Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1854-08-10
TREMTNDOUs VICTORY.
NOs a HOusy Left stahd,ur.


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The PrOmsthus on the morning o. the sd
at O'Clock. found IN the harbor Of Grsytown
ths o. s. ship-Of-wA cJane. commanded By
Capt. HOllins, which had arrived at issa Jaan
del EOrse or Che fIth inst, in sI days fsOa,
New York. commissioned 70 settIs certain dif.
6cutties between The American eid1ens and the
local authOIdes;aIso % demand . fall And sat-
ilfaetofy apology for an insult given shor,
time since 70 the Hon salon BOflAad, our Min.
ster to Central Ameriea - - a' if--
The authorities and inhabitsns OF tbe town
refused to make the apology; Atter giving
ample sines and no apOlOgy having besn made
Capt HOllius, on the iatb, issued prOcIama.
ton to the authorities and residents, tbat un.
less an apology was made By ga, N. on the
l3th, be should proceed 70 bOmbAFd the town.
No apology came. He in the meantime took
possession Of the Transit Co.'S s.eamerv. and
sent Them to the town. offering protection % all
persons who chose to accept; and within one
minute Of the time designated BY Capt. H. the
cannonading commenced and continued with
brief intermission to P. NJ. During the in
terval no disposition was manifested on the part
Of the inhabitants to come to terms sor the ga
wing of the property. At p. Ma party
landed, commanded by lieutenant who burnt
the town. San Juan, or Greytown. on the 18Th
was entirely destroyed; one or Two small build.
ings in the suburbs remain to mark the spot
No lives we're lost, Mr.. Scott, agent Of the
Accessory Transit Co, rendered free passage
by the Promsthus to all who wished to leave.
A few accepted the offer. The Cy ane sails for
Boston on the l7th. aud takes Mr.. Frsbe our
Commercial Agent, home. Officers and crew
all we'll
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
From residents at GreytoWn at the time Of
the bOmbardment, and fiOm passengers BY the
PrOmethuS, we gain further facts relative to
the town and its destruction.
Greytown consisted of about eighty houses,
nearly all ofthem built ofwood, aud BY far the
greater proportion Of them construction in the
United States and taken there on shipboard-
One of these-Lyon's hotel-cost S15OG0.-
Not more than one-fourth Of the houses in the
new part Of the town, which hasssbeen built
since 1850, were occupied. They have hereto
fore been occupied, but we're deserted from bu-
siness consideration some time previous to this
affair. The population of Greytown consisted
of about 500 persons altogether; OF which .
number ten or twelve were from the United
Stats, about twenty i've we're EnglishIden,
and twelve FTenlhmen and Germans. The
remainder OF the population we're Jamaica me-
groes and natives. The Americans, English,
French and Duichwere engaged in hotel keep
ing and trade. q '.'a' .''a a''Ae1 ssA l gN
The houses occupied BY the natives and me-
gToes were principally frame buildings, with
roofs of thatched palm leaf
When the Cyane appeared before Gfeytown
and demanded satisfaction to the amount of
$24, 900. threatening bOmbardment if not com
piled with at gwen hour, it was not believed
by the inhabitants that the town was to be de-
pillaged and burned They expect /,
cd that few shots would be fred into The town,
that few houses would be perforated, and
then hos!ilities would cease. Most of the Eng
Iish however, went.for protection on board Of
ths British war schooner BeFmudos. Capt. JoI-
ly, living in the harbor. Mr. Farbeue, United
States Agent together with six or seven of
The Americans, sought protection uEder the
Aag of the United States q board Of the Cyane,
and the remainder of tie inhabitants Of Grey
town, including all the French and natives, 10.
gethsr witha few English and Americans. left
the place during the night and morning prece-
ding It's destruction. They all encamped to-
yether on the shore In the woods about mile
iis ant Not anticipating the entire demoIi
Jon of the town by bomo-shells and torches,
hey took but little of their effects with them.
All the property left was destroyed Conse- I,
,uently the houseless inhabitants were in great
suffering for want of food and of clothing and
protection from the weather, when our inform
lnts left They had stretched up sheets for !.
ehts, and many were obliged to sleep in the
,pen air, without the least shelter, and we're
ialf afamished for the want of feod. A brig
aden with provisions, which had Just arrived !,
IS tho bombardment commenced, has probably :,
upplied them. o roa7ao seA 81. So 34.3 '-
Il The terms Of Capt Hollins not being com
,lied with, he opened his fire promptly at the
ppointed time--nearly every shot doing exeeu-
ion. He fred about two hundred shots, but
lot burning mp the town as he desired, he sent
shore lAunch with lieutenant and about
wenly-6ye men, who proceeded TO set on FIRE
u that remained of Greytown' While doing
o they are said TO have inspected the interior I
# the building rather closely. and pillaged as
much as they pleased. Before finishing this
york, they werc pretty thoroughly intoxicated
With Vines and liquors. and we're constantly
heering. The amount of property destroyed
" this bombaTdment is stated to be half a mil
ion of fdollars. a sfssilr 'ss - sese clsa. Il
The day before tho hOmbardment,, Capt. HOl-
ins took possession of the guns which we're
or the protection of the town, and took them
n punta Arenal and placed them in the kaen. L