Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-03-16


The FIRE was discovered about four o'clock,
in abuilding formerly usedas lumber house.
Some persons say, it was communicated by
the wadding ola swivel, fired from some yes
sci coming up the river. But no one we
believe states this in confident manner, and
therefore we do not give il entire credcnce.
Information of this, and of the consequences
likely 10 ensue, was brought into town (pro-
perry so called) by means OF gentleman
passing through Blandfcrd at the time and
The alarm sounded in every direction,
| Our citizens, upon whom the cry OF fire
las an effect almost electric, fastened To the
scene in great numbers and with the utmost
aiaciity. But TvhGt a scene was presented
TO their view An explosion had taken place,
tlc blazing fragments scattered in every di-
rection, and the vllase in flames in three
places widely distantir each Other What
is TO be done, what can be done. burst from
every lip. The wind, which had blown from
n. w. with violence the whole day, seemed
to rlye inits strength as the flames progress
ed. The angry element had obtained COM
| plctcly the ascendarcy. Against its tlevour.
ing career, human efforts could avail but
itti' yet human prudence dictated, chat
that little should be cxerted to the best ad.
vantage.
| itappeared evident that the whole block
OF buildings on Main Street, from the Cause
way to the streetrunning along the eastern
boundary ofthe Masonic Hall lot to the river,
must DC destroyed. Mr.. Boyle's houses
were already nearly ousumed-the buildings
adjoining east and west were in flames-the
Fall itself aud MIR. Boling's warehouse on
the south side (thc fire communicated it is
supposed, by means of flying fraglnents,)
were already too far gone to admit of any
hopes of their being saved from total oles-
truction.
| The efforts, therefore, of the persons who
bad coIected, were chiefly directed to the
| preservation of property, and to the keep
| ing oft the fire from those buildings, whose
proximity 10 danger. rendered them objects
OF the greatest solictnde. In this, we are
| happy to say, the eXertions OF our fellow
townsn!en were eminentl,- successful. Sc
| veral OF the best buildings i'll Blandford, thus
situated, were preserved. Among ihese,we
will mention those belonging to MIR. Peters,
| (late MIR. Atkins Mr.. johnson, Mr. Wilder,
(late Major 'Faylor's) Mr \. Taylor and
Miss M'Leod.
TWAS near seven O'Clock, when the fury
of the flames began somewhat TO abste-
Contrary 10 general expectation, the two
buildings on either side of the street, next
| to the Causeway, were preserved. Between
these.n the Street mentioned above run
| ming n. and S. forming the eastern line ofthe
NJ. H. lot, all is dcsolate and waste.
We think about ski, houses were destroy
ed all OF them oi wood, and the greater
part in very decaycd state. We were
| mistaken IN our last, when we said that so
hhds. tobacco were constructive have un-
dersteod that nearly all Of this article was Ia
ken safely out of Mr.. Bolling's Warehouse.
Petersburg as town will suffer but little
tlig R,,t N ,,,,li, ~ 10
upon whom the blow has Immediately fallen,
will feel it NEST sensbly. This part of
Biandford was inhabited chiefly by poor
people and many of this class have lost eve
ry thing, and all of them have lost more than
they can afford TO lose.' We fear very
little of the property destroyed, has been
ensured.
The greatest sufferer is Mr.. Francis BOYLE
besides his buildings, which were valIla-
bic, large quantity of materials for the soap
and candle business, was destroyed. The
Society of Blandford Lodge have lost their
building, and with it all the moveabIes be-
longing TO it.
1t affords us pleasure to hear, the Com
mon Hall has taken the case of the Bland
ford sufferers into its consideration. We
hope some plan, having for its object their
| speedy relief, WI! be adopted without de-
lay INT
INasAinyton, March ll.-MeIish's
Map has been referred to in the late
negotiations with Spain. From that
Map it appears, that the whole domain
ofthe United states, extending from
the Atlantic 10 the Pacific OCEAN, is "a
bout equal 10 tgvo million tgvo hundred
and .JJly-st1 thousand, nine hundred
and .ffty fve square miles of which
that part lying East of the Mississippi,
and including the Floridas, is equal to
nine hnndred and forty-tsvo thousand,
one hnndr6d and thirty square miles.
If the whole domain were as populous
as ConHcctiont al thclast Census, (lSlO)
1t would contain population of one
hundred and thirty fUe millions, .four.
hundred and Scpenteen thousand three
hundred Persons : and, if as populous
as Itaiy now is, the number would be
fvc hundred and one million, forfy four
Thousand and ten! Give but the inn
agination play, and there is no limit 10
| the grandeur we may anticipate for
our country. Nay, if arithmetic be
true, very few brief years will find
this the most powerful nation on the
| globe. We have only to wish that it
may be as enlightened as it will be pow
ertul.-- MAJ. Int.
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