The Wilmingtonian., 1824-02-05

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lays they work regularly"
FIRE AT SAVANNAH
From the Savannah Republican, Jany 2Oh. u
Last night about fifteen minutes beforee. Ii
even O'Clock, the centre wooden building h
IN Moore's wharf, was discovered to be on 4
fire. The citizens and different Engine \
were soon convened; bur unfOs E
no immediate OF decisive inca
sures were adopted by whieh the fn
could be stopped at its beginning. The
season for the two manths previous to this !
incident had been dry-the night was very !.
cold and brisk breeze from w. N. W. /
which was soon increased by the eaec.sO
the fire. Several houses were soon affected (
and almost instantly in flames. The wind J
now became strong. and whrled into the /
air with agitated violence large flakes Of |
burning shingles, boards and other light sub. !
stances, which ahghted at distance, on
the roofs Of many houses at the east Of the
town, and set them on fire, but the flames
were happily extinguished without much /
damage. The fire continued to rage Until
it had destroyed all the buildings On
Moorc's wharf, from the exchange dockb
Anciaux's wharf including Rice's stores On
Mongin's large five story building. The
houses on Anciaux's wharf were pulled
down by the fireman, in order to arrest tho
flames which realized the desired object.
All is laid waste from Bolton fire proof
range, to Hunters brick and stone build
Iings! That spacious and substantial edlhcs,
the Exchange was in imminent danget
Two or three times it was on tire, but
through great exertions it was saved, had
lit fallen prey to the destructive element,
the flames must have crossed to the op-
Iposite side of the Bay. and God only
knows where it would have stopped. We
night in all probability have witnessed
what our devoted city experienced 4 yeas
ago, when two thirds of it was laid in ashes
The amount of property destroyed, is e.
timated at $4,000 dollars, half Of which 81
said to be insured.
i ALEXANDRIA, d. c. Jan, 80.
i A monster is to, be seen at the Alexandra
museum. itwas found yesterday, in a pub
llc stable ;aud it is evidently what the ad
'lvertisement asserts it to be, halt humaf
:, and half horse! 1t has the human head
almost perfect, with only one exceedingly
large eye IN the middle Of the forehead
with two marks where eyes should proper
! be- Most Of the joints appear like those
: 'of a human being-There are many other
indications of what we state. which we
!, conceive unnecessary TO particularze-
: nor does our time well admit of doing so.
u We had uccular demonstration last even
7 ling, of what we have mentioned concerning
this wonderful prodigy ;and as it will onIy
be kept in its present natural state untllU
] morrow evening in order to preserve It loF
: the museum, those Of our citizens who are
in the least doubtful of what we state, caa
.lsatisfy themselves Herald.
i la FAYETTE.-The resolutions res.
,,|pecting the Marquis La Fayette have pas
sed both Houses of Congress and only re.
: Iquire the sanction of the President, which
: (says the National Intelligencer) we ha
zard nothing in considering as granted'@ 70
|giye them effect as national act, as non
: orable to those who are the authors OF! !n'
act, as to him who is the object of it.
J The editors of the Intellgencer give me
y Slfollowing anecdote respecting the Marqun,
h which has recently come to their SnO"f
n hedge from an authentic source:-
], "In the year 1887 there was destruciVss
u fire in Boston, in consequence Of wh'a
:. many of the inhabitants we're reduced "
e want. The Marquis Lafayette. who ws
# then in France. having heard Of the calan.
IS ty Immediately wrote to a friend ~ "
e Massachusetts, expressing his sympathy ~,
a the sufferers, and directing him to draw !
Isl bill on him for 500 pounds sterling, TO W y
is applied towards their relief. The bill w. -
9, accordingly drawn, the money was recsi,;; !;
N ed. and was applied according to his =, y
= rection. The father of one Of the Presss.n.
10 members of Congress from Massachuse.,' y,
,h| was the gentleman to whom the letter W.
,eI addressed, and his son still preserves II :
Or a precious memorial of the philanthrToII; TII;
e. andAmerican feeling Of LAFAYETTE in ~
re American feeling has indeed been ms. To-.
tested by every act Of his life. 1t IS W. W.
Of known that the Marquis has an only sv' ~
I'd who bears the name of George WasaM;
s. ton, and only two daughters. one OF "l,. '.a
li..is called Virginia. and the other Car0l"