The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-18
From the Journal ef Commerce,
FROM HAYTI.

We are indebted to a COMMERCIAL house for Port
au- Prince papers TO the Doth utno, from which WE
derive the following particulars
Port-au Prince.-The Chamber Of Representa-
yes, the recommendation ofthe President OF Hayt,
has passed law 10 exempt the Inhabitants OF the dis
trlcs devastated by the recent earthquake from taxes
The Senate at It's sitting the 23d May, concuued
Cape HIitten.-News had been received at Port-au-
Prince from Cape HaItien, by the return of Captain
Faubert, aid-de-camp of President Boyer, who sent
him mission thither. The disorders that pre-
vailed IN this unfortunate city in ruins, OF which we
have before heard much complaint, have been con-
summated by the piage rather theft, of the public
treasure, which had been hitherto preserved II is said
by guard. Letters announce the confagraton OF
the rest of the houses overturned and not before
burned. The first fire consumed only quarter of
the city, and extlngushed by IAN. General
Obas and Monscardy have gone thither with instruc
tons from the President TO establish order The for
mer has taken, Professionally, the command OF the de
partment of Cape aitien and the latter has returned
10 Grand river
The proclamation of the President, dated May
10th after aluding the facts OF the earthquake,
says "Ihs immense calamity has torn my very neart.
Wherefore have yet TO regret excuses which are
come in to aggravale the measured lie recommends
public and chastlsement to the offenders, and
hopes that the authorities charged with this matter
do their duty. To those survivors of the calam-
ity who have lost friends and property by it, he
sells resignation and them that the sollctude
Of the Republic will not abandon them IN their dis
tress.
81. Jlgo-Letters from this unfortunate city
firm the sad news ofthe overturning of all the houses
built with masonry, and Of all the public edhces.-
About two hundred persons have persisted The
earthquake was perceived at the same time Cape
Haen, New shocks, very strong, having continued
through the night and the following days The rest
of the population removed half league from the
CITY, AT the first moment OF this strong CONFUSION
OF the earth, the river Vague seen to 60 up to-
wards its source and to divide into two parts leaving
dry passage IN It's bed then, to descend with aston
lshing mpetuosity.
The excuses committed here by the prisoners who
escaped in consequence of the fall Of the prisons,
deporable-also, by some country people, and by
some from the city, who thought they had right TO
plage But it appears that the authorities have not
fulfilled their duty endeavorng prevent this dis
| order. St Jago described very hourshng city,
that had just begun to acquire the prosperity due to
industry.
81 Domingo-The powerful shock experienced
here was preceded by terrible noise coming from
the East The fine Cathedral, commenced in 1914
and finished in 1870 had resisted every earthquake,
especially those Of 1854 and 1891 But it was cons-
deraby injured by that Of the 18th inst The was
excessively agitated the harbor The injury
perenced by the Cathedral occasoned the fear of its
fall on which account the vicar general, Porter,
thought proper take away the holy sacrament and
carry it to the church St Dominick and afterwards
to a barrack constructed in haste. repetition of
the atrocous pracles of Cape Hayden and st. Jago
is expected at St Domingo.
Tue MINEs.-The mines on the East of IIayti have
recently been explored by an Engllshman named Ro-
beson, who is now gone to England to solicit the pa
tronage of English capitalists in the work.