The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-20

sona estate in Greyown, described generally Of
value as nliowr:--
One (story and half house on Charles strsst,
with kitchen, Clubhouse, &c, valued at s.
Furniture, sstipg of bedsteads, bedding tables,
chairs, lamps, grsndoles, glass, china ware, &c.
Library (meoical and mis- sellsneous) ab nut
hundred and fifty Volumes including valuable
works on anatomy, surgery, &c................. g
Drugs and edicines glass ware, surgical and oo-
stetfical instrum. nts, &C., &c. .............. 81
One two story house (used as a hoteD on Charles
street, with kitchen. clubhouse, ience, sc 2O
Or undivided SIKH part OF the American Hotel, on
Shepherd street. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. q
That on the said 18Th Gay OF JAY, 1864, the RAID Sui
ipgs with the appurtenances and personal roperty
longing to your petitioner utterly DESTROYED Al
burned up In the bombardment and destruction Of GREY
town aforesaid and solely by means thereof AID wifi
your petitioner absent . visit to the United state
AND your petitioner further shows that has then Or,
fessional business which had becos valuable and lucr
tive was lost ruined by means of the destruction
said town. and the breaking up, removal AID impoveris
ment o. It's community consequent thereon; and the
sso large sum OF money or debts for professional
TONER wholly lost TO him; and thereby also hs req
state In Greytown after the said destruction Of the i'm
ton belonging to the petitioner within the bounoare
aforesaid OF Greytown became greatly deprecated
value and ceased 10 yield him rent income and
20 In great part to this tine to his great
snd Injury.
Ana the petitioner claims and alleges and prepared
to show this court tha direct that has ,os
ana esmsge, ncutiDg the value Of his said property
real and personal destroyed ~ aforesad resulting
and in consequence Of he destruction Of Grsy,own Or
the raid 1ah Gay OF july 1854, by injury to- and losss
connected with his business hysicisn and the del
preeiAen Of. and loss of income FROM real estate aa
otherwise. aoresaio, amount In the aggregate al
least twelve thousand dollars and your petitioner is no
sole owner of the claim for his said loss and damage
herein set forth and OF the whole thereof and
person Is interested therein in any manner 0rnl
wha soever.
And this petition shows that on the alst day Of De-
cember, 1855 memorial signed by your petitioner and
Others duly presen ais their behalf the
Senate of the United States, which memorial was a
10 THE HONORABLE SENATE OF TIRE UNITED STATES
We the underestimate citizens OF the United ststes late
Of San Juan del Norte Greytown ia Central Americs
carrying business thereat respectfully
that houses stores merchandise and boz
longing to US, or il which interested, NM
justly and unnecessarily destroyed the
snd firing Of that How'd the 18th july 1864 by Conn
mander Hollns in command OF the United States sloop-
ovar CyfDe by virtue of and within his instructions
rom the present executive government Of the United
States.
As citizens ot'ha listed States f.hul to our alIe.
gnce and entitled 10 protection In property we'll life
and liberty sss with condde your honorable BODY
with the horoIabs the House Of Representa- ives "a
grant us gh compensation for the loss Of pro-
psry real and aforesaid, and also the damages
We in other ways sustained by the destruction of said
town.
dated NEW YORK December 49, 1856.
Ard said memorial, with the subject matter thereof
was thereupon by the sad Senate duly referred TO this
honorable court
Your petitioner, in consideration of premises SUBJ
mis TO your HoIors and respectfully insists taat tho
GTeytown aforesaid, an act Of violence unjust and
unnecessary that it effected in conravenon Of the
constitution and laws Of the United States; it was
not an act OF awfnl essential TO the ends OF
justice, to vino i0te national honor assert the ma
rional dignity obtain the redress OF grievances or
justi6abie by way 81 repisal retaliation for the
prevention Of abstraction ,Iess for injuries
mmi,ted threstened that in fact and in law
. o. ana iss the ssa may o. p
other hand sad Of distraction usfable or
cesssy citizens Of the United States then sjourning or
ftaI us,
tilted to due notice. and and
10 remove their effects far the were renove.
bebardment and frirg thereof which notice tine and
opportunity not the petitioner alleges given al.
lowed to bin, although citizen OF the United States.
And further. the petitioner ~ he alleges, never at
Grey own or elsewhere at any time assisted coucurred
in abettsd intended act contrary to the honor
dignity OF the United safes or The rights Of their ct-
zsns TO his Allegiance % to change or suspen
his citizenship, forfeit suspend impair bic ndv
dual right to protection as citizen OF the United
States or to his awaiting himself Of the compact
Of the government with its citizens, protect them in
their property and rights, indemnify them whsr
xronsed or injured by its public acts, even those dons
fer ends lawful or necessary.
Your petitioner therefore prays judgment in his favor
for the said cum Of twelve thous.ns dollars the amounts
& his loss apd damage Aforesaid vth interest thereon
fen the said 18th day Of July 1864. And he will ever
pray, &c. NJ. THOMPSON, counsel for
United States Of America city, County and sa.e Of Ness
FORK, a.-JohnC c. Devereux of said city, being duly
sworn says that he the attorney in fact OF Thomas Cody
the petitioner as 10 the subject matter OF the foregoing
petitions that said Cody IT present absent from the
United States that said petition drSwn by deponent
from results Of investigations made personally by him.
and information which he deems reliable received from
the petitioner and Others and th facts stated in said
on ere true, to the best of his Opponents knowledge
and belief. JOHN c. DEyEREUX,
Subscribed and sworn this ninth day ofJanuary, A. D.
1885, before me, GEo. W. AoREL, Commissioner Court
OF Claims.
Theatres and Exhibitions.
CONCERT THIS EN INNGThe sixth of the series Of sacred
concerts IF at the City Assem- blv Rooms ton0bt