Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-06-02
FIRE At NEW ORLEANS.

By the Emma, which arrived yesterday.
in shor, passage, we learn that fire broke
out at New Orleans on the morning OF the
iath inst. which destroyed several buildings
and 500 bales of cotton. Capt. Fosdlck
has favored US with the following particu-
lars. which he obtained at the Office of the
Louisiana Courier {:
g The FIRE broke out about o'clock, on
Saturday morning, near the corner OF Gra'
vier and Magazine streets, in the back part
of the stables connected with Mr.. Lees ia
yern. The flames Immediately commune
Gated to the Cotton Press establishment ad-
Joining, owned by Messrs. Hart e. Gorham,
and every effort 10 save the merchandise or
building was unav ling. About 1900 bales
Of cotton, principally belonging to gentle
men ia the country, and on consignment to
merchants in town, were consumed. The
buildings destroyed were, the cotton press
establishment--th brick dwelling house on
the corner, three houses occupied by Mr..
Lee, with stables, NJ. Labrauche's out hou-
ses, and several small houses on Gravier-
street.
1.-The v hole amount Of loss. sustained in
cotton and buildings, is but little, if any
short of 100000 dollars-all destroyed in
the space of an hour"
TO PREVENT CORN FROM BEING DESTROYED.
Pieces of rags dipped in a mixture Of train
oil, and bruised gun powder, anA dung upon
hedges or poles, will efectually protect
corn planted from the depredations ofcrows,
rocks, &c.
Mr.. Deans method was 10 steep some
corn in strong infusion Of Indian poke, or
refuse tobacco, or sprinkle j. over the ground
before the corn is up.
White threads stretched over field o!
corn will prevent crows alighting upon it..
But he doubts whether that will deter or
prevent any other birds; but this Will to
take care on every hill when covered with
a hoe, to step one foot, just a mans weight,
not TO stamp on it 10 make the ground too
hard, for then it will not come up. Black
birds, and other small birds, are unable to
pull it up. They will try, and find they
cannot pull the kernel up, but only break
the stalk IF little, and then leave the field
without doing any injury. have known
the above prae tised for fifty years with good
effect. But where that mode in planting is
no, adopted, have seen field Of corn all
destroyed by black birds and the owner
wondering how i, happened. | should re-
commend to every person to be more care.
full. about bis planting indian corn and
also, whoever takes this paper. in which this
is, 10 keep j, safely as tire asure and prac-
tise accordingly. A. FARMER.
MEXICo.
The gentleman who furnished the fol-
lowing article for the Aurora, has re-
quested us to give it place in our CO.
lums:--
The notice recently taken of Mexico,
and the names of persons mentioned, has
induced friend to communicate the fol
lowing particulars.
Lieut.. Gen. Don Ignacio Rayon is a
Mexican of distinguished military talents;
but by profession an advocate. Having
been among the foremost who espoused
the cause Of the independence of his native
land, he subsequently tiourished on the
table land of the provinces of Va lladolid
and Mexico. cotemporaneously with Gen,
Morelos He then had under his COM
mand one of the finest bodies and troops
of which the Mexican patriots have ever
been able to boast, and the celebrated
mountain fort of Copero, in the vicinity
of Maravatio, So leagues west of the ca
pital of New Spain, whose gallant resist
ance to the enemy will long live in the
annals of the revolutionary war, was con-
structed by him and maintained under his
direction. 1t was from this naturally i'm
pregnable position that general Rayon,
when the revolution assumed lowering
aspect, directed his movements against
the enemies of his country; and by his
judgment, his military prowess and the
excellent discipline of his troops he con-
tinued to operate to the last though with
varied success, but always with serious
consequences to the royalists, till being