Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-21
HAYT.

INST OF TIE DIE G0ttIDOT tlOphtust 'usi'
j Port all Prince. the editors Of the Repub-
! lican, have verbal accounts TO the 2Otb
/ ult but no papers. Much excitement ex>
listed there ia consequence oil the report OF
| the intended invasion OF the island by The
French Measures were taking to put the
/ island ia the best possible state obedience;
Notifications were erecting on all TIE ex'
! posed points OF the cosst-martisl law
/ bad been proclaimed, and all male per.
sons able to bear arms were ordered out
to drill once week, There was about
10000 well disciplined regular troops in
| garrison al Port au Prince and large bodies
! in many other paris OF the Island, ready
| TO oppose any attempt that might be made
| by the French TO effect DandiDg.-
Should the Haytiens. however, be 6etest.
| ed on the coast, they intend retiring TO the
| interior Of the island where temporary
| towns are building tor their acCommoda-
ton.
The ship Concordia, Baily, for NYork,
sailed in company with the Gov. Hopkins,
| but was carried back 10 town in conse
quence of its having been discovered she
had three natives Of the island on board.
| Markets at PORT au Prince generally
were dull--rice and shingles in pretty
good demand.
| Refs Philadelphia Gazette.
We have received letters and papers
| from Port au Prince, Hayti, as late as the
26th ult together with a printed copy OF
the official documents apperlaining 10 the
| late abortiye negotiation between Hayti
and France. We find in the Port al
Prince Feuille du Commerce, the follow
ing consular notice, which we copy in or
der to prevent any persons from emigra-
ting to Hayti, with The false hope that they
will be able to leave it when they please.
"UNlTED STATES AGENCY.
Port az Prince VoU. 5th-
"OAicial notice has been received al this
office from the government OF Hayii, that
the most rig oTous measures will be put IN
force against vessels detected IN the act OF
carrying away Haytiens or emigrants from
the Island; and that in the event of the
fact not being discovered until after the
departure of the vessel, the Consignees
will be held responsible The parties in-
lerested will please be governed accord
ingIy. AND'W ARMSTRONG.
u Agent"
IN intelligent CORES pondent in one of
the Hayden ports has communicated 10
US the following information, under date OF
the Goth uIlimo.
"Our commerce with this country is
now al a dead stand and see no pros
poets of Improvement so long as the price
of produce is go low, and that the cultiva-
tors continue to be taxed at the present
rate. The following will show how much
they are benefited by their labors:
'The most an industrious man and bis
vile can raise, is two thousand pounds Of
coffee per annIm:
2o00 lbs coffee, at the highest
market price, Do. Dl80 90
Territorial duty, DI6 per NJ. D39
Transportation e +
Brokerage, z SO Al 90
Dl39 90
Half to the owner OF the soil,
leaves for the la5ourer D6s SO
The price before quoted is that which
is obtained By inhabitants in the neighbor
hood oil Port al Prince, the Cape. or some
large sea port town; those that have to
take their produce 10 the spectators on
the coast get no more than 81 so that
p49 so is as much as man and bis wife
can expect per snnum from heir Joint la.
bours. While, therefore the price of pro
duCe continues as low as il is now, we can
look tor no Improvements in trade, for The
people are too poor to afford more than the
common necessarles of life
How much, then emigrants to this |
country can be benefited by their remo>
val from ours-especiaIly when there is
such an insuTmountable prejudice against |
their religion, and where the manners, |
language and customs are so totally differ |
ent from their own--can be justly estima
ted
We learn that some London capitalists
have offered the government of Hayti a
loan, a, five per cent of three million
pounds sterling, in case that sum would
suffice TO purchase from France the recog-
nitlol Of Hayden independence 1t is ad-
ded that the negotiation with France has
been or will be renewed The British
frigate Pyramus anchored at Port au
Prince on the l4lh ult
The official documents, above mention.
ed, were published towards the end of
October, when predatory address from
President Boyer, iD which the nAexible
resolution of resisting all attempts upon
the independence of this island is very
strongly Expressed. He states thai the
most pressing instances were repeatedly
made to him By the French government to
send commissioners 70 negotiate, that the
first mission which he despatche d W as frus
trated by cbicane on the part of the French
ministry; and that the last miscarried s'by
bop 60. |