Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-26
OUR HONDURAS CORRESPONDENCE.



oNoA, HONDURAS Nov. %, 1888.
The TdpinTr and Evacuation Of ODn-TRe Conduct of
Gcr. tdrrsrd-SpTitsd ReHionsrnce al The iasrjca.
Ui--I"i,ig"ss Of Aerieo-- hfcr.oceaaic Ra,i-
roGd-Ih' Neg Route 10 the Pdcir-Ihe HaIogany
Business, A., IL.
You have, no Doubt already Jeensdvsel of the can
ture OF this poEi by the forces OF Guatemala in the latter
part OF August A. also of its evacuiol fes dav. sub
ssquenty The fort here, built hy Spaniaris durinr
the good cid times of the buccaneers formidable work
and although at the time OF tho surprise OF the tos IL
vas occupied 10y small guard Of ony about thirty men,
vet It would undoubtedly have h,ldout successfully had
not the influence OF the merchants othc place Fearful of
SACK been exercised procure itssurrcnder This sur
reader Ss made on the express condton that the arma
ment and all warlke munitions shou be respected-and
10 that end they u be put undG the charge of Mr.
FOn, L. ). Consul Nevertheless with Characteristic
bad faith, CirTcra carried OF five magnificent brass S2s
two brass morteTs and two iron ga He would probably
have entirely stripped the fort had mt been for the ener
Setic Temonsiauces OF Mr.. Fon Iearn that the facts
OF the case have been properly represented at head
ters ami that this violation Of the terms of surrender
may be attended with severcr CONSEQUENCES to Guatemala
than she suspects.
The IA the interior H. this moment in siaiu QUO
the states OF Nicaragua and San Salvador having offered
their mediation betWecn the belgetents The commits
Soucrs OF the several have met At
santa Anna in San Salvador the 18TH but il is doubt
ul At they ii" meet at ALL o. II they do meet Il
any satisfactory result will BE- reaohed-n fact if the
governnent paper OF Guatemala he reed upon moth
ing will be done by that State except condition of
radical chang in the gsysoaes the Honduras govern
ment; that il say, unless the liberal or union party is
ehectuiy excluded from power for it is notorious that
the whole Offices OF the present extinsu,h for
ever e liberal party and reustite in ever part of the
country the old serye aristuer,- lctUn-that which
-icd sith lurbidc when he attempted to found an em
pire in Mexico aud which is in close communion with
santa Anna. Every member OF the Guatemala paper
teens with articles against the United States and los
AuglO-Amcrcanas and in favor Of the Spanish proec
torate. Mexico indeed has commissioners to Car
rera tn engage him in that sublime scheme The Hon
duras papers however, rideule the whole project and
suggest sueerugy that lacks essential provision
VINO 10 protect Spain They add that probably the
king OF Mosquito may be clci upon protect the pro-
tector
The Honduras forces pending the negotiations, have
been Withdrawn is1n the frontier and are qu teI
in Las P'edrss, Viii. de Ia Paz the plain of Comay
aguas, the capital where Gen Cabanas now H. This
movement evnces, upon the part OF Honduras aulable
determination await in good faith the action Of the in
tervcning States IL - nevertheless reported that the
GuAem llns have taken advantage OF this circumstance
TO make several savage ncuTOns the frontier
Mr. SGuier, OF your city, having completed his cXdmi
n4ons Of the proposed line OF railway through this State
from the Atlantic the Pacific left here lew days ago
VIA Belize, for the United Stes. II appears from The
official auhOuncrineut that he concluded contract
with tie government 4 most liberal basis. The terms
however have not yet been made public. It appears
that les than hundred miles OF road through country
lbouning IN oil the Necessary materials foe construct
and wIll cmineutly slubrous and rich in minerals AMI
agricultural products will be sufficient unite the two
seas The great IiyLntg' Cf this all Others
- the circumstance that Il he guTyal,ed paris st both
eAuemtts Ihr bay Ol funstcl, IT. western terminus,
-, without question, thc most magnificent hiror the
entire Pacific cOI-t OF the continent. But presume Won
are already, will be- better advised upon this
ter than | am
In respect Of trade the mahogany business has opened
with unusual ysor aud there will be large product this
season. This activity has been occa-Oncd 10y the en-.
hincei price Of ih article IN tue English market Eng.
sh vessels and in great demand hippers
'ng obliged TO slgI c Tinted states w-rketl l.. default
81 English ships The indigo crop tue interior has been
an almost total failure and local dealers having contrasts
70 MI vii have to go dO"n since purchasing prices rule
higher than those u contract delivery. The cochneal
crop will be- FAIR, unless the Uf the past month
have extended nWard, in which it will be short.
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