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ing lands, and make It once more a prominent con

tributor to the commerce or the world,

F1HST NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CESSION OP HAMANA.

Samana, however, Is no new love of the American

government, for not less than fifteen years ago, wnen

Franklin Pierce was President and Win. L. Marcy

waa secretary or State, an energetic effort was made

to obtain its bay and peninsula. In June, lHf>4, al

most directly after he had returned from surveying

the Western section of the proposed Northern Pa

cific Railroad, in Washington Territory, f'.etieral

(then Captain) George B. McCleilan was entrusted by

oar government with a mission that demanded much

discretion aud a considerable knowledge of naval

and military requirements. This Important duty

?h tuo unAortkkiua of a sncrat expedition to the

West Indies with the object or selecting a con

venient barbor aud a suitable coaling station

lor the vessels of the United States navv

cruising in the neighborhood of those islands and

pausing into the Gul? of Mexico. He sailed in the

United States frigate Columbia, first to St. Domingo

and then to other Islands in the vicinity, and return

ed home in September with a vast amount of infor

mation of considerable importance, and with a

large number or maps and sketches or the places

visited. The result ot Captain Mct'lellan's inquiries

was the selection for the proposed station and har

bor of the bay and peninsula of Satnaua, the ad

vantages of which were set forth in two reports

one on the harbor and its defences and the

other descriptive or the island?but neither

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The New York herald. (1869). New York [N.Y.], 1869-12-22. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1869-12-22/ed-1/?sp=3

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1869-12-22.