The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-11-11
EMIGRATION TO IIAYTI.

EMIGRATION TO IiAfTI.
Letters were received yesterday from Port .au-
Prince, announcing the arrival Of the brig De
Witt Clinton, the first vessel despatched from
this port by the Emigration Society. The pas
sengers were in good health, and 50 much satis-
fed with the care and attention shown them by
Captain Barstow that they returned him their
thanks in the newspapers, They were received
with every expression of cordiality and joy; and
apubc dinner was given to Capt I'arstow and
DR.. I. cabin passenger, by the "Socictc PHI
lantllropiquc," at which great number OF the
principal citizens were present.
The following is an extract of Il letter from the
Captain to the Agent of the Society:
Posf-au-Pr'nce, OcL 9, 1924.
"Dcar Sir-With pleasure inform you Of my
safe arrival on the evening of the 25th, after I,
passage of 25 days The passengers found to
be generally very decent people. There is not
one but what is pleased with the treatment and
provisions | aowanccd them on nothing, not
even water; each had AS much as he wanted to
cat or drink; nor had we but one sick, da2ger-
ousiy. The passengers have returned me thanks
publicly for my attention to them. | have ike
wise been received here with the greatest atter-
,ion-he Philanthropc Society gave me Il din
ner, &c | have likewise lived, during my stay
here, with one Of the Committee, who treats me
with the utmost attention. The President Of the
Society," Gen, Ingnac, says | must immediately
so and bring another cargo of cnigrsnts."
Extract Of a letter from Dr. b.:
''I never was more agrceaby disappointed
than have been in this government. find them
kind generous and humane. This is the place
for our black population"
Remarkable preserrution.-A Late Niagara Sen
tincl mentions that stage, i'll crossing Deep
Hollow" near Rochester, was overturned in the
night, on the bank Of a precipice, and although
the descent was from thirty to forty feet, no one
was seriously injured The editor Of the Chron,
iclc has been furnished with an extract of let.
ter by one of the passengers, giving the particu
lars of this extraordinary escape.
We left Rochester i'll the stage at s A. VI
perfectly dark-no lamps-and ten passengers
myself the only female.
We had proceeded little more than mile ant
ahalf from the village when the driver lost h
direction, and while crossing causcway, malt
over gufabout seventy feet deep, we were pre-
cipitatcd down Il prccipice Of thirty fcct--lh,
stage rolling over and over like log. 1t frs
struck slight railing that had been placed as
gusrd-the Top was broken through, and W,
went Overland over again and again till we rcstcc
on small level, where 4 stone breast work a foo
or two in height had been made. That cornc
of the stage in which | sat stuck into the earth
and the whole weight of its contents came OF
nc The unuucrable horror of the moment yol
cannot conceive. | cXpcctedto die in an instant
from the awful, the amazing pressure. 1t wa
rs dark as it ever was, and it raincd violently
Each thought the others dead, and it was no
till the persons above began to move, that Il orr
was uttered In releasing themselves two o
three stepped upon me, and one climbed on
by resting his foot upon my head. All but nv
stf lletu tnI n,,J 4 ~,
had lost the power of moving; besides, the san,
and earth poured in upon me so that could no
itta foot. heard my husband calling my nam
IN agony, and some crying out "whcre is the Ia
dy," and others replying, "she is dead" For
lew moments lay buried in the wreck, unabl
to speak or move.
At last aman found, III the darkness, where
icy, and lifted me out by main strength. But W
were now in an awful uncertainty respecting on
situation, and what would be our fate; for "
supposed, when We turned over, that We wer
gong of the bank Of the tennessee, which wa
N fact few rods from us-;lnd the precipice q
that is at least 50 feet. When we rested, it WA
lust on the brink ot another descent of nearly a.
feet, at the bottom OF which was stream wit
rocks and bodies OF trees; we afterwards 81,
The place by daylight, and therefore know. Ha
We gone over the li,tlc breast work, our deaf
had been inevitable. AS it was, our preserve
tlonis Justly considered miracle.
We remained in this condition nearly an hon,
not daring to move at all, lest we should plunr
VIC knew not where. At last light was broug
and We walked through the mlrc IA quarter of
mile, to house, where we waited till day. W
lhcn took seats in another stage, and rode to Lev
l5town, a distance Of 80 miles! All the passel
gers were somewhat injured but none so muc
SSto be unable to travel. Nota bone was broke
except the poor horses ribs. Our prcservatio
was beyond all human calculation God ha
mercy on us--no other reason can be assignc
,vC l.; H.. Al.