The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-11

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ARRIVAL OF QArrAn Lnr, OF TIE MIC 4. g.
wAsHBURN-MA1RAITvY OF HIS IAPRis0NAANT,
TRIAL AND sn1x3s0m-NnaRo JAiLs, JUDGES AND
JUsTICH-sTATs or FEE CAPTAINS H1ALT1-TkAps
lKRoRT-cAPfAn MAYoe CASE.
Captain James A. Leet, lately IN command Of the brig
A. @. wsshbun Of Bristol, Rhode Island who arrived In
this city from Port ~ Prince, Hayu, Monday morning.
has furnished with the following account Of his sum-
mary imprisonment trial and sentence At that place, the
main facts Of which appeared in the HERALD Of the 9th
instant detailed in the letter Of correspondent
The present date Is TO the 23d Of October
Captain Ieet says:-I sailed from Wilmington, North
Carolina, on the 9th OF August, In command Of the
brig A. G. washburn, belonging to Bristol Rhode Island
was bound for Port Prince Hayti at which port ar
rived on the 18th Of August Immediately reported 70
my consgnees proceeded TO the transaction Of bust
q wsshSurn was surveyed and ordered for saes
sacton which subsequently effected Previous TO this
she was visited by man named Gaines who makes
ducng them 10 leave the vessel in which they have agreed
70 serve order that he engage them IN some other
man one day SO engaged on board the washburn;
and on my inquiring his reason or authority for
suang no doubt on support rom The government sa
horites who are imagine all IN coliusion with him and
with each other in such matters drove Gaines from on
the vessel This the 9th It'll OF September.
The washburn sold the 9Th Of September and
the forenoon Of that day could learn whe
Their he was military civil officer, judge sheriff or
constablecame on board to me with paper, which he
said order for my arrest for assault Gaines.
He did not say mat the paper authorized my immediate
standing The Jail Tn which he placed me was most
pestiental place and ned with persons accused Of all
sorts Of crimes. The portion Of II assigned 70
that in which persons accused Of criminal offences
were confined. The building contained about one
panions were of attempts murder by shoot
ing, stabbng, and the like means, as well as highway
robberes forgerics and so FORTH Here was placed in
room without bed or food The air was most noisome
and FOUL and the place swarmed with myrads Of rats,
bugs and mosquitoes The negroes who in the prison
with could endure this toleraby we'll they all
almost completely Naked and accustomed TO hot foul
atmosphere: but soon sickened and laid down III.
doctor attended me for six days and friend outside sup
piled me with some food and wne- mean TO say that my
friend food and wine To the prsonbut they kept
by the ae and although he furnished me with 3ethng
in the way Of nourshment, he handed me bN ~ the
sum Of $500 (Haytien currency on account q prison
fare, which had TO pay when discharged Wa bought
trial the 18th Of September and not for the
state ofmy health and anxious uncertainty to the
result should have laughed at the constitution of the
quental pomposiy could not be equaled by the most
aristocrac functonares of any bench in Europe. They
large loose trailing black gowns and had on their
heads triangular cornored caps such az are worn by stu
dents in college. There no jury, and Gaines my
cuser not present Papers, written in bastard sort
derstand word of what they contained. In a
short time of the Judges announced the
sentence Of the Court which was that should be further
imprisoned for space of five days and pay fine of $500
in Hayten money. My lawyer demonstrated against the
additional Imprisonment on account of my feeble state Of
Immediately paying fine of $500 Iaytien). This
done, and again free took passage in a vessel
bound to New York, Friday the 23d of October and
continued in very delicate health until four days since,
when first able TO sit up and write. was days
in the prison described may here state that during
that time Mr.. Byron, British Consul at Hayt (actng
Consul for the United States) unremittng in his
exer,ions for my relief. He waited Of the
ministers and demanded audience Of the Emperor but
this refused. The government of Hayt fears the
English and French rulers but despses the United States
which hates for not recognizing the nationality of the
empire The muatto breeds Of the place hate the
pure black man and white equally, and the chief
boast Of one Of that class when drunk My father by
-, was a white man." The pure black will see fair
play dsne TO the white man. naturally, he is not in the
employ Of the government must say that well
attended when in prison for never moved step with
out file OF soldiers marching with
When left Port au Prince trade dull there but
business would be generally good were not for the fact
that all LEGAL produce must pass through the Custom House.
where a heavy government toll is levied on IT, For in
stance, send in five bags OF coffee the Emperor
takes ole Of them. This dscourages the agrcuurs.,
whilst the order that every must the army
leaves the farmers short of laboring hands.
Captain Mayo of the American brig R. w. Packer, Of
Boston accompanied by Mr. Iaroche and Others arrived
AT Port Prince the 2lst OF October He in prison
when left charges connected with the introduction OF
counterfeit money, related already in your paper