, 1873-01-24
Engineer of the new hgh-pressu1e samana Bay

Engineer OF the new mSu-pEeosu1e oaAauo oAy
Company.
Fabens is q man of about IS years Of nge, we'll
preserved, fu11-bodied, and Of q rather imposing
presence, in spite OF his low stature. Ho is
genial End entertaining, and has the general
appearance Of q wealthy banker. No one would
suspect him ct bsns bis s' csfeer
has shown him to be-. nor. On
short acquaintance, would anyone believe hlo1 70
hayo tho daring and nerve that be las often
shown In emergencies
He hns charming wife and three children.
and his home is only short distance from New
York-on Staten Island, believe: His eldest
son has been Consular Agent Of the United
States at samAna Bay for some time.
Fabens WAS United States Consul at Grey
outrage in assisting. or encouraging aEbuster-
iEg expedition, which necessitatcd his With
drawal in disgrace. It is not at all likely that he
was over so hard-up as Harzberg Is represented
to have been.
Tho latter individual may possibly tnrn up as
certain Dr. Archambault, whose name figures
extensively On the co1ner-stekes surrounding
many Of the most eligible lots in and about
samana. judge that the aforesaid SANTANA
desirable wator-fronts "clouaed" by tho
claim, ct this eame DR.: 4 to
prior posaosslon. The peculiar status ,
uf real estate titles in that island
may be stated as one which presents the n nearest
that Gun bo imagined.
Nevertheless. the project, in its new develop
ment, for extending the pinions OF the Bird OF
Freedom over Sa1to Domingo, is really ono
| Which promises great results il the managers
| hive the money, bruins, and, above all, the
| aercs, to carry it through. While annexation to
| our republic would be hazardous, lnasmuch as It
| would involve us in many dangerous compiica-
| tions a corporation with powarB allntar Ii
character and extont to those Of the Royal East
| India Company Of Great Britain of other days
| could WELD greater influence With less CT dan
ger.
| indefinitely sot forth in the Commissioners re-
| port but few ever took the trouble to read it,
and no one that did read it believed more than
half what was eaid, for the reason that they only
t said what was expected OF them. Howe ana
| Whito investigated, while Ben. Wade frankly ad-
nitted that he could write up the report
before starting as we'll as on bis return
| Each one made ont q report, md Wade then
| dragooned the tNo philanthropfsts into accepting
| his version.
| Tho eayaunas south Of tho Gulf OF 6anana
once produced millions OF dollars worth OF e1-
| norfs in tho DAYS of tho French occupation.
i,his Was obtained under slave-lnbor, it IS true,
| but the eamo result cau be accomplished BY other
means. provided the Company can procure Tree M
| colored emigration and can protect ataeu: 1ne
| system OF docks, store-houses, and !'enIelaee
which will be necessary to make great 1tee
port in euch close proximity to ST. Thomas (al-
ready possessing ali these advantages), will in
volve the expenditure Of many millions Of dollars
before there wil1 be any return. whether
| Fabens, Cazneau, sporord, Howe, and tho
| others engaged in tile scheme can master tho
situation ls one Of the questions for the future
to decide. Your truly, NAVY.