The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-20
FROM YUCATAN.
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aist ut
The Congress of the State was to assemble on the aOth
Tuesday following.
Thity-seven Indians executed agreeaby to SEN
Of Vaiadoid, Tepic 60. The execution took place
In the interior of the citadel to spare the citizens the
sight Of such an eifusion of blood
The government of Yucatsn has been making pur-
ohases OF arms at Havana and two thousand
kets had already arrived at Sisal.
obtained the revoted Indians but they possess no
interest for TIT great body of our reader.
FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.
The schooner Exit, Capt Halny, arrived at New Or
leans from Belize, Honduras, having sailed thence
the 18th Of December By her have letters and pa
pers to her day OF sailing The Exit left American
vessel in port
From the Honduras Observer We copy the following
passage
received letters aud papers from the interior
dowa to the Sd inst and pleased to find that the
country is In pacific state and that prosperity gene
rally prevails
Commissioners have been dominated to meet at the
diet of Nacaome for the regulation Of foreign affairs
In Honduras the Assembly had been Installed. and
special had been decreed for the of
the same subject that will occupy the diet As
pecsd all the proclamations of assisting Mexico against
the United states have ended in doing nothing
TASre had been some differences betwesn Leon and
GRENADA but they We're Immediately suppressed
There has been some riots in San Salvador in the dis
trct OF S.catecolucs about the planting of tobacco
The election for the President is spoken Of and
there appears to be several candidates
The following circular to the States Of Nicaragua
Honduras, has been addressed to the principal Sscet
Of the Supreme Government those States respec
lively by IL. b. NJ Consul General resident Ia Guate-
mala:
BRITnH CONSULATE GENERAL,
Guatemala. Nov u.s. Is47
SIR: The note which you addressed to me the -
OF October last shall be laid before her Britannia Ma
jesty's government.
the supreme government of - entertains, respect
ing the rights and position Of Moquito nd.pen
dent nation should not have deemed 1t necessary to
to the subject except for the Importance OF remind
ing your supreme that no Ineligible ground
has at time been stated by the Central American
States for denying the existence of the Mosquito ter
ritory.
The position assumed by your government rests on a
supposed hereditary right derived from SPAIN to whom
it alleged as understand that the Mosquito territory
formerly belonged part of the Spanish possessions
in America it being assumed that the act of expeing
Spain from this continent has conferred the States
who expelled her all the sovereignty and rights which
Spain Is considered to have enjoyed in it.
On an impartial consideration Of this question, am
the fascy Of such reasoning and aunt that State
can justly claim inherit rights territories from
nation which does not recognize its political exis
tence. have, Sso
Belize, dated Dec II -
your city, now wish to inform you Of state and
condition In Belize. First the scky has nearly
thu
price Of our staple commodity, mahogany in Eng
land. Money is exceedingly scarce, and until ma
hogany rises in England, is likely to continue
fer you to portion OF treaty made by the Belgian
minister at Guatemala the part of the King of the
Begisns the Secretary State and the President
| of the republic of Guatemala, which, If ratified and
carried into effect the part of the Bsgians will
pete the business between
| Guatemala and this port All English and American
merchandise for Guatemala shipped to this port and
sent in email vessels from this to Yszsbel and
| be properly conducted by competent persons it will
completely up Belize and be- the making of the
tlement Of Santa Tomos, in the Gulf Of Dulcs. Much
anxiety is felt among the Eng.h and Scotch houses
here, who all looking to aud fearing the result
Things remain peaceab!e and quiet In Guatemala, The
present administration seems to grow In favor and
strength daily
The extensive failures in England will seriously affect
the indigo and cochneal merchants of Guatemala they
chip their crops to England and draw for the proceeds
Many Of these drafts coming back unsocepted
wide sprs.d and great alarm among s psrtss
interested in those articles ! break of a. the
captain Is ut my elbow, and Is bidding me good-by
LATE FROM SANTA FE.
From the Weston Herald Dec %
jim BEcKwITH-the celebrated mountaineer, the
fights speaker OF eighteen different languages whose
perous adventures stranger than the fcons of
NANCE and whose innumerabe exploits and hair breadth
escapes would II properly worked up make the fortune
Of any publisher-arrived in our town Wednesday
morning direct from Santa Fee He left Santa Fe
10th ut. with single companion but he took d.
rect line to Fort Lesvenworth, without any particular
reference to roads or trails, he met with Of
troops He at one time pursued by the Indians for
four days. but escaped from them without injury He
thirty days on the route and would have arrived
had ii not been for the Indians Welssrn from
him that Col Rails and 1t. Col Esston had gone with
their respective commands to chihuahua Beck had
been the bearer of dispatches to them from
they getting well Col Newly had but three
hundred men under his command at Santa Fe. There
but he thinks that Price will arrive before thing
be done Bsckwith is the bearer of dispatches
government. He will leave Fort Leavenwortn Mon
day next Il Santa Fee and will take the mail back with
him.
FROM THE PACIFIC.
From the Washington Union, Jan II
at n ad nf azutIa
November 9th ls47 have been received at the Navy
Department. The squadron, under Commodore Shu
mas; aud the 18th of November took possession Of
Mszatsn Some resistance made each place, but
Odds The official reports are on their way, but have
not yet been received
The following extract, from Valparaiso newspaper
gives interesting intelligence of the
vessels of war In the Pacific
The English lineof battle ship Collingwood is still at
anchor in the bay 1t is said she will not leave the
for svsral months. The Carysfort is also here The
sampson sailed for Calso the Sd.
Admiral Sir George F Seymour and his family
siding shore, Cerro Allegro. The red dag was
hoisted on Monday, 25th inst
The virginie, ship Of the French admiral is here
with the corvette Sarcee lately from Tahiti The pa
ceation Of the islands seems to have become complete
The ship of the-line Columbus, Captain Wyman,
lately from California. The Commodore is on shore,
staying at the American Hotel She will remain till
after November st and then sail for the United States
Or Crump, Of Virgins, American minister resident in
Chill, returns in her rs does also h. X. Dorr, Esq
formerly American consul for the city OF Valparaiso.
The frgate Chill sriled on the 22d, to cruise.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
July 25, the Independence Commodore Shubrick, and
Congress, Captain Lavalletts at San Francisco.
The Dale, sefridge had sailed few days previous
Monterey The Preble had not returned at that time
from Calao The sloop Warren, Hull, was at Monte
reg. The Portsmouth was of Mazatlsn. Later dates
report no vessels blockading that port.
The Cyane, Dupont, had gone to the Sandwich
Islands, and the Lexington Bailey, about the middle Of
June at Monterey to sail with troops to Santa
Barbara and thence to San Jose The Erie has orders
to return home and may be locked for in bay
The country by all accounts quiet ia every quar-
ter Commodore stockton returned the mountains
with about forty persons, to the U tied states.
The reports OF the officers not favorable to the
midness of the climate Foggy weather 10 very commvn
The temperature Is very cool through the entire sum
mer, owing to north winds. Yet the general effect Is
heal hrac ring allowances colds