The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-03-31
SAN DOMINGO.
Cabral and the Commissioners.

IN. Y. Herald correspondent writes-
In a former letter stated that messenger
had been sent by Cabral to the Haytien lines
with letters to the Commissioners from Cabral,
which messenger had been detained there by
die iaEtien forces, to await orders from the
Pr47i 4[ief much negotiation the messen-
ger l0Wed 20 come to Port-au-Prince,
VIE 1tefview. was had by him with the
Conqp'iz aioners, and the letters received and
answered.
The interview amounted to nothing, and Mr..
Wade became disgusted at the importance given
to the occasion, and declined=HAv wing any fur
ther TO do with the matter, ths Iaytien Govern
ment undoubtedly being at the bottom of the
whole arrangement. The following is Cabral's
principal letter, together with the reply of the
Commissioners therefor
GOD, COUNTRY AND LIBERTY. q
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS VAGUE, March ., ISL
To senors Benjamin f. Wade, Andrew d. White and
Samuel G. Howe, members of the Commission OF the
United es-Gentemen:-1 have read the con-
tents OF your eommnnicatlon, dated on the slst OF
the 2Sth OF the same month in Azua, and have duly
considered them But not having any power 10 enter
into any class of negotiations or to treat n any way
to the annexation OF my country, and having pro-
tested in the month OF March past in behalf OF the
people and the army which have the honor to
govern 1t appears to altogether useless to be
terviewed as to the subject which you propose to
II you have instructions from your Government
10 study the opinions and desires OF the Dominican
people upon these particulars, according to the
pressions in your communications the best way in
which you can fulhl your instructions Is to pass
through and visit the people, ana In this way you
will be able to yourselves better OF that which
have already said in my communication of the 9th
OF February. And 1t will appear that we have not
alone protested in uniting against the annexation
but that 1t will be shown to be fact that for more
than year we have been protesting against annexa-
ton with arms In our hands.
Gentlemen, Generals Wenaeslas Alvarez and
Francisco TaVieso are commissioned to visit you in
order TO invite you to visit these people, and If you
will so to decide TO honor with visit TO these,
my general headquarters, they charged to accom-
pany you.
Win assurances OF consideration and regard,
have the honor to subscribe myself your bedlent
servant, JOSE MARIA CABRAL,
General OF the Revolutionary Movement.
BAY OF PUERTA PRINCE, March 9. 1ST1-To Gene
raj Jose NJ Cabral, etc.-Sir:-1he undersigned
members OF the United States Commission OF In
qury TO st. Domingo, have received by the hands OF
| General WeAaeslas Alvarez and General Fran
| cisco Taviese, the two communications which
| you Were pleased to address the commission on
the 10th OF last month and the Sd inst respectively
| ard hasten TO state that it will not be convenient
for the present, to enter upon the investigations in
dicaed, but IL possible that they may be able to do
so soon, In which case they will avail themselves OF
the attentive ofer OF services made by General
Alvarez and General TaYieso.
The undersigned have the honor 20 be, with due
consideration and esteem, your obedient servants
4 ANDREW ID. WHITE,
/ SAMUEL @. HOWE.
Mr. Wade peremptorly deciaed TO sigR this
letter.