BRITISH SETTLEMENT


only afflicted, and from which the
whites are not entirely exempt; this is
called the bay-sore. This disorder is believ-
ed to be peculiar to Honduras. It usually
breaks out in the hands or legs, and is at-
tended in almost every instance with very
acute pain. Medical opinion has deter-
mined it to be of cancerous description,
and the cure is only effected by powerful
caustics, or applications of a corrosive
nature.
 The tetanus, or locked-jaw, the fre-
quent and dreadful attendant on almost
every kind of wound throughout the West
Indies and the greater part of the Ame-
rican continent, is not known here.
 The force contributed by government
for the defence of the settlement of Hon-
duru, both maritime and military, is
highly respectable. The settlers from
amongst themselves have formed a body
of militia, composed chiefly of persons
of colour and free blacks; confidential