Mr. Preston to Mr.
Bayard.
[Inclosure.—Translation.]
Legation of Hayti,
Washington, January 2, 1889.
(Received January 3.)
Mr. Secretary of State: I have the honor, in
pursuance of instructions from my Government, herewith to transmit to
you the decree of the National Constituent Assembly, bearing date of the
10th ultimo, closing, provisionally, to foreign commerce the ports of
St. Marc, Les Gonaïves, Port de Paix, and Cape Haytien, and abolishing
the right hitherto granted of putting into the ports of La Grande Salin,
Môle St. Nicolas, and Fort Liberty.
Be pleased to accept, etc.,
[Inclosure.—Translation.]
| Liberty. |
Equality. |
Fraternity. |
republic of
hayti.—decree.
Whereas every free and independent country has the right to close one
or more of its ports to foreign commerce.
Therefore, the National Constituent Assembly hereby decrees as
follows:
- Art. I. The ports of St. Marc,
Les Gonaïves, Port de Paix, and Cape Haytien are closed,
provisionally, to foreign commerce.
- Art. II. The right hitherto
granted of entering at La Grande Saline, The Môle, and Fort
Liberty is hereby abolished.
- Art. III. The counselor of the
department of finance and the counselor of the department of
foreign relations shall be charged with the execution of
this decree.
Done at the hall of the National Constituent Assembly, at Port au
Prince, this 10th day of December, 1888, in the eighty-fifth year of
Haytian independence.
Clérié,
President of the Assembly.
Jérémie,
G. Labastille,
Secretaries.
In the name of the Republic the executive of the nation hereby orders
that the above decree of the National Assembly be printed,
published, and executed throughout the Republic.
Done at the executive mansion, at
Port au Prince, this 11th day of
December, 1888, the eighty-fifth year of Haytian
independence.
F. D. Légitime.
By the executive of the nation:
- S. Rossignol,
Counselor of the Department of
Finance and Commerce.
- Eug. Margron,
Counselor of the Department of
Foreign Relations.
