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Show I'KHII.N OV THE NKA. Anutlier TiIp ol Nea 1,1 If A ; ifl lliinietl uinl I'umscu-tier I'umscu-tier uud I rt'w Lout New Orleans, io From Captaiu Diaz, of l'j-iro, the (ollowinn particulars particu-lars of the deatriiclioii ol Unit vihh-I are obtaiued: Tim teamr h'lt Havana October 10th, f.-r Neuveitas, with a general oaro, iticludinii a lare lot of &tiu, provi ious, and ammunition ammuni-tion for the Hpanisb army. Kvery-thinR Kvery-thinR was all rinhl until abwul 4 o'clock on Saturday mornniR, October ISth, when the vppcI was m ltahama Straits, between Fareilou and Lobus light. T he alarm of lire was aoundid wliru the captain, pattiiners and crew, who wero in their bids at the time, were rouatd to UBirtaiu the cause of the alarm. It was tuuud that the vewel had Ukvu tire amidships and was tnen in a I sheet ol flame, lieuertil couhision I ensued, some ot Hie passengers and ! orew running to the stern ol tne v-s lel and jumping overboaid iu itit-ir ni;blclothee, witD whott-ver smail oh-leits oh-leits they could lay their hanJs on to serve as life buoys; wmle otners were try inu to lower Kiats. The vrtwel was burned to the water's edge and sunk iu lts than lour hours. Tie re were on board forty Iw.i id a crew and wiine si ventt-eu or twenty pasat-ners. : ii'Cudinn ab.:iit siioflicers au-1 ! dirra ot the Spanisti army, 'l'ne l..juue 11. picked up seventeen unfortunates. including too captain, twa iulea auJ one soldier. Ot this uumher the cp-ltu cp-ltu aLd live or six of the crew are Ibadiybututd and ulher w ue ii;uri d. Ihcae parlies, whtU picked uo. bad been d.atin f.r einteen Luiirs uu p:ecea of nlauKs, and were aliumt naked. Five ol t tie crew titik lo a smail boat, and are suppoard to have boeo picked up; One txl was lowered acd some twenty perwns, prtni;frs and crew, tcck lo It, but are sii(.poerd U have been kst. Those w no were pieced up were in a leartul state fruoi ttieir lu:oi i-ure tu toe iuu and i water. 1 :;e:r d sh is turn and c-aled ' from contact witn tne iouu boards to wti;ch triry ciun,'. and against twniL'a li;o se.l uf i:ie s.-a c,ised t i their unprt'tccti'd ha:be to jr i aiid rub Uuli. gfe t ps'.ciira ol a;u wera w:m isty, n..e li:e sit w'.cr :;J i li'-rce su:.iro cu.nb.n-d G u : Ci lt:e 1 wurk; hi tury are slirl aiid sure iu eery l.:n ai;l in I : -1 r d-l.iute !c(r.d:'.i in prrs-'til, rti f.e w:iji a ' p.:.l;.e s.r;t. 'lLrrs was LI." w xn, tne st"w:J m V ir . Ui l! t: ? survn-.'s re i'y ti r! rls to e act. H hd cei at :.ia t.Jo I f n- -i'.t ui-.'.u he 1 j i.-r t- -t ;-r u;j a:,i in l pi. i !.'."!. ' buuhi. -'M m: y wurm r ;-n by lLtri, f f t;:-: t i m r ar.l d mpio; n, -. j we:a f. i l.ug w.'-:i a p' ::k rt "u. i saw a t ; i n I is:- v J, t r u- i i)D I ;. ; a I a in - n b t irnd l:.t Wljl MIT I i' t'-i WM ovr:;! (y K H-rr rs, t lla:is. lkS l rt:ir f a:i :i.i:-a ve-., sriowo a !-. ai.d ra run -f k a-: I ri t sua I captain a . 1 Die" si : I i r:i:s of t..4 r ;l. - r a : 1 l crs ' ' tr;e s-.m-r li. f f t.- " n-nr t m w ci tr y wt trrat. d. l.' i m-0 firn c. l:..i.g l-.r I . csfd a-:-i attended U t.-. w'.o r a-irt liiirty-tnr of l .a p-r aid rrrw arsi it:.: c: "ta.ee |