Star.
London, England, 1810-01-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The ed battalion of the 4th or King's Own, and
.e Ist Battalion of the 28th, have unexpectedly re.
eiTed orders to march immediately from Cokhester
or Portsmouth, there to embark for Gibraltar.
The countermand of the march of Captain Lava•
oa's troop of Horse Artillery from Canterbury, and
!be two other troops of the same corps for Ports.
mouth, noticed in a forme' Paper, was only, it is
said, on account of the transports destined to receive
diem, not being arrived at the point of embarkation.
:t is certainly at present intended that they shall pro.
:eoi to Portugal, with other reinforcements, for Lord
WBUINGTON'S army. •
Tile Peggy transport, which arrived at Falmouth
:n Thursday, brought over 225 men of they 14th Dra-
zoons, whose hones had been drafted into the 16th
oragoons, now in Portugal.

I.

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ARE 1,02413-ICRB.—We have-beenlavoured with
the following particulars of the melancholy fire which
occurred on Sunday night, or rather, on Monday
morning about two o'clock, when, it was first 'disco-
vered bursting Ont in a column of re issuing throng)t
the root of the workshops of Messrs. Hhicoltzaffie and
Co Machine-makers, in Long Atre, which commu-
nicated and soon consumed their house, and the ad:
Joining house, . Messrs. Fairburn and Co.'s,,leather-
sellers. The Crowe public house (on the west side
lof Messrs. Hattaffie's premises) nearly shared the
'same fate as the two other houses, the greater part of
which is destroyed. The most miraculous escape
'that perhaps ever occurred, was the saving of Messrs.
Hatchett and Co.'s premises, and the circumstances
attending it deserve to be recorded. Mr. Farley,
of Covent Garden Theatre, was passing at the time
the fire broke out, and with great presence of mind
went immediately to the Theatre for one of their en-
gines, and, with the two firemen, assisted by thi*
of the watchmen that are kept constantly in waiting,
goon arrived, and having placed it near a pump in
Messrs. Hatchett and Co 's premises, where it was
supplied with water by the great activity of Mr. A.
Crace, of Long Acre, who took an axe and went to •
his own premises hard by, and knocked down a water
'trunk, and fixed one end to the mouth of the pump,
land the other into the engine, by which means water
was, constantly supplied, though the fire was com-
pletely. around. Indeed it would not be justice to
Mr. Crace, if his exertions were not mentioned, for by
his example in attacking the most dangerous parts
'during the fire, he kept the men constantly about
him • his intrepidity and exertions not only saved the
whole of Messrs. Hatchett's premises, which, if they
had been destroyed, must inevitably have burnt Gyf- 1
ford's brewhouse, and one side of Mercers'-street.—
The Directors of of the Sun and Exchange Fire-
,
'Offices ought to make some very handsome compen-
sation to Mr. Farley and Mr. Crace, also to the fire-
men of Covent Garden Theatre, and those iadieitclu-
-1
als who assisted in supplying the water, that it may
stimulate Gentlemen, &c to similar example. For
if Messrs. Hatchett's premises alone had been de-
stroyed, a damage of at least .150,000 would have
accrued to the above Fire Offices.
FIRE AT DOVER.—In our Paper of Saturday list,
we stated, that a dreadful fire had broken out in the
City of London Inn, in Dover. The following par-
ticulars on the subject have now reached us : the
house in which the fire broke out was the only one
totally destroyed ; but we regret to add, that one nit.
fortunate inmate lost his life. —lt appears that the fire
broke out at about a quarter before three on Friday
morning, occasioned by a foreign gentleman, who it
is said went to bed intoxicated, setting fire to the
in which he slept, having left a candle in a chair by
'the bed-side. The flames communicated to another
abed in the same room, and soon spread to every part
'of the house. Most of the rooms being wainscotted,
in the short space of two hours and a half the whole
was consumed, leaving only the bare walls standing.
So rapid was the progress of the flames, that not a
single article of furniture could be preserved, and it
was with difficulty that the landlord, who was awoke
by the person who was the cause of this dreadful dis-
aster, with the various inmates, (one alone excepted)
could escape, with their night clothes only upon them.
At the back of the Inn was the range of stables full of
hay, straw, &c. and adjoining a large tallow house,
and nothing but the most unwearied exertions pre-
vented the communication of the flames to these
buildings ; had they taken fire, the consequences,
from the confined situation of the neighbourhood,
would have been truly dreadful. Most fortunately
at the moment, the water was up in the harbour and
the wind moderate, and a number of engines being
procured were worked by the inhabitants, assisted by
the military, who proved themselves of the greatest
service in extinguishing the flames and in preserving
order. The houses in front of the Inn (the street
being very narrow) were much scorched, and the
adjoining house of Mr. Philpott partially dialoged.
Several other persons in the vicinity also suffered in
their windows and furniture, which they were in
haste to., remove. The premises were insured in
the Phenix Fire Office for £l5OO, not more however
than a quarter of the , loss which the proprertor,
Mr. W. Crow. will sustain ; the furniture, the property
the Landlord, Mr. G. Gimber, who hid lately
taken the Inn, was uninsured and is valued at E5OO.
--The stock of wine and spirits it is said was nearly
all preserved—but the principal sufferer on this
dreadful occasion was Mr. James Robinson, a cork
cutter of Canterbury. Having gone to Dover on bu-
siness, which he was in the habit of doing at stated
periods, he had for the first and last time fixed his
lodgings at the above Inn, and on this fatal night,
after supping with the landlord with whom he had
a previous acquaintance, he retired to rest in a
lower room. In the confusion incident to the event,
it would seem he was forgotten and all recollec-
don of him buried, till on Sunday his wife be-
cowling alarmed at his not returning from his jour-
ney as was expected on Friday morning, sent a
messenger to Dover to make enquiry respecting
him, when after digging in the ruins for several
hours, about four on that day, his body was
found yet smoaking and dreadfully mangled. Of
the merits of this individual in the humble walk of
life in which he trod, more cannot be said, thin that
he was a kind husband, a tender father, and in every
sense of the word, a good man. How much the more
then will his loss be deplored by a widow, four chil-
dren, and their relatives, to whose comforts he ad-
ministered, and whose wants he supplied 1

CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, .1 AN. 17.—Themar.
ket in addition to the late large arrivals of Foreign
Wheat, upwards of 30,000 quarters more are arrived
this week ; the late demand causes fine samples to sup-
port their price ; other sorts dull of sale ; fine Dant-
zic about 112 s. per quarter—Barley and Malt conti-
nue-at little variation—Peas and Beans of the two
descriptions likewise—There are but inconsiderable
supplies of Oats, and this trade rather dearer—Flour
without alteration.

ottlißAL GVIIIILNCY AS CNDIIt .
Wheat, 755. 90s. 100 s. Beans, (old) 543. 60a.
Fine ditto, 105 s. 10115. Tick ditto (old) 423. 525.
Rye, 425. 48s. Oats 245. 284. 112 s.
Barley, 40s. 47a. ed. Poland ditto, &A. 973.04.
Malt 78s. 20$ Potatoe ditto, 28.. Od.
White Peu (boilers), 70s. 801. Rape Seed, 481. 511.
Fite Flour, 90s. 998. Seconds 051. 90s.