Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-09-12

rapidly over the most opuient part % tfe
city, aud 10 few hours between 4ssnd
500 bulldogs we're entirely coDsaHed,
presenting an extensive surface covered
with smoulderiug ruins. Although only
one life has been lost, there, perhaps
never was witnessed more horrid scene
of piIIage and disorder than took place
during this awful calamity. The soInlery
land mob broke into houses aud stores snst
ksvere not 10 flames, apd empiied them 10
a breath. People who endangered to save
their property were assaulted 10 ,he mos,
rerocious and brutal msmsr. AID robbed
lin the public streets; sed while the de-
youring element spre5 devastation over
the central parts Of III City. these inter,
nal monsters tried pet fire 10 several
distant quarters.
. Although Pefau Prince rs waterea
by several smavaeams, some Of winch
run through thedddIe Of the streets, no
.water was to mad, all the wells having
been stopped ,out two hours before the
Ere brote of The soidiery, instead Of
Eean;ng oT nd I'D assisting 80 save s the.
endaoyerelp property, employed Them
selves Il ;scriminate plumber; and when
prss;de1oyef arrived from the country,
- ;mnateiy withdrew the troops, aud
aasS,ahld order, by leaning the city to
us ..st lie fire was The work Of incen-
s:.,there cannot be doubt for, since
,.readful day, several attempts have
.niaie to fire the Town. The day be-
DISQUALIFICATION there was an attempt
de to set fire TO the arsenal, where sew
al millions Of pounds Of gunpowder, and
amense quantities OF projectiles, are
! tored !; and had ii not been prevented by
fortunate accident, the whole city would
most probably have been blown up.
sRnNss The damage sustained is estimated at
four millions Of dollars. Almost all the
retail stores are consumed. AT least two
aud half millions Of this loss will fall to
the share Of foreign merchants; and those
particularly, who were extensively en-.
gagged ia the trade of this country, must
suffer dreadfully.
cas- far as we can Judge. the whole
originated in plot Of The black people
against t.:ose Of color and we are still
apprehensive that ali is moi, over. The
whites are on their guard at this time, de-
termined to sell their lives dearly, should
any attempts be made against Them"
NORFOLK, Sept. ].
A case was decided in the Court OF this
Borough at the pending quarterly term,
which should be a warning to masters OF
vessels to be very circumspect in employ
ing colored people, or taking them as pas
sengers. Capt. Oakley, Of the schooner
Elizabeth, New-York coaster, some
time ago took as a passenger IRON this
port for New York, negro man who bad
previously eloped from his owner, upon
the mere presentation, as it was alleged,
Of paper purporting to be certificate
of emancipation. Most unfortunately for
Capt. O. however, this paper was for
sery. The owner brought suit against
him for the value Of his slave, and on
Wednesday last obtained verdict for
seven hundred and fifty dollars, with In
terest and costs independent OF which,
Capt O. stands mulcted 10 the sum OF FIVE
hundred dollars, the penalty enacted by
law for carrying away slave without the
knowledge or consent OF the owDer.--
While we sincerely pity the case OF Capt.
o. who had no sinister motive 10 offend.
ing, we hope that it will prevent others
from being involved 10 similar difficult
ties and thus operate as safeguard a.
gainst future deprivations Of property,
hitherto SO frequently experienced 10 the
loss OF slaves, from the facility Of trans
portation which our country affords.
Sept. a.
Capt. Jordan, of the schooner Smith
field, arrived here on Saturday last from
ST. Bartholomew, and last from St. Mar
tins, states, that the brig Irresistible, under
the command Of Commodore Daniels, sail
lug under the Venezuelan flag, had ar
rived at Five Islands about the 9Th OF
August, having captured fleet Of Eve
sail, consisting of a ship, three briggs, and
schooner; one Of the brigs was heavily
armed, and acted as convoy. The cap
ture was made the latter part Of July, off
Madeira. The feet was from Havana,
bound TO Spain--ihe action lasted 40 hour
and quarter. The brig (convoy) had
$4,000 in doubloous on board, which
Commodore Daniels had taken out and
landed at ST. Bartholomew. Capt. Jor-
dan saw the fleet at Five Islands, and had
some conversation with Commodore Dan
iels.
PHILADELPHIA, Ang. q.
From Aur Cayes.--The schr. Mary,
23sAays from Aux Cages, has arrived at
the Lazaretto. She was brought in BY
2 oseph r. Nones. ESQ. of the u. s. nagy.