The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-04
News from Honduras.
OUR BELIZE CORRESPONDENCE.
Rwvrns HouDrrp An mil IA

Belize, HONDURAS, April IA, 1850.
Circulation If Aburd Reports Of Fa,bxsler Inpasion-Hss
They Isjuye the North Amerie0n Ohaya0sr--Amstcasss
Forced 10 Tr0usI wi,h Brihh Passports for SIsty-Ru-
NOR Of the Loss Of q SavdiniaN Bark jrsm Nso Yerk-
Heary Weaat~--EnOnsh Interest In TIC A''qrMso Pro
<eorate-P,sristO~ Market Uery Dal-7Ae Weather Hot
and q Want Of Water de-, &c.
avail myself Of the sailing Of the bark Jsx 10 INTERN
you some Of the dongs this part OF the world The
frs! and most exciting piece Of intelligence is report cur
rent here tina. another detachment Of American hvad.
ing army are their way to Nicaragua, via 0moa o.
Truxo, and at times hear that they have actually
arrived and landed at one Of those places.
Although these reports sheer iabrcations still they
keep up excite and fan the embers Of hatred 10
Los Ysnkeros which Of late years have been shoulder
In the State Of Honduras against citizens Of the United
States. You at home have ideansy, you cannot even
imagnethe obloquy and contempt that are heaped on
citizens Of the United States in the Central American States
might several disgraceful instances which
have been brought TO the attention Of the United States
government but which have not been resented notice
or even inquired into. No man who wishes TO go
step without passport British subject Such
port protection, and s to be respected, while the
contrary rs to be the II he relies passport
as an American citizen Is not this shamef and would
not be better for rulers 70 set up and maintain
character abroad ~ government able and determined 70
protect her citizensY
Three men, neither able 10 speak English, in here
the 18th. They report that they beonged TO a Sar
from New York with load OF provisions for Swan
Islands, where she had landed her outward cargo, taken
in load Of guano, and was on her way TO New Orleans
that on the 4th, ir the Caribbean Sea, in gale Of
wind, the ship sprung leak, and short time foun
cered and sunk that the captain officers and part OF
the took 70 one boat, while they and come others
took another made in the direction for land that the
captains boat swamped and all hands lost; their
boat on attempting 10 cross the reef was upset, stove,
and all but them were drowned they we're picked
up by Spanish bungo and brought in here THIS Is a
strange story, and very sad If true.
For the last two months have had dreadful
stormy breezes from the southeast nearly all the time
has blown so hard here that at times wharves
overhowed still, strange to say in the blight Of the bay
Of Honduras, not hundred mites from here, it has
been dead calm, Light breeze part OF the day,
with a land breeze at night
The inhabitants Of the colony of the Bay Islands are
down In the mouth the that these islands
be given TO Honduras We also hear that England has
at Inst renquished the Mosquito protectorate but who
she once got hold? or back out when once she had
gone iny
This settlement has been the hands Of Great Britain
for over two hundred years. and Is reported to have
have doubt has, twelve tn0uEand inhabitants
1t bas revenue from customs Of two hundred thou
sand dollars still II has not support single
newspaper. gazette (oiicia), copy OF which send
you herewith published weekly, for the moderate sum
Of 371ac copy.
he cap lately the barrels Of pork sent down here have
been found TO be deficient in weight from fifteen TO fty-
seven pOuncB each I'm the llth instant comparison and
examination was made between the pork put up by him
and others in New York and New Orleans Hs all held
full weight-some had 204 pounds in them while the
others all fell shorone had only 14 pounds in it. These
barrels are all branded (burnt brands which has hereto
fore been sufficient guarantee to the buyer that he was
getting his full 200 pounds Of pork. This amounts TO
fraud on the buyer, and will seriously damage the pork
packers Of your city short weight the contents OF tho
barrels much more injurious to this country than we'll
be either imagined expressed all pork is sent
an immense expense into the mahogany works. This has
TO be done by hand labor when the rivers high and
when the cutter has barrel OF pork his bunk he ought
TO have fifty raoDs thus he makes his calculations for
the number of his hands through the dry season when it
is impossible to get pork up to his works The result with
light weights that he is woiuy disappointed, and in tho
middle OF his trucking he is out OF pork and has TO stop
work OF have backed the backs OF mules, wh,vi,
is very near as bad as stopping work. Hereafter will
report all instances that como 10 my knowledge that the
par ties who sell light barrels OF pork may be exposed
Our pr ovssn market very dull and in fac. ythin
neTe arl except Ie weather, which bright, clear and
hot.
We have Ind no rain Of any account this year Our
private tanks all empty and inhabitants suffer
ing for water. The atesan well s still being bored and
is itself great bore, With little prospect Of any bene6
Cial results,