The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-11
Our Belize Correspondence.

DELILE, nOnouras, Uct IL, lo0I.
The September Hsyricanes-Disasterst to the Ship
pi~g-Sickiy- Observation-Disclosures The Mahoga-
Ay Trade, &c.
avail myself of the sailing of the brig Hope, to
inform you that the American brig Lothera, Bent
ley, master, went shore the reef off the Island
Of Cozamel on the night Of the 22d Of September
The captain and crew were taken Off and brought to
Belize, where the wreck and cargo was sod as they
might be found, for $7s5. The brig was stripped
by the schooner True Blue, and her materials
brought on here and sold.
This vessel was sent from New York, ia June last,
to Navy Bay, thence to Chagres, thence to Belize
where she was loaded with mahogany, and was on
her passage to Boston, when she went ashore. The
day before she was lost was . very dirty day; and
the evening on which she went ashore, we had a
hurricane here which caused great damage to the
plantations in this neighborhood-blew down q
Fargo number of trees in this town. committed some
trifing damage to the shipping loading at the
southwark, and caused the American brig Hope to
drag both anchors, and put her on the bank, near
the harbor's mouth, in four feet of WATER from
whence it took several days to get her off, and after
her captain had discharged the cargo he had taken
in. and put out every thing on board 70 tighten
her.
months. 1t rains daily, and is very hot, with little
or no wind. We are expecting very sckly season.
The Board of Health has been re organized, and
now at work with untiring energy, making rules
and regulations, which, if they do good, will put
money in the pocket of the printer as they have all
their rules, regulations, and orders, printed and
posted, lin Spanish and English on every wall and
fence in town. The Board are nearly oil NJ. DIS,
and they advise all to be vaccinated, and caution
the public against being vaccinated by unprofes-
siona persons and as nearly every child and three
quarters Of the adults are being vaccinated-wh
being members OF the Board Of Health, puts money
in their pockets.
Since my last, the floods have brought down all
the wood cut last and the early part Of this year
The vessels from England have oil been loaded, and
mahogany is now falling, several sales having been
to a very low figure in England. you may expec,
several cargoes from this port to your city.
man named Cipreanno, was TO be hung here
this day, but was respited, owing to some doubts
about the legality of his trial. he having been tried
by acting chief justice, during the absence Of the
real Chief Justice, Robert Tompls. Some two
years since, q most aggravated assassination was
committed. A Portuguese shopkeeper was stab
his house, after having locked up his shop, at night
and although every effort was made to lind out the
ASSASSIN at that time. no clue was had until few
weeks since the whole matter was blown by one OF
the persons engaged in the affair; it appears that
the assassin was employed TO stab the man, by his
own partner Juan Corey Corey was recently arrest
ed, together with the man Wh0 committed the ast.
Seven others were arrested and from their examna-
ton it appears that gang Of twenty.h five persons
have existed in this community, bound together by
gecrecy and the ost awful oaths, liable to death
from all if either attempted to divuge; they have
been guilty Of all kinds of unlawful conduct, have
committed murder, robbery, planned arson and as
sasnations, and had they not been found out, they
would have assassinated several very respectable
citizcns and burnt the houses of Others which mghb
easily have lain the whole town in ruins. worse
set Of Williams probably, never lived in any town in
the world.
Your correspondent, GO Traveller" gave very
general satistaction in his gentle repreos to the
Acting Colonial Secretary. He has had no moro
YANKEE Notions posted on his black board since
friend Of his in yoar city, sent him the HERALD
of Sd August last, and hopes are entertained that
if he lives long enough, no will yet learn that ii 10
well to be civil, even TO. the Yankees. A young
in your city, Of Queon Victoria's subjects,
refuses TO let the HERALD 10 Belize his veg
eel. Is he citizen OF New York?
The recent fall in the price of mahogany, 10 Eng
lard, has dampened the ardor that was thro IN
around all mshogany cutting opsations in this
settlement, and from present appearances, money
win be very scarce at Christmas, which will make
busness dull Our provision market is veil supplied,
yet prices gro ranging higher Than formerly Ssrsa-
paIia is falling, indigo and coohineal adyanc-
ing, and are worth from six to eight reals cash.
G. d.