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terers but never a real friend. A few 
oniy were wounaed on the side of the in- 
surgents, and but one killed. ~ 
On the 18th Te Deum was chaunted, 
“ to celebrate this memorable day, which 
beheld the downfall of tyranny, and the 
birth of liberty.” 
The interesting pamphlet now before 
us, concludes with two letters from Henry 
Christophe, the present emperor, dated 
from his head quarters at Milot, one ad- 
dressed to the minister at war, and the 
other to general Petion, professing that 
he was wholly devoid of ambition, and in- 
duced by the love of his feliow citizens 
alone, to undertake the burden imposed 
upon him by his duty, &c. The whole 
concludes with a paper, signed by a num- 
ber of inhabitants both civil and military, 
declaring that they are willing that Chris- 
tophe should be their new chief. _It is 
evident, however, that their acquiescence 
is always qualified, and that they look” 
‘forward to a constitution, which is to li- 
mit the authority, and regulate the con- 
duct of the first magistrate. 
“Liberte et Independance! Etat de 
Haiti:” — Liberty and Independence! 
The State of Hayti. This is the only ti- 
tle page to the new constitution of the 
island formerly known in successivn, by 
the names of Hispaniola and St. Do- 
mingo. 
The first article, dated at the Cape, 
Feb. 25, 1807, Fourth Year of Liberty, 
consists of a law, by which the seal of 
the President is to be affixed to all acts, 
until a great seal has been made for the 
State. It is signed by “ Paul Romain 
Doyen, witnessed by Magny, Secretary, 
‘and countersigned by Henry Christophe, 
president and generalissimo of the forces 
by land and sea, at the palace of Cape 
Town, Feb. 26, 1807.” 
The next article is the copy of a law, 
which fixes the division of the territory of 
Haiti, which 1s made to consist: 
1. Of the Island of Haiti. 
2. Of the little islands dependent on 
it, to wit, Samara, La Tortue, La Go- 
nave, l’lsle 4 Vache, les Cayemites, la 
Saone, and the adjacent islets. 
The whole is divided into five pro- 
vinces, viz. 
1. The province of the North, compre- 
hending the parishes du Mole, de Bom- 
barde, de Jean-Jabel, &c. 
2. The province of the West, including 
the parishes des Gonaives, leGros Morne, 
Terre Neuve, Jacmel, le Petit & Grand 
Goave. 
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Retrospect of French Literature—Miscellanies. 
3. The province of the South, compre= 
hending St. Louis, Cavaillon, Les Cayes, 
Tiburon, &c. 
4. The province of Cibao, is composed 
of the parishes of St Yago, Porte Plate, 
_La Vega, Samana, &c. 
And 5, the province of Ozama, is form- 
ed of the parishes of Savannah la Mar, 
San Lorengo, Santa Roza, San Gregorio 
deljosIngenios, Bari, Azaa, and San Juan 
de la Maguana. 
The next law, appertains to the pay of 
the several rank of officers. 
GRAND STAFF. Livres. 
Alieutenant-general is 85,000 per Ann. 
tohave - - - a ; 
A marechal de camp  . 25,000 
- A brigadier - - 12,000 
Acolonel - --- = 9,000 
A lieutenant-colonel -~ 7,000 
Acaptain - - = - 4,000 
A first heutenant - - 3,000 
A second lieutenant --. 2,200 
A colonel of infantry 
regelves) =: =/. =: aa 
A lieutanant-colonel - 6,600° 
.A captain - - = - $3,660- 
A first heutenant - - - 2,200 
A second lieutenant - 1,900 f.s. d. 
A serjeant.of grenadiers - - 1, 2 
A corporal - - - - - = 01 
Agrenadier -+-°' - --- Qf: 
A drummer -: c., i ee 
According to the law for the admini- 
stration of the finances, there is to be an 
intendant established in every province, 
together with a controller, a treasurer, a 
director of domains, a weigh-master, and 
a store-keeper. fis 
The Holy Catholic, Apestolic, Roman 
Religion is prociaimed; all persons, 
whatever may be their own particular 
faith, are ordered to respect the worship 
prescribed by the state, and sunday is the 
only day of repose for ail the citizens, ex- 
cept the feast of the Annunciation,Christ- 
mas Day, the Assumption, &c. Neither 
public worship, nor any religious cere- 
mony, except the administration of the 
sacrament to the sick, can take place be- 
fore the rising or after the setting of thesun, 
No order, decree, or ecclesiastical law, 
although relating to matters purely spi- 
ritual, can be executed without the con- 
sent of the President and Generalissimo, 
All the authorities both civil and mili- 
tary are to assist regularly at public wor- 
ship, and the schoolmasters and mistres- 
ses are to conduct their scholars. thi- 
ther. . 
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