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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
January 2, 18552 de enero de 1855 · Richmond [Va.] · Independence, Recognition, and Samaná SchemesIndependencia, Reconocimiento y Proyectos de Samaná

The daily dispatch

SourceFuente: The daily dispatch · Richmond [Va.] · January 2, 18552 de enero de 1855
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024738/1855-01-02/ed-1/?sp=2

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

According to the newspaper excerpt, a correspondent reported that the French consul forced the Dominican government to destroy the liberty of the press and prevented a treaty with the United States. The correspondent noted that the French consul induced the President to stop publication after an account of a French democratic celebration was copied from the *New York Herald*, and later intervened when the correspondent attempted to publish the treaty with the United States in a new paper called *L'Avenir*.

Conforme al extracto de prensa, un informante relató que el cónsul francés forzó al gobierno dominicano a extinguir la libertad de imprenta y malogró el tratado proyectado con Estados Unidos. Señalaba que el representante galo indujo al mandatario a suspender una publicación tras insertarse la crónica de una fiesta cívica francesa tomada de *The New York Herald*, entrometiéndose de nuevo cuando el comunicante intentó divulgar el tratado con Estados Unidos en una nueva hoja titulada *L'Avenir*.

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.

two thousand troop., in full uniform, received their

banners and attended divine service Monsieur

Haybsud. taking advantage of the occasion, got a

hreoch priest tOhiaj: a Tr Vmm, and

moo, explaining to the troops the glorious Christian

victory—tor, according to tbe Pa-Ire and thiso plo

matic trio, the Turks must be aoper-exce lent

Christiana But I must try and get a copy of the

sermon fjr you.' 1

The next mail packet brought tbe news

that Sebastopol was not taken, and that the

glorious victory was a Yankee hoax. Ihe

faces of the consuls, it is said, were wonder

fully elongated, and Monsieur Raybaud has

concluded not to take the I nited States un

til Sebastopol i 3 captured. The American

ting spreading out, and half covering with its

Stars the French arid English flags, looks de

cidedly ominous!

The same correspondent, under date of

Dec. 1, states that the French consul has

forced the Dominican government to destroy

the liberty of the press, and also prevented

the treaty with the United States. The cor

respondent was editor of the paper, hi Or

ilen, and because he copied in it from the V

Y. llerald an account of a French democrat

ic celebration of the sixth anniversary of the

French Republic, the 1* rench consul com

plained to the government and induced the

President to stop the publication. Having

established another paper, the l'orrcnir, and

being about to publish in it the treaty of St.

Domingo with the United States, accompa

nied by some editorial remarks, the French

consul declared that "the Porveuir was an

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The daily dispatch. (1855). Richmond [Va.], 1855-01-02. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024738/1855-01-02/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The daily dispatch, 1855-01-02.

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