Spirit Of The Age

From St. Domingo.—The Daniel Francis, at this port from Gonaives April 20 reports that President Guerrier died at St. Marks on the 15th, and was buried with military honors. General Louis Pierrat, who, though 70 years old, is vigorous, was proclaimed president on the 17th, by the north, but would be opposed by the south part of the island on account of his well known preference for the blacks over the mixed breeds. The ex-President Rivera, in trying to regain power, had captured sixteen boats that were sent out against him. He lands whenever he wishes at the south part of the island, and he and his party propose, if they succeed, to put the country under the protection of the English, and to give foreigners the right of doing business there in their own names and to hold real estate