The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-26
Additional from Honduras.
or BxI.IzE COi:EEsFONpHNcE.

BEilzE, June 25, 1860.
The Bay Islands sNlIin English Hand'7he Cause Why
Precautions Against Fnttuaers Guarantees Of Eng
land, France and The Cnued SsdesccmreSciaI Sagna
hon--ASNeo Steamer L,re-7he India Raboer Trade-
Vaailia, dc.
Notwithstanding that the treaty negotiated between
Great Britain Honduras for the cessiou Of the Bay
Islands has been ratified both sices IL has NO, yet
been carried into eject and there but few who un
derescnd the cause Of tho delay short time ago our
Superintendent, in compliance with the Uders Of the
home government proceeded to Iaa.an TO haud
islands TO the Honduras government confornab,y with
tie treaty and the Queens proclamation But he found
officer representative of Honduras there W accept
the ccssiou and he accordingly returned The truth Is,
the people Of the islands, composed principally Of
English (acgro) squatcrs from the Grand Caymans and
others Of the Ieeward Islands, completely divided on
the question o. submission TO the Honduras government
Some favor the transfer, but the most vio-
lent are those opposed 10 1t. Awaiting themselves
OF this circumstance number Of adventures have sent
10 the dkscted parties and have themselves gone
in email number, with no hostile demonstration,
however, but with the evident purpose OF siding with the
rcbels when the crisis should come round. Some Of
these adventures are Americans, but considerable
not larger rart, IN made up OF the drfwood English.
men, or rather Ishncn and scotchmcn, Of these shores
A. the superintendent got wind Of what
going Gu, and hearing by merchantmen trading here
that two vcsscis had c Mobile for the island lie
down detachment OF troops in tho mail packet SUM-
ocuty large the Disconnected and repca The
PARTY from Mobile IL IL should happen tha, way There
lori whatever may have been the psrs Of thcse
thits, they have On completely nuned. The islands
are stall Ia the English hands, an although is posi-
lively that they 90 be given up the 30th
OF July yet predc; that Engish authority will be kept
there until Honduras i ready for the occapaIou when
M. fnsts tlG from
or outs.de Intervention shall have psssed away.
II " that the government Of Honduras may be
weak " repc any formal invasion of the Bay Islands
fortunately Tor her. she has treaties with England
Trsnce the United satcs In which those
bound protect the line u the proposed Honduras
Hallway from all Interruption or hostile dominance, In
perfect neutrality and thcse Islands the true key Of
The Pay q Icnduras and completely dominate the line Of
the railway n oviocrt that neither Of these
permit them 10 fall undct the control Of pirates
nlibutis This suggestion finds force In the terms OF
the treaty OF tho rendition of the islands being
declared 10 be "cOpsequcace Of the peculiar topo
graz cal poFcn q Ionourss ard 10 order the
neutrality Of the Glands adjacent THERETO with reference
10 tie rail ssy projected through tbe territories OF Hoo
duras" 80 fancy Walker ano his will dnd
warm berth hcrrabous, IN they attempt anything
iu thcu peculiar iinc of business. fur thcfmore,
cnorgh has leaked out OF tho dosigus q these wortn
"a rut the government At Warrington IT'S guard,
and cansc IL TO cheek ANY swpieious movements
IN Mobile and New ORLEANS directed against Ruatsn.
Coumtrce here " .x,nsaely dull, and h falling OF
slsadiiy In coEsgquoUcc &C The establishment of
the Panama steamer line on the Iseiac coast The
trace &c q large part OF Guatemala and Iiondu.
re which formerly here by wsy OF
the ports &C Iabc aad onoa, now goes by way 81 tho
Pacific Icrt ~ thcsc states and Panama, aud yet maj
rty 81 our metchsns have heen "a short sighted
oyJse the Honduras Railway, which would again change
tLe current ~ trade vastly augmented ia this direction
,Xcitencat las be,n created within few lays by
the that Acsrs. Spoford and Suiers, of
your CITY, Will pat ca steam propeller line between
the Honduras ports aud Cuba, IN 20 into opera
too the 18th 81 August With the prestige OF Mr..
sguicr IN ,ho.e coun'rts, and TIE known enterprise a
Mr. Sisrcrd, the line cannot fan To- be success. All
honduras n alive With the anticipation
,boula mention uSt nce branch of industry is
Commanding considerable attentio~. Il u the extraction
&C gum (indd rubberl the coasts OF Honurss
tn government of that State has made contract with
iprurcans TO- the icvclot az this enterprise
and thyeI,r~ 81 work, - ssd, with complete
iyr,dic that the ucst cnoft will be towards thc
cultivation and export c vanilla, In which the forests
abound