Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1868-04-07

LECTURE ON HUNDuRAs.-We
have been favored with letter from
Edwin E. Overall, Esq, of New Or
leans, which intimates the probabil.
ity that he will visit our city soon
with view to lecturing on Hondu-
. ras.
Mr.. Overall is gentleman of in.
telligence and observation and we
doubt not, from his personal knowl.
edge and experience Of that country
that our citizens would be very much
edited and entertained in listening
to what he may have to impart to
them on the subject.
He says,-we quote from his let
l have arranged for a series OF
appointments in Louisiana, Arkan-
sas, Mississippi and Texas, to de-
liver my lecture on "Self-expatria-
ton and Honduras Emigration.
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| have examined the Colony of
British Honduras with the view of
giving my countrymen an impartial,
and, / trust, an intelligent descrip-
ton. All the different products will
be exhibited to my audience and
practical illustrations presented. To
be candid. I think all who shall hear
me speak will content themselves
by remaining at home to aid in the
resuscitation Of the South"
~ The splendid steamer Belle
Lee passed down on her way from
Louisville to New Orleans, last Sun
day morning with heavy freight.
She stopped at our landing long
enough to afford numbers of our citi.
zens an opportunity to 60 on board
OF her and inspect her luxurious
cabin, state-rooms and other appur-
tenances. ....- ==-... --
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The plan, originating, we think,
with the officers Of the City of Mem.
phis, some years since, and followed
on various other steamers, of printing
a newspaper on board the boat, has
been revived, we see, on the Belle
Lee. A neat little affair, styled the
"Belle Lee Journal" was left to our
address in a package containing also
a late copy Of the Louisville Daily
Democrat, for which we return our
thanks to the officers of said boat.
The peripatetic Journal" treats
us to a broadside, en- passant, as
follows:
We find in the river column of the
Cincinnati Commercial conducted by
that Prince of editors and gentlemen
Cons Miller, Esq, the following item
taken from the Baton Rouge Gazette
of the Gath ulto.:
"The Iberville sustained a serious
injury, early last Sunday morning,
while backing out from the coal
landing just below the city wharf 1t
SO happened that just at this moment
the Belle Lee was coming up run.
ming at full speed. Before she had
time to check up she ran plump into
the stern of the Iberville; damaging
considerably the timbers and break
ing the rudder-post of the latter. The
Iberville, deprived of her rudder.
proceeded down the river, trusting to
her engines for plotting. Captain
McGill promised to pay all damages
upon his return to New Orleans"
We confess to surprise at this
version, and beg to say that the
''lberville" in leaving the landing at
Baton Rouge gave no signal of her
intention Of backing down, but as
we supposed was about rounding out.
The "Belle Lee" was therefore
making her way up to the landing
when she discovered the Iberville
backing down on her at full speed.
1t so happened that just at this mo-
nent, our pilot commenced backing
likewise, but too late to prevent a
boat of the Iberville's known "speed"
rom backing plump into" our bow.
1t is needless to add that captain
hcGill' never made the promise re-
erred to; nor does he intend to pay
me dollar for the amusement of an