Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-05-08

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Fgo are indebted. to the he editors d the
Charleston Courier foranexpress slip, detailing
the account Of disastrous acknowledgements
one thousand buildings IN the beadtifal civ #
Charleston, s. G. Our time and space w;r
only permit us toeppy thefoTowing, under date
o. April 18th, 5 O'Clock, P. M.:afIsEe gfHf
Z" The melancholy calamity of last night and
tins morning, is ofso extensive a Character 60
entirely to preclude the possibility of erterino
lntoadetalls at this time. We have inst ratIr,,s
ca nom the scene of destruction, and win ~.
deaVor, as far as possible, to give the bounda.
RES Of the burnt district. The FIRE, "a above
stated, commenced at the corner Of Berresford
and king-streets, and Berresford-street. ON
both sides, until within few doors of Arch
daie-street, running thence, north, as far 81
beautain-stfeet leaving row of front buildings
on Archdale-street, then passing Beaufaifl.
rtEIwardy leaving the row on ST. Philip, IN Il
Lliol ts and about half way down the
south side. Ass -
The large hotel, Of Mr.. shelton, 1t the cor
ner of Society and King-streets, arrested tbe
progress of the flames in that quarter, ALTHOUGH
one or two houses IN the rear of it were burnt
Soclety-street down to the residence of Mr.
n. Hayward, on the Bay, was the boundary,
the whole OF the south side being burnt and
several houses on the north, near the Bav. ma
kElng an lnroad near to Laurens-street. the
Qnlyersalist Church, and new house of Mr.
A. TAFT, being saved by the greatest exertions
St, stephens Chapel, on Anson-street Stoned
the conffagration in that direction. With fbe
exception of MIR. HeyWard's house, and Rem.
nett's steam mill, were all that were left stand
ng' every thing being destroyed to the river
side' and the large store house on Ker's wharf
formerly Norton's Rice MILL being also de.
stroyed-one or two brick buildings on the
bay, opposite Hasel-street, checked It there:
but the west side of Anson-street, to Market,
street, were consumed The market was then
the boundary, about one half Of which. the
western portion, being destroyed, and all the
south side Of Market-street, west of Church
street, up to Archdale-street.
The new brick stores, we are pleased To
say are injured but trihinglv. The theatre,
too IS not much Injured. The ice bonse Is
saved put the stables in the rear are burned.
Inc Whole area, with the exception of ! faw
houses, from St PhiGp-street to the waters If
Cooper River, bound by Hasen and Society
streets, Is swept through, as by an averlanche.
leaving nothing but fresh of bare and black
ened chimnies.
We regret to perform the melancholy task
OF announcing the loss of number of lives
Among others, those of Col J. Steedman. Ma
val Ottlcer of this port, Frederick Schniele. an
assistant Engineer of the Fire Department,
}. y. Peart; one free colored boy, named VIM,
Mitchell, and certainly one other colored fell
iow' These were employed in blowing Up
houses, the match taking took quick to allow
them to escape. Col Steedman. and Mitchell
IN a house on the Bay, and Mr.. Schnierlie,
Mr. Peart, and the negro, in the house at the
corner of Liberty -street, and number of other
lives are lost, but we have not the particulars.
We have no doubt that about one thousand
houses have been destroyed. An estimate Of
the loss Is out Of the question, but the general
opinion Is, that the Insurance offices viii not
pay so per cent.