Alexandria Gazette

EMPEROR SAMBO.
A correspondent of the Boston Traveller gives the following amusing description of the new Emperor of Hayti, Faustin I., and of his character as a ruler; he says:
"I have already had one tolerable good look at the prince of Darkness as he rode through the town on the 1st, escorted by several hundred very shabby looking cavalry, and surrounded by the Ministers in brilliant uniforms. He is large and square built, and was mounted on a handsome and richly caprisoned grey, and rigged up in a gorgeous theatrical costume-a sort of connom tunic, something like that of a herald in the olden time, the material being concealed by a profusion of heavy gold embroidery; a chapeau also richly laced, and having three large white ostrich plumes, arranged in the prince's crest, a broad, blue and red sash worn crosswise, a sort of truncheon or sceptre in his huge paw, a face thoroughly African, capable of expressing great ferocity, but just then full of a sort of sheepish consequence-and you have his Ethiopian Majesty Faustin I., Emperor of all the Haytis, after seeing whom I am less surprised at the asinine stupidity manifested in some of his measures. In order to facilitate the weighing of logwood, some of the merchants not long since, put up several scales at their own charge. On hearing this he flew into a violent rage, swore they were conspiring to defraud him, ordered the scales away instantly, threatened to hang to the crossbeams the first of the officers he should detect cheating him, and wound up by declaring he would cause both blacks and whites to know that he was the greatest man on earth; and by way of proving his greatness he has just issued directions that no vessel shall be allowed to weigh over 10,000 lbs. a day which if carried out will prevent many from loading at all as they could not afford to lay long enough to complete a cargo."