The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-02
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Our Belize Correspondence.
r BELIZE, HONDURAS, August 2. 1854.
A,,okar .eeourge on the Peopie-Destruc,;o. of n
G,pcx L'-eps By Loexsts-Scarcitv Of Br.co
stsfs-Gio vmv Prospects of the Mahoeany O..
tsrs-7M Ctchsnsoi, indigo, and Sarsupcr;li.
Markets- Gove ~nmsnt Funds and Er,eu,,,.
Amworements-2X Weatkc-C CAax,xs Fsp,r-
Ma, ksfs.
In my last inform.% you Of ths srsat esrtt
quake which destroyed tho city u San Salvador.
have row to inform you that this city has been
vitited with another scouiys, n tho shape Of an
innumerable swarm of locusts, which hss made -
havoc with everything in the Shape Of veptatiov. !.
nearly everything green has been enti,eIv A..
voured by them, the crops Of corn sud the nsnt,ip
suckers, the two principal articles os food ror th
poorer classes, have been entirely destroyed n ths
states OF Gustamala, Honduras and Eao Salvador.
and some portions Of the adjoining States.
This has been, and still Is. tie cause OF great
distress among the laboripg classes. Add to this.
re high price Of corn. and -four in the United
@ Ssates, where we look ior supply in al csses q
distress and suffering has been endured, mot onIv
by the poor but also by many who are In easy cir.
cumstances In these parts These causes have
oA0O oou very ucCyue0 IuuueUc0 IN t019 fOyY0.
nearly all OF our corn and -four have besa b1ught
up Immediately It's arrival for the interior. Thia
unusual demand has made all breadstuffs vcry
scarce scar sSc 1isn. Again M great number of plan
htroycd BY the cattle employed to ges out mahogs
: ny. All Of which causes have contributed TO DE-
range our market; and 1t has rarely been the case
ior the last ex months that -four could be bon eht
Tor ess than $l2 or corn at less than Is berrei.
At which prices they are now neld, an( ~ very
scare.
This unusual ssate Of our foar market hss mo-
only caused great distrc1 among the poor but it
has also eeriousIy affected all otlsers. Flour and
PORK are the PRINCIPAL articles Of fbod Of the ma
nosany cutters; and notwishstan ding the price Of
piice5of labor and Of pork aud our, with the enor
nous prices which are now paid for freight on ma,
O. nsgand, anc she iov prices cathat article
the prsffs Of our business and the prospect which
was 50 very good last yeae, and the beginning of
tnis, ~ now very gloomy 10 fact, tho cutters are
lenerally un 3erstood that Hbous onethird, or half
Of the gasgs'win be broken up next year.
CocmDeal With has been paying well, Is also
down IN England and Americas; and the same With
indigo and sassapafilla, neither Of which articles
are worth as mu n now in yoG market, or Eng.
land, ss they yhsvc been contracted for here by the
dealers.
These canseF have brought despondency on oil:
snd were it not for the indomtable perseverance,
and untring energy and industry Of our businsss
ntD, the consequences might be serious to all con-
ne cted With this settlement. As IL is all seem in-
ciped to trim their salts and sail as near
their course as nossible. The difaculty and
nss Ss1s not ret ss.oSa S Ss sas Of
settlement. On the contrary the duty collec ed
here is nearly all cd raiorem; and so the high
the public chest, wheh is well filled, and our public
works are all progressing. The ne " Clerk Of the
Public Works has started to-day an artesian weI,
which . II successful, WIN be OF immense advantages
new briege, ano thorough repair to the court
house and sl the public buildings. Mr.. Stevenson.
Her Asjestys new supsrintendent, has as yes 70
pcnf%e fns'E 81 vas feft ZEN RhsA Aept Ap& qasa dssP
came and went without the usual ball at the Gov
ernmeLt House.
VIM. Salmon, Esq, formerly barister ofJamai-
Of this settlement. lately died Of apoplexy ana Mr..
Gcwan, one of the Public Searchers, rose q few
mornir gs since, and after shaving and dressing
severipg bis head from the body, and died immsif-
ste)y. Recently, man from Merida, With q cargo
Of suDdries was caught smuggling segsrs, which
vsle coniiscated, and our police msgist ate added
a fine to the loss OF bis egars.
For the last four weeks we have had very bed
weather. Every day It has raiDed very hard, with
heavy thunder and lightning; at times heavy wiods
almost hurricanes; and the supp0stion here is.
that at the wind~ard they have been visited with
severe hurricsnes.
The American, bark Star OF the East, Hudson.
from New York via Aspinwall, arrived here two
weeks since, with all on boa down with the Cha
gres fever. Two Of ier seamen died; the rest arc
now convalesccnt. The vessel has bt en- universally
admired by all who have seen her. and she il
splendid specimen Of American. shipbuilding in tho
United States.
The contemplated railroad from the Atlantic to
the Pacific oceans, at Port Cabeilo, in Honduras,
tas given o start to business matters in that
quarter, and great anticipati5ns OF good business
In future are entertained by the citizens Of Hon.
durAs. Persons who have travelled through from
ocean to ocean, declare the way is very even, and
abounds with the best kind Of materials TO make
road Of in this climate.
The settlement at Limas has been again resuscf-
tated. The mahogany cutters there are at work
again. under the protection OF the Mosquito govern
ment. At Ruatan tie Inhabitants ale grnmbling
and growing about their heavy taxes under the
new colony gove rnment, and some talk Of sending
the magistrate adrIft.
They begin TO feel and see too late, and probably
will be willing TO let well alone next time.
BniE (Hondur, 81 August 2--flouf. el2; pork meas.
SIS; co 40 o, SIN do prime, $40 do runsp, si4 do.
20c stcr 3c. sIerm &c., bread 80 o6 to ~ o.; rics
IS; brown sugar IS; crushed, ~; loaf, e13 Coffee
SIG; butter .6c lsro 49,; cheese, $780, corn e5 per
bbl lumber, $40 $50 N.
Great FIIe I'm WaIdoboro, NE.
On u 2s,h inst, about ] O'Clock n, Waldobosop
was Visited by one e the most arss on record
this sce Of San Fyanci The entire busness portion
Of the village burnt TO ashes Not store work.
shop 10 left Mechanics bad time to their tools.
The gooos In he stores, (hiryteven In numbsr)
consumed and consequently article. OF provision,
clothing furniture medicine now b purchased.
About eveny i've families arc destitute Of homes food
and rsiment
The fire spread with such fearful rapidity that nst
the aoea had oJ portunty to save q change ok
cloihieg for themseses OF their children
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