The National Register.
London, England, 1821-06-18 00:00:00

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INCENDIARIES.+PHICADELPHIA THEATRE
BURNT.
Ncw Yoe', MAY 14 —About three o'clock on
the morning of Wednesday, the 9th May, a fire
broke out in the Old Southwark Theatre, Philadel-
phis, which, together with an adjoining brick, four
framed houses, and part of a distillery, were reduced
to a heap of ruins. All the Philadelphia papers
agree in attributing tae fire to the torch of an in-
cendiary.
The destruction of this ancient seat of the Muses
anal resort of taste and fashion, is an event which
will no doubt awaken many recollections in the
minds of the elder part of our readers. It has always
been conceded, that at one period this theatre pos-
sessed as great and as diversified a fund of dramatic
talent us has ever been concentrated in that city :
many of our readers will bear testimony to this fact
when they recall to their minds the period when a
Wignell, a Hallam, a Henry. a Morris, a Merry, a
Hodgkinsun, &c. " strutted their hour" upon those
boards. Among the scenery destroyed, we under-
stand there e as a droleseene of great merit, painted
by the unfortunate Nlejor Andre, representing a int-
jestic water-fall. Mrs. Morris, we believe, is tl.e
only surviving member of the original Southwark
corps. We understand that this theatre was built
in the wear 1773, by Mr. Henry. It afierwares
became the property of Messrs. Wignell and Hallam.
the former of whom was unrivalled in the character
of Darby as was the latter in that of Maw.
The Democratic Press says, the city is infested
with a gang of incendiaries, and calls upon the podia e
for more vigilance, as there is neither security nor
comfort in the present state of things.
The Norfolk papers announce Ott attempts have
been again made to fire that city ; and it is evident
that the town is infested with rubbers and incen-
diaries, who alike threaten the persons and property
of the people.
The inhabitants of Wilmington (N. C.) are much
alarmed ter the safe:y of their town. It seems that
a negro, named Cupid, some time since ahscendtel
from his master, but he lurks about in the neigh-
bourhood, and lives upon plunder. Two justices f
the peace have officially declared hi.n an outlaw, and
authorized any person to kill him. His rooster has
also offered a reward of SO dollars for his body, or
for Isis head! Frequeat attempts have been made to
fire the town, and the unfortunate Cupid is charged
with the crime ; and another reward of ZOO dollars
has been offered fin. biro. In consequence of these
troubles, the citizens have organized themselves iota
a " Citizen's Guard," who are by turns to patrol
the streets in the night. It is often enough to chill
one's blood to read the inhuman talvertiseiners put
fords in our southern papers, in relation to'tbc On-
fortunate blacks; and we greatly fear that: emits
awful judgment will one day overtake our enttltfru
brethren for their conduct devards their si.:vest.;•
1 hirty-eight seamen, charged with piracy, ' ..
been ledged in prison by the marshal of this distrid,
to wait their trial. They were brought to th.s
port from Martinique by J he French corvette Egerie,
commanded by Capt. Dumanoir. Teey were cap-
tured un beard the Valieate Guaicars, by die French
frigate L'alfricaine, un the 24th March. The vessel
was condemned at Maniniqiie us a lawful rim::
and the crew, alleging themselves to he Americans,
were sent here for trial. l'he Vateate Guaicura
was commanded by Captain Fr: neis Balch, who is
',among the seamen in prison, met who stated that
he was Salli,g under un Ar; ages letter of maue!.
Twenty-eight of the prisoneas are whi.e, the ie.
attainder caaoured. Their nunlike. Icing clausal.. k -
Ale, it Was deemed necessary to conduct them trout
the Arch-street prison under a military esvairt,whien
I was politely furnished by Major Vendee, ad tile 1 mariner; hue at is remit:led, that nu otter personal
restraint was imposed on them.

• A young cuckoo was discovtred a few days since
in the risit of re-house, near Exeter. where
it had been hateli.x.l by a wit.er-wagiail, und it is
now disily led by its b_iittr 11.0010'. It is a we • 11.
known fact, that the cuckoo never hat, Fey its ',wit
young, lint tlepo-its a solitary tug 14iculialluil ID
the nest tit ion. laid.

Henry Elam, E.q. ast.istant eoloniAl pecrettay tit
the (..,titz ut Gol4l Hope, landed at... Portsmouth
the Bth inst. with Mt:Veial thlier p.srsovittptiv bunt the
Auriltamplths, which lelt St. at WWI MI the k.').h ut
April, and pied by tor the river. All the pas.sel.-
gen; repotted th.tt Bunn:inane 111. w thairebtOlki :0
be in a danger ,us sute of licalut when they hit
Jt H lenu.

A letter trim) en °Meer of his Majesty's ship
l' pate, beim, Jiiti. 6, lett, slates, that
after that sLip hied tired upwards of S,.i iti thirty-
two slid eighteen pound shut two the torts tat that
town ; articles ut peace were agrteit to, eta sati.-
ruction given tor the gross insult einutunted on the
British re.itlent, obi) oat otunbooed through the
streets. The 7'upttze had one ohm t.ul
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