Mobile register and journal., 1845-04-21

ion Of the prisoner |. the clenleucy of l lhe State.
 The Rev. Joy Il. Fairchild of Boston, has been invited return to his oid congregation. Subscrip- lions about to be taken up reimburse him hIs expenses in defending his reputation.
 The ship Jacob Panne arrived at New Orleans Friday from ilavre, whence she sailed Ihe l4lh uI being six da,s later than any previous arrival from Europe. Unluckily she brought neither ,,a perS nor letters.
 THE LITTLE JEFFERsoEs.-The orphan chl- dren of the alnented JeAe, son, Joe and Cornelia, appeal to the citizens of Mobile this evening as be- aefciaries al the Theatre. The appeal has but 10 be named to reach the heart of every friend oi thai interesting family. Preparations made for elegant entertainment. Tobn's sterling comedy, the Honey MoOn, and the beautiful vaudeville of the S,Oiss Cottage have been selocled for the occason The entire theatrical corps-maaagers, actors and mus,cIans, together with Yrs. KENT, Mrs RICH ARDsoS aud Mr. BARTON have generously volunteer ed their seryicea. Mrs. Richardson's Lise,te, Mrs. Siuarl's Juana and Mir. Ludow's Duke Aranza, are of themselves sufficient to attract full house al any ,me but when the object of this appeal is consi dered We cannot doubt that liberal c0mnuniiy will fill the theatre from the pn 10 the gallery.
 By reference 10 the card of Mr. CHARLES ]. B. FsHEk, in her column, il will be seen ila, the rhrare is 10 be continued open one night more inr his benefit, and that the strength of the lheatrical corps, aided by several accomplished volunteers, has been united bring Sheridan's hrillian comedy of the Rituals in style that has never been SUI . passed 0n our boards. IL Is To come of on Tuesday evening" and if f"roops of friends" among all classes of cur citizens are any guaranty of success Ihis ac. comr rlished and gentlenanly candidate for favor ill be handsomely su' tanned in his appeal His fellow soldiers N i'll appear in full parade. His fellow Fire men will feel the summons like bell al night, and the 'Odd Fellows" will bring up A reserve, 10 place this very Prince of good fellows in the position of kiug Saul--among the profts.
 Correspondence orthe Baltimore American, i4th int. PITTSBURGH, Thursday, April lOlh, II o'clock, P. N. To Me Editor of Me Amrican
 gtea' fire broke out to-day in Second street, be- tween Ferry and Market streels, and the ind being high from the South West, il swept over the city
 
 street and the Monongahtla River, and il ad,an- ced extended its ravages AS far north as Fourth street On the east of Wood street many houses were burnt north of Fourth street. The Bank Oi Pittsburgh s d-stroyed-he engines now play ing on the vaults, which were well buil, and are confident that all ia safe in them. The Merchant $ | and Manuiacturers' Bank escaped entirely, so has | the Exchange Bank. Thee Insurance Offices ha, C been burnt, and tine valuable tract of huil- dings along tronl aud Water streets. The Monon- gahela House with all its cnnients-the University -the kensingston Iron Works the Monongalie u Bridge, &c. all destroyed. The Canal trans sporers being the uther side of the -gheny al present, they and their effects safe. The wind has aba ted and we hope that the fire ia under.
 From ihe Pittsburgh Pos, of Friday monrins. TREMENDOUS CONFEDERATION. TWENTY SQUARES OF THE ciTY IN RUINS ! ! FROM lOO0 TO l2D0 HoUsEs DESTROYED !- Loss EsTIaATED AT TEN MILLIONS! It is our painful duty to record one oI the most terrible fires that ever devastated any city on this continent-a great portion of our busy and populous | town IS in ruins. More houses have been destroyed by this sing le and h.rribe conhagrat,on than have been consumed by all the fires ,h, have occur red m the city before.
 Those acquainted with the plan of Pittsburgh will reaise the extent of the terrible calamity we have suffered when state that nearly all that part of the city extending from Ferry up the Monon- gahea river the city line, and thence to the head of the entire suburb called 'Pipetown Kensngs ston] has been destroyed.
 The fire reached up Market street HIS far as the south side of Third street, and up Wood street as far Al the south side of Diamond Alley. The boun- daries oi the buri district may be thus desc bed- From Wa rect rp Ferry to hi d street (he 3d Presbyterian Church was saved,) up Third tO Wood up Wood 10 Diamond Hey, both sides; up Dia- mond Alley to Smithfeld street, and thence down Smithfed to Fourth street (both sides.) up Fourth Ross street, and thence the head of Pipe luli hat ,it,d ahn 2O square and comprising from 10 to l20O houses -nany of the elouses containing goods, of immense valu--they were grocery, dry goods, and comuisson houses, and their spring stocks had been just laid m.
 The fire originated in frame building over an ice house. belonging to Wm. Dieh, near the corner o Second and Ferry streets. The wind was blow. ing siifily from the northwest. though it frequently veered to other points. and owing to it's variations, the fire extended up Wood street further than it otherwise could have done. It first discovered about l2 o'clock, and not materially checked til in the afteruo0n-even while we write, Cat 9 o. clock F.. the eng ines Are playing vigorously in W ood street.
 We can give no adequate idea of the distress which pervades our stricken community. The pro. gress of the flames earfully rapid that many persons had not time 10 remove their goods-Oibers. again. had got their property into the street, when the flames seized ' there before it could be removed to place of safety. Others, still, would not believe the devouring element could reach their dv ellings, and did not think of removing until it was too late to save their furniture. And we saw many people who escaped wI,l nothing but the apparel they had upon their parsons. Al dark, you might see, in ry direction, families sitting without sheIter guard- ing such portions of thei household furniture they able to from the flames, and not knowing where they would lay their heads or procure Il nor eel of food, Of course the kindness of ther mors fortunate fellow citizens did much to alleviate the,r sufierings, and believe all were provided for we'll as inc mea ncholy nature of affairs would allow.
 The counc,ls met in the afternoon, and attempted to devise some means to stay the conAngraiiOn. It was proposed to blow up houses that seemed in the way of the flames; the deliberations however, were intellectual in results, and believe hut one or two buildings blown up. It seems to us, indeed, that there could scarcely have been time iO accom- plish any thing in the way of destroying houses, SO terribly rapid was the progress of the fire.
 There is abundant reason for thankiulness that 50 few lives were lost. There many rninors of men being killed, and burnt and wounded-but they are not authe henticated. One woman is certainly bu ned, and we poor old man, tollering along with the h lp of two friends, his face badly burned. The los oi life, however. be learned in the inl confusion that prevails.
 We know not how to express our sense of the live y g. attitude to which the fremen entitled from afflicted and ruined citizens well those they have saved-nothing m the shape of reward coinpen- sale them for the ncessant toil they had to undergo
 and for the unyieldng. heroic fir'uness which they manifested under the appalling terrors which sur rounded the,n every side. If they had had suf ciency of water during the whole tune, they could have saved much more property-as it was, they prevented the destruction oi incalculabe amount.
 The less sus ned in the destruction of build.