The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-23

EBRg. ami ihaEs li.zn lilal ,,ssr sisaas -
engine ar = harkst e AafrF e8aid Be
commanded. A. il 9ss.ti.~ fre hid Hs
ewh way. sd Eas - LAST seen in the
vzuli 80 cellar Immediately under The De-
livery window az ihe cny PosI Oiire;
followed shnFly aflerEaFds by aam~s
from the windows NJ the latter. and.
within 6Ee minnIrs sflsru ards. b. flames
from the rool. he Ere having srepl up
alang The staircases nr parlilI0ns 10 The
iap Of the building before IL brake out
below. e.
From The moment af the flames burst
ing on from The lnwsE windows. IL vas
obvious that all hope n saving the huIld-
ing was in vain. In lslile more thsn an
hour the whole inlrrior of Ihe banding
and iis r0nlenIs were destroyed.
The books NJ the General Pnsi 0ifire
were al. or nearly all. ssEed. exerlions
having been made f.r their safety IRON
nearly Ihe irs, moment Il the slarHH: mt
q mass 81 papers, &r. hrlonging 10 The
office were Destroyed Not any thing
Vas saved fum the PalenI-Office o. the
CITY Post Ofiire. The volume al smnke
preventing any body rum penetrating the
latter. 80 a. IN save sny thing.
As 30 the origin OF the ERE. u is impOs-
-ihe 10 say any thing, for nothing scene
tn be known of il. except Ihs, h wss in
q cellar or vault, in which pine wood aud
coal were slowed. al which were proha.
bly, 10 state of ignition befnre he FIRE
disclosed itself 10 the eye. We the
more willingly forbear any Conjecture
as 60 the cause 0f The FIRE. since both
Houses If Congress have taken steps,
through committees. 10 investgsGR II. and
IN one House with power 10 send for
persons and papers.
Most fortunately, the night vas calm
and comparatively serene. or the desWuc-
ton &c privsIe property would have been
inevitable ana great Had il ACQUIRED
on the night previous. WHEN The Wind
hlew almost hurricane. several squares
nf valuable buildings must have been
destroy ed. The mesns Oi the ciiy Inr
extingnishine fires are wholly inadequate
Ia the value of the property At stake. aud
the sources for the supply If water Tor
the engines are limited ~ the exfnl. a.
well az precarious. We Irus, that The
lesson We have just received shl ""' ne
lost on those wb" have u in their poWef
TO apply the remedy.
Cd all the amount 0i loss Oi papers and
property sustained by this dIss-tr ',at
whIeh j. most Ia he regretted ttecause
Ireparshlel j. thar IL ihr Whole ii he
great r-poslinry of modtls ~ n,arhI 20
IN ihr Patent Offre. The mnu.0rtnig
ashes nnw 0nls remain Of lLs, r.'llrc.ed
evidence of the psreIaiwn. -. -LuIy,
aud enterprise witch peculiarly d.srs gush
the iesrendsnis al E"t"pe ~ b. MtsRrn
world. National Littliige.ctr
The Alexandria Gszetie ssS.- Al 10
conjecture a. Ia the urigIR q, ,ts tire,
but most persons aurIbuIe u 10 al ,ucen~
diary.
What j. The actual amount IL the luss
10 the Government AID he { urtr, no
one eau tell. The m".cis record. &c.
de-. Of the Patent 0ffic,.. we're invaluable.
| Great delay, We understand. occurred
in gaming admiusnee INTO the building
after the fire was discovered Had tho
dnors been forced al an early hour, it 10
thoughI many papers. &C., new lost.
would have been saved.
All that now remains Of this late fine
building. |. its ruined and blsckened
walls, which We presume for public
safety will have 10 be torn down.
Arrangements were making yesterday
to accommodate the General Post Office
elsew here in Washington.
PETERSBURG MARKETS.
December III
Cotton-l54 a l6 cents.
| Tobaceo-New Lugs. q a4a
Good IN best. 81 a 81
Wheat-In good iemsnd-receipls ve-
ry light. We quote:
Red, 50a | 95;
White, | 80 a Q l2i.
Ho,T-Fsmily, Sl2 90.
Super6ne. 10 so.