Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-25
BY SAME BULLET.
Relatives of Consular Agent al
Santo Domingo.
Report to Secretary Of Navy by Capt
Wainwright.
Further Report Of Newark's Com
mander on Troubles.

washington, Feb. 24.-By- order OF
Secretary Moody. the report of Captain
ltichard Wainwright, commanding the
Newark, his recent connOissance about
Santo Domingo was made public at the
navy department, today. Captain
Wainwright found on his arrival at
Sanchez that the daughter and brother
in-law of the American consular agent
had both been wounded by the sdlaf
bullet IN the fighting there. AS it VA"
expected that the attack of Feb. Ath
would be repeated the following day, he
wrote a letter to the commanders "f
the government and insurgent fnf g.
protesting against further firing in thu
streets Of tn. city or towards IT."
houses of the inhabitants, and to MAXI
his protest effective landed a force ot
20 marines and a company of blue
Jackets, who took uD their position in
a general merchandise store for the
night. The night passed without an
attack.
The following day the Montgomery
arrived and landed marines to relieve
the soldiers ashore from the Newark.
CAPTAIN Wainwright had an interview
with President Morales on board the
Newark. that day. as to conditions in
SANTANA bay.
Regarding the firing on the American
steamship New York by the insurgent
forces while the ship was unloading her
cargo, Captain Wainwright says:
president Morales returned to San
chez In the Presidente. later in the
evening OF the 9Th of February. and re-
manned until the next morning. In the
meantime / had learned from the report
OF the Montgomery that it was claimed
by the American consular agent in Sa-
mana that President Morales had vio-
lated ayluin granted by our consular
agent to two men several days before.
Gen. Morales came on board the New
ark and informed me that he had not
taken the men from the consulate at
SANTANA. but from farm outside the
town which belonged to the consular
agent. / Informed him that he must be
careful to respect the American flag
and the consulate.
HE informed me that he had passed
a decree closing Monte Cristo and Ma
coris. l advised him to be careful how
he interfered with American or foreign
doubtful validity of his decree. as there
was a senior officer at Santo Domingo
City.
g! got under way, about 9 o'clock.
Feb. 10. leaving Montgomery i'm Sa-
mana bay. and steamed directly for
Santo Domingo City. where l arrived
at about 10 o'clock on the morning of
the nth.
"rhe New York reported that she
had entered Monte Christi having
cargo for that place but that Gen.
Morales had fired upon the lighters
coming out to take his cargo. The New
York went to Puerto Plata where a
written agreemen; y as entered into be-
tween Gen. Mot.,..s and tha Clyde
agents that the caro- for Monte Christi
with the exceptio. nf arms and am
munition should be .l.posited here in
the custom house and later sell, over
land to Monte Christi.
The whole southeastern peninselar
Is in the hands of the insurgents and
Santo Domingo Is surrounded and
closely invested by 1900 of the insur-
gent force.
Upon arriving Off Santo Domingo
City. found the United States cruiser
Columbia and at once reported to
captain Miller. The steamship New
York arrived shortly after me. and at
noon went alongside the dock in the
river to unload her cargo, about 1900
barrels.
Captain Miller had made written
agreement with the commanding gen.
erals of both forces that there wc,ll1
hn on Rrfp hot cid Of
while the New York was at the d,rN
THE Columbia steam launch witt -
large United States flag on the be-
went into the dock preceding the Ne.
York also flying an American flag r..
insurgents from the east bank OF ~.
river fired upon the New York .,,.l
upon the CoEnnbia's steam lari II.
After consultation with Captain MI
Ter and by his direction I moved to :,
position directly opposite the river and
shelled the east bank Of the river i'm
order to drive back into the interior all
insurgents in that neighborhood. pre-
pairing the way for landing a battalion
composed Of the landing force of the
Columbia and Newark
The hallation under command of
lient. Commander Parker equipped in
ngnt marching order landed at half
past four. At n small town about Il
half mile In the interior the insurgents
were found in some force under the
command Of Gen. Jose Tiburzier. The
general was warned to remove his
forces at once back into the interior
away from the east bank of the river
and that he should not fire on the town
again from that side. He signed
another written agreement to that
effect and at once collected his forces
and marched his men into the inte-
lior.