Richmond enquirer

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Gonaives. At or near the capital the Minister of Public Jus

tice and several of his fellow-conspirators, as well as seve

ral of those arrested at Cape llaytien, have been shot. It

was supposed that mariv more would sufier the penaltv of

death.

Relative to the demand made by Com. Parker of the Sar

anac, for damages for the illegal imprisonment of Capt Mayo,

of the Leander, we learn that the Haytien Government in

formed him, in substance, that they were willing to pay

Capt. Mayo some compensation, but refused to give the sum

demanded for tho detention of the vessel. This answer Com.

Parker will report to the authorities at Washington. It i*

also stated that the Haytien government refuses to pay the

claims m favor of American merchants, to which Mr. Green,

and more latterly Mr. Walsh, has been deputed to call their

attention.

Mr. Walsh, the American Commissioner, has left the capi

tal for other parts of the Island. What was the result of

his negotiations, in conjunction with the French and Kn

glish consuls, to induce Emperor Souloquc to settle the

quarrel between the Haytien* and Dominicans is not cer

tainly known, but the story is that the project has entirely

failed.

It was the'generaljopinion that Souloquc was never more

powerful in the Island than at the present moment.

OLD POINT COMFORT, VIRGINIA.

We have been informed that the Wur Department has

granted the privilege of erecting buildings at this deliahtful

place of resort to Messrs. George Booker, Beverly Tucker,

and David Keeling?gentlemen well known as worthy of ihe

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Richmond enquirer. (1851). Richmond, Va., 1851-05-02. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024735/1851-05-02/ed-1/?sp=8

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Richmond enquirer, 1851-05-02.