The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-19


HAvs PAfssses,~ws sssasN eu sdvsss,siae
friends and patrons, as well - our readers, to have
patience for Two or three @eeks more, During the
last few months We have been under the necessity
Of refusing vast amount Of advertising, well as
subscribers the city, in consequence of the utter
impossiblity, with our limits and machinery, Of
satisfying them in all respects The circulation Of
this journal is now increased that we can scarce
y add any more TO subscription list in the city,
80 to serve them at proper hour in the morning,
until our new machinery shall be completed. Our
space, also, for advertisements is limited, and we
have, probably, refused advertisements enough
during the last six months, to establish another
journal. We request, therefore, our patrons to
have patience few weeks longer, while our ar
rangements and preparations are going on, which
they are doing with great rapidity. In June we
shall be enabled, by means of our new machinery
and our other arrangements, to publish double
sheet every day, if necessary so as to be able to
take in all applications for advertisements and
even then to make our double issue and double work
in half the time we now issue a single sheet Thus
we shall be able, by our new machinery, when it is
completed, to crafty all applicants by doubling
space and increasing our issue, as we shall then be
able to do the same amount of work in half the
time we now require. Have patience.
DrscREDrTABLR CARIcAruREs.-The Washing
ton correspondents describe a caricature which
has been got up by some contemplate trader in
vulgarity, discreditable to all concerned in it, and
making vulgar representation of General Scott
and the Secretary at War.
II appears that this caricature was handed
round among the members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and occasioned them much merriment
with broad "ha has," and other demonstrations
of amusement, not very honorable to any member
of that body General Scott is represented in this
wretched production, as whipping Secretary Mar
cy with a cat o. nine tails. Good taste, sound
feeling, and proper respect for public characters,
will condemn such exhibitions, such caricatures,
and such a reception of them is represented to
have been given by the representatives of the peo-
pie. The taste displayed in the House on this ex-
hibition, is of the very lowest order and would be
filter for the most miserable rowdes at the Five
Points, or Corlaers Hook, in this city. 1t is ut
terly disgraceful and discrediable to all parties
BE1TINa.-The old system of betting on the re-
suit of the convention to be held at Baltimore has
been resorted to this year, spiritedly as ever
and will be carried on in this city for the next few
days, and until the result is ascertained. 1t is
system almost peculiar to New York, upon the
same plan that adopted in our far famed game of
''raffling for poultry" Many have bets held on
General Cass, from hat down to an oyster supper
Several 60 for Buchanan-some for Dallas but
the name of James h. Polk is sadly at a discount
as not even custom house porter seems disposed
to risk pewter mug Of ale upon his chances
CONC INTO THE CoUNTRY.-Peope of wealth,
fashion and nobility are preparing to 60 into the
country. The weather yesterday was very hot
and though change may soon be expected-in
fact, many changes during the present month-ye
great preparations making to visit the country
during the coming summer. The truth is, many
citizens delay too long their visit The month of
May is the most delicious month of the year-the
fields, and woods, and trees are greener than at
any other time of the year. In June the sun is very
hot; but in May the evenings are yet cool.
IMPORTANT FROM HONDURAS AND YucArAN.-The
fast sailing brig Marian Gage, Capt. Reed, from
Belize, arrived yesterday with accounts from that
place to the 18th ult. The intelligence from Yucca
tan Is not quite SO recent received day or two
since via New Orleans. They are, however, more
in detail.
Capt. Reed in his report to this office, dated at
Belize, the morning he left, says
From all that can be learned here, it is supposed
that nearly the whole Of Yucatan ia now in the pos
session Of the Indians. The taking Of Bacalsr by
them has filed Belize with refugees and indeed fears
entertained that they will attack this place in full
hlment Of their threats. In the attack Bacalar
only five Of the Inhabitants killed but at Valla-
dolid every male inhabitant was massacred.
The public meeting OF this place assembled yester
ted for the defence Of the place The militia
will be called cut the old fort at the harbor Is
paired. and Gordon of posts established for the
rty of the town II the Indians should venture q n
attack they may certainly expect warm reception,
They are as being in force to the number
spatched schooner to jamaica this morning, with
to be for troops From personal
mails through to Central America exceedingly
dfcu!t in consequence Of the unsettled state the
country;
We have copies of the Central american Times
and the Observer to the 9th. The latest number Of
the Times says =
Ne little alarm has been excited in Belize by the
nual arrivals OF large numbers Of refugees from Baca
lar, to which place the Maya Indians had extended
their and reduced it with the exception
the fort aud few houses The afrighted inhabitants
reduced the greatest straits deserving the mise
rable remains of what few months back thriving
town. and locking some to Havana Ito which place
opportunity offered through some Spanish vessels
by the Governor General Of Cuba9 and many to this
place
NJ N~er tnhu clgut nunureu, principally females,
are reported to have landed within the last two days
and fresh arrivals hourly expected The Indians
have Is reported been guilty Of horrible atrocities
but we do not yield implicit credit to all these reports
though there is no doubt their minds dreadfuly
excited and 1t !: quite certain they have determined
to retain possession Of the country which they claim
as their own. The following is reported by eyewit-
nefs-
At day light on the morning of the 18th of April .hs
town of Bacalar closely invested and set fire
different directions by the Indians, who occupied an
extent Of about FIVE thousand yards and kept up in
cessant fire, which returned by the inhabitants
This exchange of fire continued for the space three
days On the afternoon Of the third day, signal
given by two buglcs and drum the Indians in body
left the bush in which they had been concealed and
assaulted the inrcnchments which they carried the
Spaniards having only time to give volley and
they being overpowered by numbers disarmcd
Those who able to escape took refuge in the fort
and the Indians intoxicated with their success in
undated this beautiful town Their number. by the
confession Of dcsertcr amounted to twelve thousa