The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-22
Very Late from Haytl.

MONOPOLY LAW OF THE EMPEROR.
The Pusslan bark Alfred Won Aversurld, Capt
Koht, arrived yesterday from Cape Haytien,
whence she sailed on the Sd instant. We have
received by her the commercial decree of the EN-
peror, translation of which we give.
1t is a fact well known, that our government
takes less care of citizens abroad than any other
nation; leaving them to fight heir own battles,
until, perhaps, some fagrant outrage, such as the
massacre OF a ships crew, or something OF the
sort, strs them up, and induces them TO inilict
summary justice on the offenders. The peculiar
situation Of Hayu has, for many years, kept foreign
powers, and particularly own government,
from interfering with her; but matters have now
reached such point that longer forbearance on
our part becomes crime and gross injustice 10
our citizens trading there.
In the beginning OF January OF the past year,
the Haytien government issued decree, TO take
effect on the Ist Of February following, monopo-
zing ut fixed prices, the principal products OF the
country, as well as the principal articles OF I'M
ported TO. ign merchandise, such as American
provisions, &c., coarse linens, checks, cottons,
DC, the prices Of which were also fixed, but at
low rates, irrespective Of their cost, imposing
heavy fine on any merchant or dealer who should
attempt to sell higher THAI the prices fixed by the
tariff. Towards the end OF February, second
decree made It's appearance, modifying, as II was
called, the first, but bearing sill harder on our
trade; early in August, a third came out, monopo-
llzing additional articles; again on the LIST OF De
cember came another, Increasing fourtod the sx-
port duties on coffee, cocoa, logwood, @c., to
take effect the 9th; and lastly, in order TO cap
the climax, comes out hth,at the end OF the same
month, 10 go into operation on the lst oil January
Of the present year, monopollzing nearly all the
remaining foreign articles, cutting down the prices
not only on such might arlve after that date,
but on sll imporations already Ia store, with
orders TO the authorites st the different ports, to
take possession OF and remove the goods into
warehouses, TO be provided by the government;
there To be disposed OF Tor account OF their owners,
who have no alternative but 10 receive whatever
they may produce, In deprecated paJer, scarcely
the half Of which II possible 10 Invest In coiee
or other produce.
Can this be called anything but highway rob
berry And to whom are We 10 look Tor redress
but TO our own government, whose utter indliie-
renee to all representations, as well as to the many
pecuuiary claims we already have against that
people tor previous outrages committed on our
vessels and property, give us little reason to hope
fer their present interference behalf, without
a public appeal through the press.
Our yearly exports TO Hayu exceed three mil
lions you may therefore Judge OF the extent OF
the losses of our merchants, who have, at this
time, considerable stocks OF provisions, Nc accu-
mulated at the different ports IN the slaad, IN an-
ticipauon Of the crop OF coffee and the scarcl-
ty and advanced pnce OF the artice IN foreign
countrles
II might be well 10 add here, that m .rchants
are not allowed the alternative OF re-exporing
such Of their goods as aIe monopoised, after they
have once been landed, even with the sacrlce OF
the duties, but have quietly 10 remain and see
them taken ost OF their warehouses and sold be-
fore their eyes, without the power OF Offering the
slightest resistance.
property oi fore gners legally introduced into their
country unaer the faith ot existing laws, or enforce
such arbitrary DEGREES as the one alluded to, with
out giving reasonable notice, or prohibit the re-
shipment Of goods which cannot possibly be sold,
under their tarlfl, without ruinous loss to their
owpersl IL appears to me that lhese are questions
which cannot be answered IN the affirmative, and
should command the immediate and serious at
rsention Of our government, which IL bound To pro-
tect the trade of Its citizens where legally carried
on, and TO see them nghted when grossly
injured.
.rux DECREE on rARrFP OF TuE HAYrrKS GOVERN
nENT or l6ru DECEMBER, lSi9, TO 90 INTO oPE-
RATION ON THs lsr or JANUARY, 1850
sl,rsprr EMPIRE OF Hay II. IsDErsspEScs
r.u..p l. nv IN. grace Of God and the constitutional
Lac Of the State. Emperor Of Hsyu to all present aud
n, v,riu. of tn. law of 2sth October. lsS the
mosopoly considering that the goversmeut In e.tso.
lishiDs the monopoly has had ia ,es the eeoeat o.
che people, procuring for thsa s reasonable prices
foreign articles OF the bret nece.sy conrderng that
th~brms and rules established In order TO arrive ss
not ssceoty guarantee the safety Of the intsrests
lad In view BY the government considering that Mn-
tssry prices not at ali in TO the nxed prices
of coffee and cotton thus obsing the producer to SUB
any bsneat ther.from or enjoying any Of the advsn
tsgse which ere intended TO b. secured TO him BY ~
c.nsidertns besdes that sspedsno. has seo-n tn.s
tees chosen BY the merchants has conduced 10 abuses
which have been the cause OF rsclsns.ios, beconss
p~ceesary that the government should Interfere, In
order to establish just equilibrium With the advice
OF our Council cf Ministers have ordered snd de-
creed as follovs:-
AarcLs 4. Coffee alone thsll bs monopolised.
Asr 2. Cotton before beng embsrsed. shall pass
through the Bureau Of the Monopoly In order that II
pay be weighed. and the duty. established BY tariff
Mo- anneAed to our decree Of 22d June be collected
Asr g. The articles designated in the tariff annexed
TO the present decree cannot be sold above the prices
shrsd BY aid tariff.
Arr a There shall be established in each Of the
ports Of Port Prince, Aux Cages Jape HAyteu Jsc
mel ooraiv-s and J-remis, warehouses. into which
sta b. nut 10 depot sftsr having regularly passed
through the custom house, each articles Of msrchsu
disc designated in the tariff annexed to the pre-
sent decree.
Apr A commission psssd by the governms msnt
shall be charged copoisty sith the conisnes OF said
ayttcles 81 merchsn 10 take note OF them; they
sbsll b. solo tor cssh b. the "a commission, Who
ordered make INN ediate mept OF the procseds o
eases, to the eonsignees Of ths zane.
Asr.e CoGse shsl only be divided among importsri