When was it published?

May 25, 1764 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Foreign News May 25, 1764

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Spanish Governor Of Yucatan, Commandant Of Baccallar, Governor Of Jamaica

Q: What keywords are associated?

Bay Of Honduras, Yucatan Governor, Baymen Order, Baccallar Commandant, Logwood Trade, Colonial Distress

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Letter from Bay of Honduras dated March 7 reports new Spanish governor of Yucatan ordering baymen to retire to Balis and suspend business, followed by threats from Baccallar commandant to seize Negroes and arrest for disobedience, causing distress and halting logwood trade on 20 ships; settlers seek help from Jamaica governor.

Merged-components note: This is a direct textual continuation of the letter from the Bay of Honduras dated March 7, describing issues with the Spanish governor and impacts on shipping and business. The second component was labeled 'domestic_news', but the content pertains to international colonial tensions in a British possession with Spanish interference, so relabeled to 'foreign_news'.

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A letter from the Bay of Honduras, to a Gentleman in Newport, dated March 7. says "The new Spanish governor of Yucatan has caused a strange revolution in our small state, by an order for all the baymen to retire to Balis, and suspend all business which was followed soon after by an order from the Commandant of Baccallar, threatening, in case of contumacy, disobedience, or rebellion, on our parts, to seize our Negroes, and arrest our persons; and as we are so unlucky as to have no authentick authority to shew for our establishment, we find ourselves obliged to temporize; and you can scarcely imagine the distress. We have sent a vessel express to acquaint the Governor of Jamaica of our miserable situation. Here is now 20 sail of shipping, and not one of them here being loaded, nor in any way of getting a stick of log wood till the return of the express."

What sub-type of article is it?

Colonial Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Bay Of Honduras Yucatan Governor Baymen Order Baccallar Commandant Logwood Trade Colonial Distress

What entities or persons were involved?

Spanish Governor Of Yucatan Commandant Of Baccallar Governor Of Jamaica

Where did it happen?

Bay Of Honduras

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Bay Of Honduras

Event Date

March 7

Key Persons

Spanish Governor Of Yucatan Commandant Of Baccallar Governor Of Jamaica

Outcome

business suspended; distress among baymen; 20 ships unable to load logwood; vessel sent to jamaica for assistance.

Event Details

New Spanish governor of Yucatan ordered all baymen to retire to Balis and suspend business, followed by order from Commandant of Baccallar threatening seizure of Negroes and arrest of persons for contumacy, disobedience, or rebellion. Lacking authentic authority for establishment, baymen obliged to temporize amid great distress.