The New York herald., 1863-05-14
NEWS FROM BRITISH HONDURAS.
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THE BLOCKADE RUNNERS.

Increased Trade Between Belize
and Honduras,
&sss &s., &es
Our Belize Correspondence.
BELIZE, BRrnm HONDURAS, April 25, 1888.
Vessels Running Bockade-Sos Idea Comcernin9 TAsr
Movements Difficulties Caused By Gsueymmest-7As Coi-
COS Piyaeal Ground-TAs Principal CAannsl Of Rebel
Surptes-ConsulaS Aovesents. de-, de.
Since my last letter the following schooners, engaged in
the Confederate trade have arrived and departed from
this port
Isr or REBEL rRApRRs
Carmsss, Captain schaiers, Maiamoras, n M cotton.
Surprise, Captain schurfus, Mobile, cotton.
stinyra, Captain Sable, Sabine Pass, cotton.
Robt. Anderson Captain Lombard New Orleans ballast.
Uncle Bill, -, Sabine Pass, cotton
All Of these schooners under English colors and with
assorted cargo OF merchandise and POWDER packed In
pork and -four barrels have cleared for Matamoras.
Their real destination is Brownsville, some other
port in Texas. The modus eperandi. when coming
In under rebel colors, is 10 make bogus
sale Of the vessel TO their agents, VINO British
merchants, and through them obtain English pa
pers. This is easily accomplished the English
government aordng every facility for such transfer
And thus, under the English flag and with English
clearance to the neutral port Of Maamoras, with their
bills OF lading certified to the property Of British and
French subjects, they proceed their voyage. not
moested the coast Of Texas they in wherever they
II fcompeed TO to Matamoras, trouble exists
in going up the Rio Grande they draw less than four
feet OF water more the cargo is lghtered up In this
way nearly all the supplies for the rebel govern.
ment is taken up the Rio Grande into Texas, by small
vessels under English colors, owned and commanded by
southerners and few renegade Yankees; and by the
route JET Davis forwards his mails TO his agents in
EUROPE useiess 70 urtner point 'ns OUT 70 our gov
ernment as It has been done often by their agent
here and other American residents cognzant Of this fact
fer ,gst S,as, steam y,phoas s,as,onea ~ hs mouth
Of the Rio Grande OF Cape caoucbc would enecu
any ureax up VIE sraae, pus sey nust 20 ., SLaugnt
sdr. co o "a a
snore wnee our arg gunooas cou'o not go'H we nao
my Oh 'nem 70 iook aIter tnom.
ASorHsk sERious pnflco1II. -
un so,crnncnt ia prov lueu w Incnns @ VI Comnhun
S~.ine WIZ, our Oosuis III 'ne Mes. nu's po s
me consas may ootain mportant iniormaton as iney
oIten 90 whicn mace iinmedntely avaiaoic would eao
" s,u seiAu'o VI nsny osois .as NV escApo, ous
mUrns mus. cal ero tns inormalon CO rsacn tno
Gu squadron via washington by the usual monshy mails
wnlcn are dependent solely on the uncertain snng OF
moIcnans vesseIs 70 new IoIk. Atpougn tpis p9rt e
constantly thronged Win Confederate vessels no United
SeA.es mas war nAs ye. snown neI comrs mere,
ana mucn ooupt exists tne minos N tne innsoi.an@
II II an american euhooas s not myM 70 rgnten
cnuIcn vi mr eoI srowtn VIII. sofo Msn year ago,
aver personal VISIT ana examination OF tue ISLANDS useo
oy the plockaae runners pointed out 70 government
consuH ana tne Gu squaoron mot oy tho wey Of wash.
ins.onl ana oHerea, w'n tne Ad on rev patrlouo
.eis rr"e ~ harcs TrsreiysS ~ r.t,r sc ~ ~va -,
s. ses ,ree se o. onaage rscevea, 10 icr ny time
Idol ana expense no answer 70 my communication ASK
sc consul ,n ~ 'ne ives. noes ana no w .e yoS
denaynent M long tiu,c has eI.y~sd a. ~ ..rd.r A.
usa,css Promnnsss and assnach srs ,eonrer - %
It useful Without this they might well return home
,or All .no Sooa .ncy cIu 90 s sso wen kno~n Iac'
ne from New York that none or our cruisers
are at any Of the passes
r,,.. ,,,s cnss ras suS OF TN c.ooc, NC 40
Al,co Care Antonia or Cane Cstouche or reIom sesn
elsewhere Where they are or how employed qass-
~- "' vrHsx srnns GIT sryr1rE
Ihavc endeavorcd TO point out "a. your rcaders the
prncipa cnanne' anne .nrougn wnen sne oonIeae
arms and powder the latter on which s shipped from
this small port at the Of about FIVE thousand kegs
@ Per sna .,om m % V'nes s n ess nun pvss Paop
70 this as that has been done months AGO In, viii moi
the people some energetic means 10 put stop 70 their
,alse suppes ~ mns sS, wal, s.sa % Iron Pors
nent but furnishing The means Of carving on tins nm
holy rebellionY
=, ,ro.d. na n ,,nnh ,sssus w .ossoi, -. l,,. a.
that our new Consul DR. eas has proved himself an able
and energetic public officer Although compelled daily to
sion,.m ,o ves he ,e,ans ,he a a M "a - - ~,
Even the sou,bcrners extend 10 him that resrc which
his position az a government officer and his worth a. a
private gentleman commands from all classes Although
should regret his departure yet feel that his long
him for far more important position than he now lls
E.B-The schooner Walter Raleigh, from New Orleans
under American coors arrived at the ssand OF Ruaan
March with three hundred passengers and cleared
for Vera Cruz Mexico These were undoubtedly
bound .or Texas How did they get Of New orleanst
pvrux Rp,nss Uoxprp.s Arr1 on 1aoa
-, 80" rs.o'.,, - IsOo'
Co"sfaaencoW W me Lue oV'yoTdt"n-W1 "a Central
Amertcd and Var IN Nezioo-7rdde az a ~andaifl-
Noth american En,er,r,,- IN, W,a,h,y ana y,vl,,,
~ '' "'N''' 0'A 'AN''''s'
de.' dc'
The distress caused by The late nre among the poorer
c,ass.s ,o x.,o bv ,b,, csI.ni,v ra,o ho,.,... 49,,
-, ~N'
oepcnoeh'' oes'os DO" 70 Suoslue' INC majority were
promptly relieved at the Traasury OF the colony cash
for their daily subsistence and all the public buidnss