Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-15

in consequence, with water. 1t was not
until Monday, the 18TH ult. that the bodies
of the greater part of the sufferccs were
come at, when IS of them were found, i'll
what is called the far workings of the pit.
II is melancholy circumstance to relate,
but il has bcen Clearly ascertained, that
those unfortunate men and boys, ali pc
rished by starvation. They had got into
part of the pit, where the water did not
reach them, and had been many weeks en-
ployed, in endeavoring TO work their way
into an old pit. by which they might have
escaped. They are supposed to have failed
i'll their attempt by the want OF food to sup
port them, as every horse in the pit was
eaten 70 the bone. The unfortunate men
had a water work fixed up, that they
might observe if it fell. The man, who
is supposed TO have been set to watch it,
was found dead on his post.
LONDON, March %.
The Naples Gazette, of February Is,
contains the following account of the des-
truction of the Theatre s. Carlos, which
We have but briefly noticed -
{" The ROYAL Theatre Of 5. Carlos is no
more. That glorious monument of the
arts. and Of the magni6cence or Charles
III.-that immense ediiicc, which exhibit
ed to this nation and to strangers the taste
OF Athens united to the power If R0me,
has been in Il short time entirely destroy
ed by the flames. There was last night
e neral concert, of which the represents
ton was to follow in few days. The
workmen employed in the illumination
having prepared in she magazine the
lamps necessary fer the spectacle Of this
day, had left there lamp lighted by
which the grand saloon was in general IL
Illuminated /; the windows were open, and
the wind blew strong from the north east
fe1ce it happened thata spark Carried by
the current OF air fill into a prodigious
quantity of combustibIe natter. In an
instant, the whole saloon WIS in combust-
or the beams from which the lamps OF
the stage were suspended, serving as con-
ductors to the flame, had already conveyed
it to the roof, whence, from the smoke
which burst out in torrent from every
part, the danger of those was discovered
who were present at the concert. The
utmost CONSERVATION was created every
one took to flight but all were not yet
safe when the a mes reached the ample
architrave of that vast theatre. Vesuvius,
in its grandest eruptions, never presented
more terrible spectacle ; and, iii spite
OF the splendor Of the moon. the flames
diffused themselves in the most lively man
ner over the whole horizon, as is the case
in the most splendid Aurora Borealis -
The roof fell the Royal Palace, the
neighbouring ed fees, and the piazzas,
were in moment covered with burning
ashes. S, great calamity was the work
of few minutes. HID the progress been
a little slower, the Theatre might have
been saved such was the enthusiasm, the
anxiety. the intelligence, the activity. with
which people focked from all parts for
The pre- servation Of that ed;ice, and Of the
contiguous Palace of the King. Bat if the
national love could mt be gratifed by the
preservation of the first Theatre of the
world, that loyalty which is so lively in the
heart OF every Neapo'tan received
grateful recompencc in stopping the
course of the flames, and putting the Kings
Paia in security. The troops of his I'M
perial Majesty of Austria have acquired
fresh title to the gratitude of the Nea-
piitans. General Nugent has covered
himself with glory, and all the other Aus
T. az Generals, Officers and Soldiers, have
shared in the al of their Chief. The
troops IF his Neapoitau Majesty also have
given the strongest proofs of courage, OF
devotion to the King, and of patriotism.
In the midst of the danger, his Majesty and
the Ministers attended to afford their as
sistance in extinguishing the conflagration
and his Royal I1ighness Prince Leopold
was IN the midst or the fiames, giving the
most brilliant example of courage. At i
in the morning all was safe. and the ruins
glowing in the centre e thk Theatre pre-
sentc,l lively image of the crater of a vol
cano during the explosion.
It is said thot admiral Exmouth's squa-
dron, which has sailed from Genoa, goest to
avenge an insult on the British Rag by
2'unisian xebec.
Som sgtafiou has taken place in parli-
ament 10 consequence OF an attack by Mr..
Brougham 90 thc personal character of the
Prince Regent.
We regret to state that the Newry bank
of Messrs Moore, Macan & Foxall's, has
stopped payment-other failures are ex-
pccted to follow.
PARIS, March 1.
Lsucien Bonaparte remains at Rome (;
the report of his emblrking for America
aross from journey he had made, for
som. days. without leaving the Pope's |
territory. The ex generals Lamarquc and |
Garreau arrived at Brussels the 24th Fee
bruary.
March 4.
A statue is to be erected to Generals |
Morea and Pichegru.
NJ rich 6.
The treaty OF Paris of the ooh No
rember, and the conventions annexed, ha- |
wing been ratified by all the powers, the |
exchange Of notifications took Mace IT "a