A report dated from Havana describes the Stars and Stripes flying over Samana Bay as the United States steamer…

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Kstero, at the head of what has become a pcuinsuia

bjr the fliuug uu ot the chauueln which formerly tra

versed the low isthmus now connecting it witu the

main island. This isthmus is about five miles nor cm,

and forms the western limit of Samana, arid onf

who knew how sucn things are done declares I oat

two cotupauie from any oi our colored regiments

wonid reopo.i tiie channel in oue season

li commanded by mi oiilcer of the engineer corps,

and ko complete the water boundary of our new

possession, bet>idc.s cutting ofT ninety miles of navi

gation around the peninsula tor vessels from the

Ytma rcylon. bound to l'uerto 1'lata or Monte Cristi.

The river Yuua falls into the head of Samana hay

ami the side channels of its delta interlace with the

outlet ot tlio old cuual traCK that lormerly cut

through the Isthmns and brought the navigation of

that river and oue of the most tertile districts in the

Antilles directly to a port on the Atlantic. VVItiun

ten mile of iIils delta, down the bay. the much de

bated coal loruiations of Satuana crop out tu numer

ous places, but they seem to have never had a care

fui scientific examination.

SOIL AN1> PRODUCTION.

I For lia umItextent tho country presents a great

diversity of feature aud a large range of production.

A range of lulls run down tlie autre of Hie peuui

auia from went to east, growing more slurp and

loity an it nears aud passoi Santa Barbara, until

It Anally culminates in the two great moun

tain peats bo l ore named of Kl Ptnvoio

aud Ptlon. From these hills issue abund