Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-14


instant, THOMAS VewEIL, Esq. was reelected
President, and CHARLES CHAPLIN, Cashier.
The Legislature Of Virginia closed its ses-
sion on Saturday last. Several Of the members
arrived here yesterday in The steam boat ooto-
mac. A law was passed, few days since, by
an almost unanimous of both Houses, con-
iirming the Charter of the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road Company, with several unimportant
amendments: viz. LIST That the road shall no.
touch the Ohio river lower than the mouth Of
Little Kanawha river; that the damages for pro
=, perly taken or used for the construction Of the
road, Sc. shall be determined as such affairs
are now Effected by the laws OF the Common
wealth Of Virginia; that the penalty for injur-
ing the road or property Of the Company. shall
be the same as is inflicted for the same offence
against the public works Of Virginia, that is,
The Penien,iary.
The subscription books for this Company
are TO be opened in Baltimore on the 2oth inst
The Editors Of he American assert with conf
dencc tina, the entire fifteen thousand shares will
be subscribed the first day.
From the Norfolk Herald Of Monday last, we
extract the following additional particulars in
relation to the late distressing fre which oc-
Cured in that Borough on Friday We rejoice
N find that the loss is far less than ii was al
first supposed TO be.
The following is a list of houses deslroyed:-
On -Wheelrisht shop occupied
by E. Balance, belonging TO The Virginia Bank,
not insured MIR. B. lost all his tools and UNI
finished work,
House belonging to the heirs Of David Pat
,erson, (Mr Joseph F. Cunningham and Mrs
DR.. Waddy.) containing tenemen,s--insur
ed in the Virginia Office, tor 50, 400
On Church street Christ Church; insured
IN the Virginia Office, for $4,000; the organ
insured IN the Farmers Office, New-fork, ioI
S2,5oo
Benjamin Pollard, Esq dwelling house and
Office adjoining, insured IN the Virginia ohce
for So $50.
Mrs Margaret Bramble, dwelling house, in
sured in same Office, for S2,S4o
John Willie, insured in the United States Or
fee, New-York, for 5000.
JOIN Johnson, two houses, not insured.
Mrs Mary Murphy, TWO do. do.
Mrs. Neslell, one house, with two tenements,
do
Mrs. John Taylor, one house insured in the
Virginia Office, for S6to
On Mariner-slreet.-A large brick building
called Mu:ray's row, csntalalng tenements,
belonpin,. TO the estate of Isaac Murray; not in
sured.
House belonging to the estate OF James BIZ
shop, do.
Capt. John Johnston, (of Norfolk County,
two houses, do,
Mrs. Ca,narine Ferguson, one house, do
Estate Of john Shepherd, one house, do.
JOHN Voyart, one do. do.
Estate OF Isaac Murray, one do. do.
Mrs Dunn, one do. do.
Mrs. E. Nimmo and Miss Hunter, one mouse
with two tenemcnts, do
On Fen Church-street.--The Lancastrian
School House; not insured
Ouey s. Cameron, three houses, with tene-
menls, insured in the Virginia Ofhce for S72o
Widow Dameron, two houses; not insured.
John IuBis, one tenement, do.
Robert Chapman, two houses, do.
Edward c. Mallory, one house, do.
Mira Prudence Cooper, one house insured In
the Virginia Office, for Sl44o
VIM Loyal, Occupied BY Mr.. Peter Brunet
one house, insured in do. for S2,l6o.
Charles Branda, one house, insured in do. for
400 dollars.
Walter Heron, one house, do. do. for $1,000
On Proby's Lane.-Capt E P. Kennedy, one
house; do do. for Sll2o.
The total amount, according TO the above
statement, of loss sustained by the Mutual As
surance Office of Virginia, is S32,s8o
To which may be added for injury to
houses not burnt, 1000
$3.50
By the Farmers Office, New-York, 1850
By The u. States Office, 600
BY the Phoeuix Office, London, 1000
84o,eSo
Whole number Of houses, "a.
Co. oftenemenis, -.
The value Of the buildings and other pioper-
~ destroyed, we estimate at 900, as they
Stood; they probably could no, be replaced for
less than S4s,ooo
The editor Of the Baltimore Patriot has been
favored with the foliowino interesting extract