The National Register.
London, England, 1817-11-17 00:00:00

KINGDOM (W HAYTI.

The Austrian Observer gives the following details on the
political state of this new empire, on the authority of a Ger-
man who has lately visited the island :—" Christophe, alias
-King Henry, begins to feel the approach of age. His son
Victor, who takes the title of Prince Royal, only resembles
him in his worse points; he possesses his ferocity and gross.
nest of manners, without any of his talents for command. It
is believed that he will have considerable difficulty in main-
taining his ground after his father's death. As little are any
of the other members of Christophe's family distinguished for
their talents ; but among his Ministers there are some who
have all the qualities for ambitions enterprise, and and ap-
pat ently all the desire to help themselves if they cau. The
Duke of Marmalade, Grand Master of the Corenionies, and
the favourite of Christopher Count Lemonade, Seer elary of
State for Foreien Affairs; Count Chocolate, who has the di.
rection of the Department of Public Instruction, are all well
informed and artful men, the last espeeially, who is well versed
both in English and French literature. The personage, how-
ever, of great importance iu the event of any revolnuon, is
Count Evidail, Minister of War, a man not more remarkable
for his physical powers than fur a daring energy of soul, but
withal biota] and ferocious. He is the idol of the army, over
which ills is very great."
The following particulars respecting the present Rulers of
of St. Domingo arc extracted *out a New Fork paper :
" POIIT.AU-PKINCE, July 2S.
"President Petion is 11 yellow man, about five feet eight
inches high, rather thin, with an open coniiteolii;aiiiilic:es.s
an
manners of a gentleman. He governs with i ,aicildt the
beloved by Ids people."
CA :'E liv.v KY, At°. 2.

"We arrived here yesterday. The contrast between the
two Black Princes, Christophe and Potion, is striking.
us re-
apects the form of gov eminent- Here (under Christoplie)
every thing is carried on iu a military style. Baron Dope is
the King's Prime Minister. He is a black man, and is well
informed. The ranneror is at his country seat, 16 miles in
the interior. The city, formerly Cape Francois, rellE4ll/6 its
the Revolution left it, mostly in ruins. The harbour is good,
but rather difficulty of access. The Emperor has all inuucnse
thrtification on a mountain, '2O miles in the interior, on which
some pieces of cannon are mounted. This he intends for his
retreat in case of invasion or civil war. He has schools es-
tablished throughout his dominions. One here, on the Lair
casterian principle. has 150 scholars,chielly the sous of black
noblemen and officers. It avears to be his wish to enlighten
his subjects as much as possible, but I believe him to be one
of the most despotic Princes of the age. Every person is the
servant of the Emperor and lie calls on them as circumstances
may require. Prince John, brother of the Emperor, died
about a mouth ago. He lay in state 2t days. During this
time they fired a gun every half hour, for which his wile,paid
four dollars per lb. for powder."

RIOT AT Aaiun TON.—Wednesday week being the triniversary
of the Gunpowder flnt, a number of fa rsons, chiefly boys, it,sembled
on the Steyne at the twilight, let oft squibs. Feria:nth crackers, txc.
until about 9 o'clock, when a huge blazing tar-barrel Made its ap-
pearance on the Steyne, where it was rolled about in awful grandeur.
The police already on the alert to repress the.e indiscretions, marked
the tar-barrel for their prey. A severe conteit now ensued. The
Guy Faux men strove hard, but were.at length driven fmm their
post; the nu-barrel was captured, and its proud flames extin-
guished. A moment of irritation now sucreetleil ; the mob, de-
prived of their fun, were bent on mischief; they attacked the Hitrh
Constable's house and himself with stones. Ili; assailants and his
alarm increasing, several companies of the :stet regiment of ni-
zilleers, with fixed bayonets, marched to the Steyne, and lined its
different avenues. The Riot Act was read by Scrjeant Run-
ralf nington. About thisrime soya tubs being let off near the sol-
diery, an attenipt was made to reliend the offenders: in this
effort one of the soldiers accidents y thurat his baron et into the
body of Mr. Bowles, a headborough, who lingered in the utmost
agony till Thursday evening, when he died, leaving a pregnant wife
and three infant children to lament his untimely dissolution. This
was not the only calamity of the evening; Slaughter and Burt, two
of the patrol, were so wounded, with stones thrown at them by the
mob, that they were obliged to be carried home, where they now lie
dangerously ill. A woman, also, was wounded in die head with slugs
fired from a pistol. The disturbances lasted till a late hour in the
night, and the military did not return to their barracks until after ,
three o'clock on Thursday morning. In Cie course of the day, the
prisoners taken in the *flirty, and immured in the black-hole during
the preceding night, were brought before the Sitting Magistrates at
the Town-hall, and dealt with according to their apparent guilt or ,
innocence.