Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-09

The correspondent Of the Journal of Commerce
thus briefly gives the leading particulars of the fire
at San Francisco on the 22d Of June:
"sabbash monns June 23d, % the church bells were
calling our citizens to worshp, the startling cry Of fire.
sounded through our city early the ground, and
saw the flames just bursting out Of the second story Of the
building Attention was at once turned 70 tearing down
buildings IN s immediate vicinity, but in the absence of any
water % aid in checking the spread Of the fames all
10 vsin The hour d usual west wind having ar
rived, I'll O'clock citizens in that efforts
70 stay the devourng element uiless and many own
ing and occupying buildings in the range Of the fire. between
and the water Of the bay Immediately left and turned their
attention 70 removing their property to places osay. Many
were successful Others suffered entire destruction after hav-
ing moved their goods once. twice, thrice In In
stances whole sto Of valuable goods that removed
were entirely burnt while the which originally con-
tanned them were uanjured Mr. w. G. Badger, who was
burnt out q the May fire. and suffered heavily, had rebuilt
and just opened large stock Of desirable goods jackson
street. which he m,ved 70 vacant lot where they all
bumt-thus suffering los Of 20O0O while his store
capped destruction The Presbyterian church, under the
charge of the Rev Mr. Williams destroyed very soon
after the fire broke out This the only building Of value
destroyed 10 the 6D hour Soon the gambling house called
the Pot1, DR.. Stouts large boarding house. sThe City
Jenny Lind Thntrs just completed, for The third time
the office Of the Alta California, the old sAdobe on
tho Plaza. the hrick ore four stories high owned
and occupied BY HakwaA Csspar on Jackson street, and
the armoy Of he California Guards were consumed. With
these few excpon a the remaining buildings destroyed
Of little ntnsic value, il exceptions be made to Few
splendid estabIshmen among the many whose occupants
and eqnenters are akin 10 those Of your Five Points,
and Of Church street neghborhood in particular Parts
fifteen blocks consumed equal 70 the entire destruction
twelve blocks, cy built upon and not less than thou
sand enemenis, ohirds being occupied q the dwelling
Of the dssolute and dspvsd Of city Few
consumed and thos had but just besn erected and occupied
having been burnt at he previous fire In May.
As you can well imagine, citizens in many in.
stances quite dsheaerd, and feel almost ready give uI
in despair Others ars again rebuilding, with spirit ant
energy Of purpose unknown to any but citizen Of San Fran
CISCO The losses Of many great and will never be known
70 the community Othen are hopelessy ruined pecunay
sw valuable lives have been lost vainy endeavorng tc
their own their nsshbors property The thought il
indeed sckenng, the picture mournfu to look upon,
especially to sufferer like myself who has twice been burnt
out in less than two months
"There individual circumstances Of losses and incidents
constantly coming TO the light which in themselves
painful interest," Sil the spirit which reigns predominant
in the minds Of citizens i, never say die sy again.
skeep trying
ssItis matter Of profound mystery to US all where the
money from 70 defsy al the losses and enable ou
citizens commence rebuilding before the last dying
embers fairly extngushed but such the character
scs Of people and every side see new building
going up by scores some Of them intended 10 be re-proo
ed6ces and very costly. Notwithstanding the immense con
sumption Of lumber, prices do NOT improve. Even now
will not bring freight and charges" !"