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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
April 14, 185914 de abril de 1859 · Washington [D.C.] · Independence, Recognition, and Samaná SchemesIndependencia, Reconocimiento y Proyectos de Samaná

The national era

SourceFuente: The national era · Washington [D.C.] · April 14, 185914 de abril de 1859
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026752/1859-04-14/ed-1/?sp=3

In contextEn contexto

Independence, Recognition, and Samaná SchemesIndependencia, Reconocimiento y Proyectos de Samaná · 1844–1861

On February 27, 1844, Los Trinitarios proclaimed Dominican independence. American press coverage surged with reports on the new republic, repeated Haitian invasion threats, diplomatic recognition appeals, and southern schemes to secure Samaná Bay as a naval base.El 27 de febrero de 1844, Los Trinitarios proclamaron la independencia. La prensa estadounidense cubrió la nueva república, las invasiones haitianas, llamamientos de reconocimiento diplomático y proyectos para adquirir la Bahía de Samaná.

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SummaryResumen

A Danish envoy arriving in a war vessel peremptorily demanded $150,000 as indemnity for two Danish vessels seized by President Baez, refusing President Santana's offer of arbitration and threatening a blockade within twenty-four hours. In response, the Dominicans chose war and began manning their batteries. Additionally, private advices noted that the French commander and authorities in port had previously demanded a concession of all the gold, silver, copper, and gold mines of the Dominican Republic.

Un enviado danés que llegó en un buque de guerra exigió perentoriamente 150.000 dólares como indemnización por dos buques daneses incautados por el presidente Báez, rechazando la oferta de arbitraje del presidente Santana y amenazando con un bloqueo en un plazo de veinticuatro horas. En respuesta, los dominicanos optaron por la guerra y comenzaron a artillar sus baterías. Además, informes privados señalaron que el comandante francés y las autoridades en puerto habían exigido previamente la concesión de todas las minas de oro, plata y cobre de la República Dominicana.

A note: the passage found for this article seems to run into the item beside it on the page, so read this summary as a first pass until the article itself is ready.Una nota: el pasaje encontrado para este artículo parece mezclarse con el texto vecino en la página, así que lea este resumen como una primera versión hasta que el artículo mismo esté listo.

Where this standsEn qué punto está

The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

From the original pageDe la página original

The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

Danish Jvnvoy, who recently arriyed in a war

vessel, peremptorily demanded $150,000 as indemnity

for tne seizure of two Danish vessels

by President Baez during the recent revolution

in Dominica. President Santana offered to refer

the matter to arbitrators, but the Danish

functionary declined, giving the Dominicans

only twenty-four hours to comply with his demands,

with the understanding that a refusal

would be followed by a blockade of the port.

The Dominicans decided in favor of war, and

forthwith commenced manning their batteries.

There was but one Danjsh vessel in port.

[Private advices received here confirm the

above intelligence, and add that, previous to

the action of tpe Danish Fnvoy,the French coipmander

and authorities in port demar*4ed a copcession

of all the gold, silver, copper, and gold

mines of the Dominican Republic.? Washington

Reporter.]

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the following memorial to Congress, asking the

admission of Utah to the Union as a State

MEMORIAL FOR THE ADMISSION OF THE STATE OF

DESERET INTO THE UNION.

To the Ifoitorable the Senate and House of Rej>resentatires

of the I'/. tied States in Congress

assembled:

Your jpepioriajists, the Legislative Assembly

of the Territory of Utah, respectfully represent

that in the year 185b, on the ICth day of

February, the qualified electors of the Territory

of Utah met at the usual places of holding

elections in their several precincts, and did

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How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The national era. (1859). Washington [D.C.], 1859-04-14. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026752/1859-04-14/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The national era, 1859-04-14.

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