The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-05

Important to Traders About. the Blockade
Of Hayden P0rts-C0unterfeit Currency
Circulati0n-War Movements-CabraI-Re.
lief for Distressed Ports-The Coffee Mo-
nop0ly.
BY the arrival at this port Of the brig Oliver Cutts
direct from Port Prince, have Haytien advices
to the 18th Of September.
The government had issued decree OF consider
able importance to persons engaged in Hayten trade.
1t bears reference to the blockade proclaimed
some time back Of the ports Of the republic which
are occupied by the rebel forces and as intended TO
put stop to illicit trade with those places. The
decree states that the blockade Is violated TO very
large extent by persons sending vessels to the said
ports for cargo, such vessels taking quantities OF
goods and provisions which sold to the rebels and
that these transactions only the old paper money
OF the country is used the rebel authorities having
interdicted, the circulating OF the new issue OF
notes in the districts held by them, which has the
effect OF seriously deprecatng the latter. In conse
auence the decree denounces enemies OF the
country all those Haytiens who shall be convicted Of
having sent vessels to any OF the ports in question
and of having traded with the rebels, and declares
that all merchandise all money and all vessels seized
for having been employed In such speculatons shall lie
coniscated to the benefit Of the States that all goods
sent to ports held by the rebels shall be subject to
the payment OF the regular duties fixed by law az
soon as the government shall have retaken these
towns, and that the merchants who shall be proved
have been engaged in the trade in question shall
be deprived OF their trade licenses In addition TO the
other penalties prescribed by law.
Another blockade decree had just been published.
1t declares that not only the ports held by the rebels,
but all ports which had not submitted to the legti-
mate government and were not administered by the
agents OF the government, were closed to foreign
an er 1 no S were p SPsn a p Primer
Cape Hayden, GOnaves and Port de PAX. The
Consuls q the republic IN foreign ports were also
tn
the sending OF vessels to any Haytien port except
those named In the decree.
1t had been discovered that quantity OF counter
felt paper was In circulation in Port au Prince The
government had published notice warning the peo
might distinguish the false notes from the ones
The police were the track OF the parties concerned
intention OF Immediately Withdrawing from circula
ton the ten dollar and 800 bills issued by IL few
months ago. ana that It would receive payment Tor
the small paper currency Of the country in bills VI
large denomination indinerently.
To relieve the sunerings OF the people arising out
OF the high prices OF American provisions in Port au
Prince in consequence Of the Interruptions OF trade
by the war, the government was purchasing cargoes
OF provisions and selling them at prices proportion
ate to the actual market value OF coffee. The sales
take place every day Sundays excepted from eight
to ten O'Clock In the morning, and the prices are
regularly published in the Aonlter the government
paper. The prices Of coree-that is, the prices at
which 1t is purchased by the government under the
existing monopoly OF the article also published
The raising OF the siege Of Port au Prince and the
success In various places recently gained by the
government troops over the rebels, had awakened
hopes that the rebellion would soon end by the
render Of the entire body OF Cacos resources
were almost completely exhausted. General Che
by the rebel forces. The siege OF that place had
lasted for six months, during the whole OF which
time Chevallier had had no communication with the
capital. His resources had been completely
hausted, but ne still managed to keep the Cacos at
the enemy from time to time, many OF these
being headed BY the brave General himself. To
eeys the dsss Of the Of the
the steamer Mariane large quantity OF provisions,
with directions to the authorities Of the town that
1t had also sent by the same vessel and soopofwa
provisions and money for the army. Dispatches
ceived from Port au Prince and Cape Hayden showed
that the OF the rebellion was in almost
perate state In the North as In the South. Massage
chief Of the rebellion had been compelled to evacu-
ate st. Marc and retire upon Marchand with his
principal adherents The place fell Immediately into
the power Of the government. Fort CARTS, which
defends the entrance to Petit Goave, had been
rled by assault by Salnayes soldiers. At Artibonie
feet order and tranquility reigned at Ser
game, Grand Goave and Mole ST. Nicholas.
petely surrounded by the government troops,
and renforcements had been sent from Port
AL Prince, which, 1t was confidently expected would
enable the besegers Immediately to make themselves
masters OF those places.
arrived at Port au Prince from the government army
at Jacmel to announce the capture OF Cabra. ex-
President OF st. Domingo. Cabral was taken, with
100 Domtntcans at Salhou. He was Immediately
shot, and the Domincans were conducted as prison.
ers to the camp Of General Holopherne number
Of Cabral's followers sought safety by Tying In q
small vessel, but the vessel hit by cannon ball
fired by the Haytens and severely disabled that
she was unable TO proceed and was captured, with
all on board.
At the instance OF President Salnave a IT. Deuns
had been celebrated In the parish church Of Pekn-
vile In honor OF the raising OF the siege Of Port au
Prince and the victory obtained at Pekinvle by the
national army over the rebel forces
An article had appeared In the Monttettr explana-
tory OF the Intentions Of the government relative to
the monopoly OF coffee. The article says the govern
ment Ia alive to the fact that large proportion or
foreign articles entering into general consumption In
Hayti Is paid for In coffee, aud that IT has no
wish TO deprive merchants of this means
OF meeting their obligations abroad step
which would oblige them TO suspend their
lmportations. The monopoly II had established
was called for by peculiar circumstances, rendering
u necessary that the public should be in
creased by every means at command. and there was
no Intention OF continuing that monopoly moment
beyond the time when the necessity that called for 1t
should cease to exist
The bark recently sold by New York merchant,
n Mooney Jr, to Salnave and converted into snip
or war, had been named the Trait de rUnion. She
captured the rebel schooner Feur de Marie
Owing To the decline Of the rebellion and the con-
ndent hopes or peace entertained gold had fallen
from ITO to.s0, and trade was beginning to look up.
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