The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-24 00:00:00

SANDWICH ISLANDS.

Extraordinary.excitement existed in the Sand-
wich Islands at the date of our last advices in
consequence of the awful ravages of the small-
Pox, and the utter neglect of the proper authorities
to take any steps to check the pernicious scourge:
The natives are being swept away like leaves in,
autumn ; in some diStricts over one-third of the
Population had died, and in the city Of Honolulu
there, were six hundred and sixty _three interments
between the 26th of June and the 22nd of July.
So great was the indignation of the citizens against
the Ministers of Finance and Public instruction,
who refused to provide : means for the'purpose of
-vaccinating all who required it, that large meetings
had been held, at which resolutions were adopted
requesting their dismissal from office. A. petition
for the same object had received some thirteen
thousand signatures, and been presented to
liama.hamaha, but what action his Majesty would
take, in the. matter had not transpired. The wheat
crops of the islands had been harvested, and found
tip realize.the most sanguine expectations of the
husbandmen. Many mills and machine works
' were being constructed, and great efforts were
Making among all classes to increase both the
Mechanical an agricultural produetionS of the
islands.
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The following is a translation from the immediate
organ of Government, Gaceta tie la Habana, issue
of the 29th, the following emanation from the office
of the political Secretary:—

THURSDAY, 29TH SR-Presmnzlt.—" For some days, sundry
rumours have been circulated in this city of a project of
conspiracy, which they say has been discovered at Cardenas
—rumours which adopted, without doubt, by correspondents
of the foreign press, were destined to give a false idea of the
situation of the country, and to flatter and excite the stupid
and criminal hopes of our enemies. We are able to give
assurance that such rumours are entirely false, being a gross
imposition—the supposition that the loyal troops forming
the garrison at Cardenas, could have thought even of sep-
arating themselves from the fidelity and discipline that
makes so -conspicuous throughout the valiant army of this
Island. We are able to give further assurance that the
Government has incessant watch upon those persons who
would desire to divert the loyalty of our soldiers, and un-
doubtedly the chastisement would be terrible and prompt, if
any person should appear before the authority, convicted of
having induced, directly or indirectly, the crime of desertion;
for all know that with clemency, the justice of the illustrious
and energetic Governor, is associated the most determined
severity m all cases affecting the public welfare."

CENTRAL AMERICA

We have advices from Costa Rica, to the 17th
September. From other portions of Central Ame-
rica the intelligence is also later. We find that
hostilities had ceased between the little republic of
Honduras and Guatemala, and that treaties of
peace and amity were being or had been negotiated
between some of the other republics. There Lad
been severe shocks of earthquake, felt in several
parts of Costa Rica. . The port of Iztapan, in
Guatemala, was formally closed on the 13th of July,
by order of the supreme government, and its busi-
ness transferred to San Jose de Guatemala.