The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-10 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, SEPT. 10.
Three o'clock, p.m.
The Paris Papers of Thursday have arrived.—
Baron Strogonoff, it appears, did not sail for Odessa
hcfore the 9th of August, and had previously several
c.:mnunicatiuns with the Ministers of England and
Austria. It is said, that all the Powers interest
themselves with respect to the Greeks; but the
cna:ntration of Russian troops in Bessaria would
indicate some design upon the Turkish territory,
which must be viewed with suspicion by this coun-
try and France. It is even said, that hostilities have
commenced ; but the report is considered in most
of the French Journals us premature. The accounts
f:am Smyrna are contradictory. In some letters,
dated the 17th of July, the town is represented us
rorfiTtly tranquil, while other intelligence states,
that all commerce is at an end, and not a day passes
• liithout some Greeks being massacred. The news
of the Greek insurrection in Candia had increased
C:c state of exasperation among the Turks. It ap-.
pears the Asiatic Turks are marching in great fbrce
t Scala Nuova, a sea-port opposite to Samos, with
view of invading that island. The numbers des-
t at:tl for this enterprise amount to 80,000 men, but
i!..ne of them have been able to effect the passage,
is consequence of the vigilance of the Greek creizers.
Even should they succeed in making the descent,
t:le Greeks of Samos, consisting of 40,000 or 50,000
ilividuals, are prepared to give them a powerful re-
sistance. The masters of three Austrian vessels,
who arrived at Venice from Smyrna on the 17th of
August, saw the Turkish fleet, which had just
passed through the Dardanelles, and heard that the
tir;.eks were preparing to attack it. One of the
Paris Papers mentions a rumour, that an army of
cl,ervation, 60,000 strong, will be immediately as-
sembled in the vicinity of Strasburgh. An article
from Turin says, that the Prince de la Cisterns, the
larquis de Prc, and Count Peron, have been eon-
-0,1;1mA to death, and executed in effigy. In answer
tJ the applications which several Sovereign Princes
of Germany ineffectually mac in their favour, King
Charles Felix observed, " that he owed it to the
tranquillity, not only of his own dominions, but that
of Europe also, to sanction an act of justice so indis.
pensable." The widow of Marshal Murcau died at
Bourdeaux on the night between the 31st August
and Ist of September.—M. Decaxes, who had gone
to Bourdeaux to see that Lady, left it on the day
after her death."

The French Five per Cents. on Thursday left off
at 88f. 2uc.; Bank Stock, 1,545 f.

DREADFUL FIRE IN GRACECHURCH STREET.
AND LOSS OF 41YES.

At about two o'clock yesterday morning a fire was dis-
covered in the back part of the premises of Messrs.
Sotottall and Fossick, brclla manufacturers, whose
house is situated at the front of White-hamcourt. Grace-
ctiurch.street. Before any fire engines had arrived the
Mantes bad communicated to the premises of Mr. Ryan,
the cheesemonger, and on the arrival of the first engine.
belonging to the London Insurance Company. the fire
made its appearance at the front of both boosts The
fire had advanced too far in the houlle of Mr. Fussick to
attempt to rescue any considerable part of the property;
but the firemen having with difficulry roused Air. Ryan,
they proceeded with the greatest vigour and alacrity to
remove as much as they could of hia stock. The tire-
engines began to come in rapidly, and there being a
plentiful supply of water. they immediately commenced
playing upon the premises, but as the flames spread
chit fly at the back part of them, they had great difficulty
in operatinl from the court.
The firemen its the front nt the buildings had soc-
cer:tied in resuming a considerable !Anion of the stock
of Mr. Hyatt, the cheeseutenter, %ellen those inside the
premises were called off; as it uas considered they could
no longer exert themselves with safety. Two, however,
remained within loniser than the rest, and the housejaael
been on lite about hall an hour, when dreadful to relate,
it fe:l in with a must horrid crash. One of the adven-
turous firesticti WiS at the nine 111 the houee, and must
militant doubt Last been crushed to pieces in the moment.
The other, wi.ohad remained behind, just got outisf
the building, Lei a cot.sideraLle portion of the ruins fEI
vivo hint, and he us's removed in so mutilated a state
that we are informed be died shortly atter.—The bode
at the other unlortitaaie man still remains buried under
a pile of ruins, from ve Itch he cannot be yet extricated,

as the si of is ova-inns( by a frightful stack of chimneys,
which are ntotnentarily mnected to fall. During the
occurrence of melancholy ei'.l2umstances in front, st
the fire spread with a degreee of fury beti.9(l that defied
the united energy of the firemen.
The extensive premises of Mt ssrs. Lowe and Pewie;
ress, stationers, were on fire, and their entire stus.l in a
bias?. The Quakers' meetiii4-howe took fire, and was
in ruins in a few minutes; aml iii it, we are informed,
were consumed an extensive library, and other property
of importance to a numerous class of the Society of
Friends, beside much property belonging to the person
wlto has the care of the establishment. From the resist-
less progress of the flames, the banking houses of Messrs.
Spooner and Attwood, and Messrs. Masterman, were its
_neat danger; and indeed at one time their destruction
appeared ine‘itable. The firemen however performed
%%mule:, Toe home of Messrs. Nlasterman was three
times on fire, but was each tittle subdued by astonishing
eNs.rtion. On the tate of the hours= of Messrs. Master-
man and Co., it was considered depettdol that of the
whole lielgllhottrlinod, as adjOiiilag arc the premises of
Mr. Allen the chynosi.
Front this conneeiton the event of the exertions to
sale tile house of Messrs. Nlastermats was watched with
intense anxiety by the inhabitants of the contiguous
houses, who were preparing their goods fur removal.—
Die firemen, by directing cmistant streams of water upon
the house of Messrs. Spooner and Co. succeeded in pre-
serving it Irons material injury.

At about four o'clock thc houses which we have men-
tioned as being in flames fell iu success.vely, when the
firemen were enabled to direct their efforts for the pre-
servation of the surrounding property with success, and
after that time Sci! flames made no further progress.—
The house of Mr. Ryan the cheese-monger, in the ruins
of which the unfortunate fitemeu perished, was very old
and dilapidated, which accounts for its having fallen in
in so short a time, although but partially consumed.
It cannot at present he ascertained where, or in what
manner the fire originated, but is considered to have pro-
ceeded from the bilk premises of Nlessrs.Fossick, the
brella makers. The properly consumed was but par-
tially insurd, and we are imormed that the house of Mr.
Ryan was not insured at all. It may be supposed that
the thieves, who generally assemble en masse on such
occasions, were upon the alert. But the city police
were ego ,Ily prompt, and proceeded to remove as many
of the this ves as they could lay hold of from the scene
to 'doers of security. Many, however, had begun the
W 011: of plunder, and .iivitied upon the spun the cheeses
whxit were saved aunt the tire ; but the property was
taken from then' by the officers who guarded the ave-
nues; and we hate not heard that any considerable
property was stolen from the inlaibitant,;, who were
eutsployrd in reinoving their property to places of safety,
nor that any sillier lives were lost than those of the two
unfortunate men we It ace mentioned, and who, we un-
derstand, did Lielongito the London Insurance Company.

This morning, about five o'clock, a dreadful fire
broke out in Princes-street, Soho—it is still burn-
ing, and has already destroyed five hours. We re-
gret to add, it is reported that three children were
burnt to death in the house where the fire originated.

The licrn, of Swansea, foundeted at sea, St. lees'
Head bearing E.S.E., distant about five leajues, on
Monday morning last. It blew hard, with a heavy sea
gointr, when the lie's carried away her mast head, which,
falling to leeward, stme iu the deck, and through the
aperture thus wade the water washed in so hist that
the pumps could not keep her free. The crew and two
passengers then took to a small boat, and had-searcely
quitted the ccssel when she won down. They were
shortly afterwards picked up by the Hope, of Pwinelly,
and landed at Mil oid Ilaven. The hie,o was from
Swansea, bound to l'lyinoutit, with a cargo of culm,
and some silver plate and books, said to be worth about
2,0001.

Mr Heber, who is this year high-sheriff for the county
of Salop, on meeting the Judges of Assize, at Shrews-
bury, on Tu, sday. a numerous body of his tenantry and
friends attended hint into the town with favours in their
hats, in const•queuc: of his bents elected one of the Re.
presentative, in Parliament for the University of Oxford.
On Sunday the 26th ult, a boat belonging tu Buck-
haven, Fifeshire, on her return from the Herring
Fishery, was suddenly upset, at 4 p. in. when shout 11
miles off the Outten coast. The crew, consisting of
four men, succeeded in righting her, and by lashing
the !basis across the gunwales, prevented her, although
ful! of water, nom again turning keel uppermost, and
iu this state they were fortunately descried by the SCM.
men of Boddom, and rescued Irvin their perilous situa-
tion, after being fur more than 12 hours .exposed to it.
With the exception of one k, found it sea next
moiling by a Finnyfold boat, along with a few buoys,
they have lost ceery thing, including adl. worth of nets.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT —About three o'clock, on
Tuesday aiternoon, Captain Gardiner, smack-owner, of
the. port of listwich, with a party of friends, set sail in
a boat to drink tea on board his vessel, lying at anchor
in the harbour. When about a quarter of a unite from
the shore (me of the women's bonnets was blown off,
and in gibing the boat in order to get it (the wind
blowing fresh, and the main sheet fist on the contrary
side), the boat upset. by which dreadful accident the
wile of Captain Gardiner, h 4 daughter, aged 13, an
apprentice of the age of 17, and Mrs. Miles (who hod a
child in her Wills about two years old), were unfortu-
nately drowned. The captain, his son a youth of seven
years of age, and an apprentice. together with another
person, and Mrs. Mile's child were resereid from a
watery grave by boats from the shore, which went in
every direction to sender assistance. This shucking event
was witnessed by a her of persons on the beach who
had seen the party embark. I'hc bodies only of Mrs.
Gardiner and Mrs. Miles isave been picked up.

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