The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-20
sonsl estate in Greytown described generally and Of Ii

sons estate in Greyown, described generally and Of Ii
value holiows:-
with kitchen, Clubhouse, &c. valued at $500. 81 OO
Furniture, consisting of bedsteads, bedding, tables,
chairs, lamps. grAndoles glass, china ware, &c 7O
Library (meoicaf and mis- ,ellsnsous) ab,ut one
hundred and fifty volumes, including valuable
puss sn on sSssy
stetfcal lnstrum nts, &C., &C.. ............... o0t
One two story house (used as hots on Charles
street, with Kitchen Clubhouse fence, &c. 200
Ore undivided sixth part of the American HOTEL on
SnePneru btteet.... Z0t
Total. ................. ..............$s5b t
longing to your petitioner utterly DESTROYED and
burned up in the bombsrment and destruotion ~ Grew
town aforesaid and solely by means thereof nad while
your petitioner absent visit to the United States
And your petitioner further shows that his then pro-
fessonal business which had become valuable and ucra
tive lost ruined by of tho destruction OF
said town. and the brenng up, removal and impoverih
.lso large OF money, debts for professional SER
vices ana otherwise to large amount due tho peti-
state in Greyown after the said destruction Of tue i'm
lrovements thereon, and Also valuable market plana
ton belonging to the petitioner within the boundaries
aforesaid OF Greytown became greatly deprecated In
value and yield him rent income, and
20 contr ued in great part this time, to hs great
And the petitioner claims and alleges and is prepared
TO show as this honorable court thal direct that his
damage, GncludiDg the value Of his said property
and personal yed a. aforesa) resulting from
and in Of Tho destruction Of Grey,own on
the lsd lath DAY Of July 1854, BY injury to- and losses
connected with, bis business ysicsn and the do.
precAticn Of and loss of income FROM real estate aad
otherwise as Aforesaid amount in the aggregate TO 1T
Of the claim for his said loss and dsmagoI
herein set forth and of the whole thereof
wha, soever.
And this petition that the 3lst day Of De-
etmoer 1868 eoosia signed by your petitioner and
Senate Of the United States which memorial aa|
10 THE HONORABLE rHB SENATE UNITED STATES
We the undersigned, citizens OF the Uned States Late
OF San Juan del Nore Greytown, Ia Central Americas
carrying business theIeat, respectfully
that houses stores Herchands. and otner property be-
longing to u.s. or in which interested were mn
justly and unnecessarily destroyed the
snd firing Of that sowD the 18th July 1854, by Conn
mander Holins in command OF the United States soop-
ofvar Cyaue by virtue of and within his
from the present executive government of the United
States.
As citizens the Usied States f.hful to our alIe.
glance and entitled To protection In property we'll life
and liberty ssh with confidence your honorable body
with the honoIabis the House Of Representa- ives "a
psrty real and aforesaid and also the damages
We in other ways sustained by the destruction of said
town.
Dated NEW YORK. December Is, 1855.
Ard said memorial, with The subject matter thereof.
thereupop by the raid Senate duly REFER ed this
honorable court.
Your petitioner In consideration of preu,ses sub
mis- your Honos and respectfully insists, taat tho
boEbardment destruction Of San Juan del Norte or
Greytown aforesaid act Of violence unjust and
uppecesay that it effected in contravenion Of the
constitution and of the United Sates that il was
not act lawful war, essential to the ends Of
Justice to vino sare national honor assert the m.
riona ienity, obtain the redress of grievances or
justi6abe by way OF repiisal retaliation for tho
prevention Of Faracon re iress for injuries
mmted thres tened that It in fact and Law
NAKED wrong, for Witch reparaton may OF right b
claimed OF and from the United States; but If the
other hand faid Of destruction Unstable
cefsry citizens of the United States then ajournipg OF
trading a. Greyown or having property there, were
tilted to cue notice. and reasonable opportunity
10 remove their effects far as the Same
be- previous to the destruction OF said town by said
reinforcement and frng thereof, which notice time and
opportunity were not The petitioner alleges given al
lowed to hin, although citizen Of the United States.
And further the petitioner, ~ he alleges, at
Grey own or elsewhere at any time assisted coucurred
in Allotted or intended act contrary to the honor
dignity Of the United ates the rights Of their ci-
zens, TO his allegiance to change suspend
his citizenship, forfeit suspend impair his ndvi
dual right to protection citizen OF the United
States to prevent lis avang himself Of the compact
Of the with its citizens, protect them
their property ard rights, indemnify them wheR
wronged or injured bv its public acts even those done
fer ends lawful or necessary.
Your petitioner therefore prsys judgment in his favor
q his loss and damage Aforesaid With interest thereon
fem the said 18th day OF July, 1854. And he will
pray &c. NJ. THOMPSON, Counsel for
JOHN c. DEvEREUX, Petisioaer.
United States Of America CITY, County and sae Of Mao
Fork, ss-John c. Devereux. of said city, being duly
sworn that he the attorney in fact OF Thomas Cody,
the petitioner as 10 the subject matter OF the foregoing
Petitions that said Cody Is 81 presens absent from the
United States that said petition dswn by deponent
from results of investigations made personally by him,
and information which he deems reliAble. received from
the petitioner and Others and stated said pe-
and belief. JOHN C. DEVEREUX.
1856, before me, GEO. W. MoRE1I, Commissioner Court
Of Chains.
Theatres and Exhibitions.
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