Year: 1859

Special Correspondence OF the Herald,


81. DOMINGO CITY, August Is, 1859
Suspicious as 10 the Object If General Casnesu ard Nye


and Colonel FabeHs


great deal of speculation is foot here in rega 70
the arrival Of General W. L. Cazneau followed ~ his
wife, servants furniture and California house. as also
accompanying Colonel Fabens, Of Greytown repu-
tation. As Caneau one OF the noted friends of
Walker in the grand 6buster attempt Nicaragua and
wife edited the buster gazette aid the taking
Of Cuba called La Verddd strong suspicious enter
tanned here that some attempt is 10 be made against this
weak republic. Already the European journals are on
the scent; and in truth the United States government s
very much blame in placing their business in the hands
OF and sending forth such persons in public capacity,
for this General Caxneaa here make treaty and
attend to claims of American citizens which will be
lost also understood that the present Consul-who,
do him credit must has always done HIS Best for
American citizens and their interests 70 be
and more favorable to the ibuster interests
put in his place. In fact ii IS already the bere
that of Mrs. Caznean has the appointment One
thing certain that tho United States government are


losing their national honor in sending abroad such charac
teIs TO represent them.


81 DohIsGo CnY, August "a, 1862
The Island and It's Gouer7ment-The United Stats not Ap-
preciated, &C.


This island of St. Domingo is az fine q country as tho
shines on, but is all running TO weed for want Of
few grains Of common in this government There
is dollar of gold silver circulation but there is
enough Of ragged paper money aHoat freight man of
What they call peso, dollar, worth quite
half cent These paper pesos have fallen by degrees from
thirty cents TO half cent IN value, and all the loss falls
on the working men.


Some Americans offered to work the Dominican mines.
and give the people sound gold and silver currency but
the government was frightened TO death at the idea of
Yankees coming to take possession Of the country.


/ have not seen q clean, cultivated field since l have
been in the country, and don't believe there rs plough
in the whole Of II. .t.ss


The Dominican trade has been entirely turned over To
the French, English and Dutch. Even the -four, pork
lumber and provisions Of all kinds which from the
United States, are brought round by st. Thomas and
Curacao in foreign bottoms.


They here is because there no treaty with the
United States but they have such slow ridiculous round
about way of doing business here that smart Yam
kee skipper could stand it. II suits the Dutch traders


This Cabinet is crazy TO tail to SPAIN They belong
to the last century and think the Spanish carron crow
is much finer bird than the American eagle They de-
sire to crawl before the throne lick the dust from the
vrtuous feet Of Isabel Segunda They hate free ci
zens Of the American republic as the devil hates holy
water. Their fathers slaves and liberty is thing
they will understand and learn 70 use II is
only right TO add that these Spanish don't have all
their own way here's there sensible well in
formed men among them who have read and travelled
to purpose These doing their best TO stir
up spirit OF enterprise Improvement but il s row
ing against wind and tide with the dons They believe
the Inquson founded by the Virgin Mary and that
the Angel Gabriel comes from Heaven month with
St. Jago to snperntend the choice of lover for their
Isabel Segunda.


What the dons greatest in is their military arrange
ment thought at first they hoaxng me in the &C
count but hnd II is the sober truth 1t is stupendous
and unexampled; it is wonderful, but it is true.


The dominican republic claims population of 100 OOO
and has no revenue; yet out of this small capital
the government contrves to exact large an amount
of working time out of the people as the United
States expends all her coasts and frontiers
All the able bodied Domincans enrolled in some
branch other of the military service and thew are cali
ed from their work not two three days year but
the whole of every other week OF course this
conrvance destroys the industrial habits of the whole
population and keeps hand the material for the endless
revolutions which have ruined the Spanish American
States, and are making this fertile country desert


No planter miner or manufacturer invest capitai
when his workmen liable to such contnua nterup
tons and the aborers cannot farm on any other
settled business under such regulations.


must confess, however, that the Santana adminstra-
ton great Improvement on the hotch poch military
desposm of Baez This Baez hated the TInite3
States, and the last thing he did when he went ont Of
the country to seize the American schooner Charles
Hill, of which wrote you the particulars at the time
being then in this port cowardy piece of plum
der. His object was to make trouble for his successor
Santana but from what hear the United States govern
ment handling the business in such way that an tho
Just demands Of American citizens will be settled without
distressing this government too much This is yery dif
erent from the rough insulting, braggadoco which the
French and English play off on Mexico in fact on all
the American States that weak enough to be buled
~ them