The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-04

with 10000 men, TO the interior, leaving the
command of his army to Gen. IrCubenot.
This march proves the extremity to which
BonaParte finds himself reduced. 1t is said
that the third Spanish army, and the re
serve of .andeiusia, are to enter France to
form the blockade of Ba, onne, while the
great Lord marches to Bordeaux.
FROM London pafeas TO the 1874 Fec. received at
Charleston.
LONDON, Feb IS.
DESTRUCTION OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE
We have the melancholy task of recording hes
W calamity which occurred yesterday morning, and
which has oreaSoncd the greatest Consideration and
confusion. About six in the morong most dread.
tai FIRE burst out from the west wing of the Custom
house, and within very short tune, ragged with n-
Sossevsbe fury. All our readers know how psr-
saw Thames Street I, in that part where the Gus
tom house stands. The flames soon caught the hou-
AIS opposite, filled with sugar aud rum. The rum
blew up with a dreadful explosion about bali an
hour past nine O'clock The roofs were blown OF
aud scattered to distance; the houses near were
materially injured and the windows broken in evA
.ry house in Esstcheap and tor quSrter OF a mile
round. The goods on the wharf are nearly sill des-
troyed. Several Gvea are understood to have been
.bs,
For the first time, almost, those brave and use.
Ia! body OF men, the hremen, were dcunted. They
dared not approach sufficiently to play Cd tsat
OF guapowder lying there, the explosion Oh which
was sPprehended.
The FIRE commenced In The apartment Of Mis-,
Kelly the Houekeeper, but supposed to be occupied
by her brother Who sleeps IN the house. Upon
the inst alarm Of FIRE, he hurried up 10 hrs sister,
Miss Kelly, but she was in such senseess state
from the fright. that her brother, with great d eu
~, got her OF the house without any clothing
Colonel Kelly himself was carried away in blanket
very much sc2rehed, aed they both tsken to
the Rev Mr.. Whites, on Tower-biil. Colonel kei'
iy had just been stting himself out for the West
Indies and has lost all his property. Mary OF his
book, and papers would have been saved but for
the constant alarm of the explosion OF the gunpow-
der belonging to the Port.
About twenty minutes before ten the explosion
took place (sbout two barrels and hais which car
RED many buckets as far as Rillingsgate only one
was hurt in the head by the explosion. Anon est
the books and papers sratehe6 from destruction, the
FIRST we're taese belonging to he Searcher,s Office,
they being conveyed out OF the win lows OF that Oh
6ce ato the lighters the Quay. 10 the Land Sur
veyor's Oficr, few books also were saved. In the
Searetary's Office, being adjoining to the House.
Keepers Othee, IL is supposed that no papers are
saved, and consequently thst many important pa
pers belonging the Court Bond Office entirely
destroyed. In the Long Room, the books and some
OF the papers OF the Collectors outward were saved
but those OF the Collectors Inward destroyed. The
tide wss running high, and many goods saved
by lighters the wharf 1t is supposed the loss
20 Government will be immense the bonds being all
destroyed.
The commissioners Of his msjesty's customs feel
t necessary TO inform the merchants with all po.s bic
dispatch, that in consequence of the recent cslam-
iy this morning, namely the destruction of the Gus
som-House by FIRE, they have adiunged it right to
meet at the house of their Secretary. in Trinity
squire, for the purpose Of considering Whist mes-
surLs II may be necessary te take Tor the due con-
duet of the public business, Il they will day az
Ter day, Sunday included, t further orders Signed,
&c.
All books, papers, and public documents saved
from the 4Smes, were ordered TO be removed to
the Commercial Sale Rooms, IN Trinity-!sne, where
tise heads OF officers were directed 10 attend 81 col
iect the same. 1t was reported that several lives
had besn Loaf; but during the consterDsiion and
stcDpssc of business yesterday, il not possible,
10 collect any thing like the extent OF the Inisehiei
sustained ~ this eaeality.
The following, says London paper, isa genuine
Setiter from sailor, on his return from an India
so &c
lRa,ren Hastings. EGst IndiamGn, off
GraUe&end March "a, 1915.
DEAR BROTHER TOM,
This Gums hopein t. find Won in good health "a il
leaves safe auchor'd here Yesterday at p NJ af-
pleasant voyage toerabie short sad few squalls
Dear Tom--Hopes to fnd poor old father stout,
and quite out OF pig tai. 5 gifts of pig-taii at
Graves d, bnt unfortunately not It for dog to
chor-DeAr Tom, captains boy will bring yeu this,
and put pg-tsil in his pocket when bort. Best in
London st the black.Soy in dies, where 90,
acks for the best Pig'tai, pound pig-tai, will 10
and short OF shirts, only took two where
Of one is wored cut, and t1ther most, but don't
forget the pig tail as not had quid Choir since
Thursday.-Desr Tom, rs for shirts, yor size will
DO. only longer. like um leng--get one at present
- at Toves-h II, AMI ehesp-But be partieulsx,
10 go dies at the black boy forthe pigtsl, and
Dear Tom scks for pound best pigtaiI and let it be
soodcsptsin's boy will put the pgtail in his pocx.
et, he likes pig.tail, so tyit up-Dear Tom, shall
be up Monday, thsre thersabouts-not so
particular for the ahrt, as the present be wash
ed, but don't forget ,hs pstaii without fail, AN
JcHr LOVING brother. I. p.
r. S.-DoD't forget the pig-tail.