The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-11
BRITISH HONDURAS.
Outbreak OF Revolution-How It Was Started
President Medina's Position Condition Of
Business Distress in the Interior.

BELIZE June 20, 1870.
BY the arrival OF the schooner Porto Cabello at
this port have the startling news OF a revolution
in the State of Honduras. Nothing Is known here
except that the town OF Omoa has joined the revo-
lutionsts and the Medina commandante has been
superseded and thrown into the FORT anl even
this wants confirmation. The facts OF the case
are these:-Presideut Medina Is In favor OF the
railroad and immigration; he, although an Indian.
is an educated man and has liberal views in polltl-
ca matters, and Is opposed 10 the Old dog in-the-
manger stand-stl policy OF the Old fogies,
VINO selfish and exclusive and are OPP
posed TO the Interoceanc Railroad, against
the Introduction OF foreigners, and against
progress OF all KINDS. They have been for
u long time opposed to Medina and his policy, and
by fair ani loul means, have got the 3endancy IN
numbers ana hope to superseie Medina, and they
viii, II he does not keep sharp lockout after them,
assassinate him anu overthrow his government. la
that case, then, farewell to the present railroad.
Medina has left the capital Of the Stale and gone
the village ot Gracious, where nc was born. He has
here 300 to 500 soldiers and Is surrounded BY
friends, and Is safe from intrigue and assassins but
fear he will not be able TO maintain his position as
President or his authority In tue State
The railroad Is progressing ana If this 60.ute IL
suppressed the road wll be completed ana IN oper
Medlnas friends here sanguine that he Il fully
abe 90 suppres, tie revo ution MAINTAIN order ana
carry out his plans TINS il the proper common
sense view OF any enlightened, intelligent mercantile
man. but tne citizens OF Spanish Honduras are not
the men Tor DproYemeuts-in fact, they are opposed
TO progress oil all kinds, and wish TO 1--we and die
their fathers dill. Under their selfish management
the state has been sinking for the last twenty
i've years, and with vast forests Astounding IN tho
best woods for all purposes, with mineral wealth un
surpassed IN any other State on the Continent they
oppose all progress, innovations and Improvements,
and great Is the Incidence OF large numbers OF the
inhabitants Of the state that they Will not take the
trouble TO investigate the matter Ior themselves. bug
blndy follow these leaders and cry Down with tho
railroad.n Down with all foreigners,n and fear
they will succeed In overthrowng Medina, who I
think, VIII have TO leave the State 10 save his
lie: The colony OF British Honduras is in
"a fearful state VI distress. EOne old business
hIm OF mahogany cutting, which was very profitable
and employed large numDer OF hands AT high
I wages has been almost entirely su pended, and
large numbers of the men who used TO cut mahogany
have left The colony and gone TO work on the rail-
road, where they get $l3 month, all cash. and
much food as they can eat, which the contractors
furnish nicely cooked aud have served up IN good
order three times day. This Is better than
sugar planters afford 10 pay, and SO AL our
hands leave this colony; and as our only wealth -
our labor we are feeling the effects VI the loss OF our
laborers.
our sugar planters are sadly in want of aborcrs to
get OF their crops, ana have aavanced the wages Of
sugar hands nom 50 70 $40 q month; bat iaborers
from the causes above stated cannot be had Bur
owing TO the long continued dry weather nearly
all the canes VIII Dc got or and ground, and tho
whole crop this year will more than double the
product OF any former year.
The weather has been very good up to Sunday tho
18th, wnen the rain set in with all tue usual signs
Of much rain, IL has continued TO rain un this day.
weeks longer.
Business OF all kinds Is dun. Logwood IL scarce
and rising IN price as IL II wanted to load vessels
now In the harbor waiting for cargoes. ithas been
sold as high as eighteen dollars and iifty cents per
ton, all cash, Ia Belize Mahogany cedar moi TO
be had at any price. Produce lIQpl he interior ol
Central America IS high and scarce here. The gteas
bulk OF II goes down the Pacific coast, across tho
railroad at Panama and thence by steamers 10 Eng
land Minerals OF all kinds have ceased TO come
here owing to the greater facies 10 go by The Pa
chic, aud this colony Is now reduced 10 growing
canes, making sugar, molasses and run and cutting
dyewoodr.
Our new Governor has been on visit 70 the North.
and mas selected site Tor new barracks FOR our
soldiers and is making preparations 10 give 10
Canal warm reception, should he pay his promised
tapeism IN the British government that / predic,
nothing Will DO done, even II he comes.
Rufnor has 1t he Is on his way with q large force
10 Visit the Northern district aud destroy the sugar
plantations, and much alarm Is already manifested
and many are leaving their homes and removing 10
the more southern parts Of the colony; but cannot
believe ne will dare como again The Pallas has
schooner Christabel has come in from Oin0a and
Port Cabelo and brings the news from Honduras
Chat President Medina IL again IN the ascendency-
OWoa vas nrst taken by the rcyoiutionsts and the
officials a.. put In prisons. Then the Inhabitants Oh
Omoa rose on The new commander ana put MIN IN
the stocks. Then party released hm anu MS
prisoner, after WHICH, Medina, Governor Oh tne pro.
vince. came to Omoa, wpen inc tW9 persons wno
had been released skedad.ed. inc Governor thel
appointed an entire new slsr OF officials. restored
order and LEI, f6r san Padco, zen leagues IN ne
Interior aud Medina is In powev IlTouSnout the
entiIe STATE.