The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-25

sILAs BENT, Lieut.. U. s. Navy.
MACAO, Oct. /, 1858.
Our Honduras Correspondence.
BELIZE, HONDURAS, Sept l5 1854.
The Cholera, T1tow Fever and Locust Paguss-Dedils
Of the Great Fire-As Orisin-Stores, Church, Public
Buildings and Dwellings, Destroyed-7Ae Losses and In
suronccs-Distvess Of the People and the Committee for
Reiisf-Deoh Of Merchant-7he Mahogany and Mar.
kd Rates.
In my last informed you of the fearful ravages Of
the cholera and yellow fever and OF the effects of the
long drought and the loeusts vegetation. 1t is
my duty To inform you that another great calamity
has overiaken and laid In ruins the best part of
town.
On Saturday night the alarm Of FIRE sounded
after midnight. In few moments the fremen and the
majority Of our citizens the spot and Of work
yet owing 10 many unfavorabe circumstances the FIRE
gained the ascendAncy for time it feared that
the whole town would be burat down. When first dis
covered the fire WAS in small opening between two
stores One Of the stores undergoing repairs, and
partially fl!ed with shavings, boards shingles and
loose lumber They were both at the water side, and
consequently to the wind ward Of the principal square,
whore all the heavy stores situated. At the
time strong breeze blowing which carried tbs
sparks and cinders in every direction and in few
ments the large store houses of G. W. Dssldorlf.
yalls James elsh VIM Peobles and large number Of
smaller shops, stores and houses all en- FIRE to-
gether. The astonishing rspidty with which the flames
spread and the intense heat from such great body Of
fire. rendered all the efforts Of the fremen nearly use
less and at the time panic spread like pan over
the entire coramunity-order an end and confu
sion Ieignsd supreme. Men, women and children we're
running In every direction crying ard calling for assist
ance Then the scene Was beyond description and the
fear was that the whole town would be consumed The
ere having taken the Scotch Church, Miss Nancy
Gof's large house. the store house OF Messrs. Evans
and Sons, the jail Messrs. D. Jex Co., Ro ,eregus
Brothers, VIM. Guild Co., and several others, the
wind at the time inclung to the northwsrd it seemed
impossible to prevent the FIRE passing the Court
House square, as the heat from the burning buildings
great that the buildings on the opposite sides
often in blaze from the heat alone The 6remen,
however, here made rally and kept the buildings wet
until the heat subsidized, and thus stopped its further
progress in that direction. To person who acquain
ted with fIes, and the materials of which buildings
are made Ditch pine), it is truly mystery how the
fire got under 1t this point several stores
already on fire. and now nearly ruined and only
be accounted for by the supposion that the wind must
have suddenly veered round to south by east.
About one hundred houses, stores and warehouses
have been destroyed and have been reduced from
competency to distress and want The FIRE burnt eve.
d
space of two blocks clean through the town. The house
o. Guild Co. had insurance of about $50 900 (sl0.
0G0), and c. W. Deseidorf had f5 0Oo-s others were
uninsured The loss is variously estimated from fve
hundred thousand to one million dollars whichever
sum ay be nearest the a:tual loss, serious
hmty and is fe by al the community and all connect
ca With this settlement.
The cases OF the poor are numerous and heart rend
ing-a large number Of them away to their psnta
uons, and at the different mahogany works, with no
person to look after their effects or property which was
in consequence all burned; ANA they poor things on
hearing Of the fire only returned TO all heap OF
the dresses they had These are now h,useless
Eon eles and destitute and without bread the
TO buy food and ching but have already ewet TOO
long o. this gloomy picture, ami VIII only add that
Me- FRS. VIM Il Ccir, Antonio Ma.her md John W. Ira
vie, have been pamed committee by II NJ. supernten
dent and Council to solicit subscriptions and con,ribu
tons in aid OF those distressed by this fire
vil add that that body have aso put forth card of
their beds for al the good they did, while those or at
lesst many Of those who most active. ecscious
nna servceabe were rather censured no. noticed At
r. G Cbrity, Esq fer over thirty years a resident Of
this town. died here last week He merchant loved
AID respected by the whole community and died unvsr
The news of the bombardment of San Juan, or Grey.
town. is universally condemned by all here and from all
can learn it very ANAL potatoes with few in
. heap 1T that for Unce Sam. Query-Had all those
Irovocations which the present administration thought
they saw or been given OF the three European
powers-EDgand, France, or spain-would they have
ordered down man of war, and took satisfaction there
nerce the Island Of Cuba, on The ashng banks and
other similar events, answer hope causes which
mo. nov sf 0a actually exist which may in soms
tear ought to call 1t gross outrage. Yet, while Her
Majestys subjects here condemn this act they
gstes called at Truxio bout notice demanded
hundred thousand dollars with the alternative
Of having their town thrown down about their ears il
they did comply; and tina, the poor devils fearing
the alternative scraped together twelve thousand dol
lars which they gave to the master of the vessel who
wi Omi tn nall xha hal to ciw
weeks They may gay the act was condemned, yet the
monsy never came back But two wrongs don't make
Our town is At present very healthy. We have had
abundance of rain with heavy thunder and lightning
in of which the English bark olympus was struck BY
lghtnrg-t seems to have struck her manmast SILVER.
ing the royal topmast and yards down to the manmas
bottom, causing her to leak bad that her goshe
was fully loadedwi have to be discharged, and she
A large number of E5glish and foreign vessels have
lately arrived in this settlement for mahogany Of which
there is abundance ready for shipment. Owing to the
decline Of the prices in England and America and the
high charges for freight half OF the gangs engaged
in cutting this wood will be broken up the coming year
This unless some nav sources OF supply spring up.wh
Logwooa continues high ana in demand Cochinesl is
ssrsaparils Turtle shel! has fallen from So to STA
pound at the last price is offered to but few buyers
TRAVELLER.
MARKETS.
BnrE HONDURAS, Aug. Is, 1854 Flour, So: bread,
IS; rice, So Goldfish, 81; pork, ss beef, 500 cutter,
3lc, lard 1sc cheese $50 coffee $40; sugar, So ham,
$50 shou aers si5 tsson sl2 All scarce aud ia great
demand Lumber also very scarce and selling at sl5.
Preduce-Cochiuea TO reals indigo 70 reals sar-
sapRrla sic to s25 ogvood sl2 to si6 mahogany $40
to SlCo, according to sire and quality.
Supreme Courf-sperial Term.
Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt,
THE CRUGER PROPERTY
SEPT. 23.-Josa c. CYagsr and Eaeene Ctuger
isaac Jones and OtlTs.-Thc ,JudEe delivered n
long opinion In this case which he concludes by
eay wing on reeuryey of the whole ground the an