The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-04-16
FROM PORr.AU.pRINCE.

BY the arrival of the Maria. Ann. at N.
York, from Port>au-prlnce. papers to
the l7th March, from the latter place
have been received.
3he ststemen, made by a capt. Hnck-
ley, at Wilmington, N. G. OF the outra-
ges committed upon the Americans by
the Haytiens, during the great fire at
Port>au-PriDce in De-. last is copied into
the papers and formerly contradicteJ ,and
the circumstances which gave rise 10
such statement are explained to the
! iaudable precautions which the authori.
ties took In placing The properly saved in
custody of the military, who, as matter
OF course, prevented all persons APP
preaching II, and hence the complaints
OF some Americans who, during the FIRE,
wished to get at their property, and were
resisted in so doing.
The president of Hayti had Just re-
turned from tour of inspection i'm The
district OF Jacmel, of which, and of the
pleasure which his exceliency experien-
ced IN finding affairs so prosperous, and
OF the JOY which his excellency's pre.
sence every where diffused, and Of the
saiu'es which were fred in his honor,
| and OF the dill ners which were given,
and the toasts drank AMI Of The decora.
lions which were made in the halls of
the feasts, rapturous account, which
would not dlscredit the coluuus of the
"Drppeau Blanc," or any other legiti-
mate gazette, is given IN the official pa.
per Of the Cd March. The only two
things III the account of the dinner which
struck us were, that the flag Of England
was placed Oh the right, and that OF A..
merica on the left, Of the national pavii-
lon-aDd that after the dinner the health
OF the ssladies (not OF the fair sex) o.
Hayt' was proposed, apparently by sn
European, and received with the loudesl
applause. 49,
BALTIMORE, APRIL l9.-The Judges OF
the county court for Hartford COUNTY
sitting at Bel Air, have been engaged
tor the last three weeks in the trial of az,
indictment against James A. Buchanan,
James w M'Culloh, and George vii.
lams. charging them with a conspiracy
TO defraud the bank of the United Sta.
les.
Under law Of this state, the parties
indicted pleading not guilty, submitted
the case TO be tried on the evidence, by
The court, without intervention of Jury.
Alter laborinus examination Of wines
ses, account books, letters, and other
documents, and patient hearing of the
arguments Of counsel, the court yester-
day acquitted all the parties charged.
We are informed, that the counsel for
the prosecution publicly stated, after
the testimony was concluded that there
was no evidence whatever 10 implicate
Mr. Williams, and as to his acquitIal, the
court composed Of chief Judge Dorsey,
and Judges Hanson and Ward, were u,
nsnymous; the chief Judge dissented
from his two associates as to the acuuital
OF The other two trayersers. Fed. Gaz.
The board Of public works Of the state
Of Virginia have appointed Claude Crozet
their civil engineer.
Commodore Owen, and the greater
part OF his squadron were at anchor al
Bsrbadoes on the I1th ult, waiting for
dispatches from Eng land.
A person cannot be representative in
Parliament in France unless he pays an
annual tex, S200--and serves for nothing.