Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-27
Major General BRowN has arriv ell at the
seat Of government.
ANOTHER FIRE

ANOTHER FIRE.
PETERSBURG, Jan. 25.-h omr paper
1T Friday last. we gaoe the particulars az :.
great fie M a Southern city, accompaniedby
The rtmark, Mat Ms eafent of destruction,
there perhaps mther erceedcd the amount of
ioSs sustained an this torn, By tie memorable
cpnfag grafton Of 1915
On the epcning Of that very dag, aJoxt Tie
h0nr Of eight, oar citizens were aroused from,
their FreS'deS by TIE cry IT fre. Upon hasten
'ng TO tie scene, 10 which me tuere directed I'm
co,uscafions IF flame reflected an tAe Hcarens.
we found the .jire lad originated in a stable
,mmediafeiy M rear of that large brick 6miM.
ing on OH Street, 0ccHpiedby DR.. Robinson.
\ Mr.. Stephen q. Wells, tie property of
Pleasant 1hin the sta6ie.buiiai,,c. itself
completely enreloped ia flame and smoke, anil
a humber house aud obice. south and north
10th Of rood, on tire in severai places. These
back buildings mere therefore riewed as lost
oy every one i; and the attention and ere,tions
Of me fire company and citizens were directed
to the preservation Of the paiuabie trout pro
perty adjacent. From tie rost, from tie
, ac'ndovs, IT Mr. Aims house, a number
81 aetice indirid.diS successfully con.batted
Meaag1y efenent-m'fdM The FIRE Aoviag cross
ed the alley to the building td,me,.iy occupi.
ed oy heJirna Of Piison " Orr. akich being
9f rood, such a roiunse of flame soas emiu
ed, that ii Dast fund impossible to resis. IL.
ne attempt 'cdS given up. and similar erer-
t'ons ,cere made TO S@ue the nero and vaiua-
Ole brick tenement on tie east, beiohging 10
Mr.. Jchn Stiles; and ne are happy 10 san
u'fh tie moSt complete success THIS latter
building. although standing. within about thyes
feet Of Nh. Akin's ,uhich for the space of
tDenty minutes sent mp continued sheet of,
flame tfty feet from lis roof. By tie perseoei.
ing efforts Of the proprietor and a number. of
Others, aided by tie Boliingbrook Engine
Company, waS preserved entire, and almost
fr'fh"nt iJury. Here "a termination was mt
to tie progress Of tie fire im this direction
but noe hare to state, fhat an an earlier, payt
Of the erening, 1t had been deemed erpediem
10 btoU mp the tenement fctD doors cast.
belonging to the estate of the tate Samuel
Pension, yhich had been efcctualiy ca
ecuted
In tie other direction, theN fire continued
to spread westWardiy as far as the cross
street leading to NJ Neirs Bridge, -smeeping
ere'y building front and rear Wiih the ercep
ton y'a lumber house mean. the ,irer. Fur
tier westWard IL progressed not Mr.. Bow
de"S and Mr.. trench S uainatle property H.
ing on Tie other side Of the street mention
Ell atoue.waS sarrd thr0ugh the efforts ot'a fer
ind.s'duals rithont the aid of an engine.
Tile TAoie Of the South side of Old ST. was
secure only the buildings on tie North side
'rere burnt. III as Supposed about tpeipe houses
an all 1cere c0nSamed-5for tie most part in.
sured.
Dr.. Robinson who occupied the upper part
OF mr.. Akins house,. lost tie moSi OF his
valuable furniture. Dir Wells avho hept his
cf.1ur finn Ii.
toss IN the destruction Of goods an tile ceHar
md lumber hoase.-Many others merchants
ant tradesmen lost goods an tbs hurry of
precipttate remOrai
1T as not kmOwn Whether Tie fire ORIGINATED
an accident or design IL. oil experience
howeuer, Stables hare been found DANGEROUS
establishments inthickty settled parts IF Tie
toWm
Vas ecer city possessed Of such Ill luck as
o"rs? Ia less thai, .Fvo gears Petersbnye
I I 10" ~ ire, upwards OF five hundred
misfortune tie accidents Of a gear hare been
ss"pPhed6y the industry oj the yea, succeed
',"g 4; ana new ed!RceS. much more splendid
hare continually risen upon tie ashes of tie
oid What speahS more an her faror than
al Merest, as tile fact that tie buildings e.
rected witttn tie period mentioned. are
'oo'th dOn6Le tile cost ofthoSe thu formeriv
St0od IN their places GLuteL.
NEW YORK, January 22.-The follow
iIng melancholy intelligence reached town
last evening, IN letter from Mai Y. Jrs-
sup, To Messrs. Bnggs, Thompson, d. Co.
Southampton, l. 1. jan IS.
" The ship HELEN, Huguet, from Bor.
deanN for New York. jwent ashore yesler-
day at +. M.-The Captain, and pas
sengers, eight in number, among wiem
was Maj. STERRET, Am. Consul AT Bor
dcaux, are all lost. The taate and 8
seamen saveti in the forecaslle. The boz
dies OF Mr.. Sierrei, and two young Spa
nisli gentlemen OF fortune, who had en-
parked 10 see and amuse themselves i'm
our country, were found this morning
ia Tue fore rigging, completely Covered
WIN Ice. The ship went 10 pieces Tins
forenoon. A very small part oil The cargo.
consisting OF brandy, some dry goods. |
and fruf, is saved"
Mr.. Samuel II. Jessup, the bearer of
The above intelligence, may he seen this
morning al 10 O'Clock, al the Store of
boggs, Thompson Il Cole has brougb,
The manifest and few of the letters
picked up on the beach.
The Helen was owned by Mr.. los
Bouchaud she had full cargo of bran.
dy, &c. insured i'll Bordeaux.