US/DR Newspaper Timeline
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The newspaper reported that in Haiti, affairs remained unsteadily quiet around July 24th, with President Soulouque maintaining a despotic rule in Jeremie where two prominent men were recently arrested, tried, condemned, and shot for political offenses. Meanwhile, the President was expected to arrive in Port-au-Prince around the 1st of the month.
El periódico reportó que en Haití los sucesos conservaban una calma precaria hacia el 24 de julio, rigiendo el presidente Soulouque de forma despótica en Jérémie, donde dos personajes de relieve fueron prendidos en fecha reciente, juzgados, sentenciados y pasados por las armas acusados de delitos políticos. Se aguardaba entretanto que el mandatario hiciera su entrada en Puerto Príncipe en torno al día primero del mes venidero.
—The Boston Traveller of the 28th ult. notices the arrival of the Mary Chilton, from Hayti. The accounts by the Chilton are up to the 29th of March; and her commander, Capt. Skirvan, states that Soulouque's army was at least 15,000 strong, …
—The brig Stephen G. Ross, Capt. Winchester, arrived at New York on the 1st inst., from St. Domingo City, with dates to the 13th ultimo. President Soulouque was within 16 miles of the city, with an army of 30,000 well-disciplined troops. He…
The release of the Contoy prisoners. What is the next scene in the bill of the play? Some say that Hayti is next to become the subject of some peremptory demands, enforced at the cannon's mouth. English abolitionists, it is said, are intrig…
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According to the newspaper, a Treaty of Peace, Amity, Commerce, and Navigation between the Republic of St. Domingo and Great Britain was signed on March 6th by Hon. Jose Maria Medrano for the Republic and Sir Robert H. Schombourgh for Great Britain. The report also notes provisions concerning the right of visiting to suppress the slave trade, restricting vessels suspected of the trade within twenty leagues of the coast of the Republic and of Cuba and Porto Rico.
Según el periódico, el 6 de marzo se suscribió un Tratado de Paz, Amistad, Comercio y Navegación entre la República de Santo Domingo y Gran Bretaña por el honorable José María Medrano, en representación dominicana, y sir Robert H. Schomburgk, por la parte británica. El informe desglosa cláusulas tocantes al derecho de visita para reprimir la trata de esclavos, limitándolo a buques sospechosos dentro de una franja de veinte leguas de las costas de la República, de Cuba y de Puerto Rico.
—A letter from Porte-au-Prince, dated April 10, published in the New York Journal of Commerce, says that the Haytien Congress have not yet made a decision on the offer of mediation between the Haytiens and Dominicans, by the three commercia…
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Forty-five Dominican officers and civilians signed a manifesto from Baní on October 27, 1858, expressing indignation over a memoir by Senor Maximo Reybaud that proposed sacrificing their nationality to Hayti. The signatories declared that patriotism among Dominicans remains strong, asserting their readiness to defend the freedom and independence won in 1844 rather than submit again to Hayti.
Cuarenta y cinco jefes militares y próceres civiles dominicanos estamparon su firma en un manifiesto fechado en Baní el 27 de octubre de 1858, exteriorizando su viva indignación ante una memoria de Maxime Raybaud que proponía el sacrificio de la nacionalidad patria en provecho de Haití. Los signatarios proclamaban que el sentimiento patrio permanecía inalterable entre los dominicanos, jurando hallarse resueltos a empuñar las armas para defender la libertad e independencia conquistadas en 1844 antes que someterse de nuevo a la servidumbre haitiana.
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An armed man carrying a cutlass interrupted a session of the Supreme Congress to announce the arrival of General Baez and demand peace from General Cabral. In the ensuing confusion, ministers sought refuge with foreign consuls, while Cabral stated he would consent to Baez's rule if demanded by the public. Ultimately, General Pedro Guillermo was appointed dictator until an election on December 14 by the Constitutional Assembly unanimously appointed Buenaventura Baez President of the Dominican Republic, with Cabral accepting a military position under Guillermo's government.
Un sujeto armado con machete interrumpió una sesión del Congreso Supremo anunciando la llegada del general Báez y exigiendo la sumisión pacífica al general Cabral. En el tumulto consecuente, los ministros buscaron asilo ante los cónsules foráneos, mientras Cabral manifestó que acataría la jefatura de Báez si el pueblo así lo reclamaba. Finalmente, el general Pedro Guillermo asumió el mando dictatorial transitorio hasta que una asamblea constitucional, el 14 de diciembre, eligió por unanimidad a Buenaventura Báez presidente de la República Dominicana, aceptando Cabral un cargo militar subordinado a Guillermo.