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Seaports of Hayti. 
a distance of forty-five miles, — and from the Bay sixty miles 
inland, has no superior,- anywhere, for the cultivation of cotton, 
sugarcane, and tobacco; while the neighboring mountains of 
Cahos produce some of the best coffee in the Island. There are 
thousands of carreaux of vacant land in this magnificent tract of 
country. 
L’Arcahaie is a little town of two thousand inhabitants, 
(thirty-six miles from Port-au-Prince,) and is the centre of a 
settlement of American emigrants who arrived under Boyer. 
The surrounding country nearly monopolizes the supply of vege¬ 
tables for Port-au-Prince. It is not an open port. 
Miragoane, recently opened to commerce, distant seventy 
miles from the Capital, has one of the best ports in the Island, 
and is rapidly increasing in importance. A considerable pro¬ 
portion of the American vessels, that discharge at Port-au- 
Prince, go there to take in cargoes of coffee and dyewoods. 
The country behind it is mountainous and adapted for the cul¬ 
ture of coffee. 
Jeremie has a population of three or four thousand. Coffee 
and sugar are the staple cultures. It is a healthy town, 
carries on a considerable commerce, and is the outlet of a fertile 
district. The culture of cotton has recently been recommenced 
there. 
Jacmel is a city of six or seven thousand inhabitants. It has 
a beautiful bay, somewhat like that of St. Mark, with the simi¬ 
lar disadvantage of not having a breakwater, or adequate pro¬ 
tection against storms. The country around Jacmel is suited 
for coffee and dyewoods, of which very large exports are 
annually made. The British Boyal Mail Steamers stop at 
Jacmel on their passage from Southampton to Jamaica, and also 
on their return voyages, for the passengers and mails. 
Cayes has a similar country near it in producing dyewoods, 
sugarcane, and coffee in large quantities. The best rum in the 
Island is made at this town, and it is manufactured on a large 
