Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-07-25
PETERSBURG, July 81.
Some Account
The CONFEDERATION.

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our promise of giving, to-day, an accoun
in detail, OF the loss sustained By the ci
tizens of Petersburg BY tie confaeratiol
on Sunday nisht. The confused and dis
persed situation of the people, has beer
found to present an insurmountable bar
rier to any thing Ike a correct state
ment. We shall, however, enaeasor t.
present such ali one, as ourbest eyerton'
Twill allow. 10 do this, we skall com
lmence at the point we're the fire fermi
mated on Old street ard proceed in as
Irregular order as possible to the lower
lend of Bollingbrook street, where its PRO
Igress was arrested b. the want of mate.
Trials 10 feed the yoraciouS and unreient
ing flames.
| .Asmentioned in onr last, the confagra
ton ceased at opposite points on Old
street, MIR. l.. Z. steinback's large rev
brick building being tie last that was de.
stroyed on the south side OF tie street
I his house was occupied by MIR. S. and
Alessts. Brown & ca.
J he next was two story wooden
house, occupied by Mr.. Cosby, and Mess.
Bragg and Cock.
| The next was small wooden house
occupied as BARRIERS shop.
Then followed the large frame build
ling owned by S. Davis, and occupied by
| himself. James streat, and Mess. Tim
Imermans.
Four tenements, belonging to Hector
IM'Neil, and occupied by Mess. y. Smell
son & CO. Mess. Brewer and Farlamb.
Fl. Baird, and MIR. M'Intosh, follow next
liza order.
The building at the corner Of Old and
Sycamore streets, and occupied by II.
Moreno, David Maben and Bryan Grit-
| fin followed.
Then Richard Cotton S valuable Eook
(store.
Next was Messrs. Grundv and Wells,
Taylms, in a part OF the same house.
slessrs. Bragg and Jones, aFotheea-
!ries followed.
Then the tenement occupied by John
Williams.
Francis Lynch's new and most elegant
brick building.
The tenement occupied by Mess. u.
A. Rawlins, u CO. Mess. Whisworth
and Yancey, Printers ard Mrs Lynch.
Next to Mrs. Lynch's we've several
new houses just commenced. which we're
considerably injured, the sleeEers Of tie
first floor being burnt.
Beyond there. were two or three small
tenements occupied as groceries.
MIR. John Gowan's large new brick
building on Bank street, occupied By
Messrs. Love and Taylor and r. Sim
mons.
Every building. except one, in TIE rear
of those enumerated, vas leveIled to the
earth.
he large building at the corner of
Bollinghrook ard Sycamore streets, and
occupied by Mess. Farra and Boast and
VIM. M'Cay, was destro, ed, as vas the
houses leading up Sycamore to its june |
ton with Back street. and which were
occupied by Messrs. Kendall 4 co. Tho
mas Rosser, Mess. Armsteads, Peter
M'Cul!ock. Mess. Cabiness ard Dennis,
and Mess. Smith and Cutbere.
John Hinton's store on Eack street.
followed, as well as another apartment
in TIE same house. unoccupied.
The house occupied by I'heo. Tres
want as vendue Office was next.
NEXT the Virginia Inn, occupied by
John Wersham.
Next to this building, was small Sill
versmi:h's shop.
Next followed, part of West-brook
Ware house.
MIR, John G. Heslop's dwelling house
followed.
Next to Mr.. Heslop's, were severa!
valuable lumber houses belonging to
Mess. Cdquhouns and col. Bryne.
Next the Merchants Hall, and It's APP |
purtenances, occupied by Mess. Blake
and Thweatt.
Beyond Messrs. B. T. were several
small wooden buildings, lumber houses.
&c. the number not recolleoted.
The Rev. MIR. Syme's house, the OLD
theatre, one or two Indifferent buildings.
and Mr.. David Robertson's dwelling |
house, followed.
Opposite Mr.. RS, Mr.. P. Suits dwell
ling house was burnt.
10 return to tie head of Bollipgbrocl
next to MIR. McCay was MIR. }. J. Sci
by then Mr.. Harned's store, dry goo
store, occupied by MIR. H. Webb. Mes |