The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-08
THE HAYTIEN REPUBLIC.

Hayti, the celebrated negro republic occupies The
west port Of the STAND, aud Is divided from tho Do
mincan republic the east by irregular line drawn
from the mouth Of the Apse-a pure Pedcrnsisr
The sDutb ,ha, of the river Massacre which
no~s into the hay OF Msnzans nDfth Coast Ia
territory, corresponding TO that Of the ancient French
coony sisnds between latitude ~ rs aud ~ IS north,
and longitude u 81 and "a ~ vest and including the
fslsnds VI Toruss Goaass ac, contains loogi ssoarc
miles divided into sx Department., undivided into
rosa,ssem,Bis and communc-. The population ia
rounv estimated at $50 900 to s,2ooo The chief osns
Port Prince, Cape Hsyteu, sonases, cayss, Jsc
mel aud Jerome Port Prince, Port Republcsin,
tho capital and principal seaport n 10 situated nj the
head ~ the bay tonsive Is 900 nhabi-
tsnsL sonsivcs Sxiy.sve miles southwest ~ situated
he northeast eru-mty ~ the bay. Cape Hay
ten, OF Cape Yrsnoa- the principal por, the north
coast lscrnel and Cages the chief ports the
Jeremie the norb shore Of the southwest
peninsula; ssd he peninsula are found Bslnei,
a. Louis and nburab, the last ~ the extreme south
island and facing the bay of Gonave the por,s
of Goaye and Bon ~ Nicolas N situated al the
rsmify Of sdeep bay formed BY the cape Of the sam.
nsms and the msinlspd o. the northwest peninsula
The country, a. ooscrycd IN The preceding description,
mountainous, lntersp~rsed with rich fertile plains and
valleys well waisred ana yields spontaneously
valuable PRODUCTS timber cabinet woods and dye
depend for prosperity, is in very primitive condition,
and Is prpsscuied without vigor In colonial times when
the ssi cultivated by forced labor this country
exported From this diminuton Of exports, howeverit
must nos bo inferred shss ndnstsy has ceased The L.
boz expended paptatsena he's In great
ben transferred v the forssls - evident from tbs
Srpors aud v also certain thai most " ~ articles Of
consumption, epcs enumerated among The mports,
produced from w ssi thsosh they 70 appear
sno1g ths commercial exchsngss The annual value of
rs .: 80 e &C. ~ a. . .: e.
3. he ysss liSs ~srs ssssS :. 81 Sssoo' oss.ssDs
ssS, .ss 'ss ' ss. sss . ses sssss
sAsseds third, and of oosson ipsA = ~ airport %
80. H. cuI,vsison Il vhIoS y % - iscrrass rhe
imports a ne present dsy consist principally Of
lactsd GOOD no manufernrss beng carried on BY ths
-isi - uslssd s.ssss EssIAsd, France and bremen
In ieSS-se the United sass sxportTd 70 HAyu msban
dss shs value q "a ~ CO., and imported shsrsfro
70 ths value n exfss, va
% - w s'Ss ss'r = y. 70 y
IL tho people, and = eSercissd through an sected
President me Issislssuss National Assembly
state Of Chanher u Commons and Senate the former
coposed Of Que or more representatives from each com
b~Ts FINN eschs department. elected fos yesrA The
Judicial poser 10 vested high court of cH~NAon DO
Ing the highest tribunal % appeals With superior courts
m TIE capitals ~ dspsrsmsnss and Subsidiary and pr
mary conrts In the ACCOMPLISHMENTS snd comrunew
TIE Laws are founfsd the civil code % rr>nc. The
whole powers of NE government however h&ve usually
been Concentrates In tho hands u The Exerutive her
SEPARATION into TIE ooprsuboas n~<nchs~ having besr
s ss sssss u. 80 y. e s.a..
from me democratic 70 tks imperial form tho pubic
vwvssss l. derived chs>sy frsp e~ssrns, nasisrIos
fues mcsspciis~, M, ed svs~xss sbcss ~ eee.ess