Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-20

L
ceeded To our counting house when left
my place of observation, about fifty houses
might have already taken fire. At about
four went UP TO Pera, and from that until
nail past live, watched the flames from nv
former observatory. il was then raging io
three different quarters, all considerable dis.
lance from each other. which rendered il still
more alarming. Whilst here the wind be-
came Gained, and few round to the north.
with little breeze Just sufficient To- fan the
flames. About six, we dined when went
above stars, after dinner, then dark, our gar.
ret Afforded avew of two of the three GUAR
'ers, where the fire ragged, IA scene Of awful
grandeur was before me, which truly heggars
description darkness had rendered that
which before was alarming perfectly terrific |,
An immense pile of wood buildings, which |
had accurately noticed before dinner. and
winch had escaped the devourng element.
That had reduced all around Ii, was now i'm a
great measure destroyed, and the remainder
burning with astonishing rapidity. The roof
icii and the flames burst out with tenfold
fury; very short time and it was entirely
down. Some buildings which seemed in a
measure attached by wall or garden, next
caught, and We're also immediately d.s
'royed. The occasional burning of the nu
merous cyprus trees gave To the whole a We
fire, the flames mounted To their highest
branches, and in some instances few So
combs terminated what hnd PERTAINS. for n
century IN arked the peaceful gave of same
jealous ,lahOmetan. In the same manner
the minarets of the mosque would catch fire
al their SUBMITS, the rest being stone, pre-.
seh'lng light like an immense torch reared
among the scenes of ruin which were going
on AT their base.
About 10 O'clock, being apprehcnsve that
one part OF the fire was making towards the
mousse oil ---, my former place of observa-
tion, party oius set out for il, aud found
our Tears were groundless. 1t had, indeed.
towards sunset, increased little IN that iii
rection, but was now fast burning It's way to
the wafer at Tophana. The discharge of the
cannon at the latter place only increased the
soiemnty OF the whole this measure was
deemed cXpedient, as the fire was making
RAPID strides towards them. The knowledge
OF large quantity of gunpowder being kept
mere, OF course excited Il degree of anxiety
ior 'he event however, after having secured
about twenty lighter loads, the conGagration
was SD near, that the remainder was thrown
INTO the sra, as well as a number of brass can
non, To prevent their being injured 10y the
neat me wind was now very light, and the
obstructive element took every thing in ITS
u
TWO hours after lis commencement. having
completely halfled every human effort. i, a,
length bun ned itself ont
The most extraordinary circumstance of
'his dreadful visitation, is, that all the houses
ana property destroyed were Turkish Thr
moment The fire had reached the Christian
quarter, The wind changed To the northwaid (!
Iht three fires then formed as il were a huge
c'ie'e' anu IN manner reIracing their former
steps, destroying whatever remained Even
| viewed by us, II Is IA most remarkable. occur
| renee. II Is asserted, that the Sultan was i'm
the mouse, which have dcnomiuated the
Immense PIE oi buildings, incog durin. the
morning. There is custom prcvailyna- thai
from the momrnthe enters Il houseI j., his !.
out he gives up his right on quitting il. as me
ana IN this case so highly is this honor consi
deIed mere that the owner of the house Is
SAID to have expended 800 tn saveir. but
" went al last L cannot give Just estimate
I'll the number of buildings burned. There
are amour twenty quarters or parishes
some mosques have escaped, oniy about
twenty-ihree have been consumed 7 an,
assured, by good authority, the number of
houses burned exceeds twenty thousand TN.
report OF the Refs Effendi is said 10 he fifteen
thousahd rom my own ideas, which cannot
DC GOOD guide, as well as the opinion of
e"'he ''ners, from ten thousand 10 twelve
thousand may be stated as "A fair estimate
he sufferers are mostly poor people, and
,hey seem to bear their a fllictions with :, NH
i'sophy unknown To- any but "A Turk. rTh hose
VINO cannot provide for themselves, the Go.
'ernment are quartering on their subjccts.-
considerable number are supposed To- have
neeh nurnf' The next morning after the acct
ueht, saw poor Turk bowiug himself tn fin.
e"r'h' amongst theruins Of, perhaps, his own
mouse, with devotion which, in u brttrr
IaIih, would do honor Ia its profession.
great proportion of the people. including
many "i The better sort, view this dreadful
caiamry AS Judgment on them, and the
auhir " Scio has been brought fnrcibly tn
.'e' 'eco"cc'ioh. The women are loud in
'heir complaints against the men.
About midnight of the 5th ann,her fire tool
place IN ConstantinOple which consumed GO.
ven or eight large houses, or conacLs fn,l,c.e,
neloDGInS To great Turks, add some other
houses as there was no wind at the fine.
some ihree or four hours terminated il. The
squadron of hlgates and smaller ships is get
u"S ready with the greatest proinDlitudp.
ana 'he present Pacha will go down with
''ien'' Ihey now give about two hundred
P'"s' es DonHty 10 every sailor, and Il great
number OF iranksare shipping. We hear ma
nne Ui oa'tle ships will go dowp. This CAP.
'"In tchd as OnCe slave.
English p1ptr.
LoNDoN, May J.-We have made lnrg OK.
tracts rom the French Ultra papers, relative
10 'hrlr operations, 10 Spain, which merely
prove u taken quite literally, that the BouY-
bon army is scattered, aud its several divisions
wholly Unsupported that the Sran,ards are
inviting them TO distance from home-npt
q spanish corps, or, so far rs those papcrs
assert, a single individual soldier. has hrtrayed
Inc cOInnrs of fhe Gnnsiilnfinn,l q ~, .r..,...