Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-12-01
EMPIRE OF HAYTI.
Decree Of Tie Empsror-The Min:s.ers-Faus-
lin First

Itn FuS.
From Kingston papers recently received. the
New York Journals make interesting extracts.
An the Secretaries. Commissaries. Gendarmes,
and Espions of the late President Soulouque, now
Faustin the lst of the Haytien Empire, it is said
have found themselves suddenly transformed into
as many iIlustrious limbs of nobility. The thing
is sublimely ridiculous. The negroes, if they
canno, Iuxuriate in wealth. al least level in titles
Witness the following:
Liberty Empire of Hayti-EquaIity
Decree Concerning the Nomination of Ministers.
Faustin the First. by the grace of COD and the
constitutional law Emperor of Hayti, sends greet
ing TO all. present and 10 come, aud now-resolyes
TO name. and does name
Minister of War and Marine-Lieut. Gen..
Louis Dufrene, Duke of Tiburon, Grand Marshal
of the Empire, Grand Cross Of the Imperial and
Military Order of ST. Faustin. Grand Gordon of
the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honor.
Minister Of Justice-Mons. de Jean Bite Fran
cisque. Duke of Lmbe. Grand Gordon of the I'm.
perial Order of the Legion of Honor.
Minister of Finance-Colonel Louis Enc Fell
cite Salamon, Duke Of ST. Louis of the South,
&c. &c.
List of Created Princes and Dukss.-His Serene
Highness Monseigneur de Jean Louis Pierot,
Prince of the Empire, Grand Marshal of the EN-.
pire.
His Serene Highness Monseigneur de Lasare.
Prince de St. Vague. Grand Marshal of the EN-
pire, &c. &c. Inspector General of the Army
of the Empire.
His Serene Highness Monseigneur de Pobo,
Prince of Cape Hayti, Grand Marshal of the EN-
pire, &c, &C., commander of the province of the
north.
His Serene Highness Monseigneur de A. Souf-
frant. Prince of Jacme, Grand Marshal of the
Empire, &C.. &C.. commander of the province of
the west
Faustin does not owe his elevation it is said, 10
the W ish of The people-the initiative has been
entirely his own, and any member of the iegisla-
tive body that would have dared to oppose his
will, would have been drawn out and shot like a
dog by his order. His object is TO exterminate
the coIored race, and have the country exclusive
y governed by the blacks. There is no longer
safety 10 colored men in Hayti. All Of this class
who possessed anything have been either killed or
obliged 10 flee from :he country.
description of the person of the Emperor
and of his favorite attendant NAV not be found
unnteresting.
Soulouqe, or Faus.in /. Emperor of Hayii is a
very fine negro, about fifty years old, and of a
very large figure. His Physiognomy is mild.
even when he orders an execution. His princi pal
passion is the luxury Of the toilet. Several times
a day he changes his costumes uniforms. His
epauleites and coat trimmings of immense size;
they made in Paris, expressly for him. Be-
ing very excellent cavalry officer, he Is fond Of
American horses, upon which he likes to parade.
Ii is well understood thai he knows neither how
to write nor how 10 read. He is full of prejudice
against those who are acquainted with this ordi-
nary knowe ledge. and he says often tha, he does
not wish have ything 10 do with that cursed
pen which makes the whites able TO deceive the
poor negroes. as it unfortunate" says he.
:. to see an honest tied for having put his
signature upon piece of paPerj which speaks as
IL pleases -
Solouque is not only ignorant, bit also super
stitous. The most influential man near him, is
a negro named Papuloi. a sorcerer by trade. and
the only one authorized by law to perform Wan
gans." He and the great priestess of I" Vau-
dou," are the private counsellors of the eZ-Presi-
dent and present Emperor. They are the two
pi liars of that awful barbarian free masonry i'm
ported from the shores of Africa. Who would
believe that during the last year human sacrifices
had taken place in Hayti. if those facts had not
been sworn TO by men of responsibility, residing
10 the country
The Etat-major of the Emperor is very numer.
Gus. They may be compared to quantity OF
leeches, sucking the blood of the country. There
are, among this body, colonels who are coblers by
trade, and generals who cooks. Poyoyo. The
commander of the Genie, is an old negro from
Martinica, who .tammers, and knows not even
how 10 command his troops. As for the soldiers,
they are more like herd of animals than body of
men. They are covered with rags, and receive
gourdin "a dollar) a month, when they can get IT,
No food or roof is allowed them they sleep in
the open air in their hammocks.
The private guard of Faustn |, called by the
inhabitants " The Big Boots" although they have
no shoes, is body of butchers, ready TO obey, at
any tmes the bloody will of their master. They
are comm anded by three brothers, named Nlthes,
Bernadotte and Ocean-ADne--a trinity OF MUIR
derers, whose actions are atrocious. AS for the
ma gstrates of the Island, they are the dshonor
of Justice, as well by the darkness OF their arrests
as for their own imbecility.
The press of Hayti is a nameIess concern
The language used by The publishers and their
renor,ers is a certain pafois, which is not even
to themselves
The following nautical method of dancing was
found among the papers OF the late aomirai oir
Joseph York, of facetous memory
Third figure Heave ahead and pass your ad-