Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-10-23

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I 49, wss discovered 10 be on 6rs.--
} 49,, n,.s of Mr.. Nm. Ssanard the.
~ 81 .ssent proprietor had not beensent
( g 3 4. earthly home, wt1en 4 sick and!
81 sa,oipc family I. ere driven By new
4 s s''.;sy. with the rrEains Of . parent
'' - Husband, from ths so!i;sde Of their
~ s,aw., 10 weep andsr The aext. hospisa.
8 So ,,,ol. over their complicated misfor
ss. RI, hoose was on an eminense and a
80 Wind from ahs aorsh west blew TIE
$3.50 : : i. into the body of the town. 10 the
- rs.ss,s{ 1 few houss, three Of the best
sssoxrd SC sarss with pasts OF two Others
'ss s;,lepea &c all their improvements -.
~ ~ ,ap;sd:iy OF The fisrin tie horrors OF
s':as,asiasion sarcugh houses highly COM
st's55.e fro a he operasl on Of lhclase doUght
d,s scoossaraasion thar prevailed dsstroy-
IS e,.f3sert aud presence of mi1d 10 most
4 ,'h1,s y l,o we're labpriously active,the IN
l ,.uos,e,,tv 81 the engipes 10 pcriorm thsir
& IS With iaH Ieases, prevents many OF
,ss 81 fss fsons ssying great proper ton
,5g,Lsi. u cable properly. The Upper
ss,aseo Nsie house, With al the tobacco:
..a,sd. we're consumed. A cake Of burn
81 .,;:,sr wss thrown on the roof Of the
h,st house. which stood al the distance of
"a stssess from The general ccnaagrasion
I'D So furious was the progress OF the
anne i. ST Ill The book papers and money
m,bs vsulss were Of necessity, esPosed
lnisp The whole ofthe fire TOTS action,
81. Iass STAGE been recovered er,ire. Hap.
ray a. humsn life was lost.
lh:s axtclIy sMic,ing sventhas bereft
usay families, some 10 disease al the en-,
,.ssss 81 winter, Of their only shelters and
sf;AsIrss. The woes Of the comfossless.
,.d Il TIC sunersDg which pervades great.
| Ii psrtof Fredericksburg calls aloud for
saasib0sion from the o9ulent. The In
kSitsOss of this town, were lately Liberal
i tbsu relief so,he wretched OF NorfoIk.
aplau has been organized to furnish the
hnsys!sn, cf the sis,cr towns in Virginia,
ad 81 lie nsigh5Oring cean,ry with an cp-
p0uluily II enjoyiog that luxury which a
psybosom feels ing,viug charity where
ruiiaud disness combine 10 Claim is.
Asasmre:iug of the inhabitants of the
hra Of fredericksburg, on she 2o:h Oct.
1901, asrcssble to previous notice, for the
lsrposs Of taking toto consideration the
measures uSsst advisable for procuring re-,
kflor she sufferers by Ere on yssterday-
Doctor GsariesL. Garter, was called 70
dschair.
Rsysrs Heains. was appointed secresa.
Pssslped, That subscriptions be immedi.
ssly opened for The relief of the sufferers
y .hs 6rrs Of yesterday
Resolpsd That nine persons, viz. Ben:
Isla Bots. George French, Charles l.,
Inter. Hugh Mercer, John Minor, ben.
saln Day. William Ssnork. anaes Smock,
aaOsrtpasson, be q ssandiug general com.
a''se 10 50 perinsendthe said subscriptions
sseselve fhs contributions, TO enquire itl..
a'ae salase & extent of such sufferers 9 ;
nay Isqane aiG, and 10 distribute she
as'as . be acquitted by The subscriptions,
y @eh manner and 10 such proportions as
'asIafly Of any meeting os the said com
'a'ss nav determine 90.
Se'slssd That the following special
ssm''sss be appoiAfsd TO procure sub.
s'paops 10 the places respectively assign:
anthem,
Nm. G. Williams and Edward Rootes,
we elsy Of Richmond.
',nes Dykes and George MARRY, in
e0fosgh Of Norfolk.
zines Patton aud VIM. Fitzhugh 10 the
~ cf Alexandria. IS "
s. qs''; Shores Ioho Nc reery, and Geo.
We vs. 10 Petersburg
N. a q Peyson, add lanes Reid, in Dam.
lnsse %. Prince Wi Ham,
a HOLMES and Henry Tucker, in
'msaesler. 80 3
s.pnan Johnssoa and jain ceui,er il