The New York Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1871, Page 4

+ the wa * reach our dést.nation t 4 Fic confesse’ tho people knew Mitte or nothing of Shere Hedi of He word, and thougnt poiebt bert Mr. Sum: * foctmgs shoul! that dts- Vinguished Senator ever know of i. Bo net know wuCh Of the World oat Je of their own Beighborhoot. Tu one cireuinstance con. | pected Wak Vile gatheriag wortay of vonce, The pedre een’ he pail. wich pl) the seered emblers oo 1h cut of We Cw choreh factng the plaza, pee rostrma tor Dougan. I was knows, too, that | Dougiase was mor 4 Carmo.id and inat bis aniievce Feed Ve cuupesed mols of the Coloas of negro Metnolists woo cane ¥ ro from Palle yearwago. Tle showed o like Whe old pries rare y #: While at the -au: oo ard Kindly ieeung exer GiBereat religious + be he people of wore civilized aod more advanced ‘COURINES Wight learn smetuung mom. Douglass Compinine', KOWEVEL, oF | oakty or thutsorence ‘Of his audioves, They dit vot cheer Dim. Public ppeaking Was 4 Bove! Gong to them, and they did out Pras tt Wik be seen om Vocations Tae oof a raher duubtul os Wit be coudned, eogre equauty aad ius te ty however, a cates the tolerauce Oar Cot taiss.08 Carisuansy of ¢roa Bort, aud Bee PTLavly, Wo Uke qucoi | wae 0 tnx ~ aug dagtisting to our tais fact | Of iife, Nearly every one of Lhe en Wore a Machels | } OF knife, wien Jo truth, wey | OF ther person | hired ove vs tne | per, @nd, ater @ iong deiny, pha maty | & tor | sowed im other countries, | per iz the people of | ei . Kite lesson that | e ec of (he alas wid Ob/eoLs seeued to be as much a part my member of ther bodies. We 0 ¢ab & cCocoanuy tree an «1 the frat He wont up like a cat, unk of the tree Will his bauds aud The cocoanut mk Was ch Us BO spung tue P Wilh tis ivet, 4 Mok hnpre whieh Was sugxes vor ed by “b bO US by atcry, We ) ulehased seme chickeus or 10 everyun oar uiwat Up Wd Geolu. | % MAL sty. Plates, kuives and forks and ALWICSS Wag Gispewsed With, a be chet wetl wiped of Ga & horsé nkel, dissected Ui #ad our energetic teeth i ted to do the res: of the wor ur poriormiauee, although vigoro: s steTuy sUspeadea, an our ap, 4. Os all ie Vite, UD Dolore me, Wat WL serable coLapound OF Another spices & avers When Were Used to im reguate those chickens, took tue cad. Mow baumaa bacure can devoIMe So depraved as to murder Gav proper taste of iood ty moce than | cud conceive. fd ultavdlateiy cone. uded io sead for Pro- fessor biot by the MEX) Steamer Lo give suine O! ils raved loeruces to these bealsiied people, Lbese Pepe are possessed OF DUMAN Naitire. as We soon @.scovered, for tucy tried mevely Way to 8 viuiie a8 by charging us ;rices witch, if we iad pad inew, \L JAWS Were Ox ommenced, 1S | Would have enabied thea to Live in jusury for We Tost Of tueir lives. os at of bargaintag, durjny Wwoien Mr. eed speaker, and erod (he MaALVes ASO" On tie Luge a tice of 8 Liaity “Sos, but wien, bélug aes we GAMANA, my hiveredin ape Dt BOR 4 iy appre. coun of & Claied OY ie uivouly heathens, We sucodeded In pwd, We © Juvsi hiiuérous, 0 vl OVOTY MMYIE GOL eyary few o fr old brow y every OWer be Biokee Mave BOL Mucd ba eoiage Yew ea Puimeg how we 2% Late cay do wilt & Wetld suet cal @t08 vot Wwheem vw s athe Palen sort of $, poses uy ry rer Mg Ou by we tas” my ne {he rider, Who is often a ad oa & Fae . WiKi HK nL@ Cord siuated aud Gone vue of our paryy | <Lwitit ue Cocuieal Sight Of a hai ue | ove of theae antinas Uint be Gecluret He tial aie & 10 ae us aul upWarus, © huwan tawny al COUL.Tio®, nid ite a3 piouuc ales & age. Cou- bg the large wines Women have, and at the Sate Uigg the yes¥ Lmatedt popula evidout Vere are cauees a. Work 10 © OPI Tbp> pL t revolutous vd inte Vy to keep WE COUL aust be Obaer Chuses, » of Lhe poopie and their mode Of UVuIg May AcCyuit tor Biny deatis, Bull tae country caulvs a8 healthy a3 has oecu repre. BeUted bo Ls & ‘idle Winite artioulariy those of tke Custed states apg Ca Burupé, pou.d wwe labur tu vattag the It ever Bi ominge be mad oti? inkorors. Th o; come trol aa] WoW a2 tig Aue Qo0ed to labor it 13 wit very well to talk of its teeuing -od aod tne Leaniy aad gorgeousacss of tis tropicai eounuy, © practicui Guvsuon as to prodwucuoa Is ose o Tie ! a2 OW OF BAMANA, The ent vorcould be well fortified | bn the sume from ine projec’ of the mainian Oller, BULA woud Cost muitos to Cousiruct (ort Leaxuons; ulino: is for Wis parpose would b by 8th and probably Trom @ preat c © necessary w have a navel or cow aud itshoud Whswie OFS. 7 the Pentustla of saiuair mbien is the price (at nas been Diemed tn some of the | hegotiatious, than to jay the enorweus sum oF $100,000 & year tor an cou deyot of a few yards IM extent, without sove.eign power over the Day aud termtory y dhe peulusula, as it ts called, is Peay aa isiand. it was cued by ue Pienen esque dele Ge Samana, She sca washes over to the guif en ihe isiaud and te main aud, and at tines sleep enough for small vessets fo pass turough. This popimsuia or isand fs about thirty Dives long and ten wide at the widest part. Nearly allof it Lasa@ricu sou. The popular 13 sparse Sod could hard.y prove trougesome t. the United Sivies, witich could uot be said, per of tie Whole Of St. om.ngo, u that were annexed. Afier bide, Mere Way the mahogayy 22 prolusioy, the tae rattnwood, liguuiavie® tik, LehTO MUA eee aiety 9) hei of lich We die mo. Know ibe han vied leaves, giving a thure Ail, 10 IS Goubtius i the United States want a naval siahon here, o MW woull pot be ao unsuil cation for ot Naulasket, Commander # cCoox, Which was lylug here When We artived, salle with US FO St. VOIEZO, aud 18 ROW leading the Way, We start with Due weuiher aaa 2 breeze, aud expect Lo LuOrrow. The Start—At Savanva la Mar—Through the Country= Making a Night of Ii—Tho Natives ou Apaexactiou—St. Demirgo Vity—At tue Betci—Wits the #resideat. - Sr. Domtngo, Jan. 31, 1871. CROSS 7UB COUNTRY. The Commi having decided to send Cap- taln 11. F. Wade und myseif as bearers of despatches across te couutry to St. Dormingo, Hon. A. A. Bur- ton, the secretury, went asdore In a smali boat on Tuesday crveniwg, ‘he 24th, in order to make ar- raugemeuts jor our journey. He retarneg ta about two hours and reported that everything was in readiness for us to start early the next morning. Mr. ©. 0, Falton, Mr. Arthur Shepherd and Mr. Jacobs determined to accompany us for the purpose of seeing the country. Accordugly on Wednesday morning we arose carly, and soun had our preparations com- "og Cigat horses, two of Thai to pacs and the oor oorstddies; three of tesa annals were We ve OXGa aud we wero to pay ten duliars each 0; t ies Were Gomimonor, at enght dol a pee fiammmocks also were hired tor the od Were BOL as clean as Was Lae Saladie, jePuig Oa. selves IM tite Nags O1 the ab iuuiedaw redress, we slung wwoks ia Oh Unoccd ded hus, Wack the wor Of cae toma agreed Co et wa wae fur & Cons asleep. Having, #2 we rrangg.ueuis We pros E akiag 4 very early start the ensuing iaord- vig, aad We sooudingly arose woout iour A. My ltuwev. fd despatched = Jeromian afier the horses, Walle we wailed | yale @& Pepast of of fone Cod povisiohs, Not darhig fo ust to any Mavre BAMVe COonMia. My and by our novie Jere: 40 ATHIVGG Wilk Line OW,er Of Xe OF The tea dollar | ean ar force jopetuer With the nooe animal juinsei. it proved to ve a ht runt, Tough abd yucouth, fud fad & great p) WUY LO DACK stead of gor. sorward. ite voll 4 lay Lut, aud as b bestrode hin fet aire! Of BtUpiug jay toes ag. st every stone We wigat meet, intervals of # quaner ol #0 hour between the appearance uf eacd successive aba Mt Was fait-past seven before we du wot stared. We tuded io get our bridig bits in tue MOUTH. Of Ihe Horses, 80 We Ss Tapped ulen to We saddies aod ued (he ordiuary Lope wedie, Whicit 13 twisted around Uie jaWs OL bhe Horse Without Lr Ding Gis mucth. As we bade goudoy to Sava ar i dit Not teet as though | Were severing any tene der Ges, bat L ivoked Koveiuliy for Ttae to edace any remoOise L mught have teil at parting, THROUGH TUE COUNTRY, After leaving the town We passed over a tract of Tietdow aba graduady Teiag from tie sea and BAIrled With Crees Of Various Kids, Altar 9 fey wues of \nis we entered @ foresf Wheres were resenied fo our eyes scenes Of Such marvellous uly Thal fo our maggie f ivem the ive and soow Of ihe Nopin, le x dike fairy iaud, Pees qalamiliar (0 us except by vane, or, perhaps, rout bie bees hy Various woods in aracies of verta and yeat surrouuded us now on ever’ but cud to tue Scene trom unetr | pecullar appea’aace, Lut Uitckiy interspersed among theus ive royal pau reared tis tali, polished stem abd siroeucd fora ts beantiul faa. a} aly wopieal aspect to tne | Horves of pairots, parroqae:s and over | amid tac brancues, dling Wie alr wita | cries, | A rich Verdure covered the ground, and from the | trees trailing Vines were festooned, many of them | vugi aad (hickuGss. Neatly every veges table production Was its parasite, and ab thes ove could harwy @istiaguisd woick Was the wee and cM the parmwie Some of these Inter seut oif shoots, Whica grew downward to tae D, acd as ued the soll Mey mnwlb pied in number beauimui clusters of tendrils, whieh eyentualy take rook und become themselves the pareats of ociers. As the various uses te which tie im 15 placed by the natives have been so often de rived by travellers I shall not attempt a repeution most valuavie tee but itis wiluout donot ti bei Wick grows here for their purposes. By novn we reached a out, Where we were warmly wescomed by an vid Woluan, Who exerted hetoel in every possibile way to muke us comilortavle. We Rad @ tun Which I determined to try ot take nome. Tnere were some evidences lore of thrift, such as @ good patch of sugarcane, an enclosed gar len, with banana, cotee aud orange trees, After loaving tus piace we atrack & ouataMoNS region, and aituongh We had aiready passed thro. accnsiievable a.avant of mud, it Row becane much Worse aud inore of 1 AL best the road was a wie trail, at times difficult to disunguish, bu’ vOw it was LexXt to unpassable; Ire- gue: we were compelled to dismeunt and lead our horses up or dowe stecp and daugerous places, where guarie? roots foraed a network through which our horses’ eet could just force a passice, and which caused them to move with great di. enily. Occa-toually @ tough vine w twist around their legs snd then there would i to be dismount fug, aud, in some instances, swearing. After cross- jug Uus mountain and de: ing @ precipituus Tod we crossed the Casi riv diately ascended on the Opposite side untli we reacued 8 comparatively Jevel plateau, wuere the atmosphere was deiigitfal. It was quite dark be- fore we resched our stopping piace for the night, vue we were warimly welcomed aud enjoyed some strong coilee, carved — gourd, MAKING A NIGHT OF IT. Aroom was placed at our disposal, In which we slung our haim.uocks, aud slept soundly. A preity early start was efecied the next morning, as we desired to crosa the next rauge of mountains aad still have time to pass ever a broad savanua that night. Again we bad the same dificulties te en- counter a8 on the previous day, in ascending che thrifthess manner about them which Was | having thts 1a y | after another, | im detail h-reatier, and ie: of real aad chees:, @d gave our , norses some food, I here purchased a curiousity { - ; mussioners Were offered the Presiaent's palace, but aad almost immne- | pleted for jeuving the ship, We had to cross the rough, Muddy, mountainous pati, but aiter a te | bay from Samanua to Savana-la-Mar, and there take ious ascent We finally reached the top, and were | Ww your correspondent was withia B® quarter of ant Bho prese: of Presa Dees, interviewing bia aud his Cabin wince au wCoount W.li be given ia # lulure letier, Arrival at St. Dosinge Clty=Descripiion of Mt by Our respondent—Huntimg Up Quire ters—Mous, Auguste to the Rescue—The Horuld and President Eaez—-Omicm! Re- ception of the Comumisstoners—Comimisstoner White-Re orted Trouble oa the Hayticn Border—Uniavorubie Side of Annexation Exposed. Sr. Dowrxco Crry, Feb, 3, 1871. We anchored tn the port of St. Domtago oa Tues- ; day iast at sunset, having been thirty-dve hours on | the passage from Samana. The Nantasket arrived several hours before us, Drawing much more water We gave the shore a wider birth, which made the distance somewiit greater, Then We had head winds part of tho way, and, a3 [ have said before, the Tennesse Is very slow ander steam. We founa the Yantio, Commander Irwin, lylny here repairing damage sho had eustamed. There were tree or | four merchant vessels im the port, A BAD ANCHORAGE, auled harbor 2g. romdsiggd, except for els which cai be hauled or steam iu a lit | tleriver, he Teancsses could not get ta this river. | Tne swell in the roadstead, even with a light vreezé | from the land, is very heavy, and vesscls rol! as if they would go over, Oi course it 18 dtdlomt to got ty and out of @ boat. A rope was put rowad our | Fathor portly Secreiary of the Commission and he | Was care:ully lowered fnio the boat, when he went | Ashore, Just as a baie of goods w dixcharged foul @ ship. Ma strong wiad werd to blow from the sea | and toward thé land hardly any veasel could ride | at aachor, . The Tepnessco would have to put to sea if there were a storm. With a ght land breeze the Bea dasued up agatast the shore fariousiy and rose togcreat uelght, if Columbus had arrived here 1a | @ large ship he would aot have attempted to tang, ! probauly, and some other place wonid have had tho H honor of being the first founded ta the New Werlu St. Domingo can never be vuluabie as a port. *>. THB SHIP ROLLS HBAVILY. We remained of board all night, rolling in amore Gisagreeabie manner than when out tu mid ccean, | The Consul and @ naval outecr came aboard. In |. the morsing, at nine o'clock, everytiing being er Tauged for it, we fired a salute of twenty-one guns, | @id mmediately the Dominican fort returned tue compliment, Our big guug shook the Tennesace | @Md made the hills reverberate. The guas ashore Were feoble, comparatively. Some of our company Woudcrel where the Vomiuicans got 60 much powder from, and expressed (ho belief thatif they should de required ty Ore Snoiher salute they would haye (0 Sorrow the powder from ug. Poor ana de- { fctent as they may be, however, im other ttungs, | they find powder and arms enough to kill each | ether and to keep up constant revolution. GOING asdonR, After the salute we began to go ashore in one boat The distance from tho ship is about The President of phe Goungjssion and ‘hot go ashore till the following morning. We found that our overlan: party, vear- jog a message to Freskient Baez, arrived salely on Saturday. A doseription of this journey is given tn another part of the correspondences, 8T. DOMINGO CITY, St. Domingo ts a quaint looking, anciont and dilapt- Gated old town, contalaing seven or eight thou. sand inhabitants, It is the oldest place bullt by Euro- peans in America, It is much like Panama and other old towns bulit by the Spaniards, except, perhaps, that it 1s ia Worse condition of decay aud has a more perishing blight rest.az upon it. Tho very buildings are overgrown in many places with grass @nd shrubs. Some of these buildings and large ring are picturesque, as showing the architecture, siate of civilization and colonial grandeur of Spaia several centuries ago. I shall mention these more ely advert to them now pressiog Buch & place must caus Who Lad ever seen miles. ab arst upon Ain anything ike it velore, LOOKING FOR ACCOMMODATIONS. The first thing to do when on shore was to find “Auguste’s,” the only place of accommouation lor Biraugers here. Augasie ts a Frencamaa, loug resi- , dent in St. Domingo, and keeps a sort of posade or | boarung ho.se, ‘Noe accommodations are very ; hinited, but the proprigter ts polite, does the pest he | can, add we are glad to accept anything rather than sufer ihe INconVeuience and risk of going to and coming from the siiip every day, was not Ui Auguste found the Commissionsrs had taken other quartera, for he expected the:n as guests, | that 1 could procure an apartivent to myseu—unai is, an apartincai separaied from others below culy— nearty all bemg op at the top, as the stalig of | horses are divided off in ordinary stabies, The Vum- i | devinedit, They hava rented a smailer hous’ be- , longtug to Baez. Our sleeping apartmeuts are fur- nisiea with a stretcher ved, Que Chair, or two at | most, @ Wusustand and a small iavie. They bave ekher tie or board Soors, which appear to be Wasned only at long intervals, The first room ene tered from we street serves for dining, breakfast } aud slitang roid, as well as for the o:tice ana geueral business 0; the honse. The rst thing | saw was o hotice over tue end door, im larse leiters, not to taik politics. 16 read in Spanish:—“se prohive hablar de polttwa.” We were toid, however, we might talk American politics, Such ts the freedom of tis republic, 1115 true, too, that the peeple rere Ore airaid to express their opinions. Any Dommt- can daring to oppose the government in 11s policy might be locked up or exiled, aud 1% might not be | gale for so.me forcigners to do 80. THE HERALD CORBESPONDENT CALLS ON PRESIDENT BARL. After taking possesion of my quarters I pro- horses, The distance was about six leagues, The first step, however, was to see the Governor or Commandant of Samana and secure his assist- ance in getting & boat, and elso letters to other parties who might aid us on our journey. We found the Governor, Color gil the aid in js power, ia # remarkably fine looking man, of undoubted Spanish origin, with an unusually intelligent countenance, We experienced much delay In gettleg the boat ready, but finally fravarked about elevea o'ciock. In addition to our party already mentioned we secured the services of Mr. Maricacq, as iuterpreter and guide, and Judge Jeremiat James, Second Aleade, Inspector General of Agricuiture, & S Our servant. General James Wore @ pair of striped pantaloons, a coat very much the worse for wear nnd @ hat which was of pecullar construction and well designed for ventilation, He ‘piso wore a lung sword, or machete, without which he did not deign to m. ols appearanee in public. Du gur jouruey tie Judge walked, and generally had his paniatoous roiled up nearly to his knees to avoid tho mud, Jeremiah came from Phila delplia in 1824 With those who were sent by the Colonization Society, and leaving ius at an early sge bed acquired fame, Mf not fortune, in this delightful spot, Jerry would have been only a common negro in his native land; now he is.8 personage of importance. Of our in- terpreter, Mr. Marciacq, 1 cannot speak in terms too eulogistic. He was born in New Or.eans, of French parentage, but left ot an early age for France, and alterwards migrated to Hayt, Where he was private secretary to Salunve, and after his final dcfeat he found bis way to Samana. Me is a finished gentie- man aud rendered us valuable assistance, TUR START. Our party entered & log canoe made out of the mapou or cottonwood tree, which was about twenty- five feet long and about five feet wide. It was manned by a captain aud three men, and was pro- pelled by @ roughly-made lez of mutton sail, which Wes 60 flimsy as to require continual wetting. Tho boat, however, moved over the water with fair speed, and weé arrived at Savanna Ja Mar at about three o'clock, The beach here was $0 shelving that we bad to either wade ashore or mount on the shoulders of the boatmen. Being desirous of prose- caling our journey with despatch, we endeavored to eve our horses Dronght up aud saddled for a start, but found, tu our dismay, that it Was necessary for us to enter inte gome stiff bargaining to secure any horses at all. . Meee, sais > AT SAVANA LA MA We here met with a gentleman named Pennell, who ia counected with a geological survey of the isiand, and who interested himself tn our behalf, apd as he had just made the journey from St. Do- mingo he gaye us many hicts as Lo our preparations, Ho wssured us dat it would be useless yo think of starting that night, abd we soon found that even if Wo used every exerion we cout: str tho lazy Hatiyes to assist us, So Wo left the arrangements to r. Marclacq and Jeremiah, and concladed to start oright aud early the next morning. We devoted the remainder of the afternoon to lounging through the @ and interviewing the ausky ee their semi-nude condition, presented @ curiot spectacle to our eyes. While there did not appear to be suderiag among them, because the beaut. ful climate ré d but slight protection elie: of clowning or and the spontaneous produc agus of the dell Hieided Wom sustenance, Fel Were purigy hg. rlaue AED WDD Rate 28 | Weil repaid for our fatiguing journey. ‘Keforo us was a View alinost indescriwuble in tis variety of beauty Paras ihe eye could see stretched agri pl over which herds of cattle were browsing: uickly interspersed weve clumps of trees, ani ecca- sionaily 4 straight belt Of Woodland indicated the presence of @ stream of water. Here aud tuere a Yolume of smoke rolled upwards, showing where | e r been sybon Ore, Eee eT ral Goss bus as it was getung Jate we hustencd onwar We made as much speed as our ured horses were able to make, intending to reach Guerra in ume to lave accommodations ior the night; but oy el kK meu wud beasts were 80 Used Up hat ro pi a our horses and glang our tanaiocks under 60% iro, I siept under a maugo tree, aad found its tuck foliage aD aurple provection irom ine dew. We hal now come about se “five miles, aud when we reacred Guerra, whicd was oaly a short distance from where we bivouacked, we had ouly tweaiy wiles furtucr to go tu reach St. Do- milage. THE NATIVES ON ANNEXATION. All through the country we quesitoned the Inhabl- tants reiaiive wo their desire for auucxation, aud their replies were atways, Without a siugie excep tion, euthusiastically affirmative. There was o general desire to have sowe sirong | lee yprgn end which would put an end to the cuutinual petty warfare of aubitious leaders, They want peace and an opportunity to pursue tier basi- nes without molestation. Aniong the must amusing tncidents was the continual attempt of Mr. Jacobs to gam formation from the eonle; aud, Dot content wito tue lnterpretution of x. Marctacq, he would use the must miseravie, mongrel knglish, under the ftupression that bad Kaglisb inust certainty ve good Spanish. He afforded the rest of our iY continua ummusement. Our Taarch from Guerta to St. Domingo was over what must have been at one time a gov road. It was lined with trees—mostiy the cottenwood—and showed traces of having been much used. Houses now were more drequent aud More cuittvation be- came evident. Undoubtedly at the time ihe span- jards ho destinies of this mland the produc- tions must have yielded # handsome revenue, for the rich soil everywhere produced tue most luxuriant vegetation, and now the only cultivation it ever re- ceives is 0. dig @ bole in the ground and t\ the seed. What it waald produce by proper tion is beyond conception. We saw some patciies of Tudiau corn whiea seemed to be doing well, but tho extreme jaziness of the natives preveuted anyihing like @ fulr show for it. BT. DOMINGO CITY. Our jaded animala were aimoét worn ont as we entered what had oaoce been the old chy of Si. Domingo What o sizht here greeted wu Foundation walls, 350 years old, were stani there to remind us of those 'y days when spirit of adventure induced the Spanish plonoers to brave dengers Which even te our Lee ieee people | would be considered wonderfal. & few modern houses now stand on the site of the old city, but they rather embarrass than aid any reminiscences of the daya of Cortez, Baibou sad of Diego Colum. bus. We approached th? Azuma river, and on tie Q ite idybeteld tae present city, whiok was butlt arr ¢ destruction oi the ori town, Anodie vid fortress frowned upon 93, it Domiae ie Sas At epeitr 4 across the river, and the propelil power was the arms of @ coupie of Datives, ist, nsloeravle formality by tue military authorities were walls, and proceeded e hotel Kept by Monrigur —— mitved to enter tre cit, grand cavaicade to A a hs oa wet cay, We présented a ‘singular appearence as we on- ’e a jar appearance as elt the hotel—oid. Air saccbs, with his broad- med paim hat turned down, and almost hid! from view his sun-browned (aco; Mr. Fulton, will his pantaloons seriouaiy reut and completely played out; Shepherd, with @ countenance ung with the ofects of the su ays and eyes grateful at our arrival— ail cnadle to walk Without steppt wide apart, cept Oaptain Wade and myscif, who Were old cavalrymen. Never wors 1aen more delighted at réaching tneir Gestination, and we ceded no special invitation to enter and seck re- fresluacah Ousiness must be attended to, aad per. | ceeded to tne residenve of Presideat Baez to deliver a@letter of in rodaction to hun. The guards at the entrance did nuvi interrupt my progress, though , tiey glauced atime in @ scrutinizing maaner. 1 ‘went right up the stone stairs aud through open Goors nw a sort of outer OMee, Where I foand the Secretary of Stace, dir. Gautier. Tis gentieman, who louked like a dark, stralgit-hal quadroon, 1 fad ay inte)izeut person, poliiely inquired | Duiiess mac C32 HeALIM Lt, Aud thot J Was one of the pariy with the Commission, auuaiely os me an adjolaing room and returned wits the Proy|- | elit 2a rit HOW PRESIDENT BARZ LOOKS. General Bue weicowed mo m good French and | Spoke Occasionally tu bad Eagiish. He ts « short, | sient made mon, of forty-eicnt or fifty yours of age , Sp areatly, dresses weil aud has # gracious man- her. He ls 2 light mulatto, with the negro kink of hi ‘There 13 god] nature and cunning blended in | his expression. He i evidentiy an inteliigent and ; Cducated man. Lie was parucularty desiro..e to tm- Press me with the Loundiess natural resources of the country, richness of the soll, the geveral wish of the | peuple for auuexation avd the weakness of the | Cabralists aud opponents of aunexativa, According to his accouut aii is promising and giorious for tie | United States u St. Donimgo if we annex the coun- | try, He hoped we should go to Azua, which, ho | says, is surprisingly rich, and he spoke of sugar cane there that was planted before he was born which now yields abundantly. CONVERSATION WITi THE PRESIDENT. I cailed the President's attention to the enormous graat of laud—one-iifin of all the public land in the country—as a survey grant to Fabens. He seemed ' to regard Wis ag a Valid grant, and argued that the services reudered and Co be reudeved by Fabens and ‘Uhe company associated with him are a guid pro quo | for such # Vast territory, In @ conversation I had | Witu Mr. Deimoute, the Minister of Justice, who ts White man, | found that he also regarded the G as valli, Mr, Deimoate sald, however, when I re- | Marked that this stupendous grant of a al of Lo in Ob- jaez regretted care to keep the con- he! | whole territory of the republic might | Stacie annexation, that President | it bad beea made, Fabens has taken ! Keep up @ show, at least, of ful au ditiens of the grant, he re & geologist and surveyor frem the United Btaies. This haa all the spp of 8 stopendous fov, aud It 19 hardly to be supposed ie | shrewd men at the head of the government woul | concede 80 inneh without having @ large personal interest Ini, Sucveying the country ts @ vague sort ‘of matter, ve get & Gith of the public lands, Which anouat te a tenth of the whole country, if | Bot sa0re, lor keeping a Ite surveying party ia Bt | Dom: Must VE An exceed proftabie busi- hess should apnexstion take place, fell mgtt | Favens write @ book aud work like a beaver for ate | Bexation, ius 18 one of the embasrandiug acles: | that would be cutaiied upon us if we take St. Do- mingo. Why ts it that Geueral Cazpeau, Mra. Oaa- | Reaa, Faveas, Suillvaa end otmer spocalators, who have been 60 & 4ve iO Working Up this annexation scheme, are oul of (he country J.5) wt the time the jon is hore? All are across the sea, lp on0 » oF another, ~ OPPWIAL BECRPTION OF TNS COMMISSIONSRS. Yesterday the Comiolse!oucrs and (uelr suite were Teveivea by Presiden: Bacz and fis Cadinet in form. ero were present General Mr. Gautier, tho velar} State: Velmonte, tue Minister of Jus thee, end Surien Minister of Fini acolored man, on the part of tat Dominion repeviic, and the three id Bowe; the secre- Commissioners, Wade, Wiite tary of the Commission, Mr. Buriun; Fi General Sigei and other assistant aan Pare aa i y re: GaGa Shalad. > Was feroricabgraphershud several newspaper cer! te were iu the room, a L.ttie in the back gr: ee Grant's autograph lotier to laos wes road by Ait. Wad aud a |. Pres! orem, ie Benaas te fre, Tae oe ject of the mission was stated by lent Grant, ith te bis Urother republican rater, and Mr, ‘Was very happy «ai protised to faciit- tate the Commission im ite investigations, A litle couversation aud itroductions followed and tie cereme@ny wae concluded. CoM in# LONER yar 5 Commissioner Whive 1 my ive, and mio- popelizes wa O great mensure tue busines of imp a NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1871. Commtslon, At the official reception yesterlay he | look the foremost piace, aud Old ben Wade was a littie i the rear. Thea ho did the business of the seereiary, WhO Was appoliied ty do tie fraasinuons | and act Win the Gomuissionera, In fact, to use & | collog uial simila, Wie Bax pub Mr, Secretury Bur- ton’s nos¢ Ont Of joint and ws betngtng 1m the fore. | round & Keen Mile scacol Wacker, Who 18 | his (rend Ghd Whom Ae Liought ou as his private secretary. These private secreturtes of the | Commissioners and the assisivnt secretaries of ihe Commission cut a prominent fleur though they are not ojeny reeog hiZe by the resolution o: Congress, ‘The Present of the | Comuussion, hosest Gli jen Wade, has no private | secrelary. "Hi yun, ane young iedow, aud an Ariuy oulicer formoriy, merely wecuMaINeS his fathoe | Lo tak reo! tiu in cause Of need, dad he bus the | ood 3¢ not to mterfere ti y Way with the | uuslae:s Ul tie CommissoR. The Commission did | Those Who assuine to Lave a couuection with 1b besa to be sly lowards ine ‘@spondsars of The Press, fad some Ol Lie daiter are not at all salisied Wicd | tue former, REVOKED TROUBLE ON THE HAYTIEN BORDER. | Ibis reported that there 1s trouvie on the Hayton border, and. indved, Baez and bis niMisiers fcknoWiedged taat bo-aay. ‘Tiley say, however, | itdoes not amount to much, gad tual troops Lave | | been seat to put down the Cabralists. Cavral, busy | assert, lias ho force worth talking about, bul tuat Saget, ‘the Hayten President, 1s in league with him to prevent, Uf pussibiey aunexauon, Whatever Mr. Bavs avi bis frieads may say, tere 8 reason to fear | gerigus trouble both train Cabraiista gpd Maytions, “S POX OF ANNEXATION. re -% Ta that case io Uutied Staces government would have auvthér disigrecadie and costly legacy turne over toit by annexation, Muiitary operations would be very diMicuit to curry ou, aad it Weuld Cost & reat deal of treasure aud blood, to say nothing Of diseave, in prosecuting a War anid tie juagie und deuse iorests of Uns tropical counwy, 1018 evident, too, toe 14 an ladugutial party, $5. Dom\neans Parivirr one erm tan eraemnrnner rer mre Ty torough Baew ‘o-day a yentiouan, a fureiguer, Wao hits beea here sae bine on business, thous2 hots res dent, received @ puted mankestd trom the Dom.uicau exdedat st. Thomas, moucd tA Thour faud Volces," Qgulict Baoz and tonexation, Ths entiennath imiuediately destrored tue documeat rou fear of being compromised. 1 inquired of saother geutiomad, & mercuant who 13 here to col lect debts, avout ine Oumumican exies, aud he as- | Sured ihe that out of sosme tweaty-iuur debtors ten | had veew exiied by Baez ‘Tuese exties are, for the most part, the imteilizent mea of uke county. The | case 0. $Me, du American, WhiGh Was IVes- | Uyated & commities of our Congress, shows wit | the baes party wil veuture to do Wien their schemes Gre Opposed, und@rstaud a great wuuiber vo: Laese Doutuwas 05 Ae SCultered Over diflercat wslaLds of the West Indios, Every ono who dared co oppose Aun-xation hus becu exiled or 13 a | Marked wan. TH Men, Coa.d Licre Rave been A | fair eXpression Oi opiaion Whe Lue pretenicd vous Was (aken on thut question? Stilt Lt jority desire guuexution, Yet with amy cousiders- bie latoat and suppressed opposition, or with the | chance of @ war wiih tue Haylicns, We experiinent aig)! bo @ dangerous vas. FAVORAMLR SIOK OF ANNEXATION EXPOSED. Tue experience of the Spaniards, wuo, alter losing thou-auds of lves and Spoudiag $6,000,000 bo estade ish a government bere, Were dr. ven away—yes, aiter y weca lavived bore to rule over & people of thar own language—should make us careful not tw jump too inconsiderataiy into tis aynexa iow scaeme. The Dou nicans are a peopie ©; epother language end of @ diferent race Lo those nived staves. OF coarse i is DO. kuown yet Me Conmesoneny Wi Ley Tie themaeives do net Know, They have 20 ab] investigatious to e® But, tmp take pot, ) favorable to anuexation as peared to be ot brat, Tho Naniasket will sail + homas woo hour or so, and ina Correspoudenee Mast ve closed UL anoiwer op- portunity ier maluing a etter oovurs u ‘Dat Che report ‘OLD DA ssh After the Overland Journey—Interviewing tho President—Tho Tennessco’s Arrival~A Mistuderstanding-Corrcspoudents Not So Particular-Addross of the Comuissiovcrs= Reply of President Bacz—Troadla Altead— The Action of tae Commissionors—Annexa- ton Once More—Movements of the Teuncne seo~Thinking of tho Past—Cabral Movina— | Wade’s Lmpressions of Bacz-A Fiaancial Operation—A Newspaper Man Goving Home. Sr. Domino Crry, Feb, 3, 1871. Our tired party of traveliers across the country having becoise somewhat rested, ana having en- joyed the good things at the hotel of Monateur Aagusie, which 18 the only hotel of any respectability in us place, we bezan looking around us to discover @Dy matters of intercet. INTERVIEWS WITH TE PRESIDENT. T havo had several interviews with President | ered one O/ the finest agticnitural regions. ~ —TRIPLE SHEET. Se " objeot of th tol b Jeol of thts repute: one of the grand motives whioh has 0 yotlationa. Our psaple desire the proliloar , tye dovelopingnt of its roles by maoane minrantest the existence, Ubérty and a8. ‘You may coat on ue most A solnie Hherty in the excrelse of your commission, ‘amont oes whatever data you May cousider ne sand wi'l take espoclal pleasure fu givin. ery action. Li making your investigations aa iy of the resolution of the Dowinican prop ardent y bhi ‘on will cousult nos on y the dnmel majority {a favor of anmexaiton, but aluo those who are oppoaed 0 I YROUSLE AKEAD, After this preltzmuimary pow-wow a genera! conver sation ensurd, in the course of which bacm re marked taut @ movement was even now ib progress, Which was thatigaied by Nissage Saget anu carried on ulmost excusively by ifaytiens, Wo invade Do- mialca and encaver to foment dissensiva and thereby prevent aunexation. Gne Lyne, an Amert- | Con Hevro, lg active dn the inatter, bus very Lew Do- uuluicans are connected wita ti. Wy, THE ACTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS, The Comiisslouers do not appear w have settled Upon any devnite Une of action: bul. there is reason to beiteve that they wall, at least, visit Azua, disiant About sixty miles from this place, whic Is anes ued Assured me that sugar cano of excelent quauity was raised there, whtoh hud not been replanted for over @ hundred years, Alter the staiks are cus tie cane tows up agatn, and requires very little caluvation, ANNBXATION ONOB MOR, In rogard to the subject of annexation he tn- formed me that 1 the inferior the peo le Were far ad- Vanced, even beyond ity ideas, desiring Immediate action in (ho mater, Of ad those with whem our arty have conversed I have yet to aee the irst one ho is native oora who opporws tne schema Thera are @ few foreign merchants here, some of them Awerican, Whose business laterests are suck that they desire no change; hut they preseut ne good feasoas lor their opposition, ~*~ MOVEMBANTS OF TH TENNESSEE, _ ‘The Tenhidaste will probate v- : oC oa ' unui The WVStPatIOns “CF “tike Commissio ery are COmmplebed, Wii poner wile of a mouth, L judge. To-morrow the Nanas 13 to be sent to ft, Thomas to carry mali for tke United Siates, aad to Drug back Any Which may be there. THINKING OF TUR PAST, age strange it own upd 1ounging about In ee Ofd And tuigoUs tow. Pliod AX AL Js with so mus Aa ait he ates te ay uae reveliéd thoss olt Spantsh graudees, wasing and univakiug dynasties in vais uew world. 1c 15 said that at One period Ute grandeur aad mage nificence of the coard st Lae od equaied ihat of Madrid, Lere was tné scene of going of Columpus? here he was imprigwied. Here Baiboa made his headquariers ani Cortez planned ,bis expedition Araingt Lue Montezuinus, ‘These old wails, pic turesqne tn ther ruins are replete with snch mstory, and it woud seem jake tua poeiry of history for our governiicut, ater having gained feme and renown | Qs the Most progressive Naden in the wor.d, to now obtain possession of tuts historic spot ‘aud tie Corporaie it tu her donimton. f visiied the old | cathedral the other day wick was built by Diego Columbus, and Wich will werit a description in a future leiter. nat i i CABRAL MOVING, The President kas notified the Comm tssionery that Cabral was near Agua With Uwo regiavuis of Haytieus, aud was waiting for three more regiments and some artillery to ulake au extensive dew onstra- Hon. The Commissiouers Lave requested o1 tug Pres Sldent to /Ornish a sate conduct ty Cabral or - ever else they may desire to have brought here, ior | the purpose oi guestioning them relaiive wo anaexa- | tion, to Which Buez bas g bis Guasent. = Dout- Jes3 a party wiil theretor sent after bt ‘Taere Jy some Col MOHON here Felatave ty his present wo- Hous, aud tt is further uuderstovd that certain Bug | Porta Plata are dis- mi 1k preveuting auuexation, WADS'S IMYRESSION OF GASZ Baez has undoabiediy croated a tavorab'e tmpres- slou upon Mr. Wade, wuo remarked this moruing that he dbeileved him to be lonest aud patriotic. There is one reliable piece of mformation which I have just received, which 18 an ev.uence ns | Bonest Intentions, viz, A FINANCIAL OPERATION. Ashort time since & Mr. Hartmeunt, an Engush- Man, acting in an Oficial capaciy, whica he managed to haye conterred upou hun by Baez, nego- ated for an Bagh sh joan of 2000000 7 ceed iMely CoMmpiicuied, Bad were Of & uature ctualy dcvvive tie borrowers. A certuin amount Was (0 be paid dowa, another sua was to ve paid by the ist of VDeoewver and the reuuluder in Lustiniects, ‘ine mterest was to be taken oui of the instalments a toey Were paid. Tue pariies falied to perform tneir pari of the contract In fur nigshiag the requisite amount by the ist of Deoom- ber, when ibe prospect of tne United Staies steppin, mloaunex thy couucry stuuuialed tie Cupidily O1 the operators, and they tuiumediately forwarded $00,000 by the Tyvee. ‘oor a3 Was the yovera- isu cruisers aud inorchauts at posed vo wid bi Ment, President baez refused to atlow the money to land, nod sent it back again ty the agents tu New York for iear Of Its conflicting with the prospects of annexation. | At the same time they-were sadly In need of money to meot.tueir expeuses. ntion this to sLow Stuat the government here ts tryiug to prevent ang additions: amount of devt lor tle United States to Baez, We is a very pleasant-looking mulatto, about fifty years old, with an intelligont expression, showing @ disposition to reveal little and covering that little with much diplomacy, His actions are exceedingly graceful, and his conversacion 18 soft and pleasaut, He appears to prefer Spanish, but talks with facility in Fronch, and, altuough he does not uso English munch, speaking with dimiculty, he understands @ great deal that is spoken by others, THE CABINET. Of his Cabinet, Gautier, tie Secretary of State, ts undoubtedly tie deepest mind; he has a penetrat- ing manner, observing every action with scrutny. Deimoaté, his Minister or Justice, speaks English With comparative case, aud is extremely gentle manly aud affable; he has bsen banished several times on account of politics, and seems dceply im- @sslime IN Ctse Of annexation, I propose wakt sone searching Inquiries reiative to the fina condition of Lae goverment a8 SON a8 Poxalvie, THE TENNESSEE AND THE TOW. Scones in the City aud Along the River Sido. “The Tennessee safe! ho, the extry i’ way the surill cry that at noon yesterday informed the peo- ale of New York city of the safe arrivai at St. Do- mingo of the noble war vessel on the Ist of the Present mogth. The eagerness with which tho eveulag sheews were clutched at evinced THE DEEP PUBLIC CONCERN for the ship and those on board.” It reminded one forcibly of the time of the civil war, when every extra was freighted with the fate of the country and pressed with the desire for annexation because of its beneficial resuits to the people of this country. Curlel, the Minister of Finance, is a gentecl-looking person, soufewhat darker than tho ethers, with a Pleasant smile continually greeting you. I should Rot consider his abilities very wonderful, but doubt- less (hey are ampie for the duties he has to perform. Our whole party have been courteously treated by all the officials, and have had every facility placed before them for getting information, THE TENNESSEE'S ARRIVAL, The Tennessee arrived here from Samana on Tues- day, at about five o'clock P, M., having been pre- coaed a few hours by the Nantasket, The Commis- sioners sent for the American Consul, Dr. Amea, to come on board, and this morning they all came ashore, bai yy eae SUNDRRSTANDING. An unpleasant incident has occurred, which shows either great ignorauce and mismanagement on the part of those who condact matters for the Commis- sloners or else great cowardice on their part. The messengers who came across country from Samana, after preseating their despatehes to President Baez, recelved from him an offer of an unoccapied palace for the accommedation of tae Commissioners and suite, This offer was not to melude provistoping thein, but simply to afford them proper accommoda- tions. As it was extended through courtesy, and as quarters for such a large party were dificult to be obtained, the offer was accepted on behaif of the Commissioners, When tho latter arrived, however, their private secretaries in their wisdom deemed that public opinion m the United States would frown upon such an undemocratic proceeding, and vetoed the whole arrange:nent. Wise philosophers | They dectined tne kind offer and hired, for a small price, @ smaller house, which, however, belongs to President Baez as his private property; and then, not belng able otherwise to procure cots and many other necessary articles, they were compelled finally to ask President Baez to furnish them. This has ex- cived much unfavorable comment by all connected with the press, and at least one -of the Commiss! on- ers (Mr. Wade) considers the movement not only foolish, but inexcusable, CORRESPONDENTS NOT 80 PARTICULAR, The correspondents, not quite so squeamish, ac- cepted the Kind offer when it was made to them afterwards, and are now luxuriating in the ancient halls and are making the corridors resound with their Yankee songs ant jokes. President Baez un- doubtedly has felt somewhat chagrined at the refusal to accept his hospitality, but he has tact enough to couceai it, The Commission to-day paid a formal visit to the President, which was void, however, of the ordinary forins of diplomatic proceedings, ex- copt the usial introductions and speeches et Lon ys Se the correspondents were present ny notes. . Wade presented an aato; oh letter 01 congrattiation from President Grant, and stated tho objects of the Commission. Baez replied in French, an stated hts appreciation of the coinpliment of the autograph letter and of his wishes, which he demred to reciprocate. He desired a cioser union ot the two republics, and thas peace mien re ex: tended over them. He offered all the courtesies of the government to the Com joners; also all facitities for them to obtain information in regard to tito anne at aly fuse bt mn (ers te ©: also the opponents of annexation. ‘The following are the speecties In full:-— THE COMMISSION. ADDERS OF THE OF ant Mr. Parsipeni—We bave the letter eund Taal Th nh We {runt we shail be received tenaay and forded such | Co Nesegenen he roam tar ¢ most cordiat ne a Aocept as 7 aK: ‘of the ‘Btates for the lasting | Jones end power tthe Dominican repubilo. udings of absent friends. The human cargo ef the Tennessee numbers not more taan five hundred souls all told, and yet the thank{ul- Bess for her safety was as hearty as it was universal, Numbers of persons who have relatives on board called at the RERALD o‘ice to know if by chance any tidings had arrived of a son or a brother; and although, beyond a general assurance of the safety of all, no positive personal information could pe fae terms | y CUSTOM HOUSE ae ee, AFFAIRS, Taking Money Not Cor:uption—The Tenor of tho Coming Report of the (Congressional Commiiteo— Three Opinions of Colicetor Murpiy. ‘The Congressional committee of Investigation was engaged all day on Saturday tn taking testimony af the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Among those examined were Colonel Leet, owner of the Greenwich street general order store; Deputy Volleoor James and Warehouse Superintendent Russell, But there hag boeu notuing in the evidences thus far received @ justify ihe assertion that irands of a formidabie Dature have been prevailing at the Custom House Surveyor Cornell sald duriag & colversation with the HEXaLD reporter that he does not consider the money received by the imspectors as coming under ‘the bead of bribes, as it was morely paid for extra services readcred to the steamship ines. “Besides? said Mr. Cornell, “ainall amounts were gent in ea Velopes to Lhe private restitences of these inspectors, without bearing any Lalication as to the names of the persons wno sent them,’? It 13 said to de quite evident that tt is & FORRGONE CONCLUSION ‘With two memyers of tite Committed to MAK aD ede Verse report against Collector Murphy's aamintstras Mind on the general order badiness. Mo holds thas" this privilege should be restored to the Gauard and Bremen lines, ‘ ‘The Custom House authorities think that he hag beeu initusnced in wis matter by the testimony of Mn Ay f. Stewart and: dire Franklin, of we Cunaré ue. ee ‘The tQlowing conversation took place betweea Br. Sheiiont Qe of tho meumbers of the Congres >, Aud 46 HERALD rerorter, relating sional committes, ie! an to tho pendiug controy Ye gud Will Sarve Ba index to Mr. Sheldon’s wind 22 suit of the fuvestization:— Ht ed ‘Vel, Mr. Sheldon,’ beran the roporter, <20¥ 4s this invesitgation progres inant “inere would have ovex iv trouble about te Crstom House only Collector alurpay has brought if Upon iiinseli by ne * PENTI¥OOGING OTSTINACY. He wants to take reveaxe upon the Cunard Corte pauy for comptatning of nis aroitrary action lo tae Secretary of "ho Ticasury. Of-cuurse he is bound 1 emioree the satine ritid rules against the other Uaess but he doves it ail oul of spue apaiust the Cunarders 1 Uiak there axe legitimate causes sor coup) agaist Murphy?” Why 80, Mr. Sheldon?” 2oes he iat ty, to raise all sorts of dimonities t= the way of rapid transportation and transactioref business? Toe geavral ordet vusiness Gaght to be restored to those hues witich formerly tad it, le 4 Of N13 law quidvle ne Ought to meet the ime poriers Gad Uie -teanship ites tai way and try conciliace ali inierests, Wiust WU the owners ot tose two Lnes are foreigners They have as muck. right to tiiese fwclities lor Uke rapid discharge of their cargoes as if they. were Americans,” But would it nov de giving uadue advantages te lines over the others 7? A Siewurt does not think so, ana Oplaion Ougii to have some weit. Ecan Let y this—Siewart is disgusted with Collector Murphy, Ani he makes no secret of it When Stewart wad asked some tte azo to subseribde tothe repubin fnud he repitea to President Grant, ‘Yes, L ara goi to subscribe tue $10,000 which COLLECTOR MURVHY HAS ROBBED Ltitokx Mucphy is too much of a politiciang all the time wire-pull.ag.” en you uiuk, Mr. Sheidon, that he is not the 1 for the postuben yr? Weil, my Candid opinion ts that he ts not. It’ only MS persousl popalarity with President Grant Uiat Keeps him Ju the Coliectorship, and J au for am adv wt agatust Ris adn oistration.? . “L suppose Gia will Kill bina.” (With a siy Wilk al-reporter)—"I don’t knew but Wiat i might; welll uy. His removal ts only @ quesiton of lune, and Graut's personal partiality te fini Won't 6: tum? “What ls your opluion, Mr. Sheldon, regarding the issue of Livi peruwits 1? “1 WINK Ulus is auoiner Instance of Marphy'’s Ode Stinacy. Even the iaw of 1799, on whien he grounds Dis reiudal, leaves tie Collector a margin of discre Uon en this SU jeci, 1t1s UNIaIT Lo suppose that the Gigantic commerce and steauship trame of the present dav can be governed by the obsulete regula tous of 1749, As i teil you, Murphy tries to revive this law OUT OF PERSONAL SPITR against one of tiie s'enmsntp haca.’” ‘The views of senator Fattetson, who takes pretty: nearly the same ground as Mr. Sheldon, were see forth th last Friday's HERALD. Tie HEKALD reporter called yesterday on Mr. Q. 's of the Congres- Beutoa, one of the three m r rtain his optuteos Tegardiug tue resuits of the in jgation, and the following conversation ensued, “Do you tuk, Mr. Kenton, Were Was any neces- sity for uhe ApuatnHneHt OF this Hoe vane of inves gation, or Wasit merely @ political move againss oliector Murphy ?? # “Politics had nothing to do with the matter, There can be nv douvt that reforms are needed in the Customs service, although I inay say that Cole lector Murphy bas dune ais best to promote the tm Verests of Ue revenue."? “tow soon are you going to make a report of this investigation t? “We shall [han make a joint report to the Senate or to the House pen have not decided which of the two) by the eid of uext week; but as Congi willsoon dissolve uo action wil probably be. tikes. in the matter until the next Congress mocis. V likely the committee will return some tine hereat to resume the investigution, as the present testimony 1g not foal; but | suai not be a member of it, as my term expires, and I have declined reuomlaation.” “What 1s your candid opinion, Bir, Beuton, about Collecior Murphy?” “7 think me of.’ he th Cc MR. MURPHY GIVES SATISFACTION given, the applicants went on thelr way rejoicing. | to tne pulk of the merchants. The testimony thus The event, tor a tew hours, really took hold of the public mind and caused @ short sensation, calling forth while it lasted many expressions of trust in Providence and causing at least one outpouring of generosity. Barney Williams, with the Emerald ring on his finger, was walking along Broadway, when tite newsaboy’s shout of the ship’s salvation rang in his ears. He turned sharply around and gripped the Journalistic pnp vy the rempant of a shirt collar; then, riveting his eyes upon him, said:— “ARRAH, TELL ME IF Ii"S THRUE an’ I'l give ye five cinta.” The boy afirmed its ve- Tactousness by a “s’clp me,” and, receiving the nickel, vanished, instances of this kind were rare; but tne evening papers reaped a harvest while the gun shone, anil late into the ulght the ship's name ‘Was & passport to o sure sale. Down town among the business people perhaps the liveliest feeling Was snown; and on Wail strect, Where everything 13 gambled on, sums of MONEY CHANGED HANDS ON TUE RVENT. A losing ‘‘bull” remarked to a winning ‘bear’? that Ben Wade ought to have been enough to sink any skip. The buli replied that Ben's floating caprtal was swimming stock. Amoug the seafaring people the gubiect was discussed rather than won- dered at, A bluif sca captain at the Battery gave e most PROFQUNDLY NAUTICAL REASONS wey. she could not cuoove but arrive safe, “Any coot dell us dat now,” said @ German who ‘was smoking and listening. The child of Neptune looked unutterable things at Hans and remarked, mig as they do to-day,” with Waied pblioseplcal me as the} ay, wi climax the conversation ended, At a PIER 43 NORTH RIVE! where the North of the United States and Royal Mail line, was lying, and a crowd of excited juestlouers gathered, she being the snip bebe at ve A. M. yes! A d the news .to New York, the excitement of those of the crew who were found on board was sizaply to the effect tht the Nerth America, after a Tun from Rio Jan- eiro, arrived at St. Thomas, which she left on the 13th tast., bearing despatches frem the Commisston- eva to the United States goverument, Tuey seemed much surprised HOW ANY ONR COULD HAVE “ng safety Pegi! and a in the pat. proposi! @0 unscrupulous journal or ervers® politician may create tremendous tem- fee inateacup, The Hsravp from the beginning Mg 8 caine the falling hopes of the cominn- nity on the question Was meniioued revereutially several tues, and 30 RNDS AN BXOITEMENT ‘with satisfaction te all concerned, which recalls the time when the safe arrival of @ transatlapic Was announced from betuud the footligate every theatre in New York, ANNEXATION OF ADI. Unfavorable Comments of the ‘Toronto Press on Senator Heward’s Resoiution=Caundi- ans Hostile Towards the United States. Toronto, Feb. 20, 1871. ‘The Leader, commenting on Mr, Howard’s resvia- tion, offered tn the United States senate, recom- mending the High Commission to provide for the cession of British North America, says:— Mon ts conceive” bm offensive ab present Ni ‘te accom litniats beencae Toten Frarest Ene of nls Ber wn biter hosthigy in ated Wales. 7 The Glove, speaking of the étxtement of the Wash- ington corres omens of the NewYork Post, that Pre- sident Grant approves the, tion, ridicules it, @nd says the Americans Da parent, au tm- Mense appetite for such imaginative reports or else such a keen sense of tha absurd that they morely Jaugh af the huge invep‘ugms of some DeWsPADerA Ss far received has in no way impaired favo: opinion of him. He ta straigiviorward. a nent worker, and has the interests of the government @& bees bod ag he area trial” f “You kuow Mr. Sheidou’s views regaraing Oollec- tor Murphy ?? ~ “I thik there is muoh personal or polttical ant- mus in what Mr. Sheldou says against the Col- rr. coor, | “Then you don’t agree, Mr, Benton, with committee on the general order business question Pr “I vave not yet iormed any decided views on the subject, butt do hold, with Collector Murphy, thas ong or two steamship lines should not obtam undue advantages over the others, I am ior fair play. ‘There 15s no denying that there is room for improve. tment, and f sor ove would suggest some relorins 1a the customs service; but I thina Collector Murphy is. quite as anxions jor this a3 tae Comiuittes,”? “stow about the fraudulent practices—I mean the brives Wulch ojicials are said to Dave received srom steamship agents “Of course the government has been defrauded under all adimiiutstrations, aad Collectur Murphy ia no more responsible sor it than was Mr. Grinnell, But I candidly think tut the testimony only shows ‘Wat Custoin House oflictals have received presents for extra services aud facilities g.ven vo the steam- slip ines in the rapid discharge of cargo.” “Do you incite towards Collector Murphy's theory regardiag she issue of night perraits 7” “The Secretary of the Treasury has also al decided that Mr. Murphy's coustruction of the Ia 13 the correct one, aud think so, too; there is ne Jegal authority for issuing bight petuaits except ip Cases Of damage to vi or cargo.” “Would you sign an adverse report against Oelk lector Murphy #?” “1 have not examined yet all the testimony. I can say 18 that the evidence thus far recett Would not warrant my dving 80. I frankly say that Ido not entirely agree with Sénator Patterson Mr. Sheldon on the peuding quostions, and if § should come to the conciusion that I cannot consch entlously sign the report prepared by Senator Pateere son 1 shall preseat @ mtnority report to the House, My opinion is tuat Mr. Murphy enjoys the confidence of President Grant, who hau the welfare of the pav- Ne in his eye when he appointed him to the post of of Collector.”” ‘The members of the committee have left for Was ington, but will be back to-morrow to resume the investigation. THAT “VAMPIRE.” Perils of n Poor German Tai!or—Dis Inhos- pitable Treatment fa Williamsburg. Aweek or two ago Wilhelm Schuttz, a German tatior, arrived in New York from Bridgeport Conn. im search of employment, and took lodgings at Na. 275 Bowery. On Sunday last ho-visited Whillams- burg mm search of a boss to whom he was recommended for ® situation. On reach! the locality indicated (North Sighth and Toll streets), the stranger observed @.crowd of children. amusing themselves on the ice that covered tue vacant lots in that famous lecality, and amused him- sell bhi time in for @ short ing = UpOR, peculiar feats, The proses of stranger of respectable appearance in that cri cena te it nunaa Saunas st ead mt snow. at him, No hiking this treatment hie very uraily ran away, when the cry “There goes the Tauber? was rolsed, ane soon a crowd of urchins followed hit, yelling and hootmmg and bum ‘with Ice and snow balls. Oiticer Harvey Mangam, ‘Who once before ai ed himself by arresting tbe “original” siavver, foned in the ii a apt the itive. ‘The exnitant r—pulted to the give of Achilles alter the defeat of Bi ead the news of his tri through the atrocts on his way to Btati and thus ht house, brong| ir forows of the chriously Ignorant, who were all anx- to have a peep at the “vampire.” Tne unfor nate tailor was tlien locked up for tho night, yest Justice Voorhees committed him to the jail woul Thursday next, when ho is ex ve 0 prove thaG he la Hot a ‘suspicions’? pex