The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-06
OUR HONDURAS CORRESPONDENCE.

not bshind the age as the march Of intellect has
nsppsa ts broad wings and found resting place in San
Juan del SIR. OBSERVER.
OUR HONDURAS CORRESPONDENCE.
BELIZE, Honduras, Sept Q, 1854.
The Eject Of the Cuban Inpssion-7ns Floods aud the Ma
hog9ny Cuhinss-Peace in Central .4aerica-The War
in Yueatan-TA The Markets, &c.
The news Of the first blow for freedom in Cuba and
the arrest and execution Of fifty Of the patriots just
reached here by the way Of New Orleans Much sail
but little sympathy is extended to tho dead their
caufe We are anxiousy expecting further by the
packet, which will arrive here In few days.
Our long expected floods have and brought down
the last years cutting of mahogany which has revived
our business and given employment In manufacturing
and preparing for shipment for all of aborerr The
cuttings have fallen far short Of the estimates made at
the beginning of the year. which viii very probably keep
the prices up for a long time.
Cochineal is very plenty, and very dull Cash buyers
are to be had all expect heavy decline in the
price in America, where large quantities have been
shipped owing the low prices it is selling ct in Europe
sarsaparlla and indigo scarce, and very high
The season for turtle shell is entirely over
Our provision market is well supplied with every article
except Goldfish and brown sugar
Our neighbors in Honduras, San Salvador Nicaragua
and Guatemala all at peace at present. and business
is recovering in consequence Nothing new from the
Mosquito shore mahogany cutters are driving on
and cutting large quantities OF wood there.
In Yucatan, the hostile armies still in the field
The Indians very inactive detachment Of soldiers
has lately marched without molestaton, from Merida
to Backalar which has reinforced garrison there,
relieved them from their perlous position and supplied
them with provisions Captain Pillant, Zone OF the
American volunteers writes ave have been at
for want Of good and wholesome provisions
have been obliged to devour cats dogs horses, and
muts--ws have been menaced and barraseed by over
whelning numbers Of Indians, who If they knew their
strength cur weakness, would have destroyed US
any mernng before bre akfast but our reinforcement,
thank God, has revived our hopes and we can now with
out fears maintain position and keep the town.
sgainst all the Indians in the country" Nearly one
half of the army Il 600 men) have died during the sea-
son. from want, exposure fatigue, and want OF medicine
and attendance
Fears are entertained that three vessels, which
to leave Navy Bay fer this port about the same time
that the G. L. Walton sailed lost they have not
been heard from for more than month.
IAN account Of the loss of the brig Geo. L. Walton
her way from Navy Bay to Belize has already appeared
Several English vesseh are discharging and loading
with mahogany and logwood for England.
PKIcEs cuRREsr.-flour, s. to IS; mess pork SIG to
mahogany from $40 to $780, logwood, $40 to Sl4 coch
neal 75c per h. in trade sarsaparilla SIS to S22s
indigo e5 to looc silver, SIS 5oloo per ID hides to
100c. Z. d.
Last evening" ordination was held at the raber-
nacle, Broadway. 1t intended to ordain two mis-
sionaries-L. H. Gulick, D., and II. Lobdell, MD
preach the Gospel to the heathen but only Mr. Guck
present, the other being absent owing to indpo
sition.
The services were opened by the singing Of hymn;
when
Rev Mr. THOMPSON assembled the pulpit, and read the
minutes of the proceedings Of the Council Of Congrega
tonsl Ministers, held the zth Of October unani-
mousy resolving that the two candidates for the mission
duly qualified for the work they had undertaken,
and prescribing the order of the services and the minis
~ Aocn lima fnt AZ.
arrangement Rev MI THoMrsoS read the service, and
delivered the sermon He commenced by reading the
42d chapter of Isaiah, and then offered prayer, after
which the 5S4th hymn was sung
The Rev gentleman then stated that he regretted one
Of the two brohers-Rev DR. Lobdell-about to be Or
daned was absent on account Of indisposton, having
been taken suddenly i'll last evening" Immediately after
the meeting the council and his physician having posi-
lively forbid his leaving his ROOM Having prepared his
with reference to both brethren he would deliver
II both present He then proceeded with his
sermon which he read from manuscript taking his text
from Revelations 18th chapter, 6-"I another
angel fly in the midst Of heaven having the everlasting
gospel to preach unto them that dwell the earth and
to every nation and kindred, and tongue and people"
The sermon very eloquent, learned, and powerful
The preacher entered into elaborate disqustion
upon the Of mankind and contended for the unity
Of the human showing that the points Of agreement
far greater than the disagreement in the different
tribes into which mankind are divided Physiology
proved the unity Of the human The unity of hui
man languages all traceabe to the Hebrew also proved
the unity Of the human There tribe with
out language, and none Of the lower animals pos
sesscd any The preacher then proceeded from piysi
cal 10 moral sciencc, to prove the unity Of mankind.
No inferior snms could understand maihema teal
tio-such as that two and two make four-much lees a
moral law; but there IL of mankind that not
capable Of understanding mathematics but have par.
tisl developepent of that science among themselves
San fOuu fut ula In
ton under heaven and the dark picture Of crimes de-
scribsd in the first chapter Of Romans had ts counter
part in every patton The universal depravy OF mau
WAS proved-not excepting the South Sea Islanders
whom the author Of Typee describes as In state Of su n
perfect innocence and happiness h he wished civil
zstion missions had reached them The univer-
sal depravty cannot be reconcied with diversity Of
origin In the human race or with the projections Of
Gtd, who would not first try his hand and
finding dsprsved then make another, and to the
eleven species Of which is said the human genus
sists There other conslusion therefore, than
that the sceouht given by Moses and reiterated by Paul.
was the true cre that by death into the
world by sin and that the head of human race
Farther tho universally Of conscience showed the unity
Of the The most barbarous Of nations recognise
moral law q some kind, aud have rewards aud panish
mehtt and IL Il curious fact that when the ten
msIdments are presented to the brethren they acknow
ledge their Justice they do the fidelity Of the picture
ia the first chapter If Romans The unversaty Of the
religious sentiment of worship proves the unity Of
the race Capacity for improvement Was another
hsrity Of the human race The animals never improved
Lions and bees what they Thousands Of years
ago. but The human by civilization ami the
gospb What 0iE renee there y betsten lhe sGuald
bushm.r the companions Of the kangaroos and the
hn.msnt Of humanity in France OF England Ameri-
ca! The gospel changed the Fjes Indians North Ameri.
can Indians and other tavages into tic brotherhood Of
ChTist-thus proving the unity and identity Of the
~hcle human race spruDg from a common stock -
Civilization without cbristsBty not sufficient, for
the yis,s infCdgced by CIgish sailors into the Sand
wich issncs nearly Gnnihstea the people
There was yast change for the better since
u " fosid ives ofe nght b American missionaries
ttefe, thirty hire yesrs ego. OF that mtsson
was Rev Mr. Guck TIE father q tie young missionary
Who s 70 be ordained here this evening aud who Is 20
return there. ana poceed thence another group Of
hlanos shsre the gosprl hss not yet, penetrated
ar.cpie That viii yet probably become native Americans,
Tor awag Sh all Distinctions Of race, when the gospel
" parts s dignity aud poesr The t~o brethren %
oiheitht GeId-one Of them to the cradle OF the
hunHn race, and the other TO islands peoped by the
vNlfnMiIn Cf LIcn go