The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-25

terms the most Offensive 10 Honduras. The article
providing for the payment Of damages to Honduras
was 40 altered as to leave Guatemala to pay or not
at her discretion and stipulation was introduced
requiring Honduras to refuse asylum 10 such potlcal
exies as Guatemala chose 70 indicate. aud providing
also that all political refugees should Dc conoen-
msla attempted to force Honduras into the same
odious position, in respect to the right OF asylum,
that Austria has attempted to coerce Switzerland.
OF course, no such concession could be made con-
sistently with the sovereignty and dignity Of the
State, and without violating the principles enter.
tanned by the government The amendments were,
therefore, Indignantly rejected.
But unfortunately, while these things were going
on, symptoms Of discomfort appeared In the Hondu-
Tas army. Investigations were made, and it appear.
ed tnat treason was at work persons in the interest
OF Guatemala had tempered with the troops, insidi
ously making use of certain partisan feelings which
exist in the State, and which at thistime, above all
Others, should have been allowed 70 slumber. The
poison had gone SO far rs to require severe re-
msdies and four subordinate officers, the instru-
ments rather than the principals in the affair." were
tred by court martial and shot, Gen. Caonaas, It's
said. exerted himselfn every way to save them pnt
his humanity had finally to give away TO the public
welfare. Had the remedy proved enect1al the
example might not have been regretted The sequel,
however, showed that the treason was deeper than
had been supposed.
that Honduras found itself obliged to take the field
all efforts towards peaceable redress OF Its griev-
anoes having failed Accordingly, to wards the latter
end of June asst, Gen. Cabanas marched upon Qua
temala. The entire department. OF Chiquemala was
reoaced without difficulty inasmuch as the greater
para Of the inhabitants are more hostile than friend
" to the Ogarchy at the head Of affairs. This
movement seems hardly to lave been anticipated by
the Guatemalan government. Having, as they sap
posed. sown the seed of discord III the Honduras
army, they did not conceive it possible that Gen.
Cabanas would attempt an invasion with l 500
men. The policy Of the movement, under any
circumstances, may be doubted. The first sus
pense over, the Guafemaan government exerted
its utmost efforts to repel the invasion A force
Of some $500 or 5000 men was speedily got
together, and marched il the direction of Chique-
maa. Gen. Cabanas, apprsed of their advance.
concentrated bis little army, determined to bring
This was in the presence of the entire Guate
maan force, which the general kept in check with
small detachment of less than four hundred men.
His subsequent dispositions seem to have been well
made. His main body was well posted; and on the
9th OF July, the enemy appearing he advanced with
his personal guard to open the battle and draw his
opponents upon his own ground. This movement,
seconded by similar one on the part OF his prin'
cip.l officer, Gen. Lope, was admirably effected.
The Guatemalan advance as completely routed. The
maj body then coming up, the general fell back
upon his reserve. But what was his surprise and
modification to find that t had deserted him to q
man without firing shot, Treason had done its
worst. OF course nothing now remained except
ret eat. This was effected in good ORDER first to the
frontier towns of Sinuapa and Ocotepeque and then,
day oy day. from town - town, down the valley Of
Sersenti to Santa Rosa fhe Guatemalans, evidently
surprised at their easy victory seem to have been
AFRAID to advance except with their main body, out
numbering some tenfold the little remnant with
Cabanas It was not until he goth Of July that they
adv aneed upon Santa Rosa which WIS at once aban.
doned by the inhabitants with such of their effects
they could carry with them. Gen. Cabanas also fell
back on the little village Of San Jose to meet rein
forcements from the Department Of Ste Barbara.
The Guatemalans entered Sanos on the afternoon
of the 2lst of July, and az once commenced course
ofrobbeiy and plage. the de all of which would not be
credited in any civilized land Nothing was spared;
everything which could be robbed was taken, and
wbatever could not be carried off was broken or
burnt Fires Of furniture bull in the satas Of
the best houses, and all Of the domestic animals with
In reach were shot. The churches shared the gene.
rel pillage. Attempts ~ere made to blow up the
municipal buildings, but with only partial success.
All the tObaccc-the great staple of that region
stored in the warehouses was either carried away or
burnt In fine, every form ot cruelty, pillage aud
de tructioD, which savage ingenuity was capable Of
designing, was put in practice.
All this was done in single day, for cowardly as
brutal the ladrones were afraid to trust the chances
Of another encounter. On the morning of the 22d,
healing OF the advance Of Gen Csbanas loaded like
asses, they commenced N retreat; and the General
the same day re entered The desoated town without
opposition.
Since this evacuation there have not been any &C
tive operations beyond the surprise Of this post
(Ouoa) and its immediate evacuation, some months
ag" Both SIDES, however, have kept considerable
booies OF troops In the field. Those of Honduras
we're withdrawn from the frontier in October, in con-
sequence of Nicaragua and San Salvador having Of
feIed their mediation between the belligerents The
commissioners were 10 have met to arrange matters
two months ago, but cannot hear that they have
yet got together. In fact, Guatemala, after
having agreed to the mediation, made q change in
the government Of Honduras the condition OF send
ing ner commissioner. She also demanded to know
the terms which Honduras had to propose for an
adjustment Of differences From all this infer that
she does not wish to bring the quarrel to close.
In fact 1t is evident that the reactonists Of Guae
rnala, who have restored the Jesuits and propose
revival Of the titles Of nobility, will be content with
rvhing short Of the entire prostration and extinc-
too OF the liberal party 1t mas been reported that
force Q change Of administration and policy upon
Honduras. hardly believe this possible, for what
ever may be the afGation of the personnel of the
government Of Salvador with Carrera and the SER
" es. nothing is more certain than that the people
ii Salvador are liberal in principle aud hostile TO
Guatemala; AID any attempt on toe part OF its GO
venment 10 place the State ia h0ytilites with Hon
drras would probably encounter q revolutionary
opposition. Single handed, Guatemala is unable to
dIce Honduras, and Honduras equally Incapable
Of subjugating Guatemala, unless aided by an open
resurrection in that Stare. The result of the quar-
rel therefore, later must be some sort of an
n derstanding; and should not be surprised if the
American representative we're to be called upon as
mediator, at lesst Oh the part Of Honduras, whose
sympathies are decidedly American as those Of
Guatemala are English, anttAmerican, and anti.
republican. or this difference Of feeling the public or
OF the two States fair induces.
Every number OF Gdfetd dc Guatemala is filed
With extracts from Mexican, Cuban and Spanish
journals, rejecting upon the United States and its
Institutions, late humber figured down the Ameri-
can navy to thirty vessels and copied in full the tvai
Gle OF the Cronica OF New York on Gen. Pierce's
Inaugural. BY the way. this Cron,ca, which is no
teriousy sustaiued by the Spanish government, is
scattered widely all over Spanish America; and all
OF rs lies and misre prese u.ations thus gdfused
coming from an American paper That paper in
The United States is utterly unknown, ard without
PARTICLE Of Importance Influence; it is only made
Of for outside to trsduce and libel the country
Bcs,ions for instance ia respect to the exterior re-
'stons Of the United Ststes designed to deceive
the press and public OF the Spanish American
States.
rhe declarations Of Gen. Pierce In his inaugural
have given great satisfaction here, as indcat ng his
determination 70 follow up the action of the Senate
respect to the occupation and colonization of the
Bay Islands by Great Britain. II is time proper
cnnmis cent u inquire into the actual nitIIa