Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1812-01-02
From THE ENQUIRER.
NARRATIVE.

\ VIC cannot paint the details Of the scene cF
3 Thursday night---No description can do jus-
sltice TO its horrors--and there were so few per-
ssons so cool and self-collected as to accurately
tpaint any part of the mass of woes which fell
s:an moment upon us.---Some scenes are so
afraught with horror, that delicate pencil
zwould have TO skip Besides, time
;sssenoush has not been had to bring together an
saccurate group of woes.
4 II is painful TO tench upon the catastrophe
ofthose who have gone for ever Iheirash-
;ses'are in the grave-but their memories are
9entcmbed in our hearts. @
q The generous and worthy Smith, who but
"a few days since was crowned with one Of
SJhe highest honors which. Virginia can hes-
s.tow, IS snatched from his country, his dis
s;trscted family, his children and his friendsL!
aItis not certainly known whether he had ef-
Elected his escape from thebuilding and rush
sed again into the flames to save his child -
y There is confusion in the story, and per-
chaps IT is as well IL it never were cleared up.
4 Abraham Is. Venable, the President of the
k9aIk of Virginia q man VINO has Sled our
spublic stations with very high repute; who
lhas been in the House of Repicsentatites &
gin the Senate Of the United States during the
Finest interesting peliods--hc too is gone -
gle has left no wife or children; but a Icing
Errain of relatives and friends to weep his loss
1Hewasin the bcx with ladies; he begged thcH.
stot to be Precipitate CT impatient; but was az
Slength criveD towards window in the lob
tby, with crowd Of others. The suffocating
asmoke came rolling on. Mr.. V. and some who
f~ere with him were throwsp down. Mr.. No
Hand fell towards the window and was saw
Fed; Mr.. v. fell the other way and persisted
IN the smoke!
u Many doubtless persisted in the same way.
1 he volume Of smoke, which could not az
sh:stescare through the roof, was bent down.
wards; black, dense. almost saturated with
oily vapours. Many we're Su!fccated By II.
who might have had strength enough 10 leap
'the wlndows.--Several were saved By the
fresh air which they inhaled at the windows
Tor even at q Granny.
Poor Bottsl man ff astonishing sid,titT
and attainmen'sst the bar, has persisted with
his VIE and her Eiece---he fell peThapsa
fictin 70 his hopes. lie thought it more pYu-
Gent 10 sit still with his wife, while the crowd
passed by; bu; her sis,eI-in-law Mrs. Page,
yielding TO the sympathetic impulse Of her
fears, rushed forward and Is sayed.--What
2 seal has tleath set upon his family AT ono
fell sweep, FIVE helpless children are convert
ed into Orphans!
How heavily he's thc hand e death fallen
pon the family Of the Harvics l--Peor mcur-
cerH, deeply indeed have ye drunk Of the CT?
q affection Within five short years we had
1umbe red among the dead. the venerable
luhn Harvic the Distinguished Lewis HaT-
We, The amia,le Mrs. NJ CrSw, the interest
lg little boy # DIR. peterborough. Put
" one blow. tic distressed mother, Mrs.
Iartic, has lest her noble ard high-souicd
laughter. JUliana, her excellent son, J.. j
larvie, and that sweet li,tIe sill. Mary
.Nhiucck. Ter beloved grand daughter.l'-
Reader, conceive Il you can, what ycu never
an have felt
Lieut.. James Cijbon, Of the Us. Navy,
'aS gone with the -csti Ycung as be was, be
iad tasted - ,hc cup &C aflcticr. lie vas
aiken captive iu the Pliladclphia, and I'M
nurcd " &c prisons of Tiipoli.--On chs ia
al nigh. lie and Mr. Johr Lynch we're ~ tho
aric Scy with Mrs Calico. Miss Corycrs'
W. NtEable and uthers--When The siaiu
= A. hiSt given, :hty crCcevorcd 10 quiet thc
I'iT' ebersiony cf the ladies'. but when tfe
rcnt sccre was IN famrs, thcy reached c'eI
VI Miss ConyrTs who TAD sunk TiotcniS-s