The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-13 00:00:00

11.4YT1.

Advices I are been tea:lral from Port-an-Prince tote
beginning of last month. The Government bad reeeir.xl
despatches from the Commissioners in France, apprising it
of the insidious propositions made to them by the French
Ministers, and of the probability of the negomation coming
to a speedy rupture. In consequence of this informrica
the l'resident renewed the orders issued some months as%
for putting the posts and fortresses in a complete stole of
I defence, for maintaining the troops of the line at their fsl
establishment, and for the, efEctire organization of the N:-
tional Guards. • To the decree republished on this occiii:a
is prefixed the following spirited Proclamation:—

LIBERTY—REPUBLIC OP HAYTI—EQUALITY.
PROCLAMATION.
JOHN PETER BOYER, President of Hayti.
Ilaytians —Twenty years have elapsed since the menet-At
epoch when, after having, at the price of your blood. Teoss*.td
yourselves of your rights, you proclaimed your canoed inCe.
pendence.
During this period, notwithstanding your desire to lire:rpm,
you were still, foe a length of time, under the obligstim of etc.
tinumg hostilities. But at kook thanks bete Providecce. root
courage and perseverance were crowned with the watt bitty
success.

The Government, penetrated with its ditties, whilst it pashhd
in its efforts to secure the triumph of liberty, never devotional,
even during the greatest political starrns, to direct year minds to-
wards order and civilization. This was the study of my illustrious
predecessor; the measure which emanated from his ratios is order
to attain this uhjeet are known to the whole world; al aimed!
be superfluous here to enumerate them.
Animated with his spirit from the moment of my bcing called to
succeed him, I have made it my anxious endeavour to march i?.1113
footsteps. lily solicitude was, °mem other objar's of public intr.
est, constantly occupied upon the means of effecting direct cal
official relations with the Governments of those Sates witiet eery
on trade with Hayti. The advantages which they derive theretroa
are universally known.
It was natural to think, in this state of things, thst intendants
laudable would hare a favourable result. Justice, philanthre;nt
the interests of a wise policy, which should tend to meted:due
prosperity of commerce-all concurred in sanctiorirg theca:lrk.=
of that great object. Who, indeed, could reasonably oppcs; iti-
For a lung time we have been completely emancipated. friold
in our own country, faithful to our constituthial, dUti,P, we alum
absolutely strangers to the colonial system which new client, a
may continue to exist, in the islands of this archipelago. Ne
founded reproach can, consequently, be made to tot
Nevertheless how have our upright dispositions been ar mittell?
l'hat return hare they met with from thc diffenetit goten.acsa?
From some, an humiliating silence, which as morel wounds bs
magnanimity of the nation, as it is century to the rules prescribed
by sound reasom—from others, the manifestation of greets/07s+
the la justiee of which is revolting, and which national honewn
accord with our feelings and our duties, allows us not, mores 11:1
consideration, to admit.
It is evident, that the ontrage offered to the Hayti:in charseter,
is a deplorable effect of the absurd prejudice rec. tag trin, the
difference of colour. Yes, it must be authoritatively Berland,
upon this disgraceful motive alone, is grounded the unjust pa.aY,
of which we complain. Is any fresh proof of this truth rotalsate•
We shall find it-0! infamy !—in the proscription now anion&
more than ever in certain eutintries against men of the fiat of 11'7'
tiaas. We shall and it in the avowed reengithion whir'? one
powers, whilst they decline an acknowledgement of our right!.
have made of the republican States recently establish& to $0"1
America. These 'wane proceedings, horrible as thef
have appeared less surprising at a less adianed peziod• But
when Divine .1 maize has sigtudised determiustnn hr put& S. is
this part of the world, its seal to changes which hayediwoneettol
all human foresight; now, when such is the empire of light, ell
even thee who, blinded by chimerical pretensions, Wien thet
selves the masters eleaell to rule over us, are only eelteuke3 lei
eyes of the new Haven gereration, which knows only by tradi-
tion, both their past crimes and the folly of their vain itreolusr.
tion,—how can we contrive thc Coal existence of such a elellelc's
as that tuanitested by our enemies?
Ilaytions--After this series of facts, the evident', of Ehtel'. !et
.
comestible, who can doubt that our true guarantee. esist teal
5,
our own determination ? %rho can fed otherwise than
a' tbat,‘
ought to be ready to combat ? Yes! you arc convineel at kt*t•tw
ari is, accordingly, for ever indestructible. and the 141,,
n people, udwhatever tier circumstances, will prove to the .
sad
deteralmg their cause, to what a pitch or heroism they can Pg.
what is their fidelity to their nestles—!o liae
,trcr t•r w
To conclude—%re are enlightened by espedlenec ; el%t,
rely only on our own energy. But in complattti-el ,•I 'he 121
exercised towards us, in taking precautions-for the sou-,, wt
eatvernoi,4;rrsoevo..eref4inr
as
tregspriortae.ii,iulr,7tboortip)robireliwtyon. I.e,,,,;doentir,yert.:ie:;•,ey
acknowledijeo• only the prejudices of vriel-. the lloytian mu_ e. 1.,
give Proofs or those generous scut itneots ci•orattir,
oaths:. (fur rause 1:1 sacred; it is under the pro'e•''Llee' To;
tk
Ostinipoteat. Theis firm at our peat, and cot rid cat .te "*.a.
and unshaken resolution of our fellow-countridnen, we
el.•fettel until our hist gasp, the libaty Lai itticitadence d -
country.

- - —• •
Lieutenant L. of the Autlaciolis, lind a most unr.ett,-.:7
hesitation in his speech ; FO wuch so. that alio: Lei!!
agi-ated, 1w could not he understood. One inoviiiic.;:t"0
orders, a man. in cbeving. fell overtward. The ship .
in full sail. The li,uietiant, in avnv, ran about, 1014.
evtry .ffort tJ explain what had happened• vain:
hotly could understand him. His agitation lose so hi::,
that he attempwd to them C VOI beAra. 'the sti:L"
held him, thAlking !ie Ives seiz..d maduo“.
the Admiral came up, uteneut then begun xis
• his unintelligible elrort. Ile, however, cinild make rethNi
of it. At la,t, he said, "If you can't st:lik you eseril.
This did the business—The lb uter.at animediebly
a favourite walts.—" Th:re's a man overboard—ralloi":,:,
—There ! there!'—pointing to wileie he MI. Irs101!1.
the ship was put aback ; the boat put 1.1. l; and the
fellow picked up when at the last gasp.