Star.
London, England, 1808-09-22 00:00:00

belonging to the Eagle Insurance Office, and resided
in King's-head-yard; Tooky-street- He attended
with his engine in Bow-street,at six o'clock on Tuesday
morning, and was sent by the foreman of the engine
to borrow a length of hose from the Globe engine,
which was at work at Covent Garden side; it was
then about half-past seven o'clock ;on his arriving at
the Globe engine, heard a dreadfu crash, as if a wall
had fallen in ; went to the Piazza door ; saw two
men brought out alive, but much burnt ; some per-
sons threw water on them ; one of the doors was open
the other shut ; the passage covered up with rubbish,
and some large beams on the top of it ; the engine
and men were entirely buried under it ; he assisted to
cut away the door, which took up twenty minutes ;
the beams and rubbish could not be got at until the
door was removed ; it took them then half an hour
before they could remove the rubbish so as to get at
the unfortunate sufferers ; they were obliged to keep
throwing water on it continually, the heat was so
great. After they saw the first man, they were a
quarter of an hour before they could get him out, he
was so jambed in, that he was completely doubled
together ; he had only- a shirt and breeches on ; from
the opposite side of the engine, they got out two other
of the bodies, but they seemed to be burnt to a cin-
der ; they then got the engine out, one half of which
was burned ; they afterwards found six other bodies,
all dead. It was then twelve o'clock, and he went
away to get some refreshment. Upon his return,
he was informed there were four other bodies found.

The Coroner informed the Jury, it was not for them
to ascertain how the Theatre became on fire ; but he
trusted the proprietors would make a strict inquiry :
it was for the Jury to investigate how the unfortunate
sufferers came to their deaths.

The Jury returned a verdict,—" That the deceased
were accidentally killed by the falling down of a room
in Covent Garden Theatre, called the Apollo-room."

Another- inquest was held at St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, at seven o'clock, by Thomas Shelton, Esq.
on the bodies of John Sayers, Robert Hewitt, and
John Beaumont, who were brought to the Hospital
from the dreadful fire at the Theatre, Covent Gar-
den, on Tuesday morning last, and who have since
died, from being dreadfully burned and bruised.
Twenty-four Jurymen were present.
William Henderson, a fireman belonging to the
Phoenix Fire Office, living in Little Carter-lane, Doc-
tors' Commons, identified John Sayers as belonging
to his office. Witness stated, that on Tuesday mor-
ning last, he attended the fire at Covent Garden
Theatre, on the side of the Piazza ; he perceived the
doors shut-to with great violence ;he heard an explo-
sion of gunpowder, and a great crash, which proceed-
ed from the Falling of a stack of chimnies, which
brought down the arch, and buried a great number
of persons under the ruins ; witness assisted in getting
out several of the unhappy sufferers, who were in a
most dreadful state; the bodies lay in different pos-
tures—some on their sides with their legs drawn up ;
the flesh was burned off from several parts of their
bodies ; he assisted in conveying those who were
first taken out to Mr. Huison's, surgeon in James-
street, Covent Garden, who dressed their wounds.

William Henderson, son to the above witness, said,
on Tuesday morning he was standing by the PLenix
engine, which was under the Piazza in Covent Gar-
den. Witness perceived a great body of smoke com-
ing out of the Theatre door, and a great number of
persons running towards him. They appeared to be
coming out of the Theatre. Their faces were cover-
ed with dirt. Witness ran away, and saw no more.
Benjamin Brooks, belonging to the Phcenix Fire-
office, and living in Ivy-lane, identified Robert
Hewitt, who was a bugle-man belonging to the Duke
of Cumberland's sharp-shooters, and by trade t
plumber and glazier. Witness stated, on Tuesday
morning last, about five o'clock, he attended with his
engine at the Piazza door of Covent-garden Theatre,
and with the asistance of fourteen or fifteen of his com-
rades he got the engine up the steps of the gateway,
into the passage, and took it close to the tank, which
was near the archway on the right side of the door
Several other persons came in at the time; some from
curiosity, and others to assist to work the engine.—
There might be fifteen or sixteen people on each side
of it at work. One of them he noticed to be a
butcher's boy. After having played for some time,
a carpenter belonging ;to the Theatre said to him—
“ Do you know what you are working under ? It is
our carpenter's shop, and it is in a body of fire."
Witness removed the engine from that place, and
went part of the way up the stairs, in order to see in
what state the fire was ; the heat was so powerful, he
came down immediately, and went out into the air to
recover himself. Hewitt, the deceased, was at that
time standing close to the door, inside of the passage.
Witness instantly heard a great crash, as proceeding
from the fall of a stack of chimnies, and, at the state
time, as he thought, the report of gunpowder. At
that instant, the deceased and several other persons
were thrown on the outside with great violence, and
the door shut to. He instantly proceeded, with the
assistance of others, to break open the door, and
brought fifteen or sixteen persons out alive, but dread-
fully scorched. He did not think the men that were
taken out had been shut in above five minutes. It
was upwards of three hours before they could attempt
effectually to remove the rubbish, amongst which were
several stoves. The engine was entirely consumed,
and near the place where it stood were eleven dead
bodies, laid in two or three different piles.
John Beaumont, the third person, had been iden-
tified by his friends, but they did not come forward
to give evidence; he also belonged to the Phcenix Fire
Office.

The Jury returned a verdict—" Accidental death."
There are two other men in the above hospital,
one of them-said to be a private in the Guards, and
both in a very bad state.
Joseph Pilkin, one of the three men taken to Mid-
dlesex Hospital, is since dead ; the third is nearly.
recovered.

J. Oakley, a :smith, and some other poor persons,
are still missing.
It is not yet ascertained, nor perhaps ever will be,
from what cause the fire originated.. It was first dis-
covered in a room next to Hart-street, which was
chiefly used as a repository for scenes not in imme-
t•diate use.

A wall had been recently built for the purpose or
preventing any danger to the Theatre, from fire
breaking out in either of the Coffee-Houses next the
Piazza. This wall had the effect of preventing the

flames from the Theatre communicating to the C
Houses, otherwise it is probable the whole of that si e
of Covent-Garden, and the east-side of James-street,
as far as H irt-street, wotild have been destroyed.
The amount of the insurance will scarcely cover
more than one-fourth of the loss, or at least of the sum
necessary to replace what has been destroyed. To
replace indeed some of the property destroyed, is im-
possible. Of the originals of the music of Handel,
Arne, and other eminent composers, which were de-i
stroyed, there are no copies. A great number of
valuable scenes, many of them new, and prepared at
a great expence, were also destroyed.
Mr. Watkins, of York-street, was stated to have
suffered, but he was not hurt. It was a Mr. Richards,
clerk to Messrs. Shaw and Edwards, of St. Paul's
Church-yard, who was scalded so much with the water
falling from the burning materials, that he died in Mr.
Watkins' house about 12 o'clock on the same day.—
Anotker mistake also occurred wi th respect to the name
of Mr. Harris. It was not Mr. Harris, optician, of 47,
Holborn, who met with the misfortune stated, but Mr.
Thomas Harris, junior, of Hyde-street, Bloomsbury,
who was a Serjeant in the Bloomsbury. Volunteers.
He was amongst those who were overwhelmed by the
flaming ruins. A hole was made in the wall next
the Shakespeare, for the purpose of extricating the
sufferers, and he was the second who was by this
means got out. He was conveyed to his father's
house, and afterwardi walked to his own, at a short
distance, but he was so much burnt, that he died at
four o'clock the same afternoon, leaving a widow and
three children to lament his death. Of those who
were taken to hospitals, two are since dead ; one of
them a fireman belonging to the Plicenix Office, of the
name of Sayers, in the Middlesex hospital, and ano-
ther fireman belonging to he London Assurance
Office. Several more are in the Hospitals whose lives
are despaired of.
Another accident happened yesterday. One of the
walls in Hart-street appeared in a tottering state, and
some persons near it were warned of their danger, but
a few still remained, and the wall falling, one of them,
a labouring man, was killed on the spot, and several
others were much bruised.

The report from the Middlesex Hospital is much
less afflicting than we, from general report, expgcted
to find it, as will be seen by the following notice s
MIDDLIZSZX HOSPITAL, 81st Sept. 1808.
Brought in from the Fire yesterday morning—Timis :
JIM)! Patin!. cabinet-maker, since dead; Rickard Bird, since
dead; Jame: Duncan, labourer, quite r.covered.

Mr. TAYLOR, in the most handsome manner, has
voluntarily made a tender of the King's Theatre to
Mr. HARRIS, which has been frankly accepted by the
latter.

THEWIN TER THEATRES.--The following facts may
at this particular period, be worthy of attention :

Drury:lane Theatre was built 1662—destroyed by fire 1672--.
rebuilt 1674—pulled ch,wn 1791—re-built 1794. . .

Covent-Carden Theatre was built 1733—eniarged1792..—des-
troyes1 by Fre 1808.
Opera-House, Haymarket opened 1704—burnt down 1789
the foundation of a new one laid 1790.

Pantheon, Oxford-street, opened 177--converted to an Opera
House 1784—burnt down 1792

Astley's Amphitheatre, burnt down on the Duke of York's
birth-night,l794—rebuilt, and burnt down a second time in 1803.
Royal Circus, destroyed by fire on the Prince of Wales's birth-
day, 1805.

Arrived at Swansea :

Mr. and Mrs. S. Homfray and family, Mr. J. Trahcrne, Mr.
Gilbert, Lieutenant Morgan, Mr. Barnewell, Madame Bianchi,
Mr, Hall, Mrs. Jones, Miss Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Oakey, Mr.
and Mrs. Mon, Mrs. Hooper, Madame Choisseul, Mrs. Lott,
Mr. Mogridge, Mr. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmond, Mr.
Hudson, &c. &c.
Arrived at Tenby:

Sir William and Lady- Paxton and family, the Honourable Ba-
ron and Lady Graham, Lady and Miss Seymour, Mr. and Mrs.
Stockwell and family, Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, Mr. and two
Misses Wright, Mr. Skrine, Mr. Wm. Hussey, Mrs. Eracken-
bury, Mr. Webb, Dr. Bowen, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Nesbitt, Mr.
and Mrs. Bowen, &c. &c.
. The Duke and Duchess of BEE/FORD left town yes.
terday, for Woburn Abbey.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Tnvismen left
town yesterday, on a visit to her Royal Highness the
PRINCESS of WALES, at Blackheath.
His Royal Highness MONSIEUR is at present at
Gosfield House, on a visit to the Comte de Limn
(Louts XVIII.) and his Illustrious Consort. The
Duc de SNERANT and his Son left town a few days
ago for the purpose of paying their respects to those
Illustrious Representatives of the House. of BOURBON.
Lord RENDLESHAM, at the time of his decease, was
accompanied by Lotus XVIII. and the Earl of
CHATHAM.

Yesterday the LORD MAYOR, SHERIFFS, and other
City OfPcers, went in state to Christ Church, New.
gate-street, where a Sermon was preached before
them and the Governors of Christ's Hospital, by the
Rev. Mr. GILLY ; after which they heard two of the
eldest scholars of that excellent seminary deliver Ora-
tions—the one in Latin by Mr. T. DALL, and the
other in English by Mr. T. GILLY.
PATRIOTIC DEPUTIES.—The following is a list of
the Deputies appointed for the Supreme Government
of Spain :

DIVISIONS.
Old Castile
Leon

DEPUTIES.
Don FRANCISCO XAVIER CANO.
Don LORENZO BONIFAZ.
`His Excellency Senor B. VALDES.
Viscount QUINTANILLA.
'His Excellency Count SASTAGO.
'Brig. Don FRANCISCO PALAFOX 4 MELZI.
EI _
an. Don sJoarsizo CALVO.
Count Dr Ticcy.
Asst. Sir D. FRANCISCO SAAVEDRA.
'CALM Dr XIMARDE.
Don MANUEL M. ATALLZ.
'His Excellency Don GASPAR DE JOVALLANOS
Marquis Of CAMPO SAGR ADO.
,rtils Excellency Prince Pm.
' His Excellency Count of CONTAMINA.
His Excellency Count of FLORIDA BLANCA.
The Marquis of Vic LAIL
`Senor Don OTALLE.
Name Unknown.
`Don LUIS GINES DE FUNES.
Regent of the Audience, Rigurcatr.
Marquis DE VILLET.
Baron DE SARASONA.

Arragon ....

Andalusia

Gafficia

Asturias ..........

Valencia ..... ....

Murcia ..... .....
Estremadura ....

Granada
Catalonia

By the latest accounts, it appears, the Supreme Go-
vernment will be assembled in Cuidad Real, in La
Mancha. The Deputies of the Provinces of New
Castile, Navarre and Biscay, are not appointed ; but
those of the former, it is supposed, will be soon nomi-
nated, and of the two latter, when the Capitals of
these Countries shall be liberated from the Invaders.

Wednesday se'nnight, in one of the .market-boats
belonging to 'Pill, a poor woman,. who li;.,es there,
returning home from Bristol, was taken ill near tht
Hotwells, and before the boat could oak Pill,?
child was born.