The New York herald., 1871-02-24

BY the arrival OF the steamship Tybee Captain
Delaney at this port yesterday, from st. Domingo
city on the l4th samana 18th and Porto Plata leth
inst. We have later advces from the ST. Domingo
Commission. The interesting details OF the proceed
ngs OF that body Will be found in the following let
from special correspondents attached to the
expedition.
How Long the Commissioners Will be Away
The Interior of the Republic TO be Exam.
ined-Cabral Must be Interviewed IL Pos.
sible-th Commissioners Hard at Work.
What Kind of Men the Commission il Com.
posed of-What the Evidence Before the
Commission Iadicnies-Aune xafion said "a
DO Desired-It 10 the Only Hope of the
PcopIe-Who are Opposed TO the Scheme
The Truth Hard Come Att Dare Not
Be Spoken-Those who Dare Speak Say
that ufajOrity is Opposed TO IL.
ST. DOMINGO CITY, Feb. IL, 1871.
THE PROBABLE STAY OF THE CoMMIsSr roNERs
The United states Commission has been eleven
days here, aud Will be- probably, from fve days 10
week longer. At the present rate OF doing business
1t not likely the Tennessee, with It's curious mixed
freight OF humanity, win reach home before the end
OF March or 1st OF April. win General Grant be able
10 hold the new Congress in session TIL the 'St.
Domingo arkn returns aud the Commission can
submit its voluminous reportS II Congress
could foresee what mass Of matter, what
a mass OF unimportant details and often
repeated evidence OF unreliable Dominicans
and others. mostly on one side, which will be laid
before it, members might rush home in advance 70
avoid The ordeal. We were q week at Samana
shall be nearly three weeks at ST. Domingo, and
tnen the commission intend to 20 TO Azua 10 look
at the country there and, If possible, TO have an
Interview with Cabral, the CHIEF OF the present revo
lutionary psrty against Baez after that to proceed
TO Port Prince 10 Interview the Aayiens for the
purpose OF learning how they are disposed
the question OF Dominican annexation
and whether they are likely to prove troublesome
peaceable neighbors Uncle sam in the event of st.
Domingo being annexed. From thence the lnten-
tion is 10 proceed 10 Cape Haytlen some other
point the north side OF st. Domingo to gather up
exploring parties which have gone across the coun-
try and TO take coal on board. After that we shall
return to the United States.
DEPARTURE OF PARTIES FOR THE INTERIOR.
TWO parties left here on Thursday morning for the
INTERIOR One, scientific party, to go across the
Island Puerto Plata by way OF the reported copper
region La Vega, and Santiago Professor Blake
the geologist has charge OF this 1t is, however,
sort or double-headed expedition. for Commissioner
White has authorized his pro.ege, teacher at the
Cornell University, whom the Commissioner brought
with him as private secretary, TO act independently
and TO make separate report Every one Is de-
sirous to make prominent figure in this 81.
Domingo affair." and some OF the numerous assistant
and private secretaries are most intent on that,
though they may not have really any Official posi-
ton, and are TO the Commission, authorized by
Congress- about the same as fifth wheel is TO
coach SO anxious was NJ. White to give his
young friend prominence that he wanted to
place him al the head OF the party,
and a little row occurred because the scientific
men would not submit to that. Nor Is
this young gentleman, the least modest In his pre-.
tensions and in assuming all the Importance the
commissioners will allow him to assume. ! men,
ton this merely to show what petty intligues and
manueuyres some OF the Commission enter into Tor
personal objects, and TO indicate what q narrow
minded view such small men are likely TO take OF
questions pertaining 10 st. Domingo and annexa-
tlon Tnls ov erand party is to question the people
the subject OF annexation; 10 take note OF the
general features OF the country and It's resources as
well TO examine the mineral indications me
other party, which has gone TO AZua,
Is composed OF newspaper correspondents
acting more or less IN connection with or ndepen
denty OF the Commission, and OF General Sgel, with
attenaant. Perhaps ought 10 say There are two
parties Sige did not start at the same hour with
the other gentlemen. Besldes, the Commission and
S1gel affected rather mysterious bearing relative
to mis- journey, though the General made as much
about II otherwise as II the tate OF an empire
were impending.
DESIRE TO INTERVIEW CABBAL.
The object OF both Sgel and the others is to pre-
pare the way for opening communication with
Cabral and IL possible TO see hlm. Ca
bral is said TO be in the mountains with
a lew followers, Dcmnlcans and Haytiens, some
where about sixty to eighty miles irom Azna. Baez
mas sent lew troops, such as they are, with the
pretended object Of fighting Cabra or defending the
more settled portion OF Dominica; but small and
miserable as Caorals force may Oe 1t Is doubtful II
any serious effort can be made by Baez's soldiers to
reach the enemy in the almost inaccessible noun
tains- am inclined 10 thinS the movement on the
part OF baez L pretended one for the par,
Commission. Tie Commissioners, however,
wish to see Cabral and 70 hear the other
side or the ssorI and have obtained the promise OF
the President OF sale conduct for the revolving
cnies, should he be disposed 70 meet the Comms-
sioners III the neignbornood OF Azua, either
Will 10 this safe conduct aud the honor OF
Commission or not remains TO be seen. The party
gone TO Azua Will endeayor 10 see or communicate
with Cabral, TO fnd out II an arrangement can be
made for an interview between him and the Com
ninety miles from 81 Domingo, by q road
running nearly parallel with the sea, and
through an interesting country. The AZua district
Is said 10 be richest for sugar cultivation In the
Island, and Mr. Baez has there very extensive
landed property. de assured me that me cane
more the largest Size and that fresh plantlhg is
not needed Indeed he says the cane from the old
root is better and yields more aDundantly tnan that
newly planted, or tnat has not been plalteu over
Tnr HARD WORK OF THE COMMISSION.
Credit must 0e gwen TO the Commissioners for the
amount OF diigent and patient labor they perform;
but very much Of IL IS useless, or, at least unneces
sary. Questioning the mass OF the people here who
are wiling to come forward and give their evidence
ii they are Ia avor of annexation is Ike ASKING the
federal Ofilce-AcldeIs at home II they approve OF
General Grants administration The same ques-
TONS ASKED over and over again, receive me same
answers IN the Coinnaisson has tasen the evidence
OF two hundred more individuals separately ~ Is
that OF persons generally who nave put themselves
OF have been put by others forward for this purpose.
Then how lew OF the whole population can be ex-
amined A better idea can be formed OF ine sent.
menls OF tue people by general cohteisasion anu
mixinp WIN ali Glasses Still it may be necessary
Tor me Commission 10 have the evidence In form
THE GENTLEMEN WHO COMPOSE THE COMMISSION.
Tue gentlemen composing The Commission are Tor
the most part men OF one idea, have no large grasp
IN rrlaA my L..