The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-01
Our u.nd.r.. Correspondence.

BkIlzE, QlonduIaa) Oct. 4, 1850.
The Indian War IN Yuoutan -ABar in HondS-
ras end GxGtdm ia - The Mosquito C0wnfry.-
Shiturtk -HfG'ktts, &c &c
have this morning received intelligence from
Bascsa, by special carrier from A. Pillant, Esq,
who informs me that the government troops have
made several excursions into the country occupied
by the Indians, in which they have, on every Occa-
sion, given the Indians dIubbbing, killing and
taking several prisoners in each engagement; thus
in the Last they took sixty prisoners, besides fifty
families, who surrendered and came into the
city with them. Yet. strange 10 say, on the next
morning, the town besieged with several
Thousands, who commenced building Notifications,
with a view to attack the town. Captain Piilaat-
the only remanDg officer of the merican regiment
from New Ofleens-was sent with two hundred
men 10 drive them off, This was easier said than
done-200 to 1000 was a long odds, and after seve-
raj hours bard hghnng, wiih the loss of several
wounded, he was ordered into town. Several In
dams were known 10 have been wounded, by the
trails of blood one was taken prisoner, and hung
on the spot. AS the indians always remove their
dead, il is impossible to tell what was their loss
They WERE however, dnven off the ground they
first occupied, snd had fortified. The government
troops are in very bad cond,tion-neary three hun
dred in the hospital and from three to die
daily they have ne doctor surgeon-so those
who are wounded seldom recover. Ii requires a
large stock Of courage to stand up on
empty stomach, and hight twenty i've Indians, es.
Pecially when you know they are well armed, and
use balls made by cutting up bars of iron; while
you have no surgeon 10 alDputate limb extract
slug. This Is the case Ut The poor fellows now
defending the town OF Bascalar. Did the mass Of
Indians now concentrated IN this vicinity, know
the very feeble state of the garrison here, they
would take the town in twenty -four hours. II is
said The Indians are well armed, and plentifully
supplied with ammunition and cash.
Things are quiet IN Honduras and Guatamala-
the Indians having entneiy disappeared. Large
trains Of mules arrive and depart, with produce aud
merchandise, daily, at The towns of Omoa lin
Hondnras) and AT lzabal (in Guatlmala) Tnis
produce comes 10, ano The merchandise goes. from,
this town, which makes things better for US.
Our market is very aetNe-more so than for the
three years past Provisions selling busily, and
command fsir prices. Thus benefits your city, as
nearly all our notions come rom there
The American schooner John Bell, from this for
New Orleans, with liquors, coriials, wines, cochi-
neal, sarsaparilla, aud lot of Danish emlgrants as
passengers, was to,1lly los on the 9Th OF Septem-
Der last a part OF the carge, the crew, and emf
giants, were save a, afttr remaining tour days on
ihe wreck, and brought into this port, where iva
of the emigrapts died from the efecs of their ex
pcsure and from the appearance ct the rest il is TO
be feared not many VIII ever reach New orleans.
Nothing from the Mosquito country or Ruatan
Of importance.
We have passed through a very sickly sea-
son, have had unusual bad weather-rdin, thun-
der, and lightning several iiulgs each day and
night Consequently hatvy floods in all OF ri
vers, which have caused much exposure, aud
brought on disc 'ses, many OF which have termi-
mated iaaly, The seamrn, from the exposure OF
their calling, have sul red very much We are
in hopes the worst Is now over, as the weather
seems settled
Annexed the prices current In BeliZe;-Co-
clinical, 10 rails isdiro, 10 8 sir-apanlla,
l 10 r. mahugsny, 70 to 40; lugwoDd, 10 10 IL I;
shell, 3 20 8; mess pore. Sl6; prime, eli; beef,
mes sl3; pine $40; hsm-, ~ 10 10; flour, IS
70 80; bread, 20 "a Ind, 10 10 u butter, - 70
A -. 4, /. rtaa - g.
driils, 10 tol2h e.iravlas,T to 10; sthPe, to IL
No American vesstl ia iOtt I. ID,