New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-22
VISIT TO HAYTT go. &pDL
NOTES MADE AT PoRT-AU-PRINCE.

W. left G0ctVee ~ ul4oLitas .,
WAS. beautiful moonlight night. AccoHiP>
The n.ph,w of the native nercasni,oi whom aA'o
,,,a.dx written We went down 10 TIE se''sao'e;
r,,,;rg on our way huge piles OF log~o"d bfa1h-
roo5 veIloy.wooJ. and mahogany, which form ne
principal exports Of this thrivlrg towns aod "hen,
until soulouque checked i. prosperity oy as org
lied robberes along the COST, were rapidly making
il one Of the weathest ard mOst PoPuoa' pisces "A
n. Empire. You may remember, that N the sex
n 6s,sropement. one count Of the Emperors IN
e.chrnent rel.ted TO NAH gany. The mahogany
is cut in the Interior, far up toe Artiboniie And'
when the river rises, in the rainy season, tis
fos:ed down 10 the cos.t. A, the mouth Of The
river. the current is very swift. 1t ], frequently
impossible 10 stop the los.. Yet during the reign
of the sable tyrant Soulouque If the owners al
rot .t)p their property there, Il Was forfeited 70
the Imperial Government, whose men OF WAY
little vessels Ike our Revenue cutters-Rere can
star tly plying about the mouth OF the hsrbor 10
pick D th..e precious and numerous waits. This
was one Of the many acts Of desp9tic power ~
which Faus,in regleIisted bis Treasury. In con-
sequence Of u and OF his foolish ware sgansi *
Domineo--or the Spanish Part-ln which, eh1eny
the mahogany grows. this commerce., which once
promised 10 be SO large and lucrative, has tln-
died down 10 comparatively Insignificant trafhe.
THE CANOT.
The little open bost--canots they call then-in
which We were to sail - Portau'Prince, WAS
already in waiting for u.s. the black bostmen, a.
belt, IN 10 very gen al temper; for We had already
kept them two hours or more behind the appointed
time Yet, 10 spite of il, halt an hour elapsed be-
fore We were ready 10 sail.
Parting from our hospitsble friends, we were car
RED into the boat on the shoulders Of the men.
They had 10 wade with Us several rods. The moou-
beams shining on the tranquil waters OF the bay; the
town with its tropical style of buildings aod It's
tropical trees; the mistcrowned bills which bound
the harbor 70 the North-Its SIDES in several place..
in blaze; the sea shore covered with the natural
productions of the islsnd-so lndcstiSe 8. once Of
industry and letbargy; the boat the bostmen, and
the various other novel objects Dear st hand served
TO form very beautiful aud picturesque view.
MOONLIGHT SCENE.
Hay down 10 sleep. stretched myselfon the deck
Of the little boat and put the covering carefully over
my face to protect myself against toe beams tho
moon, which, in Hayti, or in the Holy Land, aro
apt 10 smite the incautOus sleeper with lunscy or
dis6gured features. Headaches are the mildest
punishment that the moon thus iDfcts; aud bad
no immediate use Of any Of these unnecessary gifts.
We sailed out Of the harbor slowly. The breeze
bore US along finely until the next forenoon, when,
as usua, it suddenly ceased.
The canots are built by the natives. They arc
they serve; which is 10 carry produce and passen-
gers from point 10 point, OF from vessels TO tho
shore.
We paid think, three hundred Hsytisc dollars
for our passsge-about 81. or $50 of Amsrcs1
money. This vOyaglng 10 open boats 10 the ordinary
mode of travel from Gonaiyes to the Capita; 50
the land route il is said ia rather uninteres,ing.
and decidedly more tedious. l doubt it. Tho
views, by the route, hardly worth the broil-
ing one endures 10 them. The Island Of Co.
nave, on the right hand, is fertile, well wooded,
mountainous, AMI aboubds, it said, with precious
minerals; but II is total uninhabted, and has been
strictly kept unpeopled tor q humber Of years, by
the orders Of the Hsytian Government. No one 70
allowed to visit IT, The coast Of ayti, on the other
hand, 10 rather low, bleak and undressing.
When the wind died away the boatmen tosk 10
their oars. The captain kept to the helm, aud sang
Creole songs-lssciyous chehy--the refrain OF which
was chaunted by the r0wers. The songs Of this
people are of a wierd and melancholy chara:ter-
III )notOnous and low. Yet some Of them, tho
Vaudoux melodies for example, are well worthy Of
preservation. have three specimens in music
the only samples that have hitherto been culled.
About II O'cle.k we landed at Mount Rouis tho
mouth of little, fresh- water stream, and enjoyed
the exceeding luxury ola bath. Let every traveller
who makes this trip insist on stay at this point.
1t will more than compensate for the unwillIngness
Of the boatmen, and their muttered curses in tho
Creole tongue.
Of again in our boat-to be broiled for "a hour
or two. The sea as smooth as glass; not breath
Of air stirring; low piece canvas, the inadequate
protection against a blisteriDg torrd sun. From
ii O'Clock till 3 We experienced the sensations Of
the primitive Christians, In measure, or the frst
agODes of insurgept negroes st the Southern stake
To be compelled to lie still and endure II (for there
was not space enough 10 permit one 20 move about,
was not the least dlssgreeabe Of the incidents Of
our voyage to the capital.
AL that day and till the following morning wa
stayed ard slept IN the canot. The men bad q fro
on board, at which. thrice g day, they cooked
their dried Goldfish and plsptsns. The Goldfish
came from the United States They ate very lit
tie, and drank nothing but water. This il q char
acterstic-the frat part is-of the Haytian people.
Gluttony il a vice exceedingly rare. They drink
ardent spirits, it is true, but not more think than
our lower class.
PORT.AU.PRINCE-fIRsT IMPRESSIONS.
Early in the morning Of Sunday We sailed into the
harb0r Of Port-su Prince. There were twenty or
thirty large foreign ihips at anchor, and numerous
feet Of little Hay tan vessels. The town looks web
from the harbOr. High hills rise abruptly TO the
light, and further of-beyopd a plan-to the left
Of the city, a,o; WHILE far in the distance are seen
otter stately ridges Of mstcapped mountains, moro
eautiful, even, and Oiter than the mornes Of Cape
Hsytien.
Passing q little fort ia the harbor (Which 10 .
military humbus), we soon sailed through the crowd
OF ships, little vessels boats, bsrges aud lighters 70
the shore. The first sound we heard from land was
distant murmur Of many voices, which, when We
neared the shore, We found 10 proceed from The
lower market place.
The first street presents arespectable appearance;
It is composed Of the stores of the wholesale mer-
chants. But the favorable impression they thus
give you Of the city, speedily yanishes a. you ira
vel thrauoh the atnar afra~ta