To these quantities, must be added from 25 to 30 per cent to bring them up to the average exports of 1787, 1788, and 1789, because of the civil commotions which reached Port au Prince near the end of 1791.

For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1891, the exports

The custom-house duties collected on the foreign commerce at Port au Prince for the same year were, on exports, in gold $575,129.65; imports, in imports, in currency, $1,740,847.49; total, $2,315,977.14.

(6) Petit Goâve stands facing an excellent bay only a few leagues to the westward of the capital. The population of the commune is estimated at 25,000. Not far to the southeast of it,

*As late as the 4th of June, 1794, when, after nearly three years of domestic strife and in the midst of hostilities with England, Port au Prince fell into the hands of the British forces, the latter " 'captured in the harbor twenty-two topsail vessels fully laden with indigo and sugar, of which thirteen were of 300 tons burthen and the remaining nine were of 50 to 300 tons, besides 7,000 tons of shipping in ballast, the values of all of which, at a moderate compensation, could not be far short of £400,000" (about $2,000,000). Vide Bryan Edwards's West Indies, Vol. 4, page 164.

is the lake called Etang Duricie, which is filled with fish and turtles and is frequented by wild ducks and other water birds. In the town itself, is a considerable establishment for hulling and preparing coffee for the market. Its exports for 1891 consisted of: Coffee, 8,947,535 pounds, French; logwood, 614,000 pounds, French. The duties on them were $327,255.88. The duties paid on imports there were $193,545.53 currency. Total, $520,801.41. (7) Miragoâne, still further on the westward, was formerly a port of fair importance, but the town itself was nearly destroyed and its commerce ruined by the Bazelais attempt at revolution in 1883-84. Its population is set down by M. Fortunate at 18,000. In 1891, its exports were: Coffee, 778 pounds, French; logwood, 584,000 pounds, French; on which duties were paid amounting to $18,558.65 gold, and the duties on its imports were $53,599.97 currency. Total of duties, $72,158.62.

It

(8) Jérémie, the birthplace of the elder Dumas, lies to the west of Miragoâne on the same northern coast of the western peninsula of the island, and is noted for its export of cacao. is a prosperous and thriving place, and its population is estimated at 35,000. It stands or faces on a bay whose waters are often so turbulent as to render landing there somewhat difficult. In 1891, it exported:

Duties collected on exports, $297,391.44 gold; imports, $320,897.58 currency. Total, $618,289.02.

(9) Aux Cayes was formerly the most populous and thriving city in the south of the Republic. From Jérémie, it is reached by sailing first westward to Cape Dame Marie, then turning south round the end of the peninsula, passing Cape Tiburou, and finally, proceeding east along the southern coast. It has a population

estimated at 25,000, an important foreign commerce and a variety of domestic industries. A small stream running partly through it, called La Ravine du Sud, inundates parts of the city sometimes in the rainy seasons. The Government has recently entered upon measures to correct this evil and to improve the harbor. Exports from Aux Cayes in 1891 were:

Duties collected there that year on exports $291,934.82 gold; imports, $597,531.49 currency; total, $889,466.31.

(10) Aquin is a smaller town lying only a few miles farther east than Aux Cayes, but the population of the city and commune is given as 20,000. From its port, are shipped large quantities of dye-woods. The exports for the fiscal years of 1890 and 1891 were:

Duties collected in 1891 on exports, $33,450.09, gold; imports, $30,878.42, currency; total, $64,328.51.

The

(11) Jacmel, situated on the southern coast farther east than Aquin, is an interesting and prosperous place. M. Fortunate estimates the population at 50,000, but in this, as in other instances, he undoubtedly includes the whole outlying commune. city stands at the extremity of a bay whose waters are very frequently boisterous. The steamers of the English Royal Mail line touch here, both on their outward and homeward voyages. The journey from Port au Prince to Jacmel overland is by mule paths through and over precipitous mountain passes, and between