The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-03
NEWS From HONDURAS


Our Belize Correspondence.
BEins. British Honduras. March rs. 1864
Operations Of ne, Eee Govev~or-Isresssd D~tyor hw
ports--fAe rA Schooner fsdiars-0soss imprsscmeu
ofhe Crse BY Indsans-rheir RaTow Escape from Mas
. sucre--Bod and Wise Proceedins Of tie Captain-D.-
ssr1cttus az An As IxdsoRs- osty Of tAeCoaa 7Sses
/ de-. DC. 1850 Ns..~ .-et'
Our new Governor. or whose arrival Informed you In
my last has Como work good earnest HIS arst acs
w 70 veto the nsv CsarA CT arch bub recently p~sse1
BY the Legislative Assembly, next TO inform Mr. Speaker
That hi. aud pot deesMlpa Of membsss wac "a tfog
down TO him, at the Government House. all bills which
were passed BY tho House. and some osor reforms Of
abuses which have gradually crept oto use. which
contrary to the spirit not the letter OF the law
These, reforms are not altogether paatable 70 Mr.
Speaker but they show that his ExceiIsooy stros
discpllnaran, and although may not be pleasant 70
soms II says 10 effect TO none ana hopes
tertaiued that be will be good aud popular governor
There hss additional daty Of one per cest re-
ported to tho House by the Finance Committee oil i'm
poratoas. including freight and charges brought into
this colony after the first day Of April next TIE funds
raised BY This act 70 be sot apart pay the oteress,
and 70 eventually redeem the principal the loan Of
hundred aud ATTY thousand dollars to vIdeu the stree.s.
zig canal, and improve the south side Of this town.
which was buraa down 10 March. 1893.
BY this ACT some twenty to twenty-five thousand dol
lars will be collected annually and. The oct s to BE-
continued in force until 1885, It will raise sum Gar
than tho loan and the interest thereon Tho q
per cent interest," and to be all redeemed before
1880. ~+~@ ~t| "~ s~~ 30
The British schooner Indian Celeste master OF Nassau.
from Alatamoros with q load OF cotton, into this
harbos This morning.. She lefs Mstsmoros 10 January
last for Havana: got into norher and was seriously
damaged run before it 10 sinking condition and
beached near Campeachy at night Next morning sho
fred into by the bockadsrs, who supposed Dor be
English schooner with powder and ammunition for tho
Campeachiaps After learning their mistake they
sisted to repair the damage BY their Shots sbo
started TO return to Matamoros having 70 sell part Of
her cargo Of cotton TO pay for repairs she vas again
met by norther, then q second, upon which third
took her, by which she driven down past Cozamel
on the reef at Ascension Bay over which sho drove into
smooth water aud grounded The captain took his boat
and wont shore Tor assistance when takeu BY
the Indians and with his crew. made prisoner takeo into
cut to pieces The captain by coaxing and persuasion.
money provisions and clothing induced portion OF the
spirits, and finally induced them to go shore for his
crew He filled their boat with tho articles be had gveA
brought of the crew. they themselves being fully armed
with muskets and cutlasses, and fourteen In number
which blew the vessel of the bank into deep water when
the captain let go anchor and waited for bis crew and
tasl, csp.ors 70 come On board which they soon az
they got pretty well drunk and when they had
'o s * d. two
banding the articles, which they had al.
ready tied up 10 bundles, into the boat. and
were forcing the to take them on shore, the
captain pushed three Of them into tho sea. This aee
inspired the crew With courage and they depatch0d
the whole OF the Indians with their own cuassee and
pitched them into the SEA. where the sharks 10 few
minutes devoured every one Of them The crew thea
% & e: easis
heavy weather, she was again put the reef, went
over and came from the main reef inside to this port
In IN fn0 c0n
Her captain. besides his disaster reports having
three craft ashore in Ascension Bayone large
schooner and two smaller craft He also reports tbAt
there great number o indians On the Keys Who
he passed, showed decided and yioeos heetty u hi