The New York herald., 1860-09-18


BELIZE, British Honduras, August ~, 1880
Position cf Affairs at The Time f the Erpeda;on-Ds;a1s
Of Proceedings BY the Local AStAorties-Nr. .Apssn-
tendext Price walkey's Reconsideration Anones: Ae
Pepie-Ysiiro Fsuo-DeasAs-Trode, DC.
You viii, have doubt, have heard becre 700 re-
ce,ve this that General Walker has taken Truxno
Ny object in writing 70 you this subject 70 inform
you OF the Hodns opvandi in which 1t accomplished
Walker came down 70 Ruatan expecting that sxnd
given up By the British government to the Of Hon
durss and nothing had transprcd Rasian contrary
TO the expectations Of the British the colony
Of the Bay Islands would have becn given up and tne
English Dag have waved there longer.
But one Of the members Of the Ruatan Iexishscre-
who felt, ~ did every other that island thai n
was IN outrage 70 their feelings and their rghts
wrote note 70 Of the other members o the As,sm
bly, that he thought best for them 70 meet ana ssks
measures 70 establish their Independence sssabsh
government when the British government; sho1ld with
draw their protection fom them This letter was sivsn 70
Mr.. hor, The presiding magistrate Al Ruatsn, who
tent In 70 Mr. Price, the acting superin at Be-
lize he n an old scdierhe III nks himself all RnsAnd
and England all the world. He took passage 90 one q
her ksestys steamers for Ruaan, aud declared
Mr. hwn, The writer Of the note traitor, and said b
steamer or words TO that effect lie placed Company
Of The Second West India regiment and score Of srt
lery men on the island turned out Popreton anoShe5
memosr Of Assembly and justice OF ,he yea . fror hs
cce and believe several 0thers; back 70 Bci,e
ported 70 be 1t The swan siands ss1 Also sso, ars
by the Attorney General Of Belize 70 jamaica 70 in orr
Governor Darling that Walker and his flbusters we're in
the vicinity, and be feared would take RraiAn. Cover
nor Darling sent back the steamcr-tne carus screw or
eleven gunsto look afcr Walker and protect Brissh
interests In the Bay OF iIoucura and t reported
that she capture Walker wherever she cord ana
him, and that IN no would she allow him TO aad q
Ruaian, Truxio omoa Mr.. Price went in Der arsir
70 Ruatan, and there made Amous speech. ave S,..
ncr, and tnen won't 10 TruxiIo, where be IA !
sres. dance and proni.ed 70 give walker nu b cAne
Mt he of h.~x o~~s~
vsch few Of walkers Who had been len thsve; sss
two them . turn against Walker, make coniessboo q
and in.snscd . nisssd. Meanwhile about sSirty a
Walkers men bad arrived from here on Ibs Esessh
q The schooner which vssi cssso w.s ssis"s
hare BY authorities for having oootsb md srt,cIss a.
sss ou. s sIs s.l ne ,.s,Ss sns .S
esns, and that the expedition abandoned nv ~
ve~eD 70 take them up 70 New orisans los 80 -
public They went on bosrd-xhe sailed out os ne hay
sor and wont on in The direction Of New orsana Tns
bait took me Superintendent get up sesu sod cana To-
70 Belize with Her Majesty steamer which ~as sna
cd In hrbor, and The Superintendent who nAd vsrv
much atigued himself In bis arduous pursuit a w..s.y
and his ineuse Application 10 the Of Britain sv
chants In Honduras, with the commander ana All Of az
have dsnoe with The spanhh ladies' there ami NJ -
themselves afSer their abars leaving sfe~n hsre
without ofoers and Belize without . saper.assoasn,
whe walker, almost wthou, oppostap. tcos -rsss,,a'
10 reported, And no doubt true, that Walker sas IN
some Of the Bay Islands and That the John Taylor oay
70, snd took Walker and hh board end rbsr ,sv
all followed the departure Of the steamer from HaA.Ar
and went to Truxilo, which, After vrry fceolc rsss,
ance he toor and Al hVsted fas Of gouarrsr
OF his movements since 10 inposslsle ~
spc&k with any degree of accuracy, ~ there Are
thousnds Of reports Ia oirculssion aboat tn
Suffice 70 he Is still In the castle aud ras psr,v ~
ammunition and provisions.
We have had advlccs from Omoa thai he wss "a =. A..
tackled on the 2oth by hvc hundred Hondariaas
The Inhabitants OF rruxo al ted whca 81 ,anass
abandcniDG erythipE, and | hear some fav. nst,
turned, while some have brousht all Their sevsta -
Belize -
The people Of Omoa sending Their r,Dsr -,
children 20 tho interior. and their plate ari ssa-. -
here while they are busy buying aud an nurloe
10 protect their town.
The yellow fever has again broken out "a rp'-s and a.
Corcsal, and numbers have cd OF itasrawe -.c ~
man banned Henry Hart, of your city. HIS proteer I.r
also bad ~ but he one OF the very fsu Who lav- hsf
and recovered. He s con valcecen, aas ,.,r re-
turn W New YORK BY the bark Hoadurss wn N ~,assl
Seok or zen Gays or your city fOr VIII Oh shs 8 nov
loading with mahogany.
Trade, owing 70 the sickness and 10 Walkers beng ID
Truxic, Ia very dull
The weather Is dne but very hot rns orr market q
ovtriocsed with goods and provisions with ~ bsycrs
Our Roafsn Dorres pcndense-
Coxss Hotr, RoArAS. sert I, 1850
Iae F7nlctioH g ps Lland-F Fseling easaisr Tra1s.
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