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AN INSULT TO BE RESENTED
WHERE THE UNITED STATES VILE
DEMAND REPARATION.
Oar Flag Disbonored BY n Power that Pret.
ably has not yet Employed the son-tn-
Law Of the secretary Of state as Counsel.

Oar Flag Disbonored BY a Power that Prebs
ably has not yet Employed tho son-tn-
Law Of the secretary Of state as Counsel.
SAN DOMINGO, June 29.-Tbe Stars and
Stripes have been insulted by the Government
OF this country In the roadstead Of this cauital
The Baezist General, villanueva, has, since the
election OF Espallart to the Presidency Of this
republic, been endeavorne, on the Haytian
frontier, in the neiNhborhood OF Cape Hayti, "a
foment revolution against the existing Gov
ernment OF this republic, and several skir-
mishes have occurred on the border line IN the
northwestern part OF the territory, resulting Ia
the killing OF Afty or sixty Dominicans. For
purpose which has not hitherto transpii ed-Gen.
viianueva says. for the purpose Of settling
some private business affairs In this capital he
took passage In the steamer Tybee from this
place. He touched at Puerto Plata and SANTANA,
but did not land. On his arrival here, the Gov
ernment, showing OF his presence on board,
demanded his surrender.e
Capt. Kuhl declined to deliver the General,
and claimed the protection OF his nae. An In
terview followed In the United States Consulate
between the Consul and the emissaries OF this
Government. and the Consul protested AGAINST
the forcible removal OF Gen. YeaDueva from
the deck OF the Tybee. At length a file Of soI-
dlers was sent on board, and as villianuevi re-
fused to move from the chair on which he
was sittlng on the quarter deck, he was tied 70 u
Capt. Kuhl spread tho Stars and Stripes on the
deck so that the men who were carrying Gen.
Vellanueva had to step over the flag.
Itis currently reported that United states
man-of-wnr has been sent for to exact repara-
tion-
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
| The American steamship Tybee, c. J. r. KuhI
commanding. arrived In San Domingo tho
| ger Gen. Pablo vlllanuevs, formerly Minister OF
War under Baez aud Gonzalez, but who. since
entirely @ from public life i Hs desired. d. he sid.
| 20 take no further active part In public anslrs,
%inso f 20 wsere he has Mia large "s esaae Acoos
be sent To the authorities asking permission to
land, but was refused, and warned thit " he
mediatelg afterward Capt. Kuhl was ordered
to put the General on shore, the Government
averring that since the election OF Espalart
| to the Presidency the General had been
deavorine, on the Haytian frontier. to foment
| Captain refused to obey the order, and promptly
submitted the case to Paul Jones, the American
| Consul. and the Consul decided that n the Gem
| eral was an ordinary paying passenger, and had
not been on shore coming on board from Hayti
place in case ne was not allowed to land at San
| Domingo, he was entitled to remain on board,
and was under the protection Of the American
nag.
On tho coth Of June. as the Tybee was ready ts
| sail, an order was received from the Minister OF
| the Interior. commanding her to remaio. 10
| this the American Consul made reply that he
| had on board a special bearer OF despatches to
cleared. and that she would sail unless detained
by force. This message was treated with no
| more respect than a passing breath.
Seeing that an attempt was TO be made to
take his passenger Capt. kuhl made propnra-
| tions American 1sgs were tied to the stanchions
| on both sides OF the gangways, and all intrud-
ers were warned away. THIS action the Domini-
| cans simply laughed at. In little time field
| piece wss Drought on the wharf and loaded,
and so placed that 1t could rake the ship. Then
| a force q fifty soldiers, armed with loaded
rifles, tore away the hags aud went on bo oard
Further resistance was OF course useless, and
despite the emphatic protest of the American
Consul. Gen. Viilanuevl, lame and disabled. was
taken from his stateroom and carried on snore,
and then, after forty eight hours delay, the ves-
sci was permitted TO sail
| The Count has written for the State Depart
meDt full account of the outrage. and Purser
Van Dusen, OF the rybec, msiled the letter for
Washington yesterday. Previous to the ssiling
of the Tybee from San Domingo IN or eac ed
here that Don Pablo had been shot and killed.
| Don Pablo was Minister Of War for the Gov
ernment lately deposed In san Domingo. He IL
a.quairoon. and WIS formerly . citizen Of the
| United States.