Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-10-25
SAINT DOMINGO.

SAINT DOMINGO.
This statistical notice is taken from
the Journal DIES Debats, which saws thar
the Royal Ordonnance is confined in It's
operation to the French part OF the ISL.
and:
Extent, Population, Repenue and Com.
meree Of 81. Domingo.
French part contains l455 sqr. leagues
Spanish do, 22sl
Islands of Tortue, Go
naives and Saona 40
Total 3s46
The census of 1924 made the popu.
lation Of all colors to amount to sS5-
SIS. In the French part, there are
perhaps, $4,000 whites, 81 900 muls,.
toes, and 100000 negroes. In the Spa
nish part, there are about $1,000
whites, mostly Spaniards; bu, it is
known that, in the Spanish Colonies.
the appellation ofwhite was sold to mu.
lattoes.
The population has increased, not
outstanding war, and other evils. In
1855, according to census then taken
the whole population was about 7oo.-
900, giving an increase of 235, 900 in
80 years. With 1000 inhabitants to a
square league, the island could support
$4,000 inhabitants.
The expectations Of the French part
Of St. Domingo to France, in 1888, a.
mounted to the value of l75,99o,ooo
francs. Of this amount, coffee made
75,ooo,ooo, sugar 81, and cotton IS.
ooo,ooo francs. At present, cotton is
the greatest article Of export. The
importations from France amount to
54,5oo,ooo; Of which, 80 were from
Bordeaux, - from Marseilles, and
from Havre. The expectations of ST.
Domingo, 1928, TO the United States,
were valued at l6, $780, 900 francs, and
100000 to England. The expora-
tons from the United States were va
lued at 100000, and those from
England at 100000 francs.
The regular army of Hayti, accord
ing to the official list, consists of $1,000
men; but the effective force is much
greater, there being from 100, to no.
coo national militia. There is nonavy.
To ascertain the revenue, there are
no data. In 1928, the duties Of import
and export amounted to 6S7 ,o0oL or to
1895 900 francs. There is a tax on
agriculture, and the government sells
or farms land.
The form ofgovernment is represcn.
tative; but it is not balanced after the
European manner. A President, for
life, exercises the executive, and an G.
lective Senate, of thirty members, the
legislative power. The Catholic reli-
gion is dominant and exclusive. The
English missionaries have been OK
PEELED by the people.
The ports belonging to the French
part are Cape Francois, lie Mole, Saint
Nicolas, Port-au-Prince, now Port Re-
pubIican,) sc. The Spanish though
larger, has fewer ports, San Domingo
and SANTANA being the only ones.
The ports Of the Spanish part are
not embraced in the royal ordonnance;
consequently, French vessels are not
secured anyexclusive privilege therein.
Mercer, Pa Oct. 1.-THE Y. States
Engineers are now in Mercer county
surveying the canal route they are at
present eLcamped near the mouth Of
Crooked creek, about two miles above
the junction of Big and Little Shenan-
&c creeks, having completed the sur
vey from Lake Erie to that place -
French creek, one Of the best feeders
in the western country, or perhaps in
the United States, it is now ascertained
by actual survey, can be brought down
the valley of Shenango and Beaver to
Ohio river as well as northward into
akr Erie 1f0nif0r