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The Dominican Republic sold to Spain. A letter from Porto Plata, dated Nov. 10th, states that the little republic there, known as Dominica, has been sold to Spain.
From the Dominican Republic. --Letters just received from Port-an-Prince, state that Gen. Santana, who has assumed the title of Captain-General, caused the parties who had been arrested at Moca to be tried by court-martial. Five were condemned to death and were shot, and forty to hard labor for life.--No Spanish officer or soldier was a member of the court-martial, nor did the Spanish troops take any part in the execution of the sentence. An arrival at New York brings later advices from St. Domingo. Five important towns in the interior of Dominica have been fortified. The Dominicans were assisted by the Haytians, and intend to resist the Spanish progress. It was reported that the inhabitants of a village has been massacred by the Spanish troops, because they refused to swear allegiance to Spain; and also, that the Spanish troops were defeated in a small engagement.
Seizure of a Southern vessel. --The Baltimore Sun, of Friday last, says: The United States Marshal has seized the schooner N. M. Tanner, lying at the foot of Gay street, as the property of citizens of the Confederate States. The cargo, consisting of oranges and cocoa-nuts, valued at several thousand dollars, was not seized, it being owned by parties in this city. Legal proceedings will be had in the United States Courts to confiscate the vessel under a proclamation of the President of the United States. The N. M. Tanner, Palty, arrived at this port on Wednesday, from Dominica.
d the rebel loss 2,700. Several vessels of Banks's fleet put into Hilton Head, short of coal, disabled, &c. The troops on board had suffered much. The Confederate steamer Alabama was heard from on the 28th of November, when she was at Dominica, West Indies, whether she had gone in pursuit of a schooner which had taken refuge at Dominica. The San Jacinto had been at Point Petre only a few days before, but had sailed for St. Thomas. Gold closed in New York on the 18th at 132½ @ 13 heard from on the 28th of November, when she was at Dominica, West Indies, whether she had gone in pursuit of a schooner which had taken refuge at Dominica. The San Jacinto had been at Point Petre only a few days before, but had sailed for St. Thomas. Gold closed in New York on the 18th at 132½ @ 132¼; Exchange 145½ @ 146½. Congress has appointed a committee, who left Washington Monday for the Rappahannock, to inquire into the facts of the late terrible disaster at Fredericksbu
ces to the hospitals. Movements of the Alabama. New York, Dec. 18. --The schr J W Congdon, Capt Simmons, from Point Petre, Guadeloupe, W. I; Nov. 30 arrived at this port last evening. She reports that the pirate Alabama was at Dominica, W. I. Nov. 28, whither she had gone, according to the report at Guadeloupe in pursuit of a schooner which had taken refuge in the harbor of Dominica. The United States San Jacinto had been at Point Petre only a few days before, and had saDominica. The United States San Jacinto had been at Point Petre only a few days before, and had sailed for St. Thomas. Wool Relieved of his command. Washington. Dec. 17. --The President has signed the order relieving General Wool from the command at Baltimore. General Schenck has been appointed his successor. The Yankee loss at the battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas is stated to have been 995--that of the rebels 2,760. Gen. Hindman is reported on the south side of the Arkansas river, and Marmaduke on the North. An important expedition was on foot by the Abolition army in A