cs
scen intelligent AmeitcAns. nut taes~ coloted DO
mlnieans are pso-y, nase grcat dead of palayer
the point some u me COMMISSION. To are dis
| posed 70 accnmalate a sast dca Of unimlsrtaat
| tape cneumlacuii0n in them. llaca the ,onl AS
sioners, NO douus, have beeo very dvslrVas vndl
| eating, Y possible. Dcnera Grsnt against ina
| charges that made " havins lntefcsas hire.
consequently thsy wi-he1 70 place iiais sludcatl0n
| on record in Inc iale-' manner.
1 rus EkgDENtE
Inc evidence sh0wA A. your corr espcnaent nsd
previously a-certainea, lnsI = Z. salilsan nas .
aibor m which the town u Sanaaa n situated aud
adjoining ne west emf o. the town. Ihls lease 10
rent lie mas also Ieass fof two town lots, w,ih
water front, eighiy-Iyur feet agc aud tho
dollars a year. sullivan has tae r,sns q rsnswai
OF these leases, with modified conriions. fasens
lease for i,sss ieci water front ADJOINING saiiI-
vans, aud extending round 10 the vest
on Sf Which s nnsg :. spoa Sas eS esrs' wharf ss
store at rent OF sll2 a year. These leases
run 9ach 70 r the main & read sna va, ~ depth i,
Tyber steamer which trade ..-.,rrsy between Sc
Domino -. yofk. fasens wAs, and maj be
doubt, large persona aiere-t IA the ease. Il he
| does not own the whole. Cniess cenera .fant
both The leases Of SULLIVAN aud fsoeas shcre /. no
reason 10 believe they have any Interest ~ AL ~
Savn na ners e ~ ,ns Ire s q sne ro
| perty the water front of The harDor l. covered
Tor the most part ~ the iie town q sAnsna, aud
| or the ISLAND. The titles are found mostly
! In old grants. Adjoining the town, aud southeast
/ OF II, going out OF the Inner bar harOor
toward the large outer bay. the property is held ~
Old grants In fee and remain generally ia the falni
example, there one from ths spanish government
| OF Ferdinand the Seycath, IA tue years isio and
1917, to Maria Francisco Genoyeta. and now owned
by the heirs OF Mr.. william JoupcrI. Tass has zoO
| varas water front and 1000 ,atas deep. Another
| grant Is from the French empire through Geaeral
| felrand. VINO was Conmaadant an Chef aud Ad,
| minlslrator General, performing the functions vi
ron, the iiayiien republic wnea that governaens
! was Ia power In 49,, an properly certified W
| the Hsyt!en officials Tnerc are, no dolDt .
| from the different governments that Deen over
the island, and some OF them covering lage tracts
OF land. IL IL said the present DJniuicln govern
ment fully thru or the land the peninsula
Of samaDs and that la the interior of so lslaaai
Ayuntaniento. sort Cf common coi.icil or munlci
pality, has the power over certain lands within "a
quantity OF land FOR which there appears no claim
ants now would soon be claimed II tue United States
annex the island. And. looking at the many gov
ernments, revolutions ana conflicting authorizes
there have been la st. Domingo, We saould have u
legacy of endless disputes aud htisatols
Departure for st. Domingo City-Furshrr Is.
| vcstigation-NIOre Of The scieulinc Exptsra.
| tions--Opinion About Jobs-Frcd Douglass
Goes for tho Natives in n Sp~ccls--snuss
| Barbara do Samnna-Nativc Bulis-TIc In.
| habitants-The Harbor Sf Sansma. 'sss-
| UNITED STATES STEAMER TEssEssgg, -
| SANTANA BAY, Sr. DoAiSGo. Jan. 30, 1871. /
| Ye leave this morning early for 81. Domingo city,
| The Commissioners pursued their Investigations
yesterday on shore. The register. the man who
| keeps tue records OF Samana, whatever they call
| him. was not board Saturday, when nearly oil inc
| principal men OF the town were overhauled. Tue
| Commissioners thought he might be an important
| witness, and went ashore to examine him together
with several others. The evidence corroborates
| taken yesterday. As was said In former letter
there Is nothing to show that General Grant has any
| personal Interest Samana, or that General Bab
cock or any OF the Presidents Official family has.
n Babcock any other person near General Grans
has IN interest 1t Is covered up the leases
purchases under other names; but II Is not fair 10
inter this the In the absence OF testimony III
tnat enec-.
THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATIONS.
The scentlnc exploring parties have returned,
and make on the whole favorable reports. profcs-
sor W. p. Blake, the geologlst and mneralogist Of
the Commission, who has charge generally OF the
scientific explorations, went up TO the mead Of tho
bay or Gulf and mouth OF the Yuma river in the ships
CUTTER with the special object OF examining tne
reported coal mines near there. He reports 70 tho
Commission that he found outcrops OF Ignite or
tertiary COAL indicating beds OF considerable
extent and ravorably situated for working and for
s=a,asrartaiiru fha nj In