The New York herald., 1871-01-08
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cessesHe Counsels Moderation
Yellow Fever Raging
PORT AU PLATTE, Dec. %, 1870
General Cabral furnishes the following Official re-
port of the defea. Of RapZ's f0rcaS.--

PORT AU PLATTE, Dec. %, 1870.
General Cabra furnishes the following ofiicai re-
port Of the defea. OF Baez's forces--
God, Country and Liberty.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
CITIZENS-The South Is still In arms; we are fight
ing. Lately one OF our columns marched on Tr0ba-
no. defended by Generals Andrea ana TIm0eo
Ocando. There the enemy was met, beaten and
routed.
Alter this event relnforcements Of Bacz left Azua
for the recaprure OF Tuhana. Our advanced posts
met them, and was at once informed OF that and
issued orders TO arrest 1t without awaiting for the
infantry. ! most victoriously defeated them
While these operations were taking place General
Marcos L. Adon, with 800 meu, attacked anu routed
the Orces OF the Carbon de Otrabanda. At the
enemy was entirely defeated. In Trobano general
OF the enemy was killed. and in Peit-Trow another.
In addition to the losses occasoned to our enemies
IN the four encounters many families nave presented
themselves for protection, among them Priest
Barriento, with his family. To all OF them we have
wounded nave been treated with humanity and the
attentions demanded by Christian charity are paid
them.
Indulgence and nberality have been shown to the
With these trumphs the campaign will assume
superior proportions. count on sufficient FORCE
good arms, good amount OF munitions and all other
resources needed by the army.
The revolution VIII be splendid because upon It's
trumphs depend the salvation OF the country Baez
Is the enemy against wAom we hight. This admins
traton not acceptable because It's cruelties, It's
abuses and Its tyrannlcQl acts ifnpoverlSh the
country.
BaeZ ls faithless to us. In exchange for gold he
wants to sacrifice our Independence; ana our inde-
pendence we must maintain as the only thing we
have ana as the most precious Jewel we can De-
Queath to future generations. In our lines all
Dominicans have place and none Will be asked
their past political opinions.
Those that yesterday diflered from us come to es
AMI we VIII receive them as brothers.
The revolution accomplished we will have the
majority to the election OF men OF known. honesty
intelligence to fill the offices OF public admns
tralon.
Cltlzens union and we Will save the Dominican
republic. JOSE MARIA CABRAL.
HEADQUARTERS IN SAN JUAN
After the victories that Cabral had obtained before
Azua he was prevented going further on account of
the rainy season setting in. the low banks being
swamped The result is that an epidemic OF country
fever, bat which IS nothing less than black vomto,
Is raging in the district the natives themselves
are dying in large numbers. Some few hundred
bales OF tobacco were shipped to New York, which
the friends OF baez trying to show is increase
OF production but which is only sent to be trans
ferred to the European steamers for Bremen and
Hamburg, as the Franco German war deprives us OF
the means OF direct shipments. The country never
was poorer and the aboring class more disgustsd
than at the present time.