The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-15

property destroyed, II is one OF the most extensive
COMBINATIONS that ever occurred on this continent
since that Of New York in 1885, and as matter Of
history we suboin the following list Of great fires
on record up to the present time:--
New Notwithstanding 800 warehouses and
property to the amount Of $40 600 0oO Dec 10 1000
lbs sssroyed April 81 1888
New YorS--46 buildings and 81 iuOO,ooo ,ooo
worth " property '0ep'' ~ 'o
ooo warh Of prSpery April 10, 1915
Quebec, Canada--l 500 houses burned iseSe-
Tsi lives and an Immense amount OF pro
perty lost; followed by another hfe, burn
ing 800 dwellings amounting IN al 20 40 ,o..
two-thrds Of the city ..Juuo -, load
New york--302 stores and dwellings, pro-
l" July 10, 1915
DESTROYED aud 900 people LEI. homeless June 10 ls4o
Albany--G00 b4ld,nIs and many steam
boals, tie ire extending Oyer "a acres - 49,.
Property los % 900 coo. Aug II, 1s49
bose valued !. al 600 Goa destroyed. May H. 1919
pladolphia--a00 houses armed ....., July =, 1850
Mobile, Aa.--l2 to IA squares, containing .o
900 houses; loss 81 SEQ 600. SEPT s-g, iSs9
Wilmington " CLIO buildings destroyed Sn II, 1850
Intelligence reaches US by way Of Cincinnati
that a hard fought battle came off on Friday in
Pocahontas county, Western Virginia, between
Gen. Mroy, of the Union troops, and Gen. john
ston, commanding the rebels, which lasted from
daylight till three o'clock in the afternoon. The
Union troops numbered $50, and the rebels over
1000. The rebels We're defeated, set fire to their
camp, aud retreated beyond tho borders Of West
ern Virginia. Gen. Johnston was said to be shot
in the mouth, while the loss of bis men amounted
to 200. On our side only thirty men were killed.
MIR. Higginbo,tom, the American Consul at An.
tigua died at that place November 20.
Our news from Missouri to-day is not without
importance. The vigorous action Of our troops
IN tho vicinity Of Syracuse in breaking up the re-
cruting camps Of the rebel chiefs is, doing terrible
damage to the cause of treason in that State. l.
is said that the soldiers Of the rebel General Price
are rapidly deserving him.
We have news from Bermuda, dated at Hamilton,
Oh the Sd of December Admiral Sir Alexander
Milne. n. NJ. Commander Of the British North
American and West India feet, bad arrived at The
island in the fla gship Nile He immediately placed
dispatches addressed to Lord Lyons in Wash
ington, on board the brig Penguin which
was to sail for New York on the Sd inst.
Three British war vessels LETT Halifax with
the Niie-one bound for New York, second.
for Nassau N. p, and the third on a cruise
The 'Ioyal men" of the "Stormy Bermudas'
q. ,lcto Of ob ~
arrest of Mason and SlidelI. The Royal Gd.etle-a
hired organ of The government--does not see how
peace can continue as it alleges that Lord Lyons
dispatches TO his government are opened by Or
defs of the Lincoln Cabinet, IL froasiu-.a demo,
RAILING system Of espionage which we hoped had
died with Sir James Graham, its English author in
the London Post Office. The gazette is prominent
for war, and talks about the ''insultn and so
forth, given that "sacred emblem" the british
soles It's readers by announcing that the Halifax
schooner Emery had run the blockade of Savannah
With cargo Of tnrpentiae and made her British
port in safety. He also adds that the Emery ran
into Savannah with cargo of pork aud salt fish,
aud that her owner got $50 a barrel for the pork
from the rebels. When publishing this agree
able colonial news, the writer does not say word
about The neutral proclamation OF Queen Vic
toria.
From Quebec we learn that the Canadian troops
have had q new addition TO their armament of a
curious character. Fearful that an attack might
BE- made upon them during winter--at which time
the snow lies deeply IN the ground foi many weeks
and that tie reby their movable artillery might be
rendered comparatively uscless--c contracts have
been made for building gun-sleighs. One Of these
contract. has recently been awarded to carriage
bVi!diag ftnl in Montreal.