New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-12

cocoa nuts. bananas. plsintsins, oranges, lines
(na,Iye lemons are scarce), suear-csne, mahgoes'
rsppa6ou Ia sort Of candy or preparation oil sugar.
Gales of various kinds eggs, coffee beans, berrihg',
candles, salt pork in very small pieces, and lie"
other articles and fruits for cooklng-wlth native
n ade cigars VERY poor smohing), and chewing 10
bseco done ND Ike sausages: such form the prlnc-
psl items of the petty traffic of the shanty and 10,
i.rjor retail stores which, albeit, are all attended
by women or young coiored girls.
The population Of Cape Haytien il estimated al
between 6. coo and 1000. There are very few
whites here: have not seen dozen. The whites
were abolished half century ago by an incendlary
fanatic of the name of Dessalines, afterward I'm
peror of Hayti; whose career, BY the way, Incui-
Gates moral not wholly inspplicabe TO the present
condition ofour Southern States.
GEMS DE CoULEUR.
The mulsttoes should roughly guess, constitute
one-teDth part Of the population. L was told 'bat
they have the entire Wholesale trade Of the city IN
their bauds and are also the owners OF the pnncl-
pal retail stores. They are OF ali shades OF color
many of them handsome, both IN feature apd form;
highly accomplished agreeable IN conversation, ID
manners engaging, and exceedingly polite. ms
remsIk applies equally TO both sexes. have seen
several very handsome young mulattO ladies', or
creoles as they are called; and among the men
humber Of az graceful figures as ever strutted on
the BOuleyaIds or 10 Broadway.
THE BLACKS.
lam a devoted friend Of the negro race, but
reyer believed in the existence Of black beauties
/ never could admire the African style of facej l
had no prejudice against it, but no prepossesslon
for il: but within the last two days have seen
bspd,ome faces-black as coal-elossy and plump,
which compel me to dispel my doubts. Lord how
John Mitchel's mouth would have watered had ne
seen them and thought of that future Alabama plan
tstiOD
Az all nv communications will treat, more or
less on the blacks of Hayti, OF course can merely
GIVE few rough and brief notes OF my hrst lmpres-
sions here now.
First. then, the negroes here impress every I'M
preiudced mind with the fact that they are more
developed race than the blacks of the Southern
States Their expression OF countenance, their
carriage, their address, bespeak class who are
imbued with the spirit Of independence and the SEN
tlment of equality. One sees in Cape Hayden none
of those languid movements and that AFFECT car
rage, that timid CHANGING at the white Passer'py'
which are universal in our Southern States
Second The traditional love OF the negro Tor
esudy costumes ia greatly modified here BY the old
French taste. The men are all plainly dressed
those. mean, who have untorn suits. The ma
iority, however are shabbily and very cheaply at
tred negligent ragged, and not over clean IN their
personal appearance. Great numbers 90 bareooted;
Others wear sandals; Others-and not a 1ew-od
leather slippers worn down at the heel. The mu-
lattoes generally are dressed with great TASTE with
out an OstentatiOus display of jewery, or, what is
worse the evident effort at exciting attention as
living or lay figures. They are more lastly dressed
than our most solid citizens.
Third: The little bOys-tbe very little shayers-
have dresses which fit with wonderful exactness 10
their figures. They are black in color. Like the
old British warrior Of whom the poet did not say
las Boswell proves, against the statement OF John
SOM:
"A pointed Dire. King vortls.m bad Oh,
Which from q max I'd chief mis- srsndshe voni
like Eve before the Fall, and the preapplete Adam
the father of us all-the little children are ire
aueItly perfectly unclad. / noticed one boy, how
ever, who, in addition to shirt (Which, unbut-
toned in 'front.' displayed his figure to great advant-
age), was also provided with rattle. shirt and
pair of spurs ia, l am told, fashionable costume
in Central America, while the royal vesture OF the
King of the Mosquitoes was a shrt-colar and long.
nine cigar 1t is, therefore, peculiarly appropriate
for a child to appear in little shirt and rattle.
shirt and sometimes Panama hat is the uniform
clothing of all children of SIX and under.
Fourth OF the ladies am not yet prepared to
sneak. The poorer classes are clad in gay calico
dresses, and generally have snowy coored or snow.
white baDdkerchiefs bound like turbans on their
heads with admirable taste. The lowest class are
not over tidy, and even many of them whose dress
is neat are open TO criticism.
OTHER STREET DENIZENs.
The horses here are small and bony-rather po-
MES than what we call hOrses-but they are re-
ported to be miracles of endurance and muscle.
The smallest of them said to be the hardest.
They are much simmer and rather taller than In
dian ponies but are generally shabby looking crea-
lures / suppose that the Generals have the best
specimens in the city, and theirs, as seen on re-
view, were decidedly scraggy. People here either
don't curry their horses or their hair Is naturally
tOwsy; don't know which yet.
Asses are very numerous. Some OF them are
wonderfully small walked yesterday few miles
beyond the southern gate of the city, and in re-
turning, met hundreds of market girls going home
nearly all Of them on donkey-back. Many rode
utride, but most Of them sidewise. Their sad
dies are something like horse. collar, made out
of pantain bark wickerwork. They have also i'm.
mense safdlebags, or pouches, made of sort OF
mating They ale wonderful riders; every one
seems skilled in Workmanship.
There does not appear TO be many oxen employed.
have seen few yokes; they are smaller and more
bOny than their American cousins. was told that
the drivers treat them with shocking cruelty. The
backs of those oxen that have seen confirmed this
report They were as badly cut up as if they had
been Christian negroes belonging 10 an orthodox
Southern Deacon.
The dogs are chiefly remarkable for their sub
dued demeanor. / never before saw such civil dogs
They seem too lazy to be saucy or TO bark. The
number of puppies too is extraordinary. There
is also great abundance of species of dog little
larger than cat, but without the Insignificant ap-
pesrance of our lsp-dogs.
Hogs abound everywhere, ard have the largest
liberty. -Four young ones, few hours ago, paid us
the distinguished honor of Il visit in our room.
They are finely formed creatures-rather hand
some than otherwise, when young Their brstles
are generally black. The old pOrker is like the
stage Ysnkee-tall, SLIM bony, and impudent.
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