The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-19

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We have intelligence from Kingston, Jamaica,
by the ship Helespont, Capt. Ellis, who will accept
thanks for his kindness, TO the LIST OF September
which communicates 20 n the particulars OF a most
destructive ire which has laid large part Of King
ston in ashes. The fire broke out on Saturday, the
10Th of August, at James's Foundry, and in conse-
quence of want Of water and OF bad management,
the great devastation took place which is described
IN the accounts which we have received.
A letter addressed to Capt. Hudson, OF the barque
Clara and Emma, lying in Falmouth, thus describes
the work OF destruction which was going on -
beg to inform YOU that Kingston is on fire from
end TO end. The flre commenced at a foundry at
the east ends steady breeze is blowing, which
causes IT 10 spread in all directions. Every person
is IN great alarm. il is not known yet whether
the hire Is an act of incendiarsm or accident.
A letter written in SpanishTown, at 10 o'clock on
Saturday night, says:-
Several chapes have been destroyed, with other
buildings, and by this time fear the church but
believe the custom house and those principal public
Offices, with the commercial part OF the town, are
yet safe
Private letters by post mention that the Wesleyan
Chapel and 60 houses were burned in Kingston, and
the fire still raging.
From diagram OF the Burnt District, published
in the Jamaica Times, il seems that the fire conf
menced in the foundry near the harbor, and was
communicated TO the buildings on Foster, Gold,
Name, Rosemary, and Burn lane, and Hanover
street, in one direction and Harbor street, Water
lane, Thomas and Lombard streets in another
There also great destruction in Sutton, East
Queen and Law streets, where they are intersected
by Mark lane Duke street, Johns lane, East street
and Georges lane, and the houses destroyed are
spoken of as numbering 500 or GOO
The conduct of the negroes during this calamity
was exceedingly suspicious. The Jamaica Des.
patch of the LIST inst says:-
The city was vigilantly guarded by patroles of
horse and loot last night and the night before,
precauon rendered necessary from the suspicious
conduct OF a certain portion Of the lower orders,
who, independent OF an insOlent bearing, have
proved themselves the most daring and villalnous
thieves.
Again--lf there Were any real causes for the
apathy OF the negroes during the late fire, beyond
their ridiculous talk about killing their pigs and
taxing them, we should most assurediy have heard
OF them-but no, beyond the depravy of mind
they have shown we are at a loss tor any reason
Were II not for total want OF gratitude and good
feeling, they should have at least remembered past
benefits Tecelvsd-they should, amongst others,
have recollected the conduct pursued towards lhem
when they were visited SO dreadiully with the
scarlet tever-had they the slightest heart, they
would have looked back to nnumerabe benefits
received by their class, at the different periods when
they have required aid and assistance.
postscript of the same Journal contains the fol-
lowing
DESPATCH OFFICE,
Thursday, Half past p. M.
We are sorry to have il in our power to ecord at
this late hour of night, one OF the most daring
threats at further destruction OF city by fire, by
black man, named John Morce, who was imme-
dlatey apprehended and lodged in the cage for exa-
mlnation. The house on which he fixed to accom-.
pish this dabollca design, Is the residence OF Mr.
Forsyth, This evidently proves an intention on the
part OF the mobocracy to evacuaie the city of the
more rational portion of It's inhabitants
The 'mobocracy" here mentioned is the 'nigger''
population-the emancpated slaves
The Jamaica Times Of the 3Oh August, says
Ii was rumored yesterday evening that certain |
threats had been made TO burn down the Roman
Catholic Chapel in High Holborn street, where Mr.
Murphy oihclates, and that q guard Of police had
been IN consequence stationed outside for its pro-
lection.
reward OF flOOO has been offered Tor the dis
covery and conviction of the incendiary, and va
rlous rewards for the recovery OF properly stolen
during the fire. The plundering was very great.
GATES FUNKRAL-The last earthly tribute of re-
ssect 10 the memory of the lamented commedian
Gates, was paid yesterday by large concourse Of
his friends. The excessive heat OF the weather pre-
vented manyfrom joining in the procession that other
wise would have Joined, but still the mournfu train
was very lengthy and OF the most respe ctable order
After the funeral thev met The Chatham Company,
and decided upon taking immediate measures for
erecting over the remains Of their deceased profess
sonal brother neat cenoaph, the funds TO be raised
by themselves without recourse to the resources of
the relatives of the deceased. Success to the nu-
dertaking
SAUNDERS, THE GREAT FoKeER.-The officers sent
10 quest of Saunders to Quebec, received every Ia
cility, and were making their searches with dill
gence, and encouragement from the Quebec police,
when his arrest was conveyed to them through the
columns OF this jou Lal
AGRIcU-rURE-Ex President Van Buren, is to be
at the State Agricultural Fair. Specimens from his
cabbage garden are 10 be exhibited
The WEATHER.-Ye was an almost Insult.
ferabe day. There is only one consolation in IT
that Is. 1t will benefit rpenlng vegetation. Frost is
unwelcome visiter now a-days
WESTERN RIVERS All the western rivers are IN
fine condition No better time for travelling and
ireighting.
9J- The razor-strop man was fined 80 in Balti-
more, the other day, Tor plying his vocation. oh
the Goths
03- Fanny kemble Butler has a volume of poems
in the press, which will be published early in Oc-
tober.
o. The proprietors of Sanderson's Hotel, Phila-
delphia, deny that Mr.. A. G. McKeen, Of Mobile,
Alabama, has been robbed there Of ST. 900, or OF
any other Perhaps it was an ling" affair,
for the purpose of cheating unfortunate credi
tors, or delaying the payment of their demands
9J- The British Indians, who were recently ex-
hibited in this city, have recently been engaged in
a singular canoe race at Camden, near Pniladel-
pha. The race was between the four Indians and
squaw in canoe against FIVE white men ia
row.boat, on the Delaware river There were