St. Croix Avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]) 1844-Current
February 10, 1865

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3 LSRN P e e 4 o 2 58 payow g S B 0 i eST o AR A e As, e BN o ity ‘Ye 3 S A S 320 e PN AN e LSere TR AT B S\a A o L SR F g 3 FEREAS H Ao R s e e ST e 4 T e v ee R RLR A R e T X W o T 2 STt e B SR {35«.. R o “e N ot MR 0 i A g 'R k- et 2 By X Dy I e A i P R RN R 3 v f T,':{: L"r':"‘;'. A 2] s,“ g;:\eg:‘;‘a.( 2 s g s PR 33,:;:3{ R A A g e e S 0 TR Loy T k 4 P A y e RS ALY R s d B R 3 o b B .y AT SN it 5 3 2t S i 5 o s Vit o 023 IIDEIYER: BHANS BATCHETT TRYKT 1 ENEEN HARRIET BATODRETT'S BOGTRYERELERL 21de Aarg.] The “AVIS” 18 EDITED BY HANS HATCHETT; AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. for the Proprietress. i YET bekjendtgjores herved at Gou- [ID versementet har beordret de Ei- endomme realiserede, hvori Execution for Skatter for 1863 er ankyndt, naar Vedkommende ikke rette for s'g inden lste Marts forstkommende. Frederiksteds Byfoged-Contoir den l Ade Februar 1865. C. Sarnuw. H'l_' is hereby made known, that Go- vernment has ordered the sale of such properties in which levy for taxes for 1863 has been made, unless the amounts due are paid before the Ist March next. Sherift’s Office, Frederiksted Fe- bruary 4th 1865, Sarauw. e NOTICE. o= C ISR i el AR SO A ot S PHE Burgher Couneill will sell T about 100 empty Cornmealfpun- cheons application to be made to the undersigned. Burgher Council’s Secretary’s of- fice, St. Croix 7th I'ebruary 1865. JACOB MULLER. e =PHE undersigned, having heard uj that it is the intention of several persons to vote for Liim, in the coin- ing Election of Members for the Co- lonial Council, as a member of that Council begs respectfully to mforu the public, that he regrets not being able to accept such an office. I R. J. ROBINSON. Frederiksted 6th February 1865. NOTICE. e THE Copartnership hitherto existing in this place under the firm of PEARSON BROTHERS is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Mg. TimorHY NELSON PEARSON retiring i therefrom. Mg. Troxas Pearsox having by mu- tual consent assumed the assets and lia- i bilities of the concern will conduct the busicess for his sole account and under his own name. St. Thomas, 31st December 1864. (Signed) TIMOTHY N. PEARSON. (Signed) THOMAS PEARSON. With reference to the above, the un- dersigned respectfully requests a settle ment of all overdue accounts with the least possible delay. 'Those having claims will please render them to THOS. PEARSON. CHRISTIANSTED, FREDAGEN den 10de FEBRUAR 1865. AUCTION. ÅI,'CTIONS-I)irectcurm bekjendt l gjor herved, at ifilge Requisi tion as St. "Thomæ Skifteret behand lende Hr. Overkrigscommissair W. Hansens Fallitbo vil blive opraabt til Salg ved 3de offentlige Auctioner i Medfor as Pl. 22 April 1817 Boets faste Eiendom No. 38 Kongensgade med paastanende BYGNINGER x Xa u Iste Auction Låverdagen den 4de Marts forstkommende Eftermid dag KIl. 2den Auction Loverdagen den 18de Marts forstkommende Eftermid dag Kl, 2. 3die Auction Onsdagen den åte April forstkommende Eftermiddag L Iste og ?den Auction paa underteg nede Contoir, 3die Auction paa Åa stedet. Conditionerne, Vurderingsforret ning og Panteattest ville blive frem lagte ved Auctionen, hvortil Lystha vende indbydes. St. Thomæ Auctions Contoir den 31te Januar 1865. Rosenstand, Auctionsdirecteur. AUCTION. TIIE Vendue Director hereby i makes known, that at the re quest of St. Thomas Dealing Court m administration of the bankrupt estate of Mr. W. Ilansen, Commis sary of war, is oftered for sale by 3 Auctions in conformity with the Royal Ordinance dated the 22nd April 1817 THE PROPERTY belonging to the estate: No. 38 Kongensgade with buildings thereon. Ist Auction on Saturday the 4th March next at 2 p.m. 2nd Auction on Saturday the 18th March next at 2 p.m. 3rd Auction on Wednesday the sth April next at 2 p.m., Ist 2nd Auction at the undersign ed office, 3rd Auction at the pre mises. The terms of sale, appraisement and extract of mortgage register to be seen at the Vendue, to which pur chasers are invited. St. Thomas Vendue Office, the 31st January 1865. Rosenstand. Vendue Director. AUCTION. ÆXl'(.".l'l(,)NS-Dircctc_uren bekjendt ird gjOr herved, at ifølge Requisi tion as St. Thomæ Skifteret som be handlende Overkrigscommissair W. Hansens Fallitbo vil blive opraabt til Salg ved 3de offentlige Auctioner i Medfor as Placaten 22 April 1817 Boets faste Eiendom: No. 52 b, 53 314 Prindsensgade med paastaa ende BYGNINGER, (Militairhospital.) Iste Aucetion Loverdagen den 4de Marts forstkommende BMiddag B. 17 2len Auction L6verdagen den 18de Marts forstkommende Middag KI. 17. 3die Aucetion Onsdagen den 3te April forstkommende Middag KI. 12, Iste og ?den Auction paa underteg nede Contoir, 3die Auction paa Aa stedet. Conditionerne, Vurderingsforret ning og Panteattest ville blive frem lagte ved Auctionen, hvortil Lystha vende indbydes. St. Thomæ Auctions Contoir, den 31te Januar 1865. Rosenstand, Auctionsdireeteur. AUCTION. SrHI: Vendue Director hereby _r makes known, that at the re quest of St. Thomas Dealing Court in administration of the bankrupt estate of Mr. W. Hansen, Commis sary of war, 1s offered for sale by 3 Auctions in conformity with the Royal Ordinance dated the 22 April 1817 THE PROPERTY belonging to said estate: No. 52 b, 53 and 54 Prindsensgade with build ings thereon (Military Hospital.) Ist Auction Saturday the 4th March next at 12 o’clock noon. 2nd Auction Saturday the 18th March next at 12 o’clock-noon. 3rd Auction Wednesday the sth April next at 12 o’clock noon, Ist and 2nd Anuction at the under signed office, 3rd Auction at the pre mises. The terms of sale, appraisements and extract of mortgage register to be seen at the Vendue, to which pur chasers are inviied. Is§§' Thomas Vendue Office, the 31st January Rosenstand, Vendue Director [Nr. 12,

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o Bekjendtgjorelse. Ifolge den, i Henhold til Loven as 23de July 1853, den 6te Februar 1865 foretagne Lodtrækning as Nummiere paa de som Vederlag til de forrige Besiddere.af Ufrie ide danske Besid delser i Vestindien udstedte Statsforskrivninger, ere efternævnte Obligationer forfaldne til Betaling den Iste Juli 1865, og ville ingen Renter paalobe samme efter bemeldte Tid, om Ihændehave ren endog skulde være berettiget til Betaling ved en anden as Statskasserne end den, hvorunder Obligationen foreløbigen bliver anviist til Udbetaling. 1. Ved Statskassen paa St. Croix LG L E E A E LD eGO E E A EGE 200 2. Ved Statskassen paa St. Thomas: 2. Atthe State-Treasury in St. Thomas: Ingen. None. 3. Ved Finants Hovedkassen i Kjobenhavn i 3. Atthe Chief-Treasury in Copenhagen: Tits A NO. 6, 29, 61, 81, 108, 148. 149, 155, 189, 291, 2929, 269; 344, 855, 972, 304, 396, 434, 456, 475, 528, 903, 580, 563 570 613, 021, 626, 645, 667, 6075, 678, 684, 686, 701, 734, 750,750, 751, 763, 797, S A 540000 BN. 41, 168, 174, 184, 186, 188, 194, 210, 226, 274, 314, 344, 349. 364, 373, 893, 465, 475, 478, 489, 518, 621 699 598. 530, 568, 570, 594, 636, 640, 650, 662, 670, 713, 716, 752, 765, Sll, 815, 837, 851, 882, SL 508 007 008 1059 10G1, 1070, 1127, 1136 —5l Slykker å 8950, .4 64 Aa 60 12780 CNO.IO, 514 111, 120, 1596; 174, 203, 216, 2399, 255, 978, 280,991, 381 338 830 359 367 416, 437, 449, 464, 485, 584, 587, 590, 591, 607, 641, 681, 737, 741, 762, 783, 785, 810, SlB, 839, 842, 863, 885, 892, 927, 976, 986, 997, 1052, 1058, 1079, 1093, 1120, 1122, 1128, 1143, 1180, 1276, 1287, 1294, 1318, 1348, 13865, 1381, 1399, -1440, 1458, 1477, 1534, 1545, 1554, 1597, 1633, 1660, 1664, 1693, 1706, 4500400 100 0L 780 RE A DOD L L 5,000 D No. 18, 25, 29, 41, 48, 60, 73, 99, 101, 109, 110, 119, 147, 195, 199, 204' 238, 299, 351, 355, 366, 375, 985, 395, 403, 431, 432, 433, 475, 478, 497, 502, 506, 523, 679, 681, 712, 743, 820, 829, 843, 845, SJ 69 00 ONT A5 7 DKG UDD 2A G A A 2500 ———m 43,600 $43,800 Belobet as de udstedte Statsforskrivninger, der endnu ikke Amount os Bonds issued and whieh liave not yet become ere udtrukne til Betaling, udgjør l payable L e DR R A 500 "9 1 f O E 0 1 ORK 1E su N E 1E e $81,700 Saafremt Ihændehaveren as nogen as de fornævnte Obliga tioner attraaer Udbetaling ved nogen anden as de foranførte Kas ser, end den, hvorunder de ovenfor findes anforte kan Andragende derom indgives enten til Finantsministeriet i Kjobenhavn, eller til Gouvernementet pan St. Croix, og forsaavidt det kun anganer Forandring as Udbetaling ved de tveude vestindiske Kasser, vil saadant skee, naar man henvender sig paa det Kongelige Boghol der-Contoir paa St. Croix, eller paa St. Thomas. Hvilket herved bekjendtgjores til Efterretning for alle Vedkommende. Gouvernementet for de dansk-vestindiske Besiddelser, St. Croix, den 9de Februar 1865. W. BIRCH. CARL HATTENSEN. TABLE OF THE FALL OF RAIN during the week from ist Feb. to 7th Feb. Christiansted. Frederiksted. King’s Hill. Lines. Lines: Lines. Feb. 1, 0 03 0% #8 B 0% 0 "8 N 03 1} 4 1 04 2% o, D 0 0 4 6, 0 0 0 6 7’ 0 O 0 13 13 33 Lutheran Church, Christiansted. On Sunday the 12th Instant, there will be divine service held for both Lutheran Congregations in this Church. STe CGEOLX AVI S }@ET bekjendtgjores herved at Valg- I LY listen saavel for Christiansted Byes og Forsteders, som for Landdistrictets I Valgkreds til Colonial Raadet, vil fra den 15de til den 23de dennes, begge Dage in clusive, fremligge til almindeligt Efter syn paa Thingstedet for Valgkredsene i dette Steds offentlige Retshuus No. 101 Kongens Gade, 1 6 Timer hver Sognedag, nemlig fra Klokken 9 slet Formiddag til Kl. 3 slet Eftermiddag. Indsigelser imod Valglisten skulle 1 Henhold til Colonial Lovens 25 skriftli gen indsendes til undertegnede Formand senest den 3die Marts forstkommende. Valg Bestyrelsen for Christiansteds Byes og Forsteders samt Land Districts Valgkreds den 9de Februar 1865. J. A. Stakemanmn, Formand. Publication. According to the result of the drawing of the 6th February 1865, in conformity with the Law of 23rd July 1853, of State- Bouds issued for compensation to the former owners of unfree in the Dauish West India Possessions, the following Bonds are pay able at the undermentioned places on the Ist July 1865, and no interest will accrue on the same after said time, even if the holder of the Bond is entitled to payment at wnother of the Trea suries than that under whicl: it is here specified. 1. At the State-Treasury in St. Croix: Is the holder cfany os the abovementioned Bonds should prefer to have the amount paid by any other os said Treasuries than the one under wiich it is specified, a written demand to X that effeet must be made either to the Ministeros Finances in Copenhagen or to the Colonial Government in St. Croix, and is the question is only payment at the State Treasury in St. Croix l instead os St. Thomas, or vice versr. such change may be obtained by a request to the Royal Bookkeeper's Oflice in St. Croix or in St. Thomas. The above is hereby made known for the information os l all concerned. YT is hereby made known, that the list of persons entitled to vote to the Colonial Council, both for the elective distriets of the Town of Christiansted and i suburbs and for its Landdistrict, can be scen at the pablic Court House of this rlace, from the 15th to the 28th instant, both days included, 6 hours each Week day, from 9 o’clock a.m. to 3 o’clock p.m. Objections to the list, must in accor dance with 25 of the Colonial Law be sent in, in writing to the undersigned Chairman, latest the 3d of March next. The Elective Boards for the Districts of Christiansted and Suburbs, as well as i its Country Jurisdiction, 9th February 1865. I J. A. Stakemann, Chairman.

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ISTEN over Valgberettigede til Colo- nialrandet er henlagt til Eftersyn paa dette. Steds Thinghuus fra 15de til 93de dennes begge Dage indbefattede, fra Klokken 9 slet Formidday til KI. 3 slet Eftermiddag. Euvhver der har Ind- sizelser at fremfore imod Valglisten op- fordres, 1 Henhold til Coloniailov aft 27de November 1863 25, scnest 3 Dage ester Udlobet as den ovennzevnte Tid, til Vale bestyrelsens Formand skriftligen at ind aive saadan Indsigelse med Opgivelse as deGrunde hvorpaa samme stottes. Valghestyrelsen for Frederiksteds Byos Valgkreds den 9de Februar 1865. Sarauw. 5 Carl Hatiensen. B, Baber. PRIHE list of those qnalificd to vote for 5& Members of the Colonial Counet!, is exhibited for iuspection at the Court- House from the 15th to the 28th instant from 9 o'clock am. to 3 o'clock pm. Whoever has any objection to make against the said list s hereby in accor- dance with the Colonial Law dated 27th November 1363, requested to state such objection in writing to the Chairman of 1 the Eleectoral Board with the reasons on which said objection or objections are based, within 3 days after the last men tioned date. The Electoral Board for the town of I'rederiksted, 9th February 1865 Rarauw. Carl Plattensemn. L. Baber. BEKJENDTGIJORELNE. ‘9( ISTEN over Valgberettigede til Colo- A4 malraadet er henlagt til Eftersyn paa dette Steds Thinghuus fra 15de til 23de dennes begge Dage indbefattede, fra K1 9 slet Formiddag til Kl 3slet Eftermiddag. Buhver der har Indsigelser at fremfore imod Valglisten opfordres, 1 Henhold til Coloniallov at 27de November 1863 25, senest 3 Dage ester Udlobet as den oven neevnte Tid, til Valgbestyrelsens Formand skiiftligen at indgive saadan Indsigelse med Opgivelse at de Grunde hvorpaa samme stottes. Valgbestyrelsen for Frederiksteds Ju risdietions Landdistriets Valgkreds den 9de Februar 1865. C. Sarauw. Carl Faticnsen. Barany Es. BBeech. PZUHE list of those qualified to vote for members of the Colonial-council is exhibited for inspection at the Court-house from the 15th to the 23th instant from 9 o’clock a.m. to 3 o’clock p.m. Who ever has any objection to make against the said list 1s hereby in secordance with the Colonial-law dated 27th November 1863 requested to state such objection in writing to the chairman of the electoral board with the reasons on which such oo jection or objections are based, within 3 days after the last mentioned date. The Electoral Board for the Country District of the Jurisdiction of Frederik sted, the 9th February 1865. C. Sarauw. Carl Hattensen. Barny B. Beech. The Undersigned have just received, pr. Schooner “DRA GON,” the fellowiug Articles, viz: Cheese, Butter, Lard, Pork, Hams, Pota- ST. CROLX AVLI S, toes, Onions, white Flour in whole and half Barrels, Starch, Rye flour, Corn Meal, Quarter Barrels family Beef, white Beans, &0, &ec., &e. February Sth, 1865.

Finlay Co. Wl W A T BT REPORT el M v 7 4\ B\ 01 the Receipt of Deposits at the St. Croix SAVINGS BANK, Oa Saturday, 4th February 1865. v e~ Receivers IN CHRISTIANSTED: E. Monefeldt, Esq, Trustee. J. C. Frorap, Ksq, Member, IN FREDERIKSTED 11. N. Mallgrav, Esq., Trustee. Amount of former deposits. ¥228,338 73 9 deposits of 20 cents each. 96 above 20 cts. and under 1. 83t B 1 D, 7 H b 10 2. a8 10 90, S S 0 b a4, 2 90 100. 81 deposits, o which 74 in Christiansted amounting e o :)7§ 11in Frederiksteddo. 236 39 —e 532 36 Total 228.871 09 Balance of deposits 8 49,660 49 9 new deposit accounts, viz.: 1 Coachman. 1 Seller. 2 Lahorers. 3 Various. 1 Minor. 1 Washer. 16 Withdrawals amounting t0..5329 10. Receivers for Saturday, 11th Feb. 1865. IN CHRISTIANSTED Upper Commissary of War W. Sim melkiaer, Trustee. A. Just, Esq., Member. IN FREDERIKSTED: R. Moreton Esq., Trustee. Judge C. Sarauw, Member. GEO. BEHAGEN, President, St. Croix, 6ih February 1565, TT7 W S S T T e TSR YTAR B £s°We have been requested to state that the mil itary band will not play in the Barrack gar den on Sunday next, on account of some of the Musicians having been seat over to St. Thomas for a few days. Ep. Avis. Our readers will sce with pleasure that by the 77th Art. of the new Danish Coustitution, there will be trisl by Jury in Denmark in all criminal and political suits. It can never fail to impress the Government at Copenbagen and the Colonial Government as well, that the inhabitants of these Islands will feel the most lively coneern in so vital a reform in law, and couceive themselves as thoroughly qualified for the acceptance of the boon as those of their more favored co-subjects in Earope. The West lodies were held back for ten years in participating in the benefits re suliing from thfe Coastitution that had been pro claimed in Denmark on the plea that the people of these outlying Islands were not in an edu cational position to accept so great a political right. Experience has repelled the libel, and we now hopo that no such false reasoning will be permitted to intervene in our obtaining trial by Jury.—St. Thomas Times. DENMARK, The Berlinsgke Tidende publishes the project of the new Danish Constitution. In its essen tial points it is the same as the fundamental law of the sth June, 1849. 1t guarantees the same li berty to the citizens, maintains the principle of universal suffrage for the elections of the Folke thing and, as regards the Landsthing, differs on ly in the manner of voting the estimates and in the establishment of an interval of two ycars between the ordinary meectings of the Rigsdag. ‘T'he new Constitution eonsists of 98 Articles, of which the following are the most important “Art 40, The Rigsdag is to meet every two years, on the first Mouday in October, unless the King should have convoked it before tha* date. “Art. 41. The seat of the Government is also the assembling place of the Rigsdag. Under exceptional circamstances the King may con voke it in any other place in the kingdom, “Art. 42. The Rigsdag is inviolable. An person attacking its authority is guilty of big! treason, “Art. 43. Lach of the Chambers has the right to propose laws and to adopt (uem respec tively. “Art. 44. Each Chamber may present ad dresses to the King. “Art. 46. No tax can be increased, modified or abolished except by virture of a law, nor cun any troops be levied, or public debt be contract ed, or any domain belonging to the State be ali enated without the passing of a special Bili that purpose. “Art, 47. In each ordinary Session of tha Ri}_{sdag.’ as soon as it meets, a Bill on the esn mates for the two following years will be brought forward, with a statement of the reven ues and expenses of the State. “Should the Landsthing aund the Folkething not come to an agreement as regards the finan ces, a mixed commission shall be appointed, consisting of 15 members of each Chamber, to examine the points under dispute. The Presi dent of the Commission will have a casting vote, “T'he King may refuse to sanction the aug meutations and the additions made by the Rigs dag to the project of law of the finances without the law itself being invalidated by that refusal. “Art. 48, The taxes cannot be levied until the estimates have been voted. No outlays can be made unless provided for by the Budget. “Art. 49. In urgent cases the King bhas jthe right, when the Rigsdag is not assembled, to or der outlays which have not been authorized by the Chambers; but tha question must first be discussed in a Council of Ministers, and finally considered in a Council of State, “Art. 53. No Bill can become law until after a third reading in the House. “Art. 54. Auy Bill rejected by one of the Chambers cannot be brought forward again be fore the same Chamber in the same Ses-ion. “Art. 55. Any Bill ad)pted by either Cham ber is presented to the other in the form in which it has been voted. Should the other Chamber not agree to the terms of the Bill, it will be returned, and a joint committee be form ed to settle the disputed points. “Art. 58. The members of the Rigsdag are only bound by their conscience, and not by the instructions of their electors. “Articles 59 and following lay down the rules of the Chambers. Each Chamber elects its own President. No Bill can be voted unless one half of the number of members are present and take part in the debate. Any member may re quest a Ministerial explanation, with the con sent of the Chamber to which he belongs (Art. 64), and moot any question of public interest. The sittings of the Chambers are public, but the President has the right to order the strang ers’ gallery to be cleared, should he deem it ad yisable that the discussion should take place with closed doors. «“Art. 69. The United Rigsdag consists of the whole of the Folkething and Landsthing. It cannot adopt resolutions unless more than one half of each Chamber are present and give their vote. It appoints its own President and regu lations. «“Art. 77 decrees trial by jury for criminal and political offences. ““Art. 79 establishes liberty of conscience. All citizens may worship God according to their own fashion, provided that they do not offend morality or public order. No citizen is bound to contribute to the support of a form of wor ship of which he is not a member. No man (Art. 82) can be deprived of his civil and poli tical rights on the score of religion, or be ex.

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empted from the performance of his duties as a citizen. “Art. 83. Any person arrested must be tried within 24 hours after his arrest. “The right of property is sacred (Arts. 84 and 85), as also the domiciles of the citizens. No man’s house may be searched or his papers seized without the issue of a special warrant from the competent authority, unless under such exceptional cases as are defined by law. “Art. 87. Apy person not able to support him self or his family, and who has no one else to provide for him, has the right to claim support from the State, on the condition, however, of submitting to the rules prescribed by the law on this point. “Art. 88. Education is afforded gratuitously in the public schools to children whose parents cannot afford to pay for their teaching. “Art. 89. Every man has the right to express his opinions in the public press, but he is res ponsible to the law. Censorship and other pre ventive measures are abolished for ever. “Articles 90 and following sanction all public meetings of unarmed citizens. The police bave a right to be present. Monster open-air meet ings may be prohibited if likely to lead to dis turbance. In case of ariot the armcd force may not interfere until the Riot Act has been read and the crowd called upon three times to disperse.” The other Articies refer to measures of local interest. THE ABANDONMENT OF SAN DO MINGO BY SPAIN. Madrid, January 7. The following is the text of the Bill present ed to the Cortes by Marshal Narvaez, abolish ing the Decree of the 19th of May, 1861, de claring the territory of the Dominican Repub lic re-incorporated into the Spanish Monar ohy «“TO THE CORTES. “In the old Spanish Island, the first land of the Western world which the great Christopher Columbus considered worthy of an important establishment, in that great Antilles where ma ny years after its separation from the metropo lis not a drop of Spanish blood was shed, now flows that generous blood, and the rigours of a pestiferous climate aiding the enemy make ter rible ravages in the ranks of our valiant sol diers. “This sanguinary struggle, which is also at tended by the disadvantage of uselessly and profitlessly expending the public treasurc and consuming the abundant products of our coloni al possessions, was not provoked by the at tempts of anterior Cabinets to carry out an am bitious war of conquest, so opposed to the ra tional, just, pacific, and disinterested policy so long observed by Spain. Neither did it origi nate from the necessity of repelling foreign ag gressions, of onosing force to force at any cost, considering only the defence of insulted honour; such was not the case; this cruel struggle com menced the day following that on which Her Majesty’s Government of that day believed that all the inhabitants of the Dominican Re public asked and solicited with impatient desire to be re-incorporated with the Spanish nation, their ancient mother, and to form one of its pro vinces, aspiring to the happiness enjoyed by those of Cuba and Puerto Rico. “Such a desire might not be certain, but it was very probable. The Government, actuat ed by these sentiments, had faith in that which appeared to inspire the Dominicans, and there fore accepted their votes, and counselled Her Majesty to effect the annexation which this State professed so ardently to desire. “On this account the Ministers, in a solemn document, described this ¢vent as auspicious,high ly honourable for Spain, and one not often en countered in the annals of peoples. For this, also, after referring to the lamentable history of San Domingo since the proclamation of its inde pendence in 1821, following the example of other provinces of the American Continent—af ter drawing the sad picture of such prolonged misfortune, of a state of things in which the sources of public and private wealth were ex bausted, ingependen'ce completely lost for want of strength to maintain it, liberty no less lost through the insecurity felt by the citizens and ST. CROLX AV] S the continual agitations of the Republic—the Ministers invoked every sentiment of justice, humanity, and honour ia counselling the annex ation of this unhappy island. They belicved such a measure was all the more desirable, con sidering the circumstances and character of its inhabitants, the fertility of its soil, and the strong attachment which the people, after past excesses, whereby they had been terribly disa bused, professed towards their ancient metropo lis. “The annexation was thus founded upon two most noble, just, and weighty reasons. The first was the right inherent in the unanimous will of a people, a right not disputed, and pre viously aflirmed by the general asscrt of the na tions of Kurope and America in a recent case. The second was the duty of humanity, of com passion towards the unfortunate people who sought favour and mercy, overwhelmed as they were by a sea of disasters and misfortune. No other right supported nor supports. the Spanish Government in holding the Spanish poition of the island of San Domingo neither the right of revindication nor the rizht of conquest, both be ing opposed to the policy of the Government, the interests of the people, and the fricndly re lations which Spain has always endcavoured to maintain with the independent States of Ameri ca, which once formed part of the immense ter ritory protected by the tutelary mantle of the Kings of Spain. “But such flattering hopes soon disappeared fatal symptoms very soon manifested them selves that the aunexation had not that spouta neous and unanimous support upon which it was based. Necvertheless, it was the duty of the Government to ascertain with certainty whether those violent protests, several times repeated, did not procced only from a discontented few, but were the expression of the feeling of a peo ple who rejected the legitimate power they had invoked in a time of trouble and distress. The agitation increased and gained towns and frou tiers, exteuding over the whole of the territory, and at this duy the Spunish portion of the isl and of San Domingo presents to the civilized world the spectacle of an entire people in a:ms ungratefully resisting as tyrants those whom they called iu us preservess. “So strangs s p lilcal puenvmenon has been examioed by the Ministers undessi "with de licate atteniion =zund deep swidy. ‘L'hey bave thoroughly silted the sad Listory of the anpexa tion of San Dowirgo, a:d hLave consideied the question from every point of view imaginable, commencing by those of justice and right, and last regarding those of expediency. They have well taken into account the rcasons that might be alleged on the ground of the national honour and respect, and have considered the cvent of the most brilliant future possible a triumph ob tained at the cost of immense sacrifices; they have weighed the arguments for and against that may be based upon consid:rations of mnational and foreign policy, and, finally, have carefully made the sad calculation of the numerous and preeious lives that Spain loses every day that this sterile contest is prolonged, and of the great amount of treasure it consumes. “As a result of this laborious examination, the Ministers are impressed with the conviction that the question of San Domingo bLas reached a point which will allow us to make the follow ing deductions:— “That it was a delusion to believe that the Dominican peeple, as a whole, or in the great majority, desired, and, above all, demanded their aunexation to Spain. That the struggle baving become geueral it does not now bear the character of a measure taken to subject a few discontented rebels, but of a war of conquest completely foreign to the spirit of Spanish po licy. That even by concentrating our efforts and sacrifices in order to obtain a triumph we should place ourselves in the sad position of holding the island entirely by military occupa tion, full of difficulties and not exempt from dangerous complications; that even under the most favourable hypothesis that a portion of the population may show themselves devoted to us after victory, the Governmental system that would have to be established in those do minions must either be little suitable to the usages and customs of the inhabitants, or very dissimilar to that of the other colonial provinces. “Upon’ all these and other considerations which the superior intelligence of the Cortes will supply, the Ministers, anxious to put an end to the useless sacrifices in men and money which the war in San Domingo imposes upon the nation, have the honour to propose—being duly authorized by Her Majesty, the following project of law:— «Art. 1. The Royal decree of the 19th of May, 1861, declariug the territory of the Do minican Republic re-incorporated with the Mon narchy, is repealed. ¢Art, 2. The Government is authorized to take the necessary measures for the execution of this law, giving account of the same to the Cortes. “Duke of VALENCIA, Iresident of the Council. “ANTONIO BENAVIDES, Minister for Foreign Affairs. “LORENZO ARRAZOLA, Minister of Grace and Justice. “BARZANALLANA, Minister of Finance. “CORDOVA, Minister of War. “ARMERO, Miuister of Marine. “LUIS CONZALES BRAVO, Minister of the Tuterior “C ALLANO, Minister of Public Works. «3IIJAS, LOZANO, Minister of the Colo nies.” S VaLve or,OzoNe—A distinguished medico metcorologist, Dr. Moffat, in recording six years’ czone observations, informs us that poi sons are generated in the lower stratum of the atmosplere, and scourge us with their malific consequences until they are dissipated by ozone; that when ozone is pot present in the atmos phere to oxidate the products of animal anl vegetable decomposition, fever aud cholera are the result. When the aiv is stagnant and hazy, and objeets communicute a gluey sen:ation to the touch; when insects buzz about in swarms; when the body feels languid and the mind spi ritless, and when all nature wears a heavy as pect of unbealthiness, then there is no ozone and if this condition of weather extends over any length of time, fcver appears and iucreascs in violence till it merges into cholera, this again sprealing far and fiercely raging till itis ar rested by atmospherie changes, and the advent zone-bearing wind, T'he barometer that Lo been slowly declining from a magimum bheight fulls more rapidly a thanderstoim comes, and as we justly say, clears the aiy, bringing with it a southerly or ozoniferous wind rain falls; ozone marifests itself, aud, from the time that the test papers begin to show signs of discolouration, cholera begins to decline.— Once a Wecek. 1t is expected that the work of shipping the Atlantic cable and preparing the Great Eastern for sca will occupy about five months from the present time. Under present arrangements sha will not take her departure from the Medway until June next, so as to have the best period of the year before her for her important unde:- taxing. Letters state that the cultivation of cotton in Sicily this year will be very extensive, the soil being particularly well suited to it. The first idea entertained was that part of the coast op posite Africa was the (best calculated for the growth of the article, but that supposition Las turned out erroncous; on the Northern coast, however, the experiments have succeeded per fectly. A revolting inciden is reported fiom the vil luge of Durmsleben A short time ago a labour er had laid a wager that he would eat slb. of raw pork at a siogle meal. When however he had consumed 2ld. of it his appetite left him. The remainder of the food was divided among the spectators. Some time after this occurred the whole of these persons were fouand to be suf fering under an attack of trichin. b &8 8). ?j\\mm\mukfi*’ AGENT FOR ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FOR FIRE LIFE IN ST. CROIX. CW. @;&Mw, SUB-AGENT IN FREDERIKSTED.