Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-07-27
Tho Particulars of the Destruction Of Grey

Greylown consisted Of about eighty houses
nearly al. OF them built of WOOD. and by "a
the greater proportion II them constructed u
the United States, and taken there on ship
board. One of these-Lyon's Hotel-eoS
ISl5,0O1. Not more than tie one-fourth o
the houses in the new part OF the town, which
has been built since 1850, were occupied, buI
were deserted from business conSi eraiionS
sometime previous 10 this affair. The popu.
llation of Greytown consisted Of about SOC
persons altogether; OF which number ten OF
twelve were from the United states,and about
twenty-five were Englishmen, and twelve
Frencbmen and Germans. The remainder oil
the population were Jamaica negroes 9nd
natives. The Americans, English, French
and Dutch were engaged in bookkeeping
ard trade,
The houses occupied blythe natives and ne
groes were principally frame, with roofs OF
,hatcbed palm leaf.
When the Cyane appeared before Grey
town and demanded satisfaction 10 The amount
of $40 O, threatening bombardment and not
complied with at a given hour, It was not be-
lieved by the inhabitants that the own was
TO be |emolIShed, pillaged and burned. They
expected that o few shots would be fired INTO
the town, that a .sw houses wO I'D be perlo'
rated, aud that hoS,ilities would cease. Most
of the ngliSh, however, went for protection
on board the British war schooner BermndaS,
Captain Joly y, lying in the harbor, Mr.. ia
beas, L. S. Agent, together with SIX or seven
of the Americans, sought protect on under
the flag of the United States on board tn" Cy'
ane, and the remainder of the inhabitants OF
IGreytown, including all Of the rnch and
natives, together with a few ngiish and A
mericanS. left the place during the night aud
morning preceding its destruction. They all
encamped together on thu shore in the woods
about a mile distant. Not anticipating the
entire denIoliation Of the town by bomb. shells
and torches, they took hut little of their eff
fectS with them. All the property lie # was
destroyed. Consequently the h useless in-
habitantS were IN great suffering for The want
Of food, and from protection from the weather
when our i~nfornantS left. They had stretch
ed up sheets for tents, and many we're oblig-
ed TO sleep in the open air, without the
least shelter, and were half famished for
the want of food. A brig laden with pro-
visions, which had just arrived as the BON
bardment commenced, has probably supplied
them
The terms of Captain Hollins not being
complied with, he opened his fire promptly at
the appointed time 80 nearly every Shot doing
execution. lie Fl ed about two hundred
shots, but not burning up the town as he
desired, he sent ashore a launch with a
lieutenant and about twenty-five men, who
proceeded to set on fire all that remained Of
Greytown.
The day before the bom5ardment Captain
Rollins took possession Of the guns which
were for the protection OF the town, and took
them to Punta Arenas, and placed them in
the keeping of the Transit Company. Du-
ring lhn bombaTdment two shots weie mined
at the flagstaff, from which foaIed the Mus
quito flag. The first ball severed The haIyardS,
and down came the flag to half-maSt, and the
second ball cut the staff half off. from which
ii was suspended.
While the tyane was cannonaGing, a note
was received by Captain Hollins from the
Captain Of the British schooner Bermuda sta.
ting that he regretted that he had not q veS-
sci of war there Of the SIZE of the Cyane-
he would compel him 10 deslSt. Hollins, in
reply to the note, regretted that Capt. Jolly
had not two just such, as he believed The T..
could get possession CT them on the
same terms as they got the Cyane. There was
n good deal of anxious looking for the British
mail-steamer Dee, then hourly expected, and
remarks were made that when she arrived
hostilities would Immediately be suspended.
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