Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-05-26
From the Norfolk Herald, May 23.l
FROM HAYTI

By accounts from Cape Hayti to the
9Th inst. received at this port, it appears
that great dissatisfaction has lately
been manifested among the emigrants
from the United States. The cause,
perhaps, may be traced to the emigrants
themselves; for those acquainted with
our black population in general, know
that the greater part Of them are natu-
rally disposed to Incidence, and will
never work if they can possibly avoid
it. Those of them, therefore, Cor at
least majority who sailed for Hayti
were under the impression that they
were going TO a land SLOWING with
milk and honey" and that they were
to live in the most sumptuous manner,
without labor or any eXertions on their
part, to acquire it, and to be made CT
vii or military officers of without a
knowledge of the language-but they
have been mistaken-They have found
out that hymg, even in St. Domingo,
must be earned by manual labor, UNI
less they are endowed with talent to
fill an Office, of which fact the acute
and intelligent President { Boyer) is ca
pable of deciding, and always does de-
eide for himself. 1t appears, also, that
citizen G,GnciWe rather oversteppcd his
instructions from the President, in his
visit as agent to the States, inasmuch
as he promised, and did pay. the pas
sages o! emigrants to the Island, and
had land, Sc furnished them! whereas
the President only authorized him TO
say that he would AID those disposed
to emigrate in the payment Of their
passages, Settle fact is, that a
damper has been thrown upon emf
grafton by late regulation Of the Pre-
sident; and after the 5th June, no in
ducements whatever, further than are
held out by any other Island, will be
offered by the government of Hayti.-
The President, it is understood, very
recently signed two hundred passports
in one day, of persons DESTROYS of re-
turning to the United States.
The Legislative council, Ga chamber
Of Deputies, probably it is called
finished their business few days since,
and among their legislative acts was
the passage of a new 7ariF lar, which
goes into operation soon-It appears
that there has never been duty on
land paid in the Island, inasmuch as
the land mostly belongs 10 government;
but duty on the products of it, say, a
certain sum per lb. on coffee, per Dbl.
on fruit, &c.-and when the same ar
ticles are exported, they again pay
what is termed an export duty. These
export duties have been reduced by the
new tariff, and heavier import duties
imposed The duties on -four have
been increased dollar higher than be-
fore, making the duty now about 80 80
per bbl.-that on rice is so high as to
amount to almost prohibition, being
now S3 so per 100 lbs.-other articles
of breadstufs have also received a
2roportionable augmentation. Claret
,oine is perhaps the only article of i'm
port that has undergone reduction Of
duty. The Tar!f, however, it was un-
derstood, would soon be published, and
a copy of it may have reached tie U.
States even before this period
Baltimore, May 2l.-Great interest
has been excited in this city for few
days, by an application made to our
county court to admit James Smith to
bail.
1t appears that about three months
ago James Smith, youth Of about IS
years old, was corrected by Mr.. Morri-
son, the principal OF an academy at Belle
Air, under whose tuition James then
was. Subsequently, James obtained a
pistol in Baltimore, returned TO Belle
Air, and had dispute with one of the
other students, in consequence Of which
he was reprimanded by Mr.. Morrison.
James then took favorable opportu-
nifty and shot Morrison, who is dam
gerously i'll Of the wound. He was
committed in Hartford county, and was
brought before Judge Archer on writ
of habeas corpus, for the purpose of
being admitted to bail as above stated.
The case was ably argued on both
sides, and the testimony of DR.. Davidge
was, that Mr.. Morrison was in a very
dangerous situation. Judge Archer
determined not to admit him to bail
until it should be ascertained that Nor
rison was out of all danger from the
wound. The last accounts represented
Morrison's case as much more favora-
BILE. Patriot.
From La Belle .AssemJhe.
FEMALE FASHIONS FOR APRIL.
BALL DREss.-Over a white satin
slip, dress of japanese plain gauze, OF