New-York tribune., 1867-05-29
THE WEST INDIES.
NEWS FROM GUADALOUPE, JAMAICA, PORTO RICO
AND HAYTI-HAytNA ITEMS.

NEWS FROM GUADALOrPE JAMAICA, PORTO RICO
AND uAYTf-HAvANA ITEMS.
HAVANA, May II. 1867.
We have dates from Pointc-a-P Pilre mp 10 the 18th
ult The EociH Commercial states that large number
Of arrived loaded with hogshcads Of coal %c
but that not only there nossalcs fo those. tie mar
ket being drugecd but there sugar Tor return
cargo owing 10 the scarcity Of the crop Trcc cargoes
Of coolies had arrived, and three more were daily eX
pected There was no sale FOR them Food WAS getting
scarce and rice at fahulou. figure.
From Jamaica we have Kingston papers TO the 2hh nit
The spanish marof-wnr Naraz dc Tolosa had arrived
There salntcd the Port and also the United states
steamer susquchauna Sir John Peter Grant mas pre-
seuted a bill FOR improvement IN tue ADMINISTRATION oi
fttce in iameica The Government was busy In organ
zing better system for facilitating the Introduction OF
coolies -Four cargOCS OF them were expected Ht Murht
D" s,lt RIVER s9bana-n- Mar and Anfot0 respectively.
Many families ic Offering their lands for SALE and WIN
~ ~ H. tai ~ exGoy Evre was received with cnthu-
sinsn 1hc present crop Is the rnallcst in many years
financial hill has been presented by Mt kstMor' @ m,ti u
considered a failure. Coffee crop good. a., -, -
From Puerto hco we have dates to the so lnsl. Mt' -
NJ Dcnar secretary of n company line of steamers be
tween New.York and the Antilles. had arrived. Five
hundred hogshead of sugar sold from - ~ ~ &
four hoeshtads from Dcmarula sod IN bohu ~ -, ny
Financial secretary publishes the Gaccid circular IN
which Inc expresses his dissatisfaction with the state OF
the finances strict measures are to be enforced against
the large number OF yagTnnts OF ai ages % -. 80, -,
From Hayti Jacmcl adyiccs state thnt s9hhe n VIZ
Gonnvcs IL Is denied that Victoria ChsVaierN Is Hostile
mmedIateIv nut down 10y the National Guard The gem
eral wish OF the people ia TO make slnaye Military pc
tatOr OF the Republic. , t,,.,
Inst saturday dlth an important contract was signed
by the Hacienda Department OF Finance ana le span
sh Bank The Il 10 call n and pay ms they become
due the bonds OF the Treasury and the former pays
100000 monthly, half OF which at least must be paa III
Snanis gold m account current between the twoArue,
with per cent interest But the spanish Bank allowed
by the Government to emit new issue OF si9ooV ie
dcemabe with these very bonds -Four DEGREES have bee
issued IN regard 10 cmancpados-negroes OF captured
expeditions OF IL cargOcs, 10 are declared feo lheso
cufgoes have each naine-Fngal, orcstes hmpenooI;
&c one OF these DEGREES imposes fine OF $50 on an
holders Of negroes Of the following wGo 40
NOT by the 10Th OF
Santa surana San Diego del Nunez Camnas, MaIei,
Ouiebta IIaoha, Santa Espirtu llioly Ghost what
name for slave expedition, Cayo ievisa,Gunes, "9n
aiay Matanzas, Mannani, Almendares, Cardehns, aa @
Manzanilo Hero you avc the names OF 80 cargoes OF
those captured There many Others ana thc hahc'
new paper is to he started here edited by Pasehal
Ricsgc called H. CoTeo de Ia HaJdna ,,.,,o,. NTH
Tho American bark Ocean Home was, on Monday VIII ~
the advice OF our Acting Consul General abandoned 10
tho Spanish authorities, and the dag and papets D
cage and the protest the Captain he was told tt
II he would bind himself ia writing not 70 abandon ne
he vessel would be abandoned whether or no, and tho
vessel surrendered Internationally.
sAIyAyH APPOINTED PROVISIONAL rREsIDENf-rhE
NEW MINISTRY.
Prom Our Special Correspondent
fPoRr AU PRIScE, May 10, 1861.
Gen. Salnave arrived at Port au Prince. ron go
naives on the 9Gth Of April, and was received WIN
great enthusiasm by the people of that eity' VINO
were anxious that he should be forthwith proclaimed
Dictator OF the Republc To this, however he woniu
not agree although the army was entirely Win h'
the soldiers being even more demonstratNe 'n'n ,lo
civilians in their enthusiasm A few days aiter ms
arrival the Council of Twenty-Five, who have been
administering the Government since the aDdicauoh
of Ceffrard met and after lengthy deliberaion re-
solved upon Offering Salnaye the PROVISIONAL iIesl,
dency. This he at once accepted, and immesete'y