The New York herald., 1863-09-09
NEWS FROM BRITISH HONDURAS.
Our Belize Corrsspondsuce.


BErne. British Honduras, August 10. 1858.
Daoioraiic~ Of nc Mahogany syapIe-Cot'on Gro~no-
TIE Guatmala Compdn II Yasks Engineer
Scientific ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bececm Soldiers
and Worsmen-Ar;ra OF Re,ei Cotton Laden
Schooner, dc.
Mahogany, our great staple, 10 down. Ingwood, our
noxt dependence, Is fast Telling Our efforts 10 make
sugar pay have boon successful evcry pound Of
made here up 10 this time has more than il
has brought.
Pitch pine has been extensively tried and, from pre-.
sent Appearances that will do the wood harder
more brittle and sappy than what has usually
cut in the Southern States. Efforts being made
to gather the pine gum but unless win bring $50
to so barrel with our labor that will not pay what
are we TO do with our rich and bountful sof Plant
ton Is the ready answer all Sides Very well. viii
that payS Ayor two will solve that question: for II
Is estimated u at have from six thousand thou
sand planted with cotton. We wait and hope
that the downfall OF the Southern States and the emanc
patin Of the cotton aoorers viii build up, and enable
rs 10 cultivate cotton successfully and probably this
colony.
The Guatemala Company have finished another steamer
they are prog esug successfully with the canal and Mr.
De Brame has become quite lion. Our darkey popua.
tion are stu lost IN wonder at the dongs OF dat Yam
kee.' "Hm dig dirt, him drive botans him saw wood .
him paddle boat with hre, him must be dcvs brother ~
Thus said one who has closely WATCHED his progress
pany (imiedJ, has returned TO Belize from HE recan,
trip TO wasbir gton. learn that he was success
ful In his efforts TO secure conrabapd laborers
Many Northern men have here from the United
States 10 plant cotton They have several pan,a
ons In various par OF this colony fear their sue
Ia not promising, as labor dear that Il will
leave profit
Another cotton company has been brought into exist
ence-got NJ in your city-caed the American Cotton
Campany' It's prospectus has been circulated here for
the last two weeks,
We have had very warm, windy, dry weather. No
rain, no Hoods, no mahogany logwood. and -what s
better vessels have yet arrived take this
cuttings away.
Avorr l3-llPM
A fearful riot took place here this evening between
Of the soldiers Of the Third West India regiment and
number OF workmcn engaged In building a road
from this town 70 the "Hau Over Ferry oss police
stabbed in the abdomen and Ia In very danger
condition; Caib stabbed through the rieht arm
and IN the small OF the back others have been
slightly pricked with the biyones the soldera m
thought that all the wounds made with shc bayonet
Several gentlemen who eDdeayurinQ 10 sion tbe
riot were injured believe none seriously.
Edward L. Rhys, the contractor OF the "Iaul Over
Road bearing q the started the purpose Of
assisting In quellng IT, On his way up party OF sod,crs
behind him and struck him violent blow on tbe
back OF the head eed him 10 tho ground and then heat
him severely. III n. Dusseldorf and r. Faber were both
| slightly Injured, @ we're others whose names
could not learn All s quiet now. Another aecesson
cotton schooner with hundred and sixty bales OF cot
| ton has come IN, name not known.
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