Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-25
TElECRAPhIC.

NEW lOkk, may Sill ne Tdudmh Stnr
and Herald extra of the 18th has the follow
ing: The United States flag ship Vanderbilt
and monitof Monadnok arrived in the harbor
of Panama on the evening of the 18th inst,
having sailed from Callao on the Sd. These
vessels bring news of the bombardment oil
Callao on the I'd, at noon. The action com
menced from the shore batteries, the fire
being returned by the Buenguela, Viii de
Madrid and Blonca, on the northern side,
and the Numancia, Resolution and Ala
mama on the south.
The Villa de Madrid and Buennguela were
so badly damaged early in the fight that they
were obliged to withdraw to Lorenzo, and they
were afterwards followed by the Numancia
and the rest Of the feet, all more or less
damaged.
The spanish Admiral We're is said to have
been badly wounded during the engagement
Senior Galvez, Secretary of War, was killed
by the explosion of battery.
The fight lasted until o'clock in the af-
ternoon, when it terminated by the with.
drawal of the Spanish feet
Very little damage has been done to Cal
loa, only q few hundred dollars worth of
property being said to be destroyed, exclu-
sive of what the batteries suffered. Ten
Peruvians are reported killed and twenty
wounded. Nothing reliable has been heard
of the loss on the side of tue Spanirads, but
it Is supposed to be very heavy.
II was not known whether the Spaniards
intended to renew the attack, but It is sup
posed they will not. The news of the de-
feat of the invader was received with great
enthusiasm by the inhabitants of Panama.
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report the blockade raised, and the Govern
ment has brought into force the import and
export duties.
New York, May 22--l A. M.--The Acad.
envy of Music and three other buildings are
on fire. The whole block is threatened
Further particulars soon.
NEw YoRR, May 22-2:30 A. M.-The
Academy of Music is in mass of ruins to.
gether with the Medical University and a
large store building adjoining, on Fourteenth
street. Also, Shoe Il Co.'s piano warehouse
corner Third avenue and Fourteenth street.
1t extended across Third to Wooster 4 Co. 4
warehouse, which was mainly destroyed
The Lutheran Church, on fifteenth street
ings contiguous to the Academy were
burned.
1t is impossible to determine at this hour
the entire loss, but it probably reaches from
three to four millions of dollars. One steam
fire engine was burned, but no lives as YET
reported lost.
There was performance of the opera a,
the Academy tonight, but IL terminated an
hour previous TO the fire breaking out. The
firemen have got the fire under now and
will conine Il to above limits. H r.r
LIVERPOOL, May IL, via Farther Point, 81
The continental news continues war-like, bu
Berlin dispatch to-day says hopes are enter
tanned In some quarters for maitainance o
peace, probably on the ground that Austris
will make some concessions.
l II is believed that no formal treaty has ye
been concluded between Prussia and Italy.
The Paris correspondent Of the Londor
Telegraph believes on good authority their
is still chance for peace il England ant
Russia will join France in Congress.
LIVERPOOL, May fisherman politics un.
changed at Vienna.
The last raised Mexican volunteers viii
cater the Austrian army.
The steamer Eugenia, from Mexico, hal
arrived at Nasiera with troops, 1900, oot
francs and 3 ,000,0 900 for the French treasury
i wAsHISGroS, May 2i.-A rumor is curren
10 the city that Gen. Howard is con
sideriag the propriety OF resigning bis posi-
ton as head of the Freedmens Bureau.
Lewis d. Campbell, of Ohio, the newly
confirmed Minister to Mexico, has arrived II
the city from the West TO receive hi
nal instructions from the Secretary Of State
NEW YoRx May 25.- Gold 1899. Sterling
lively at 1904.