New-York tribune., 1868-08-22

SUCCESSES or TIE REYOLrTIONlsTs-A FORCED
LoAN-GOyERNNENr MONOPOLY OF COFFEE
-coNsCRIPTION AT PoRr-Au -PRINCE-BAT-
TIE AT JAcMEL
We have adyices from Iayti via ST. Thomas
to the sth inst
I'm the south things were looking Setter for the reyoln
tonists Prom Petit 90 Aux Cages and thence to
Jacme an tho places out Of which tho Cacos were some
time back drivcH bad rctsken hy them and the
steamer sylvan by the rcvoutoniss there had been no
communication between the capital ana Cape hay len,
steamed Pcuobscot escorted the steamer Etrare hther
with 900 barrels of -four and 100000 laytan dollars on
the Government mad given great ofsc to certain Of the
foreign residents In Portau-frince who coniphn l0mt
saluavc.
tho Haytian merchants 30 Poraunoe to the CNtcDt OF
100000 gold which 10 have been paid into the Ieas
uIy ON The sth Inst Ihc amount 20 ne rms rs.o e. S"S 5
divided into three sege'' vM;-mposttIs ron 4Voy{
10 s9oCo each wholesale merchants, $1,000 eaehi anu
houses have thus been taxed indirectly, almost
every large house at Ioltsg.f.lhSe t ~ irl nk a.
or even of wives Of the dealers as according to q
Haytan law importing hou not allow cd TO sell goods
HayIans in order 10 save the Lccase tax which makes
difference Of about per cent The loan u thus DIVIDED
t t5a 10 ei be- yered @ Win Interest two Years after tho
close OF the present war. and premium OF 20
f5 per cent premium; aud third, 10000 at 6
per cent. per annun, aud 10 per cent premium, D2iA
r.
ended. sinaye himself down to each merchant WhAt
he Thought lie could afford to contribute
decree appoatcd on the 81 ns establishing Govern
mcut monopoly IN coffee. From that date all COee taken
10 Poriau Prince from the coast or the interior would
have be sold TO the Government 0t price 20 % nAtI
by the Government Under this decree cohHgneuts 0t
c1de arriving at Prince for certain foreign mer
cba.ts had been seized by the authorities. The mer-
chants IN general had protested against these proJtcd
iugs and it hoped that the coffee which had been
sezcd would returned 20 the parties claiming IT. AS
they had made their purchases prior 10 the Issuing OF tho
decree The effect OF the measure, nevertheless, had
laeu a gold
,ie ,eben The mail cft neither the former nor the latter
was TO be obtained az any price
There had been "A change IN the Ministry. lespnlSse
the Minister OF Justice, had been removed aud NJ ltte
had succeeded him. Rigaud ana Clement are sun To-
La Roche, charged with having made away with $4,000
ntrusted 10 him TO pay for the repairs OF the steamer
Peou formerly the Galatea, lately sent Ia NewIOrk TO
be repaired, still IN prison. His fate was uncertain
but il was expected that arrangements would be made to
have PotlOn detained at New-Iork, reehsed 80
m 10 enable the Government TO have the services OF That
vessel in fighting the rebels Her arrival at Portau-
Prince would alter the state Of affairs there very ma
terally. ,,. :, -, - ~.
ConscripiOn was going on actively at POrtau Prince
On the 7t soldiers wCrc sent out In every direction
I'm Port Prince and every man capable Of bearing
arms seized. Several foreigners were taken but on
making known their nationality they We're immediately
released prominent mercantile urn had an tnelr ,
clerks taken OF the fret day OF the oonscrpOn The
excitement intense, and the places We're being closed
ON every hand. The President had issued pf0eama.
ZION requesting the merchants TO resume business, ana
eil thos who still remained closed would be considered
tc enemies OF the Government; which promised To secure
nli persons engaged IN trade nnn9ily IRON pase ana
The news from Jacmcl - TO the lOlh lst On the Ith
battle was fought between the Picques aud the Cucos,
resulting 10 defeat of the former, OF whom 20 were
kiued and a great many wounded The General OF the
Pcquets taken prisoner aud shot Inc export anly
an odne at Jacinel had been fixed by the Provisional
GoyerIment there at S. gold. per 100 pounds taking
effect from Aug. l. The former duty was only n va
TN fsc of this increase Of duty would be 20 prevent
ibe sIInent Of coffee that had accumulated there wait
iop for yesselst0 take IL away