New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-12
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n Wat the Negro Empire Of HAyt. and TO have .
f,epSl, chat with the Negro Emperor, 6. II. Faus-
"a the Fint.
The brig LsuiilliA, Captain Lavender, seaved
anchor Ut Central WHAT, at peen, on Sunday Dec
9. We east anchor in the h1bor here yesterday
1T moor. We distanced al competitors a snip
that sailed two days before us has oct YET appeared
in sight
OLD Dan TucKERIsH.
And vet notwithstanding our haste, found that
h.d come too late for my purpose. There is no
Ee,ro Enpire here, and no Negro Emperor! The
srrt IA, been sboI.hed, and the second has abd-
Gated. "Vire Ia Rtpabtque Hos,iea'" shouted
yesterday, .. s s.rouns party Of ragged soldiers
rsssed me in the street.
"Bss! bon >" they shouted in reply. "Vise Ia
R,puN;qus HGyien"
Il will not iDhiet on you description Of our
voyage. 1t was very rough, but very peasant
one; for bsd little library OF Hayden books on
board, and the Captain did everything in bis power
to please. Two days Of sickness aud cold, blustry
wibds: eleven Of warm Eephers and good company
and books-ses- gulls-schools Of porpoise-little
fleets Of fyng.6s Zone of which paid ne flying
Wait but was induced by our h0sptable tom cat 70
stay AN occasional ship seen homeward bound
two hours geze at Turks Island, on the morning
Of Last FIiday-and, early on Saturday, we were
drifting of the harbor of Cape Haytien-gazlog at
the long cluster of mountains, grand, gloomy, mist
crowned, rugged and irregular, which constitute
the scenery Of the Northern coast OF the queen
of the Antilles"
FIRST VIEW.
sprang out Of bed rather suddenly and ran up
"A true sans cuiote for Once-tO the quarter deck
about O'Clock in the morning; for the captain had
reused me by al irresistible ind1cement:
Below there Come up and III show you the
Palace of Cbristophe !"
was rather disappointed by my first view of
this celebrated edi6se, for il seemed very small
and by no means imperial; like mole on the
mountain, or-as it was exactly on the top like
the bump of generation unduly developed. But
was recoHced to the palace when the Captain
told us that il was more than twenty miles of.
-Four hours more light on the previous evening
would have ena bled us TO reach the harbOr but the
want Of il compelled the reefng OF the sails and
slow approach 10 the shore. We were waiting now
for the sea breeze. There are two winds In this
regiOn-tbe land breeze in the morning aud at
piaht; and from 10 till in the afternoon, the sea
breeze.
About 10 o'clock the pilot boarded US. lie came
in little open boat rowed by four negro boys.
Two of them entered the ship with the pilot. The
others remained in the boat, which they made fast
to the ship and then instantly stretched themselves
out at full length, with their faces uncovered TO the
sun. Thermometer at 76o All OF them were
rsggedly dressed in coarse Summer clothing, which
was dirty into the bargain, and lily arranged.
The pilot bears the sacharrine cOgnOmen OF
Honey. young man, black, with an intelligent,
smart" and good humored face he wore gu old
dusty Panama hat, blue marine jacket with
coast guard buttons, white pants and vest,
and pair of shoes made of common canvas. de
stands at the head of his profession here and has
deservedly the captain told u.s. q high reputation.
He receives from each ship the sum of ~ ~ OF
American money, one half of which 10 appropriated
BY the Government. Out of his own fee, there
fore, Of 81 Is, he has to pay his hands and Ind
himself.
To the honor Of this negro pilot let me mar
rate one fact which does credit to human ma
tuIe- especially human nature with 81 10 fees -
the truth Of which was voucbtd for by reliable
authority. A French ship with valuable cargo
was seen approaching the harbor few years ago,
and Honey at once made preparations to bring her
into port. lie was offered by certain wealthy and
unprincipled citizens of the Cape the sum OF
$40 OOO (Spansh dOllars) TO run her on the reefs.
In such a case her cargo would have been common
property-that 10, would have been pundered by
The ruffians The black pilot Indignantly rejected
the offer Do your readers know that ships are
frequently run ashore on the West India Islands by
interruptions captains, who accept the brides OF
piratesi 1t 10 often done, i have been assured
sometimes with the double purpose Of securing both
the pirates fee and the insurance.
When we approached the reefs, black boy took
the helm. Under his coarse Virginia cloth shirt l
noticed Catholic string OF beads with little cru
ci6x carefully wrapped up in a rag.
There are two little forts at the entrance of the
bay which runs inland if sc0oped out of the noun
tains but they apparently deserted, or il occu-
pied, are at least in urgent need OF repair. The
chief 10 Fort Picolet; both were damaged by the
earthquake.
THE REPUBLIC.
well, Pilot what newsl"
"You hear of te Revolution :"
"What Revolution" we asked.
"Oh We no Empire now-Sououque has gone
Englan-we have Rapiblique- paisr on
shore! Rich men throw money 'way-not much
not much tough-heap copPers-oh! much
plaisr.
"The devil ~ WAS the satanic exclamation Of the
pilots American auditors.
who's King Dow then :" asked the Captain.
"Oh no more King-we Presiden'-"
"Who is he 7"
PADRE Gefrard. He lives at Aux Cages"
Gin southern Hayt.)
"Is he q black or mulattol" inquired.
Mulatto."
/ feared that this revolution was another out
ward symptom Of the old and deadly feud between
the Blacks and the Sangs Melee-the pure negroes
and the mulattocs-which was the origin of many
massacres and melted many bloody battle IN the
days OF Jean Francois, Rlgsud, TOlssdnt, Oge,
and the terrible Dessanes. But am now IN
clined TO believe that this impression is erroneous
AL classes seem to sympathlze with the ReyOlu-
tionsts The mulsttOes, II is true, are especially
rejoced at the success Of GeifraTd because his
failure, they say, would have led TO the massacre