The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-29
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The New York arrived at this port yesterday
| from Bremen and Southampton, bringing the Euro.
pean mails Of the 18th Of May, passengers, and
$lsO,5O in specie on freight, made up Of Xix dol.
lars, francs and pounds sterling. Our newspaper
file is one day later than that Of the Etna, and
contains large amount Of interesting matter re-
lative 70 the daily extending excitement produced
In England and France by the war news from
America.
Adelina Patti made most successful debut in
the Royal Italian Opera House Of London.
Our latest advices from st. Domingo are to the
10th inst The papers received from there con-
tain nothing but manfestos and declarations from
the people of all parts Of the exrepublic, breath
| ing loyalty, gratitude and devotion to the Spa
nsh Crown.
Each additional arrival from South America
| swes the dreadful account of the numbers de-
stroyed by the recent earthquake in the Argentine
republic. At first we were told seven or eight
thousand, then not less than eleven, and now, by
an arrival at Boston from Montevideo, with
dates to the 18th ult., we learn that the
| number destroyed at Mendoza, and several
small towns in the neighborhood of that city, can.
! not be less than 10000. The Centinela Puatdno
| of March 80 says:-"The reason is obscured, the
soul saddened, to hear these phrases. Mendoza is
| oday mountain of ruins, under which remain
| sepuchred 10000 Of her inhabitants. Human in.
| telligence cannot describe the sad picture that
| Mendoza and her adjacent villages present. Senior
| Don b. Orellano, the last who has arrived from
there, and who merits entire confidence, says that
Mendoza comprehending the capital, San Jose,
San Vicente, Infernllo, Panquiqua, Pumerilla and
all the other inferior districts, is to-day mountain
of rubbish and corpsesof the latter not less than
$4,000 to 20, 000." In the space which was destroy
| ed there could not have been less than 80 900 of
both sexes. Calculating that in four leagues of
the area there have persisted four to each square,
gives 20, 1856 persisted. Of many families of TWEEN
| ty and thirty not single member has been saved
| The details of the numerous letters from the un
happy persons who escaped are terrible; their suf
ferings for the first days were cruel the narrative
| of so much suffering rends the heart According
to all the letters we have seen it is believed that
three.quarters of the whole population have pc.
| rshed.
The bids for $3.50 900 Central Park Improvement
Fund Stock were opened yesterday afternoon-at
the Comptroller's office, when it was ascertained
that only two proposals had been offered One of
these by James Grunhut, for 81, 900 at lOO.O1,
and the other by c. Suydam, for 81 900 at 95 The
former was accepted and the latter rejected so
that only $1,000 of the stock disposed Of leav-
ing s245, 600 which can now be had at par. There
is little doubt it will soon be taken.
The Garibaldi Guard, full regiment, composed
| of Germans, Italians, French and SWISS under
| the command of Colonel d'Utassy left this city
| yesterday for Washington, via Philadelphia and
| Baltimore.
The steamship Coatzac oalcos anchored at
| Quarantine last evening and will take on board
Bartetts Naval Brigade, for Fortress Monroe
| The people of Missouri have been assured that
| the President will not require that State to take
| sides in the present conflict. No aggressions will
| be made on the rights or property Of her people.
At the time the administration will, of course
| permit none TO be made on the property of the
| general government. fight occurred at Savan-
nah Missouri. the 22d inst, between parties of
Union men and secessionists, in which one of the
former and two of the latter were killed. The &C.
| casion was an attempt of Ex-Governor Stewart to
| deliver Union speech.
1t is said that the Governor OF Kentucky is still
playing into the hands of the secessonists. As it
| is pretty well understood that Governor Magofin
| jumps when John G. Breckenridge pulls the wire,
the latter gentleman must take the responsibility
of the acts Of the Executive.
/ Colonel Henry Order is the Union democratic
l candidate for Congress in the Third district of
| kentucky.
Hon. William G. Brown. Union candidate, is
| elected to Congress from the Tenth (Wheeng)
| district of Virginia.
Martin F. Conway is the republican candidate
for Congress in Kansas.
jefferson county Eastern Virginia, voted on the
question of secession as follows:-For, Sl3;
| against 365. The camp at Charlestown, same
| county, voted For secession, 1877; against, 10.
The United States revenue cutter Washington,
| which was seized by the rebels in New Orleans
has been reconstructed at cost of ten thousand
dollars and is now ready for piratical voyage
she il armed with an eight-inch pivot coumbiad
and four twelve Founders.
The following are the names OF the crew of the
priyateer Five Brothers, which halls from Sayan.
nah:-wm. Barquedao( French), commander; Benz.
Harris, Rev. Thomas Gardner, VIM. Quarterman,
DR.. James Blame, Samuel Brock inton, John Daven-
port, Barrows winton, DR.. McKeeny, Wesley
Taylor and James Huston. These men, according
to the understanding Of the administration, are all
pirates.
During the war Of the Revolution two hundred
and twenty Thousand soldiers were furnished by
the different States. OF these the Southern States
furnished but fifteen thousand, while Massachusetts,
alone sent sixty eight thousand.
The nucleus of a new regiment has been started
in Albany, the object being to raise men who are
to swear to ayenge the death Of Colonel Ellsworth
and to serve during the war, each town and ward
in the State to send one man, to be armed and
| equipped by private contributions. The regiment
will be known as the Ellsworth Association OF
the State OF New York
The unfortunate affair between Col. Town send
commander of the Third regiment (Alsany) yolun.
teers, and Col. Carr, who is in command Of the
Troy volunteers, which at most was simply q mis-.
understanding on the part Of the two commanders,
is still the subject of newspaper controversy, and