Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-13

einent occupied by MAJOR WigleswOrth, on
the other, both large wooden buildings, most
of the lower end of The town must assured '
! have been destroyed. The number of dwell.
ing houses burnt is fourteen, and all insured
to the amount, we are told, Of S 10000
Several individuals, however, have lost much
OF their furniture, goods, sc. and we cannot
but sympathise with some of our travelling
country friends whose horses were burnt tu
death. One gentleman we know 10 have
lost his carriage and two fine horses.
tbs no alienation Ia our feelings to say,
that this connagration can be accounted for
IN no other way than as the work ola iucen
diary. There are no circumstances To lead
us to believe it the effect Of accident. Let the
wretch who perpetrated the dark deed, survey
the ruin and devastation he has produced,
with all the malignant joy ofwhich his guilty
heart is capable or let him riot on the paltrv
gain he has pundered from the distressed
victims of his own fend like barbarity but
let him remember at the same time, that
justice, however slow in its approach, will,
su0ner or later certainly 0vertake him.
HE following are the names of the persons
VINO occupied the houses that were consumed
Robert Gibbs, leather store James @. john
son, sadler's shop John Major, tallow chand-
Ter; Richard Johnston, dry good store Ha
ziewood Parish; George Rothrock g. Son,
copper and tin ware store James Waddle,
dry good store; Capt. Ed. Pritchett Josiah
H. Doe, porter cellar; James Wilkins, tcolor-
ed man, BARRIERS shop; Thomas Cary, ditto +;
Anthony kale, confeciioner's shop; VIM.
Pearson, hatter's store and manu(act0ry an |
| Richard q. Peacock, watch and clock maker.
Herald.
Yesterday morning, the sympathetic feelings
oil our citizens were most keenly excited, by
the appearance on ihe streets of family, ira
Yelling to the Westward. Their exterior e,in.
ced but too plainly their poverty and helpless
ness-their meekness and honest demeanor,
Their patience in suffering. They consisted
oil father and mother, with five small chill
dren; the oldest not exceeding eight years.
and the Youngest unable 10 walk. A single
horse, with very artificial substitute fur
saddle, was their sole means of con, eyance.-
They had started from King George county,
m Mis situation, without probably "a cent, To
pind their weary way through the western
wIlds to the State OF Kentucky Real suffer
Ing, tine effect of uncomfortable events,) APP
peais TO every soul, possessing the milk ofhn-
man Kindness, with rVsisiless energy such
was emphatically the case, in the present in
Stance no sooner was their situation disco
verrd, than subscription was immediately
undertaken, and "A handsome sum collected
carryall was then purchased, for their better
accommodation, and other arrangements made
To secure their comfort. The balance ofth
money was deposited in their hands-wlh
which they proceeded on their Journey, with
hearts streaming with gratitude, for this unex-
pected deliyerance from their surrows and
disiresses.
We consider IT proper to notice this occur
renee, principally with a view TO bespeak the
good Offices of those whom they may meet in
the course of their journey. The distance is
great, and their wants numerous-so that
without farther relief, their present means
would in all probability, be exhausted, long
before they reached their place of destination.
I'D.
FRANKLIN, Mol MAY Eve noticed, some
weeks since, that road had been completed
from Fort Atkinson, Council Bluff to Liberty,
IN this s'ate-distance about three hundred
mIles-slnce which we have learnt that this
road was opened under the inspection of
Capt. j. ). Gray, by twenty four soldiers of
the 9th regiment U. S. Infantry, in 40 days,
between the ist of January and the 10th of
February last. During this time nineteen
bridges and five canoes were built The
DridSes, except one, are constructed of round
logs, with log-pen abuiments, and covered
with poles or split timber. Those on the
larger streams are from 80 Ia 35 feet long. and
! from l. To 90 feet high. The canoes were
Ifaced at the fords ofthe Observation-Disclosures,
IinkIo, Nodawa, Buchanuon's Fork and the
n. w. branch ofthe Platte rivers; at all which
places are good iords with firm sand or rock
BOTTOMS. Intel.
Action for .Hander.-Captains Rodgers.
Chauncy, and Morris, United States Navy
commissioners, now in this city, were arrested
Yesterday morning, at the suit of David
i.eman, blacksmith, of Charlestown, Mass
and held TO bail for their appearance at the
next Term Of the court of common pleas TO be
holden at Concord, in the county of Middlesex,
IN September next. The report of the com
mIssIoners, which was published at the result
OF court of inquiry in the case of Capt Hull,
some months since, we understand, is the cause
OF action. The damages are laid at five thous-
ana dollars. Boston Gazette, June 6.
a Singular Erpediiion-Left this town on
2ist nit. for the Russian settlement on the
Pacific OCEAN, Israel Mitchell, citizen of this
place, IN company with two other young men,
Stephen Howard and Martin Smith. The
party intended visiting the northern posts
OF the United States, and passing the coming
winter at the Scotch settlement near Green
Bay. The Spring following they mean To set
out for the Pacific Ocean, calculating to fol-
low the Northern boundary line ofthe United
STATES to where it strikes the Pacific. Their
object is purely TO acquire Typographical in
formation. The occupation Of the mouth of
the Columbia River, by the United States,
his been for some Yeas desidcratum with
Mr.. Mitchell and, as our last Congress seems
TO have abandoned that object, he, unalded by
the general government, and without even
individual assistance, has attempted to explore
that inhospitable region. Indiana Censor.
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