Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-21
GREAT FIRE IN NEW ORLEANS.

From tie " 0. advertiser Of Aug 81 1880.
Last night about 10 o'clock fire broke out III the
extensive Cotton warehouse, of NJ. FRrnEr SON 6,
scarcely had the FIRE bell sounded the alarm before
the vhoe was discovered TO be enveoped in flames
from OF rho TO the other snul,anc-
ousiy Fhese buildings situated in the fauxbourg
81. Marys, forming square, bounded by Carondolet
PerdIdo, Baronne and Union stYcets. built of brick
part of which were two stories in height The Cot
ton wlrehonses aud about two thousand bales cotton
were entirely consuncd-T'he dwelling house. front
ing on Carondolet street and out buildings were by
dInt of perseverance the part of the tiremen
and inhabitants, saved from the dcvouriug element
although built Of wood 1t is computed that about
twenty three hundred bales of GOTTEN were in the
warehouse and yard at the time the fire took place
100 bales Of which understand vas the return
cargo Of the British ship Aurora bged on the Bar on
the ). w Pass short time ago. The fire from the
rapid manner IN which 1t communicated g. the fac.
OF the dwelling although made Of cunhuslible mate
rails, being saved, leaves doubt but that it was the
evil of an mcsndiary.-Thc destruction Of property
may BIO estimated at. about 100 900 dollars-2OOo
bales at $4,000 and the PROMISES at $50 600
We did not learn whether the whole was insured or
not.
n Sl0ndicr.--The New York Gazette of Tuesday
has the following paragraph:
"A pesrOn OF the name Of Grafton representing
himself as carrying on mercantile business IN this CT
", abscondcd on Thursday last. having imposed up.
on orr merchants 10 the tune of about $40 oOO-.
lie had purchased goods TO various amounts from
grea number OF individuals, and, as appeared. ship
pod his commodities Immediately to Philadelphia
where, 1t IS suspected, he has on accompce-
Several messenger were despatched after hun by
the Southern mnll Of Saturday last, with what sue
cess we have been unable 20 ascertain"
man convicted last week in Boston Of Steal
ing ne'osP9Per from the door Of dwelling house
where had been left by tho carrier, and wus sen.
fenced to ten days confinement III the House Of Cor
rcctIOn.
Census Thirteen towns in OHIO give nu increase
Of 5000 or 60 per cent IL 10 supposed that Ohio
will have nearly 900, 900 nh1btunt By the new cen
suS
The town Of Providence, r. l. contains nearly ~.
600 inhabitants The increase in the last ten wears ia
something than 5000.
Extraordinary DesceiJ in Biuiog Bel An at
tempt making RAISE the sloop Detroit of Al
bany. which ron foul Of and sunk on the god of
April last IN ihe channel of the Highlands, opposite
West Point, with Cargo esifna' ed be worth bout
$4,000. BY cans Of the diving bell, chains have
been placed under her forward ond aft, which, when
properly connected, TO be used in raising her
The weight TO be raised, IL estimated at from one
hundred to one hundred and twenty tons. Mr.. John
Blair, who has frequently descended IN the dIvinu
bell, IN various parts Of the United States, has on this
occasion lar exceeded ony undertaking Of the kind
on record. He descended several times TO The bed Of
the river beng depsh Of one hundred and eighty Feet
where he remained one occasion, something more
than three quarters an hour. The pressure he OK
PerieHced was so great that when drawn up, 1t was
found necessary to place him ia warm bed for
sc eTa hours, before he sufficiently restored to
converse The bell is made Of black walnut, about
two and half feet diameter Mt the upper part, by
seven feet at the base and about feet height,
strongly secured with IRON hoops, and loaded the
lower hange with pig iron secured to The rim by
canvass bandagc. IL is perfectly simple in iis
sIruction, and unprovded with the means of deriving
roy supply of air; other shan that contained within