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SALTER, WILLIAM D. 



SETON, SAMUEL W. 



number of prefaces, introductions, memoirs, 

 and biographical notices, for the works of 

 other writers. 



SALTEE, WILLIAM D.. Commodore IT. S. 

 K, born in New York City, in 1795 ; died in 

 Elizabeth, N". J., January 3, 1869. He entered 

 the Navy as midshipman, November 15, 1809. 

 He was for forty-six years on the active-ser- 

 vice list, winning each promotion by long and 

 arduous service. He was retired September 

 13, 1855, having been for sixty years in the 

 service. When he entered the Navy he was 

 attached to the American frigate Constitution, 

 which was commanded by Captain Isaac Hull, 

 during the action against the British frigate 

 Guerriere, on the 19th of August, 1812. He 

 was the last survivor of those on board this 

 vessel during that memorable event. He also 

 served with gallantry on various vessels which 

 have borne a prominent part in the history of 

 American naval warfare. He was appointed 

 commander at the Brooklyn Navy-yard in 

 1856, and filled the position until 1859. In 

 1863 he was ordered to report to the War De- 

 partment, and was assigned by the Secretary 

 of War upon a commission to examine vessels. 

 From this duty he was relieved by the Naval 

 Department in 1866. Since that time he was 

 a resident of Elizabeth. He had suffered 

 severely for three or four years past from 

 rheumatism of the heart, which finally caused 

 his death. 



SAN DOMINGO,* or the Dominican Bepub- 

 lic, a state of the West Indies, comprising the 

 eastern portion of the Island of Hayti. Area, 

 17,826 square miles ; population, 136,500 (most- 

 ly mulattoes and whites). President, ia 1869, 

 Buenaventura Baez. 



During the greater part of the year the re- 

 public continued to be a prey to intestine wars. 

 In March, ex-President (Jabral submitted to 

 President Baez, but soon he again took part in 

 the insurrectionary movements. The revolu- 

 tionary party gained in strength and impor- 

 tance by the appearance of General Luperon 

 on the coast of the Dominican Eepublic on 

 board the armed steamer Telegrafo on the 1st 

 of June. On the 8th of June Luperon opened 

 fire upon Samana, and effected a landing. In 

 consequence of these events, the Government 

 published the following decree : 



ABTICLE 1. The steamer Telegraph, its chief, Gre- 

 gorio Luperon, and the people who accompany him, 

 are declared pirates. 



ART. 2. All vessels-of-war are fully authorized to 

 give chase and pursue her, and to act with respect to 

 her chief, troops, and crew, according to the invaria- 

 ble and universal international law. 



ART. 3. This decree will be sent to the Executive 

 authority for its promulgation and constitutional en- 

 forcement. 



Given in the Chamber of the Senate Council of St. 

 Domingo on the 18th day of June, in the year 1869, in 

 the twenty-sixth year or the independence, sixth year 

 of the restoration, and second year of the regeneration. 



By the President of the Senate : 

 ___ JACINTO PE LA CONCHO, 



The latest statistics of commerce and shipping are given 

 in the AJIEKICAN ANNUAL CYCLOPEDIA for 1868. 



GEEAEDO BOBADILLA, Secretary. 



Executed, published, and circulated in the territo- 

 tories of the Kepublic for its punctual observance. 



Given in St. Domingo the 19th day of June, 1869, 

 twenty -sixth year of the independence, sixth of the 

 restoration, second of the regeneration. 



BUENAVENTUKA BAEZ. 



Countersigned JOSE HUNUEIA, ^ Minister of War 

 and Marine ; M. MA. GATJTIEE, Minister of Foreign 

 Affairs. 



Cabral, whom President Baez had deposed, 

 continued, with the aid of Luperon, his strug- 

 gle against Baez, with varied success. Some 

 of the most distinguished generals in San Do- 

 mingo are friends and supporters of Oabral. 

 Cabral became master of all the southern por- 

 tion of San Domingo, containing some 40,000 

 inhabitants. 



Baez leased the Bay of Samana to the United 

 States, and on the 6th of December the United 

 States flag was planted on the peninsula bor- 

 dering the Bay. According to some accounts, 

 this lease caused great excitement among the 

 people of San Domingo, and the revolutionists 

 were reported to make new efforts to overthrow 

 Baez before, as they feared, the American 

 Congress could ratify the arrangements for the 

 lease. Generals Luperon and Oabral issued a 

 proclamation protesting against the sale of the 

 town and Bay of Samana to the United States, 

 and declaring the act illegal and contrary to 

 the wishes of the nation and to the constitution, 

 which forbids alienation of the national terri- 

 tory. Other accounts, however, represented 

 the immense majority of the people, including 

 nearly all the foreigners, to be heartily in favor 

 of the measure, which early in 1870 was to be 

 submitted to a popular vote. 



The revolutionists under Oabral continued 

 to hold the southwestern part of the island. 



SETON", SAMUEL WORTHINGTOJST, an Amer- 

 ican educator, born in JSTew York City, Janu- 

 ary 23d, 1789; died there, November 20, 1869. 

 After leaving school he entered upon mercan- 

 tile life, and made a voyage to China. On his 

 return, he entered one of the banks of New 

 York, and occupied the position of teller, when, 

 in 1827, he was elected agent of the late Public 

 School Society, in which capacity he was visitor 

 of the schools, and had the charge of their ex- 

 tensive system of supplies, libraries, etc. In 

 1823 he was elected a trustee of the society, 

 and in the discharge of these duties he dis- 

 played the peculiar tact and skill in manage- 

 ment, as well as felicity and beauty of illustra- 

 tion, which made him so popular in the public 

 schools as well as in the Sunday-school work. 

 These qualifications, combined with' his gentle 

 and winning disposition, pointed him out as 

 being peculiarly fitted for the office of Agent 

 and Superintendent of the Public Schools. He 

 remained in this office until the Public School 

 Society was merged in the present Board of 

 Education in 1853, when he was appointed 

 Assistant Superintendent, and served in that 

 capacity till his death. He was indefatigable 

 in his labors, and during a period of forty- 



