The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-20
Important from Jamaica and Port au Prince

[From the n o. Pcayune, May 12l
The schooner Stranger, Capt Tobey, arrived
yesterday from Kingston, having sailed thence on
the Both ult.
AS the Stranger was coming out of port, she met
a schooner bound IN, having on board one hundred
and forty refugees from Port au Prince Our last
accounts from Port au Prince represented that the
news from France had caused great excitement
there; now we have the results. The following is
from the jamaica Despatch, of the 10Th ult.:-
PoRr Az PniNcE.-This unfortunate country has
again become the arena of a sanguinary scene. We
learn from respectable authority that the black popu
laton have risen against the inhabitants Of
color, and were committing awful ravages among them
The causes of the outbreak are unable to ascertain
but is supposed to be dissatisfaction of the browns to
be governed by the present President. The British
merchants resident ut Port Prince engaged the brig
Queen Victoria which happened fortunately to be
there and sent through the British Consul to the
modore this station requesting the immediate pre-
sence Of manofwar to protect British subjects and
their interests. There French vessel of war at
Port Prince and are informed that her presence
took place, but which, Notwithstanding, was of most
serious nature.
"The Queen Victoria anchored at Morant Bay on
Thursday last and the Captain came forthwith TO Port
Royal to deliver his dispatches to the Commodore 1t
said that the number of persons killed in day
Herr the pianist, was in Kingston o the 3Oth. He
adverses for sale his piano being about to return to
the United States
smart shock of an earthquake was felt in the town
of Falmouth the 2lst ut at about quarter past
O'Clock, A. NJ 1t was Of brief duration not lasting
appeared to be from nearly east to west
The following il from last evenings Courier, being
extract from a letter t. a commercial house =
Hayti has again been the scene of bloodshcd and
murders. We learn that the brgantine Queen Vic
toria (of Trinidad Capt Tucker from POrtau Prince
bound to Hamburg with cargo of coffee, &C., put into
Morant Bay Thursday last to purchase stores rs
could be procured at Portau-P Prince, in
of the state of matters at that place and that
Capt Tucker reports that he has brought dispatches
from the British Consul there to Com Bennett this
station. requesting that vessel of should be i'm
ofalxy IN pnpf-
turbance had taken plaee-a large number (some say
upwards of hundred) of the colored population hav
ing been massacred by their black brethren. The
of this outbreak has not been fully mentioned,
but it is said that the lives of people of color daily
being sacrificed in large numbers This determination
the part of the blacks to exterminate the browns
had been brewing for long time in fact since the
rant Soulouque has been presidents and it is being
realized with vengeance that none but savages would
be guilty of committing.
The commodore were learn, has been unable to
ply with the requisition of her Britannia Majesty Is
Consul ut Port-au Prince there not being a single
vessel Of at Port Royal at this moment, excepting
the guard and storcships, which useless in their
present state.
1t is certainly cause of much regret that this island
should be left destitute of vessels of it is at
present 1t has been said that we have posi-
BILE for alarm; but who can tell what moment
| might produce The present outbreak in Hayti,
where the presence of manofwar to protect British
| interests would be of much service is sufficient
proof why Port Royal should not be- she is des
ute of at least available vessel of to be used
| in cases of emergency. Who knows how many limo
cent beings have by this time been sacrificed to a
mercess mob who, had protection been afforded by
of her Majesty's vessels would have been enabled
to themselves and their families from the genera
massacre which, We are told was going on in that un
fortunate country
The Alarm Daring and Vixen are, it is said, cruizinl
off the island of Cuba, and it is not known when they
will return to Port Royal.
| We hope, when this intelligence reaches England
| that the admiralty will the necessity of having a
larger number Of vessels of this station than al
present. England seems, has been said, truly ia
have forgotten her colonies and evidently little
| or cav
them unprotected and ut the mercy Of other
| nations