Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-06-22
FROM THE mAyTiEN EMPIRE.

rom Port au Prince, on the 23d Of May,
speaks Of an interview MT. Green, our consul,
had with the Emperor
Mr.. Green had an interview in reference |
to the American claims, but had no powers
TO settle them, and the Emperor talked about
a commission. These claims amount TO
million and a half, and belong to American
merchants and shipowners. They arose from
the most serious tyranny. | will give you
one instance. The captain of an American
vessel lying in this port, sent ashore and
bought few sticks of logwood TO make a
fire to cook with, being out of firewood.--
The vessel was Immediately seized for hav-
ing logwood on boaid contrary TO law, and
both cargo and vessel were confscated by
the imperial government. The only course
the American government can take that will
be of any use is, to send man Of war here
to demand the money, and it will be paid
There is no use of talking. The Emperor
will talk about il for six wears, rather than
pay a dollar of these claims, unless forced to
it.
There has been secret agent of the Brit
ish government here for some time, busily
engaged in bringing about union between
the Dominicans and the Haytiens, so that
there should be but one government on the
island. He made a proposition to Santana,
who is the president and military chief Of
the whites, or Dominicans, that he and his
republic should acknowledge Faustien |, as
Emperor of all the island, and that the latter
would acknowledge Santana as his second,
with the title OF military chief Of all the
island. The Dominicans saw through the
trick, and rejected it with scorn.
The men in power, backed by the aboli
tionists in England, have sent this Sir Rober
out here TO carry out deep laid schenie.-
They wish 10 see negro empire covet al
this beautiful island. Besides, they lool
with alarm a, the progress which the Unitet
States are making, and they see that the da,
is not far distant when your great republic
will absorb all these islands. They wish t
lay train that will destroy all such pros
poets hence the mission of Sir Robert AM
i is desirable to the British government tina
the negroes should obtain the possession
contro! and government of every island j
the West Indies. This, they trust, will re
tard your growth, and these negro govern
ments be means of freeing all their colore
people in your Southern States.
UNCLE SAM A LARGE LANpHoLDER.-Th
following "GIand Totals,n showing the est
mated surface Of the Territories of the Un
ted States, North and West, must satisfy an
! one that 'Uncle Sam" is "large landholc
er: -
Total surface of old territory
; east of the Rocky Mountains,
f in square miles, 994, AZ
Total in acres, 6,433, ,4C
: Total of new territory west of
, the Rocky Mountains, in
, square miles, s67,74
: Total in acres, SOS, ,226, q
: Texas IN square miles, 325, 5.
f In acres 2Os, ,ss2, SO
= Grand total of territories and
/. Texas, in square miles, 2,lS7,4s
Y Grand total in acres, 1899 997, A
4 Total north of sc deg. 80 min,
: in square miles, l,642,7s
t In acres, 1851, ,as1,7t
/ Total south Of SO deg 80 min,
: in square miles, 545,71
I In acres, 34S,6l5,6s
e Length Of the U. S. Sea Coast.-Atant
e Coast, 1900 miles; Gulf Coast, 1900; Pacif
n Coast, 1920; Total, 5l2o; Total length
S 'shore line," 33,o63.
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