The south-western., 1861-04-10
Central America

RuATAS March 20,-Consdcrable excitement was
caused here few days ago by report that schooner
had lunded 100 bustes at the. harbor Of Port Royal
situated about the middle Of the island bat it turned
out to be the schooner Taylor, Capt Lombert, from
your port with emgrants for Great river, the Mos
quito shore. The Taylor had been cruising about the
Mosquito shore for days, but could find Great
river so came Port Royal for pilot and after get
ting one started for Great river again This news when
il reaches Truxillo will the Hondurans awiully
for they would sooner the devil than hear the
of flibuster
The island at present is in a very unsettled state On
account of the treaty with Honduras The inhabitants
do not want to be under the Honduras government and
many of the principal ones thinking of leaving
sool as the British flag is hauled down, and the Hon
duras flag hoisted But is still the hope Of all here
that the British will not give up the island
The island is in flourshng state at present. Five
fruit vessels have loaded within these last ten days for
your port the value of their cargoes being about $1,000
each vessel But goodbye to all these good times, if
Honduras gets possession Of these beautiful little
islands. Their port charges and other mpostions will
stop all trade But perhaps they (the lOndurans) will
think twice before receiving the islands.
few DAYS East, schooner arrived here from Belize,
for part Of the British troops stationed among US 1t
appears the Indians fighting again the frontiers
of the British settlements near Belize. There were
seventy soldiers the island under the command of Ii
Dunn, gentleman who las won the heart Of every one
here by his kind and courteous manners.
BELIZE Hon. March Il-The news of the troubleia
the United States, and the secession of States
from the Union has created very lively interest in the
minds of all rejecting in this community The next
news is looked for with intense anxiety as fears are
entertained that this question will not be settled with
out boodshed. While the question is not fully under
stood and the which have compelled the south
to take these cannot be fully apprecacdby English
men in the West Indies still all feel that it would be
most horrible of affairs if brothers shall get at war
with each other, and firmly believe that there is not
a subject of her Britannia majesty here who does not
fervently hope that all differences may be settled and
the Union preserved.
The commissioners from England and Guatemala are
now engaged in running the boundary lines between
British Honduras and Guatemala.
The Legislative assembly is now in session. An i'm
migration and census bill have already been passed
and several other important measures under colsd
Grafton
The dutch bark Louise went shore, while bound
out, with pilot on board, on the Turnef Ref, and is
total wreck Her cargo of mahogany is all saved Her
hull sold at auction, the 8th, for S75 Her sails
rigging and materials brought in and sold here,
on the same day, for Sl4.
The monthly mail has not yet arrived. Trade is
dull Yours, &c, c. d.
The Rio Grande Sentinel of the 10th ult announces
that on the 9th companies + anpM lst artillery, L.
S. A. marched from BrowRsyin for point Isabel; and
NJ 81 artillery light battery left per steamer
for BrazOs Santiago On the 10th, company X, ID
artillery light battery left per for Brazos Sant
ago; and companies and c, Sd infantry marched for
the point Same day company A, Sd infantry, arrived
fort Brown from RinggoId barracks and with compa
nes and G, I'd cavalry, awaited marching orders
These troops left taking only their small arms and light
batteries turning their horses and other federal
property to Col Ford. The Texas troops Brazos
were en- route for fort Brown Three companies OF
mounted rangers were near the city. Oae to go
to Ringgold barracks
The Sentinel and the Corpus Christi Ranchero con-
tain detailed ofthe Indian depredatons There
we're two parties of the sayagcs Of 3 and the other
n. They have gone back the way they came, after
killing many persons and committing serious depreda-
tons, driving in the settlers One party defeated.
At Corpus Christi, company of volunteers raised.