The New York herald., 1873-10-17
WASHINGTON.
The Samana Bay Company Asking
for American Protection.
OUR EXPORT AND IMPORT TRADE.
Important Internal Reve-
nue. Decisions.

WASHINGTON, Oct 16, 1873.
The samana Bay Jobbers Demanding
the sssIorai support OF the Govern
ment.
Fabens. the retIcent St. Domingo diplomatist,
Secretary OF the Samana colony, and confidential
adviser Of the President and his Secretary on all
matters pertaining to the spread OF the American
nag in West India waters is here. Kindred spirits
are also gathering under the protecting shadow Of
the White House. DR.. Howe is here who, as one Of
the United States Commissioners surveyed the
island two years ago. O'Sulivan Is here.
In fact the roll call OF st. Domingo
SPECTATORS, foreign and domestic, might be
called. and a ready "Hercn heard all along the
line. The restless spirit OF the Dominicans 1t is
said, rebels against American encroachment
Fabens is Secretary OF the Samana Bay Company
which holds . valuable franchise from President
Baez, and hostility to the grant IL anticipated
The revolt is led by powerful rival Of Baez, and
threatens the Samana Bay Company, not only with
destruction OF their property, but with expulsion
from their franchise. An appeal is to be made to
the United States for its 'moral support" as
the presence OF war vessels was characterized
during the debate In the Senate in 1870 and govern
ment protection is confidently relied upon. The
State Department does not see how the aid can be
extended automatically, for we have no Dominican
Minister. The Navy Department cannot undertake
to project our citizens who invest In farms
and plantations IN foreign lands, unless
Congress VIII increase the navy. Besides,
since the St. Domingo job was first projected
corner lots and whole squares OF ground have
so rapidly improved In Washington as to make 1t
unnecessary to seek for fortunes in distant cmes
The influence which the st. Domingo spectators
are relying upon has been concentrated In rows Of
three and four story brick dwellings in fashionable
parts OF Washington, so that dividends from the
banana crop. the yield OF the copper mines, or the
product Of the green pea patches in and about
Samana have no longer any attraction for the
extraordinary penipotentiary who 1rst proposed
annexation to Baez.
The Import and Export Trade OF the
United states, 1879 and 1873.
The following is q synopsis OF monthly report
No. II OF the Bureau OF Statistics, which Is in
press. 1t contains the statistics OF our foreign
trade for the months ended June 80, 1873, and the
twelve months ended the same, as compared with
the corresponding periods OF 1872
Donsstic Er-
p.r,o, ,mnor.. ports Sa,a. Specie Fo,sigs ,,zs. En-
81. 1873 -. s4ssl47m s4aAaoss ssl4s.ia
50, 1871 .....:.....: S2lsas27 42,ssa4A Lsos,ssa
ing June 80 is7s:. 6sIo.5s7 s7ssssass al4a4sl
ing June 50. iSss. e4ass,7ss 5ol2s.nl 22,7s974s
The amounts Of the foregoing, which consisted
OF specie and bullion and OF merchandise, respec-
lively, during the twelve months ended June 80,
1873 and 1872 were as follows:-
Domestic Err
ports, Specie Foreign En-
Imports. Values. ports
sssss.sats s ss3 ssss3 s5sssss sSss 'a.ss 'ss'
sssss.aaI.s 1 is7s ssssss2 asss .sss lssss
| The vana M foreign commodities remaining IN
the warehouses Of the United States June 80 1873
was $77,64a s7a. as compared with $122, ri, ,2so
June 30, 1871 Making allowance for the difference
in the warehouse accounts the imports for the
fiscal year ended June 80 1s73 are in excess OF the
domestic and foreign exports combined, in the
sum OF $780, ss7, SIS; while for the period or
1872 the excess OF imports over exports was only
$e2 O39. The values OF the imports and exports
carried in American and foreign vessels and in
cars and other land vehicles respectively during
the twelve months ended June 80, 1879 and 1872
were as foows:-
DoDesic