The Sun. — London, England, 1807-05-28 00:00:00

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAYTI. THE undersigned Mandatories, charged with the powers of the People of Hayti, being legally con voked by his Excellency the General in Chief of the Army--penetrated by the necessity of making their ConStituents enjoy the sacred, •imprescriptible, and unalienable rights of. man—proclaim, in the pre sence and under the auspices of the All-powerful ; the Articles contained 'in:the present Constitutional PaEt. • • TITLE 1.-OF THE CONDITION OF CITIZENS. 1. Every body residing on the territory of Hayti is free, in the fullest sense. 2. Slavery . is for ever abolished in Hayti. 3. No ose has a right to violate the asylum 'of a Citizen, nor to enter forcibly his dwelling, without an order emanating from a superior and competent authority. , 4. 'All property is under the protection of 'the-Go vernment. Every attack upon the property of a, ...Citizen is a crime, which the law punishes. 5. The law, punishes assassination with death. TITLE THE GOVERNMENT. 6. The Government of Hayti is composed,First, of a Chief Magistrate, who takes the title and qua .lity of President and Generalissimo of the Forces of 7 Hayti, both by land and sea : every other denomina tion is for eves proscribed iu Hayti. Secondly, of a Council of State. The Government of Hayti .takes the title, and will be known by the denomination of " The State of Hayti."_ • _ 7. The, Constitution names the General in Chief, HENRY CH ItISTOPIIE, President -and Generalissimo of the Forces, both by land and sea, .of the, State of Hayti. 8. The trust of President and Generalissimo'of the Forces is for lite. 9. The President has the right to chuse his sue...* cessor, but only from among the Generals, and in the, manner hereafter prescribed. This choice must be secret, and contained in a sealed packet, which shall be opened only by the Council of State, solemnly assembled for that pur pose. - The President shall take all necessary precautions for inforniini the Council of State where tlais-packet bhall bt deposited. . _ _ 10: The armed force shall be under the direaion of the President, as also the administration of the ti- Dances. t t. The President has the power to make treaties with fbreign nations, as well for the purpose of es tablishing commercial relations as to secure the in dependence of. the State. 12. He is to conclude peace, and to declare war, to maintain the rights of the people of Hayti_ 13. He has also the right to consider of the means of favouring and increasing the population of the country._ 14. He is to propose the laws to the Council of State, who after having adopted them and drawn them up, send them back to him for his sanction, without which they cannot be executed. , • 15. The appointments of the President are fixed at '40,000 dollars a year. TITLE 111.-OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE. • 16. The Council of State is ,composed of nine Members, nominated by the President, of which, at least, two thirds arc to be Generals. 17. The . functions 'of the Council of State are, to receive the prdpOsitions of Laws from the Presrdent, and to draw then) up, in the - manner they may judge adviseable ;to fix the amount-Of taxes; and the mode of c on e A; og then ; to sanction the Tteaties" con cluded Presidt;nt, and tp fix upon •the mode for recruiting the army. •An account shall be pre sented to them annually, of the receipts and ex pences, and of the resources-of the Country. [The itiurth and fifth heads respea the appoin:rnetii of a Superintendant General . orthe Finances, the Marine and the Intertoi, and also the appointJnent of a Secretary of State.] .TITLE THE TRIBUNALS. There shall be in every division a Tribunal, to determine both on civil and criminal matters. There shall be alib a Tribunal of Commerce in each division. . There shall be a Justice of Peace in each parish, to determine controversies up to a limited sum. Each Citizen may, however,• have his disputes de termined by arbitrators, if he thinks 'proper. TITLE VII. The Catholic, Apostolic, and RoMan religion, is the only (rife acknowledged by the Government. - The exercise of other religions is tolerated, but not publicly.. There is to be an Apostolic Prefect, to superintend what concerns Divine worship, and-to communicate direLtly to the President upon the subject. The State gives frothing to the support of any Minister, but the law ,will fix the emoluments and perquisites that they are to receive. SI() - one has a right to disturb the exercise of any religion. TITLE VIII.O--PITELIC EDUCATION. ;Mere shall be established a Central School in each Di v i sio n, and particnlar Schools in each Subdivision. It shill br, however, lawful for every Citizen to have Private Serri: 4 laries. , The Sabries of th professors and Masters shall be settled by a particular !F,ll'. TITLE ,JX.--OF TRUE GUARANTr2 OF THE NEIGH- BOVIUNG COLONIES. The Government of Hayti declares to tilos*. Powers who have Colonies in its neighbourhood its fixed fie- termination to give . - no disturbance to the Govern ment of those Colonies-. - The people of Hayti make no conquests out of their own Island, and confine themselves to the pre iervation of their own territory. [After those nine heads ! ' there follow some; general regula tions, the principal ot• which are: That every Haytian, from ]6 to 50, can be called into the army, whenever the Safety of _the State requires it : that the Govezninelit solemnly guaran tees t h e f o n t ,Eii merchants the security c f their persons and properties • . divorce is strictly forbid in Hayti ; and agricul tu.e, which is declared thi. , most ancient, •the must noble,• and the most useful of all the Arts, is to be encouraged and Prpteaed.) This Constitution was published at the Cape on the 17th of February, 1807, and is signed by three Gener.ils of Division, eight Generals of Bri gade, four Adjutant-Generals, and a putuber of Civil Officers. IP ROCI I A MA TION. iltx it -Jr Curt srortr E, President and Generalilisirno of the, Military and Nii , al Forces of the State of Hayti, to tint Army and People. - " The light has broke in upon us, and a benefi cent Constitution has put an end to the plots and - machinations, of which you were on the point of becoming viCtitns. A wise code, adapted to Our. manners, ourclimate,and our customs, has sprung, as it may be said, out of chaos, and fixed once more the destinies of Hayti. " Long had I in vain sought to present you with this precious gift : in vain did I assemble the Dis tri&s, and urge them to send Deputies to Port-au- Prince, to give you a Constitution. My anxiety, instead of being followed by the desired success, only operated as an additional incitement to the fac tious, to pervert the public opinion, and to establish a Constitution favourable to their interests, and those of their adherents ; but as hostile to the liberty of the people, as it was to the,principles of sound rea son. " Fellow-Citizens, you have all been witnesses to the purity of my views, and the sincerity of my in tentions. You know how this sincerity has been abused, by the miscreants who fomented revolt, and kindled civil war. Their efforts never intimidated me fora single moment, or diverted me from my design of serving my country. By night or by day I have never ceased to occupy myself in providing for the public safety. What have I not done to effect it ? What have I not suffered in counteraCting the secret wiles and plots of the factious ? " I have alivays been in the midst of you, nd you can say whether myconduCt has ever been-infldenced or my honour tarnished, by ambition. Invested with the Supreme Power, this day, by the wish of my_ fellow-citizens and my companions in arms, I ha ve yielded to their desires ; and I have consented to bear this weighty but honourable hurrhen, because it was their wish that it should be entrusted to my hands, and because I am willing again to serve my Country. Happy shall Ibeif my efforts are crown ed with success, and if they .tend to the happiness of my fellow-citizens ! " But, to attain this, my efforts alone will not be sufficient : the Laws 'anti Constitution which have just been presented to you must .be ouserved. It provides for the religious preservatiop: of your. rights; it secures to every Citizen his perscnal hber ty, his right of property, and that of his The fatal consequences of the wars in which we have been engaged, and still more the inimOral example held out to us by the French; - hatrkitnosi destroyed every principle of religion. The moral system was publicly laughed at,. and a corrupted youth abandoned itself without remorse to all the li centiousness of its age ; public education was degrad ed, and confided to mercenary inStruClors. It was ne cessary to restore , to religion its dignity—to cause it to be respected and cherished. It was necessary to revive morality, to give it due distinCtion, to incul cate into the minds of youth its sacred principles, and those of honour also ; in: short, to convince the people, that without, religion and Morality, human. society could not exist. " Your interests will be secured to you by proper tribunals; the judgrrients pronounced by their mi nisters will be di6tated by equity and justice. It remains for the people of Hayti to make themselves distinguished by their probity and good faith. Essen . tially a trading country, as well from its situation as the nature of the commodities it produces, it is ne cessary that it should,attraCt the merchants of every country on the globe, both . by its equity and its produce. • " Trade being the source of all our wealth, it is important that the foreign .merchants who frequent -our ports, should be equally protthed with our fel low-citizens ; and that they should receive all that hospitality due to this useful class of society. To feed this trade—to give it a new spring - - agriculture must be prosecuted with perseverance and vigour. Placed under the finest climate of the world, favoured by nature with 'her most precious gifts, even to profusion, the husbandman haS not at Hayti to contend with the rigour of a frozen clitn, • or to fortify himself againSt the inclemencies of sea soris A little labour is sufficient to enrich him, and to place him on a level with die manufacturers of other countries: Exert yourselves, then, indUsrions Cultivators, to fill your warehouses with the pro duce of our fertile sail. Display to the eyes of the Merchants of Europe all that can tempt their de- Sires, and you will soon see your trade flourish much above your most sanguine'expedations, " After having re-established religion, defecated morality, restored manners,. and encouraged agricul ture and trade, we shall .have still great labours to encounter. We must not neglea the use of arms. The enemy watches our movements, and observes our proceedings. We have as yet no guarantee Of the affeaion of our friendS. We must bind the latter to us by treaties; we must he ready to meet the for-. mer in the field: Abandoned to ourselves, our re sources are in ourselves. They are in you, Soldiers, who are ready generously .to spill your blood sooner than yield to dhauglity enemy your liberty, which is the reward of yotir courage! They are in yeti, In habitants and industrious Cultivators, from whom the State derives its wealth ! It is your union, I your submission to the laws, which are to be the cement and bond of our independence. " The line of politics which Foreign Powers will pUrsue with resped to us is not yet manifest :. what ever it may be, let us place ourselves in such a situa- Lion,, that, without holding out any defiance to them, we may, at the same time, have nothing to dread from those who may entertain hotile intentions. Let those who wish a political connexion with us, or who would wish to enjoy the advantage of our commerce, find-an equitable reciprocity. To the rest, let- us only offer death and battles. At the same time that we are occupied with these thoughts, let us never forget that the safety of a free people is best maintained by arms. If culti vation employs a part of our fellow-citizens, let us remember that we are all soldiers, and that it is war like nations alone who have been able to preserve their liberty. Let us call to mind that a handtril of Greeks, devoted to their country, confounded the rage of a million of barbarians, who ,endeavoured to wrest from theth their liberty. Let us swear to imi tate their example; let us swear to observe our sa cred Constitution, and to came it to be observed, and to perish sooner than to allow it to be violated in the smallest degree. ‘' Puhikh,A at the head-quarters, at the Cape, February 17, 1807. E ` HENRYZCHRISTOPHE, President. " RouAl.Ez, Secretary of State." MAILS. DUE- -t Gottenburgh, i Lisbon, i Dublin, z Waterßird. PRICE 01 , STOCKS THIS DAY AT.TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols - -63 .HI gmnlurn, - - 11 pr. THE SUN. SOLIP QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDS/LT? L . O DO N, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1807.' WE yesterday expressed . our firm convi&ion that the report ofDaruzic having surrendered on the 9th inst. was unfounded. We are now happy to have it in our power to state, that Authentic Accounts have been received from Dantzic, of as late a date as the 13th, and at that time it had not surrendered, nor was an idea of the kind entertained. The Allied Army is in the most excellent condition, and anxious to meet the Enemy. The Russians alone amount to upwards of 180,000 men. GOVERNMENT have received Dispatches from Lord COLLINGWOOD, dated the . t2th instant. His Lord ship had not at that time received any account of the capture of the Sea-Horse Frigate. The Sea-Horse sailed from Gibraltar on the 4th of April, but not with any convoy, nor had she any Money on board, as has been erroneously stated'in several of the Papers. : A report was, yesterday circulated, that Govern ment had received an account of a Squadron• having escaped from Brest, in consequence of whiCh orders had been transmitted to Plymouth by the. Telegraph, for all the Ships at that Port to put to sca , in quest of the Enemy. The same 'report . was circulated a .few days ago; we then contradicted it ; and we again positively repeat, that no account has reached Government of any Ships having escaped from Brest. Of course no such or-, ders, as those above alluded to, have been trans . - mittedto Plymouth. are extremely sorry to inform the public, that a mutiny lately broke , out at Alalta, which was fortunately suppressed in time, or• the most ru inous consequences might have ensued. The following is an Extraa of a Letter that we have received, dated the 13th of April, upon which our Readers may implicitly 'depend : " We have had a troublesome time here :, the Re giment of Froberg, in garrison at Recasil, mutinied on the 4th inst. and for seven .days had complete possession, until the place was stormed, when a num ber of barbarous and wicked villains were taken. • A few got possession of the Maga7:ne, and secreted themselves there until last night, when they bleW themselves up ;fortunately only threeofdur men' were killed by the explosion. The breach isvery great, andit is supposed , the injury will cost 30,0001, ty and take twelve months in doing it; ten were hung on Saturday and fourteen shOt—and as many more; will go to execution this day." Tins foreneOn the Purser of the Experiment East Indianian, Capt. NORMA ND, from Bombay, zuTiVed at the East India House : left the Ship yesterday evening, . off Dover. The koginzent sailed from Bombay the latter end of December—touched at the Cape, and left St. Helena the 27th March last, at which period there was not any Ship at that Island. Yesterday His MAJESTY, as usual, came to town about twelve o'clock, arrived at the .Queen's Palace, and hbld a private Levee; which was ;mended by The ArchbiShop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer s the Secretaries of State for the Home and Colonial Departments, the. Master General of the. Ordnance, the Judge Advocate, the Secretary at War, the Dukes of Newcastle and Montrose, Earl Aylestbrd, f i ords Willoughby De Broke, Cathcart, and C. Spencer,- the Bishops of Salisbury and Elphin, Sir I. Pulteney,. Col. Pition, the Rev. Dr. l3eyain, Mess: Pierre_ point, ( . 3 reville, and Fawkener. The following had the honour of being presented to firs MAJESTY : Colonel Piton, upon his return from being Governor of Trinidad. The Rev. Dr. Beyam, by Sir James l'ulteney, upon his being appointed Redor of the Parish of IVyke, in Weymouth. Dr. Fisher did homage before His Majesty, upon his be ing translated from the Bishopric:lc of Exeter to Salisbury. The Bishop of Ei phin, in Ireland, by the Bishop of S. iis_ bury, upon his return to Ireland. Mr. PIERREPOINT took leave of his MAJESTY, previous to his departure on his" Embassy for Swe den. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and after wards gave audience to Lord HAWKESBURY, Earl CAMDEN, Viscount CASTLEREAGH, the Duke of PORTLAND, Mr. PERCEVAL, Mr. PIERREPOINT, and Mr, BOND, who laid before his MAJESTY the Pro ceeding of several Courts Martial. Soon after six o'clock his MAJESTY set off on his return to Windsor. HIS MAJESTY, who was diisuaded•by some of his late Ministers frcim availing himself last year, of the benefit of his usual excarson to the coast,- means to visit Weymouth this sun - m.I,T. Mr. THORNTON, brother to His Majesty's Mini ster in Saxony,'. set off rather late last night - from 'the, Foreign Office for the Continent. From this Gentle man's local knowledge of Turkey, it appears a pro . -. bable conje6ture that he is charged with some .Mission' relative to that country, prep!. ratory . to the embassy of Sir A. PACET. NEW PARMA LIKAT. MEMBERS ELECTED, kINCARDINTZSHIBE—Wm.,Ada,ii, Esq. APPLEBY—Lord Howick ; J aLes Ramsay Curth but, Esq. YORK CouNTy—State of the Poll. ---,-- Wilberforce, Esq. 7263 Hon. Henry Lascelles - 6455 Lord Milton - - - 6138 SussEx--.State of the Poll. Wyndham, Esq. - 4278 Fuller, Esq. - - 247 Sergison, Esq. - 2409 f PRESTON ELECTIO N , M A Y -18.—At th e close - o the Poll this evening, when Mr. HANSON withdre w from the Contest, and requested his numerous 160( 15 to withhold the Votes• they intended to give in his favbur, the numbers were as follow : Lord STANLEY S. HOR.ROCKS //39 J. HANSOM • • The latter nearly all Plumpers. It is confidently said that M. DE REHAUSEN, th e , Swedish Minister in this Count r y y ester d ay,rece ive° an order from his Sovereign to return immediately , 'AS Mr. SHERIDAN, with a zeal of friendshiP which does honour to his feelings; came forward t it vindfcation of Mr. Fox, in consequente of what tort' COCHRANE said on the hustings, we trust that M r ' SHERIDAN Will Teel it .to be necessary to come fpr ward with equal zeal upon' the same subje6t, in can sequence of what - dropped from himself. He said upon the. hustings, that he. was sure .if- his Her. Friend were then < alive, he ( would have given hi s Vote to Sir Fro.sctS B uitnErr.' Now, as since thst period, Sir FRANcts BURDETT' has issued an Ad; vertisernent of the most infamous description, gnu' which has been read with disgust by all his oW friends, 'except the most worthless, who aim at the ruin of their Country, it is surely incumbent on gr. SHERIDAN to declare, that.when he said Mr. Fog would, have voted for Sir FRANCIS BURDETT , he never could suppose ,it possible that -Mr. Fo`c would have done so if • he' hid thought that the Baronet. was capable of publishing .such alp atrocious libel upom that Constitution . 'to which Mr. Fox bad often avowed the highest venera tion and attachment. By. so, doing, SnEW DAN will have an opportunity of sheaving that 1' ,6 himself views, the, sentiments and opinions manifest ed by Sir FRANCIS BURDETT, in the scandalous pub lication, with the contempt and abhorrence which it deserves, as well. as of vindicating the' principles of a departed friend. The. Dublin Gazette announces the appointment of Counsellor SAITRIN to the office .of Attorney' General of Ireland. Mr. SAURIIV is decidedly cue of the most able'lawyers at the Irish Bar. Report states, that Lord ERSKINE is about to en' gage in a matrimonial contract with Miss DROP' MOND, a, Lady much esteemed for her accomphsll - and beauty. The Marchioness of LANSDOWNE entertained the Fashionable World last night, at her splendid Marl' sion in Berkeley-square, The Party consisted vf.311 the most distinguished personages 'of the Haut TO The outer and inner hall, the ariti-rootns, the . li brary, and the state 'apartments, were all fitted in'a style of expensive decoration, agreeably to. all usual liberality and taste for which the accomplished. Marchioness has: long .been so remarkable, Tli ° rooms were illumimited with 'chandeliers and 'Gre - . cian lamps, Flowers; and every other siiecies decoration,* were intreduced. The visitants eg' needed 50q. persons.' , Tip- Party .did. not break- - up. • until a late hour. . . On Tuesday the Archbishop of UANTEREURT , e a dinner, at Lambeth - Palace, to the PRINCE .61 . WALES, and the DUKES of KENT and CAMBRIDGE , GLOUCESTER, aild NORFOLK, Lord ERSKINE, the Bishop of KILDARE, the LORD MANOR, the CHAit' EERLAIN Of LONDON, the RECORDER, &C. 'MC. • MUSIC:--MISS c , E's Annual ,gcert• plaCe last night-, at the kanover-square ItoomS, and d the high respe.Cl in Whit'ql her talents and .characler • are held, was: - Manifested in a very numerous an elegant andienee. The band Was led - bY C R AMER , and the Orchestra was filled by the first performers , in their respeEtive departments. The vocal • p formers were, HARRISON, BARTLEMAN, VAUGHAN, SALE, jun. Mrs. VAUGIIAN, and Y 1 55 PARK:E.—There was a pleasing mixture oi voia al d instrumental music, which evinced taste ano ment in the selection, and the whole of the pertain . ance was marked by spirit and precision. Miss PARKE exerted herself very ably for the ;;ratification of her friends, and certainly never appeired to mote advantage. She took part in several glees, and suns two Italian airs, which required first-rate :ability, with admirable skill. In one sire was accompanied by her father On the Oboe, in a very excellent man ner.—Miss PARKE also greatly augmented the pleasure of the evening by a sonata on the Giand Piano-forte, which she:performed in so exquisite a style, and with such execution, loopy and expres sion, that she has no' reason to fear a comparison with the most diStinguished Masters. The Concert concluded with. The Passione,acelebratedcomposition by HAYDN, charkierised by all that s eetness, patho' , and sublimity, which the awful nature of the ,sub' jeCt, dernanded.—The Prince of WALES, the Dultr of CAMBRIDGE, the. Duchess of YORK, and ttl• of the higher orders were present, who renaine till the close of this charming and interesting entt:'" tainment.- • Mrs. SIDDONS iS expected to perform at Cheiten" m i ba this Summer. Mrs. S T E PHEN K EMPLE , it 5 , said, is also to, appear at the same place. Mrs. Fl• • JOHNSTON has,. a regular engagement there. • N lls ' DUNCAN and young *BETT'Y aft) to bud thei.r 4 cotvr4e the same way. This age is so .mtich inclined to military science' that the language, belongin g ; ,to it is transferred t o . other subjects, and ev e n a 6 dealer in kills and Rotes announces that he has " money ready to advance. It is reported that Mr. BELLENDEN . KER and Mr. COOPER (the seconds of Sir F. BURDETT and PAULL), have had an hostile meeting, in which tlie latter fell. Died . , on Frlday the 22d inst. at :s housq at Fd lington, in Lincoln Shire, HENRY S 61/T, Esq. uicrly Lieutenant-Colonel of thelt , 0003• oval Drj