Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-30
FROM PoRT.AU-PRiNcE.
Eztrae! of letter, dated Port-au- Prince,
lOh April, 1920.

! EztT2C! o. letter, dated Fort-au- TtuCe,
l0.h April. 1920.
[: isnow rainy season, bu: the coffee is
coming in, AID Of excellent quality. Noun
| tain coffee. OF the best kind, sells al 81 sous,
that is 10 cents. There are now lying in
this harbor 80 or 100 vessels, some of them
| from France.
It is computed that there are in PoEt.au-
Prince 900 blacks, 1000 mulattoes, and
1000 white people,--lhe latter consisting
of all nations, but chiefly Of European
French.
The British Admiral, Sir Home Popham,
is expected here every day, and great pre-
pavations are making 10 receive him. In
despite of the prejudices Of the people OF
Jamaica. he entertained the Hsytian Depu-
ties there, as British Admiral, in company
with lady Popbam And writer OF the
name of Stewart, member OF the Jamaica
Legislature, attacked the Admiral on this
account in piece of much virulsnce, which
was subsequently republished in the New
York papers. Stewart is himself creole OF
the Island OF Jamaica.
President Boyer is SMALL man, but fave,
energetic, and gallant, withou. being uxorl.
Gus. la the most troublesome periods OF
the civil wars he has often given proof OF the
greatest military talents, and under the walls
Of Port-au Prince, checked the whole army
of Christophe with handful of men, COM
posed of the best families Of the Republic,
until the arrival of the forces of Potion from
the South, co operating with this Spartan
band, saved the infant Republic from the
iangs of merciless tyrant.
Whether personal liberty is protected, or
private property IS respected, cannot be
doubted when il is known that even French
men reside here and carry on business, ana
that they have coffee house established
here, and kept by an European Erenchman
and woman, which is much thronged by Eu.
ropean Flenohmen.
You see here portrait painters, music mas
tiers, &c. from Europe, and they are all pat
ronized and flourish. But they who can
work with their hands, particularly in tlil'ng
the land, must, With prudence, acquire an
independence. Carpenters. &c, receive,
not unfrequs ~, the enormous wages OF hve
dollars per day, and DO not work but part
OF the day.
Every person who can prove himselfto be
of African descent, is allowed 10 resume the
possession OF the lands in this island, of
which the revolution may have deprived him
and the government has manifested every
disposition to facilitate them in the acquisi-
ton of their property and the honor OF the
republic. Nay, but this is secret, some
whose colour was white, being four degrees
removed lrsm their African ancestry, have
returned to this island TO enjoy the properly
they might have had a right to, in virtue OF
either OF their ancestors. Yet the people OF
this country are not under their own preJu-
dice, but prefer themselves on account ol
their complexion, and have already the ioea
that the highest order OF quadrooh beauty
of saffron hue, is more beautiful than the Il
nest ip,ermix,ures of the red and white
But the generality of the republic vary 10
their appearance from the deep black OF Je-
daou, Ger you must know that they have
been ali painted at full length, and are to be
seen in room of the national palace to the
perfectly European and military appearance
OF General Lys.
! The National Palace has been lately de-
corstea with the richest furniture from
| France and England, in the selection OF
which, great taste has been exhibited.
| REACTION.
+ By the blessing of kind Providence the
pas. and passing Seasons have been such as
TO put stop to our emigratIons TO the West,
and have afforded many inducements for the
return 10 their homes OF these who soush;