The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-07

sve expensive works had been completed and the chief
Of the engineers, Lucio del Vale was almost beside him
sell, breaking into EXPLANATIONS OF grief, which notlas
that his friends could say suficed 10 tranquze. The
subject now for GRAFTON is the character OF the
strata IN which the riv enclosed which though ROCKY
at the bottom and fra the top, is the intermcdae
way exceedingly sp0ngy.
II is stated since ths disaster, that in memoir
written by Casiano Prado. engineer Of mines, the
spot CHOSEN for heading the water would eventually
produce the result which has taken place The consruc
ton OF another tank for the same purpose elsewhere y
deemed will cost the further immense OF not less
than one and half million Of dollars at some later time,
and this cannot be calcull ed upon to give the results that
were so confidently looked forward TO- The great
mistake has been in presumng to put up such work
dents.
The government has just issue circular, under do
cree that will receive bids fer carrying the mails be
tween Cadz and Havana for period Of eight years eav
ing each port the LIST and 18th of every month The
carriage is to be performed in iron steamers, eight
in number, Of new materials throughout each Of $500
tons burthen with force Of 800 horse power measure
ment OF WaD, if that number oil TONS not to
coed 800 the power increasing the of fifty horse
TO every 100 tons, more if necessary to ill the terms
year, the carriage of the correspondence to be with
out charge capacity Of to be thirteen miles TO
the hour and the mean rate of way going and coming ten
miles the hour They to receive board two appren
tees of engineering and the soldiers and sailors the
government desire to send 10 the Antilles paying therefor
SIT to $40 per head Each ship go armed with two
thirty two pound cannon with ofeighty eight sailors
supplied with twenty carbnes twenty rounds OF ammun
tion twenty cutasses and twenty pixies The trips are to
rife, stoppages at each place not to exceed twelve
hours In the event of the loss Of ship she
is TO be replaced by another, and year
will be allowed for constructing new one, and
every new invention or Improvement the government
deem necessary is TO be added from time time The
ships to be at the disposal of the the lat
ter giving months notice OF intention, and paying
fair consideration for the time they may be use and in
the event OF war II may take them, paying their full
value. On any failure to make trip there to be for
fixture of $50 for the first and for the second failure
100000 The government will give its assistance to tho
in n ha .f afnh
Council OF Ministers will fix the amount the day Of
ceiying the bids.
The destruction of fruit trees and vines by the late
storm described to have been very great the pro-
vince of Alicante The Huerta of Orhuela is said to be
completely denuded whole groves Of olive trees having
been Frustrated Some other towns have escaped with
only the OF the vintage which had been very proms
ing The greater part of the wine and oil in Benemasot
has been lost by hail storm.
In the province Of Malaga the storm also destruc
tive. In velez several edces blown down. and 10
Daimalos three dwelling houses.