Hayti.
The foUowina is ah extract of a *leUtr, dated Port-au-. Prince, IMlay 1 " Business of every description is at a stand in consequence of the increasing rumours of an intended invasion from France. Thiis impression prevails througlhout Haydi from the President to the peasant, nor will any thing short of solemn assurance from the threateRin. quarter allay the ferment excited. The forts of the in- terior are strcngthened; ammunition and arms arc rapidly coUect- ing. Combustibles, for the destruction of this town in the event of a landing of French troops, are prepared, and every day produces fresh instances of determined preparation. The following preclama- tion has been issued by,the President:- " ' PROCLAMATION "'TO THE PEO?LE AND THE AlRtEy. "'Jean Pierre Boyer, President of Itayti. "W'hen apeople byceorts aSgloriousas honourablehaveachieved their independence, their most important dnity, after the establish- ment of a constitution, is to ferm institutions wbich may assure their political existence. Such has been the spirit which has never ceased to preside over the councils of Hayti since its memorable emanCipation. Enlightened by the lessons of experience, they now know that the true guarantee of social order and of public prosperi- ty can only be found under the supremacy of the law. " ' There are circumstances, however,in which the ' machiavelismn' of our enemies, seeking to foment troubles and divisions in the in- terior, may interrupt in some measure the course of events, in which, for the safety of the people, which is the supreme law, extra- ordinary measures ought to be promptly and vigorously adopted. The history of the world offers so many examples in support of this truth, that there is no person of good faith who is not thorough- ly convinced of it. "'TheGovernmentis therefore undertheimperious obligation,con- siderisg the political situation of Hayti with regard to its foreign re- lations, to prevent, by a prudent and firm solicitude, events which tend to compromise the general safety; and to order beforehand all that is needful to attain this end. "' Itis in consequence ordered as follows:_ " ' . It is most expressly forbidden, ini the name of the paiblic safety, to any authority whatever, whether civil or military, to cor- respond, under any circumstances, with the Governments wlhish may be at war with this republic, or with their agents, of whatever denomination they maybe. " ' This right is reserved, according to the meaning of the Consti. tution, to the President of Hayti alone. "c'c2. In the event of waT,any publicauthorityor private individual, no matter under what pretext, who shall be convicted of having in- fringed this order, sball be considered a traitor to his country, and punished accordingly. " ' Given at the National Palace of Port-au-Prince, the 14th of April, 1824, in the 21st year of independence. " ' By the Presitlent, BOYER. " ' The Secretarv-General, B. INGINAC.'" HA YTi.