Year: 1871

ness and death resulted from the constitution Of
the patient being SO much broken that it could not
overcome the attack. The deceased was a fireman,
and his name Fish. He was from New York city.
Two Dominican Catholic priests came on board last
night and administered the last consolation of re-
ligion 10 the poor Fellow. All hands were piped up
and the officers were In dress pay respect to the
remains as they were brought from below,
carried along the deck and lowered into the
boat The coffin was covered by the American flag,
and this lay the caps Of The sailors who bore the
body on their shoulders. The band played solemn
funeral march, and all on board, from four hundred
to five hundred persons, officers, seamen marines,
and those attached the expedition grouped in pro-
per order on the main'deck and poop and stood un-
covered and silent till the boat containing the body
was pulled away from the ships slde The pre-
sence Of death always creates serious impression,
and more especially under the ceremony prescribed
by the naval service and when the body OF fellow
countrymen is LETT in a strange land.


PRESIDENT BAEz A PASSENGER.


Another and quite different scene was witnessed
on board an hour afterwards President Baez who
had been invited to take passage on the Tennessee
to Azua, came on board with his suite. The ships
launch conveyed them He and his military officers,
comprising the General-in.Chief, CamlnerO three
four aidesde-camp, and others, nearly all black,
very dark colored, were In full uniform.
Two OF the Cabinet-Gauter and Curie-
accompanied the President The captain,
officers and marines were in full uniform,
Our band played inspiring airs as the party
approached and assembled the ship and while
the formal reception the deck was going on
Immediately after twenty-one OF the monster guns
were fired, making the immense vessel quiver from
stem to stern and smOtherng us in smoke. Then
the Presidential party were taken to the captains
cabin and regaled with good champagne. In the
OF an hour or so all except Mr.. Baez and his
aids LEFT for the Shore President captain and all
tosk on their full uniform after the ceremony was
over and settled down to the condition OF ordinary
mortals. We shall sail for Azua at I've O'Clock this
evening, and reach that place In the morning.
Whether Mr.. Baez will be our guest ana companion
longer than tomorrow morning Is not known at
present. He was anxious to be invited to take pas
sage on the Tennessee, and this being made known
indirectly to the captain and Commissioners the in
vltaton was given. He goes professedy to visit
his estates at Azua, and to point out TO the Commits
sioners the productiveness OF that region, but l
have no doubt his real object Is to make q
parade of the attention and protection ne receives
nom our government for the purpose OF making an
impression upon the Domlnicans. In this way he
sllences his opponents and revives the enthusiasm
OF his friends. Then 1t must be remembered the
Cabrasts occupy the region Of country not far from





many days since either Cabral himself one of his
chiefs came down with . considerable force near to
Azua and had q fight with Dominican troops. At
least so the Baez government reported to IL was
said too, that the Dominican troops, though much
inferior In numbers, whipped the Cabralists.
Several hundred Dominican soldiers are just leaving
In the two government sloops, called war vessels,
for Azua, and to meet the President there. l am
more inclined to believe his voyage the Tennessee
and assembling Of several hundred more troops
at Aqua inst as we are going there Is an adroit
stroke of policy because he understood the Commits
sion wished to gee Cabra, and intended seeing him
If possible. True, Mr.. Baez pretended he
had no objection to the Commissioners
Interviewing his rival and promised to give safe
conduct II required for that but the presence Of
himself and larger fcvce at such time looks as II
he intended to frustrase the object Of tho Commis
sion while pretending to kavor IT,


ANOTHER REASON FOR TIE VISIT.


There Ia another mason. perhaps. for the PresE