The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-10 00:00:00

CAL)MITdtJd P 7 RI.

KALlFAx,scrrimmlits 17.
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The COollagration this morning was owe of the most awful
mid demrective ever witnessed in Halifax. It uriginsted in
Seekville.street, in the bakery occupied hy Shay and &filmy,
sod before it was discovered bad ['Pissed an alarming height.
It was mar two o'clock when the bells were rung. The
troops, manses of his Majesty's ships, and inhabitants, soon
assembled; the engines were judiciously placed, hoes formed
to &Fermat reservoirs of writer, and every exertion made to
extinguish the Are, but we regret to state that before any
cheek could be given to it the whole block of buildings, with
the exception of a boom mitigated at the corner of Sackville
and Blowers.streets, occupied by Mr. H. Croskill, the holism
occupied by Mrs. Neilson and Mr. T. Moirhesd, in Her-
rington.elreet, end a stable belonging to J. W. Johnston,
Esq. in Grauville•street, were consumed.
For some time great apprehensions were entertained that
the Are would extend to the tuition on the opposite side of
the streets, but fortunately it did nut. Some buildings were
scorched, and nearly every pace of gloss in the front of the
residence of S. B. Ruble Esq. was destroyed by the exces-
sive heat of the Are. Of the property burnt wily alms,
1,500/. were insured, and the calamity has mostly fallen
where it will long be severely felt—upon widows nod orphan
children—spun industrious iradreasea, whose whole stock of
worldly wealth was invested in the tenements they occupied.
We cutout now particiilarise the individual siefferers, but
shall eioleavuor to do it in our next.
To the troops, and the pennies, of the ships of war, the
town is, me usual, greatly isdebied few the exertions' made by
them ; •neusig the most active on this distressing occasion,
we retired his Exeelleacy the Lientessant.Govereor, esicou.
ragtag and exciting, by his inilmosee and inceople, the rf-
fiNts of every person within his view. Sir Robert Le Purr
Trench (Colonel of the 7411, regiment, who arrived here so
Friday from New Brunswick?, Coked Aloekie (the Com.
asessdant of the Garrison), Colonel Gauntlet, Lieuteoent.
Wesel' Arnold, Yimines, and Waterhouse, Major
Craw-
ford, and elided every °Meer of the Garrison and Military
Deposit/seats, were distinguished fur their activity and
exertions.
Ti. Captains Fanabawe, Bouchim, Collier, and Napier,
nod the villein of their ships, every praise is doe. They
directed the efforts of the seamen in the most aeraolageous
manner. We aloft here particularly notice the intrepid
conduct of espies Napier. We observed him oo the roof
of use of the houses, directing sail working with a party
of axe-rueo, and rendering very important services.
We cannot help, however, übserviog, that we witnessed as
extraordinary apathy on the part of a somber of the
iubabi-
taots; they el lin crowds, sod appeared to view the pro-
gress of the devouriag element with perfect indifference;
some of these pennies possess real estate in the town, and
may, before the lapse of a week, need the assistance of their
more meritorious townsmen, to protect them foes • calami-
ty similar to that which many experiemeed this osoraing.
_Stich people as are not inchwed to resider assistaace at Ares,
had better remain at their homes; they only clog the streets,
and impede the exertions of the active and homes*.
Twenty-owe homes were coosomed, with other valuable
property.