The New York Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1871, Page 4

¥v é ST. DOMINGO. Later Advices from the Do- minican Republic. Work of the Commission---The Evi- | dence Taken Before It. Reasons Why the Inhabitants Favor Annexation. Who Are Opposed to It and Why. EXPEDITIONS TO THE INTERIOR. The Fabens-Sullivan Con- ecessions. A BIG HITCH SOMEWHERE. | Commissioners £rying to Find Cut | the Loose Screw. By the arrival of the steamship Tybee, Captain | Delaney, at this port yesterday, from St. Domingo city on the 14th, Samana 15th and Porto Plata 16th inst,, we have later advices from the St, Domingo Commission. The interesting details of the proceed- ings of that body wilt be found in the following let- ters from our special correspondents attached to the expedition, How Long the Commissioners Will be Away— The Interior of the Republic to be Exam- jined—Cabral Must be Interviewed if Pos- sible—the Commissioners Hard at Work— What Kind of Men the Commission is Com. posed of—What the Evidence Bofore the Commission Iudicates~Annexation Said to be Desired—It is the Only Hope of the Peeple—Who are Opposed to the Scheme— The truth Hard to Come At—it Dare Not Be Speken—Those who Dare Speak Say that a Majority is Opposed to It. Sr. Domrnco Orry, Feb, 11, 1871. THE PROBADLE STAY OF THE COMMISSIONERS. Tbe Unitea states Commission has been eleven ays here, aud will be, probably, from five days to a week longer. At the present rate of doing business | 1t 1s not likely the Tennessee, with its curious mixed | freight of bumauty, will reach home before the ena | of March or Ist of April. Will General Grant be able to hold the new Congress in session till the “St, Domingo ark” returns and the Commission can submit its voluminous report? if Congress could foresee what a mass of matter, what @ mass of unimportant details and olten- repeated evidence of unreliavle Dominicans and others, inostiy on one side, which will be laid before it, members might rush home in advance to avoid the ordeal. We were @ week at Samana, | shail be nearly ihree weeks at St. Domingo, and tnen the Commission intend to go to Azua to look at the country there and, if possible, to have an interview with Cabral, the chief of the present revo- lutionary porty against Baez; after that to proceed to Port au Prince to Interview the Maytiens for the purpose of learning how they are disposed on the question of Domincan annexation | and whether they are likely to prove troublesome or peaceable neighbors to Uncle Sam in the event of St. Domingo being annexe}. From thence the inten- uon is to proceed to Cape Haytien or some other point on the north side of Domingo to gather up | exploring parties which have gone across the coun- try, and to take coal on board. After that we sball | return to the United States, DEPARTURE OF PARTIBS FOR THE INTERIOR. Two parties left here on Thursday morning for the (ntennor. One, a scientific party, to go across the island to Puerto Plata by way of the reported copper region, La Vega, and Santiago. Professor Biake, the geologist, has charge of tuis. It ia, however, a sort of double-headed expedition, for Commissioner White has authorized his provgé, a teacuer at the Cornel! University, whom the Commissioner brought | with him as private secretary, to act independently | and to make a separate report. Every one is de- sirous to make a prominent figure in this st. Domingo afuir, and some of the numerous assistant and private secretaries are most intent on that, though they may not have really any official posi- tion, and are to the Commission, as authorized by Congress, about the same as a fifth wheel isto a coach. So anxious was Mr. Wnite to give his young friend prominence that he wanted to place him at the head of the party, and a litue row occurred because the scientific men would not suomit to that. Nor is this young gentleman, the least wrodest in his pre- tensions and in assuming ail the importance the Commissioners Will allow him to assume. 1 men- tion this mereiy to show what petty imtrigues and manceuvres some of the Commission enter into for personal objects, and to indicate whata narrow- minded view such small men are likely to take of questions pertaining to St. Domingo and annexa- uon. ‘dis OV eriand party is to question the peuple on the subject of anmexation; to take note of the 3 of ihe country and its resources, as ‘tne atu examine the mineral tudicatious. other purty, witch has — gone 1s couiposed of newspaper acting more or | mM conuection with or indepen- denuy oi tie Cominission, aud of General Sigel, with an atiencant. Perbaps | cught to say there are two parties; for Sigel did not start at the same hour wita the other genUemen. Besiaes, the Commission and Sigel affected ratuer @ mysterious bearing relative ty nis journey, though the General made as much Tuss about it otherwise as if the fate of an empire were impending. A DESIRE TO INTERVIEW CABRAL, The object of both Sigel aad the others is to pre- pare the way for opening commanication with Cabral and if possible to see him, Ca- bral is said t be in tue mouniaing with aiew followers, Deminicans aud laytiens, some- where about sixty to eighty miles trom Agua. Buez has sent @ Jew Woops, such as they are, with the pretended oject of fighting Cabral or defending the amore settled portion of Dominica; but small and miserabie as Cabral’s force may ve, It 1s doubtful if any serious effort can be made by Baez’s soldiers to reach the enemy iu the almost inaccessible moun- tains. jam inclined to thins the movement on the part of buez is a prevended one fur the pur- pose of producing an effect upon the Commission. ‘The Commissioners, — however, Wish to see Cabral and vw hear’ the vther side of the siory, and have obtaimed the promise of the President of 4 sale conduct for the revolting ciel, should he be disposed w meet the Commis sioners Im the nelgabornood of Azua, either on board the Teunessce or asnore. Whether abral Will crust to this saie conduct aud the honor of our Commission or not remains to be seen. The party gone to Azua Will cudeavor to see or communicate with Cabral, to ad out if an a-rangement can be made for ab interview between Lim and the Com- missioners. The distance to Azua 18 about ninety wiles from St. Domingo, by @ road ruuning early parailel with the sea, and through an ineresting country. The Azua district is said vo be the richest for sugar cultivation in the isiand, and Mr. Baez has were a very extensive jauded proper He assured me that the cane grows ‘rom the same stock for half a century or more 10 the largest size, and that Iresh plantiag is not needed. Indeed, he says the cane from the old root i8 better, and yields more abundantly thaa that | newly planied, or iat has not been piautea over a ew years, THE HARD WORK OF THE COMMISSION. Credit must ve given to the Commussioners for the amount of diligent aad patient labor tuey perform; but very touch of itis useless, or, at least, unneces- sary. Questionty the mass Of the people here who are Wiiling to come forward and give their evideace favor of anuexauon is like asking ihe yolders at home if they appreve of jrant’s admiuistration, The ae sey ed uver ald over again, recelve ihe sam suawers. if the Coumission bas tasen the evidence of two hundred or more dividuals separately 10 1s hat of persons generally Who bave put tuemselves or have been pul by others forward for this purpose. Then, how Jew of the whole population can be ex- auuned | A better idea can be sormed of the seuti- menis of tae people by general conversation and general Well as to ever seems to favor their peculiar notions or pur- ee They appear desirous of getting at the whole ith, and think, perhaps, they are honestly using bi theans for that; but they are swayed, undoubt- by. procomontves: sentiments or mere impres- Stops. It is to be expected, toe, that they will lean of their party in the colormg they give to the st. Do- mingo question, RESULT OF THE EVIDENCE TAKEN, So fur, tien, 1 may say, without loading the © UmDs Of the HERALD With a niass of tadivy stacement, the vuix of ihe evidence taken vere, as Well us at Samana, shows the Yomiucans are ti javor of aunexation, teroourse with the people goes, (bei a majority are for anuexation. It would ve sirauge Were It Bot so; for annexation, probabiy, would give peace and security, and would lead to the improvement of the county, Surprisingly productive as St. Vomloyo is, there 1s desolation, ruin or nature in all 1s wud | exnberance everywuere. ‘here 18 scarcely any 1h- | dustry or trade, and the people are dowed down and demoralized by constant revolutions and despotism. ‘There 18 no hove tor the people and country out in annexation, Wretched as the condition is now lt Wil becouie more wretched Ii our government! docs Hot come fo the rescue. Reusouing, then, from the mature of tings, as weil as from woat | hear and | See, L conciude | the majority desire annexation, Dui Tam satisfied & voles Of the people on this question When the Baez government suomijved It dig NOL approach that unantully which Was Tepre. seuted. ANUTABK REASON WHY ANNEXATION IS VOTRD FOR, in jack, voulng uo der tits despolic goverament Li the way tial vole wus muunged as a sarce. some of (ue lew that voted against an- hexation were directed or permitied to do so, propably to give an appearance — of fairness to Lie proceeding, but oers Who dared to Vole so irom conyedon run the tisk Of being exiied, and, some, 1 uudersiand, have singe sutiercd that err temerity, Mr, Baez does not shed at much humanity inhim. But hi wii cadure PPOSOR, Aud be Buber of Do- minivan exiles a dt. Thomas, Curayoa and other Sin the West indies show this, In form tus a been acting, no dou r the inter $ COURLTY, a8 Well as Lor lus o} and he 18 better able to judge of what w Promote Wie well be.ng of the people than the mass: oi the Doaunicans; — bul that is ane other thing, There was not a fair oun- biassed vole of the people aor of a majorily vi them, THOSE OPLOSED TO ANNBXATIO: There are several classes of those Opposed to an- nexalin. First, (here are the Cabralisis, and these make & considerable party, principaliy near the Haytien border and in whe mountain region of the interior, though they dure wot siow their hands Wherever aez eXercises auluority, But mauy of these Cabralists are nol opposed to annexation per se, and only so trou Hosuilly to Baez and becanse they do uot wish to see um reap the honor vud ad- Vautages of carrying Urough the project. Lt is known that Cabral fumseif, when in power, was favoravle W annexation, This Cabralist opposition to the scheme 13 the most considerable one, particwariy as the Hay"ieus are united with and lead their aid to it. e is another element of ‘opposition in the foreign merchants and traders, including a few Awericans, who foolishly imagine that their preseat monopoly of business Would interierred witia shouli annexauoa take piace. Besiies there is the same anti-American feeling in some of these for- eign Waders Which 18 seen everywhere among tue Autilles. Tue number of this “class, however, is Very Limited, especially on this, the south side of the island, though it is said to be iarger on the norin side at Puerta Plata and other places. Lhe priests, for the most part, express No Opluion or Wish on tue question of annexation. Most ef them have decitned Ww express their views even wicn questioned by the Commussiouers. This was so with the view General, tie highest ecciesiastic here, when ti exauined by the Commissiouers the otler day use &@ Commonplace expressivn, We Catholic clerzy want to sce how the cat jumps beiore taking Y 1 owe way Or the other. it is Known, of cours < there is hardly avy other religion’ than the hole 1a St. Douunge., Tae few negro Methodists al Samana or elsewhere scarcet ception. A great many Dou 2 among igent and ambitious, are oa the fen ia regard to aunexation. Tey want to see U country aad property improved, and 0 that peace wiich the United States | might give, but they fear being swamped, put out of sight, and their race oviiterated, possibly, through the occupation of the couniry by a superior vace, This thought or feeling is by no means uu- common. Amid ull the poverty, degradation and apparent Lumilty of this peopie they have a great deal of pride. Lhe poor negroes desire anueXation inost, as far as they understand the matter, and the mixed race, Which constitutes by far the largest parvof the population, are more inditferent or are opposed. 1 except the high goverpmenit officers aud a jew of the most enlightened Dominicans. There are very few unmixed whites in the country, DIFFICULT TO COME AT THE TRUTH. As an exampie of the fear of people to express Ubeir Opinions On What they Know freely, and corse- quently the diiucuity the Commission ‘has to get at the truth, one gentieman, and he an American clti- zen, gave lls evidence only on condition tuat his name should not appear aud that there should be no possine clue left by whica the Baez government to the wishes of Presidemt Grant and the interests | T ihink, (oo, as far as any In / New World. Though tt was not the frst landing Place of Columbus—for Isabella, on the north side of | the island, claims that honor—tt was the second landing place, and the one selected by the discoverer of Amertea for the first city, One of the frst objects to which a stranger's attention 18 directed is a small dilapidated building, near where passengers land, a little up the river, aud near where vessels discharge their Cargoes, This was a chapel, and is said to nave been the first structure of any kind put up in the New World, [vis vory smalband patuy 1 ruins, though the old walls are ettll standing. In those intensely Gatholic and feudal times the Urst buildings erected by the Spaniards ou their newly discovered territory were a chapel or churel, & convent and a fort, Near this | interesting relio of the past, and on the bank of the Kiver Ozama, 18 the rum of an otd palace built by Deigo Columbus, the brother and. successor of the discoverer of Almeria, for himself, and called now el Admireute, im honor of the great Admiral. ‘Though not large it was most substantially built, and there are stttl traces on the standing wails of the rude elegance of that age, The Dominicans re- gard this buiding with sue veneration that they never allow it to be usdd or destroyed by the hand of man. But substantial as it was time is gradually domg the work of destruction. There is no effort inade, however, to keep ft ni repair, and weers, | duskes and vines grow up and on the walls. withHIN Tag vor, tn a tower of the fort and within the enclosure of @rather extensive barracks, at the mouth of the river and commanding the bay, ts another spot of Great historic interest, Here 18 the cel in which Columbus was unprisoned by order of the Spanish government, and ‘rom which be was taken a pri- | sonerto Spain. No oxe can go there without per- mussion from the Governor. ButT had uo difculty 10 obtaining this, A guard went witu me and uv- locked the door, which is Kept locked, The celi is about thirteen feet square, with very thick walls, and one deep tron grated window to admit light and air. Lwas told there was at one time a iarge bolt and ring in the wall, to which Columbas had been chained, There is notDing im the cell, or room, at present. he wall 1s pretty thickly covered by the uaimes and tnscriptions of visitors, as most of such like places are. At the top of the tower, just above the cell of Columbus, I had a fue view of the town, bay, ocean, river, surrounding couniry, and the dark purple mountains in the invertor looming up grandiy and with surprising distinctness in this transparent atmosphere. THE CATHEDRAL. The catuedral 1s one of the oldest buildings and the largestchurch ere. Tuere is no architectural beauty on the exterlor, It1s simply a rude, massive structure, with plain, square columns at the angles, like the ordinary Spanish churetes of four or five centuries ago. The arches inside supporting the roof, Which spring Irom plain round columns, have some archilectural beauty, There are a few paiuuungs, bu ouly two or three nave any merit, and Uiese nota great deal Phe vest are daups, ‘The principal altar is Mich with silver. in one or two of the side chapels, as Well as Mm parts of the main iloor of tie eatuedral, there 1s some en- caustic Uie end tesselated pavement. ‘The spot of greaiest interest is Where the body of Columous is & suid to have been buried, m frort Of the endlosure of the principal altar. The remains of the famous navigator were removed afterwards to Havana. Therg are severai other old churches in St. Domingo Jess itaposing, nol 4s Much ornamented, and devoid of the same literest, thoug to a stranger they are curious re! of the past. The number and extent of the convent rains are surprising—those of San Francisco particularly, If wwese convents were ull occupied in ioriner umes—and no doubt they were--a large portion of the Spaniards, apart froin the army and navy, Must have spent their time in them, either for devouon or something else. THE ORIGINAL POPULATION, It has. been suid by historians vuere were 2,000,000 of native Caribs en the isiand when the Spaniards took possession of it. There are none remaining. Very many were ground iv death, probably, oy ex- cessive labor unuer their cruel cunquerors and masters in puttuug up the massive aud extensive structures spoken of ‘ne kgypuav taskmasters over the slaves that erected the pyrauids were not el. What a comment on tie ixious orders the Spaulards vrougat religion a with them ! THE THEATRE, One of the iargest. convent churches is the thea- tre now, though, as might be supposed, itis ule used. No Suropean or americaa stars are likely to couid find out he gave any information, Kvea when assured by the Commissioners tat Lis name should not be knownaghe seemed a little uneasy, and cast his eyes at Utes anxiously to the open door of the ‘room, when he was answering ques- tions cr making statements, as if he feared some one outside might overhear lum. This geotlemaa has resided a loag Ume in this country and 1s universally respected for his character and a3 one of the most prominent busi- ness men. But he has inveresis here, and to protect these and himself personally he bas to keep Ais lips sealed except when he knows his revelations will be secret. Such is the tyranny of tuis so-callea re- publican government, Men speak mm a whisper when teiliug the train about the Baez government and its cenduct on the anueXution quesulon, and if they give avy One their Couuidence tt 1s always with the request that what they say may not be divulged. vis so with most of Che foreigners, particularly wit, Americans as weil as wiih the Dominicans. Indeed, hardiy any of the Dominicans dare venture to spe: ubfayorabily of the government or its policy. can uuderstand now the case of Davis Hatch, which was examined by a committee of our Congress, and why be was imprisoned, seatenced to death and aiter- wards bauished, ‘the conduct of Generals Babcock and Ingalls and of Fabens aad Cazneau, in the case oi this American citizen, Was as atrociogs as the tyranuy of the Baez government. Tne peopie of our owa tree republic could scarcely comprelead suco a case or the state ot things existing here. 1tis but fair to say, however, in palliation of the conduct of Baez, though not in that o1 Babcock, Ingalis, Fabens and Cazneau, that the Dominican President acted in the same despotic mauner that his prede- cessors have, and in accordance with the system of government that hag existed ail aiong here, Republicanism is a farce and politicai freedom is not known. Perhaps no other native government is possible over a people so ignorant and revoiution- ary. Whether the United States could, in the event oj annexation, establish order and educate (he peo- le to a proper Knowledge of that liberty regulated y law Which We enjoy. 15 an unsolved questioa. if the idence of the American gentleman re- Jerred to, and there 18 not a more respectabie man here, can be reited on, it 1s doubtrut if even the majority of the people desire annexation. fe says wbey do not, and he has resided in St. Domingo a long ume. He may be prejuviced and way lavor more Cabral than Baez, but 11 would be to his inter- est to see the country annexed and his own government established here. He certainly could” have no motive to throw cold water on the aunexatton project. Indeed it is reasonavie w suppose he would do everything to favor that, short of violating his conscience as an honest man. His staiement with regard vo the pretended vote taken on the question Of anueXxation accords, too, with waat | have said before and with what [learn from other sources, It was a iorced vote—nut free im any sense, and, in fact, a fare Certain toreiguers here and some Americans—that 1s to say, those Wao are doing business and are in- terested in annexation and hand and giove with ure government—put the best face upon everyting con- nected with tue country, just as the peopie of Samana did. They deciare they are happy and like the country very much, though they live in te most God-forsaken and desolate looking place aud can have none of tne enjoyments or facilities of their former homes. lexcept a few Engiishinen, who always grumble at What is not British, and who are opposed to any steps the United States may take to extend their territory, power and commerce, and some others wo do not like either the Yankees or Baez government. According to those who would proiit by annexation, St, Domingo 1s healthy and charming everyway. The others are not will- ing, and, perhaps, are afraid, considering the av- sulate despotism of the Baez government, to ex- press their optnions. sull I find some ready to con- verse frankly with me when they understand I am not one of the Commission and the representative ofthe HERALD. Knowing the impartial and inde- pendent character of the paper tney give me their confidence. The Ancient City of St. Domingo—A Glimpse Within the Fortifications—Wiore Columbus Was Confined - Visit to the Cathodral—What Has Become of the Original Population of St. Domingo—fhe Thea:re=The Palace— Why the President Does Not Reside There— Tue City a Fortificativu—The Population of the Republic—Coxstraction of the City—ikhe Market Place—iusincss Portion of the City—Mixed Races~Tho Marriage Cere- mony—An American With a Tempornry Wife—Soclety Geueraliy, and How tue People Amuse Themselves—The Army-~in- terview With a Frenchman. St. Domingo Ciry, Feb, 12, 1871, THE CITY OF ST. DOMINGO, This quaint old city of St. Domingo is interesting in its ruin asa relic of past history and in contrast with the modern cities of North America. Toa thoughtful mind nothing could present a better lustrauion of the contrast between bygone tifnes and the present—be:ween the mediavel civilization of the world when Spain was a great power, and that of our own times, Standing ta St. Domingo one seems transported back three or four centuries, except that the ruins of a more flourishing time tell mixing WHA ail classes. Sull it may be necessary for whe Commission to have tue evidence in form. THR GENTLEMEN WHO COMPOSE THE COMMISSION. Toe gentiemen com; the Commission are for the most part men of have no large grasp of mind and are apt to be carried away by Wiat- tell us of the change tha: has come over the pla us that while the rest of the world has advau this once rich colony has been all the time declin- img. Yet tuls was the dcst city bulls in tie come here, nor even fourth rate actors. THE PALACE The best building, perhaps, in St. Domingo, 1s the So-called Palace, where several of our party are quartered. It was the viceregai Palace of the Spanish Captain Generals. It 1s not so old as some other butidiugs, and until a receut period ptin order. Ithas the luxury of giass win- dows, which no other butiding I have seen has, and the floors ure of coarse marhle laid in squares. There was no furniture in it, and those of tue Tennessee party who took quurters there had to: provide tnemselves with stretchers to sleep on and such other things as they needed. This palace was offered by the govern- ment to the Commissioners for their accouknodation while here; out the over was declined, because it was thougnt suca regal style would sound badly at home and because tie Commissioners did not wish to accept any iavor from the government. A SUPERSTITION, There is a superstition connected with the place that bas prevented, as { am informed, President Baez and otner presidents irom residing there. No president, it is said, can reside there and ieave the palace alive. The guards on duty at the palace and others say that at certain tunes, in the dark, silent mights, all the doors fly open, and the ghosts of the old Spanish cavaliers, armed cap 4 pteds, promenade the halis in dreadful array. The newspaper Correspondents who sleep there bave been watching for these formidabie cavgliers, and, it 1s said, “our artist on the spot,’ who sketches everything, from a yam or flying fish voa church, for one of the New York illustrated Papers, tas passed sleepless hours, with pencil and sketch boox by hia side, to take these panoplied ghosts, but up to Uris time none have been seen. A FORTIFIED CITY. St. Domingo is a regular fortified city, with a Wall ali round, and a ditch on the laud side, and has gates lor ingress and egress, guarded by soldiers, tough I cannot say much for tne formidable character e1vher of the defenves or the troops, Fifty weli armed Americaus could take the etty any time. ‘fhe population may be five thousand, ‘it 1 vari- ously estimated. The statements of tue government and people dider, and are not reliabie. POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC. It is the same with regard to the population of the republic. This has been estimated at 160,00, or even more. Comparing ail the statements, ‘and from the best information I can obtain, I think the waoie population 1s about 150,000, STREETS AND BUILDINGS. The streets ate narrow, like those of all tropical Spanish-American towns. The houses, generally, are one story high, or two at most, the walis of which are thi¢ck and built of the stone iound here, composed of coral and newly formed quartz, and this stone is covered with a reddish pink or while plaster, Vortunately these buildings stand a long tume; for no repairs, or scarcely any, are mae, In every respect St. Domingo 1s like i the towns of Spanish-America, except that there are nene, perhaps, in @ state Of greater decay. Half the houses appear to ve little retail stores, where a thialy aud dirtily clad woman, without shoes or stockings, sits smoking a cheap cigar of native tobacco, waiting long and patiently for an accidental customer to buy @ little charcoal, a few bananas or oranges or some other trifle. A’ sewing girl in the United States~and she ts poorly patd— would eurm more money in @ day than most of these stores. ‘THE MARKET. The only market place has about @ half dozen wretched-looking stands aud thirty or forty women squatting on the Carth with their small wares around them. The produce in this market consists chiefly of yams, sweet potatoes, some other vegetabies, a few Kings of trupical fruit, unsightly looking meat hung up on strings aud some trifling articles of ap- purel, all i very smail quantittes, STORES AND MERCANTILE HOUSES. The dry goods stores and mercanule houses on the principal streets have @ more respectable business uppearance, but the wonder 1s how the people who keep them pay their rent and live. COMPLEXION OF THE NATIVES. The mass of the people are black or of mixed races. ‘here are very few pure whites. While seme are duly married, a great many men and women live together and bring up their families without gomg through that ceremony. Nor does such a mode Of living damage the reputation or standing of persons. HOW THE PRESIDENT 18 NOT MARRIED. The Presilent 14 wn unmarried inan, yet there 1s a Woman called Mrs, Baez, and the chlidren by her are regarded as his proper family just as if they haa been born in wedlock. SALE OF A DAUGHTER, T learn that an American, cailed a judge, who was here some me, and Who has figured prominenuy tn grants, speculations and the aunexauon scheme, adopted the habits of the country so far as to take a temporary wife—a liitie giri of fitteen—for which he paid the mother, who is regarded asa respectabie woman, & hundred dollars a month. I mention these things only to show the seuse of morality in this country. SOCIETY AND AMUSEMENTS, There are no amusements or means of pleasant recreation, and no society for agreeable social inter- course. Almost the only amusement tae Domini- cans have, eXcept an occasionui bear balt, {8 a cock is however, the regular Sunday amusement, and an aristocratic One at that. Last sunday the Governor, who 18 the brother of the President, and, under the President, the chief man here, was the principal manager at the cock pit, He dressed the fowls and dled their spurs for nght every Sunday, and, ac times, on other days. It | while, at tho same time, I must confess that Daman Baez, the Governor, is one of the best and on gentlemanly persons I have met in St. THY ARMY OF DOMINICA. Falstaf’s army was magnificent compared with tne poorly clad and poorly ied mixed troops of Mr, Baez, Yet they say that the men, armed with the old inuskets and machetes, fight very well. Tne discipline 13 lax, though these soldiers are under absolute control. ‘Their clothing, when they have any, is made of common cotton cloth, generally of a blue color. ‘They wear any Kind of head covering they can find, and Know not the luxury of shoes or siockings, | am told they not unirequently have to go naked on the Haytien border and in other parts of the interior, When I look at the misery of this People, civilians as Well as soldiers, my neart melts lor them; for, though they are agnorant, demoral- ized, unreliable and igaoranily and tooushily con- ceited, they are disposed to be docile and to accept ‘the guidance of a superior people, AN INTERESTING INTERVI Among several singular characters I have met [ Must meation one in particular, who was brought to my room and introduced to me for the purpose of givilg information aboxt the country. ‘This is M. Marie, a Frencliman, who has been ionrieen years in St. Domingo and all over it. He tsa very old man, over ninety years of age, perhaps, thought re- markably active. “He says ne saw Louis the Six- teenth of France beheaded, and was at that.time thirtéen years of age. He writes without wear: ing glasses, and inscribed in my , note book lus cikim to distinction, as foliows:—“M. Marie, auclen President de lAcadéinies Grammaticale de Juris, ancien administrateur en chef deta ¢ mpagnie des mineurs Be ges on Caiiforme, admuioistrateur en chet ausst de 1a compagnie ininicre de progrs industriel h Santo Domingo en 1565, membre de LAthcnée des Arts et des Sciences en France, aucien journaiiste, redacteuc du Constitutionnel et du courrtey Francais, et du Journai le Khone,” &o. Beslaes M. Marie nas a Jarge work in manaseript, Which he designs publishing in tiree volunies—viz., “The Lustory of tie Dominicans and Haywens,”’ wiih a very lung e¢ cefera to the title, Tue old gen- Ueman suruck ab attitude in trae French style 11: mediately he Was introduced to me, and after mak- lug a jittle speech, in a ioud volce, about bis journal- istic history and deligut at mecting 4 pro.essional conjrére, he made a rush at me with extended arms and embraced me, He certainly knows a great deal about the resources of St. Domingo, but expressed limseif in the most extravagant terms on every- thing and on all subjects. Lasked hin if there was much gold m the islana’ He replied, “Oui, ou; bagucoup, beaucoup.’ It was the same with copper with everytaing, It was always beaucoup, beaucoup, grand, magnificent and so jorth. From his natare he could not eXpress himself otherwise. Lut besides nis natural disposition to exaggeration he was brought Wo me by a inend of Pre ident Baez and one of the most earnest advocates of annexa- uon. in spite ol what he aud others represent I doubt if the country is very rich m= mineral wealth, for 1 see no evidence of it in the hands of those deeply interested, Before I leave St. Domingo I may givo the HERALD more specific information on this subject. The Little Arrangement of Babers, Sullivan and Woliday—There is Something Wrong Somewhere~The Commission May Find It Out—Baez Very Uneasy—There Are Other Coucessions—What the Republic Owes. Sr. Dominco Crry, Feb. 13, 1871, THE FABENS-SULLIVAN-HOLLIDAY JOB. In one of my ietters to the HERALD from Samana I mentioned the valuable sitces of water front land which Fabens and Judge Sullivan had obtained from the government. These, however, are a bagatelie compared with other grants and conces- sions, particularly with the socalled Survey and Geological Exploration Grant, made to Fabens and now owned or represented by the St. Domingo Com- pany, of New York, of which Ben. Halladay is the big gun. Under this grant I learn that one-fifth of all the public lands*of the Dominican republic was conceded to Fabens, ‘The following articie of tne grant, which President Baez handed to me, shows that: AMTICLE §.—For and in consideration for the works exe- cured and disbursements made by the “exploration,” the Dominican government concedes to joseph Warren Favens, or 10 bis representatives, in title of property, the filth part of the iands that may have been explores gevlogi- cali im due form. Ceuing to lun the rickt of ‘choosing stich lands ‘and working them there and then for his own account on bis submitting bis quarieriy reports and surveys. it {a weil understood that this action can only hold good on janda the property of the republic. ‘The transfer at once to be held vaiid, as in ease of discovery of mines, according to the law of denouncements, and as such binding: Ay It will be seen by this article that Fabens, or the’ St. Domingo Company tor him, can select the best lands and can take absolute possession of them as the survey goes on. in gact, the survey amounts to little or nothipg more than locating the choicest lands by the company for the company. I do not’ know if it be possible to ascertain how much of the! territory of the republic is owned bythe government! and how much by individuals. Probably it ts not, considerimg the imperfect manner in} which the records have been kept and! the aestruction of many of them through the numerous revolutions the country has passed through. it 18 supposed the government holds one-half, Reckoning the area of the Domini- can territory at 20,000 square miles, the Fabens grant would cover 1,240,000 ay and as the com- pany has the selection of the land, of course it would choose the best. But the question arises is this all that has been granted to Fabens? 1 have a doubt about that, and nave endeavored to get a CoP of the concession; but there 18 @ mystery about It which all parties appear anxious to Keep secret, or at least, for the present. lhear there js a secret and subsequent article or concession. At least there is a suspicion of that, and am told the Commissioners are endeavoring to ferret it ont. But the Commis- stoners themselves seem to be atraid of the rae at the facts. When J asked President Baez let me see tuis Fabens and other concessions he told me I should see ‘hem, but that the Commussion- ers had them in their hands. Iapplied then to the secretary of the Commission, and he told me he would jet me have a translatea copy of the Fabens grant, which he held, but that 1t was proper to con- sult the Commissioners frst. Finally the Commis- sioners not only declined to let me have a copy, but interposed to prevent the Presiaent giving it. Why. was thisy The following communication from Mr. Gautier, the Secretary of State, in reply to the final pplication J made te-day, will show that the Com. missioners are withholding the information from the press:— = ener Sr. Domino, Feb. 13, 1871, MY DEAz S18—President Baez has told me of your desire tose a copy of the gevlogical concession and others that have been made by the Dominican government. There is no dificulty in the way of gratifying your desire, but the first concession fs in the hands of the Commission, as are also the others. When they have concluded their exami- nation there will be no trouble in your having access to them, but it {s necessary that the notes you take from them must be written in this ollice. Tam, &c., &c.y . M, M. GAUTIER, Why should :he Commissioners want to keep this matter or anything else a secret?’ There be no Serious reason for objecting to let the facts be known, and this may be nothing but a silly red tape sort of proceeding on the part of the Commusstoners, but it leaves an impression of suspicion, A SCREW LOOSE SOMEWHERE. ‘Still I am inciined to think there is something that is deemed not convenient to be known just now. And here it may as weli be said, regarding the Com- massioners, that Mr. Wade is disposed to be very irank and open, while Mr. White and Dr. Howe are notso, The latver seem to be puffed up with their litule brief authority, and to think the American public 18 of less consequence than the administra- tion or their own notions of things. Dr. Howe, particularly, 18 fussy and swelled with the impor> tance of ts office, Though Mr. Wade is an inde. pendent and firm man, he is old and allows himself lo be swayed by the other two. nen, it is possible, there is a latent suspicien in the minds of the Com- missioners that the independent press may oppose their views or conclusions, PRESIDENT BAEZ UNEASY. President Baez 1s uneasy, no doubt, about this F; bens’ concession. He fears now that such an enorm grant and bea of the public lands may damage the prospect if not hinder annexation, He evidently sees how he has been cajoled by Fabens, Cazaean and others, and might be disposed to undo what he has done if within his , rather than see annexation defeated. That appears wo be the frame of mind he is in-at present. But it is doubtful whether he can annul the Fabens pg cesston if 80 disposed. It seems to ve explicit, the company has spent & considerable sum of money tn taking up their lands, As to a survey, as we ui derstand it in the United States, this one amounts hothing. It 1s merely making & reconnolssance the ground, or verifying the thap of the country, an‘ this had been done previously by Sir Robert Schome berg. The little corps of agents and scientific mea the company has here have done hardly auything, or nothing more than to go over the ground Sir, Robert Schomberg gone over, and to) select lands for the company. It is) intimtaed that in a supplementary and later docu-) ment Mr. has made other Jarge grants, and} that he is interested, At present I have no positive, proof of that. Then, ain it 1§ reported that General Babcock and other friends of President} Grant who have been so intent en annexation have | an interest, This, however, 1s not shown. J simply) state ail the facts, suspicious and rumors bearing on the st. Domingo question. OTHER CONCESSIONS, Tn addition to the Fabens’ concession-ewere have heen other large ones under the pretext of promot- ing emigration, as, forr example, one to Cazneau, and tor mining uirposes, It may be dimcult to get all these or to the extent of them. These I shail endeavor to jnvestigate hereafter. Judging trom what is already discovered I should not pe surprised if fully one-haif of the pubiic lands has $een ceded away to dierent speculators aud on various pretences. ‘There are some grants for Which money has been paid, and of a Moderate extent comparatively, such as that of the copper mine regions of El covré, to Messrs, Schumacher & Augcnard, of Baltimore, THE PUBLIC DEBT. With regard to the public debt of St. Domingo, Mr. Kaez und his Cabinet say emphatically that it does not exceed $1,600,000, It may nots and at most there 1s reason vo believe it cannot be larger. The Commissioners are endeavoring to the fight, and was in every way the leading person ta Managing theexmbition. There were others of the first class of people there, thongh, on the whole, the litte crowd Was @ molley one. I say this simply ty tunste *~ the tastes and habits or the naonle: get at all the facts, but in view of the numerous revolutions ta St. Domingo and the loose manner of Keeping, accounts here the work Wili be onerous. Indeed, I do not see how the Com. Miastaners can get at all the items of debt and the NEW YORK HERALD. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 1871.—TRIPLE SHHHT, inccessarily spent to attempt more. Sup- lebt should be two, three or four millions, {mat would be @ small consideration if aunexation be desirable in other respects. ‘The question of an- nexation shoul ‘There ure several Americans here Wor! claims upon the government. They can only reach the amount approximately, and it will be time um pose the d beavers to get pmninEo annexed, | ani are, therefore warm trends of ba pee r. Sel Among these are Colonel Henderson, macher and Mr. Of course all the Fabe and Cazneau party and the agenis of the St. Di mingo Company are thatend, R ny moving heaven at earth pel 0 Hore tah dace, tik isa iaboraat Suan important question. fo1 the Unitea States to decide, and should be desided, only for the good of the American le, whoever’ cise May suiler or gain by the decisi to PARIS PROVISIONED. Scenes in the Capitalon the Arri- val of the Food Trains, Paris Slowly Approaching. Her Former Appear- ance—Good Food at Fair Prices—The Market Women and the Prussians—Tho Theatres— Fearful. Mortality—The Newspapers. Panis, Feb, 6, 1871. The first train of provisions arrivea by the Northern line on Friday evening, bringing fiom Dieppe 27,000 kilogrammes of dour, 23,000 kilo- grammes of coffee, butter and crackers, 39,000. kilo- grammes of salt, rice, cheese, &¢., 21,000 kilo- grammes of fresh Osh, 4,000 kuogrammes of potatoes, 16,000 kilogrammes of oats and 350 sheep, A second train arrived on Saturday evening, bringing large quantities of flour and coal, Several others are en roule, and will arrive each day, The Testaurants are now supplied with bread, therefore those Who have been obliged to bring their “flour Plaster” with them are quite at their ease. The rationment is Kept up, and the quantity of horse given is very small. The sheep which arrived trom Dieppe have been used for the ambuiances and the hospitals, wbich are filled with sick and wounded. THE LAST REQUISITION on horses was mage at the Palais de i’Industrie on the 4th on the fine horses of the Nita regiment of cuirassiers, There are now in Paris only 10,000 horses and only 400 cabs for pubiic use, Parts has, indeed, eaten its last horse. Tne biack bread will be changed for white on Monday, aud mutton will take the place of horse. #revistons have arrived in large quaputies aud vegetables are Pleutiful at fair prices, " ‘The windows of the bake shops begin to fill up with pies and cakes. {t is so long since one has Seen Rood things that a nice pie is more attractive to-day than a handseme chapeau on the Boulevards, Crowds look in the windows at THE NEWLY ARRIVED PROVISIONS With as much admiration as if they were admiring some new styles, Groups stand around the railroad stations Watching tne arrival of flour, &¢., ag if they never saw it betore. No feast was ever as crowded as were the halles which were thrown open on Saturday and were filled with ail kinds of fish, meat and vegetables, In the morning a large train of wagons stationed in front of the doors and loaded with fish, meat, &c,, began an auction, some wholesale and Tetail, the bidders were most all marchands of retail and Lougni to sell again; the auctien continued till noon and things sold at fair prices, but late im the after- noon & small dish cost twelve francs, potatoes, nine to twelve francs ‘he bushel; some parts ol the mar- Ket white bread was selling at one franc the pound; Oi the bread the quantity was small, and some per- Sons passing, sald: ‘That bread came fro! 5 sians, 1 Would not couch it were L slarving, mothers begam to accuse the marchands of having gone tu trade With the Prussians and then @ row, und an ap- peal to the National Guards was necessary to end it. ABUSING THE PRUSSIANS. The Prussians around Paris have to tage consider- abieabuse trom the market women, eapeciaily those Who Dave mot succeeded ip geting passes to cross the lines in search of vegetabies. On Suiurday a crowd of these indignant females tried to pass and were refused. some, in their anxious desires—par- ucularly the younger portion—vegan to throw Kisses to the soldiers; but kisses thrown were not received, und old and young united and threw balls of mud and small stones, making ail kinds of gri- maces aud making use of very ireligious |: re. Ail the Prassians, however, do not understand te French tongue, although they have heard and seea much of it during the past six months; so that mud balls and bad language do not appear te nave much Lutes ne = troops of bee Emperor Wiliam, who jaugh at the pugilistic attempts of these imu marchandes. 3 Paton t THE THEATRES. A During the past six months the TnAatre Italien has oven used as an ambuiance, and the stage that has been the scene of 80 many refined joys, 80 many worldly exhibitions, so much supreine elegance, and that so long heard the warvlings of Kosine and the laughter of “Figaro” is now a church with the formidable rumbling of an organ and the divine harmony of religious masters, in the large vesii- vuie is an ditar, and the Curate of St. Koch every Sunday blesses the profane enclosure, while the Abbe of the ambulance celebrates the mass, the re- ceipts of which are given to relieve tue wounded, It 1s @ strange sight, and the odd sad impressions it gives are very forcibie. Un Sunday the grand mass of Rossini was performed, The solos by Jules Le- fort, Grisy, Mine. La Grange and Mme. Lang were very fine. The theatre was crowded and the re- ceipts were large, Thé Theatre Fraagats is aiso an ambulance, but matine.s-are given frequently. Sun- day evening concerts are given reguiarly at the a aus ueooiee ‘Théitre at the end of the armust luce @ new play, C Siege of Paris." wien t THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE CITY is very bad. The mortality is alarming. ‘The month of January shows @ contingent of 16,161 deaths; 6,000 more than in December, and about 12,000 more oe in January, 1870. The week ending February 4 the number was 4,671. It 13 said that aa epidemic 4s feared the coming summer with such a number of dead in. and around the environs of the city, There are in Paris from 10,000 to 12,000 wounded. Jn some aunbulauces forty-five out of one hundred died, wnile the American ambulance lost eleven on the one hundred, or one quarter as much as the Saker cane Ma ue is due to Drs, hd Jounston, the head surgeons of the American ambulance, ening. THB PRESS ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION. ‘The Sour, an evening paper, comes out strongly in favor of the Duke D’Aumule, son of Louis Philippe. Rochefort, whe has peen, as some think, an ad- mirer of the Orleans family, comes out im’ strong terms against them in his journal of Suuday, the Stn, He says:—““Ine Soir states ‘At least the Orleanists are henest; that is certain,’ ” Rochefort replies:— ‘The Orleanists have never served France but a8 Kings on one side: on the otner they havelived in. England twenty-two years, Their candidature for the throne 1s the demoution of our beloved republic, Tor the edification of which we have go laberiousiy worked; and these ‘honest people,’ in aspiring to. the tarone, are, tn my eyes, ali that is dishonest. An honest king, 1n my opinion, is just as insumferable as one Who 1s Hot honest; and the best thing the Duke Diaumaie can do, te prove himself as honest remain in & as they say, is ngiand in his chateau Twickehham and become skilled. fencing for the tmprobab:e event wken Prince Jeon will decide to fall in line with him." fort's was the first journal to publish, the procia- mation of Gambetta, and since then he (Rochelert) 13 called «the St. John Baptist of Gambetta.” states that General eee has arrived at Bor- deuux from America, bringing. 760,000 guns and cannons. The elections take place on Wednesday. ‘The line troops are at work removing the barricades on the avenue of the Grand Armie,. ‘The moblots famiiles have reckived tatseet patoer Gud Mate pone assser and have gone to England, PEACE OR WAR. Opinions of the Press Throughout France the Sitmati BorpEADX, Feb. 1, 1871. The press ts nearly unanimous in the appreciation of the present situation of the country. Conditions of peace are deemed énadmiseibie; a continuance of hostilities unavoidable. ~ Subjoined. are summary extracts taken from a number of provincial Journals:— Le vourrier du Garde dismigses with indigna- tion all tdea tending towards a cession of territory. Having submitted meekly to all atrocities committed by the Prussians, and the latter having possessed themselves of our means of resources, we cannot make further concessions, The only way to excape from humiliation rests in our efforts t@ push the Prussians and their Emperor back across the Rhine. La Nouvelle France protests energetically against the treaty, M. Favre, it says, should have been the last man to submit to humiliating terms after pronouncing the words, “Not an inch Of territory; not a stone of our forts.” Another Person, M. Jules Simon, told us, ‘Moscow rather than Sedan.” In losing sight of these facta they jd rest on other and higher Ah od nt sacrifice the sentiment of the country. We must look to other men, capable to protect national honor and tue dignity of our fag. oD Nationale (Montpellier) ts favorably in- clined towards peace, prowded honorable terms are obtained. No dictation can prevail; we Rag have elgctions, and a mal ply W it wis- dom, cecide on future: dest of after” acaim and dignified deliver L'ovsercateur de Tar'ves:—We have not demanded an election; but since it has been offered to us we accept it. We have lost ground in leaving matters in the hands of a single man, In calling & National Assembly the peopie have inatters: in their own hands, aud obtain the right to decide on Tojoices at the receipt of M. peace or war. DLopiaion du Mat Favre's communication, The country accepts, with be the fact that further bloodshed will be avoided. Le Qvurrier de la Vienne (Poitiers) The only good resull froul the armistice is convo- cation of a National Assembly as the only means to save the honorof the nation, ‘the people will thus be enabied to decide if peace has been oifered on terms which we can accept. Rather than purchase peace at an exorbitant price We must continue the struggie. Death rather than disbonor,’’ Le Journal dela Vienne expresses & thas the Assembly will Let Laced peace, provided it can be obtained on terms honorable to Uke country aad the People. “We must submit to sacriiicos Whicb the Victorious Prussians are dictating, but we cannot outstep the lintta of decency. Our deputies must Bot my pignt of the BOCOMLLY. 40.00. ee fpete wer towards regencrati a an material point of ica “a La Correzione deems it impossible that M. Favre has submitted to terms even more onerous than those offered. at Ferrieres, Germany is not in that happy. state itself to assume the right of bleeding pope France and imposing terms oi shame and ais- nouor, La Gazette de Nismes rejoices at the prospect of assembling delegates of the people who wul decide on the future wellare of the people. We can now look with confidence towards tie future. Le Courrier de Lyons considers that the terms under which we, are lo accept peace are alike hue miesing aud Ginaatrons, ef e Progris deU Aveyron expresses itself in high terms of admiration at the immense and almost superhuman efforts of the metropolis. Tue treaty entered into aifords us an opportunity to appreciate those efforts in a proper light; the Assembly will deliberate whether to continue the struggle or nos by confiding the interests to the hands of a man of tueir choice. 1’ Aveyronnais de Rodez 18 convinced that the As- sembly about to be called together at Bordeaux will feel even less disposed than the mempers of the deie- gation at Bordeaux to accept the terms of the treaty concluded at Versailles, The Assembly wili sup- port the provisional government and furnish the means sanctioning the continuance of the struggle uutll honorabie terms are obiainable. La Revue de Ouest (Niort) says that it ardently desires peace; but what are we to think of terms accompanied by a shower of shot and shell? ‘The country will look inty the question whether M. Favre was justifled im accepting humiliating terms. On the 8th of February the Lat ve an oppor- tunity to select men capable to judge intelligently of our future prospects, FACTS, INCIDENTS AND PERSONALIA FROM The cattle plague is still making havoc along the French and Belgian frontier, on both sides of the line. ‘The selection of the meridian of Dunkirk as the boundary of iaval operations between France and Yi Germany during the armistice recalls the act of Pope Alexander VI, when he was called upon to arbitrate between Spain and Portugal, those countries haying been involved in war by the questions arising from the discovery of America. He made the meridian running 860 miles west of the Azores the boundary between the tragsatlantic possessions of the two Powers. All east of that line were assigned to Portugal The number of French refugee soldiers, disarmed and held neutral within the Limits of the Swiss can- tons Ls 85,000. The Romans are at this moment laboring under a terrible attack of the “uniform” tever. Their par- ticular passion 1s for the costume of the Nationat Guard, and even the shop clerks all go to their business in half or full regulation style. On Suuday they appear in the public gardens and promenades in splendid military trappings. Those who have no pretence of belonging to the local militia never+ theless sport the cap, ii they can do no beiter. La Capitale, @ journal in Rome which was pud- Ushing the second part of the biography of Pius 1X., has been seized by the Itallan authorities after 16,000 copies had been printed. There 1s no know- ing how far the issue might have gone but for this sudden veto. The Liveria has also been stopped for publishiug a lever from Father Hyacinthe. A crisis 1s not distant, Cheese, as an agency of restored good feeling, 1s a new thing under the sun; but its day of destiny hag come at last. The invading Teutons around Paris have plenty of it, and sell it at easy rates to the hungry Parisians, who buy and devour it with avid- ity. This leads to better sentiments on both sides ot the rind. The little mewly-born son of Marshal Bazaine, although born in Germany, waa not born on Ger man soil, his father having, by shrewd foresight, conveyed a long chest full of French earth into the land of captivity with his ether baggage. Thus the Israelite pilgrims, in ola times, brought away a box full of the real earth of Palestine, so that their re- mains might repose, at last, in the mouid of the Promised Land, Official reports show that the Bavarians lost 12,125 men, killed, wounded and prisoners, between vhe 15th of August and January 1. This amounts to one-fourth of their army, and adding the number who died of fatigue and disease to this the total will be one-half of the entire Bavarian effective. What, then, has probably been the grand total of the com- bined German loss with 1,000,000 men in France? Imperial crowns cost something in this “age of light 9” Taking the censumption of 1868 as a basis, and allowing 5,000 kilogrammes as the net lading of a freight car, to victual Paris the year round would require the folowing enormous NR OAR AE AHOR es the supply of Potatoes and other fresh vegetables, dried vegeta- bles, fruit, coffee, sugar, chocolate, spices, tobacco, ana all the various manofacturea articles. Five hundred dnd fifty cars daily are required to provide Pans with all her regular food and drink, in addt- tion to country wagons, &c, If all came by railroaa 685 would be required in summer and more than 3,000 in winter. The dally transport of fuel would be ninety-nine cars, On the 29th of January there were stli 33,000 horses in Paris, of which 650 were consumed daily. Betore the slege there were 100,000 of those noble: animals in the French capital. STORM IN ENGLAND. Destructive Gale and Loss of Life. on. the English Coast. [From the Lendon Globe, Feb, 11.] A rapid fail in the barometer yesterday was suc- ceeded by @ heavy gale on various portions of the coast, the east and northeast es; ly baving been. heavily visiced by the storm. At South Shicids last night thore was a severe gale from the southeast ‘Yhe sea on the bar of the Tyne and along the coast rose to a groat heignt. wards night the wind veered round more to the east. Six vessels went ashore at the entrance of tue harbor. The J: of Whitby, which got on the rocks, could be approached by the lifeboat; and her crew, consisting of six, were left struggili in the — itd K went to Lav ee oe them who lashed together suce in asuore, Dut the ovuer four were drowned in to pre of thoussuds of hurricane was blowing. All day yesterday a de- snow apd rain, structive gale, accompanied wit! prevailed at Grimsby. A large number of vessels are sata to have gone ashore. Accounts from Ply- mouth and Falmouth state that all vessels at auchor there are in safety, notwithstanding the strong gale ‘that has been blowing from the northwest; but irom Padstow and Rt ct on the Bristol Channet coast the sea ts stat to be so terrific that no sup can approach the coast without danger. Hartle- pool Bay at daylight was one mass of funousiy breaking Waves, which dashed ovor the piers and ou to the rocks like the roar of artillery. ‘Tne life. boats were soon launched and the tags placed un- der steam to be ready in casé of necessity. Two brigs were driven by the sea on to Middleton beach, among huge breakers, with @ heavy sea. it seen certain they would soon become wrecks. Very quickly the Ifeboats put off to rescue the crew. After encountering great peril the liteboat took oif tue eight men tn surety When darkness set in both vessels Were rapidly breaking up, the sea Making @ clean breach over them. Eleven vessels are re. ported ashere between Grimsby and Donna Nook. Among them 13 a large steamer, The sea at Filey was terrific. The schooner Mary, of North Shields, Captain Moore, coal laden, for Malden, ran ashore im the afternoon. The vessel was out of reach of the rocket apparatus, wiich was flred by the coast guard, but crew of four men eevee thea Were most allants