The New York herald., 1861-12-18
THE CHARLESTON CONFEDERATION.
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ADDITIONAL UETAILS OF THE FIRE,
Over Five Hundred Buildings
Destroyed.
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0NE-FOURTH OF THE CITY In RUINS.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT $1,000, 900.
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Message Of jeff. Davis to the
Rebel Congress.
RELIEF VOTED TO THE SUFFERERS.
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SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS,
&C., &C., &c.
RELIEF VOTED TO THE SUFFERERS.
SOUTHERN NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS,
&C., &C., &c.

Our dispatches received last evening from Fortress
Monroe via Baltimore give the following vcry full details
Of tho late connagration at Charleston, s. c.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec 10,
Captain MiIlward went to craney Island today with a
flag Of truce, and met by Lieutenant, Smith of tho
island.
No passengers came down from Norfolk.
The Norfolk and Richmond papers give full particulars
Of the extensive connagraon in Charleston, s. c.
The fro broke out at about nnc O'Clock in the evening
Of the ll,h inst, in Russell 0ld S sash and blind fac
tory at the foot Of Hazel street, extending the
chine shop Of Cameron Co. Before midnight the fire
had assumed appalling magnitude, and Meeting street.
from Market to Queen, was one mass OF flame
AS tenement after tenement enveloped in flames
the panic became awful and thousands Of families eva
cuated their houses and filed the streets The buidng
in the lower part Of the city. where the nre broke out
were principally Of wood and extremely nnammable
which accounts for the remarkably rapid progress Of the
fire.
AT midnight tho Circular church and Institute Hall
werc burning md the proximity Of the flames the
Charleston Hotel and the Mills House caused them to be
evacuated by their inmates At one O'Clock the fire
tended southwark towards the Of Archdalc
and Queen streets, 10 the rear Of the Charleston
Hotel and 10 tho end OF Aayne street.
Crossing Market street, tho FIRE spread
Mills House, including in its destruction the Circular
church Institute Hall and the Charleston Hotel. All the
buildings King street, from Clifford nearly to Broad
were destroyed before three O'Clock.
General Ripley, who superintendent the movements Of
the troops, who arrived the scene at about
this time ordered several buildings the route Of the
conGagraon TO be blown up After someoe.dy the order
executed but not before the theatre Loyds coac
factory opposite the Express Office the old Executive
building and all the houses from this point to Queen
street had caught fire and were destroyed.
At about four o'clock the wind changed the direction
Of the flames towards Broad street. Soon after st
Andrew 8 Hal took fire. and subsequently the cathedral
| the spre or which fell shortly otter Eve ocloc,
The fire made clean sweep through the city, maxim
| its track FROM East Bay to King street.
The Charleston Courier Of tho 18th inst gives list o
between and three hundred sufferers says tha
the loss is estimated from five seven millions OF dol
lars Mr.. Russell, at whose factory the fire originated
thinks that must have been occasoned by ncendiary
by the negligence of the negroes employed there.
despatch from Charleston dated the 18th inst
says"The Mills House, although threatened and seve
raj times fire. eventually escaped and s only slightly
damaged"
AUGusrA, Dec Is, 1861.
The Charleston Mercury OF this morning says that the
Gre destroyed five churches
Inc feters (EpScopal), tnc cumberland
street Mehodst) and the Circular church also the In
stituc Hall st. Andrews Hail. Apprentices Library Hall
the Southern Express Office, the Palmetto Savings Ins
uton the Art Association Hall, the cotton press and
Cameron Co Is foundry. The Sldres ,uorked ealoy
faithfully G assist he fremea Capt. j. Z. Bowers was
slightly injured by an explosion.
AUGUSTA, Dec IA, 1861.
II reported here that the Georgia Legislature ap
propriated 500 900 for the relief Of the sufferers al
Charleston.
RICHMOND, Dec. Is. 1861.
In the Virginia Legislature yesterday were
progressing to make appropriation for the relief Of ht
Charleston sufferers.
CHARLESTON Dec. IA, 1861.
The Charleston Courier gives list Of between
three hundred sufferers by the recent fire. and says
| loss is estimated at 81 ,0O0, 900.
Mr. RUSSELL in whose blind factory the fire originated
says the tie negligence and ecchy Of negroes
The Mercury Of the 14th gives list OF FIVE hundred
scventy.six buildings which totally destroyed
by fire Wednesday alone. One negro was
burned TO death.
RICHMOND, Dec IA, 1861.
The largest sum reported in the Day Book for the
Charleston sufferers is hundred dollars.
rebel soldier is reported to have said that the
Charleston is tccH ,onn 10 hdce resulted from the nyoe
selma fire 10 carious buildings at he same time