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Show The Hoiiriui-iis Troubles .5 New Orleans, 0. Captain Gwrge J. Gordon, Admiral of tlie Honduras and navy, Chief Engineer Cumber-son, Cumber-son, of the same sen-ice , are in this citv. These gentlemen left tho seat of war two weeks ago, to go to New York on special business. Captain Gordon gives an interesting narrative of affairs in Houduras when he left, and partif ulnrly of tlie lwmbardmont ol Omsa and "Tnachereus; the conduct con-duct of the garrison, commanded by General Islrada, of the usurping gov-, eminent. Alter the capture of Trux-illo Trux-illo by Pallacons, with the command of the -I":" and his peaceful occu-pancv occu-pancv of the fort, there was a night , attae-'kby Arrias, in which the latter were rep'ulscd with twenty-five killed and a large number wounded. Pal-lacons, Pal-lacons, who claimeel to be Commander-in-Chief of t" e Honduras army and navy, under an appointment of Medi-' na.'thc legitimate President of Honduras Hon-duras having succeeded .in restoring Truxiilo to "the command, proposed marching a force into the .interior. .inte-rior. The Ansa, having two rilled Dahlgren guns, the bombardment was continual with slight intermission for twenty da vs, when the fort raised ailag of truce and opened negotiations lor surrender. General Istrada i'u-st iro-poseel iro-poseel that Pidlacan should pay $10,-000, $10,-000, Afterwaixls it was' turned over for $1,000 cash, and $4,000 in a draft. This was agreed to, and all of the officers were admitted to tlie fort except Col. Habran. who remained outside in charge of the troops. No sooner had the officers entered than those in the fort opened fire on Palla-can, Palla-can, demanding his surrender. Col. La ban, on the first iire, was killed, and twenty soldiers wounded. ' The remaining 'soldiers made their way to the beaeli", where they took their boat and returned to the Ansa. Thereupon the Avza stood for Porto Cabcllo, and sent a small boat, in charge of Capt. Morgan, to pick -up any stragglers that might be on the beach. |