The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-09
LATEST MAIL NEWS.
BoMBARDMENT OF SAN JUAN.

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BoMBARDMENT OF SAN JUAN.
The news of the destruction Of San Juan
occasioned the greatest excitement In Kingston,
Jamaica. The Journal gives an account Of the
i affair with this startling head:
/ ARRIVAL OF THE DEE-ExCITlNG INTELI,I-
GENCE-GREYTowN BOMBARDED AND
DEsTRoYED-THE BRITISH FLAG in
SUITED uNSklLLFULNESs OF .AMERI-
CAN GUNNER Y-PRoBABLE WAR Bt.-
TWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND rHE UNITED
STATES, &c, SC.
The Journal commences its account by saying .
From all we can gather 1t seems that on the iith
iustant, the Cyane appeared OIL 6reytown, and
sent boat on shore, in charge Of officer, with
Instructions to demand from the authorities an
apology and repsration-for what does not appear
The demand no. being complied with, the Cysne
on the return of the boat, opened her fire on the
town. into which the shot and she'll fell thick and
fast The bombardment lasted seven hours. at the
end of which Time the town was on FIRE In several
places The conhagration RACED until the town
81 was entirely consumed.
II The cruelty OF the "barbarous Americans" and
81 their unekifu gunnery are thus described;
The bombardinens Is represented as having been
81 conducted with the most barbarous cruelty. All
that within range was subjected to the fire OF
a the Americans even dumb creatures were not
spared and several horses fell beneath the deadly
a missiles that aimed at them. The guns
81 said to have been served in q most lubbery man.
per and a spectator would fancy that the shot and
shell were intended for the destruction of the ALI.
gators in the rorass wide OF their mark did they
fall To this circumstance is attributed the length
Of time occupied in the attack. Amongst other
matters we are informed that the British flag lat
the Coneuls we presume) was shot away.
Then follow some remarks about new phase In
American Fiilibusiering, and grand flourish rela
tive to a regularly commissioned vessel of war be-
& nging to the United States, proceeding, at time
when the Republic is at peace with England, and
without any declaration OF war against the King.
dom of Mosquito % which is in alliance with and
Il under the protection of England, or come fiimsy
pretext to lombard and destroy the Mosaui
tan capital Then follows the following potent
sdvice;
Crest Britain has no alternative but to avenge the
insult offered to her flag, aod the injury done her
ally She 10 bound to do 1t every principle of ho
nor and Justice Ii she shrinks from the task then
ia her Wanted protection of the weak against the ep
preston of the strong as in the of Turkey,
empty boast.
She has ships in sufficient numbers laid up In ordi
nary, which, with little activity, may be
equipped and commissioned. with which to lombard
New York, Philadelphia, Boston, any of the
for the outrage ON Greytown. The bombardment of
Odessa act sfIretributon for the Siuope mas
some I.rrs American sea port will teach Americans
that they abstain from attacks similar that
rrytown, unless they be in accordance with the
laws of nations.
This extraordinary bulletin Is followed by anoth-
er the next day charging Capt Hollins with having
been in a state of intoxication at the time he made
his demand the Mosquitian government and
when he made his proclamation. 1t thus proceeds:
We repeat, England and France ought to bring
the United States to her senses. But in doing So
recourse could not be had to mere diplomacy in the
form of idle talk. No. Let squadron OF English
aud French ships appear off the port of New York,
or some more eligible American port, and let the
diplomacy be demand for the payment of a suffi-
Gent for the rebuilding of Greytown the iudem.
MITIGATION of the sufferers and the payment of the
expenses of the expedition also an ample apology
to the English and the Mosquitian Governments,
for the insult offered to their respective flags Cap
tain Hollins should be also dismissed the American
service, and declared incapable of serving again.
Let reasonable time be given for an answer to
be received from Washington; and in the event of
such answer not being given in the prescribed
time, or should the answer be unsatisfactory retri
butive justice would demand that the American port
should be served in the same manner as Ameri.
csns served Greytown. Such measure would be
severe but would tend to soften future and great
er severity.
Our space will not admit offarther extracts from
this indignant Kingston newspaper. What we lay
before our readers embraces the leading features
ofthe bulletine, which regard as remarkable
only for its a5surdity. possesses no Importance
whatever.