OF HONDURAS.


dered, be highly beneficial to the settlers.
were there less restriction in the way
of the dimensions of that which is per-
mitted to be carried to them: this ren-
ders the intercourse, as it exists at pre-
sent, of insignificant importance.
 To give some idea of the profit, though
perhaps the instances of such success are
not numerous, which has been known to
attend the cutting of mahogany : a single
tree has been found to contain, 12000 su-
perficial feet, and this to produce up-
wards of one thousand pounds sterling.
This certainly is a most flattering view of
the subject, but unquestionably many
more examples of opposite advantage
might be produced. The great expense
the settler must incur in the purchase,
feeding, and clothing of a number of
slaves; the tools, cattle, and furniture, for
the purposes of draught, exclusive of a
variety of miscellaneous disbursements,
are all material drawbacks from any
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