Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-08-08
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ANOTHER CONFLAGRATICN.

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PETERSBURG, August i. We have 10 an.
nounce to our readers the melancholy fact that our
Inflated town has been visited by another conAa-
grafton, almost as serious either of those that
Immediately preceded it, and which 1t has been
ou Painful duty to make known within the last lgec
wcehs. -
Between twelve snd one o'clock on Sunday
morning our citizens were AROUSED from their slun,-
bers by Inc appalling cry Of FIRE. We Immediately
disco vered, on looking out, The yicinage of ,ba
hTe 10 our own establishment, and the destructive
consequences that would result from it, unless every
exeItion was made to arrest its progress The
flames broke out in a stable ir the rea, of Old 9,
adjacent TO number Of wooden buildings: and To
such height had they assembled before the alarm,
was given, that no nope was entertained of saving
any OF the frame houses, from the east side Of
BAFd's alley, 10 tie west side of the alley in the
rear OF Sycamore st. amounting altogether to be-
tween twenty-five and thirty, principallv small
buildings and of but little value
Nothing but the most extraordinary exertions of
the fire companies, aved an ncaculabe amount of
property from destruction Their first efforts were
directed to Mrs Nasii's large frame re-idence.
which was on fire before the engines could COM
mence active operations bat a flood of water from
the hydrants poured upon with such happy
effect, that 10 the establishment of every body the
hre was put out without materially damaging th.
house Had the fsmes obtained possession
OF Mrs Nashs dwelling, !, is impossible 20 cad
culaie how far they would nave extended
The flames haying been thus checked here i,
became necessary TO use re!oubled exerlions 20 sav
Old and Bank Streets which hanked the fire on
the north and south; and here we could not bur
again admire the indsiaUgabIe and successful exer
mons OF The fire companies, particularly on Bank
street, where tie danger appeared to be most
enag, the fire having already caught in one or
two Places Notwithstanding the general opinion
lba; Bank st. could not be saved, that portion of
it at least 10 the OF Brick House run the fire
men, nothing dauntsd, put forth their best energies
and succeeded in anes,ng the progress Of the de-
s'roying element moi, however, till several bull
dinss were more OF less destroyed.
Only two houses Of value were DESTROYED. ono
large brick lumber house, belonging to aIr. ]. Y
Wilcox, Immediately in the rear Of Mr.. John
| Taliaierro's residence, Bank street; the other
was the large ffan- building on the alley in The
rear oSycamore st. belonging TO the estate Of John
Baird, dec. and which has been rendered conspjcu-
Gus from the Circumstance. that it witbstood Tie.
terrible confaEaiion OF 1915, while every other
building around and ncar il was destroyed These
Us 0 bmlIings, understand, were insured and
perhaps some others, bl; 20 what extent C know
not
The small buildings destroyed, were principally
occupied by fee persons OF color, and from lhcir
inflaumsble nature. bad long been viewed with,
'N' VIM "lti tD4l7iDuJ 'iItVl"IlJ - 'ileF Were
located in the very heart OF thetowb.I RePrJhcau.
Don Antonio Jose CanaI, Minister to this corr.
try from the GDvsrnment ofGvatanas, sailed from
New York 90 the I2h instant, in the bic Marc
Lexington, ior st. Juan de Nicaragua, NJ Vsleyo
j. left Charge des AG.ires. Nat. Int
Buenos Hyean papers 10 the n Of May have
been received at Boston. Don Manuel Morene.
had been appointed Minister Plen;poteatiarv 10 fbe
United States. aud Mr. Safatea, Charge d'Affsires
OF The Government Of Buenos Ayres, in I,ondor
he'd been promoted TO the dignity Of Minister PIen
poien'isry al the same Court. Don Manuel !
Garcia had declined accepting the app6fnirnent or
Monster Plenipoteniafy 10 tie Congress of paos-
ma, which had besn offered 10 him TTb.
The Vice President Of the United States Isf,
ms residence in Georgetown, on Thursday nom.
ing for Souih Carolina.
NEw Yonz. July 26 we understand a.,
Captain w y Finch is appointed to the comman5
Of che Z s soop Of War Yiacennes, and ,bs-
- Henry osisn issppcinsss his i,aIlssseoss !.
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