Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-01-06

-''A'"'u tI'itu ~ human acton. lie
goes ail for principle, all for truth" and he mus, per-
nit others TO the latitude in defending what
they think principle, and what truth.
"A great fire has occurred IN observation-disclosures
are contradictory, but so 60 houses and proper
ion''e Quantity Of property supposed to have been
destroyed The Office Of Mr. May, the Delegate from
that Town, and many valuable papers, are said to
been burnt The fire was disantly visible from Rich
mo"d and vas seen by many persons, about O'clock,
on Wednesday night.
"hist We tender our condoe!nents On this calamity.
we trust that it will, IN many previous examples BIZ
sweeping away old and Indifferent houses prove a.,
ultimate and serious benefit to the Town Rightly
viewed every visitation Of Providence carries with =
good and evil mrXed the good generally preponderatin
In tins case, there said strong suspicion Of the
fire having been originated by nccndiary.
r. S-The following particulars were received las,
n'shtin slip from the. Petersburg Integenccr Office
dated Yhu,si4y eseuinn lam
sGREAT CALAMITY
II Is our painful duty to describe Tor the Information
OF distant readers enc Of tI.e greatest caames wlic
has bcaiien cur Borough since that dcsolainr seen,
OF 1915. Ou " rdnesday night, about o'clock our
Citizens were aroused by tue alarm ofe. The flames
were soon discovered 10 burst with great volume from
'iS siues anu ROOF OF tio i-H1OCr House owned b
NeSsfs hiabry Digger in of their Store on Old
Street, and IN few minutes notwithstanding the great
est eXeiiIons were used, caught number OF similar
buildings adjacent. AT Ills moment tSe wind preyi
"ns'y from then orih changed 10 tFc North East and
appeared toncrese in violence the flames prog essed
IN Ite time 40 !ess THAN Houses 4 ere ON fire
a"d presented al awful spectacle Iudeod-a stream If
ascending flames illuminated the Heavens to die utmost
verge OF the i'o.lzon aud large fre6rands with innu
neFabe cDGers and sparkle were observed cours No, lie
air for hand eds and ihonands ards: Never before
'"s Snch si8hi present q 20 eyes. Ii scened 10
re combination OF elements 10 work cur dg,trucfon.
. storm OF "i7d accompanied By shower of irc,-
Che gfeaiesi appreheUsioas were enteTfoed FIR fhe
Houses on the lower part Of Old and Market Streets
lu contrary to E"nara expectation The building shat
iirsi raDghi the wooden tenement one door ON Tho
and Naist eder-thence proceeding up on both sides
considerable distance. Next it took the stables. &C.
'e'ongIn@ 10 Hoad'~ Tavern thca the Tavern IIou-.
tseif on Old 81 sst--ihen crossing the Street nu,n
Der Of Houses were burnt on both sides The follow
pg enumeration IF the buildings actually burnt
Wi afford perhaps more Satisfactory view, than
could be presented IN any other form
In NJ on Street toteye The FIRE coDia,ure{- Ma
5r, d Dnggcs Lumber House; Smith & R9issca,,'s
Lumber House SGas' Stable Bran5er's Cooper,s
shop lead's Lu'nbeIIouse; Daniels Lumber House:
Akin's Lumber House, occrned by Dunns; Lumber.
House, Or tustom-Eouse, Backsmilb's Shop. belong
mC 20 JoDess estate; Durel's Lumber House. bcs,des
one or two small houees. sheds &c
TN t)l6 StrcSt-Neaa's Tavern, with all The back
ljTOgrnOrtOu'6
and Perry, on the North side; and HealHs Dure,s
occupied b' %onu,) Ms. slcfolIls, Matthew'S Wor
'Na"i's Tavern and Mrs Rus,elr on the Souf, side
Nr Hsxaii'5 Office, Nr. Berrys Brick House and
{ apt John Williams Dwelling were not burnt
IN fiigh "yeei-Buiiipg occupied 5y J. T. and d. [
Nay, and q. - Sausteier Boyden's Lumber House;
j. Mssoa's, WIN. M. 3t..insoa House and Ofice. ON |
ihe North side, and Walker Jones's House and Coach
Stop, and WIN 81 Young's Coach Shop etc. ON the 1
South s'de Bowden's Corner Building escaped and
WIN. IT, Nao'a'land's Dwelire, though somewhat M
urcd IN the roof was moi 5u,ni.
~ Ell about forty bvtRays we're consumed Those
'i lie better kind l1r he most part were insured The
PRINCIPAL Individual loss consists IN Groceries, Pro
luce &". stored III the Gor Der T.ouscit is irnprac
hcabie AS vet % estimate accurately TIE amount IN
he hurry ~ removal! GOOD deal r. furniture etc qas
r'her broacn or msp'aced-amour others, our friend
he editor % he rrraTtcAN bad bis materials thrown
into snch state Of confusion that he finds % ont Of
hrs power 70 issue paper dis morning for which
om's i1n douhilass simple statement of tho cause
y y afford apology altogether satisfactory TO tie pub
The Engine companies and Tie citizens generally ex-
ort .aerer.yr 20 'he utmosf; and their forts We
ce tain'y beneficial IN saving much valuable propc-y
although u woJj have demanded perhaps something
like sup'rhuman power to cope with and su'dus lie
extreme violence Of the enemy they we're called upon
10 combat.
Fro siT ons ances, there is no doubt entertained
that this scene Of vide spread destruction vas the work