The Sun.
London, England, 1804-12-27 00:00:00

.C:ORON4ITION
of the EMPEAO.R ,?f.)4 ,IYI7.

Ma. EDITOR--The account of BONAPARTE'S:
COTOtcatiffn having-ei:Cited tonsidirable -sensation,.
'it may not be'uninieresting 'to the Public to- have
.some account of a similat. ceremony on the other
side of the "Atlanik; With which I have" been fa-•
• vowed by a correspondent in the West
The.l.l.th of Ctaober, in the' year 1, will ever
be Memorable day in the annals of Hayti, the day
whiCh had been fixed upon (after cOnsultingObeak.
men) for the Coronation of the august Sovereign
that IslaKiL The niOrning•was ushered in by: ie.:.
prated* discharges of- artillery and inusiketry; the:
bleating of gonigoms:: and blowing *ofliarns ;
Imperial band; consisting of one hundretrmusiciatts,
clad in avaistronfratid;reeches, assembled, sk lilt hors'As.
and other instruments.; bei-ore the' palace, at an early
hour ; they proceeded, together with a detachment
of the Imperiai Legion of Glory, -to the residence
of the supreme Obeakmin, .whence . they condaled
this venerable :head of their religion, to the greit
temple of Hayti, where hislmperial .1-fanatic the
Emperor, with his three favouriteEmpresses, were
already arrived ; that modesty whiA always elm-
rat-letises the hero; having' induced him to avoid
the admiration of the a,loring multitude, by .pro.
ceeding through another avenue to the 'appoilited
place:
ThecereMonfwas most imposing ! His IMPerial .
HOOotir, our 'roost august Emperor, JEAN.JAQIIcs
the First, was seated upou a pile ot„ empty hogs.
heads, covered with flame..etiloured baize,'richly
trimmed with green tape' fElfs- Honour's Imperial
livery}, • and their Imperial 1-fanCnirs the Empresses
CHLOE, LETrTiA. and QVASHEBA, squatted at
the foot- of. • the Imperial throne, arrayed in scarlet
petticoats, and shining- with all the pomp of sable
loveliness.
,
On each si,le stood the GrandlTgnituries ott'
I lonourrs• Imperial Firw,ehold ; thou MightinesseS
the Imperial 'Pipe-bearer; Marshal QtromtNi, atid
the Inipirial NlttleAriseer; Marshal TitiO, arses
their Excellencies the Chief Pot.bbiler, and Ole
High Chiggoe.picker of the Household. The
whole .Assembly stood up On .the arrival' of 'his
Sothic), the Supreme Obeakman, Whose approach
was announced by martial musk, and the joyful ac.:
clattritit;wt of citizens of every colour. •
Vsoters his Santlity had arrived at the foot' of the
throne, his Honour descended to receive the Imoe-
diiidern, brotight eqressiy.,-together with. the
wooden sceptre of the renowned liesmaso, 'from
the ancient city of Caragdtt.- Sanctity then
proceeded to anoint-. his Loperiafidonour after the
manner.uf the ancient Hatteltors, whilst their
,Ito.
pedal lianours rubbed with raptUre the holfflaid
upon: their sable bosoms. His. Sandity then cried,.
with a laud voice, " Main His Iniperial :Honour,
JSAN JAcQues the Ist,•by-his-own authority, and.-
the Constitution:of the ErnPire,.Etopercir of Hayti,-
or ever ;" which was answered by-she Legion
bury, and the. whole multitude, ," May-all the
Etnpresse which "he now has, or ever may have,,
live for ever." The acclamations and enthusiasm'
exposseel on this occasion were so great as to drown,
the melody of the sacred' Anthem of Toncanoo, with
which the ceremony concluded. •
The Procession returned. to the Imperial Palace
in the following order : •

.. • - . The Imperial !land,
The Grfrld Dignitaries of the LegiOn of Glory, Two by Two,
.The High Marshal of the Empire;
Their Imperial Highnesses prine,..3 Pompee and Tempi!,
. . ~.The Chasseors of the Legion of Colour;
. .:. ; iNiarilial'f4Ootnini ' . Marshal Taio,•
His Sanctity the Chief Obeakman,
. • . " • ' Obeaktiteu, Two by Two,
.Tbcir Imperial Honours.t he -rrtiree Empresses a.breast,
..".'lo,l4ack Maids of Honour;
TIN I lonohr the Emperor, clad in
Grant!' • a Mantled Red,baize, powdered Chief •
,po4,4ncrt , with ,Musquitoes; crowned, and Executioner:
bearing the Seeptre.,
Pikernen of the'Guard, Couch-men, Gpmgum ..men,
Hangmen of the Guard, Cooke of the Legion of Glorx,
&c: &c. &e..
. .

On their arrival at the Imptrial.PalaCe, their Ho.
. nouns, the Grand pignitaries, His SAndtity, and the
-6tnetalt of the Guard, sat.down to an elegant ban.
riugi§f red herrings, yams, .and plaintains, whilst
the multitude were regaled with iii.eaacles,of every
deactiption. And, we may .venture to, say,. that we
never witnessed a ceremOny morepwful 'in its na—
ture, .and' more conducive to, the liberty, equality,
anti good kuveronfent of the people of Hayti.
If room can be found in your Paper for
.the in.
sertion. ,of this without injury to the account of the
rival Coronation, it cannot but,rendir an acceptable
service.tcl the public, .as a onmpariion will display
the magnificence of each more .distinfily and mani.
fcsrly.• • Your's, Sec. •

BAsiocus.

On Wednesday evening a fire broke out attired..
ley Mills, near Huddersfield, belonging to 'MOMS.
Atkinsons, which raged fur some time. With tonsi.
cf-fable fury, and threatened to consume the Whole
of those extensive and Valuable buildings, . "The
greatest-exertions, however, were made by all pre;
bent tit stop the' progress of the flames, and this was
st last eff'ected•byeut ting asunder the main timbers,
and thus stopping the communication. Three per-
sons had the misfortune to fall from 'the roof of the
building, 'and were. considerably burnt, but none of
them we hope fatally.
On Fridaylast a person dressed like 'a gentleman
called at h shop in Bristol to purchase a trifling ar.
tick, and tendered .a guinea in gold for cltange,
holding at the same time a bag full ofisimilat pieces,
the appearance of which induced the person to ring
it, or which she discovered its badness.- Several of
the same, all of which rang-like lead, were.offerel
and returned: 'The stranger expressed much anger,
but at 'length -nn change making its appearance, he
tendered some bad shillings, which were also re-
fused ; bat the perion in the shop (a fem.dej seeing
him so inotch offended, at las• took one of his bhil.
fins, in order to•get iitl• of him. The guineas'ap-
'peared quite new,,bol, not-of the new coin:
IQ Ciro r „ near..l4eds,. within :the., bust
.
twelve inooths, three labuoting feutAlet, next: door
neighbours, HAW lt ,in alie same row of
cottages, have been each ipereaea_ by the birth of
twin sons. All the, six boys arc as,present in good
health, and jik,Oy to live. ,