Star.
London, England, 1814-02-11 00:00:00

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The Managers of the Philadelphia Bible Society,
have learned from the Bishop of Orleans, that it was '
probable not ten Bibles could be found among the
70,00 u Catholics, which inhabit that place. The Mis-
sionaries were informed,' that ,6 when the Amerieins
took possession of the country it was not, until after
long'search, that a Bible could be obtained for admi-
nistering the oath of Office—the one at last procured,
was • a Latin volgate, from one of the Priests." The
whole country of Louisiana,' is in a similar, if not in•
a worse situation, as to the Channels of spiritual infor-
illation. The Managers have resolved on printing an
Edition of Five Thousand'French New Testaments,
to be immediately sent thither to be distributed gra-
tuitously—confidently relying on the beneficence of
their Fellow Citizens, to render the measure efficient
and easy.
DREADFUL FIRE.—The following are the particu-
lars of the orikin and progress of the late dreadful
fire in New York : •
It first made, its appearance about one o'clock, in
a workshop belonging to Mr. David Loring, cabinet
maker, in ,Beckman-street, which was entirely de-
stroyed ; thence it spread, on the north side, to Ha-
milton's Vinegar-yard, and destroyed a large quan-,
tity of vinegar and other property in the yard--e-
-thence to Mr. Lee's Currying-shop, near' to Ferry.
street ; this snop, while on fire, was tons clown,,for
the purpose of stopping its progress—thence to Miner
and Slater's shop, Young's Oil-shop, Mott's TobaCco-
factory, and Hayward's Carpenter's shop, all of
which were destroyed—thence to the. African 4601-
house, its Cliff-street, under which was a deposit of
beef and pork ; the building was entirely consumed,
and.a great part of the provisions destroyed—thence
to a dwellirig.house, name unknown, in the same
street. From • Hayward's shop, mentioned above,
the fire spread to the church, and thence to Mr. Lo-
ring's spacious warehouse, Mrs. Baker's Boarding-
house, Mr. Mersereau's, Mr. P.irdy's, and Mr. Tins-
son's dwelling-houses, all of which were'entirely con-
sumed, except the last, whit:h was Much injured.
Several houses in Beckman-street, opposite the
Church, were also on fire, one of which (Mrs. Hay.'
ward's) was much injured. At, the time these houses
caught fire, 'the firemen were deterred from approach-
ing them, by the dangerous situation of the Church-
steeple; but the moment the steeple had fallen, they
pressed "fOrward• and immediately extinguished the
flamein Mr. Scott's house, in Pearl-street, cattght.
• fire from the flakes and 'cinders blown from the ,
Church. Thee engines repairing iinmestiWiyAcrits
relief, extinguished" the fire, *Pout any wimp in-
jury: The Churih took fire about two o'clock, and'
had been burning with gteat fury an pour and 0.1
quarter, when- the steeple fell. The Oa of she
Church is estimated at 100,000 &Hart, '$Ot:1,000 of
which was insured. It is supposed that the fire ori-
ginated by design.

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FRENCH PAPERS,
PARS, FEBRUARY
On the 4th in themorning, Count 'stadion; Count
Rasumowski, Lord Castiemagh, and Batou Hum-
bolai, arrived at Chatillon sur Seine, where the Duke
of Vicenza already had arrived. The first visits on
both aides 'have been made, and the first conference
was to take place between the Plenipotentivies the
same evening.

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