New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-08
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DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION IN POaI
AU-PRINCE-ON HUNDRED HOUSE,
DESTROYED

DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION IN P0aI.
) AU-PRINCE-ONE HUNDRED HOUSE,
DESTROYED.
Capt. Perry Of the brig Abby and Elizabeth, vhA
arrived at this port from Port au-Prince yestsst,
morning, reports that on the morning Of the l2tA
June. at about lei O'Clock q. m, q destructive b,
broke out at Port su Prince in apothecays aas
which DESTROYED about one hundred houses and ses,,
in the business part Of the city, and property u Ia
amount Of a, 0O0, 900 Spaui'h. Three per'oss VEN
burned to death.
Our files furnish the following particulars Of the CO.
e,or, flor: The fire broke out about l2l O'Clock,
The .no,hecary's shop Of ". Myrtil Bruno, co a.
place ysHiere. The Governor of the Capital, Co..
srdspt of the First Division OF Military OF the West
wa. at once on the spot, followed by the h'"'send
the Interior, of Finance, Of Commerce, and OF W.
TIE flames, which enveloped the pharmacy 500
spre sd to the neighborDg houses. his Ms)eetys
horseback, accompanied by the Chancellor ana oy ns
staff, came on the ground at O'Clock and rema'ne'
all night directing with great zeal and energy ''e
efforts of the soldiers and citzens which were not
.rccessfl till sbout o'clock in the morning. after the
e.rs. had DESTROYED the two principal seades Of tho
ou,v The attention OF his Majesty wac particularly
800 70 the preservation Of the Custom-Houss
,,b;.b WINS filed with foreign goods and threassned
hv ,be bnrnnp Of loads of lumber which were piled
on the ousv. It was finally preserved by the efforts
If the Governor Of the Capital, under nis Maestyt
directions.
The Emperor returned to his palace al O'Clock
the morning, accompanied by his staff and The Chan
ce,or The fire was found to have destroyed the two
.u.ll islands living between the quay the streets
tho Government warehouse, the Rue Bonnie Foi and
Rue Trayeniere de la Place VALERIE, the Island on
which stood the Bonnie Pharmacy, the Place Vsi'ers
and half Of the two neghboriog is!ets. Commerce
bss suffered los. of So 600 600 Hayden dollars 10
goods and buildings about ninety houses having oeea
Sestroved. During this terrible night order re'gned
throughout the capital.
The supplement Of the Revae de Commerce adds va
rious details showing the energy and daring OF his
Majesty and his officers. The wife Of NJ. Brpno and
Government employee were burned TO DEAN.
On the llth of June the Emperor and Empress at
tended mas. In homer Of the Fee Dieu, with the At
t<ndant splendors Of military display, nus'c, nora
decorations, &c.
The Moniteur of the 18th June publishes the new
law reestablishipg the tribunals OF commerce, under
the name Of Imperial Courts of Commerce. Inc or
papzatiop jurisdiction and proceeding OF these Cours
are determined by the Code Of Commerce. Act No.
4. and the law will 60 into operation IRON the i*
of October, 1857.
Cant Perry also reports having passed lnagua June
% where he was informed by pilot tnot SAT- was
abundant and selling at 10 cents PER bushe II ex
pected that the crops will amount TO more than half
million Of bushels. Salt is also plenty on Fortune
I.land Saw, on the 3d. herm. brig anchored there,
showing American colors and nearly loaded.
We have dates from Bermuda TO June "a. BY The
Bermudian Of that date we learn that the yellow fever
was raging at St. Thomas and that one OF the Royal
mail steamers had lost IS men by it..
At barbados, the American engineer Mr. Sackers'
dorff) employed by the Colony to remove shosl at
the entrance Of the Carenage, so that vessels OF 9
large draught might enter had finished bis work to
the satisfaction of the local Government. Fifteen
thousand pounds Of powder were used in the blasting
operations on the shoal.
= The sugar crop had nearly closed In Bridgetova,
June H. Sugar quoted at % 30 v loo H. and Mo-
lasses at &c. gallon. Freights to England and Ire
and were from CO to f2 l0 with no lack Of tunnags
Barbados was well stocked with American produces
Flour, 81 IS y Dbl; Corn Meal, 81 Is bbl; Corn,
90 % y bag Pork, SIS rs $40 for mess Goldfish,
50 so y quintal.
Demarara dates to June mention that the annusi
tax ordinance had been passed by the Legislature and
that the import duties continued the sane as last year.
but the tunnage duty had been reduced one half
Gold dggings had been discovered within the pro-
vince of British Guiana. The spot is on the YsruarI
River-upwara of 600 people had reached the place.
and is raid that the precious metal s in abundance
at between five and six feet from the surface.
The Legislature of British Guiana hos rejected the
project of submarine telegraph proposed by Capsin
Raaslof, on the ground that it was not perceptble
what advantage the Colony would derive from it.
There had been some fresh Of cholera in the
vicinity Of Berbice.
We learn from Antigua, under date Of June 6, that
the sugar crop would fall short Of the quantity Of las
year. The article was in great demand; price of SUI
gar, 32I y cwt., and molasses , 9 gallon.
The total expectations Of Spring crops in Bermuda
for the present year amount to 1913 3O4 ID of oniors
49, &c barrels Of potatoes, and 10 764 boxes Of toms-
toes most Of which went to the United States