New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-12

.-,.>t q. there exisxe no census of that
t;m. warrantine tbe number. Nevertheless, tina
n, mhcr NAV not be very far from nuh 10 take
nn,ns Of this teritory has been found TO dihcuit
tai 10 be realized, though money has been voted
Sr the purpose The difficulty eOnsists in the non.
,istepce Of a sufficient civil organization OF the
territory, in the widely scattered situation OF the
hshtatOns, Of which many appear TO be entirely uh-
known 70 the public authority; and IN the heating
character Of large portion of the population Inc
town Of Balize, for instance, may now nave SIX OF
seven thousand inhabitants while about Ne" lear
tie number is said ~ amount to twenty thousanu'
Al the latter period the mahogany cutters come III
10 settle accounts with their employers and to re-
ceve tho balance Of their credit. Quite different
from what is generally adopted by geographers, who
rcnresent the interior of British Honduras as almost
entirely uniphabited It's population Ii scattered over
the Whole territory, principally along the rivers; the
Rio Uondo North River, New River, Old River or
Raze River SherboOn, and others that YOU Will not
he able TO discover on any existing map. There are
babatons and little settlements all along the sea-
coast Likewise, and on the whole road from here TO
Peten in Vera Paz, the traveller is never Obliged to
spend night without the shelter of Il house. That
read is even much frequented, the Peteneros coming
here regularly 10 make their purchases
AS 10 the different classes of the population, the
pure white race is only represented by the small
number Of English and other European merchants
and tradesmen, and by about dozen Of European
ladies-a few North Americans OF both sexes In
Guided Ofthe other inhabitants, some have only
a slight tinge fcOlor. Some Of these are descend
ants Of the earlier settlers, and their pedigree may
,un I'D 10 the fillibusters buccaneers and logwood
cutters Of the seventeenth century, who first settled
ON this reef-proteced coast and kept possession of
il i'm spite Of the naval power OF Spain.
The rest of the population, by far the majority,
consists of negroes, Hayas Caribs and the mixed
castes in which the blood Ofthe inferior races pre-
dominates. Of the Mayas have already spoken.
They are chiefly living in the towns OF Bahze
end COrozal The Cards, race whose remarkable
history may be found in chapter OF Mr.. Squlers
"Notes on Central America, and who are by Tar
the most useful, energetic Trustworthy and decent
class of the colOred population have village OF their
own on the sea coast 30 miles to the south from
here and besides are scattered all Oyerthe territory
as mahogany cutters, b0atmen, and III otner useil
occupations They have language and rehgion
Of their own neither the nor the other OF Whcn
they Ike to communicate. The confidence placed
in their character and intelligence Is so much the
more remarkable. Thus, for instance, the captain
Of the fine schooner Centre America, running be-
tween here and OmOa, is Car1b.
The negro and mulattO population, III reference TO
their origin must be divided into four classes, VIZ:
emancpated slaves Of the territory; marOons run
away and settled in the interior during the existence
Of Slavery and their descendants; free negroes ana
muhttoes mmigrated from different parts OF the
West Indies and of the Spanish Man, some speak.
ing the French, some the Spanish language; and
native Africans from captured slave vessels, most OF
them soldiers In the colonial army.
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