The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-03
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Cry oY GUATEMALA, Dee. !, 1857
raes ara l~eide~a ~ Editors Rambies-Desortcr
NJ IsalaI Port Of GuGc1ssala-Injury 10 hs tocs5sa
Cra-Iaotber Eaads--Eneide~s Of Travel.
Ny travelling since my last letter TO you from hah'A
Island has not been very agreeable On the contrary,
have suffered much from fever, and TINS WI" a0eo ar.
You for my long silence After varioss &C. This small
rived at Iraba 18th oetqlcs nearly two thirds Of
town y built 20 lake II has custom house and NH
rtpot and ID tie main point OF the Atlantic trade OF
Cuatemaa The population does not exceed I'VE hundred
ne location il considered very unhealthy and certainly,
Judging from numoer OF sick in the town mus
n 70 There but three four commercial houses,
prmcipany engaged in the forwarding business The
chief one these is that of Messrs Baily Castillo,
through whom the principal part of the European and
American trade is conducted, The hospitality and kind
of Mr. William Baily Of this firm, 10 AL strangers
arriving in departing from the country, has made him
general favoIite and viii him to be held in CRATE
remembrance by al who have the pleasure Of forming
hie acquaintance, and spending fss days with him
Here detained several days awaiting the arrival
mules trains Of which detained beyond
tbs Rio Montague by food The rains, for this season OF
he year sualy late in the interior; the
,y.rs have height scarcely before para
klsd and the destruction property has been immense
lake at Izabal mas oviowed ana done much injury
1t reported that the cochines crop nearly destroyed
and viii yield fourth OF its annual product As
is the main article Of export from Guatemala it is
feared that this loss win lead great mercantile embar
rassn.nt and that the poorer classes win also suffer
seray by loss OF their and bean crOpsthe
pie articles Of diet here.
Os the 18Th November left Isabel with small train
Of mules and arrteros, for Guatemala The roads
we're said very unsafe strong bands Of robbers
luccos as they termed posse various
points. few weeks previously they had attacked the
towns Of Gaulan, and Chimaapa sacked them and killed
Of the Inhabitants The former town garrsoned
with about but the drstappear Of the
Iaees, LAUNDERING about thirty Elk men the command
fed and has since been heard Of and the soldiers
followed his example, leaving the town and Inhabitants
~ the mercy OF the robbers.
The road commencing al izab4l very famous,
and, indeed in very bad order The FIRST day made
journey II about leagues and had TO pat IN
open ranch partaAe the good things the gods had
AZ IN the best way could this place lot
Of baggage mules we're detained day IN search
OF ner Neat day the 18TH We still over a very
rgges and famous country, ana in the ernoon
arrived the BANKS oi the Rio Notagua, but did not
9ross owing 10 its swollen state We had therefore 70
a hdeHdd close by, me Whole OF toe Low land
the river has been flooded and hcues cattle plan
taiona &c, washeo away leaving no yestge, in some
places OF their having existed.
the i6in, alter much severe labor and danger, we
ssccstced il crossing the rverthe only accident met
with being that vi our humble servant aud his 10
having asen somerset III one o. the creeks iorned oy
the hood escaping With good wetting We remain
ri nlght LIE village vi NeESasco, on Opp0
hank Of the river, and morning at light
saued journey, still travelling rugged road, ami
ae IN tue afternoon arrived at the togn OF GuaLn the
scene OF The late attack here We found soioers march
ing and counter marching and every hing IN the greatest
disorder thousand rumors were in circulation OF Ia
here and teceos there, and murder and robbery
occurring sever al points OF the road mad 10 ira
this place obtained the only comfortable
quarters found entire This e8s, it true
pretty numerous but had calious from the
ng hit before, and slept without caring What antics
they played.
minors advice nj
(mule drivers, determined proceeding and on the
Bgns OF The 18th arrived the little village OF san Pablo,
Having there PASSED 10 the tosn Of Chmsuiapa,
(AvCdlng the main road through Iacspa then threat
by the rosber-) whose dllapidatej walls broken
ooors ard windows indicated but TOO plainly It's sens
gently sacked Our train was the hrs that had passed
through the town since its capture and could not Oh
tain scarcely eataole thing TO purchase The 40
begoSe Of many Of its poor inhabitants
truly pitiabe-some had lost eyerythaga had suffered
more or kfs with slight detention OF about nall an
hour, prEhso 10 the ne1t yiage-Jiota-and took
lodgings for the night. about eight clock horsenlan
riding furiously in declaring the laoeos AT
hand such scene a. followed beggars all description
and children roaming IN all direc lions screaming
whilst the betook themselves TO the woods,
doniLg tyeryih thing ! confess renamed unmogea
spectator vi AL thus knor ing full well that the chances
Of being shot almost certain of robsed
fight out OF the question had patiently
Abe result Fortunate it rroed out 70 be false alarm,
ina towrdf morning the village had resumed its vented
quiet.
Next mernng the Goth we started for the village,
esilto Jilaro which place reached ia the evening
Within abuut league of this place is military station
hsnm by the ropber Bands. We learned at the vii
age that she surrounding bills wee dDed sith armed
gangs and that it would possible 10 proceed farther
Sthoo' military escort Ihis applied Tor onerlng 20
pay although promised ha! TO proceed
without il, detention Of four days % the 18th
started again having pass trough the dehIe known
the Caajon, aud notorious for the NUMBER OF mur-
der robpsries committed Elm Its about
three leagues and consists a narrow road pass
winding through -eries Of small hills, and from
which there is escape About midway II crossed By
narrow road, which connects the Indian robosf towns
Of either Size. We fortunate oveyer, in meeting
with OF troops from their
route through, in pursuit the fpceo. aud to this
fact the deo attributed through in safety.
That va. considered great feat vas synced from the
fact that at Guastatoya large tosu with military
Depot, and containing about hund ed soldiers through
which passed IN the afternoon. surrounded ny
p~ope ASKING thousand questions and wondering how
had escaped being murdered Or - east robbed Tbs
night slept Agna Blanca, stronghold of tue
tieos but Destroyed few years since By zen Carrera
On the Goth assembled the bill mountain Of fonta-
seuis i assembled oy Egzag road three miles IN ex
tent From tie summit OF this il that Gen Carera,
With his artillery attacked Morszan encamped upon the
spposgs nountan defeated him. and put end 10 tbs
s'h NaI .uAt h9o DceH raging lIeti - lFoi
te summit Of the mountain and found the night ex-
tremely cold compared to what the nights had been IN
Me plains Of the icrrd cdnte On The 9TH We contin
we'd our course sleeping al night az the village Of Fan
10 early on the ing OF the 18th entered the CITY
OF Guaiem&s, anc having passed through the routine of
custom house enseoused myself comfortable
quarters az could fnd-snd from thence ! address
you TX Editor.
Cry oF GUATEMALA, Dec. 20, 1892.
So'e Of u. Patt,l RcodSD cTlpon u ne C1y " ct1&'
maLr-ApsericaH Residents II tGe1a0G PolaicsTae -0-
ektneai Corn and Wton crops, dc.
In my letter you bearing date the ls inst sirory
gave you outline Of my personal travel hither;
permit to auude generally to the country,
&c The ON Label TO this city is Of the
that vel Dc mag med 10 places II ia nothing
than the gorge Of mountain torrents, and
~quenty impossible during heavy With the usual
of Spanish roads, ii carried many Of the
mountains, rendering it difficult and dangerous whilst
around the base excellent road might be constructed
With one.tHsntieth the labor and expense. The sci
through this section is The poorest in he State and very
little outiyate ted; the traveller, however, viii dud
abundance Of plain, wholesome food, and at trifing
cost The villages are for the most part, collec
ton OF huts that the lodging is o. the toughest
scrption. The present rate o. fare for mules from e
hi 10 Guatemala Il $40 and the mules and
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