Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-23

OF water, effected ~vhai no supply OF water Is
hand could have done and, although the wa.
ter thrown in stt cans descended in the form #
ice and slee,, mantlins the fremen in icy gar
ments, we believe hut one of the engines was so
frozen during the day to be disabled, SO s,ea-
Oily were they worked.
The fire commenced in the cabine, makers sbop
of Mr. James Green, on the Eas, side of ROYAL
street, between King and fringe street. md ex-
tended to Fairfax street, thence, down Prince
street to Union street The number of houses
destroyed besides back buildings, was abou, forty
and the value Of The houses and goods destroyed
Gao hard have fallen short OF two hundred thou
sand dollars. Snme.of the property was Insured;
but TO what extent we have not heard : the Fire
ln'ufance Company of Alexandria wilt. it is sup
posed, be considerable loser by the Fire. The
principal sufferers by loss of property are, Messrs
Hill. Brocchus, Dodds, Harper, Johnson, Rum
ney, Rudd. Mufpyb, Hepburn, G s ]. p. Thomp
ION, Mis- Wilson's, the estate ofP. G. Marsteller,
iona. c. May, Horwell, Nightingale. Isabella
Howard, and several others whose names we
could not learn.
The Office of the Alexandria Gazette was in
such danger, (ihough the building escaped) tina,
the materials were all hastily removed, and il will
take probably some days TO get the Office righted
so as to resume publication.
Some circumstances come c;ed with this disas-
irous fire are wo-thy Of note. First, the single
foos were the cause of the fire extending its rava-
ges far beyond what it would have done, bad the
roofs been slated Secondly, the fire was arrest ed
-oley by the efficacy OF the Hose, without which
the engines could have done netting.
Great danger was menaced by th. tumblng
walls. One man is reported 10 have been killed
and one OF our citizens, under falling wall, had
| an escape by means VI he embrasure of a window
little less than miraculous. Rcfresh,n ents were
most literally distributed by the people of Alex
fhef xIaIfa md hall ,. IL
hear that all go home safe through the cold oil
last night, sill more intense than that of the day
great deal of liberality and good feeling was
displayed ON this occasion. Among other instan-
ces, 1t may be mentioned, that Mr.. Cookendorfer
| one Of the rroprietors of the Union Sage Line
went down with his huge steam boat stage, loadeJ
with 20 or 80 persons, and drawing the United
States Hose Wagon. which performed SO i,npor-
tant a service in the day. The Washington Brdg,
Company threw open their gates, and no toll wa,
charged on goers or corners during the whole o.
| the day. Other things ofthis sort might be men
toned it we did not fear that further particular.
mi ht fatigue the reader.
This is, we believe, by far the creates, fire tba
| ever happened in ALEXANDRIA.
| tFrom the Gae,,a de Colombia Of Nov 2s1
DECREE of the EXECUTIVE POIYER
| SIMON BOLIVAR, Liberator, President of Co
lombia.
| Taking into consideration, LIST. The state o
| agitation in which the republic now finds itself
| IN consequence ot the transactions in Venez iela
and That II is divided in opinion with regard 10 III,
poical administration, and alarmed at the pros
| pect OF ciyH war, and an invasion from abr ost
| by the common enemy. 81. That there are " ell
founded reasons for aprrebendng that the Span.
ish government intends TO renew hosiilites will
the forces which II is assembling in the island oil
Cuba Sd. That the majority of the department:
have declared 1t as their opinion that the Presi
dent OF the Republic should be invested with
such extraordinary powers may be ndispensa
bly, necessary to establish the national integrity
| and preserve Colombia from civil and foreigr
war: and Ash. That the Executive power has
already declared itself TO b. within the case Of
article l2S OF The Constitution, and has ther efor.
oppor'uLely convokcd the Congress; and, desiring
on the one hand to correspond 10 the confidenc.
OF the people, and on tie Other 10 preserve th,
present constitution until the nation b., iegitma,,
and competent means, may effect reform Of it,
have concluded, upon consultation with the coun
Gil OF government, to decree, and DO decree the
following:
/ Art. /. From this day forward, I am, as Presi
dent oil this Republic, within the case of article
Us OF the constitution, ard in The exercise of eli
| NE extraordinary powers emanating from it, III
| Tor the purpose OF re-estab- hing internal tran.
quihy and for securing the republic against anarch,
| and external war.
| Art 2. In my absence from this capital, thu
Vice President of the Republic, being charged will
| The executive power, will exercise the said ex-
iraordinary powers in all parts OF the territory
where they canno, be Immediately exercised b,
me.
AIT. g. Except with regard to the matters and
aft .irs which may be decided TO come v Thin the
scope OF the exercise of the said extraordinary
powers, the constitution and laws will be du! y
observed.
| Art. a. An account will be rendered to the mex,
congress OF all that may be done in virtue of this
decree, as is provided in the said article lbs OF the
| cons Il ion.
! Dated the 23d Of November, 1926, and sign ed
by General Bolivar and the Secretary of State for
domestic affairs
Extracts Of letters from the Editor, dated
40 = WASHINGTON, jan. ?, 1897.
: Our Senator ~ Randolph, mot like comet, calculated TO
alarm hut like the steadily pursuing his course has at