Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-24
r,om tie saeonaah Museum Of JANUARY 10.

From the Sacannah Museum Of JANUARY 10
II is not yet that we can speak with any
thing ike certainty, or hardly probability
as 10 the amount of losses, or number OF sui
/. ferers, by the dreadful condagration of Mon
day night. and Tuesday morning last. T.
nough, however, is known to convince US
that we should have said 8, instead OF 2 mil
lions, in our extra sheet of Tuesday evening.
Endeavors are making to ascertain the amount
OF loss, and the names of the sufferers; but
sxactness will be utterly impossible.
Hundreds are reduced insa moment, as It
were, from opulence to poverty, and many
Of our most respectable families are thrown
on the charity of the world. Its hardly in
language of soberness, that we can speak OF
this dreadful catastrophe. We yet behold
crowds of aged and inhrm, OF women ana
children, wandering houseless in the streets;
and so rapid was the progress of the flames,
that those in the vicinity where it originated
lost their aIl--even to their necessary cio-
thing. Others, who had time to remove
their goods, had it conveyed to BUILDINGS
which were considered fire proof, and from
their situation perfectly secure-but which
also shared the general fate.
The entire commercial part OF the town IS
DESTROYED. There is but one solitary dry
goods store remaining. The finest buildings
are in ruins. There are eighty single and Sc
ven trust Cor double) lots, left naked and
from the best information which the city sur
yeyor was enabled to give last evening, 1t is
calculated that there were 32l wooden build
ings. many of which were double tenemeHts;
81 brick ditto, exclusive of those owned by
the Presbyterian Church, Messrs' Gibbons
Shad. Morrison snd Hunter, which contain
so tenements. Altogether making not less
than $50 tenements.
The FIRE swept from Baptist Square, on
the west, (taking in from Broughlon street
to the Bay down to Abercorn-street, on the
east--wilh the exception OF few buildings
ON the Bay between Montgomery and Jetter-
son streets and Washington Hall, with one
wooden building, between Jefferson and Bar
nard streets; aud few buildings on brough-
ton street, between Abercorn and Drayton
streets, and few other houses Oh brough-
ton-street. between Jefferson and Montgo-
merry streets, The State Bank and Episoo-
pal Church, in Johnson's square, were also
saved.
The wind, which was fresh from n. w.
and increased violently with the flames, rem
dered the assistance Of the engines of little
avail.
.New- York, Jan. 90.
During the gale of Monday last, seJeant
Tierney and six soldiers lett Bedlow's Island
in boat to pick up some property adrift, end
have not since been heard OF. AS the boat
has been found full of water at Red-Hook,
with large pine log attached TO the stern,
there is reason TO fear that the seven men
have persisted.
rs. We are happy TO learn that the above
persons are all sale, having jumped out as
they were passing Governors Island, and
reached the shore in safety. lGazsue.
In our las., we noticed the loss of the In
dian Hunter, on her passage from Bermuda
70 this port. We further learn, that some
boxes Of specie were saved, and taken on
board the ship United States, and Landed at
Newport. This property was insured in this
city. l6id.
Buffalo, Jan. II.
We regret 10 learn, that, on Saturday. the
ist inst two men by the names of Greense1
and Eaton, in attempting to cross the river
at Fort Niagara, we're crlven by the current
aud ice into lake Ontario, and all attempts
10 rescue them proved ruthless. violent
snow storm was then prevailing, and contlnu-
ed three OF four days, and there is little
doubt that these unfortunate men are lost.
CURIOSITY.
tits stated in an English paper OF Novem-
Der 18th, that Dir. Creswick, OF New-street,
Birmingham, mas singular article oil cutlery
;uhis possession, viz :: a knife which contains
fosr hundred blades, and which, before it
was put together, consisted OF Jsps thousand
parts.