The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-18
INTERESTING FROM HAYT.
Our Port an Prince Correspondence.
poRr ppruCv Nov IA,

Our Port au Prince Correspondence.
PoRr Az PRIxcx, Now 26, 1857
7ral and AcquitaI Of xesrs. koyo, Simpson, Larocas and
Hubert on Charge of Introducing Fdlse Paper Money
-Discharye Of all eScept Hibber-Wi1 the United
States Government Protect Citizens Abroads-7hree
Cerls per Week for American Citizen to Liue om-Ds
preston Of nGde-Ccfee rotting the SAras-Nun'oer
Of European and american Vessels in Port-No Cargoss
for them, dc.
The trial Of Messrs. Mayo and Simpson, together with
Mr. Laroche and certain HILBERT a charge of intro
ducing false paper money, took place the 10th
instant My expectations (see my last letter. have been
fully realized all of them have been acquitted and be
rated, excepting HILBERT, who sent back to prison,
TO await the pleasure OF his Majesty.
Captain Mayo and Mr. simpson have been in prison
seventy six days, and now the mbece government has
been forced to acknowledge that there was not
shadow of suspicion resting them Mr. Iroche The
first two being Americans have made their protest be-
fore the Consul and there the matters rests
until Uncle Sam makes his mind up as TO what he
shall do.
their outrages upon American citizens by conhscatng
vessel cargo and all, continued course OF aggression
has been kept by the different governments OF hayn
and their stupid officials
The patience OF our ought be tired Thy
this time signal satisfaction enforced 1t Is perfectly
useless TO send out another Mr. Green with long lit of
claims against Hayt and simply ask il they are ready 10
settle. These negroes will not come to their senses
they have any, until the cannon balls are lying aout
their ears The OF Capt Mayo presents several ea
lures which make it particularly outrageous me fro-
government Attorney at the Cape took on ms
own respons ,ily TO arrest the Captain, throw hn in
dungeon where he kept on bread and water, and
without seeing daylight, for four days, not allowing
him any communication whatever; at the same time the
vessel searched IN the most minute manner ana the
crew kept prisoners board Every local govern nent
has undoubted right to charges Of SO serious
a nature this but whena foreign vessel TO be search
ed necessary to ask the permission OF the Consul OF
the suspected parties government IDen after arresng
Capt Mayo, they ought, according TO ther own tayueh
laws to have taken him Immediately before Justice OF
the Peace who is to decide whether there was sufficient
ground for Imprisonment
Nothing OF this kind was done; he thrown into prl
son. kept there until orders came from Port an Prince
to take him there.
tomary Haytien prison allowance of half dollar dhree
cents Week Just think OF it-three cents for grown
man 10 live upon a whole week!
II may be the object Of the government OF Mr. Sou
ouaue 10 kill his prisoners by this miserable allowance,
which gives only nan plahlah per oAy ou' .nsn Nv
may have to learn at his own expense that foreigners
must be treated in different way. Had rot been tor
the personal friends of Captain Mayo he would nave been
starved To death in few days
They next Anted HIM to walk the whole distance here
on foot which, being nearly 30 miles would have been
certain death and only gave UP this when Mr. laroche
agreed to pay expenses OF little schooner of about
fifteen tons, which they styled Haytien man of war
Nobody was s h sro se baa einas arpt
MIR Iaroche and his firm Wilson n Co j. wished
him to be condemned, although innocent The sentence
clearly understood that cost him $4,000 From this II
may be how much costs innocent man IN Hayu
| TO prove his nnocence.
The next question s what will the United States do?
Will the of war who are TO come out here shortly
bring Instructions with them TO enforce an indemnify 70
be paid and satisfaction for the insult offered to
our agg Unless this be the case Mr. Buchanan may as
we'll keep his of war NJ home for their presence here
without accomplishing anything viii only make the ne
The manner in which compliance with the dictates Of
common sense Justice might be enforced would be by
firm q
blowing the few half tumblcd down little forts around
the city all Of which could be done in two hours should
Mr. Soulouaue still hesitate then blockade would, by
Withholding provisions compel the peoplcto live on plain
ains potatoes which might do for day or two,
but would soon make him give IN.
The pride Of Little Africa needs decided humbling, and
the sooner they get It the better.
our trade has progressed az favoraby az was ex
pected owing TO the scarcity but the entire absence
Of money.
The doubloon-,he standard of money uarkct-has
The amount of coffee brought in this week l. H. dly
5000 bags while ought 10 be three times that amount,
II again risen to So still this price, when calculated
lgHna 5 s'sa"n dollars is so low that the country 'p'
Our port ovcrlled with European vessels which
have brought out such amount of goods
witnessed before. The Custom House has ordered tbs
dcbargng Of some vessels be stopped on account 81
not being able TO get through with what they have
| shore now.
Our stock Of coffee on hand is hardly Il 600 bags with
about roo tons logwood; all Of which IL hardly enough
10 load fourth Of the vessels now In port What an
these and about twenty more which shortly ar
u
Than know.
our city has been startled by the announcement or pre-.
dicon OF another fire, which il 10 take place shortly
foolish girl had dreamed that the whole city was on FIRE
and the police put her in prison TO make her tell from
whom she got the iDormaton. Not being aoe do SO
she was Kept week IN prison and then set free.
There are now but few American vessels in port aud
all OF then-General Neaze Ariel. Truxilio Marie aud
lrncpe-are loading, excepting the koloa, which they
have been trying To repair for three four
but without any success.
vessels are sent out here In such lesky condition IL
n thn
quences.
PoRt AZ PRIScE, Hsyti, Nov. 81, 1857.
Neirs from 81. Dom,nso-Baes's Prospects Gloomy-His
Friends About 10 Desen characterization IF a Dutch
Schooner, dc.
We have received additional news from 81. Domingo
according TO which the prospects OF Buenaventura sez
look extremely gloomy. His friends a, st. Thomas who
have supplied him with provisions and ammunition are
getting tired and feel inclined 10 leave him in urch
He has conGscaed Dutch schooner called ozuma which
was caught with contraband OF on board for san
tans. With this, he has five small vessels at his dispo
SAL IN case he and his friends should have leave the
island.
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