... the following account of the destruction of the city of Mondoza, and the attendant frightful scenes. With feelings of deep regret I have to announce to you the utter destruction of the city of Mendoza , in the Argentine Republic, by an earthquake, on the evening of the 20th of March last. At that date, at half-past 8 P. M., a alight but prolonged vibration of the earth was felt in this city and i...