Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-05-25
IMPORTANT FROM xucArAN.

Massacre of the Male Inhabitants Of VaHadold by tn
Indians Great Panic - essei despatched to lanai
COZ for assistance.
The n Y. Journal Of Commerce has received the
Central American Tines of April 81, published a
Belize, and also the following letter from correspon
dent:
i BELIZE, HoNDuRAs, April %, 1s4S.
"Ffom all that can be learned here it is supposed
that nearly the whole Of Yuca;an is now in possession
Of the Indians. The taking of Bacaar by them has
billed Belize with refugees. and indeed fears are enter
tanned that they will attack this place in fulilmen OF
Their threats In the attack upon Bacalar only i've OF
The inhabitants killed. but at ValladoId every
male inhabItant was massacred
''The public meeting of this phase assembled ye.ter-
day, by call OF the honorable Superintendent and vo.
ted S50O0 for the defence OF the place. The militia
VIII be called out, the old fort the harbor is repair
ed and Gordon of posts established for the security
OF Inc town. Ii the Indians should venture an attack
they may certainly expect warm reception They
are represented as being in force TO the number of
eight TO twelve thousand.
"The Government despatched schooner TO Jama
ca. this morning. with pachessupposed to be for
troops
''From personal information received at Yzabe
the transmission OF mails through 10 Central America
was exceedingly difficult in consequence of the unset
tied state of the country"
The Times is mainly filled with accounts Of late
events in Europe, but supplies also the following
rom fucatan-not so late as we have ma New Or
leans but giving fuller accounts OF matters previous
ly reported:
No little alarm has been excited al Belize by The
continued arrivals OF large numbers of refugees from
Bacalar, TO which place the MAYA Indians have ex
tended their incusions, and reduced il with the ex
cepuon OF tort and few houses. The afrighted
inhabitants, reduced to the greatest straits am. desert
ing the miserable remains of what was few months
back thriving town, and fockng. some 10 Havana
10 which vessels sent by the Governor General of
Cuba,) and many TO this place.
No fewer than eight bundled, principally females.
are reported TO have landed within the last two DAYS.
and fresh arrivals are 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 are dreadfuy ex
c'ed and IT IS quite certain they have determined to
retain possession of the country which they claim as
their own. The following is reported BY an eye-wit-
ness - ~
EAT day light on the morning of the 18th of April.
the town OF Bacalar was closely invested and set on
ire IN different directions by the Indians who occu
pied an extent OF about five thousand yards, and kept
up incessant fire, which was returned by The nhab
itans. This exchange of fire continued for the space
OF three days. On the afternoon of the third day on
signal given by two bugles and drum the Indians
IN body leit the bush in which they had been con
cealed, and assaulted the intrenchments which they
carried, The Spanlards having only time to give one
voley, and they being overpowered by numbers were
disarmed. Those who We're unable 10 escape took
refuge in thefor, and the Indians, intoxicated with
their success inundated this beautiful town. Their
number. by the confession OF deserter, amounted TO
twelve thousand men,"
Since writing the above, the fort has oeen surrender
ed TO the Indians, who have dismissed the men in il
alter shaving their heads Fresh refugees are still ar
irving, and we understand that His Excelency II. M.
superintendent, in consideration of the alarm mani
tested by the inhabitants has chartered TO send
to Jamaica for reinforcements