New-York daily tribune., 1843-05-01
TcusacoIo- Cruise and Arrival of the In-
t.cpcndcucc-NovcI Station, &c. &c.
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PfNsScoLA HARBoR, April 10, 1873. 5

L. :. SHIP INDEPENDENCE,
PENSACOLA HARB0R, April l9, 1873
Ai,cs cruise Of hyty days and tyicur ifonl the
Battery n York touched St Pem, Martinique took
in water then cyuise the Caribbean Sea tce weeks and
on the sh inst two noatt from the nme OF crossing Sandy
Hook bar we a-riyedia tins harbor We crossing
PENSACOLA tar 10 o'clock A Nj bound confidently be
,icvea 10 Ncw y ork direct Wind light but far
Our e.ui,e thus far has been dcghtu one The health
t the shs COMPANY has bcen remarkable there nos having
been on average thal dozen on the s al time on"
or company OF huudfei aud seventy persons
The Comet which has bccl the cause OF much specula-
ton an many quarters, yiSsoc TO us ior month and was
truly naghjhcent affair m its WAY "cmade t a,n 36'
IN caglh. In connection with the distinction oi Point
Petrs produced nuclercr anong The people OF Martin
iGe who the there liyms IN constant
apprehension ot another earthquake
heard one remarkable o preservation at the d'gnc
ZION OF FONT Pctg which worth relating \ h,tic enid
in the midst oi general confusion and produced by
the shock ned thculshag Of the people INTO The streets n
st.GctIyciY hid herself under the table where she found
seven alter alive and unhUrt The being the only su
rivor ofthe family she Governor has adopted her
ray impression t,a, you have ssticaia eec'io
i yal officers class aud for this rssonl will try to
->e you idea o! the at Pensacola. THAI
may knew how OF iemare punished. !hc ard coa
eighty o the most purely white sand YOU ever
saw part OF winch thl coat OF dark sol lfo The
-ayineS, ia. of has been petd \ high bnck wall en-
closes whole 1--we OAK trees have bcen planted along
the rA,s and here dwarf pin;s stint
Ia sinri, cmbl,mS o the solitude Of the place. The
officers houses, eleven number arranged military
"a der hl Ccpmodorc which stands direcy opposite the
;liat leads from the the ccnr: ol
The line with five zach wGg All t!,,se houses with the
exception the ,ommhdorrS sissle, aud diminish
size gradually ven leave the \ sufficient SIfcce
81 ,aad attached eac! house for large aud frtit
garden and beautifully or,ancntcd ysr ba; the ".
leuse ofmaIng soil great for the limited Of
officers, nourishng sagdeas not every
closure, The houses have VeaAdsis round them aua IN
their well calculated for climate
The Iarl being miles from Rlsscola icwa the oi-
Ger, limited 10 the society of each other which! OF
course VERY agreeable, SO cns there white hens
u disturb Their hsrnoy, To Gralme there rcaiug
objectionable III the market; STAGE fish and csgs abound
hers; bat oaro,N"yea P>nrie eompaia sadly Mes; iani
lies nalAa their supplies from New Oeans. TO tcS, &C.
custolcj ssyv social e;rcc and who OF good
living ii Is duaaceNe 70 Keep ,heU on This station.
Il * hofe the Hon. Secnea Of the Navy Will visit
Pensacola dasiHg lbs that he may know iclm
,er>oaal observation the d,scomiort> OF ths station
Hoping ts sey yoa IN htteea days !en,an, Is e.cr
Yours truly.
n 5 It's worthy of record ,hai officer this station
sev pnfcy srspeEaUeo aianes TO the Naval ii isacs e
some ti,ne last week
r $ The U $ Sap yneennes arrived o. ,he ls;b ost.
from Ven, C5us bGassg ressensers ]ndse hutchinson
aad McS<rS Jo6es and Mssesiek, lawyers Of 1,Ss>, k
sen ,asea proaeys The NleScass While trying c1use
Nothing Sew frpm NeNice.
u S schr polphia sailed hcace for Vera Crs. oa the
r,eaag Of tbe l5;h inst carrying passenger tea.e oi
sicspatches 70 Mexico,