Literary Cadet And Rhode Island Statesman

HAYTI.—A letter from Cape Haytien, dated June 7, received at the office of the Baltimore Patriot, gives a gloomy picture of the affairs of that Island, both political and commercial. Want of wisdom in the government, the writer considers the primary cause of its embarrassments. "We already," says the writer, "lose fifty per cent. on our remittances, and make from about twenty-five to thirty upon our sales. Yet our Haytien rulers, in their wisdom, have come to the following determination, to rid the trade of its present shackles, viz: It has been enacted, from innumerable considerations, that half of all duties, after a certain period, shall be paid in bills on Paris, in favor of Monsieur Lafitte, the rate of Exchange to be determined hereafter, and that, in consideration of these measures, the august government of Hayti promises not to purchase coffee, and to suffer it to be purchased by those who have funds in the country."

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"Another measure of profound judgment follows: Orders will shortly be issued to form all foreigners into a corps of "Guards National." It is pretty certain that in a few weeks the above measure of government will go into effect, and the time has been so short. since the decree has been issued, that we all will find ourselves in the greatest difficulties respecting receiving any new business, or in closing that already on our hands. Ruin stares every body in the face, and it will be impossible for any one to do business. There are no bills to be bought at this time, at any rate. The merchants at Port au Prince have made a manly stand against this measure, and will be supported by those in Cape Haytien Should this policy of the Government be continued, we shall have to leave the Island."