The Sun.
London, England, 1802-01-26 00:00:00

BOSTON, DEC. 17.

Ta E Inhabitants of this Town were again alarthi:
ed by the cry of fire, between two and three
o'clock on Wednesday morning last, and with con-
sternation perceived that the flames arose from al.:
most the same spot as the fire of the 17.. th inst. It
began on
.the wharfs contiguous to Fore,street
and after consuming a number of stores, shops, and
other buildings, it spread to the neighbouring
houses in Pore-street, and threatened destrulion
to the whole North part of the. town ; but by the
unceasing exertions of the Citizens; it was happily
and Proliidentially arrested in its progress, after it
had swept away about fifteen dwelling_hou,,eS, and
is many buildings of other descriptions.

It is pretty generally believed that this unhappy
event was the result of premeditated villany, as the
fire, at an early, stage of its progress, was seen
bursting from several buildings, not contiguous to
each other,.at the same momen%

The sufferers in this dreadful calamity are Manyi
and their losses severe.

To the dreadful list of devdstation, lye have to
add the loss of two valuable Sloops Which,lay at the
wharfs, and on account •of the shoalness of the water
could 'not be removed. • One of them, the Charming
Mary, was owned by a Mr. -Ulmer, of Thomas::
town ; the other; the 'Sloop Franklin, Capt. Samp.;
son, of Barnstable., bound for`M,At-York, with ail
her cargo on board) entirely consumed.

The circumstances attending this fire, have e.
cited a great degree of alarm in the public mind.
The Selectmen' have ;offered a large reward for the
discovery of the inten:liaries and it is to be hoped
that every villain So abandoned aal depraved, wi.l
be'deteeled and brought to `r uniMnent.
Of the immense property lost at this fire, not
more than io,ooo dollars were insured.
The authors are sopposed to be United Irishmeni
who fled from Ireland, and French Negroes from a-16
French Islands.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MALTAi DATED

rcov. 16,

Inscrip'tiiins•iiltirninateci at the Festival
celebrated at Malta,as .a, testiulonir of the gratitude
Of the inhabitants to
,His MAJESTY fot having
glade Malta a free port
" giokcio TER7.IO
e Padre
Primis di' Catlene
: • .. • i'oi di Dazii
Liber4
.I\4:uta grata:

Liberty di Cotrimeicio'§
Data a Malta grata; „
Da Naziobe libera e Massimo.
Ai 5 lioleinbre, !For

A LTRA.

f'adrede popolii, Gioxoto TERzto,
Libertil di Cdrnmercio,
Diede a Malta grata.

Ai 5 Nov. 801

•
Libert4 di Commer6o;
Dona a Malta gratai
Di Nazione Liuera e Mass;Ma.
Ai g Nov. tBOl.

te The town was illciminaied, Te Deurri sung,;
the ships in the liathours and the batteries
The MerchantS gave entertainments; and Mt;
Ctimit.ES MAtfiCt, the first Merchant; gaVe
most splendid dinner to Lord
" In the evening His MajestY's.CiVil Comthis:.
sioners for the Government of Malta and Gozo
gave a Ball. The four Cities and CoUntry Town
were illuminated, and particularly the Theatte, at
the expence of Mr: MATTEr."

Died, on Tuesday morning last, at her house iti
St. James's-square, Bath, Mrs; FR ANC Lo k,
widow of the late GEO. Lo'w TH'Ert., Esq. of LOWrther
Lodge, in Ireland.—ThiS Lady Was an heiress, and
daughter of CriAMB E BRAD 1,1 Po izSONB Y,
of Ash.:grove, in the sanie kingdom, and grand_
daughter of the Hon: Major. General. Hal4tri Pox,
SON BY, who was killed at the Battle Of Fontenoy,
on the r ith of May, 1745,, and was brother to the
first Earl of BisgoitOu 7—Sheis succeeded in her
estatesby her eldest son, GEotiot Lowrkiri,-Esqd
Robert Derit, of the city of York,. miller, a
persOh of eonsider'able property, was last week found
guilty, at the •Quarter , Sessions of that City; of
stealing three dead rabbits; from the shop of a poor.
woman, and sentenced to. be imprisoned and kept
to hard labour in the House of Correction for twe
;rear?,

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