Earthquake ot Guotemo1o.-A Mev; can paper of May 2S, brings intelG genee that the city of Guatemala ana its environs in the Republic of CeniraF America, has been destroyed by as earthquake. For five days there wss a succession ofthe most frightful trernb lings, which still continued at the 1les paFtare off ttss ttss mail mail, shaking shaking to tbeS- foundations, and prostratibg to tbe earth, the edifces, and compelling tbe unfortunate inhabitants to fee to tbs public squares, and into the counirv where, 10 protect themselves from tbs weather, they had erected huts of palm. mats. The temples, which had already been robbed of their furniture and de. prived of their ministers (persecuted and banished,) are rendered useless particularly the beautiful church of St Francisco, which, on account of its sir. and ponderous structure, has suffered most. The town of Amatitlab, a placs ofreereation in the vicinity, has hees totally destroyed.

 lis difficult to find, in the history of human distress, a series of misfortunes comparable to those of Guatemala. Civil war-perseeution, which has been its consequence-the banish.nent ofall the respectable men whose talents and influence might have conferred happiness upon the country-anarehy -and at last catastrophe ofnature- which, fit has been experienced there in other times, compelling the popula. ton to change their location, is stilI more distressing now, because of the circumstances which attend it, and the impossibility of repairing the losses which have been suffered -on account .of the exhaustion of their public and private fortunes.

 The population Of Guatemala is q. bout 20.000 souls. It was founded in l524, on the declivity of q mountain at whose summit was a volcano. h I75I t was overwhelmed by an earthtis.ssllss is.sslss. and bY matter from the volcano. h l755, having been partially rebuilt, it was again destroyed by an earthquake. and the greater part Of the inhabitants buried in its ruins. It's present site is about 9 miles south of the old town.

 Bah. Rspublieaa.