The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-01
News from Hayti.
OUR PORr-AU-PRINCE CORRESPONDENCE

PoRT AU PRINCE, Jan. IL, 1854.
The Health Of Porto PrInce-rhe Rapaga Of the Fellow
Ferer Axony american Seaman -Imycstor Prince in Lou
don, de-, dc.
The climate hero Ii apparently ono Of the most perec
the face Of gobs The city situated ct the hsa
of spacious bay, and range Of mountains runs up
each side Of IT, leaving extend.a and exceedingly fer
tile plain between them. There In this vicinity no
low, wet boggy lA1d standing sagnsnt waters;
AID except perhaps tso raonths in the summer, the
weather In not and the winter months
cold enough for a northern constitution There are
nine consecutve months In the year In which rain
falls in the day me but sufficient falls at night for al
agricultural purposes. The whole country is abund-
Antly supplied from the mountains with the best and
purest wafer which is free from al
and all these favorable oircumstanoss
there IL place, il take the through, that Ia
fatal to strangers than this city At present. In
the coolest seasen, and when The malignant everso Of
other southern places their attacks Port
Prince unbetltby in the extrems Now, In the month
OF January, nth, not qusrtsr of the officer and
Of port already fallen victims to the
dread disease Of yellow fever. On the very nrst oonvo
ton OF foreigner that he this hope of recovery
to desert him, and the despair to which he sub
mits huriies the fatal termpAt Of the malAdy.
have visited ct the nursing houses fourteen Of my
trymsn officers and sssmen, OF morning, and found
them In every stage OF the fsver and black yomit,
from one just brought in to another being carried emit
for intermsnt That this msy not os esteemed fan.
CIV 81 etch written by tho might have an in
tsest In frightening sh pmtssrs from tho trade,
will state facts against which there can DO cavl
The brig Industry has been lying the outsr harbor
os d.d for nearly three weeks her captain 3own hav
ing very low during this time died this day; and
three men have alsady died from this vessel CAPT
Weekes, of the schooner King Philip died few dajs
fnoe, and the day Capt Dram, OF the schooner
Oaro and toess two vessels esye lost some Of their
The regular bark Clara Wndsor, 1t Ia known, lost
her entire ner last home from here and
has Loaf hor second ste and three Of her and
two shore sick. These all tas American ves.
sss in Iort, pit the brig Croon, which brings this
report The cxptsin Of the schooner Wave who sailed
from here few days p,st lest his wife and mate; and
her And the English ana French shipping have
suffered tDan the Am ri'aa
Ose OF the last numbers oil he illustrated LOon Ne1cs
reports the arrival In that city, ~ and heir OF the
Emperor o. Hayu This cersiuly IL error, for his
Maize ty has Acknowledged son & Princssa Olive Ia
his ony child The approach 10 Oh ~ event
Ia that there as arrival At this capital priest
fro Rome, black IL repori-d the ancient gentle
against whom he is comm STONED perpetual
wsrssre; and In address from him At the Cathedral
the e Of the year, In o the Em he
raid 1t was be bprthtn or his I'D
ing and right that his Majesty may no blessed sith
~ suo es-or. The Emperor sixty Ave ana tbs
I'm press ten twelve Jesrs your ger. This pros
poet Is rather dubious, bat the vicar muSt pray the
more fervently
The merchandise usually brought here from the United
Sfate-such four provisions, and the various kinds
OF hah- 10 in abundant sup Cofe-the staple article
readily bought up At lis lle currency L,swood, 1t
SEQ, IL In sum sent quantity for the demand.
Political and military matters perfectly quiet
sequsDtIy without without interest.