Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-06-18

the following account of the awful catastrophe of Sunday, 29th ult. The delay in ssing it has been unavoidable.
 About 15 minutes after 12 o'clock M. on Sunday
 last the citizens of Fayetteville were alarmed by the cry of FIRE, and other signals usual such occa- sions. The roof of d kitchen belonging Mir Kyle, his elegant brick building lately erected at the N. " corner si Market Square, was found to be in blaze, but to nconsiderable an extent, that it was believed the efforts made to extingush it would certainly be successful. Decetfu hope They , were all unavailing. In very few moments the flames extended themselves to the large brick build
 ing .andto many small wooden buildings its vicini- ty. In a few moments more, the roof of the Town House caught, and that building envelop- ed in flames. From thence four large torrents of flame were seem pouring in as many directions IL long the four principal streets of the town with pidity and force which defed all stay resistance In western dreciion the fire extended itself up Hay street. the right hand short distance beyond the point of its intersection with Old street extending backwards in northern direction to the very edge of the creek, embracing in it's devouring sweep the intermediate building Oldst and Maiden lane And on the left as far Mir Cantees wooden build ing being the next house below Mir John MacRae's long of wooden buildings, at the Wagon Yard, extending back southwardly to Franklin street.- i Along Green Street the flames progressed north- wardly, crossing the creek, and consuming in their transit Mir Eccess mi store, and dwelling house, and the handsome bridge erected few years since by the town, sweeping before them many valuable buildings including fhs Episcopal Church, on the right hand side of the street until they reached the private residence of Jas Seav, all Esq, which was saved by providental turn of the Wind, and the ac- tive exertions of very few persons with water and blankets. On the left hand side of the s eet, they progressed until they were stopped at the house of | J. W. Wright, Esq by blowing it up, and extended back until they reached the house of T. L. Hybart. Esq which was saved by exertions of great activity and perseverance. Along Person street they de- stroyed every building on both sides as far eastward
 y as few doors below Liberty Point, including the store of Mir Wm. Mcintyre, situate on the opposite point formed by the junction of Person street and Cool Spring alley, extending back norhwardly as | far the edge of the creek consuming the Presby teran Church, Catholic Chapel, and all the other buildings (with the exception of the dwelling house, mills and warehouse of Mir Jas. H. Hooper, all of which were saved with much exertion) including the building on both sides of Bow street. Along Giles pie street, the flames extended far as the State Bank building, the right hand side, which being nearly fire proof enabled the citizens to contend sue cessfuly with the flames at that point, and to that building. On the eastern side of the street, they destroyed every building to point opposite the State Bank building, and extending eastwardly so as to include all but three buildings Dick street between Person and Mumford streets.
 It is impossible to form any correct estimate of the entire loss in real estate There probably is in- stance in history of so large portion of town be-
 ing consumed, where it not the result of volun- ary human agency. The fire continued to rage with unabated fury until about o'clock when, by the blowing up of houses, and the other usual on such occasions, it suddenly deprived of food for its raging appetite.
 | The public buildings destroyed were, the Town House, the Cape Fear Bank, the Catholic Chapel, the Presbyterian and Episcopal Churches, the Aca- demy the Lafayette and Mansion Hotels. The building in which the United States Bank did busi- ness, and the office of the Agency ofthe State Bank were also destroyed, but as they were merely rented for that purpose, they not put down public buildings. The private buildings destroyed, in nnm- Der about SIX HUNDRED, would require long catalogue to cnumerate particularly.
 But besides the buildings immense quantities of Books, valuable papers, money, household furniture, Il goods, wares, merchandise and produce, were de- stoyed. Where the fire first broke out, persons the scene, would remove such things to what were then supposed places of safety, but by time they would get them fairly deposited they would discover the flames in hot pursuit of them and would be dri- to farther efforts for the security of their vaua bes, until driven from place to place and complete y worn down with their exertions, they would at least be compelled to abandon them to the power of the mercess names:-a very small portion of any of these articles saved. The amount destroyed it is difficult to estimate. We cannot undertake to of
 Ter correct list Of the houses point out the principal sufferers It would be infinitely more easy, l to make catalogue of those of citizens, who have not suffered. Language is entirely inadequate to the description of the sublime and awful scene of Sunday, or to convey adequate idea of the ap- pearance ofrGin and desolaton which our town now presents lfpty was wrung from the iron heart of ol the stern Marlus, dlsinterested foreigner amid the ruins of Carthage, what must be the feelings of every warm hearted citizen of the United States, and especially of our State, when he shall look upon the melancholy wreck otour late ourishing vil age But it is by descending to an inquiry into ln- dvidual losses and distesses, that our true condition can be best understood. Many who on the morning of that day in tbe full enjoyment of all the ordi blessinos Of life have nothing left them but the single suit of clothes which they then wore, not amorse in either of bread of meat, meet the common demands fnature, destitute even of the | shelter of the ridest hovei from the nclemency of the climate. Nor is this state of privaon confined to in the full enjoyment of his nasural strength and independence, but includes all conditions ole. | the widowed mother bending beneath the weight years aud surrounded by her furnishing babes- the helpless and unprotected femaie-tbe sick, the | lame and the aged. Many who were in a state of l prosperity, now find themselves entirely denuded of property, and burthened with debts ofimmense mag nude. But we forbear
 Furnished with the foregoing outline, imagination can form its own resources, i'll out it's picture of wretchedness with more truth, than by adopting the cold suggestions of any recital It seems that those who were best able to lose, most successful in saving. The Banks were all so fortunate to se- cure the whole of their money, books, and valuable papers, although their losses must be great in the de- struction of real estate, and the entire and partial prostration of so many oftheir debtors It is remar kable circumstance, that some money and many va luable papers, left in the vaults of the two Banks, were taken out after the fire uninjured.
 It is due to all the citizens to say that their tions unremitting while their strength lased, whenever there was prospect ofefecting any thing, and although many were ready to faint under their labors, it is great allevatlon to our sorrows to be able to say that no lives were lost.
 The slaves and other colored population, deserve great credit for their conduct on that eventful tsy, there nothing like riot or disorder among them, but they all seemed to work with zeal and lntrepI-