The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-06
honduras.
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/ BELIZE, HoN.,s M,ho.
The Progress Of the Colony Of the Bay Lld1a. :, S,ar.
Cuxsn0-Seisnre Of the Jenny Lind--CtrssN>
Ndrkcs, dc.
In order to keep you posted S2 in the Gfiairs 81 -
settlement and the new colony Of the Bay hlards,
must inform you that the nhabsnes Of the colony
already beginning to complain Of the and duties they
are now obliged to pay in order to mes ths current
Pense Of their new government. Nor IL this all they
formerly had extensive trade through the Americas
vessels which called there for fruit their return from
Navy Bay Chagres San JUAN and the wind islands.
The duty now charged by the code of laws though
small Is yet sufficient to be obstacle u vessels
coming there for their fruit the distance frorr
TO the markets whore the fruit is sold ia greae as to
make the profits Of the voyage depend entirely the
chance Of q quick run.
The men who, VIXEN the brig Persian in the harbor
making the colony, were. willing and anxious to go
board OF the American schooner then there and haul
down the Yankee flag and throw the "damned Yankee
captain overheard" because he would not salute the
man of-war brig Persian. say, SWELL we no know
that time; suppose We ben know ben hab to pay
dollar ebbery time boat go from the island We no az
the Queen to mako a colony" Then, again, all thu
Inhabitants have been required to forward and
register their plantations, and pay . tax thereon. Add
70 that they obliged to take the oath Of allegiance
ts the British crown and to pay duty all they i'm
port and buy and you have the why they COM
pain. They q poor, ignorant people, who know
little and less who their island II they can
only R,A their fruit They, the black population, have
been caDled by few TngshmcA who live there into the
colony movement, and heartily sick OF the new
order Of things, and could their will alter it tho new
magistrate and colony woad at once be sent adrift
Now thero Is another, far graver and interest.
ing feature E this colony business. Some Of the
first settlers living these sapas-men who have
large plantations and extensive waks-wbe
American citizens these have for years hd thelr
plantations there have raised their families there ana
their all is invested there in these pantasns cocosnut
walks houses and vesses-these men, with solitary
exception, refuse 80 allegiance to the British
cIovn and will not register their lands vessels
protesting against the magistrate for insisting ON
their doing About this matter shall say nothing
more at present learn the parties determined to
bring the matter before the Of thu United
States But will inform you that since the aboshmsnt
Of the United States consulate here several American
vessels have been wrecked their passages home and
that the property has in instances been taken
into Ruatan and sold without any regular form of law
ard that the magistrate has taken portion Of the
proceeds. / am at loss TO conjecture why what
groundsP Are they the of this property because
they found 1t in vessel a reefp Or they
and thoee owners may easily be found; and is (i my
opnion) the duty of that magistrate to have proper
the balance to those There d0sb your
government should have authorized agent in these
parts to look to thoe matters and to take charge Of
such property and afford relief to the passengers and
crews Of thefe wrecked vessels.
In Belize times unusually brisk, still nasney IL
quite hard Yet the rivers have already risen aIdths
floods are bringing out this seasons wood money will
begin. to circulate. Although extraordinary
effort has been made to get out great quantity Of
mahogany this year. yet owing 70 the rains In March,
April and May (the trucking .eason) half Of
the wood cut remains in the bush. This the large
Az
peced large cutting has caused unusual stir in the
mahogany market, and wood IL enormousl sly high.
wood that formerly sold at $40 would $50
il out and be sold Mt $40 M to be delivered in
onH two. three months. This and the
densnd for (over 45o tons has been sold hsre
at $40 cash will make money plenty and what
wood is out has already begun to down with ths
focd.
Qxite exciting affair has recently come Off at this
quiet out OF the way settlement Some time since 4
man DaMed Andrus from Cozamel, came here and meda
partial puI chase of the schooner Jenny Lind weat
up in her to Cape CONT where he met Spanish vessel
from Cuba, and made an arrangement to convey from
the main land to the cape where the Spanish vessel
lay number Of Indians this he did. He says he took
them as passengers; report says he invegled them
board the p,etence Of selling them goods when he
gave them plenty Ct grog, made them drunk and in this
state conveyed them to the Spanish vessel II is barely
possible that the report or Information on which tSis
vessel bas been seized and the parties arrested
rect the main principal evidence is negro woman
Who has enjoyed very unenvabe reputation many
years OF this thing you may be certain: the ~uer Of
the vessel and hi mate "a Yucasco) has bsen arrested
and in prison. and this has been done by order
OF and undor the direction OF Mr. Wodehouse H. N Su-
perintenceLt.
also deem it my duty to inform you that strict
watch is kept over these men, no one being allowed to
whit them alone, and much grumbng and
exist on tie part of the of this matter any
asks permission to visit them On the whole many Of
our bessformed and mo Intelligent are free to
admit that the proceedings Of the authorities here
unjust sided, opp essive and arbitrary.
shoulders bacon and heads be sold cost with
out charges. MOxE ANON.