The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-12
Interesting Intelligence from Hayti and St.
Domingo

Domingo.
By Captain Mcintyre, of the schooner Enterprise
rived on Monday night In eleven days from Cape Hay
tisn, have been furnished with the following items
Of news
The Emperor of the Republic Of Hayt had issued an
edct to take effect the 9Th instant that no foreign
merchant should do business unless he paid license
$780, Spanish per year. in place of $780, heretofore;
or any foreign clerk, unless he paid $1,000 No vessel
was allowed to take cargo unless she had discharged
her cargo ct that port The export duty coffee aud
logweod was $50 Haytien money per 1000 pounds In
stead Of S. heretofore and In the ratio all
merchandise. He has fixed price all goods i'm
ported and exported He raising army to march
against the Spanish part Of the island Business
very dull
We learn from Capt Merton, Of the schooner Jane
and Ella. which arrived yssterday from Port Prince.
(having left that port the Goth ult that the go
emit had u,t paid to the French portion of the
meeting was to take place. to take into considers.
ion the better mode Of equalng the distribution
coffee Export duties to be increased on coffee and
logwood. American provisions are getting scarce The
articles OF British manufacture having been burnt by
the disastrous fire on the 14th, the articles of rst
necessity such as cheeks osnaburgs and finer goods
were on the decrease and scarce.
The Haytien squadron left the Goth, destination
unknown, supposed to be for Jacmel.
Capt. NJ also informs us, that the Emperor was to
have marched on the 18th, with his whole army for
the Spis,sn Pa6t Of tns Island
waiting orders The British brig Of war Persian
to sail for the city of St. Domingo the Goth ult
PROCLAMATION.
Buenarentura Baez, President of the Dominican Re-
public, TO the Hayfiensl
HAYIIESs The new President of the Republic of
Dominica addresses you in the name Of his fellow cit
zens and in the common interest Of all IL Ia
nearly six years ago that separated from you, aud
declared ourselves independent and this separation
In spite OF false assurances to the contrary destined
to be an eternal one We may yet live good neigh
bors, though under different banners. We have In
vited yeu to do this by proposing peace which is ne
huf fhnsa hO rnla nvor
you have rather preferred force you leave your
homes to fight against us and doomed you be shot
as many Of you as unwilling Recosct your suf-
feripgs In the last campaign which brave Santana
terminated so gloriously, and consider what oond-
dence can you have in men who called your defeat
victory We have never attacked you; We have oou-
tented ourselves with defending ourselves against s-
erosion In the hope that you would initiate our mode
ration. But patience becomes sometimes exhausted;
and since you would not have peace, then your
turns, support all the su1erings Of war your own
soil on your properties ON your persons. When we
wish to attack you know well our advantages aud
your weakness We hurt you az much rs will suit
you, both by sea and on your rivers. whiis ouly
have three cities coast-Saint Domingo Puerto
Plata and Ssmons cities well fortified and from
attack-your shores are covered with innumersbls viii
lagos, villas plantations, towns, and cities built Of
wood, without any defence Offering Themselves easy
prey to flames and page Your cities going dsap
pear and their to be driven into the woods
Haytiens, Our feet armed we'll equipped well
manded having numerous troops board has sail to
thes naht snS s.p ,s ssPS,@s Watch
West on the South Drive your wives and children To-
to the morasses abandon Jour hsds to keep guard
the tops Of the rocksyour gun. In hands In the
wind and the rain-and then when you go home you
will find your houses burnt down. You know ali these
suferings already You suffer already, dreadfuliy by
this war. To It you the odious mo nepoly which
ruins you and the tyranny you labor under See then
what you will still tufer II you continue this
Hay items We might live In peace and happiness each
on our own territory, making mutual exchange of
cattle and tobacco for your Coffee but your rulers will
not have IL Well, then be 1t 80 Let all the hor-
Of fall upon their heads and upon yours who
will not force them to better measures.
By the President, BUENAVENTURA BAEZ.
Minister Of War j. f. AYB,R.
st. Domingo, Nov. 49, 1919,