The New York herald., 1868-02-26
BELIZE.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF TINE sssALu.

Cholera Abating-Openinx or shs I.eGissn-
ture-Tho Herald aud Belize Advertisins-
BrLzs, Honduras, Feb TO- 1ses
The cholera has entirely disappeared from ths town.
but there several In the outlying villages and
IN most OF them proves fatal as they have medical
assistance There have been about hundred deaths
IN Belize, where We have population OF six or
seven thousand people. One out Of every four who
have had has died, when In the different towns the
north and south but out OF four have recovered
showing the value OF medical attendance and that
physicians fully understand the disease.
The Legislative Assembly opened In person by r.
j. Longden, our new Lieutenant Governor His speech
not lengthy and favoraby received. He asked
the confidence OF the Members and assured them he
would do all he could to merit It, He brought In with
his speech seven new bills for whcn he asked a candid
aud impartial consideration and gave encouragement
for the future prospects OF the colony. Perhaps no
opening speecn for the past eight has been
received or has given such general sati acou Aud
the whole the people of Br tsh Honduras are en-
courased and hope for better times
Tho mail steamer Trade Wind has brought down 102
ITO and l22 passengers rePecti ely on her last three
trips immigrants IRON the sugar States OF the
iedrracy TINS IL beyond all other countries the coun-
try for sugar cane. In no other land such sugar
canes DO found ana tho fact Is proven by yield
OF over three tons TO an acre, by actual test
on the lands OF Mr. Paumau, At Setter river We have
never claimed more than two tons 70 the acre and even
this has been disputed by the people In jana Cuba
and LousiaDa Now the matter has been set oy
actual measurement in his casa, made by JOAN A. Do
Brann evil engineer assisted aud directed by two
from Lou sana, one OF whom has assured tho writer
that the lands will do better than this. this IL
the first CROP and that the land has been properly
cleared the large trees which fallen TO clear tue
land moi hay ng been burned removed from the land
w course hey occupy portion OF the land and have
prevented the uss OF the plough, not Of which
has been p1ughed or properly cleared from grass and
weeds.
The contract for carrying mps u future Is to bc
advertised In your paper, for New York, and in two
papers in New Orleans. ina, the HERALD alone New
York was selected is compmeu, 10 that journal, aud
shows that away down here this people know and
appreciate the Influence Of the NEW YORK HERALD.
Some OF those who come down hero have means 10
buy land, GEAR II and put sugar mills. These
the men who are wanted and who will be to
ceed, while the buG OF those who come here with
out money, without industry, and tear without cha
racter. Tney loaf around for tow weeks get into debt
and either die OF want aud exposu or beg their way
back to New Orleans OF Captain Morre, OF the Trade
Wind who Is 80 kind hearted that he cannot refuse
them passage.
You beginning already to reap in the United
States the re uts OF your philanthropy to the coored
race lhey, as race, are thoughtiess ndoent aud
grateful. and II viii not long before they give you
much trouble Tor the Kindness have lavshed upon
thoui, aud they Ike negroes of ia
malca will turn against and, il rney can nure those
who have 80 grevously suffered TO neip them this
s not the case, they Unlike tho whose character
and habits / have observed and studied for The last
twenty live years With hundreta OF men idle every
day. IL s almost impossible for get the Ordinary
work OF our town and harbor done. Wag $ OF eve
dores waterneu, woOddressers aud aborers adyan
eng daily. Our only wealth present our labor
We have plenty Of that In numbers. but cannot
mand II hence curtaied in operations; and
il viii DO with freed men your correspondent
made tree, aud have elevated to and above the white
men OF the sou,h.