New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-29
AGAINST HEUREAUX.
lie LAST UPRISING IN SANTO DOMINGO
ASSISTED WITH HAYTIAN MONEY AND MATEM-
AL BUT DEFEATED BY HAYTIAN DIPLOMACY.


TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: | deem 1t but right TO place before you
the following facts In connection Win our attempt TO
overthrow the dcspotIc government Of General ulysses
Ieureax the dcspot OF the Dominican Kclnohc ""''c
rule 1or Tie past ten year. has Dch cDarac'ezeu Nv
almost every species OF barbariy
Niter "a >ojourn OF some months III iuIhs iHia""s
/ left Grand Turk under assumed name In the
seams Up Alpha for Jamaica on the evening OF Ihurs'
day. December 90 last and arrived al hhGs'oh oh
sunday. the 18th. from whence departed ior ~
Thomas hy the Il. NJ. : Para on 'h' moIhiHs VI '"e
18th, arriving there January list.
Ailcr consultation with Generals Luprroh ana NOVA
twho lad for time been living there III 'Nii'''
II decided that should AT once proceed 10 Fort
au Prince with full power, 10 negotiate WIN inc o'
eminent OF Prc,dcn, Ippolytc for assistance In our
cndeavor to raise revolution In Dominican "iri'of''
and with this object In view lett 81 lhohi"s VII
january II and arrived at Port Prince Via Jac"el
on the 2lSt OF January. found matters 'h're per
fcctly calm, all the more 50 on account OF The much
larncntcd death OF NJ Cherry Ippoyte the son OF the
President; and as 1t impossible under 'he CIR
cumstanccs, TO obtain immediate interview WIFI the
President, the editors OF all the principal news
papers to whom communicated Information Oh con
tract Of alienation OF the bay OF SANTANA by III" "o'-
eminent OF President lIeurcaux the United states
Government, contrary to the will OF the cfzchs OIL
the dominican Republic. who are even now prepared
ut all hazards 70 resist foreign occupation vi any
portion of their beloved country. and on his sncc'
/ was ably supported by the entire Iaytian press.
As soon n, could conveniently do So addressed
Il note 10 President lippoyte asking an INTERVIEW
and stating to him the cause OF my presence IN MS
capital appears that by tie advice OF two OF
bis principal Ministers he declined To SEE me oi'oialiv
on the matter. one of these gentlemen (his Minister
OF Interior and Police | have since cause 10 tmlN
Is his rival and aims to succeed him III tue Guar VI
the Presidency: but. however th, NAV be- the Nih's-
ter of Foreign Affairs given full powers to treat
with me- officially and in behalf Of the President. and
also received a visit from the private secretary ol
the Minister Of the Interior appointing an inter
view with him. l nj once called on him ana WAS
more than delighted with the kind offers OF assistance
which were made to me In the name OF the Govern
| ment. Arms. ammunition. money and every DINER
reuuste 10 overthrow President IleurcauXs despo'SH
were freely offered TO and every pledge was gwen
me- that 40 should b. left unturnei In ofu'r 10
nrcscrye the autonomy of the entire Island Of sano
Domingo free from the Invasion Of foreign na'ioh'
Rut even at this stage | had cause 10 suspect "l'
sincerity Of 81 Dupuy. An American friend came u
me the very day after our Interview. r'ia''d 10 NV
aImo,, word for word what had tranSplred between
NJ Dupuy and myself and advised me not 10 place
too much confidence In his promises.
VI. Lcspinassc | found 10 be- quit" different man
vounc g.ntlcmany and Intelligent. We und"r~"ol
each other and during my stay IN the iinyah ''p''i
we had frcqucn, talks. In which be explained 10 nv
the reason, why his Government feared 10 conprH@'
themselves with any revolutionary party on D'"''"
soil unless that party was Organized ana I'u DN "'"
erul REYES and myself In which case they ""nld 'N
| tend Ia us every assistance. To this agreed ana
| ,,,m.di,t.ly went to Cape lInvti. whrr" met Ten
erals Reyes and Nillanncva. and together We i''''
| revolutionary committee ,,
| I'm the dnv OF my arrival al the cape addressed
n MT. TO te delegate Of the Government III '""""'
., , north and northwest portion Of ayt. aud that
I'D xt.,YisflF g1
expressed his desire that should meet Aim 'ha' SIM
| evening After our interview Ne dispatched I" I"r'
an Prince a private messenger iM r. tenn i'pP'''
| in the President from whom h" received INSTITUTIONS
to give u, all necessary protection ana "S''''"'' "
| ann .n,.rpris. | obtained q loan Of money Ia meet
tho first r,anisit.s OF the revolution, ana "'h''"' "S'
,r.,, IN pcrrcr- Rouge with the cognzance OF t' al
| tborte, for the purpose Of organizing 'H' '''o,'
| ,,,,.rv army and | al the tim" sent c'Sl"f
| sion 70 Port de- Pax under Colonel Nns'h' anu NV
private secretary with instructions 10 e"h'.rr -
and bring TO the cape an expedition oi p'""','
| who we're there prepared 10 JON us i"'S ' "
| rived nj the cape In open day. and was th''' w
| -, b, mo with the consent OF the lnytan au-
| ,n,s IN IN. port Of Caracol, two hours ai''""''
from Perrier Rouge.
| ON the evening OF March lrit th' o"p' "'o
pnnIcd by my secretary and u gald'' anu u"''". y"
night Joined tie revolutionary troops thd'' P."e'
Reye- and after concerning a plan We S'"''" NV
| u.vt
cross the frontier, when v" uiu V" '
| the oih with eighty men, -
| ON the morning OF the lin We a''a Aed anu ,,
rled by assault. after two ho"rS ht"'' '"' 49,
| ., Gur,bo. which had garrison of loJ men, ~ ,'
.ogac.m.p, We sustained the loss OF TWO men h'''
| while the enemy's loss was eighteen hii''" III" ~
| IL h,des Two officers who came over to 'l' unri"H
| ~ 81 A, :, 3, m Oh March Il w"'attackrd the
| tong fortress, Of DaInbon. which was the hauai'
rs ,f president Ii-ur.auxs army In Ia" u"pa'
| Of Monte Crisu with a garrison "i ""o ''"' "'
| We numbered only s"v"nt, five. having III" " '
| thirty men In our camp. cur OBJECT III i'""'',- '"
| ,.r.u, MA, only 10 rccOnnatrc the 'ofh ""' d.
mio' ,n ,ryun our men brcnmc excited rnd pI,,,,i
! an Il, The commandments, III lh' ''h"c v" ,..,,.,,
IRON ~, i,"'n W.,der failing with H. ou' killed. ana
| sounded only two men, "hllr th' 'n'in5 -, ,,r
Tier. v. received addition Of tmlN n'n ~ T, ,
| IL, III and a. IN. Ilayiiafs IN ui'i,ir" pro'''V'
mr. retreat We considered ourselves sal" nhu ps ~
Wv, n,,r forces, which had now Increased 10 80
ois' ~ or.r ~ ainck Fsicrolalza aud thus ca, OH
The Communication between Mont" ri'u an y'm'h II
| Wbil. thus engaged. on Ia" m"rnhS 90 -" uori,
we 20, Information from the Gov"rnor OF for Lio'I,,
that it was expected that General .r%I" NJ Dncass,,
from the kindly feeling which existed between our
s,lN'S anu ,r "f M, r%scird visit which had no
r'n,on 10 believe would IT, Otherwise IMAM ol ni
liz nature 10 u.s. Judge ten Of our Surpf. -, w.,
i,r an ". were summoned by General nora hhi
NJ Du.assc 10 the Government llrus" ana "'I ,
hat the Iaytinn Government had decided To u',.
~, and send n, n, prisoners Cape llayii W. M"i,
,hundrr,t rrlck but had option eAcrp' 10 SUNNI
when The fact /, considered tat our arms all" ~,
,nnnIiInn without which could not nav" '' ~,
mrnccd The revolution. had been iuriNn'h iiom
n',,nr ar .rns thc position taken by these oih'lai !
Inc,nc ali -tcIlOns 10 rs. W. W. -,
armed on the same day and set on' Tor ~ .' I
IN add tn our distress, '1N'd on
letters from our agents. informing H. 'l' ,r, ,'na'
Inprron Lad Just arrived at the cape from - no'
md had brought with him money enough 20 h''l ~
our emergencies II Is significant iac ,n, f i i
amount Of this Was IN tn" form OF a'a.
The HAITIAN Minister IN -anto Domlng" on '.i.'
Ippolyte the President Of llayu. al '' o'I
General GONZALES. ex-Miniser oil Foreign "''''' VI
IcuroauN. , .,.. 4, nj dou,,o
This Iiayian Minister by his rcachcry ma n1"",,
de,lng seems 10 have been III" author vi IN 'i
,ro,Ile and his actions In this matter are III h''-
With his former record. Being III Once "'"t ,,' Z,
rond anal he committed ireachery neaih,' ni"' |"
The revolution Of the liberal and bray" bW' n L
lais at MiragOan'A against Solomon Iaur sun
employ under the Government OF L"gitlm'. ne h,l
aged on tie downfall OF that President !" rem. ~,
pOSiion under President IlipfOlyte, anu nov NV
given every assurance Of his