Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-27

buildings, among which rere tuo sppey5
churchss. Roman Cathode and Dutch. tces.
Their NTH 394 dWeiting houses = an tie uioie
including stores negro houses &c there rcre
1900 buildings consumed IL commenced an
the mo'fhedst quarter Of the fown. (diyectIy 10
windrard,J and made complete sheet in
some sfreets forty feet wide.
The engines soere perfectly useless in a
short time curing to The scarcity of water
ana the hose bursting, Ghen they pere left 10
the deroaring element Many of tile inha.
b,tanfs. instead Of trying TO eriinguish the
flames. @ere on their knees praying for rain
rom heaven. The Jetcs were tie greatest
s.Gerers.--N originated accidentally in q
cook house, and about 10, 900 persons yere
driren naked into the streets.
Vast gndnfii'ss Of provisions we're pouring
an from the country. and a number of. Amc.
'Ican ressefs, loaded, rere also there but ia
no instance Was there any erto,tion govern,
"aent bring rery strict in preventing f.
Three English vessels arrived there With
provisions. found market, and sailed in
co mit6 capt FL. bound to other ports.
Ndny thanks mere giren to the Americans,
tor The spirited ersrtions in sutduiag tie
flames and saving the property
CAiac' "i ietIe; lrt IN. the American
Co'sulat SUI mann received via Salem
haze the unhappy task TO inform you of
tie miserable situation of this place, and one
title greatest caiamiiies tia, ever 6efci this
once j9onrishimg colony or almost ann other
IA tis part of hs wo,M
On Sunday, Jan 2isf, most dreadful
IRE 6roke out at the e1treme end of the founl
an the kitchen " the Collector If tie Custom
near the Gorernor's house, situated in tn
quarter from ,oteacs the uinds consfand
0fop orer The greatest part Of the torn.
continued TO rage until Monday morning
'rhica ffme over four hundred houses. tes!
| back buildings, wh,ch more than tcsce ercstSu
that number, together With the nep Church.
and the Homnn Cathode Chnrch, us,e ia,d in
rnins. From Fort Leclandid up to the Fish
Market not Z house Jus left standisg on .se
'oatsr side. On this occasion IRE have to
thank God that nee had a feto Americans to
PIT a check TO its progress to them is due
Me praise Of stopping ats progress in its apr
proacheS to SarrGmaccd street, though ne hare
imhnppiiy to Observe that all the masters werc
| moi deserving Of equal credit However. by
the ereriions Of The JeU who came torpa,d
raiua6fe part uas saued. to afford shelter
to those Uh0 nere destitute. IL IS also o1sr
| dutp to netics tie brutal conduct of tie Dutch
s"NefS on tmS OCCASION. we thzHR De are
not hasarding much IN saying. that had!tney
been an enraged enemy let In upon as. and ne
tom giuem up TO piuadsr aud FIRE, they could
not have adopted more eGectuai means 10 &C.
comptssh their object We ouid caution
yon friends not to be too hasfy an seAding
supplies wilh an idea that ,oe are destitute. az
possibly very many bad rOynges mug be made
lat present IRE haze enough. ama c.don,aE
produce high. II is impossible to e,pe any
idea fthe loss ue have sustained those ,cIo
are acquainted ~ish the place only eau form
a just idea Of it.
EAnaol 1t !. letter from Surinam, 10 a
gentleman ~ Boston, dated F >. IL
Wouid inform you Of tive destruction Of
the principal part Of the torn Of PoyamariLo.
which haPpened on tie 2lst Of January ~
IRE, and burnt Up all tie best ana uealthiest
part cf Tie place Ihose of me Merchants
burnt out, Uho ,oere an the habit oj deafins.
with The fmericdns are Bonfe s. 10. Lakev
y Go. and Watering g. TViL.,ns but they are
all going on nth their business.
Some ot The American ucsseis we're so err
posed TO the tire, to occrpy IKE cie,Us cona-
pfeteiy, 10 Prcuem thfir 6eine on pre-, as
they were Utmost covered nth the fakes from
tie to,cn.