The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-28

/ ccmpany-A sund exclusively devoted from annual
casualties Of shipwrecks and io's their vessels The
value al the specie auic ksilyer &c when addad
TO the value OF the snip will give total loss Of
by this mear choy little than 200 00c
sterling
The destruction OF the Amsson folowisg 40 quickly
upon the strandpg Of the Demersra Bristol will be
seriously to the interests the company as
two out the Ave ships thu, withdrawn leaving
only three-viz the oronoce Magdalena, and Parsna-
with which TO perform the direct mail servoe bet
| Southampton ard the isthmus OF Panama Eeyersl OF
the old ships will have to be retained on the m ain
line till other vessels to replace the missing ships can
constructed and in the meantime much inc
viii be experienced by the dsorssnizston into which
the general mail service will necessarily Ss thrown bv
the employ ment of steamers Of sufficient power and
speed with which TO maintain the chain Of commu
ion between this country and the West indies Central
America, the Gulf OF Mexico, Pacific, SO We have no
doubt the directors will make every effort to remedy
this state OF things without delay, but able
time will espss before great blow be recovered,
ard the traffic will necessarily to some extent by
tho competition Of the New York which Is found
gers, and treasure from the Pscifc and soms other
| points, than can be provided by the old West India
packets winch are, when compared with other ocean
steainers 40 tehcit Mt IN speed.
The West India Mail Company has been the most uu
fortunate Of all the great steam packet s'sociations
tho loss OF their steamships since nent OF
the company in l841 ess eight OF their fleet OF
steamers have been destroyed by casualties ths
Werecapitulats thes names-Ths Medina, wrecked on
the 18th OF May, 1874, q coral reef near Turks
Island; tho Ise on the 8th OF October 1872 sunk of
Bermuda having previously struck rect; tho Boil
Tweed the 18th Of February iS4 on tho Alacranes
rocks Gulf OF Mexico; the Forth likewise lost on the
lost In 1914 in the Negrellos Carthagena
new steamer D-merara, stranded In the river Avon
near Bsfol not iors since The wrecks Of ths Tweed
and Sowsy were attended with peculiarly distressing
circumstances involving the loss nearly l20 lives and
in the Of the survive Of tbs Tweed with an OK
tent OF hardship ard suffering whch rarely found
parallel in tfs records of disasters a The
Il closed by the burning Of the Amazon Sunday morn
ing last and by the narrowing which Il has
IN uvUSf
de,tIuction
Grtatas he lo., of tie Amazon may be In pecunisry
point OF view and extehrre viii be the inconvenience
Arising from interruption Of the mail services and the
spoDement Of lor desired improvements and acceie
stons IN the transit which been introduced
into the working OF this important lire these oonsdera
ons bear little comparison with the rightful expend
u-s Of human life which has attended the
Of this stupeIdou, vessel
Amorg the passengers will be perceived the name of
Mr. Eio, Watburton, the well known author who was
dtFuted by the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company
70 come TO friendly understanding with the tribes Of
Indians who inbabi. the sthmus OF Darien. 1t also
IN. intention Of Mr. Warburton to make himself per
ey acquainted with every part OF these districts and
with whate referred to their topography climate and
resouroe.an int, Rton which has been frustrated by
his unney and dreadful death Another OF the
gers by the AIMS Of the deputies the Con
graof New Granads, who returning the seat of
government in New Granada. one cf the commission
ers OF the Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company en-
powered by them negotiste for notifications Of
the very important concessions whch were recently
by the Leg New Grsnads to the agents
OF tho company in reference the construction ship
The wives fsDes, friends and connexons Of most OF
The crew Of the Amazon reside in uthampton the
me aneho. event has caused deep gloom In the
Many of the officers engineers, Sc have wives
and families Depending upon their exerons for support;
and TO the loss Of their husbands brothers
car msy be- k added in several the oxImats
Tors of the means of subsistence While widows and
ofpharc are ming the voice OF charity is making
itself heard and have much pleasure stating that
.uhscription has already been commenced here for
their benefit, tho Mayor Of Southampton Mr.. II An.
dr.ws beading the list OF donations with su of fl0
IL Is hoped tfat subscriptions will net be confined this
sSn alone, but hat contributions from other parts of
the kirgdom will how in when a committee has been
form.d In the meantime the iolo .ing notice has been
RsuHd 10 the public by order Of ths Mayor
The total destruniion of the West Iodian mail steam
,hip Amazon by fie with the melascnoy loss Of up
wards Of III pefoBs, who board when che left
The port Of Southampton Friday last ths..y io.~i.
nrmereae widows upuns and f@thcrless children psr
fery destitute the Mayor appeals the gentry and
hsbi'aat, Of Southampton and its nsighborhood to
sss. him 10 carrying out general slb.crptiou ana in
vies them TO attend public meeting be held at the
Gudhall, Monday next the i2h inst at ~ O'Clock
At neon to take 'uch steFs may deemed beat for
the relief Of the sufferers
BY order Of the Mayor,
A,,,, CHARLES Il DEACON, Town Clerk.
-" southampton, Jan Z, 1862.
state OF France.
P.tts, Thursday Evening
Durirg the whole OF this day general ,Gz.ia has been
goiag all the rens lining trees Of liberty ia Paris
by way of accompaniment to the OF the inscrp.
fions in puruance Of the ministerial Circular aud men
eie employed IN ,crapDg out the inscription that Ia,
long Figured the BoIr.e by this tine not tree
q th'e planted in Paris during the first revolution sry
hstr q ieio ~ Low stanclnS AS occurred yesterday
with acme Of the Inscriptions the axe, viii have in
or Two inetanct', 70 do double duiy la the Rue de
l"thy faup.uf2 o. antoine, there ~ OK was an OLD
tree Planted in comnemoration OF the death OF Louis
NNi IN 1919. This has within q short time been
cut do"n la the Marche aux Chevaux, the
Jordin dss tianss, there was another bearing the
date but which had many Of its branches cut
sway by bail in June IsIs aud which has also
ceased 70 sxt; and third quite c'ofe tc it, but which
only dated from July 1880 In the darcbe e Noir there
stood smother but OF ihs date Of February 1913. The
coHmssary OF rolice and his two agents set to work at
iti d'sunc'ion tns morning. they bad however only
smaN cteFeiSaLd belpg some time employed at the
Wpyh "o'o ~ithout cutting " through iour oil hve
~mkbe1 psss,ng ~ one OF "hon heh large axe on
bssbonlo. on'reo ms s.FVess anu thc Tree o. hnsr-
y totn osappNa.eu hnotner co'api.sary oi ponce
o'. nant inioi n ,'e coonei cemn'anones regiment
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ne e'y W p.i."IM I'M .hele .ns 'norniua Lhe coionei
hu nnse Sas anu on 1rsrne thst y was u CUT
~ . oadtu y. oa' 70 one OF Two p'oneeis
s..po.ns sssi, a"u VI ae.eu .nu 70 fp4e tne conis
rs ae ,touoe :, " eonps INT .n,re ~, .un n,Ss @orn'ng
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