Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-22

street will be stopped by the American Insurance Co
mat that building and those below Pearl street will
DC saved The buildings above the american Insnrouc.
ohee en- The west side Of Wall street 10 William street
.nciuu'ng tie Exchange, all .destroycdand two or
three above William strectThe fire is still raging To-
wards Brown street. in the of Wall street and
Wall street is yet safe.
The flames are yet extending down William street
inc buildings on that street and fronting Hanover square
hcinuing the Gazette office, are burnt down
This is a terrible calamity To New York II IL beev
60 hat more Than two hundred valuable stores and ware
are destroyed, with the principal part oil the
contents No estimate Of the amount of da,nay. ca n
.nade-some individual stock Of goods are estimated ~
ngh as two three and four hundred Thousand dollars =
! ns loss cannot fall much short Of TWENTY MIL
LIONS OF DOLLARS-and many are of .,;n;on II. ,
It Will exceed THIRTY MILLIONS! mot
we have just heard the Mayor say that an attempt
would DC made TO arrest the flames before reaching
broad street, by blowing up one or more of Mr. Tnr
stores with powder.
Nearly the whole of Lords elegant row of s,o,ss n
r&change Place, and the Church opposite are in rims
anu Tue flames extending rapidly toward Broad street
Inc Daily Advertiser, and the American newsnonrr
the establishments P'''se' VI
TIVE oeLocK-- We go to press while the fire is still
raging. IL Is SAID to have extended below Old Sin on
rear strceta I'D there is calculation where its rava
ges will be bounded $3.50 80 ~
Half pastafrc-Thc fla mes are pr ss;pg down p.,,
ST. ON the south eide, and have enveloned al he NIL
ings to and including the Pearl ST Horsc No ~ Th;
information is brought TO us by person inst from ,h
immediate ne.ghborhood wy
4 - "s"H' nioHNiNG, III oclock-We resume with
heavy hearts the continuation of the particulars
awiui caamy that has beiaen our city The flames
rLagng, ana are now principally confined the
square bounded by the south side Pearl street
sup, south street. and Old slip Nearly the whole of
.hs extensive block is already i'm ruins number of
buildings have been blown I'm 10 nrres, ,ho l ~, "
fumes. ~ e P''s'eSS VI 'i'e
one eioe-lti is believed the flames are now arrest
ed SO That they will not extend below Coentes slip
some four TO live hundred buildings are DESTROYED
Is fortunate circumstance that at this season tho
stocks OF goods In the and ware houses is mncb
ss tan at any other period of the year, and the ag.
src9ae amount of loss, it is hoped will moi reach
the sum supposed yesterday morning
Should not our Congress be Immediately memorialzed
10 suspend Tor time the bonds due for duties, We
make these suggestions, which have occurred
10 US The credit of this city is Of immense vaIne mn,
only TO The city ITSELF but to the whole country; and
every measure should be taken that prudence can
10 render the loss to it small the nature of the case
will admit. - ''' .1'e
Awful and great as is The destruction of property it
should DE remembered that not deprived of our
favorable location for trade nor will the energies and
INDUSTRY OF our people lie dormant Much may be done
by the pursuit OF proper measures 10 tba,
ut which Is OF equal value with property and This art;
Gle is written with view point out the necessity of
snewhg 70 those who were not the spot that with
our property we have not lost sight of the
to inspire confidence that we are on the alert
to do the best that DONE under circumstance So
truly distressing
The Post Office is rcmoved N tho 49, oc a. f,.
ouse on Cedar streetwhere every effort is making to
actate the business-but there must necessarily be
arrangement Tor some days We understand ,b,, ali
the mails despatched yesterdaybut those which
arrived were not assorted till the afternoon and il was
quite Impossible TO assert the that we are
without any from abroad.
EVENING
The Mayor called meeting his Office this after
noon OF such citizens willing to volunteer as n
CITY patrol for the night when Col Sanford offered the
services of his brigade of militia, they were accept
ed horse patrol is also duty protect the proper
ty exposed from plunderers
The Common Council was convened this evening 10
devise ways and for the preservation of the ctv
and protecting exposed property its present predca
The flames have subsidized and il is believed will
not further extend. Ii is estimated that not less than
SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY buildings are destroy
Cd comprising perhaps the valuable district of the
city vi these, IT supposed the humber in Pearl street
nearly lOuin Water street about Sin Front street
about 80, and in South street about 40.
II IS impossible yet to give minute account
OF this contagration-it would fill volume Tie
particulars of the individual losses which momentIv
reach us, are heart sckening and overwhelming We
dare not attempt the recital The whole city is in deep
Meeting of the Citizens of Philadelphia and county
was held at the Exchange the 18th They sympa-
thise deeply with the Citizens OF NJ York-A Committee
oil JJyshas been appointed ascertain the losses-he
report 10 be made at another meeting on the 2Sth
and they to prepare Memorial to Congress prayino
Tor the prompt appropriation of millions of dollars
TO relieve as far possible the sucrngs their brethren
OF ~ fork.-They also address Memorial to the
General Assembly of PennsyIvania-the Select and
Common Councils of Philadelphia, &c, &c.