New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-05
LrM1Sous.-The | Mon. with admirable pers


LuMlyous-The Union with admirable persp
Guilty, says
We suspect The press Is sill running ahead OF the
events OF the day. They not merely specializing
about the OF the war, but confidently chrun
cling VIVA, is done, what is decided They say that
large volunteer force is Immediately 10 be- called out
They go far that these volunteers Will be
called from the South that the North will be -ght
ed, &c. &c We cannot undertake TO say what the WAL
Department may think II best 10 DO and lrAsH 10 ACT
but hazard little in saying that no decision has yet
been nsde-no additional volunteers have sc. been
called out
FROM HAyANa-The Gq{e-Wc have been ia
vored says the Baltimore Sun with the following
extract OF letter from passenger on the bark
Mudara from New York to Havana, addressed to
friend III Baltimore
HAVANA. Oct. Is l-i6.
DEAR s have but this moment been informed that
the L. : schr Flir il about to sail for Norfolk early in
the morning and hasten to advise you that am sui
among the living though wanted but little more. and
you would never again have heard from me. The thrt
will bring you the OF the most horrible hurricane
experienced IN this island and the loss of the beau
tifu bark Mudsra We sailed from New York 18th ut.
and arrived here after most pleasant passage of days
the 10Th Oct. F. NJ JUS, too late 10 on shore We
had anchor in front OF the guardshps Soon al
commenced 10 blow increasing by degrees to the
most awful hurricane. Toward o'clock IN the morning
vessel commenced TO drag her anchors and At ~
NJ thrown on the rocks inside the Punta Gate
Between and the hurricane was truly horrible two
o
our bending its beam ends from one sido TO
the other, 10 yards from the city wall go or 40 feet
high In win sailors attempted 10 throw lead on
shore, could reach it. finally they succeeded III
throwing US line from the shore about II y. N. TO
which we attached rope, by means OF winch we saved
lives and the greater part OF our baggage The vessel
is complete wreck. The destruction i'll the harbor Is
beyond description OF 100 vessels, only nave es
capped More than 10 vessels have entirely disappeared
and nearly all the dsnasted All the steamers are
lost Two French men oi-wsr lost and two dismsstcd.
On the morning of the 18th SAN near the Machina sev-
vessels top OF the other The Rapid is sunk.
Many houses have been destroyed among Others the
Opera House is complete ruin 1t Is impossible to
say how many lives are lost many must nave oeen
drowned Ono house covered eleven people. The
OF Guinez Is said TO be- heap OF ruins AT MatAn
only vessels said 20 be sound. From the III
terror have yet but little news but appears that
the planters did suffer much during the nurri
OF ls+i The destruction in the harbor however
is Infinitely greater. Millions OF money are lost and
you may rest assured the merchants look very gloomy
have saved almost all my things, with the exception
OF few articles OF dress and books which happened to
Law loose in my berth and have thank God tor our
good fortune Tor had arrived half hour later we
could have entered the habor and soul OF us
would have been lost The bull OF the Mudara Is sui on
the rocksAthey trying TO save part OF her cargo
PENSACOLA. OCT. "a lsi6.-i esterday alter.
noon the steamship Princeton towed 10 the ,rgatc
Potomac She has been detained by adverse winds and
the late gales at the North between Charleston and
Washington waiting for the mails-they having ar
rived she left forthwith The Falmouth leaves this al
tcrnoon both are bound TO Vera Cruz. The John
Adams is undergoing some repairs when completed
she viii also leave us--the same destination. he
Princeton will depart Immediately after taking in her
coal-destnstiOn unknown, but no DOUBT me Iult
squadron
- COMMODORE SLoAr, who lately commanded
our squadron on the OF the Pacific arrived in
Washington Monday