Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-30
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT coNsTANTINopLE.
FROM THE LONDON POST.


.CoNsTASTINoPLE, AusUsr l9.-On Wednesday, towards
in the evening, most amenabe FIRE broke on, in Ye
msh lskeles (ded fruit BAZAAR situated between the
bridges The intensity of the confagraion acquired such
force account Of the surrounding inammable matter that
in quarter Of an hour had extended itself in fearful man.
In the immediate neghborhoo Of the fruit bazaar
the Ysgh Kapan oil depot the magazines and warehouses
being well stocked the other SIDE toward the arsenal
immense timber yard the largest in the city, quarter Of
mile long, one hundred feet high and five hundred broad
by eight o'clock both these places in flames
pact Of shipping noored opposite this spot and the
masts Of several Turkish vessels, laden with OIL wheat and
timber soon took fire.
Toward nine o'clock the fire had spread at rapid rate to-
ward the Camoumler, the Uzun Charsk, and the Odun
Kappous. Efforts prevent its spreading toward the hill
which stand the Mosque Of sueymanieh and the palaces
of several vers the sheik Kappouss ore OF the
Uemas and other extensive public and private buildings
with their hanging gardens and kiosk Of avail The
houses destroyed after the ohor the flames rushed
up the walls and stood like pyramids Of fire in the air About
eleven o'clock the pinnacle Of Of the mnaets Of Suey
manieh the extreme height and fully one mile from the
Of destruction, caught fire. singular spectacle in
deed, this airy meteor burning and bazng away
while the flames in body kept beating like against
tue angle Of the Shek u lslans palace, after having destroy
ed in rapid succession all the intervening buildings.
At about midnight had reached Bauk Bazaar in the i'm
mediate neshborhood Of the BRIDGE and great anxiety
entertained respecting the Drug Bazaar which il spen-
did building well known 10 tourists who visit this city, In
the opposite direction had reached the Skemnegela and
efforts made by the Turks exngush the Ere useless
they every where ceased and mostly employed in pulling
down buildings With the poor Inhabitants il was general
saure qu peut indeed many were so surrounded by the
flames TO be unable 70 escape, and burnt to DEATH
Near Dun Kapan eadr destruction Of life occurred, and
is said that upwards Of twenty persons have persisted AT
o'clock In the morning the fire had sensby sbaed in
its violence, and at about hapas three danger
anticipated.
The fire has consumed, according detailed estimate,
about twenty-five hundred shops and five hundred houses
about forty Of the latter splendid palaces, belonging
the Shek u Islam, Mouspha Pasha Said Pashs, Ict Pa,ha
Hassan Paha, and Others The general loss is calculated
from e. 100000 to GiOOO 900 sterling, Blu, have
redto G500OC00 We should state about $780, 900.
To account for this great loss be understood that
repositories OF merchandise kept there besides whole ba
Of OIL fruit wax rice Spices taow, coffee, sponges,
&C., well the establishments Of the knife grinders whole
sale grocers, nut.sce &c. In addition these be
noted 10 khans z mosques, batbs public granarics,
$4,000 barrels OF rice belonging the Pasha Of Egypt gov
eminent steam mill and vessels and among the
Austrian and Russian vessel, &c.
This fire exceeds that Of Pera two months back, not only
in the extent bat IN the value Of the property destroyed
r. D. The alarm guns have just been fred and IL said
that serious confagraton has broken at Karagumuk,
toward the Seven Towers.