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


BELIZE, April 20, 1854
Arrirai # tie Eeo British Super archaeological Ap
pointments-Neero Labor-Ne Choera-Prioes q
Produce
Since my last, Mr.. Steve uson, II. b. NJ 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 up
daughter, and young gentlem an who is his private
secretary Up to the present uent they have been
fully occupied in receiving the calls Of citizens all Of
whom consider their duty to call the Supern
tenden and what more they also casder IT to be his
duty to receive those calls Custom here has sade this
hw yet IL is law that would be IGNORED in its
breach than its observance and at the time afford
some rest to the persons whom 1t now grestiv ucom
modes
Under the new constitution this settlement IL to be
governed hereafter by II. NJ. superintende-t and n
council and the Legislative Assembly The auperins
tendent has appointed his council and has samed
the Hon. John Cough Public Treasurer, and the Hon.
George Berkey Colonial Secretary an James Welsh John
Young, and Malcolm Glassford Esquirsa. This is rsost
excellent selection. The two first gentlemen though
crown officers, intimately connected and 80 wal
acquainted with this government that II would be difficult
10 get along without them; and they are besides two
gentlemen in whom the entire public have every
confidence. The three last named gentlemen are
sen who intimately acquainted with the wants Of
the community, and of sterling integrity. This council
is the best whole that could be selected out OF the
entire community, and under its management we may
expect the interests Of the ttleraent and its
to be we'll attended to- The Legislature made law Gre
atng the office of Attorney General This new officer
will be barster, and also member Of the council.
We are also to have barster police magistrate in
place Of our late spendiay magistrate Judge Temple
our Chief Justice has been left the council and
busy inquirers are continually asking why.
On the Queens birth day sad the superintendent
intends to give grand dinner ball and entertainment
at which all the elite of the will assemble This
t will be well worthy Of the attention of of your
aids whose report would be dish for tho recers
sons, Stoves, Motifs, NC, and very God send in the
way of argument in favor Of their favorite hobby;
and although they might see hundreds of idle lazy
men and boys half clothed and worse fed, while ON
every hand is abundant employment, large and good
pay, and property actually going to destruction for
still agtatc and push their favorite creed, even in
face Of these and thousand other arguments equally
strong and conclusive They might and would say,
"What are labor, property merchandise riches IN
comparison to freedom And perish all, sbut give all
freedom, even ifeverything earthly fai This is all well
that the free negro will not workthat he will rather
60 half fed and nearly naked, than work. And where,
gence and position of the world at present had the
white shown only half the Incidence OF the negro
racer "We" say they, man is free agent and may
be idle IL he hheso But what will they do with the
commandment six days shalt thou labor9 Is not rs
much duty to work each of the six as to rest the
SEVENTH But fig for them and their work. Were
they only brought contact with the fruit OF their creed
1t 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
very bad in various parts of tho settlement at
the mahogany cutting establishments the various
rivers II has been very fatal this has been the
the New River the Rio Honda and at the Spanish towns
of Corofa St Helena, San Pedro and other towns the
borders OF the State of Yucatan Among the SPANISH
Indian and colorcd population IL has been very fatal
sweeping awey hundreds Of mahogany and logwood
cutters and making aborers that the seasons
cutting will fail far short of the average Then another
great drawback exists this year. The cholera,
other epidemic equally bad is at work among the cat
tle One cutter has already lost one hunlrel and fty
working CATTLE and should this disease in cattle
general mahogany cutters win make bad season, and
meet with heavy losses this year.
The mahogany cutting establishment at Limas the
Mosquito shore, has lately changed owners and is
with the Spaniards Indians Caribs and crcoles will
Undoubtedly male things go straight. 1t Traxiilo every
ers in that vicinity have escaped the cholera
Tomas oToa Pora Cabsllo and Yzabc l. has been very
light and has apparently, passed away At omol great
hopes are entertained in regard to the railroad
the Pacific they expect the establishment Of this road
and the influx Of Los Yankees" 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 are raising tremendous crops OF
bananas plantains, pine apples, yams, lines, arrow
root and other vegetables and 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 for raise small wood has
been sold at 500 thousand within the last few days
send you price current Of produce annexed and sir
TRAVELLER
. PRICE CURRENT Produce.-sfahogany from $50 up ms
high conscience will allow to charge ogwood
SIS $40 according the kind Of pay old copper sl5
s25 per 100 lbs. cochineal, 10 reals per 100 bs
indigo, ae reals according quality sarsaparilia, zoe
u csc. per 10. turtle she'll So SO a 81 per 10.
PRovIsioNs.-Mess pork, SIS 500 prime do SIC
ST.; mess beef, SIG SIS; prime $40 ST.; cod
fsh, 5]Ec &C.; rice, &C. SIC. bread SIS; -four so
sl4; hams, 15c 1sc. shoulders &c. 10c.; potatoes
81 S3ii; onions, 10c. 12c.
LuNRKR.-whte pine boards $50 and very scarce;
Mhne pne scsn.hng, 300; Yellow pine boards ana scant
chips. s7es SIS.