New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-09
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SAS JrAS, Thursday July 10. 1851
DEAR-- Thirteen days have passed since wfo'e
you a,r, and really have so much - say mat hady
know where To- commence first sc For the frt two or
three days the destruction of our city, everything
was AT stnnd-slil The RAIN poured down IN torrents,
and those persons who rmiincd n the woods sheltered
themselves well as they were able by putting mp ute
frames. and stretching India rubber blankets or anything
they could get them with and crowdng together
in tio few small miserable lOuses Only two houses had
fortunately escaped the fire aud general destruction
Thus matters stood about week. when Leon Man
cho, Moscnor and smith began 10 erect some small aol
oger for houses, having bought lumber from McEwen,
and tho brig Rev ellie coming n too, with more lunber
az present there are eight or niue houses IN progress
put together to shield them from the heavy rams AMI
thee merely boards with hlchei roofs Tor stOr
ing goods from the Rcveille and other vessels. Some
goods stored board The san Lorenzo with her nose
run into the bank, by Mooney wharf. Mr.. Studer.9n
charges cents per month per barrel storage and W.
Mcrvcn il retailing his goods from her small parcels
as the people mostly gone from her.
We have in the haIb0r the dish mail tc amor Tcyot
schooncr.of-war Bermuda, and brg-ofwT Espege, the
American brig Rex ellie from New Ork, and Fanny from
Orleans sail IN day two, schooners
from Jamaica with pTovsions-one Of them, the Liberty,
from Baltimore under American cOlors; besides we
pcCt the English warso Argus and others French
squadron aud s!UOp from Jamaica with provisions for
The poor and houseiess men, women and children.
Capt jolly Of the Bermuda placed the town under mar
al law, and removed the bras cannon from the point
where Capt 0lns had placed IT, and Ia does not permit
Burton the pilot TO land unless applying to him for per-
mission.
Capt Smith is Lere and in command OF the Ruth. Sc
ous consequences It IL conecturei will be the result
get my meals and sleep where chance 10 be, in differ
ent places
The following letter from Commander Hancock Of tho
British man-o Espegle to the agent of the Accessory
Transit Company, that the has been placed
under martial law BY Lieut. Jolly but that the Company
will suffer mOesatlon in the pursuit Of their business
II. VI. ). EsPIEGLE, GREYTows July % 1884.
SIR The late destruction OF that part OF the CITY Of
situated upon the south side OF the harbo hay
ing rendered necessary for Her Britannia Majesty rs
val forces interfere in the reesebhng Of the Govern
and the Irote ton Of the inhabitants have 81 IN
form you that although am fully that the occup1-
ton OF the point wherein situated the factOre, Of the
Accessory Transit Company has been a dpu,ef
point between that Comptny and the authorities Of Groy
town. without entering into that question can ony
consider those buildings forming part Of the city,
until the circumstances lately transacted here having been
fully brought before the respective Governments, shall
elicit a decided arrangement
In the meanwhile, ind Lieut.. Commanding Jolly Of
ii. Il. NJ schooner Bermuda has found il necessary io'
the posery alton Of life and property proclaim the Cy
Of GreyOwn under martial law in the necessity OF when
step fully concur. hereby inform you that 20 long ~
your employees and aborers, &c, conduct Themselves
peaceaby they will be permitted TO cary on their Dusi.
heretofore and shall be protected from any agges
zion in the the other portions OF the city
1 esisu I'd A'"'' o nAStocK Commander
}. \. scorT Peg AGENT accessory Trana Co Ceyto~n
Loss or THE OAErEPE.-On Saturday, July Is, tho
Ometepe the best belonging to the Nicaragui
Transit Company, ran violently upon rock four miles
above 1orO Ia pids with about two hundred aud nty
pasrongers on board. The steamer completely De-
royed with the loss Of large part Of the baggage Dot
feItunstoy the lives Of the passengers were saved
Immediately after the passengers had been carried ashore
IN boats the sank in tweniyolr feet Of waie
The Central America the other steamer employed by mo
Company IN carrying passengers over Lake Nlcarsgsa
cent back from Virgin Bay, and took the passenr
Of the Omeepe TO The Pacific side, most Of whom bsd
sailed for California from New York the 9Th Of jay,
in the Promeiheus. The Ometepe owned by ne
Transit Company and valued at slOo 600 probably
Oyer-estlmate.