Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-28
DOMESTIC.

FRAUDS TREAsURY.--At tLe last tenn of he
Federal Court, holden Carkbutg Va, 81 indictments
for forgery aud pe,juy, found by the grand Jury
agan, ain Pensioners aud their Attorneys Among the
Attorneys Implicated. are jonathan Wsm>i-y, Common
wealths Attorney Tor Lewis county, aud j. Bonnet,
Delegate elect from the county. They have both
taken leg hail, lett their homes. aud taken themselves
is sippo ell to the Province Of Texas.
The Pensioners sru,d generally supposed to be
innocent o any criminal fraudulent in whatcv.
err They are believed TO have been deceived aud imposed
upon 10y their Attorneys in the following m When
old gentlemen, who had been nore or less envap ed i'm
the Indian border warfare. but no, for length OF time
sufficient TO enitle them TO pension, would apply Their
Attorneys aud dets TO them, Of their SER
vices, the Attorneys would assure them. that they
Justly entitled TO receive pension under the law and
won forthwith draw up the declaration, not OF the actual
services OF the applicant but OF such services they
Che Auorneys) knew would en.ite the applicant to hi4
pension; When the declaration drawn the applca
was assured tiu IL contained nothing but the facts he
had detailed them ony fiat then ,ree nut in LEGAL form
With this understanding AMI belief aud reposng CONN
deuce IN their Attorneys the applicants generally
shy imposed upon, and induced TO lake the necessary oas;
without reading examining the deciar
ihe applications generally successful; and mat
Ter OF course Wamrley aud Bennett pension agents.
hred great reputation What proportion share the
money thus drawn from the Treasury usually retained
by Wamsey and Bennett Tor their services is known,
out a. - presumed that was no nconsderablc amount
Peffs6ug Rep.
ALEXANDRIA. Oct 9.
Turning of the Steamboat Cygnet-On Tuesday
night, at about IL O'clock the Steamboat Cypnet living
at Janney's wharf in this town. was discovered TO M. nm
hre. The alarm was Immediately given; hut in short
ine the boat was completely enveloped in fire, and il
was ouni Impossible To her She burned the wa.
ter's edge.
Az Que time danger 10 the shipping in the immediate
neighoohood OF the burning boat aPprehended; hut
owing 10 ume'y exert,ons no damage was done The
Org irpune nearest TO the Cygnet, hauled into the
stream. aud proper taken TO the other
vessels IN the adAceHt docks. Owing the praise
exer''ons OF the iremen, ssn the wharf at which the
lire.
So rapid was the progress OF the names that the hands
asleep on board at the barely escaped before the boat
was on lire IN every part The origin oil the disaster
entirely accid ntalhe fire, doubt having been com
muncated TO the wood work fom tho heat OF the furnace
The wreck al the boat has been secured at the wharf
where she burned.
The Cyenet owned by Messrs Bradley s. Co. of
Washington and WAS The boat formerly employ ed to carry
The mail TO Potomac Greek She has lstterly however
oeeh engaged ia plying between Washington and Alex.n
dria- Gazette.
Fro" the Lannsbursh Gazette, Extra Oct 10. II O'Clock at
LANstNcpURGH IN FLAMEs!!-G Great Ffre!-Tbe
greatest calamity that has occurred village Tor soma
years, has just beallen it fire broke about two
hours ago Ia The Lasngburgh Hotel The flames spread
with such fearful rspidy that in tnomen ts the whole
block Of stores adjoining the Hotel seemed in the very laws
Of the devouring elemenL The buildings Consumed, as
lar as the hurry and confusion the moment will enable
US 10 ascertain them, follows:
The Pos OFceAll the hooks aud papers were rresery-
ed by the excrions OF the Clerk
Mr. Whipples barber shop-some OF The furniture saved
he iansiUgburgh Hotel together with the sheds sta
PIES carriages harness and much OF the furniture. The
horses ~ the stable mostly saved The building was
owned by r. W. Wslbrdge, Esq, aud occupied by MIR.
nj Van Buskerk.
Mr. Seelys's Cabinet shop with much OF the furniture
Mr.. Seelye's brick store occupied byNir NJ Huley as
dry goods store Some oil the goods sayed-how many
we have not a>ceItAined.
Mr. Chicheste's brick s,ore-pari of the goods saved
small house Elizabeth street was on fire in MANI
places. but was not burnt down.
Two horses aud COW persisted in the flames They
belonged TO G +. V. d. COX s. Co
The brick buildings ihe Elizabeth and State
rres prevented Ihe fire om prog cssng any further in
that din