The Sun.
London, England, 1810-11-23 00:00:00

PPESENT ST/ITE OF HAYTI,

A Gentleman who left Port-an-Prince 7n Sertqllll;
ber, furnishes the following particulars relative it t
existing state of affairs in that country at the "
of his departure :
of
" The Mole was still in
Petion, under the command of General D'Arce, "vibe
succeeded La Marre, but closely besieged hY •ft
army, and blockaded by the fleet of Christophe•f
or
po;session of the trooP'ix,
was supposed to contain prey isiOns for three or 'fit!
months, but-the opinion .was it could not lie
out longer than- that time. This po6iti'orr was t
only one now occupied by Petion in :Le nol-thebe
department of the bland, and shook! it 611' tbt
whole military force of Christophe tviill 0°
be turned against the South.
" The advanced posts of Christophe extend 01-
a;
L'Archave, which is only about 15 mites from °, i 9
au-Prince, the capital of Petiou's dominions., 'pst
city will ofrotd a powerful obstacle to the con(lo'4
of Christophe, as it is nearly surrounded by a str°lo,
wall. Unanimity appears to be wanting Peg
ple are mostly divided into faations: one- Patty
of
attached to the President, another is desirotri
placing Rigaud at the head of the Government,* 3n
ct
a third is suspeeled:of being in favour of Chrisiol”).,,
• A'
If these contliaing sentiments continue, port
Prince must
" General Rigaud, from whose talents, erTfil
and popularity, so much seas expected, W"s
sick at Jeretnie. General Gomey had not Eur':1;11
.dcred with his army, as was reported, buy W's at
in ,a state of open hostility, against the mn 101t),,-0
Petion, with a force of about five or s;x
men. A negotiation bad been opened, and a 1:,0
sooal interview had taken place between the
Chiefs, but without pr4ducing any arrangeawrit.
Gomey is a Negro, and has declared himself 11 t
he.
interest of Christophe. Should this statcoacol
entirely correet, after the reduaion of the ,M(1.,1-
thq conquest of the South will most probably 4.
low;je
for as the war has assumed very ,much ,ge
character of a war of colour, and as. the Black' c,
much more numerous than the Mulattoes,
tion will more generally prevail among the
shout`'
of of the South, who are principally black. We sa-:-
not be surprised to see in a short time the sa'l3e7i:t
tern of extermination praEtised by theN,!groes a,
ptl
the people of Colour, which was put imo
by them conjointly against the unfortunate' W'll.
It has already been Commenced by Christophe'

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Yesterday morning, at' half. past ten o'clock!, t
tjte
Marquis WELI:ESLE? •woited upon his Maj?.srY -j,
King of SwEozsr, at the Clarendon Hole!
street. After a long interview, the Noble 106
cooduEted his Majesty to his carriage, and
etize
with him to the Foreign Office, whence theY„'ls
ceeded to the 'Admiraltye afte,• which they 0"-eei
number of Government. Offices. In the. even,. e.
his Majesty dined with the Marquis, who ree'llor
him at the front door, and conduCted birp c°4 Qa
drawing-roorn. Among the company insi.itee-el'or
the occasion were, the earl of HA/0101.1/DV
ARMSTRONG. Mr. Cut.r.lNG, C. Smerrt, IC/11%
MILTON, captain MAINWARING, &c. &C.
CO
The happy occasion of his Majesty's corntheebos
of the .50111 year of his reign, was observed in
with every demonstration of joyy. The
English merchants resident in Li Lisbon
their houses in honour of the event, and gc:lt'sof
dinners were given by them, at which the heal' fi
our beloved Sovereign was drank with entbal',
applause by all the company, standing. „ IS
The popular Romance of Blue Beard, it seemiry
to be brought forward at Covent-Garden Menhir:Alt-
a style of great magnificence and pieuresque
ty. Perhaps for the sake of novelty, a few
touches from the humorous pen of Mr. COl-17,ea
the author of the piece, would considerably L'ej6.l
its general effea.
I°s
A new dramatic piece of the historical I•liin d is
been accepted at Covent-Garden Theatre, °'l
expeded to be brought forward soon after Ci.'ires-.;
was. It is the produdion of P.lr.
otary of Wealth is entitled to a high ranli.• tU
among mi•dern Comedies. , . of
On Friday last the Officers of the Gnrli'°-,e ett
Canterbury opened the Private Theatre (and atp!
elegant and cornmodions Theatre it is), for tll'p
0115 e
time, with an appropriate Address, well writferleol
spoken by Capt. DANCE, of the 23d B.eginiellThe
Dragoons. The play was Ways and Means. well.
parts were well cast—they were iticonceivahlY 0,4
supported. Capt. DANCE'S Sir David Dundcr' Neil
Capt. JAMES'S Paul Peery, were excelleo(lY
ifi
enacted. The female charaelers were persell
by a seleCtion from the Ladies of the Marg3tedich
Dover companies. The after-piece, The APPfLe„ 30'
gave great satisfaCtion to an highly respett"'-iet,4
dience. Capt. cUTLIFTE'S Dick was a fine roioa
of comic aeting. The Spouting Club scene)the
well kept up by a number of Officers. or,
orchestra we had a capital band, ably led by „et
ToNIK-INS. In short, the eveniiig's entertair.llo
was calculated to give every eneouragetner"
amateur promoters of these rational recreatioas,' v,
We are sorry to learn that there is a disnul:efs
tween the Duchess, of DORSET and Sir ,Wr4 froai
STIRLING, respetting manorial rights, ariier'Si
the recent purchase by the latter of some lan ste
perty contiguous to that of her Grace. Ftom,° be
have heart of Sir WALTER, he is little likelt
instigated by a litigious spirit, and much tati:eo
posed to concede, than to contest with a La'''.
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etv
A Professor has lately -come forward for IL.evaxe
cation of the Canine Race, who promises tect,llo3
hi; fintriooted pupils very agrcealle—a P°11:1,111-a:
he would perhaps hardly be able to effect w 7 'er tiff
legoed Puppies. We have not heard wbetl;l,-
Professor is descended from the ancient C.Vl`":.
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On Monday night, at the time the l'ee—oscbie
was stopping at the Swan Inn at Bedford, !bell Co the
marl and guard being in the hOuse, wej:hags,a,,
passengers, the coach was robbed of severs'ra
eontaining Rink of England and opt 00
Bank Notes to a considerable amount. r-``',.'oo
bers are disappointed in a considerable Pc)re.loirie
their booty, as one of the largest parcels cu
Bank of &Eland Notes cut in half.

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