Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-10-31
NEW 1'on1, Oct. l3.

The public will we think, learn with
surprise, that MeSsrs. Ruiz and MonIez,
Of the Island Gf Cubs, who were over
powered by their slaves on board the
Spanish schooner Amis,at, s. from whom
they were rescued by Il U. States ship Of
war, after enduring Ihe most horiid tor
,ures-are now suffering incarceration III
the common Jail in this city.
Yet, it is a facl tla, they were vester-
dav 10Th arrested i'll civil suit by pro-
cess issuing, one from the Courl of Com
mon Pleas and, another. from The Superior
Court. OH the assumed complaint Of "Fu.
lah, an African of the Meudi Tribe, aud
Sinewell, an African Of the Mendi Irihe,"
for "imprsoning. beating and woundns
,hem," and the joint damages laid at three
Thousand dollars. On which process
Mcssrs. Ruiz and Monlez are now c"nhn-
ed in Jail.
The savaees. in whose names these s;':ts
are instituted, are of course ienoran' Of
the whole maller. A life lime won'd int
suffice TO make them comprehend ii. The
real plaintiffs are the aholiIiouists, and The
foremost as usual amongst them ls MT
Lewis Tappan! 1'ho actually accompan'-
ed the SherifT's officer who served the
writ 10 point out 10 hir, the persons OF 'fle
Snauish gentlemen. Hc of cou Sc would
not lose the opportunity Of adding to The
enviable notoriety he already enjoys
Courier.
Fire in the City Of Ne'v Iork.-Be-
tween nine and Ten o'clock last night, we
discovered a deuse smoke issuing from the
third and fourth windows, Of the four sio-
nv brick building No III Water-si. next
adjoining the corner OF Wall ST. extend
ing through to Pearl-st. and, beiure the
fire was extinsushed. the contents ot the
third and fourth stories were destroyed.
and the building together wirh'he remain
inr contents, was drenched considerably
with water.
The building on Water s;r., was occu-
pied on The 6rst floor by Enos Wilder. as
an iron chest store. Alessrs Robbins,
Painter g. Co, had an office in the second
story, and the third an ! ioarIh stories were
occupied by a. S. Wightman. as clock
and fancy slorc. ,.
The building on Pearl 81. numbered l45
and was occupied in the lower parI by
Messrs. Richards, Basse,, s. Adams as Il
drv GOOD store, and in the upper part by
Mr.. Samuel Cochran, u dealer in lace
goods.
The building was owned by Mr. Lew
is. Messrs. Richards, BasscI aud Adams
loss is estimated a, about S40,O0O. Mr..
Cochran's loss is estimated al about S)O.-
600, all Of which is covered by insurance
10 this city.-Jour. Of Com.
Fire in Newnrk-A fire broke out this
morning about one o'clock. in the building
occupied by Messrs. Halscy aud Tucker.
leather dealers in Market ST., which was
destroyed, together with three other bull.
dings on Marker aud two on Washington
ST.; occupied by Mr.. Charles T. Shipnlan.
Jacobus & Uuer,. Pierson u Berry.
Hollinssworlh. leather dealees, and Mr.,
Mauahan, Tobarcouist. The loss on the
buildings dnes not probably exceed SlO,-
900, and on stock $1,000: which is fully
insured ia the following offices, viz: Me-
ehanics' Mutual and New Jersey, OF this
city-Har,:ord INSURANCE. Co; Spring Gar
den, and Franklin Co Philadelphia; aud
the Howard and North River, New York
Total amount Of insurance S2j, ,700.--
Advertiser.