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210 While strictly complying with the agreement between the United States and the Dominican Government, you will avoid difficulties with foreign Powers when it is possible to do so, and will warn any naval force fitting out from Hayti, or any part of the Dominican republic now in revolution, that the United States will not permit any hostile acts to be committed against the Dominicans.

Does the Senator from Indiana understand and appreciate that language?

I do, sir.

I will go further. The Secretary of the Navy says to Lieutenant-Commander Allen, of the Swatara:

, January 31, 1870.&emsp;

You will proceed with all dispatch, without waiting for inspection, to the city of San Domingo, in the east end of the island of Hayti, and report to the commanding naval officer at that place.

If you find when you get there that the Dominican Government require any assistance against the enemies of that republic you will not hesitate to give it to them.

There is no exception made of revolutionary movements in the interior of the country.

Next I read from Rear-Admiral Poor to the Secretary of the Navy:

SEVERN,&emsp;&emsp; , March 12, 1870.&emsp;

In a recent interview with President Baez he informed me that the British consul at Puerto Plata——

Which, as far as I am, and as the Senator from Indiana is informed, is a place in the republic of San Domingo——

(Mr. Farrington) recently arrived here, stated to him that there was a party at that place inimical to the policy of the