The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-15

BELIZE (Honduras), Nov. %, 1855.
Political tranquility Of the Repub,io-frssh Shocks If
Earthquake Trial and CONNECTION Of Portuguese Sailor
fa Nirdr-C Commercial News--The God Ainei, dc.
In my last (via Boston, informed you Of the progress
Of the in Honduras and Of the greas earthquake
in Truxo, &c. Nothing material importan, has
occurred in this vicinity since the between Hon
duras and Guatemala is ended and peace again restored
is said by those who ought to NOV that will be per-
manen..
On Sunday, the 1lth inst, we had four very heavy
shocks of earthquake in this town. Each shock
very distinct, and lasted from four TO seconds and
set furniture ornaments glass and crockery rafting
and jngine in fine style. No damage harm done
that have heard Of We have for the last few days
had very bad weather. win has blown from north
with great Violence accompanied with very heavy RAIN
which has poured down in torrents. The tide 70
high that ali the wharf under water and the front
streets the BRIDGE both sides OF the river
entirely covered
Our October Grand Court has Just concluded is
sitting, and also special court has been he'd jet
large the calender of criminal that the civil
suits were again laid over until our next court which
viii be held next February We have also hal a seson
OF the Supreme Court At which Portuguese sailor was
tried for murder found guilty and sentenced 10 BE- hung
His name was John Peissa The jury In his case recon.
rnended HIM strongly the mercy OF the Court and
think his sentence Of death win be commutej TO I'M
prisonment for hfe.
Our trade continues very dull although il II now near
Christmas and ought TO be in our busy times yet
everything Il a. st and quiet In trade as though Ii vas
Sunday The gold mines In the State Of Honduras have
recently been reopened and worked BY about 20
returned California miners and the number
the United sates with Spaniard Indians
Report rays that the Caornians and New Workers. get
NJ OF the best dust goid each day, by their
own labors and half ounce from each Indian, whom
they hire at from ~ TO 20 per month with rasons.
po informed that the soil yields regular per centage,
and certain than the famous rich opening in
California Many here talking about going but think
II win only be talk Mahogany IL the only gold watch the
CeoIes Of this country know about That article
continues very much depressed, ~ prospect Of ia
rise. Until IL does rise sre to have duh times.
Cochneal indigo and she'll my last. ssrsA
Tara IL little active and good article - 10 de-
msnd al zoe to 2bc Al kinds Of provisions ar. very
high. Sugar s % TO SO; pork S2S: four STA bread,
IS to 90 60 rice 30 to s9 beef SIS; goldfish, So Pota
toes al apples 80 beans S. white pine lnmber 80;
pitch pine $40; Boston chips S. cypress shingles VIZ;
logwood, $40 TO s12 mahogany small no sale; large,
good close grained wood, from $50 10 $40 Per n.
There is beautiful large American buit clipper bark
called the Eclipse nov this hs bor, loading With ma
bogany for England. The Boston brisnntae Lucy Ann,
BRYANT il also In barber, loading with mshogauy for
Boston. sns Hamburg brig, nsne unkno~p, came
in on the 18th She IL losding logwood for Hamburg
several ves,ee which le-dtog the ooast before
the late raes are expected "a have gone ashore daring
thofe rsie~ but sothng hss been heard from them
yet, this IL only szppcsisson TRAVELLER