The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-29
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From he ~ y Courier and Enquirer.
CENTRAL AMERICA

We have received files of San Salvador and Guati-
mala papers which contain further particulars of the
1ilshtlul Earthquake which a few days since we an
nounccd, had caused such fearful destruction in the
pfoSince Of Carriage. We translate these below.
These papers also contain Il different version of the
singular affair which happened at the mort of San
Juan between The English Governor of Belize and
the Administrator Of that port, Senior Manuel Quia-
no IL will be recollecled that the English function
airy has stated, that Quano had ilreoted and seized
Engllshnen and Americans, and that he had been re-
quesed by both to seize his person that he was inten.
perale and that the persons foreigners were not
while he remained. The authorities of Nicaragua
say, that the Governor arrived with the King of The
Musqulio shore that he insisted that luijano should
acknowledge the title and right Of the latter 10 the
territory of which San Juan formed part and that
on the refusal OF QuDano, he carried by force on
board the British ship Of war Tweed They ofcourse
speak OF the conduct of the Governor in terms of
strong Indignation
From Tie Correo semanario del Salpador. \
FRlGHTFUL INTELLIGENCE FROM
COSTA REJA.
Copy of letter from the city of Hereda, The
earthquake was SO sudden, that those persons who
ESCAPED had hardly time to get their houses before
the falling ofthe walls.
In second, the Department Of Carriage has be-
come total ruin The destruction is great that the
site ofany particular cdice is hardly to be distinguished
among the ruins. In the city, the houses even to
the stone work, We're thrown upwards by the shock
and fell down again in heaps Of rubbish
l, is painful 10 dwell upon this event. The loss of
life is very great among all classes-a ages the
number is not dvento be estimated at this moment
he lnhabtants Of those VILLAGES lnthe Department
which have suffered tlr least, have assembled by
order OF the Goveinmeht, with spades and picks TO
dIsinter the bodies. They are now hard at work
and will continue digging while necessary People
pershed IN The streets in the piazas, and in tie
churches. A our provisions are beneath the ruins
and we are suffering horrible state OF want W hlch
is likely to continue for the fences having been
thrown down, the cattle DESTROY ing all they can
reach. In Turidaba, Tros-fos Carriage, Paraso
ujam,s, and even to the vicinity of Melina there is
not left single she'd and in every of the valleys
and on the haciendas, find proportonate de-
strncton.
From San Jose to this place, and to Alaiuea. the
ruin Is considerable In San Jose, a number of ed
iices were thrown down, and those houses that are
standing, are unnhabtable We are hardly better
of in This city; and Alaiuela has Jared worse than
have, Ttanquilino Bonilla and his family, are
among those taken from the ruins. They are alive,
but bruised and crippled The number OF sulerersis
very great Bodies disinterred that cannot be re-
cognscd-shapeess masses and headless trunks ;
every thing in horrible confusion Up to the present
moment, there has been eruption from the neigh.
boring volcano; the shocks continue without cessa-
tlon-and no one can tell how it will end
The great shock took place at six o'clock on the
morning of The second of September