The New York herald., 1871-03-17
YORK HERALD FRIDAY MARCH IT, ls7l-rRlPLE SHEET

by high. rugged hills or small mountains It hs
coed anchorage The Tennessee lies little NOR
than half mile from the Shore In forty.fve feet
water There was one merchant schooner lyini
here besides the two small Dominican vessels which
brought down troops. The hills and shore all rount
nave barren and arid look, very different TO til,
mountain ridges and coast round the Bay OF Samana
/ which were covered by luxuriant verdure. II IS
coral and chalky formation. Aqua, small
wretched looking village OF about 1900 to 1,5ol
inhabitants Is four miles from the bay and not II
sight The valleys lying between the mountain
ridges and even the slopes OF the mountains beyond
Azua and farther from the coast, productive. The
soil Is said to be rich, and doubt It Is Sugar
cane grows well and to great size.
The day after our arrival the President OF the
commission, who is the only Commissioner with US
at present. went to Aqua by invitation OF Mr.. Baez
and to take testimony as well TO view the
country. While he and most OF our party were on
shore Captain Temple disciplined his crew and tried
the guns OF the Tennessee by firing at targets 900
and 800 feet distant. The elevennch Dahgren hun
| dred Founders and monster Parrott guns made the
hills reverberare and poughed up the water Of the
bay IN fine style. understand the firing was success
ful. considering the many raw, inexperienced men
there belonging to the ship 1t must be said OF
captain Temple that he never loses ON opportunity
navy
BAEz's MILITARY DISPLAY.
II we can believe what we hear a speck OF war Is
looming up In the neghborhood Of AZua between
Baez and the Cabralists. We heard something Of
this before We left ST. Domingo city, and the ship
ment OF uoons gave coicr to the rumor but was
disposed to think the military display intended
more TO make an impression upon the Commission
than for Cabral. Now 1t is said the Caorallsts,
having force varously estimated from 500 to 1000
or 5000, are within thirty miles OF Azua and march
Ing this way. This information, we are told, comes
from Baezs scouts and deserters from Cabrai. Baez
seemed to believe It, as signals were given Tor the
fighting population around Azua TO come in and
who are also generals. Whatever the facts or the
situation or the objec OF Baez in making this fuss
may be. there IS no doubt that the people believe
Cabral is not tar Of.
s,,u ,,0so n,,n,UsEn USED nSna TO IT. ~
utons and changes OF masters and one petty despot
Is so little different from another that they do not
or loaf about and take things easy as usual Baez
will not go out, at least not far, to meet his enemy,
but Will hold himself prepared to fight should CaDral
| come to Azua.
BAEz's TALL TALK ABOUT cABRAL.
He talks confidently Of whipping the Cabralsts. II
Cabral has no force OF Dominlcans and that the So
Baez has SO impressed Mr. Wade with this IDEA that
the Commissioner declares continually Cabral is
myth. Old Ben does NOT believe there Will be any
fighting though he thinks BaeZ is in earnest. / do
not think Cabral has or can raise any considerable
OF the Dominican territory. am satisfied however,
that there are many more Cabraists, both outside
and inside the lines Of Baez's government, than
Baez represents or than the Commissioners affect to
believe. could find both Cabralists and anti-an-
nexationists IN st. Domingo city when the Commits
sioners could not, and where hardly any one dare
say above whisper his soul is his own.
HAYrI TnE scApEGoAT-BAEz's PRESUMPTION.
Pooh-p0shlng Cabral and making 1t appear that
all the trouble comes from Hayri has been dodge
OF the Baez government all along and 1t has sue
ceeded IN persuading our simple Commissioners
that Cabral amounts TO nothing and that the Hay
items the real enemy. So strong is this impress
sion that Mr. Wade has got his back up and talks Of
threatening the Haytien government, when he goes
States.
Our government has gone so far in extending pro.
lection to Baez and even aiding HIM indirectly, that
he pTesumes upon this. Yesterday, when the ex-
Its height he had the assurance to send, by of
the officers OF the Commission message to Captain
Temple asking the captain 10 supply him wish
tended to carry into battie with his ragamufin
troops. Captain Temple had too much sense and
request OF Mr. Baez Tor any sucn purpose. Mr..
Wade was on shore and with Mr.. Baez at the time.
the matter. Captain Temple wrote letter to Mr..
Wade informing him Of Baez's request, and sent it
ashore Immediately.
DRAGGING THE STARRY FLAG INTO TIE MIKE
In the evening, few hours afterwards, Mr.. Wade
ter or circumstance TIL Captain Temple. some time
after, called his attention to the matter. Though
M refusal an ho to ssed any M @ f 70 captain
differed with the captain IN his view OF the
possible consequences and Of the chances OF con-
willing the hag should have been sent to
Baez, did not understand that he expressed appro
val OF the Captains refusal 10 send It, and am in
clined to think he did not see, as Captain Temple
did, the importance of the matter in a national or
an International point Of view or the degradation of
the Stars ana Stripes in such connection. A re-
quest was made, tOo to Captain Temple by Baez 70
Si1 nt
Domingo city last week. but this Temple did not feel
at liberty to grant. Some arms, however, were per-
mtted to be shipped for the BaeZ government on
board the Nantasket mention these facts TO show
to what length BaeZ presumes upon the protection
position the administration OF General Grant has
assumed in the affairs OF the ciyn war
arms the Baez troops carry are those supplied
by the United States government in part payment OF
The samana lease After pressing his application
for the dag Baez wanted to know, even, il the Com
mission or Captain Temple would not let him have
some Of our marines and arms from the Tennessee
FOR the contemplated fight with Cabral. Though he
could not obtain the nag from the Tennessee he
coolly remarked that he had one on shore, but
wanted larger and more imposing one. The
probability is that he Will use that. Baez Is cum
ming fellow and would like, no doubt, to embrOil
ernInent committed to a full protectorate over the
island. II not to annexation.
Several OF the correspondents and General sigel
had been waiting nine or ten days at Azua for the
arrival Of the Tennessee, and In that time have
pored the surrounding country pretty vel and In
Commission TO do. Mr. Wade got through
with his investigations, and has urned TO the ship.
He took tie testimony OF several OF the principal
inhabitants, and declares they were all
one way-all earnestly for annexation. The
same report is made by the correspondents and
General Sigel. ] have no doubt 1t Is SO at Azua.
This section OF the country, said before, is the
patrimony OF Baez and all the people go as Baez
goes. This is fine sugar region and there Is one
large plantation near Azua well cultivated aud very
productive.
BEN WADE AND FRED DOUGLASS ON THE STUMP.
Mr.. Wade made speech TO the people OF AZua, as
others Of our party had spoken before giving them
good advice and holding out hope OF a promising
future. Our Americans carry their stump oratOry
with them everywhere. Fred Douglass began
speechmaklng at Samana, the Commissioners re.
| sponded to serenade and delegations IN st
never lose chance OF holding forth, and Sigel with
| hfs broken Spanish and more broken Euglsh Is alb
solutey irrepressible In fact Sigel is the busiest
| ana tussest man Of the whole expedition, not ex
ceptlng Dr. Howe, but Is Of such small cabre that
no one pays any attention TO him. except to laugh