Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-24

tereSts Ol the PEOPLE.
From The Port Gibson Correspondent Extra.
AWFUL CONFEDERATION
II is our melancholy duty to record the tota
destruction Of the whole business portion Of
our town by fire. Gu Saturday morning, Port
Gibson was PROFESSIONALLY the most beautiful
town in the Stule--and as prosperous aud flour
fishing as any in the whole south wesl--now II
is d pile of black and smoky ruins. The fire
broke out on Saturday morning about elnyen
O'Clock, in kitchen in the rear of ;he new
stores 'lcently erected by Messrs. II. 81 II. o
anderson. From the extremely dry situation
of every thing, and the combustble materials
of which the building was composed, every eff
tort to extinguish the fire proved unnvailing
and in a few moments the flames communities
led to these beautiful new stores, which were
almost ready 10 be occupied, from which they
rapidly extended 10 the, store and ware hous,
l0ccnpicd by the Messrs. AnderSon's. The
builling used by the hank Of Port Gibson came
next--ihen the store Of Messrs, Moore, Bur
roughs & Co., and the splendid corner proper
" Of j. o Pierson q Co. occupied below by
! Bush Il Elmer, and Wells u Pierson, ans
laDoFo hdlTS NY tte ToII blno"h iisui1HIs
! Company, and Messrs. Elicit IL Payson as OH
ces. The progress Of the fire was stayed il
this direction "a, The corner of Bank street, bu
in the mean time ii had made rapid progress II
the other direction, and eventually every houst
was consumed OH that side Of the town iron
Bank street to the Court House. The cour
housr, too, Tell before the devouring elemenl
land the buildings in the rear of il, up to tn,
Grand Gulf Road The destruction on th'
west side OF Main Street wa, unsparng anC
complete But the calamity did not end here
! The fumes communicated from the building
on the west side of the street to the roof OF tht
store on the east side, known rs Lorings' Row
land very soon the whole row from the Wash
ngton Hall 10 Bank st. was in full baze. Th'
Hall was manuIly, and fof long time success
fully, defended, but at last fell sacrliic, t.
the fury Of the flames. The store Of Nessr'
Butler g. Forbes, aud the offices annexed To IL
are the only buildings tina, escaped IN" dc Itruc
Ition, on the east side of the street, from BanI
stree, to The market house. The jail was will
great difficulty preserved. Batween thirty
five and forty buildings are in ashes, and mos
Iof the n brick buildings of The first quality.
NOR, destructive conflagraion, in proportion
TO the size and population OF the town, neve
elore occurred. large quantity Of good
was also destroyed. The greater portion o
the stock Of the Messrs Anderson was burn
in the street where it had been removed lol
safety. All the mercantile houses have suffer
ed considerably some very severely.
Its impossible at present TO form correc
estimate Of the amount OF the loss. A iargt
amount was insured i'll the Port Gibson lnsu
rance Office, and considerable Insurance. wa
held in the Grand Calf and Natchez Offices
The first named office will b. the heaviest SUI
lerer, but will be ahundanlly able TO sustain II
self The books and papers Of every houS
were saved, and also the entire books and 81
lects of the bank and the Insurance Co. Ha
the disaster occurred in the nigh, 1t wouI
have been impossible to hav. SAVED any thin
of value. As it is, nearly every Que oil gu
, citizens has sustaineda considerable loss, whlc
for time Viii seriously cripple the business
|! and perhaps weaken The credit OF our place
/ The Inconvenience will become imnedAte
felt from The fact that no suitable buildings ar
left for those who are now rendered houseleS
. and homeless to occupy, with the remnant q
/ their property, for the prosecution oil their Du
u SlneSS. but we nopC oOuh w ocS Jul Wv" 80
i, from its ashes and assume lis former beautllL
Garments. There is 70 fear but such will
r The case.
n Our citizens possess enterprise and de'erm
|. nation second TO no other community on cart
Z and no appeal was, ever made to southern ge'
I erosity in vain. Some OF our fellow either
!. we Tea r are ruined, and may need the aid
p their sympo,hizing countrymen. Most Of
+ however, will only ask forbearance, Until II
!. dustry, spirit, and enterprise will enable
d out oithe ruin, to reconstruct the edltlce
d oar fortunes. Never was destruction mo
i. complete than that which has fallen upon
v and never was calamity borne with great
i degree Of mauIiness dnl Eorlitude. We ha'
d no time 10 spend in the expression OF sorr'
k and regret over the ruin and destruction tn
It has come upon us--no heart 10 describe q
'r frlghtful picture that is presented on every ST.
d of US. We can only exhort all to DO oil 90
= cheer, and to think of the best means 70 e
z tore what Is lost, rather than to yled 10 u
!. pair. or waste their time in lamcntailon' .
5. We understand that the iron sale IN !
IS counting room o Hopes 81 Bogart, was co
10 pIeiely melted in the flames, and proved
Of projection 10 the papers left IN It tor safely
" The Kendall Family AMOS has quarter
.. unon the Treasury the following linmeui!
=, ,,.,ubers Of his family, with ut enu'neraii