New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-15
Important from Hayti-Imprisonment of the
American Consul,


Dates from Cage Hayden to April %, have been
| received IN this city by the arrival of the brig Se.
nus. The report Of the imprisonment OF Mr. VIII.
| son. the American Consul at Cape Haytien which
was received sever al weeks since by way of Turks
| Island, is fully confirmed. IL appears that he was
arrested by the Government officers for doing what
be believed TO be lis duty His whole oiIense was
in ordering the seals 10 be removed from an Amer.
can vessel 81 that she could receive lighter load
OF coffee, which had arrived alongside on a Satur.
| day afternoon, when the weather threatened tenn
pest The patches Of every foreign vessel in port,
are, by order OF the authortie., ordered to be seal
ed up, excepting when the Government officers are
on board. Consequently, no cargo can be received
only under their supervision.
But in this case, the weather, being so threaten
ing, it would have been shameful waste OF prop
erty to have left the coffee exposed ia IN open
lehter, consequently Mr.. Wilson ordered the
hatches to be removed and it was for this act that
be was subsequently, incarcerated.
The French Consul, however interfered and pro-
cured bic release-and the latest dates from Cape
Hoyten state that Mr.. Wilson had been summoned
BY the black officials to uppear before their trbu
nHl TO to the charge, and had left for Port
az Prince for that purpose
transaction 40 outrageous on the part Of the
Haytiens deserves the serious consideration of
our Government and portion Of our naval force
should be sent at to that country for the pro
lection OF American interests. man.Ofwar has
long been needed IN tfat quarter.
We hear, however, from the best authority that
the Department at Washington has taken no no
tice whatever, for the last eighteen months of the
official communications OF Mr.. Wilson to the De
plrtment, not even acknowledging their receipt
IL is a disgrace to our Government that an Amed
can Consul should be rescued from imprisonment
under such circumstances, through the influence of
foreign power Boston Jour. 18Th
An arrival at Philadelphia yesterday, brings
srf I'LL frnr, ~, Al Il.
one week later than the above advces The
North Amer1caR says BY the arrival of the Da
nish brig Hetty at this port from 81. Domingo, We
have dates from Cape Haytien 10 the 2sth ult
The Emperor was making active preparations for
carrying on the " ar with the Dominicans and two
vessels OF war were fitting out one Of them brig
mounting 20 guns. There very little of interest
in a commercial way Coffee was still very scarce
and high, and the market was well supplied with
American provisions.
ATTENPTED FoRGERY.-On Saturday last after
bank hours, draft for 81 700 on the Cashier of the
Bank Of North America, signed II Burt purportng
to come from Harrisburg and accomp anied with a
request that the Cashier would send 10 the drawer
the amount named in uncunent money, was pre-
scented to Mr.. Reuben Marley, note broker, bearing
on the back the signature Of the Cashier and a re-
quest that Mr. Marley would send by bearer the
money in uncurent funds. as requested by the
drawer. Mr.. Manley's sus picions were awakened,
rs well by the time and manner Of presenting the
draft as by the fact that the endorsement was ia
pencil and refused 70 cash it. IL was subsequent
~ ascerained that the whole thing was forgery,
and that the authors Of it bad induced boy to pre-
sent il under promises Of half dollar in case be
succeeded in getting the money.
lPhila Ledger, Tuesday.
NAvAL-The U. g. slOop ofwar St. Mays, with
Com Geisenger, late Commander in ch ef OF the
asst India Squadron, sailed from Hong Kong on the
22d of February for the United States, ria Manila
1.-THE U. 8. brig Dolphin, Lieut. Com T. |. Page
was as Hong Kong on the Goth February :. The
U. S. sloop Of war Plymouth, bearing the broad pen
nant Of Commodore p. r. voorhees,, sailed from
Macao on the 22d February Cd cruise to South
Eastern Asia
The BULLOCK DEFALcATIos.-It ia said that
Sheriff PreDdergsst, Of Savannah, as well a. Mr..
Buiman the Boston oficer) claims the ard of
fered for Bullock, the abscondiSg cashier II is
the intention OF the Bank 10 deposite 5000 10
keeping Of The c. urt, 70 await its decision