The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-07
From the Boston Traveller.
The FlOt to Overthrow the Empire Of
HaVti.

BY later advces from Hayti, received in this city,
we have more connected account of the late plot
to overthrow the existing imperial government of
Hayt and to establish the republic. In the first
place, the consprators were blacks and not muat-
toes. 1t appears that several extensive robberies
had occurred at Port-au- Prince and Cape Haytien
and the government was convinced that these rob-
berries had something to do with political move
ment Among others, the government treasury
was robbed of large amount. Of course the po-
lice there were wide awake to catch the perpetra-
tors of these extensive and successful robberes.
1t appears, according to the accounts, that on
certain night of the soldiers was robbed of his
shirt. He stopped man whom he suspected of
the robbery and instead of finding the stolen arti.
Gle, found large sum of money. The prisoner
offered his captor considerable amount to let him
go, but the officer OF the guard, hearing the nose
came out The prisoner had then two men to
bribe, and while he was about it the police who
were not far of, came up. Some reasons led them
to suppose that the officer of the guard had part
OF the money which the prisoner had in his posses
sion, and he also was arrested. In searching his
residence, documents were discovered which
brought to light the whole conspiracy. It ex-
tended all over the Island and many leading blacks
were implicated. In addition to the arrest of a
large number at Port Prince, including one or
two OF the ministry, about one hundred were ar
rested at Cape Haytien including several in office
also, the commissary of police at Gonaives. At or
near the capital the minister OF public justice and
several OF his fellow conspirators have been shot
also several of those arrested at Cape Haytien 1t
is supposed that many more would suffer the pen.
atty OF death.
Relative to the demand made by Commodore
Parker, Of the Saranac, for damages for the illegal
Imprisonment of Captain Mayo of the LeaBder
we learn that the Hayten Government informed
him in substance that they were willing to pay
Captain Mayo some compensation, but refused to
give the sum demanded for the detention of the
vessel. This Commodore Porter will
report to 0he authorities at Washington.
We hear that the Haytien Government refuses
to pay the claims, to large amount and of long
standing, in favor Of American merchants, to which
Mr.. Green, and more latterly Mr.. Walsh has been
deputised to call their attention.
Mr.. Walsh, the American commissioner has
lett the capital, in the steamer Water Witch, for
other parts of the Island. What was the result of
his negotiations, in conjunction with the French
and English consuls, to induce Sououque to settle
the quarrel between the Haytiens and Dominicans,
IS not certainly known, but the story is that the
project has entirely failed. 1t was the general
opinion that Soulouque was never more powerful
IN the Island than at the present moment He
exhibits great sagacty in all his movements.
LATER FROM HAYTI-BoSton, April 2S.-The
schooner Mary Chiffon, from Port-au-Pr ce, oh
instant, arrived to-day Captain Hollins reports
that the Chamber of Deputies had been in session
to consider the proposition of the American Gov
ernment relative to acknowledging the independ l.
ence OF the Dominicans 1t was generally believed,
the day the Chiffon sailed, that the Chamber had
rejected the proposition, and had also rejected a
claim made for the detention of the American brig
Leander, and the Imprisonment of her Captain.
In consequence of this the Haytens were daily in
expectation of the arrival of the American squad
ron. Five of the conspirators against the empire
had been shot. One of them was customhouse
officer, who died with the declaration that there
were plenty more left behind who conceded with
him in opinion that the Imperial Government was
too expensive for small an empire. Sououque
parades daily at the head Of two or three Thousand
soldiers \