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MORE IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS, INTERVENTION IN HAYTI. American Mission to the Bmperor Soulouque. President of the United States, To me Srxate or tur Unr Tp am wer to the recoints & copy correspondence of Mr, RM. Walsh while he was employed as ent of this government im the Island of Kt Domingo I Wane & aly sf the Se- eretary of State he doeuments by which it was ac- prsare drore rer MILLARD FILLMORE. Wasurnoren, Aug. £7, 1852. APARTMENT OF Stare, Wasnincroy, Aug 25, i852 The Secretary ef State. to whom was referred the reso- Jution ef the isth ult, requesting the President “to communieste te th: Senate (if not incompatible with the publio interest), copies of the correspondence ef io- dent M. Walsh, Baq.. whilst acting a: commirioner of this government at the Island of Hayti,”’ has the honor to lay before the President the papers mentioned in the subjoin ed list. Respeetfaliy submitted. DANIEL WEBSTER. ‘To the President of the United States. MR WEBSTER T@ MR WALSH Devantuent or 8tate, Wasnincros, January 18, 1851 Sim—In a circular noie to your predecessor, Mc. B. B. @ of the 22d of February last, and to the British and Consuls at the sity of St. Domingo, the Mimis. Affairs of ‘the Dominioaa republic sol Mesage fiom ihe Brataa snd that republic. It is. presumed cireular was forthwith ceumunicated to their respec- tive governments by the two last mamed functionaries, for in ® mete to the hy dg ef the 11th May lest, Sir Meary L Bulwer, Her Britannic Majesty’s Minis. ter here, stated that he had been instructed to represeat that the Freneh goverument had expressed its willimgnees to co-operate witn the govermments of Great Britain and the Unmited States, for the jurpose adverted to and gosted @ course to pursued Mr. Glayton replied, under date the 20th ef May. that, upon the returm of Mr. Gr te Washington, his correspondence wou! be submitted to the Senate with a sominetion . of @ chargé d'affaires to the Dominican republic, and that if the nomination should be confirmed the President ‘would be prepared to co operate with the governments of England and France im the manner and for the purpore Fuggetted. The short interval which elapsed between the returm of Mr. Green and the decease of President | Teyler, combined with other circumstances, prevented the somination referred to; and it has since upon 1e- eousideration, boon dvemed exptdient to confine the business, on the part of this goverpment. to a special agent. Youhave accordingly been selected to act in that ebaracter. Yon will herewith reeseive letters from Sir Heary L. Bulwer and M. Boislecomte, introducing you te the consuls of Great Britaim and France respec- tively at Port au Prince and the city of &t. pet You will also receive @ copy of the instructions whic pursuant to orders from hie government, Sir Henry pco ses toaddress Mr. Usher. the Bri ish consul at Port au iimee; and I am assured by M. Boislecomte that his iustructions of a similar tenor “to the eo the same place The mo- tives and objects of tb rvening parties are se ejearly and luminously set forth im these istructions, wanecessary for me to advert to them. I entirely conowr in the views which they bee nd ex ot that you will be governed by them. ing at ‘ort aw Pri: you wil bya seek a conference with Mr. Urher and the consul of France, upon the su’ jeet of your mission and particularly with a view of in- @uesing the Emperor Soulouque to consent toa lengthened truce, or a permanent peace with the Dominicans A in co-eperating for this end the three goveramenta ‘actuated by philanthropic views, to which they believe spy material interests which all or citer may have in the question are quite subordinate, you will endeavor, in all your communications with you colleagues, and with either the Dominiean or the Haytian gevernments, to keep your mind free from any prejudice resulting from coler er forms of government. You will not deny justice to the Emperor Sonloque, because he and his subjects are of Afriean extraction and his government professes to be monarchieal; and@ you will not be partial in your judg ments in favor ef the Dominican government, because | ite offleers are eupposed to be for the most vert of the | ss Face, and because it elaims te be republican in m. The waterial interests of the three sountrics, how- ever, are largely involved in the restorstion and prefer. yation of peace between the contending parties ia St. Dowingo. France is # creditor of the government of his Emperor Eoulouque to a large amount.” She cannot hops | e for a discharge of her debt when the resources of ti country, instead of being developed by pacitic pursuits | and in'part. at least, applied to that purpose. are checked in their growth and wasted ins war with a con'e: Stace Great Brituin and Franoe are both inter securing that great additional demand for their . tions which must result from the tapas to be expected for imdustry im Hayti and the Deminican republic from a termination of the war; and the United States have o similer interest, both from the augmentation of their trade with the icland whieh would then ensue, ‘end from the eonsideration that their commercial eoperity is intimately connested with that of both rance and Great Britain. When, therefore, you sball have held fres and full eonferenee with your ool and shell have ascertained the reciprocal claims of the parties to the war, if the Emperor Soulouque shall insist Dpon maintaining a belligerent attiiude until all his de- mands shall have been satisfied by the opposite party, you will unite with your eolleagues in remonstrating this eourse on his part. If the remomstra: hould to be unavailing. you srl sign peror that you shall give immediate O ernment, the Preside i Congress may adept such measures the governments of England and Framoe, as may cause the intervention of the three powers to be respested; you will lore no time in communicating the result to this Gepartment. The Emperor should be made properly aware of the dapgers which he and his country may en- counter if he should be unfortunately advired to reject Feasonable terms of pacification ; but you will stop at re- ‘Monstrance until further orders. If, however, your joint and coneurrent representations & should induce the Emperor Solonque to make an abste- | ment of his demands, which you and yeur colleagues may deem rearonable, you will, in eoncert with them, make this known to the Dominican government, aud will will ho which that governmant may advance, and if you and youroollesgues should deem those objections solid, yeu ‘wil] communicate them to the minister for foreign affairs of Hayti. and will require from him an anewer te them If thie answer should not be givem within a reasonable time, or if when given it should not prove to be eatisfec- tory, you will then, ocorjointly with your eollesgues, re- aire the emperor to conclude « permanent penoe with Domini government upon the basis which you mey jointly prercribe to him, or to conrent to a trace web that government of mot less than ten years ‘You will write te the department as frequently as op jowitier may it, im order that if farther instr: tions should be ary, they may. after consultation with the ministers of Great Britain and France, be trans- mitted seoordingly- Tam. sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant. DANIBL WEBSTER. To R. M. Walsh Erq.. &e , &e Following this letter is one of nearly simtlar import, from fir Henry L. Bulwer addreesed to T N. Usher. the Britieh Consul in Heyti We copy the enly portions which differ in any material point trem the instrustions of Mr. Webeter : Britis Lrcariox, Wasnuxcrox, December, 1860 Sin—On receiving this despatch you will eonfer with the Covrnl and Ohargé d'affaires of France, who will receive ‘one of emilar purport at the sume time from the Minister of the Frenoh republic at this pliee; and you will also put ourscifia communication with the Uharge d'affaires of be United States, who will by that time be appoluted to the jovernment of St. Domingo. but who, as the United Btates dows not rend any formal agent to Hayti, will aot with you in this matter, amd be furcished with ins ruo- tions from the United States Secretary of State, ox- prening views entirely analugous wich those of the governments of Great Briain and France. and erders to carry out those'views conjointly with you ia the mo=t ef- fective manner that the forms ef the United States government in tbis stage of tho affair will admit of, * Should the Emperor Soulonque refare his consent to this reaeopable request he will be acting in a manner highly injurieus to d these of his sub- ‘and as the effect jet will probably ex. tend beyond his own dominions and affect other pow- ers, you will not fail to state to him that the governments ach powers will deem that they have. by their pre- vious warning ard counsel, themselves im a pos- tien which justifies them it onoe, and even with- out further notice, amy steps which they may consider it either for the interest of their own people, er acoord- ing we eae General daty. Cowrerds, humanity vo adopt. * Should the gcvernment of Hayti persist in refusing the mediation which, with » studied attention to the equity of its terms. you and your colleagues (for thus far you esp all actin complete aecordance) ehall have offered fed will then, im eonjumotion with your colleague of and as far as his instructions will p:rmit bh Your American colleague. menaee the Emperor ot Hayti the determination of your guverament or govern- me to have the terms whieh you have suggested acopted in the main, or at all events mot to allow the war between Hayti and 8¢. Domingo to recommene> or continue until etber terms shell have been submitted by ‘the mediating powere in lieu thereof. ‘The mensees to which I have alluded you will make in Japguage mere or less distinct, according to cireum~- stances; and I deem it expedient that you should be guided in this matter by your own knewladge of an im- tant faet, viz: ‘hat the measures of oorcion which F Mejeaty’s government and that of I'ranoe would be willing to adopt, are at pi t confined ton blockade of the porte of Hayti—sueh as Port au Prince, Jacuel, Aax Sat geat rage del that « block fact leem. then a rade would be sufficient, ¥ declared and put into exeourien by (reat Britain acd Franee. to compel the government of Hayti to submit to ‘the wirhes which you will have oxprossed towards it. you may. 1 the danger of war appears to be proximate or Imminent. menace compnision with the cenviction that adequate mesrures of coercion will be adopted _ Bat if, on tho contrary you deem that a biockade would not be enficient to ebteim the required object, you will take @are to meke any menace ot force on such vague terma ae wonld ne tusliy eowpromise her jesty’s govern- mest 10 employ force until i; shell have .earned from you what epecies of force would be necessary, in order to arrive at the reenit you deem that » blockade Fo0ld mot be sufficient to obtsin Indeed it would always be better rather to state that ‘fare amthorized to menace torce in the presumed con- mey, then actually to employ that menace unless ihe necessiiy for so doing sppeara to you urgent, and the benefit te racule from it aimout qertcin * * You vill likewied sot fail to noties to me aay differonee | whieh occurs, or sevmn’ to you likely to oscur, betwcen Mand your collea, ue, or any incident in- # OU to believe that o;¢ OF phe other is not dispored f the Lith ult., requesting | fairly and straightforwardly, im fartherance ef the Hee tiretghtdorward and bumene ohjest whish her Ma} bas in view, and which it sincerely that the ef the two allies of ber b Mejecty baveslie ip view, and are determined fairly ana | oe 1 aan Ihave & H. L. BULWER TN Uswer, Req ke ko } The Freveb minister writes to Mr Webster, that Sir | Henry Bulwer's itetructions “were im strict waison with thore that the Consul of the French republic had re ecived.”” WESTER €0 MR WALSH Derawtmenc or Stare Wasnixeron, Jamuary 18 185! fin—Mr BB Green wi Haytiem govern’ al emi i f United Steves cousuisin Hayti, and of tien eonsuls in the United States, Any arrangement pore. however, was not verpmenmt until mede known here for pon kis application, ths d States in Hayti were re parrment has received a let- of foreign affairs of Hayti under date | of the 7th of Jume last, announcing the appointment of Mr. B.C Clark as Haytien consul at Boston and request. | ing bis reeognitionfin that eharacter. With this request | we are not prepared to cotoply; bat we are willing that he | or any otber person, not of Afrisan extraction, should be | appointed commercial agent of Heyti at Boston, or any | other United states port where Haytien commerce may | be supposed to require such officers. ‘This is the class of | officers which the United States now have, aud for many | which he might make for the to bind hi ne ast have bad residing in eertain Haytien ports. hey hud experienced inconvenience in diseharging their duties. from the refusal of the Haytien authorities to | correspond with them in their official character. This government, however, would have no objection to receive | and conricer any eommunicacion which the commercial | agente of Hayti im the United States might address to it, respecting the commeretal or navigating interests of that country and will, therefore. expect that the commercial agents of the United States in Hayti will receive similar | treatment from that government. inform thegHaytien Minister for Foreign Af. | mt, which | t It is | the course oroinarily adopted and acsentad to by | mepts who. for reasous of high expediency, may mot think preper to commission or reeeive consuls to reside at particular ports. The United States have a commer | vgent at 8; Themas, beoause the Danish government ines to recognize It is to be presum t. im process of time—snd perhaps before long—if the Haytien govern ment shal! abandon its ambitious projects of foreign con- quest— shall devote its attention to the improve: it of | its own people, and shall suceeed in that object as to mand the reepeet of dispassionate and impartial mon, nation whore interests may dictate the measure. will sitate te send consuls to thelr ports, or to recoguize | the Hayter consuls in its own ports, Tam, very respectfully, your obedient servant, DANIEL WEBSTER. ToR M. Walsh, eq , &o. MR WALSH TO MR WSDSTER Port av Prince, Feb 5, 1851. Sin—I embarked at Norfolk on the 25th of last month, the Ssramac having been detained there until that date, nd arrived here on the afternoon of the 2d instant. afrer pleasant but not very rapid passage of nearly eighs | 8 ‘The vessel, though am admirable one in many | ote, d t seem to be remarkable for speed. From | Ocmmodere and officers I reesived every courtesy, 4 immediately om our arrival Mr Usher, the consular ent of the United States, came on board, and tendered me the ho«pitalities of his house, which I was glad to ao- cept. the warm welccme of aninn being aluxury net to he had in this place. The following day I announced my arrival to the | Minister of Foreign Affaire, who is here addressed as his grace the Duke of Tiberen, and requested an in- terview with him, Which he gave yesterd: at mime o'clock in the morming, All business here is pretty much transacted before noom. when there is a general ceesation of work for several hours, om acconnt of the beat. 1 was received by the minister, in fall eos‘ur at his residence, which. though not altogether duoal, is suf- ficiently meat and well furpished. and put your letter in | his hands His gratification at getting it was such thet I think I may assert it made him ome of tho happiest andjproudest of men. Our conversation was ofa general nature, asI did not wish to emter upon matters of business, not having beem previously ableto talk with the French and English consuls, whom I had made successive efforts to see the | day before. The minister agreeably surprised me by his appearance and maners, and oultivated intelligence. He iss tall, light mulatto, with a pleasant face and very | respectable gray lecks, and all the tome ofa man ef edu- | eation and good scelety. Om taking leave, I asked him to let me know when commodore and myself could | pey our respeots to the Emperor. and im the course of the | day, was informed that his majesty would receive us this | morping at ni ‘We repatred accordingly to the palace at that hour, | sceompanied by Mr Usher and a numper ef officers from the Saranac, and were received with great parade. The | court. yard was filled with troops, in rather motley attire, | | who saluted as we pasced. and the hall ef reeeption was | erewded with ministers and gemera's. and ether dignita- ries, who made quite a glittering shew. Soon after our entranee.{the Emperor made his appesrance, ins eostui whieh. tho’ , Was not in very bad taste, precede fe jhouts of Vive)? from then precented im due form embarrassed. as if he did not know what to say or de, but after a while inquired how long the commodore would remain; and on being teld that the Saranae wonld leave in a day er twe. manifested not the least ebagri | ‘The truth is, the big ship in the harbor not a plea- samt spectacl his eyes. and the sending such a one | just new is aceremony of which he wou! prefer the breach to the observance It is a pity the commo- dore sonnet ees his stay here. as thé presence of the | ome the logie | | steamer would materially assist our negotiatt | ef foree being. I am afraid. the only kind which his gov- ‘trpment thoroughly eomprehends, or at least is disposed Faustin I. is stout and short, and very black, with an | uppleasan' epee and a carriage that does not grace | athrone. He is ignorant im the extreme, but hes begun | to learn to 1ead and write, and is seid to exhivit com- | mendable diligemce in hisstudies Emergy and decision are bis most important traits, amd no soft feelings are | likely to interfere with their full display when occasion ealls them forth. as it frequemtly dees. There has beon | eompiderable demand for them of late in consequense of formidable oonspiraey whieh was diseevered a short time | sinoe, the object cf which was te restore the republic. Scme prominent men were involved init, and even his | to favorite aide de-camp was arrested ena charge of being aware of its existence and coneesling his knowledge. The | richest man ef the cmpire, a Mr. Lefontane, wus also brought into the city frem his estates the day before yesterday, and subjected to an examine- | ticn; but nothing could be found against him, and he was released. People were much surprised at his eseape, as it | was supposed that the twe hundred thousand dollars of | which he is possessed, would be regarded as so many | proofs of guilt. There is me divinity that hedges his u in the imaginations of his subjects, fend as they | 4 of gewgaws and glitter. His elevation ‘was too hasty and unexpeeted. brought sbout as it was by the intrigues of a few. to produee any dazsling effect upon the mass, and the continuance of his power depends altogether upon the fidelity of his treops He is ak | just now with the pre] tious for his coronation, whieh | ie to be celebrated with all the magnificence that hie re | sources will permit ; and it is stated that one of the chief | eaures of his intended expedition the Dominiean, republic is his to be crown the city of Bt. Do- mingo, the time onered motropolls, the ieland. ie Ihave the honor te be with great ts ig your ebe- dient rervant, ROBT. M. WALSE. Hen; Danizi Wreeten, Secretary of State. | MR WALSH TO MR WEBSTER. | . Pour av Prince, Peb. 14, 1851. | Sim :—The day after the dateof my dexpatch No. 1, I had s full conversation with the Freneh and English | gents, and was informed of all thet had been done by them im reference to the subject of our mission. up te the moment of my arrival. In conjuection with Mr. | Usher. the commercial agent of the United States. they | had succeeded rome time since in obtaining a truce of two months, with ore month’s notice of the renewal of bestilities, information of whieh. with the proper deca- | ments, was duly communicated by Mr. Usher to the de- | partment. Sines then they had continued to urge a de- finite peace, but finding it imposalble to achieve that re- sult, they had at last, on the 19th of Deeember proposed astruce of ten years im @ note of which the enclored, | marked A,isacepy. To that m It was therefore deemed advirable interview alone with the minister fer foreign affail talk to him in the plainest manner my instr is would allow. Loalled upon bim sccerdingly, the next | day. sad spoke to him im substance as follows : “The government of the Unived States, having determin- ith the governments of England and bout the pacifieation of this island, at for that purpoec. It believes \t the only proj y to aocomplich it ts for the gov- ent of Hayti to acknowledge the independence of the republic of &t Domingo. that independence hsving Bow been 20 long maintained as to prove the impossibilit; of ite being overturned by the power of this empire, an: In consequenee, to estabtish its elaim to general recogni- tion. Any further prorecution, therefore. of the war is Teason. and ring it their duty to use their best efforts to restore that tranquility which is fwdirpenrablefor the weifare of all ~The prizoiple is now fully established. that the actual poreession ef independemee for a reasonable time entities 8 nation te be acknowledged as sovereign. This is the prisciple which the American world has cspootally conse- erated, and must ever uphold. It is the sole foundation, | im fact. of the independence ef Hayti berself, and to at-, tack {t in omy way is to strike at the very root of her owm inetituticns. The best interests of the empirc demand the recognition of Dominican independence, whieh would | giveit a useful neighbor instead et a turbulent provinee ora determined foe Fyen if the Dominicans could be subjugated fora time, thelr efforts would be evaselens to throw off » yoke which they detest, and thus the whole island would be kept in a state of constant distraetio: most injnrions to its welfare. When oooded thore efforts. as they assuredly won! solved upon freedom will always ae! mpire would find itrelf materially weakened if not altogether exbaw ted would have forfeited all the sympathies of thore now best ine! regard it with a frieadiy eye In every point of view therefore. the government ot the United States entertain wiction that it was inowm- bent upon the emperor to reeegnive the incependence of Bt. Domingo, and I earnes'ly hoped that his majesty jd consent todo eo without farther deiay ” ter made apecch. evidently pr ing with an elaborate geographical branebing off into various dis- a monreted with ite birtory. which had very little to do with the question, and manifested mach more | Willltban ability to make out a jastifiable case. The ram ral of his argument appeared to be simply this: that ture in the first olaoe hed designed the whole faland to be under one and thesame government; and, ia the second | Place, that the constitution of 1815 had pee it to be one and indtvisibis, and this constitution the emperor was obliged to maintain; alto that the Dominicans, having yoluntarily annexed themselves, had no right to with: | draw from the ocoanection, Erste pa It was diffiealt to reply a this; wi-bing however, to snow fet to work deliberately to prove | even when unmistakable, iu law, and that tae pro- | @id not exist, by ne | | arguments of | submission to it wi | intimidating effect tham any threats of their | both the beligerents, thone of the commeree of neutral: | nicated te the means called it imto being; for the ef which the minister spexe, was promuigsted long Deere ny immetion. of tee, diftorans . party, of eA island hed been effected. If. I said hia. the gecgrapbical reaows which he urgea wore admitted as sound they would speedly change the map of the world. ‘Most patio: eluliy the strong. would tind eonclusive ort for appropria’ing ‘he tercitory of ly it would. doubtless. be of the West Indies ought under the same covtrol, This reasonivg, over would give the Dominicans as mach ri, ° claim dominion over Hayti. as it could give the | iniog over the Dominicans —Bosides. had always, from the time of i's discovery beem divided Into separate Sta’es, When Col re five diferent jd neighbors Emperor such as was assumed. No rights or duvie cither originated revived, or bequeathed, by the asser- tions of the constitution referred to; and ‘all arguments, therefore. based upon them, were of no aecount As to the statement that the union of the two couateles had been brought about by the voluntary act of the Du- minicans so fur from weakening thelr ewe it gave it great additional strength. It corroborated the fact that Hayti had mo original claim upon their territory, and proved the dominion of the former was altogether in20m patible with their well being a ® people, which tt was their right apd duty to maintain. They hed sought an- inthe hope that is would eontribute to their happiness ; but finding, on the contrary, that it resulted in opprersion and suffering. they had no’ resouree but to revert to their previous condition of separate nationatity. ‘The compact of union had becn first broken by the Hay- tiens when they perverted it into an iustrument of ia tolerable deepotiem The minirter acknowledged that the goverament of Hayti had not always acted woll towards the Dominicans, but raid that the most satisfactory offers had beem made to them for their tuture security, which they ought first to try before resorting to the extreme measures they had | adopted To this I replied that they wore the beat judges of what they might expect. from the experience which they already possersed, and thet th it of Hayti, having given them ample reason to believe BOnymous with misery amd degra dation. could not now complein of their want of eonf- dence in its promises. I referred. playfully, to the EB: lish proverb sbout a burnt ehild dreading the fire. and, in the phrase of ancient Pistol. “discussed the samo in French un‘o him.” which somewhat relaxed the severity of bis ministerial brow. I then went om to say, thet all this debate was about i ot touch the real merits of the (or foreign mations to consider was repubiic of St. Domingo is posi- , and entitled to be treated as such, whatever may bave been the original rights or preten- sions of Hayti; and the jn @ thing for the imperial gov- erpment to consider was. whether it would expose itvelf to the verious evils likely to result from the pursuit of an unattainable ebject. instead of wisely acquieecing im a ‘fixed fact,” and making the best of what could not be helped. He perristed in declaring that the emperor weuld never abandon his rights, and said that even if he should eom- tent to do so. his people would not parait it Beeing that all further conversation was useless just then I took my leave He had evidently been directed mot to yield in the least, and dared mot go a step beyond bis instructions. * * * * * On leaving the Minister for Foreign Affairs. I ealled at once upen my colleagues. aud had @ consultation with them as to the best course to be pursued It was unapimously decided to be worse than useless to waste any more time in disouseiow. The question had Deen presented to this government in every light, and nt time had elapsed to enable it to come to a eon- therefore, to send in at once the pote. a cory. is enclosed, marked B It was itten in French, that being the language of ene ef the agents as wellas of the government. Great stress was laid by my colleagues on the fast that the oo operation of the United States would have a — thet war particularly advisable to strike the iron was hot. No anewer has yet been returned but ifons be mot on given, we will eall upon the minister personally and TKe it as strenaourly as policy will admit. regret to say. sir,that I have not yet succeeded in finding a map of the country such as you desired me to send you, though I have made every eifort to obtain one. With great respect, your obedient servant, ROBERT M. WALSII. Hon. Damixi Wenster, Secretary of State. A. (Tranauation ] WHE CONSUL GENERAL OF FRANCE AND THE CONSUL GENERAL OF GREAT BRITAIN TO THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT HAYTL Pont av Prince, Dec. 19, 1850. ‘The undersigned, agents of France and Great Britain, have the honor to inform the minister of relations of the ewpire of Hayti, that in uence of the refusal of th emperor to consent for a ite treaty of peace with the Dominican people, they heve been required to insist upon an sdoption of truce for ten years, whioh would ‘at least allow the reduction on both fates of a military eondition exageerated, useless and ruinous Without again reourring te those oonriderations of hu- mani‘y. of reason, and of general interost, which are opposed eicher that the said people shall be deprived by force. or merely be required to make greater sacritioes to defend all those advantages and pevisces which eonsti- tute @ real independence, of which they have boen in full possession for eight years the undersigned see them. selves obliged althongh with regret, to notify the mi- nister of foreigm relations that their respective oe mente have agreed to adopt eccercive measures for the Purpose of prevening any pew expedition sgatnst the territory of the ican nation. The undersigned renew to the minister of foreign rela- tions the assuravee of their consideration. UBHER, Consul ef Great Rritain. MAX, RABAT, Consul General of France, (vRanstation.] Pont av-Parncr, Feb. 11, 1851. ‘The undersigned, agents of lhe United States, France, and Great Britain, have already had the honor of ex- Plaining eleariy, to the minister of relations, the views ef their respective governments in regard to the aggressive hostilities of which the Dominican people have for 20 meny years been the ohjest. They now request from the government of his imperial majesty a categori- eal answer to the following proposition:—A definite treaty of peace or a truce of ten years betweem the em- pire of Hayti and the Dominican republic. The agents ef England and France having previously Preposed the truce as an alternative, it was doemed ne- cessary to repeat it im the present The interests of and thore especially of humanity admit, in the convi tion of the three high powers of no other solution Th med cannot doubt thet the government of e his Tmperial Majesty, im the face of such’ declaration, will decide at last upom the enly eourse which it can adept in erder te avoid the censequenees that may result from any longer persistence im its resolution to destroy the nationality of St Demingo. WALSH, Speeial Agent United States, MAX RAYBAUD, Consul (General ot Frames. USHER, Consul of Great Britain. To the Minister of Foreign Relations. ‘MR. WALBH TO MR WEBSTER. Port. av- Prince, March 8, 1861 Sin—Our note of the 11th ultimo. of which I seat a eopy with my last despatch, mot having been noticed, WY colleagues and myself ealled on the minister for Forcign Affairs on the 18th, to ask him when we might expect @ rej He said the matter was one which demanded the maturest consideration. aa it involved a | breach of the constitution, which proclaims the integrity of the island, so that the Emperor eould not decide upon it without first comeulting the Senate, He eould not, therefore. give us hepes of a positive answer before the lat- ter portion of the month of March asthe Senate ie net | now im teseion, snd must be especially convene could net promise that we would eertainly have it even We combatted, ef eourse, the preposterous ides of the constitutional impediment, but all in vain; for, asit in the least absurd reason which the government oan ad- vanee for its elaim upon St Demingo, it is adhered to with the tenacity of desperation. Bonide }, it farmishes an apparent excuse for delay, ahd His Imperial Majesty cherishes, it id, the hope of extricsting himself from the grasp of tl eo powers by awise inactivity. A ines, bis private seerctary was dining on board h steam sloop of-war now lying In the barbo and besoming rather communicative under the infiver of champagne, very candidly informed the offleers thet his master would jet the plenipotentiaries, as he styled them, amuse themselves for a while wit a notes, but would eventually get rid committing himeelf inthe least—a picoe of intellige whieh the offieers naturally conveyed to the French oon- sul. general, as calculated tointerect both himself and his | cellesgues. The emperor would fain believe that en- uen’e cordiale betwe and builds eonfidena expectati scrambling end unquict time’’in Franec. On every arri valfrom it country he inquires with it esrnestoes about the state of effairs there, and evinces infini e die gust when, ke stocrtains that chaos bas not come again. Uur duty, in oomrequence, is to urge a decicion at the earliest postible moment, spd make him clearly «| 4 stand that our governments are thoroughly in earnest, aud not inclined to be amused with ridiculous excases and evasions. We accordingly protested against the in- tention intimated by the minister, of what might be deemed an indefinite postponement ef a question whioh the government bud already been given ample tims to consider; telling him that even if the constitational dif. fleulty existed in regard to nitive peace, it had m- thing to do with @ truce who eould not deny the erage. ror was empowered to make on his sole responsibility, without even the appearance ef overstepping his prere gative, It req tome command of countenance upon ie part of his Grace of Cibaron, to insist upon the in- competency of the emperor to eonclude a knowing as he well does, that the latter can do doe do what. ever he pleases, and that seareely a day gors by without bis vielating tacred inetrume roked, for th to prevent him from perfor: ‘act to whieh elsaverse The minister, however, had learned bis lew on, aud repeated it te the end—' His Majesty would do nothing without consulting the Senate, his frit duty bas) ¥ guard and preserve the eonstitution.”” I thovght I might then try the effeet of aa argument, which I took care te represeat as wholly unofficial ani priv: y eovernment having mo knowledge of it what ever The day before I left Norfolk I waa told by ® friend that be bad been offered @ eommaad in an expedition | which was contemplated to go to St. Doroingo and assist its inbabitent« against tho Haytiens This faet I comma. minister with all plaasable emphaais dwelling upon the periiows probability that, should sush an expedition ever land upon the island, all tho miseries d horrors with which the emperor was now throatening the Dominjoans would be brought to his own door; that | the desperadoes composing it would never rest until they had exhausted every effort_o overwhelm the empire, and that even if thoy should fail in destroying it, the evils they would euffer would be almost eqaivalest to ruin ‘The only sure way, I added. to arroattne dacger was to conelude a peaeo, and by thus depriving the ex io ion of the lawful mc tive cf lemding aid to a people whore inde- pendence was wrongfully assailed, it would become the pie At United States to prevent it from icuving their The chord was one which seemed to vibrate more pte Be any other. for the government les been fa great Cf such an expedition ever rinoe the attack yy Cuba I ed the minister, therefore. te inform hs tnjesty of whet'T hed. sald: in orden that be nigh eonstititation ere | tally appreciate all the dangers of proerastinatior this he aesured me he would do. My eolleagues, how- ever, rather doubted bis having nerve enough to keep his word though they agreed In the optaion that ths expedi- tiom would be the most effeetive shape of terror which | could be brought before the imperial eyes. At all events pspeed on our takiog leave that ke would exert hia- self to caure am answer te be given at the earliest pos sible moment, The next day but we received a mole ef whicha | @opy.merked A is that the gor @ Lo coufer with ly to be delay, the dselaration we received the rejoinder ©. and at the same time an informel intimation that the commision would facilitate the action of the | govermment by perbap ry the eon yooation of the Sepate This, while it showed how littie real carr was felt for the counsels of that body. ga had appointe ‘The object of this dee | some hope from meeting the eommission and we expressed our willingness to do so in the note | marked D Note E is the minister's answer * * * * Por au River. Feb 2! 1851 The minister of Foreign Relations of teytima- had the | honor to receive your eolleotive note, dated the Iith inst., im which you request from the government of his Majesty 4 categoriosl answer to the propositions made by ~ im the mame of your three governments in regard | te the question of the eastern part ofthe island. ‘The questions raired by cbis note are of the gravest nature. aad the government of his Majesty believes that | they ought to be maturely considered snd seriously treated and it has just appointed a commission. com- | pored of Messrs. A. La Rechel, D Labonté, N. V. Pie- | sance, senators, and Mr Laforestrie, im erder to coms | | toan understanding with you eonovrming the object of yeur communication, The undersigned, &0., &9., & L. DUFRERR. Port av Prince, Feb 21, 1851. &c, have reseived the mote of this The undersig | date, which the mi | ed to them, ouncing that the government of | his Majesty bas nomed » commision of four members, | | for the purpose of coming to an understanding with them concerning the o! their of the Lith | instant ‘The undersigned will be happy to enter into immediate relations with the said commission, if it be empowered to | gulate. in concert wish {themselves, the basis of the | or the conditions of the truge ef ten years which he mediating powers have determined upom as indispen- | sable for fecuring the tranquility of the island. But if ite object be to diecuss thet determination they deem it their duty to imform the minister of foreig that. after the clear and precise notification of it which 0 nt itself, all that remeins | peace or @ truce, or to | communicate the refusal of the said government to ac: | quieecein it, ‘The under M, RAYBAUD, Consul General of France, | 'T. USHER, Coneul of Great Britain. oO. [Translation] Pont av Paincn, Feb. 24, 1851. The minister of foreign relations of ayti has had the honor to receive the note of the agents, &o , ke , dated the 1st instant, in which they decline all discus! propositions whieh they presented im tl their governments Those propositions raise teo serious ‘those questions are too vital, not te give ¢f bis Majesty at least the right of knowl and the motive of them, snd of having the not taking im regard to them any resolatic — with full comprehension and after mature delibe- | ration, ‘The government of his Majesty Insists, therefore, that ita commission should eonfer with the agents of the three powers concerning the objeet of their mote of the 11th |; stent, L, DUFRERE. D. Ponr av Prince, Feb. 27, 1861. ‘The undersigned agents, &, bave the honor to ae- | knowledge the receipt ef the note of the minister of foreign relations, dated 24th ef this month His Exeelency imsists that the commission mamed the 2st should eomfer with the said agents eoneerning the ebject of their note of the llth. ‘The Haytien government requests te be informed, | through the medium of that commission, cf the reason | and the motives of the three powers in wishing te secure the tranquility of the island by a treaty of peace, or at least by a truce of ten years. Having already ebvyed the orders of their govern- ments to acquaint the Haytion government itself with that reason, and those motives, and the sald government having been placed by them in possersion of official doe ments sufficiemt for their appreciation the undersigned are painfully surpriced at seeing themselves again called upon to communicate them te a commission without powers to treat. They must remind the minister that their mission is Rot to discuss the reseluti but enly the mode of exe cuting the resolution of the three high powers, te putan ‘end to the war waged #0 long and so uselesaly against the mationslity of the Dominicans. Nevertheless, to eomply as far as they ean with the with of the Haytien govermment, to have a commission, which is doubtioss consultative, directly lois Booed undersigned of the necessity of an immediate d ‘ they will present to the eommission a definite exposition of the causes and the object of the resolution above men- tioned, of the three powers—am exposition which shall be sufficiently clear and procise te admit of no doubt or | | | misapprehension. R. M. WaLsd, M. RAYBAUD, T. USHER, | E. {TRansiatien.) \ Pout av Paincy, March 1, 1851. ‘The minister of relations has reocived the mote | | which the agents, &c .bave done bim the henor to ad- | drees him, under the date of 27th ef last month, in whieh they consent te confer with the eemmission named by the nt of his Majesty. The members of the said commission have been ap- prised of it, and directed to agree with the representa- | tives of the three powers upon the day and hour of the conference, L BUFRERS. F. Port av Prince, March 4, 1851. ‘The undersigned, agents, Ke., in cormpltance with the promise made by them im their mote of the 27th | | imo, to the minister of foreign affairs, to the eommis. | m named on the 24th the metives which have induoed their governments to demand a cessation of hostilities against the Dominican people. Before, however, they | make this explamation, whieh they will do as briefly as | possible, of the man in whieh the sald govermments | regard this question of humanity and general iaterest, they must repeat their inability to enter inte any dis- | erion of thoge motives, or to with the commis- | the main ebject of my mistion, | that im ed, oi WALSH. Special Agemt United States. | | The speeeh of the Emperor is inclosed. | prejudices existing in the United | toms of friendship. | ation. lishment of their pacific mision. can only be agreeable | the undersigned for those difficulties, if protracted, | must result in affeeting ‘pjuriously the friendly feel. tag Of the nen geaew tovents ho ontd rament Bat as his e¢xeellency ins his note by e-serting that the convocation of tl chambers is neesssitat ed by the continued refusal of the undersigned “te “admit » dircussion of the bases of the proporition.” whieh they have transmitted to him. they are again compelled to rémind him that the only discus sion Which they have refused is that cf the reasons which actuate their respective governments in their wish to Diing to m close the hostilities which have been wage against the Dominican people. | Their duty was to communteate thore reasons to ths governmeat of the emperor and net to disouss them they requently done #o. both in writing aud in clearly and folly as possivle, amd far di cussion of the bases of the proposition | of a peace or of a | from rej ot the tbree powers. whether the b truce, they have mever ceased. on the contrary, to eourt | it ani to see it declined, Neither the seriousness of the question, ner the iptereet taken in it by their govern: wents, is compatible with the continuance of this mis- | understanding. ‘The undersigned, &e , &9 R M WALSH, M.RAYBAUD, | @. USHER, | MR, WALSH TO MR WEBSTER | ont KU Prince, March 91, 185% Sin—Enclosed are copies of a recent correspondence with the Minister of Foreign Affairs The Haytien gov. | erpment, it seems, took great umbrage at the phrase in | wy first nete—' not of African extraction,” whieb I transeribed from your instructions; and, after nourish. ing its anger for nearly @ fortnight, gave vent to it in ex- pressions which appeared to me 60 impertinent as to cail for immediate rebuke. I trust that my reply will meet with your approval, especially as I know that it has had | ® good effect. Anything that increases the apprehem | sions of the government just now, is usefulim reference to | You will perceive | my note of the 24th, I made a last effort to bring the government ‘to its semses upon the Demivican question. as the chambers were en the eve of meeting. If the language which I bare used is rtronger than perhaps my instructions would alte gether warrant, it is because the only possible ehance of | suecess consists in intimidation My colleagues more over, before my arrival, had menaced coercive uction, and if 1 had allowed it to be suspected that there was perfect agreement between their governments and that | of the United States in regard to the ulterior measures, all hope of a favorable result would have been crushed. @ taken care, however. to say nothing whieh can eo: wy government in any way to anything more tha | mi an acquiescence in the employment of Torce by England i end Fiance. which is authorized by the imatructions of Bir Henry Bulwer. tention of the English and | Frereb consuls to announce to this government an im- | mediate blockade of ite ports in vase of a refussl to make | either a peace ora truce. All that I shall do will be to | remonstrate as directed. but in such # mode as to {1 t no opporition will be mude by the United 8 | enforcement of the blockade The ebambers were opened on the 27th, a delay of two days having been occasioned by the want of a quorum. It is specific | enough in its tone, but nothing is known of his inten- | | tons, and opinions seem to be equally divided as to the | result. | Francisque, as was anticipated, was again eondemned, and immediately shot. The five others tried at the same | time sbared the same fate, So much feeling was awaken- ed by the execu'ion of the first, that the government | deemed it advisable to irsue a proclamation in regard to it, a copy of which I inclose. The speech of the Emperor | and the proclamation are contained im the same journal; also, a full account of the trial of the conspirators | It was my wish and intention to send you ere this, | a full account of the state cf this country, but my health has been so weakened. under the oppressive influences of this climate, as to have incapacitated me from the labor I hope. however, to be uble to accomplish the tark before my return | Having at last succeded in finding a tolerable map of the ‘alan, I send it to you by the vessel which takes this jerpateh, I have the honor to be sir, with great bal a your obe- | dient servant, ROBT. M. WALSA. Hon Danis Wenster, Secretary of State. MR. WALSH T0 THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS. Pour av Paince, March 14. 1861. ‘The undersigned begs leave to say to the minister of | foreign affairs that some time since he addressed. under | instructions from his government a note to his excellen- | cy. in regard te the appointment of Mr. B. (© Clark as | Heytien Consul at Boston No notice whatever having | been taken of that note, the undersigned finds himyel! under the necessity of requesting at least an acknow- ledgement of itr receipt, @ courtesy which he is willing to believe bas enly been neglected In eonsequense of the | multiplicity of business which ooeupies his excellemoy’s attention. | ‘The undersigned will avail himself of the opportunity | to ray also tothe minister that, as the period to which | bis mission is limited is drawing fo a close, he trusts that i jovernment will use all porsible expedition in giv’ answer to the proposition of the three powers | im regard to the pacification of the island and that it will | be such as they desire to receive. Ie would warm the government for the last time, in the mo:t earnest and | emphatic manner. against any attack upon the Domini- | esnrepublic. It may be assured that any attempt ofthe | kind will only result in diraster to itself, He cannot, | however, permit himself to suppose that it will be so in- | sensible to the commonest dictates of prudence and rea- | son as to racrifice, in pursuit of a wholly unjustifiable and unattainable object, the respect and friendship of the three powers whose will is so ensential for the wel- | fare of the Haytien empire and people The undorsign- | ed. Ke . &o., R M. WAGSH. | ‘To his Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs. (transLation.] | 1ONS TO MR. WALSH. jarch 26, 1851. ving your two note 24th instant, in which you transmit arke of your government upon the title of Bey tien consul foxen by} B 0. Clark, of Boston '@ government of Lh ar ‘THE MINISTER OP FOREIGN REL. tates against men of enting sueh a state of things im ith which Hayti entertains rela- never thought of having itself reprerented near it by one of its subjrcts. The intment of Mr. B C Clark, at Boston. ex. | plains sufficiently that it knew well enough what it had | to expeet in this regard to be spared the notifioatt thereef, Asto the considerations with which you com- | clude your last letter, I only say that I have noted | them ~ I wish in no respeet {to anticipate the decision | of the country, which will undoubtedly show itself | threngh the medium of its reprerentatives. 1 renew to you, ar, the assurance of my high consider- | the Aftiean race and | 60 civilized countr, The Minister of Foreign Affairs, | Mr. RM. Walsh, Special Agent of the United States, | except im reference to the conclusion ef a peace. or the aceomplishment ef a truce, as proposed long since | without suecess, tothe government ef his Imperiel Ma’ | esty. | In the eyes of the three ‘powersthe independence of | the Deminieans repoves upon a right so saered, 8 funda- | mental compact as respeeiable, » fact as eensummate, those whieh secare the independence of Maytiitevif. Im | their eyes, that peeple is in legitimace ofall | the titles whieh constitute mationslities the most imoon- _ tentible ; a regular administration, a legislation ect ing equally the persons and property of all, » tary ov. ganization both on land and rea, a flag enjoying the | ore due to that of a free country, international relations | through accredited agents. and even s solemn treaty of | recognition and commerce with one ef the shief mations | of the earth Redured to the alternative of renouncing these advaz- tages or ef per, fighting to retain them, the De- mipicans have been compelled te request the intervention of the powers with whom they are eomnected by the afore- said international relations, in erder to free themselves | from a position so deplorable. That intervention they justly ebteined, because a few | werds inserted im the off modified eonstitation of | Hayti are by no means sufficient te create for that cous- | | sry w right of perpetual possession of the territory of its | ighbor—a posession entirely fietitious at the time | en that eonstitutinn was formed, continuing so during | yu bee sag 98 and again becoming #0 after | the lapee ef seven, and of which the temporary existence only demonstrated the radical impoeribility of blending | | bay Taees of different origim, eustoms, manners, and guage. The Minister of Voreign Affairs raid to the undersign- ed, in hie mote of the 24th February, that their proposi- tion of a peace, based upon @ separation of those races, or | even of a true, eonstitutes » vitel question for this | country. This is to say, in effect, that the Haytien State cannot live if it does not annihilate that people iteclf | Tbe step taken by the three powers shows how much they | reprobate such a doetrine. ‘ar from pereeiving in the termination of the war a dangerous question for the Haytien State, they regard it a8 Lecesrary for the eousolidation and prosperity of that State, causing, as it will a ceseation of ruinous sacrifices for an object vainly pursued during seven years, and | which has now become unattainable. | thas set forth the views of their | | | | | |. The undersigned ha governments They abundantly answer the two objee tions prer cam bation. | 66. therefore, that the government of his Im- | pecial Majesty. assured of the sentiments ef gemuine in- Uerest by whi @ three powers are animated in 4 if Fy "categorical to their to it, will no longer delay a answer Proposition. ‘The undersigned, being direetly accredited near the | | said government. must declare, pefore concluding, that | they ‘cannot eommune with if through the medium of thud ; atthe same time they will be happy to Giscuss with the commissioners the means best oaleu.ated to accomplish the ebjeet of a pacifieation such as has been proposed. if it be deemed proper to invest them | with the requisite powers. BR. M. WALSG, | | M. RAYBAUD, ! T. USHER. (rrawsiarion ] | Port av Prince, Mareh 11, 1551. In their saposé of the ¢th instant, the representatives of the three powers persisting im their refasal of a dis- ewsion pen ‘the besle of vhe proposition prenomted by g H F; z 2 : % q & é i that proposition. the undorsig! trans. | mit to them the foliewing resolution of his Majesty's gov- | orpment Im regard to questions se gave as thore raised ly hong Prepesition, the govermment of his Majosty has deter- mined to consult the opiuions of the country throagh irs legitimate organs The chambers will ne immediately convoked snd the proposition made collectively by Fravoe land and the United States, relative +> the @Moulty whieh divides the dspartment of the east from the rest of the empire, will be submitted to them. | The gevermment ef his Majesty will hasten, as soon | pated Kp cent tp dad ee mare | permit. te eommunieat: three power: evolution. ae T DUPRERE. | | a. hie bapitas Mareh 13, 1861. | The andersigned agents ke. have hed the honor | receive the note of his excrlleney the Minister of Foreign | affeirs, ofthe 11th instant in which {eho ongelehaee of Une prepestiicn cosets s or truce which has been several times made to Biaytien government in the pame of the three | ‘them that the ¢- sebers are to be | eal bara cies oan pe | ation of & part of the territory of the em) | the three powers. | sides, the engegement. from tl | Pert au Prince, | MR. WALSH TO THE MINIBTER OF FOREIGN BULA: TIONS. | Port av Prince, March 27, 15. fin :—I have had the honor to receive this ote | your pote ef the 26th instant. in reply to those which addrersed to you on the 14th and 24th | The objeet of my government in directing me to make | the communieation which I rent to the government of Hayti. im regard to the appointment of Mr. B,C. Clark | ‘as Haytien consul at Boston, was simply to state « fact whioh it is meeerrary the latter government should ua- derstand in order that the relatioos between the two may be clearly defined. Nothing was further f:om fits inten- tion than to ray aught i the least calculated to wound | the semsibilities of the Haytien government or people | and nothing was ssid to give the slightest justilication | for the remarks whieh you have permitted yourself to | make; remarks not only gratuitously discourteous, but whieh come with peeuliarly bad grace from a government that devies the mort ordimary privileges to all who are of a different race from its own If the prejudices to which the Haytien government | has ro improperly alluded do till exist, it isattributable in no smail degree to that government iteelf When it | devotes its energies te the successful cultivation of the | the arts of peace, instead of desolating one of the fairest | portions of the earth with ruthless end iasensate strife; when it exhibits a spectecle of national prosperity and | en!ightepment which rba'l command the respect of the | ilized world; when it does this, it will materially ss in dislodging those “prejudices” by proving that radically unjust. Until then it cannot be enti | denounce in apy way the ‘«ta:e of things” of | which it has ventured officially to deplore the existence in “a country £0 civilized as the United States ” B.M WALSH. inister of Foreign Affairs, April 19 1851 | jor to transmit to the | the government of his they have presented contains the revwlution of his Majesty's go- in sceordance with that of the legislative body ‘The constitution does not permit the Haytien govern. | ment to subscribe to the first proposition of the three | ‘This rep! vernment | powers. beeaure, by so doing. it would violate articles 1, | 4, ord 116, of thay cons‘itution. end comeent to the alien- | re The second proposition which tends. I effect. to the | eame rerult, eannot either be accepted by the Haytien for the aforesaid reasons. Nevert! in. deeming it a matter of urgency to gives solution to question to the east, and to arrive, by some means compatible with the rights. the interests and dignity of the mation, and s definite pacification of the | feland, the Haytien government. sctuated by the princi- | les of humanity. in the name h the three powers E interfered im the disput roposes that all the points of difference be regulated and settled by deputivs named for the pu by the two parties, io equal num- ber on both sidss thet the decision be ted under | the mediation and guaranty of the repreventatives of | governm: ‘The government of his majesty takes upon itself be | present moment, of con tinuing the truee which exists. in fact since the eom- | meneement of the negotiatiunsto thisdey In teatimor of its desire cf pesce and conciliation, it farther propose: to the inbabitants of the east, that relations of commerce | and friendship should be immediately re-established be — tween them aud the rest of the empire, } ‘The desire of @ pacific solution +0 elearly manifested | by the Haytien government the importance of the com. | mercial relations and of the interests of the three powers | with Hayti. the kimdly Intercourse of constant friendship | between the latter aad the governments represented by | the three sgents. the principles of the strictest justice, | and of the impartiality of mediators, who, in an srrange- ment between the two parties to be reconciled, caanot | exnet from one of them exclusively, sacrificas incompati ble with its existenoe. all give to the ppereeemnen ot his majesty the hope that the agents of the three govera- ments Will second its desire of pacifying definitely the east, but on equitable conditions. ‘The undersigned Kc., L DUPRERR [rranstation.} Port av Paince, April 19, 1851 The underslj ke. Ke, bave the honor to aeknow ledge the t of the note of his Bxcelieney, kc.. of thie dey’ by which, in answer to the propositions offs peace. or a truce of tem yasrs, bet ween the ‘empire of Hayti and the Dominican republie. which they mode in the pume of their nloten overnments, he ae them of the positive those two pro- poritions, Tn conrequenve. ‘will commrunteate to thelr govern- | the President a | from their he | | equal ‘Tpames from Australia, *ith the ext aan | ef upwards of seven tons of gold on bor Cee they were directed to pursue, and will sct im conformity with the Instrections that save been given to them fr sueh » contingemey. me la ween. WALSH, M. Ra UD. T. U3HER, MR. WALSH TO MR WESTER. 81 Domixco, May 6, 1851 being mo news of the Water Witeh, and me to do at Port au Prince, I eame bere sul Geoerai in the French war stea- Soon after our arr called apo he minister ef fore fairs, to the latter of whom I de ivered your latter, They were disap- Pointed, Of course at learming that the Emperor of Haytt Would not eonsent to make peace but gratified to hear thet he bad promised mot te though they e: presred (he utmost eontidene their ability + repal It is mot the dread of Sin: The nothing mc with the French mer the Croood invasion. should it be attemp being rubjuga'cd, but the arcesity of remaieing umdor armé, Which causes them, they say, to beso anxious fr | the pacifiestion of the island) Wegave them all the as- surance ip our power of | od intemtion of th three powers to accomplins and relieve ths, inful ruspi nse wy beggedus:, convey thelr grateful scx a ‘As the four months to whish my mission is lieite have nearly expired. I shall prooeed without delay tori island of St. Thomas. and emoark there in tee steamer for New York, where I sball probably arri fore the first of next month, I have the honor to be, sir, with grest me TK y obedient servant, ROBERE M. WALSd. Hon ist Weneter, Secretary of Btate P, B—The day I left Port au Prince, the Minister of Foreign Affairs called upon me and volunteered the most positive assurance that, notwithsandiog the refusal of the government to makes peace wich the Dominiesms, hoetilicies agaivst them would not be renewed. Wemay congratulate ourselves. therefore. oo having put & to the effusion of blood It is evident that the - tions were rejected with fear and trembling ; T have little or no doubt that. if, im reply to the note eomerani- cating their rejection an immediate blockade had been | appounced, we shouid bave obrained at once am aequies- cence at leant in the ten years truce. The document concludes with Mr, Walsh’s official re~ | port to Mr, Webster of his mission to the Island of St. Domingo, from which we copy all the information net contained in the preceding de«patches. MR. WALSH TO MR WEBSTER. Wasnixcron, June 10, 186) Bin—I have the honor to present « brief report of my mirsion to the Island of St. Domingo, from wi I have just returned Op the 26th of last Jauuary I embarked at Norfolk im the United States steamer 8 hed Prinee on the 24 of Februar nas possible after wy arrival I sought interviews wirh the agents of rt d France. and the minister of foreign relations of the Haytien government. By the agenta I was informed of what they had already done in regard to the pasifies. tion of the island without success, On the first of May I left Port au Prince in the Frene war steamer. the Crocodile in company with the Freneb agent, and proceeded tothe oity of St. Dominge. There we communicated the result of our negotiations to the Dominican government It was one with which they could not be well satisfied; for, though it relieved them for the time being from ap- prehenrions ofattack. it did not allow them to ley aside their ama and devote themselves to the pursuits of | peace; and they expressed a strong hope that the three powers would continue thrir friendly interposition until the independence of the republic had been secured. ‘Thst result can only be accomplished by coercing the Haytion government All persuavion and argamynt are throwm away upon it, all sense of duty amd justice and Hghtic merged by it in sangainary ambition amd fere- cious vindictiveness, The Dominicans will listen to ne terms which do not establish their natlomal sover- | eignty, which they have ao long and 60 sucessfully de- fended. ‘They whuld prefer total oxtermination, as they deelare d ax their conduct demonstrates to falling aeata under potism which they have shaker eff; aad every consideration of interest, of tToserg! of hamanity demands that their independenee should be placed om a secure and permanent basis, [have the honor te be, oie, wi at respect, your obedient rervant, ih great respect, Your rime MOYLAN WALSH. Hon. Danie. Westen, Secratary of State, FOREIGN NEWS BY THE NIAGARA. The French Empire. With regard tothe extraordinary number of votes which Louis Napoleon has received, the correspondents ef the London News and the London Chronicle both inti- | mate that the general belief is that the recurms have boom cooked by the pretects and mayors according to order, avd that not the slightest reliance isto be placed upen them asa whole. The News’ correspondent writes: — “The impression is general, not ouly thet the ballet for the empie bas been agigantic swindle, but that the fraud ractised hes been ro gross, 60 overdone, that it will be im possible fo erent such an exposure as will eonviaeo the moat eredulous.’’ Having shown that the whole managemont of the ballet is in the bands of the functionaries, and that any number of bulietins might eatily be put into the bexse, the same writer adds:— “In whatever mode a fraud may be effected, the belief, whether well founded or not, that the returns are fieti- tious is, I repeat, universal The most determined im- perialists eannot look you in the face and maintain the contrary. They lwugh, sbrug their shoulders, ad | my e that anarchy at the door, and that society faved, voulezvous: The jal despatches from Paris te Vienns, amnoune~ ing the pprosching elevation of Louis Napoieos to the 1a) Oignity, were addressed, in the first instamee, to ident French ambassador, aceompanted by the | command that he should submit them to the Mimist; for Foreign Affaira Buol Schauenstela 14 said t have stated, in reply. that the imperial govemmet would offer no opposition to the re establishment of th empire in France, and the levs so if the territorialat rangements established by the treaties of 1816 were re spected; that with regard to the assumption of the tith of Nepolron III by the Prince Count Buol stated tha he eouid not speak definitively. but considered thet th assumption of this title must be made uependeat upd» the ratification of the great powers. An incredible farce bas been performed at Amboise. Abd ¢1-Kader exprersed 3 wish to vote for the empire, and the mayor. in deflance of all law and decency, previd- ed_n xpecial ballot box in which che Emir and the Arabs of his suite deporited bulletins ‘The news of the to called reduetion in the French: | was appreciated. immediately on its arrival at Vienta, at its true value, in government circles The semi-offielal Correspondence remarks:— We cannot srtribute any very reat importance. from a military point of view, to the isbanding of thirty thousand men. By means ef the ex- fede efficient organization of the Frepeh ormy, an force might be called uoder colors from the num- ber of persons owing military rervice to the State, ia » few days The military po.ition of Franoe towards her eighbors. has consequently underg ne no change.”” ‘There is & report current in Paris to the effect that the new emperor, unxious to grace his court with the lel illustrations of French int lect and to rally a number et vigorous. even though vanal, pens to the support of his throne, propores to confer a series of pensioas, varying from £150 to £400 & year, on such literary menes may be indaced thus to eeil their allegiance to the mew regime. On Suncay evening. 21st ult. Louie Napoleon gave a | soirée dansanteat the palace of Bt Cloud. fe invited his cousin, Napoleon Bousparte, to be his vis-a-vis im the quadrilies ithout breach of what the Fremeh osll les convenances ** wrirer the correspondest of the Morning Chronicle, “1 think that [ may venture to state, thet apon this occasion Louis Napolern was more them’ ordinarily. fi, and that be exhibited himself inalhumor not usually jis as w talker, Thore with whom he felt iuclined to comverre. he conducted suce-#tively into the billiard room. which was kept disengaged for the purpo-e. In thi- way he held conf-rences with several members of th diplomatic corpr, avd more particularly with the Gom{ A pete tl Prusrien minicter, and M. de Hubne the ‘The Emancipation ot Brussels says:— We leare fcoy Germany that all the cbstuciee which were ia th the marriage of the Princess Wasa with Louts Nay been removed. The family of the primoess are ing all the mearures necerrury for the celebration of the Le Sie ay at Vienna ine few weeks” w op of Bruno mentions twe rumors as being current. at Toulon. One fe that the Mediterranean ficet wil? shorily be rent to Clyita Vecchia to bring the Pope to France; the other is that it wili be sent with the fature | Viceroy to Algeria. Prince Jerome Romaparte having been informed that » | sui of 1,300 francs was standing in his mame im the trea- ruries of Brest ard Toulon as his share of prise money ob‘aived by vessels in which be sailed, has ‘that it shall be dietributed amonget the old sailors of the port of Conearneau, fu Bittany’ ‘The prince had is proofs of his munificence to the pop « place E Austratian Gold Mines, The amount of gol) received from Australia has been predigious Three ves'els recently arrived im the Si the *. the Eagle, was freigbted with 160,060 ounees (ap- je of six toms). The other ships are the 4 from Sydney. with 1468 ounces on board, and the Pel- bam, from 8)dney, with 27762 ounces The Maitland also arrived from Sydney with 14,325 ounees. Great as has bern the wealth brought over by the Eagle, the ship Dido is expected, which wilt far surpass it, hay on boaid 760 000 ounces, o: about ten tonsend a half, of the ‘al The Neptume with 17,696 oundes; the 2 051 ounces; and ouher ships, with as ve a. are duc The emigration to the El Dorado has continued to go om stendily aud the export trade continues active Fnere are five ¢is about to sailfrom Loadon to Sydme: an ogere burthra of 3158 tons. two to Port Ph of 841 toi F, of 738 tums; amd one to Van Dirmen’s Land. of 678 tons, Apropos tomcnetary matters we find that the mint officers, wishing to arcertain how much the curremt oom bad aetually lost by wear. nelected. at rasdom, 1,000 eoverigns from a banker, aod fonnd that they had lest, on an avernge, 126. p+t cent in value. A hundred ; reigns ficm a shopkeever’s till had lost 22s. per eent ; 200 elf sovereigns exhibited a los of 421 per cent—the smaller coins being suljre'ed to & more severe wear than the lerger. About one farthing ia :he pound sterting ie supposed to be the average Jo-s. during the all gold coined. In silver coins the Loss by posed to be five or six times areater, gving unceasing circulation of silver than of gol leas fitness of the metal to bear fiction coins are put im'o au ordinary circulation. months’ time the former will be worth 590, about 54. Tarwuxvovs Cras —Last evening, Rome Sentinel of the Sth, the new freight house of 4. & U.and W & R Railroads blew over with crab, It wes untinished. having reotived the about 150 feet and been sided up at the about 80 feet on both sides It was thus ia to receive the full force of the wied, and the ture swoyed over to the morth om to the track. ti Hf FFs Fite! pte aie