The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-18

their efforts appeared y b q no sva me are spread
slowly aOd surely ssd vss asserted THAI .blowi.s up
greater part Of the cay from dssac.ion There vas
Ore engine water Tor u, even one GOULD nave
Had there been any power clear the .srscsot toe
crowd Of human beings powder would have been applied
out great asssrocsioa o. s rersuusssiy house much
higher than the rest 10 one direction, ssd vacant ot
I little sfter midnight tho danger was over. the
loss. suppose, will reach probably S2SOooo,
sr~,ncd accurately When the above amount may be de-
oreased very considerably. The frn OF ~ Brandon Co.
had . stock OF thirty thousand dollars; but BY .ctve
exertons saved the greater part and lhoy viii not lose
I've Thousand dollars They were very fortunate
Quite number Of poors persons lost everything and
being raised Tor their benefit which bids
fair TO reach considerable Tho seamen, who
happened TO be shore from the United States ships
worked like horses and did much valuable service An
American, long resident In Panama named Diego Briggs
by superhuman exerions succeeded in preventing
alone prevented he disaster from being very much
greater than u was THIS person is deserving OF the
and the property holders OF Panama Tho "oe.est in
babant" says that this s the disastrous IRE that
has occurred in the city Of Panama for nnetySears
MATTERS.
There no doubt that tho President Of this state,
Senior san'sco0ms has RECEIVED severe rap over the
Nurllo for his action In regard to the Of the A
camtls cArosicls II Of those who surround Santa
RICH. spot. The affair Of the insui. TO French Con-
and have doubt something quite interesting win
come otM II appears now to be the settled opinion that
Messrs Whiteh0use and Punkett will only have their
press reso ed to them but win have just claim for
damages for the government here cannot show in any
that the seizure any other purpose than
merely stopping tho paper. The claim made At the time
that It w1nted for tie government printing Office
has turned rs said subteruge foe has never
been put up much moro used, since lis seizure.
MOUNTAINOUS NEWS
The steamship Northern Light. with the California
mails apd nearly hundred passengers. arrived At
Aspnwai the morning The "a Instant they CROSSED
tie day. embarked board the steamer Constitu
ton aud sailed the 4th FOR San Francisco
he opposition steamer Illinois arrived ut Aspnwail
at eleven O'Clock IN the forenoon the 5th Her pas.
await the arrival OF the steamship Moses TAYLOR
The United States soop-oi-war 81. Marys, Captain f.
Middleton, from Caao which port lett the 18th
usimo, arrived 10 this hsrbor on the I'd inst She J,
icvcs tho Cyane, which vessel will leave In few days.
a cruise.
The French corvette Cordlere, from Acapulco. arrived
here the 9th instant thus making the naval force 10
this harbAr 1t tho present time two American. two
English aud ono French ships also largo French coal
ship
The steamship Moses Taylor, Captain B'cthen, from
San Francisco the 23d u arrived this morning and
her passengers eight A. NJ Landing, and Ill
leave an hour for Aspinwa Up TO this time there
are no tdings OF the mail steamer due.
The steamer from Southampton arrived at AspiD wall
yesterday Among her passenger Is Rear Admiral the
Hon. Joseph Denman. who relieves Admiral kngarpo IN
command Of the British naval forces In the Pacific Ocean.
He win proceed 10 Vancouver board her Maesty's
steamer Devastation.