The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-23
News from Via ytt.


OUR PORT Az PRINCE CORRESPONDENCE.
PoRr PRINCE Feb. II, 1861.
Trial Of Captain Feicr for Alleged kiinappmg-7rade
and Ag7c,at,we- Mode Of CeH.cting DEBTS, dc &c
Tho principal point OF local interest consists in charge
brought against Capt. Peletier OF The American vessel
william, for alleged attempt at mapping natives with
the purpose Of selling them slaves in Cuba. Ills ac
cuseTs are found principally among bis crew. hear OF
twenty different Of the affair, less
ccmnatoy OF the captain and few rejecting severely
upon the action Of the police. Tho vessel while
still under tho direction Of the captain who has been
arrested, 18th Custom House guard remaining on
board passenger swears that four passengers were
abandoned by the captain q. Grand CAyman Five sailors
swear that they were confined for the purpose of pre-
venting their conessng the vessels actual purpose The
carpenter he his tools overheard avoid
making false deck that tho captain ordered. Four
sailors assert that the vessel SLAYER. The cook
says the vessel by the American soop
war Crusader, with four hundred and fifty slaves on
board ayticn thx the captain requested him
10 find fifty abebodied and Six women TO work on
ncignborug guano island Aud finally, handcufs, with
large quantity Of provisions, found board and
paper Spanish with instru stions American bark
to proceed towards tho African coast for tho purpose Of
avoiding the suspicion OF the Eng And
10 compete the list OF charges the vessels clearance
not correct These arc tue statements as gvon BY
Hoy items, fear, would N .ke indifferent slaves
emo the Cuban purchaser would dnd he iatrodu Ting
fTebrands among his people Probably out OF dirty
bali would seek death rather than labor undcr compul
zion. do not say thus without tho "book" Fifty years
OF freedom and war for freedom have too deeply rooted
themselves IN every individual 20 % easily destroyed
later letter viii confirm the truth faisehood Of these
charges.
Universal satisfaction Is expressed at the arrange
ment BY government with prominent mercantile Arm
for the furnishing OF improved agricultural npeacnts
such as sugar mills and engines cotton cleaning mach Des
ana machinery 10 hull cleanse coffee &C. The in
strumente TO BE- furnished 10 auy respectable ap.
pcant at cost with five per cett aided aud payable In
ton years. with ailments OF po added an1 six
per interest The wonder ngish capitalists
could be induced to advance tue necessary fluids
country where, after cong litigation foreigner
times obtain judgment, bat amos, always With the
conoo that IL does take effect unfit the lapse OF
tive, or ten, or even tSensy years Lawsuits are bad
enough any Who're, bat hecard correspondent has
had his expereuco-they arc iatoicraole Perhaps Eng
land guarantees to her that the debt be ai
AZ she has done before on th occasion Has
tho United States protected merchants
cooraeed them to grasp OF the d. while
foreign capital with such security offered t. nocks her
great ccs TO be held IN trust By her merchanss Law
bong 10 uncertain, retail cnants have adopted
~ stem that may be called speci.s OF black mailing
IL IN follows, simple enough itself and ofteu eiec
tvcrhc debtor finds his initials ara dep srtmebt adver
tscd with the amount Of hs deot and h,w oog overdue
and informed that II after three
not paid be will God his name and place Of icnco
paraded IN full IL Is seldom ssry tho
fourth notice. although the hrst thrcc may found in
almost any number VI papers. or course, however,
this Is but for email amounts For several years past
your trao with has doubtless been overdonc your
merchants hsvc os, money but les us get ahead,
under the guidance OF such Genrard, aud nasore
many years have passed the balance Of trade will be
heavily In our favor The present emigration movement
VIII assist 10 lea ing 70 this result 10 you II ad-
vantage 70 get rid OF popuat that 70 not wanted aud
is increasins aud m your way To Us It advantage 10
adding numbers and encrey 10 agriculture above
al an advantage 10 the emgrst as here he viii had
more succcss atien ling honorable enterprise