Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-01-07

alarm vas speedily given 10 the police, and the
hrc engines followed one after another to the
spot. Beiore they could be broaght into action,
the Gre had reached the third Hat ana soon alter
burst Oh; tro;n Ill tie windows be,yond the reach
81 t:ic engines. The roof thea be.ra 10 fall in
AMI the hnil,iuS, with the exception of The,
ground :i'1r bccunc one terrific mass of flame
TIC Destructive element communicated 10 the
next t1tcnenl, and, at one O'clock both were
biizing from top 10 bottom. 'riert, was n low
| breeze from the Southwest, and the moon and
stars seen through the wliilng clouds of fiery
;lakes ana sparks appeared ola pale blue colour
| The ''cat was now 81 in.,nsc that IL was not
possible to expose the face Ia il Tor a,,y length, o.,
'i'uc from the windows on the opposite side OF
The street, and At the distance of Il hundred feet
Tue street ut tins time presented a most ex-
traord'!ary scene. Below and aho7 e the ilan,nr
nnhiiiiS IL So ne distance, the .nnnhitant, la /
caught the alarm. Furniture bo,ks he'd,
c'"t'tes, casks, irapcr., were car:is. dovi ih;.
stars, or thrown ira tn. Windows and Ia,
'i!9d con!us2iiy o1 the street. from which Inc,
'rere carried away % the Police Office C,....i.
'he Parliament Square, Hoyal Exc'u,ncc, s.,
NiXcl ws,h these were the ir,.tne.. and the ca,
S!ncs: DciAn! tircse MAS sces Il i,nso MAS; t.,
neads as far the eve con!i penetrate In.
gloom. The burang icnc.ncnts, lilit, all iio,..
III all old date, had in chem very great pro
portion of wool This increased the Blaze: An
thc>Dwcrs of burning cnb.,s, flakes an s;,iisg
waiici ny the wind over the town, spread terror
even annir th:'Sc 'cir) lives, al some ii,ilfCc.
IN" h'ines 'ow Ioa;hod third tenement, AMI
at three u'rluc'l, fourth; am! i,cv mad sr,rcs!
backwards, down JSu:ii.wicil., t:,.-c TT, en-,
Sincs we're laayng nil Tie time bt;l with h.t!,
elect OWING To- the iarrnrllcss OF the cl,)s;,.
aud The density and hni.c.i OF t!i:, buildings
Toward, morning, the tire seernc.i IL he almost
suodue !. While III its viguur its effects were.
awtully grami. Lou'ling southwark, fro:n the
head oil bu<c-s rest, the h, aycns seemed On &c;
AMI on - tt!hg 10 st. Andrews tu..re, though
TIC site ut the conillgra;io, WAS ;:l,:c distinct.
~ seen. the unprecedented effects were rendered
sense - danger to friends and neighbours the
broken InraSes Of The oil town, lis c!inneys and
spires, nov thrown lnio shade, nn.v icrcri, n
inatci 81 the rac;:.c iiancs a..d -.nn th,.., a,
shower; o! lvn, li:n presented seem. NJ ,,....
vii !, terrific AMI sublime. \ nearer apar.l,,h
Changed the feeling. Pr, was excited h. the
condition oil The poJr--Incn, women, AMI cni-
dre'r, driven from their houscS carr, nc in ii,c.
hands some miserable remnant OF their ilrni
t'Ire, bnt witl'ont penny to obtain too |, or
house Ia shelter them. Oa Fues lay forenoon,
tic flames still showed tendency Ia rise from
the snonl'iering ruins, ami at twelve O'clock it
was discovered that the Spfe nt the IRON & hurci.
hai caught fire by living brand The upper
part beng compose! aatireIY of wood the Il mes
soon made their way Though it, while the lead
covering was seen pouring DOM tT s.cs. In
short time it was cnrnPiet, ~ enyei,pai in
lame, presenting most singular spectacle. Its
pillars being undermined, The wooden part fell
To the eastward, with a great crash. The
church itself escaped.
On w ednesiay morning, it was hoped that
the coniiagraion had reached IS close; bat at
ten o'clock, new fire burst out in the hi.rh Old
tenement, ut the southeast corner of Parliament
square. 1t commenced in the top fiat. from
what cause Is unknown, for it is situae, 10
windward of the bindings previously burned
an'l had not :ic smallest connection with them.
By eleven, this Ing, II pile, nine or ten stories
IN hciSht, .Tas blazing in the upper Aats; and by
three, ON Thursday morning, ali its floors and
wjotcn work were; burned down Ia the founda-
;ioh. The accounts aftct this date are a series
OF notices "a the fire continued lis raYarcs
Seventeen indiY dnais were injured on Mon .ay,
some o: them dangGr.u,ly. The danlas com
mGno"ied TO otilcr buildings il tnc square,
and approximations were entertained for the
Advoca'e,' Library aiii other public Offices al
SIX \. NJ on Thursday the destruction of tho
whole east si;ic BEGAN" certain. At eight, the
Lands .cii down with crush. N,go suiIicrs
were killed, ana several persons dangerously
wotntcd. The Gre was at !;.ns 81 SuIdued.
FARTHER Pari,cniarS.--1hr CGi..ioqiah Mercury
or Saturday supplies the following account OF he.
d'sol"ton caused by this cliani;y:--Al nng the
ttont at the IiglI-stfcet there destroyed four
lands of six stories each, besides the sunk storic;:
'ih'n these dawn towards the .',w-gttc, by Con
Close, two wooden iauts; in the Old Assembly Close
Tour lands GI six stories; six smaller teuc-
nGnt> ia 5n'ihwick 5 ahd fout lands of six stories
IN line Oh Fi,n-markot Gloss. Downwartls, neal "
as Tar as the C"w--iitc, nothing Is be seen but
riSttul heaps OF ruin, which all approach Is rem
dcrcd highly dangerous by the walls which axe still
left standing in ift. eh places but il, an extremely
'ottcrins condition. Along the front OF the Pa,a-
nent-sq"arc, four double lands, OF from seven tn
eleven stones each, have been destroyed great pa
OF the Walls of which have fallen; other parts IA (
st'li stan ing, bat in such shattered couditiun that
they threaten destruction the remaining houses
near them, IN consequences of which was on Fri
day Judged eypc;icut io order their being pulled
down 1t Is difficult To estimate the number of ia
miles that have been rendered houselessby the pres
ent calamity. But when consider the hc,ht OF
some of the buildings, and the density of the popu.
ldt'on III this quarter, six families being
sometimes crowded together into one floor the num-
Der cannot fall short Of $50; indeed, have little
doubt that if an accurate calculation could bc
made they would he found to exceed that number.
Such scene Of calamity this is seldom parallel
ed III the annals Of domestic life.
From tie LicerDooL Herc,ry
HINT TO GAMESTERS.
ACCEPT this advice, you who sit down to play;
The best Mro.2 of TIC dice sto Hroic them array.
FROM GREENCLk
BY the packet slip Robert Fulton, which sail
ed from Greeuock on the 10th ult. we have re-
the Adyertiser0f that place aad Edinburgh
I N lf,fsr- IN shs, ~,