New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-28

, - - morrow as It's candidate Tor the VICE
P,,s;denry should Mr Van Buren, te theron.aee
,,r ,i,c Presidency. Ills reason IS, that he 6.s
no, Ike the idea of beng beaten 80 easily SIX
= s,,c To be if placed on ticket with the S1te..
hook Magician. ,,
CIV. MORTON. Of Mas. has been IN he city 4,
.or,s d,ys, lie is 4 Delegate to the Batinote
Co,ven:ion. and which lac no doubt deePy re.
,..,,s b,y;nr ,ccepter. as he has frequently ex.
,,rsssed an ANXIOUS desire To get Though with The
t,h.nk ress duty before aim. 1t Is not unlikely
,b,, he may be selected To preside over It, de.
hbcrations.
~ The Richmond Enquirer publishes eue
tn The Editors rem Washington, from which We
take the ioiloR!ng
sit j. sad the President sent 10 the Senate yts
ter!ay a most important message, containing he
,,r,ojs that some arrangement with England va. on
loot and that he had reasons Tor believing pmpo.
,i had been planned. Il not no~ ready 10 be s,ni.
winch would meet with rrady acceptance. !
should not be surprised u Yesterday WAS one II The
astounding and momeutous days III Senatorial his.
iory. II the documents sent tc The Senate be not
sufficient TO cucok the mad career OF the ClsyiteS
another budget viii probably 90 m Which, when
brou hi before the nation, as Ncy iciH ne, wheha
the Senate chooses to publish or not, will raise
storm that will be felt in every part OF our country.
This mus, relate to some confidential commu.
nicatjon by the President To the Senate, OF which
nothing has vet been dvulged by authority ofhe
Senate. We suspect it 10 rcct 10 certain extracts
fom ANONYMOUS letters, which the Presidents
said 70 hive sent 70 tho Senate, and which, b.
cause rhey are anonymous, can be OF no cons-
opcncc Whatever. Should this be the Message
I thatb fprra NJ
o,her-it is enough To ak, who ever before head
Of anonymous Prooisl Much less VINO ever
heard of anonymous letters or extracts OF letters
beng made the subject OF official communicate
by the President to the Senate
The truth is, that the Administrator perss-
INC in It's alarm Al the danger oil Bntish intG
cncc or designs upon lexas-il. indeed, is
FRIGHT he sincere, and not merely piece Of 20.
htcsl s,ra,egy-remlnds ono OF nothing so mucs
,,e Of the terrified astronomer, who, surveying
the heavens with his telescope, mlstooA a fly up.
on It's object. glass for winged dragon Of Ire
mcndous size and awful proportions, ant
straigh,way spread the alarm acccortlngl!
among his neighhors.
Nat. Intel. yesterday.
Great Fire III New-Orlcans-Te square,
laid in Ashcs-Bet,vecn Two and Three
Hundred House, burned:
Our New Orleans papers OF the l9ih INST. re-
ceiyed this morning brng US accounts OF mot
disastrous fire which occurred IN that city the
day previous. The following Is from the Pea
yune
We are called upon to record the particulars Of
one OF The IA 1t exclusive and disastrous fires "hra
has ever occurred ia our city. Between j. and !
OF lock Yesterday afternoon tie flames burst lofn
in the carpenters shop of Mr.. GOu. near The Moth
western corner of franklin and Jackson streel'
which before they could be got under, spread 10 The
adjoining teuements with irightiul rapidly E'eTl
building was OF wood and as dry as under l'sel
from the long drouth, 30 that nothing could cheek
the onward progress OF tie deVoutng elemenL-
The firemcn assembled Immediately; but as no va
ter could he obtained other than from the gu1le,
their attempts al first were rendered utterly una
yuiling.
The wind fortunately blew in the direction toward:
the swamp had 1t been otherwise, TIE flames would
have swep, towards the f.er, IN winch C1se tEeie
would have been no bounds tut1 iu,uon. ~
il was, they were carried with ~ .Ilf rapidly
down achson-sirecj, communIcai ATM . he houses
on either SIDE, and soon presenting broad sheet Of
ire some hundred yards IN width. The attempt 10
arrest them wa. soon found entirely out Of the power
of man no water could be procured. and the en-
giues were thus rendered useless.
70 save their furniture all that the unioftu-
nate residents ut th- section could hope TO dche'e'
and even IN this IlIey were mani OF them a'aP'
pointed No sooner did they move their effects 10
some house which they hoped was out oil feaeh o.
the dcv0ur:ne element. than The flames were upon
them, ana tney could only save themselves "
flight III tins way the fire ragged Tor three hous'
during which time il kept down Jackson'snees'
burning out 10 Canal on the right ard Common gu
the .eir, aud crossing IRENE Slarai-, Where ana
aud Robertson, 10 Clalbome-streets, IN AL yen
Squares. Oh all the buildings which occupied this
spuce Yesterday morning none arr now standing save
tie Haisom de Saat~, or Dr.. Stones Hospital, aud
a few houses along Common-s,rtef.
At one time 1t was feared that the Charity Hos.
pita! would be- destroy ed, bnd II was sonO"HI
sight 10 see It's NUM- ruus inmates peenns iron .he
windows al the broad tlke Of destruction faglns Oe
fore them bur fortunately the flames, althougbDey
lea ped rogred aud cracked IN every difeciion, 1u
not cross Common street. The MaisOn De csaVe
was saved, but not until It's inmates had been ~
moved. At this point, which l. near the corner .,
Canal and Claiborne streets, the hreinsn difec'ea
their strongest energies, aud fortunately wee sue
ces.i,li The only water they could Obtain LON ihe
first was drawn from he cutters, the plugs at !i's
different hydraut- being permitted 10 run from '"e
breaking out OF the fire.
To attempt 10 picture tie scene while the hefes
element was raging III us widest, were Impossible
House!ess uniOriunates were seen rushing ttous.
smoke and flame, ard seeking shelter when oh!
proved temporary, for The lames were again uPoH
them. Beds and bedding, furniture, grocenes-A
short, every thing thar could To- moved IN The num-
was piled and thrown together IN Canal aha
Common streets, the owners sit upon the h'' 1I
wreck that leit 10 them OF a tteIr hou''ngo
store. Many OF the inmates OF to ncuses "efs "a
boring under sickness and lnhrn o. ileif eyes
rolled willii a. lhey were borne 'fHho tfi
Mo,iter-, hal. frantic, were searcH .!o'' e''.'-
tue fierce cracking OF the lames, and srHins ueH
parents IN every lace. All was confusion ana oe
SPAR. but tn distressing sighl o! 'lI' peLnats
was The removal OF the sick from tie iiai On &c
Tod grant may never be called trcn ""
ness such spectacle again. ..b.;,.d
At q t;lc past four ocock the FIRE had soO'. .nn.
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