The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-23
New from British Honduras.
our BELIzE CORRESPONDENTS.

BsIIzn, Honduras, J me 90, 1857.
7erSi,,aiom Of ne Trucking Seoso-AmouHt Of MaAosans
IN Howd-Orop Very SAors-I'yices Of Logoood. xahnea
nv and Hsdss-Skes and Deaths Decline Of Trade and
OUlomial Inaersss- OOl Kinwey At Ruatos-HI Vessel
Sold and his Finances Loo-Fhe NeW EngsA Treaty and
il Opero,ion-Swrying the Roilvoad Route Ss'andin0
and Pyundsr Of an Eneksh Bavk, de-, de-
As Il Is of the most importance to the settlement OF
British Honduras will first cay tina. the "dry trucking
season. s over and what makes interesting here the
season has very wet much that has no. been
possible truck cdt quarter Of the wood tina. was
fallen and prepared, that instead Of getting out aeen
million feet OF mahogany the entire seasons wood will
fall short OF five million feet This Is bad for US. woot
cutting is main dependence When have good
seasoa and get full complement Of wood have good
times even when prices Mahogany viii be very
scarce and dear, there has not been wood oagh
got out TO load The vessels here, lie, alone those
on the way and expected Mahogany hss adv anced very
much In consequence, and the smallest aud poorest
here is wo tn SIS cash ogwooc and hides are also vey
scarce and high
Tue wet weather brought considerable sickness, and
great number have been attached with disease similar to
the old fashioned cholera morbns while majority OF
lower class of population had the smallpox mum.
Der very respectable residents died lately among
rbomss Stewart Esq OF the house Of Johnston Co,
Of this town. Mr. Stewart hes been the Of this
house here for number Of years He leaves wife and
family, univers ally respec ed and Ia widely
GREETED Among the deaths also Miss Shaw and the
business In British Honduras dull, and continues TO
grov each year. and In ten years from will
government All coei. ,Tade with this port is entirely at
ftand still Our merchans' stores full of merchan-
dire, but there are no customers or money.
At Ruatan things Hide better AZ there their main
reliance on fruit, and that 90 is ALWAYS good there
Colonel Kinrey-your Col Knney-who has made go
much noise In the world during the last few years. is st
Ruatsn. He his to this port, but his vessel
became unseaworhy, and he Yves obliged 10 go to Rusan
as the Honduraneans would not let him land at Truxo
fne quiet man. still believe be frightened them not
little when he landed there think he is destitute, as
his vessel condemned and sold and he Is there with
out means.
There ia screw loose somewhere in regard TO the late
treaty between England and aonduras there Is not the
disposition the part Of the former comply with the
reatyand would be Of earthly for her 10 do
against 'the Spapnh mans," they call then-and If
they are united on nothing else, they certainly .hs
ave will no belong to the State Of Honduras"
The arrival OF the engineers to survey and locate the
railroad from Porto Cabel!o TO the Pacific ocean hiss
caused fears in the minds of mercantile
nifty here, and should that road be made Ii the last nail
In the coffin Of commercial matter for poor Belize Al
ready those who built good large land stores
after the fire beginning to say wish had deferred
building. Where the surveyors are at work. the III feel
ing towards Americans seems TO subside
The tDs,sn bark H hence 70. England was lost on
Icy on the sand barber captain with u men an bis
mate, came here for assistance, having his vessel in
he here and before assistance could be them
two who live that island took charge of the ship
drove her out and began destroying the vessel and
cargo This third time these pirates ha commit
TED such ouages snd s quite time stop put 10
a the two others were American property, Mr. Cass
orRht 70 insist on Mexico roofing out these land pirates
When the captain officers crew. have anything 10 help
themselves WITH they do not them bsdy--bu 70
the poor fellows who have nohing-they ate
arve, and be lucky they keep of that
Our market Is cverstockt with bread, -four. and rico
Pork lard beef and butter andngh Produce Is
duh and has . down ward tendency.
Sarsapsrila Is lvely and high, owing 10 speculaors-
one man here has taken all up at DC per To- which is
buv nm n
that be buy for Earope AID has the control Of
that lrtig,e