Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-27
United Stalls Ship John .7dams.


n, ,nor .,!..s,r, cruzp we arrived in Ma
lao, ON lie 81, Novebrr rerancd a, that place Ill the
37t then UP anchar for Cbtatar stepped Ill inc l'cA
several GJ,s experienced much bad weather, maze TWO
unsuccessful attempts 20 pass tic tralls c"faiy WIN"
and strong sars drove rs Twice back INTO !"e o"y
day light, alter rough light discovered III Tie o"''S
the ,ilrrcan B!que Manchester from ~ = ds';a> t.
DISPATCHED bua!s her assistance, and brought her t. u"
anchorage, thereby preventing her drifting cast 81 'n'
!suck-a bad prrdcanrrnt had she gone oil hir liz
Delaware Of Cape lie CAL bound hoIr, an "ccdch
occurred which well nigh proved destructive 10 ship aa
crew. They had been shifting powder III the ti.Hz'':
and the bucket Which contained the swrcp.ag' Wis
placed on deck. Shutting the bulls eye, all unrXl.n
su:cd spark accidentally fell among Tic powder III lie
bucket which instantly exploded, aud Eed The quarter
gunner On the spot. The magazine immediately
flooded, or drowned, they term il. THUS 10y hair
breadth escape nine hundred souls rescued ifn
swift and terrible death. Can guard, :y too n::h
| vigilance the hnrFid disaster Of fire at On board
OF armed vessels, in Particular, surrounded With .:;
| nnablc substances, and tIlrnngrd %ti lrn;
On the morning Of lie Gth by bright, CLEAR sly, sc
entered tic extensive fine bay IT Eai'. with an en-
chanting view of the city Lry"ii a5sm. up tie !Iar
bour nothing Surpass The br"uty Of the scene The
mountainous country IL rrin"le distance, the hay with
lis forests uf maSls the iiged mass Of tall white cd
fcrs the turrets and towers which cap the city, spread
like fairy landscape the approach tad,z. But
like ali Spanish towns Ura;:'!;G III perspective wien
closer viewed the ro:Incc is ii: AL tni AT my lrsuIe
| will give you few details Of these places.
We expect to sail from this 10 Lisbon to-day. You
will hear from again when arrive 4. that port.
| The Affairs If Spain have yet assumed no new at
titude, and probably will continue without any matcr!a
change through the winter. What new sccars will
open in the siring It Is hot easy 10 coircuEc The r.
val parties have occasional *HIrmshcs generally tcrn-
mating in .arcr Of The Queen.
Our cour:rercc has met with no interruption, and Is
still! CARR, uu:irS;rd. There several English
and Frc,:i vessels 81 war wing i'll the bay. Tile
lceIs,-Amrrcans included, -cAciiangs civi!i'cs with
apparent good feeling shore, and rccIpucatr coGre-
sizes from ship to SHIP. This is It should br.
[PhI. .iIrcrScr.
.7noticr dcstructice Fire in Nc,c Yorkehodist Book
DESTROYED We learn from the Journal OF Conn
arrcr that little after o'clock Thursday morning.
the Luding in Mulberry street, called the Mrthodls:
Book Conccrn, vas discovered TO bc on lire IN the Sc
cund story. and in the Of hour was entirely
destroyed With all its con,cnls except few books which
rescued from the BookstuTc. The burlng was
III feet in length by % deep, with projection IN tlr
rear $50 feet by Is. The whole Of brick, and SIX
! stories high, including the basement.
! The pruning establishment Of the concern was very
| cycnsIvc-givins employment TO between % and ~
conPos!Lor5, and 81 presses, including one Napier.
great amount OF stereotype plates were destroyed in tho
printing Office together with all the presses, types, DC.
| The book Of the establishment OF the
most extensive the United States The bindcry, fold
ing and stitching departments, &c were upon the same
Scale The Book Concern. most vi our readers know,
the property Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, and
the great central agency by which the branches
OF that NUMEROUS and wGrlhy denomination supplied
with religious books The loss, therefore, although it
does not bear with great severity up1n Individuals
ccpl by turning numbers out Of employment, is one
which will b. extensively felt and drporcd 1t is BE-.
licvrd 10 be not less, in the aggregate; than
DRIED AID FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, only $iU,pUU Of
which is insured, and only $IpUUD by solvent Compa-
MES The managers OF The concern applied for lnsu
in Bnston Pi!ar phia and Baltimore, well as
IN New York, but unable 10 obtain H. except 10 the
, limited extent above stated.
The whole number Of persons turned out Of employ
b. This calamity including females employed in folding,
stitching, DC, Is between Two and three hundred
The account books Of e concern, together with
large quantity Of stereotype plates, in the ron Safe,
but whether they sale in fact remains to he
! tanned.
A frame building on eac! side Of the Book Concern
also Ill the rear, crushed by the falling Of
portion OF the walls the occupants having previously
made their escape.
In regard 10 tic or:n ofthe fire. there is some doubt
II suspected to have been The work of incenGia res and
if the circumstances rightly stated, this supposon
is inevitable Among Other things it is mentioned that
the whose duty II Is to 60 through the building after
the workicn have ict and rxiingus the fire. did 80
last evening usual. and that arriving there tins
morning, lie found window in The I'd story open, and
the llrs issuing out Of it. Another person informs
that hen lie reached the building, fire both
! ends, but not III the centre.
Particulars Of The destruction IF the Holland Land Office
bya -NUJ-ffOm letter ~ Tie Editor If The .lbauy
q An exhibition Of violence took place at May vile,
iIc county scat) on Saturday evening, the 9Th instant,
which will 10 illustrate the state Of the public feel
lug in this region 1t is well known that Holland
Land Company have recently sold out their lands to
other companies, and that the last sale including the
county OF Chaulaque except the town Of Charlotte
made TO h!cssrs TIuuiJul, Cary und others. Suspi-
cios having been excited with regard to the intentions
Of the companies county and town meetings Of the
settlers have been held, and Committees appointed to
call upon the agents. and ascertain their terms and gene
raj policy. MEANWHILE the excitement had reached such
height, that between and $40 persons assembled on
Saturday evening" being well organised and under
commander, and marched TO the land Office forclbly
moved the pillars, stripped OF the lapboardS, and turn
ed the frame into the public Tuad All the books
ami valuable papers OF the c!ice, well in out of The
iron chest having been first taken out to the amount Of
two sleigh loads, were conveyed about two miles to
Barnlal inn, and there burnt Fortunately, the agent
not to be found, lie might under the feeling Of
the moment, have received personal I'M ury.'
Il noble act yepurdcd-Our readers have forgotten
the very interesting incident published BY two three
days since, OF tie rescue OF an infant during the great
fire in New York, by AlidShpman Wilkins, CT the Navy
from the fourth story Of Il house which wrapped
flames from garnet cellar the imminent hazard Of
his lie They will be pleased to learn, that his bravery
and humanity have been partially rewarded Some time
snce Wilkins caSIlcred tor contu:nclInus conduct
to his superior officer When the New York papers,
containing The account of his humane daring in saving
the infant reached Washington, "a member OF the House
Vi Representatives, says the correspondent OF the
Detroit Free Press, while in his seat read IT. handed It
to colleague Of his by whom his eye was directed 10
relative OF the officer in the gallery of The house,
he marked the passage in the paper and sent it up.
profound bow the grateful return made Oh the &C.
The relative the officer dined with the Prc-
scn that day, and the heroic and noble deed has been
rewarded by an executive restoration of Mdslipnan
Wilkins 10 his rank and station III the navy!
This act of the President will assuredIy meet the APP
probation Of all parties Il proves that, although his
exterior may tc rough the bark OF the ''hickory
after has bravcd tie Of thousand winters, lis
heart beats warmly, and glows with admiration OF hu.
name aud generous &c lJnS.-L9utsoMe .7deeFttSeT
A VALUABLE l&yESrIoS.-Dr. McWillians, Of this