The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-18
Our Belize Correspondence,

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| BmHK April 90. 1854.
Arridf IT tie Neio British Super nteudent-lDcio Ap
pointments-Neero Labor-7Ae Cho'era-Prsces q
| Produce.
Since my last, Mr. Steve uson, H. b H. Superintendent
has arrived and entered up his duties He is very
quiet dgnifed looking md is rather good looking
He has family consisting OF young wife, grown VI
daughter, and young gentem IN who is his private
secretary Up to the present ucnt they have been
fully occupied in receiving the calls Of citizens all OF
whom consider it their duty to call on the Superin
endent and what is more they also c,sider to be his
duty to receive those calls. Custom here has sadc this
a law yet il is law that would be honored in Ii
breach than its observance and the time sfort
rest to the persons whom 1t now gre stiy iucom
modes.
Under the constitution this settlement is to be
governed hereafter by IL NJ. snperintendezst and a
council and the Legislative Assembly The uperns
tendent has appoined his new council and has ,amed
the Hon. John Cough Public Treasurer and the Hon.
George Berely Colonial and James Welsh John
Young, and Malcolm Gassford Esqursa This is r,ost
excellent selection The two first gentlemen though
crown officers, intimately connected and SO wsI
acquainted with this government that Il would be difficult
10 get along witheut them and they are besides two,
gentlemen in whom the entire public have every
confidence. The three last named gentlemen are
aen who intimately acquainted with the wants OF
the community and of sterling integrity This council
is the best whse that could be selected out OF the
entire community, and under its management we may
expect the interests Of the settlement and its inhabitants
TO be well attended to. The Legislature made law Gre
atng the Office Of Attorney General. This ney officer
will be barister and also member of the council
We are also to have bariser police magistrate In
place Of our late stipendary magistrate Judge Temple
y,saEI
busy inquirers continually asking why.
On the Queens birth day said the Superintendent
intends to give grand dinner ball and entertainment
at which all the elite of the viii assemble This
fce will be well worthy Of the attention of of your
aids whose report would be rare dish for the recers
ofthe HFRAIDa relish to your said and sober Gsrri-
sohs Stoves Motifs &C. and very God send in the
way Of argument in favor of their favoritc hobby;
and although they might see hundreds of idle, lazy
men and boys, half clothed and fed, while
every hand is abundant employment, large and good
the want ci their labor yet would these agitators
still agtato and push their favorite Creed in
strong and conclusive. They might and would say,
"What are labor property, merchandise riches IN
comparison to freedomg And perish all, shut give all
freedom even feverythng earthly fail' This is all well
enough them to but experience has already proved
that the free negro will work-that he will rather
go half fed, and nearly Naked than work. And where's
let me ask them, would be the advancement, the ntel
gence and position of the world at present, had the
race? "We,n say they :" man Is free agent and may
be idle if he lilesn But what will they do with the
commandment, six days shalt thou abor2 Is it not
much duty to work each of the SIX to rest the
SEVENTH But fig for them and their work. Were
they only brought contact with the fruit their creed
it would vanish in the air and they themselves
become the strongest advocates Of the other side Of the
question.
The cholera has not yet left the town. and Is raging
bad in various parts Of tho settlement at
the mahogany cutting establishments the various
rivers 1t has been very fatal this has been tho
the New River the Rio Honda and at the Spanish
of Corosal ST. Helena, San Pedro and other
borders OF the State Of Yucatan. Among the Spanish,
Indian and colored population IL has been very fatal
sweeping away hundreds of our mahogany and ogwooa
cutters and making laborers that seasons
cutting will fall far short of the average Then another
great drawback exists this year. The Cholera
other epidemic equally bad is at work among the
tie. One cutter has already lost hundred and fifty
working cattle and should this disease cattle become
general, mahogany cutters viii make bad season. and
meet with heavy losses this year.
The mahogany cutting establishment at I.mas, the
Mosquito shore, has laely changed owners and Is nov
in the hands OF Mr.. Fat Kelley vino Is very popular
Undoubtedly make things go straight 1t Tru1uo oyegy
thrg remains STILL and far the inhabitants iaao.
rs in that vicinity have escaped the cholera
Tomas Omoa Porta Cabello and Yzabol Il has been
light, and has, apparently passed away At ooi great
hopes entertained in regard to the railroad
the Pacific they expect the establishment Of this road
and the influx Of " Los Yankcesu to be the making Of
the State of Honduras--and they expect right
Ruatan, the principal place in the Bay Island colony
remains healthy They raising tremendous crops OF
bananas plnntains, pine apples, yams lines,
root and other vegetables, and are poor FOR want of
purchasers II is really astonishing what crops this
island continues to raise year after year.
There is nothing about the with the States OF
Honduras and Guatemala. Same regards the Mosquito
lands.
Logwood is high and rising daily. Mahogany is SO
high that there is room for raise, small wood has
been sold at 500 thousand within the last few days
send you price current Of produce annexed and am sir
TRAVELLER.
PRICE Prolucs-slahogany from so up
high conscience will allow TO charge logwood
sl5 s2o according to the kind of pay old copper SIS
s25 per 100 lbs cochinea 10 reals per 100 lbs;
II n N
2sc. per ID turtle shell, SIS so 81 per n.
PpovIs.oSs.-sIess pork, SIS $50; prime do, SIC
sl7; beef, SIC SIS prime, $40 sl2; cod
Gsh, 5izc Co. rice, &C. 615c; bread ss -four, sl0a
sl4 hams, l5c. 1sc shoulders, &C. 10c. potatoes,
81 S3i{ onions, 10c. 12c.
LuNRRR-WLite pine boards $50, and very scarce:
white pine scantlng, sS5 yellow pine boards and
ling, $40 s45 cypress shingles, $40 sll; Boston
chips, Sass.