Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-22

ness The disltcsSiGs spectacle ofthsir nume-
fons q" ttlnsScovoted with volumes of smoke
1nd lame. iembling into IninS. lcS! the best
part Of Sal 3rnah L. 40 mOi.i The flames have
Frustrated alt the buildings which were ths
pr'de of orr ethyl THUS was the en,porium OF
cur State, winch was promising a considerable
u"nre among the commercial ciiirs OF our
sister states, almost destroyed in tireire hours.
The commercial part ct the town is "A iicap or
ruins. There i but one solitary dry good
store remaining. All all are gone!
We have taken considerable pains To asccr-
tain the number OF bnildiuss burnt and the
piubAt lie amount Ot property destroyed by
TINS dreadful catastrophe.
There are nineiy-tosr lots stripped COM
p~leiy aud II Is calculated that there are
three hundred and twenty-one " codCn build
ingS, many OF which were double ttnemetts
thirty-nNe brick ditto, exclusive OF those
owned by the Presbyterian chutch BY Messis
Siobons, Shad Morrison. Johnston aud Hum
ter, which contained thirty ttneneuiS Al.
together, making not less than FOUR HUN
DkEil * SlNrY-rHREE icncments. not
including oui-bui!dngs Thirty Seais mnst
elapse before Savannah will he again what
she has been. Good God we can ha,dl, be-
hefe our own eyes when we east look at Tie
scene before us
q The probable amount of property DESTROYED
oy tins unfortunate occurrence, is from n cal
culatlon nicely made, upwards of -FOUR
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS = Brt. If wa
take INTO considerations the storrage Of bust.
ness, and every direct aud Indirect loss Ten
MILLIONS will not be too great an estimate
We understand that two persons lost their
ilVcs, anu as many injured IN reua.iing assist
auce during the fire. We have learnt OF no
further accident.
The Council have judiciously directed the
! pulling down the old walls aud chin.ue,.
winch are now standing, and form dismal
| appearance.
Ills to indeed time of humiliation.
| Every face wears the appearance of ,uourn-
ing How discons0late are many families this
gay nut rev DAYS ago then prospects were
iiattering-now they are rot only shclterless.
but destitute, perhaps, Of change of cloth-
The day OF the catastrophe, most interest.
1 ing aud melancholy picture presented it.elf
III the depressed countenancs gifts inha bitants
the smoking ruins, the forest OF max ed chin,..
| neys aud walls, the various kinds OF destruc-
non OF goods aud furniture, and The crowds of
nouseless Inhabitants. The hospitality of the
| few, whose houses remain, has been general
| ana unrestrained their teneIhents are shared
with the Others. Every thing which an affect
| ing sympathy, which AN active henevolence
| among their fellow citizens can perform, will
| undoubtedly be done Ii affords us much
| pleasure 10 state, that the City Council have
| Deen very jealous in their exertions TO give
iciiei TO tie sntierers-maBy OF whom they
nave provided for. A timely Interference Of
the state legislature, may also he eXpccted-
Indeed il is looked for. But we presume TO
| nope, that the prospects OF relief u III not be
limIied 10 those resources aloue-the truly
h"n.ane are not confined in their beHev oIence
10 oOJeCts mat are near them-and many in.
stances have occurred of misfortune far iufe-
| rior 10 this, which have evlnced The Justice bv
| which The Americans can claim the honor of
| being humane.
The anxious eye of immediate distress, must.
however, he turned to the planters of the
neighbouring counties, and we should be sorry
10 40 them The injustice TO suppose that thev
VIII not feel a satisfaction in aiiording them
| the necessary relief.
We persuade ourselves that we shall be sim
cereiy joined by our read ers, in fervent wish
es, that Providence MAY avert from others en-
severe and affecting calamity.
we have not yet been able 10 ascertain So
tlsfactorIiy, how the TIRE Observation-Disclosures
ny deSlsn or accident. We understand that
ten or twelve horses were burnt mn in the
stable that the fire originated
We can write no further account of this
most dreadful of ali visiiaiicns. Our hearts
slckened. The pen drops from our ha,idI
!SarGnnah Republican,