The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-18
sreep through the city, maLias It. .r.cL from

sWeep through tho city, making its track from
Fast BAY 10 Kifg stree.
The Cba.lrstoS COURIER q the 18Th inst
Gives A list Of between twu tuLdred and three
hundrcd sufferers, and says that the loss e esti-
mated at from FIVE 10 seS on millions OF dolla's.
Mr.. Russell at whose factory the fire origina:
ted, think, hat il mus have been occssioned
t,v an il cen' larry or by the negligence OF this
negfoee employed there.
a dispatch from Charleston dated the i3'h
mat saws The Mills House. although threat
en,d and several times on fire eventually e'-
cayd, and il only slightly damaged.
A r,essage wa, sent 10 the Confederate Com
aress on Friday by President Davis in -'lsuon
10 the conhagration ~ Galveston rec 0m rieuu-
ing an appropriation in aid q the suh,- ers.
A res, lutitn wss accordingly unanimously
adopted by the Congress, APT ropriating two
hundred srd fifty tbci sand dCll ,rs, ~ an adj
vance on account Ct the claims q Sou;a Crolira
upon the Coz fedcIato States.
The 'a'sst particulars in regard 20 the fra
are "a f llows Five CT u'ch,s w"rs DESTROYED
viz. the Rcmsr Cain lie Crht'ftl s.. Potter 8
Epi,copal Church. the Cum'etll'd stree.
Cbutcb. the Mehcdi.t Chutcu, 80 Circular
| Church, ST. AndtoWs lialb AIyi,n! : Ii
bfary Pail III, Southern LNpres- oilc9. M
I Pa mttto Savings l. sic ti'-, ,l.r Az -p'ia
;icn Hell. tho cotton Pc ana Cameron x
J Co q foundry.
The Chan; -,ou MrRgrai says that g. i'n.
| drCd and s.t1,, -'ir " 'diHg' ei.c de'' yeh hy
! the Ere.
| p'.ruri 'orTi CHY t-fv1
Eut.t.s Monroe, D.rt ia Bpi- DE
| i7.-Ths iyr,hlutsh VtrGtyI,S. 4 II. a.
| cav. that = Mdyl.nd fcs iWeut hsi t.ssrls,
| FROM Lincoln, arm, V.th ta.,r ARA -.
! euuil m,nt.. =. wac seat OUT u - piCkyt dU'y
| ard ytcu II reach tbs front q our los !
| no stcd III. Confederate fla, AMI mat,n.t int
! C,rtt, lie, accompanied y ,.1 -Olcnl a..
| al, ;he o'hr' rllile's.
| TIctill,sior CuvrfFr ha. 4 report ron
! Beaufort stt'ing that 'hc Yankees advances
! their rr,.ti.a 10 rear Pert Royal i,tty Di
| TUESDAY an cfc,,.d the ferry, under the coNci
| other at ~. TO She mai'.l1ud, whore they
dc,tio, 90 .tvcfal Sor', @orats rifle pitt
| The Richmond MANNER says Tat COuf
of Cuiufis.ioucrs, &C. d,trrnrc claims fol in
deuli It's fer lu..c. hy tLN vuG is to be Organize
~ r~,o' 1hr ~ a'f.tt hl1 7-pli1;r' Az Con
t,rc,s IN secret session Ia, confirmed the follow
ing SO the commissioner George L, ScubDr
| ,uph, Of Yirgiln; 1hornas {. Ecy nolns, q
Missouri, AID walker Brooke, Of Ni..issiPpi.
The Richm nj ESQ'ieEp. Of the 10Th int
| acknowledge .hc receipt d the balance OF ia
clothing from Massachusetts, for the prisoners
war. II j. consigned 20 Cen. {. Winder an
will b, dis!ihu I'd by Lieut. Picfson, of the got
Ma. ,lchusctts Rcgimsul, who wl3 taken pr
onet at I1t.turR.
The Nuiclk DAY Book was printed on
small half ,hc,t 1t /, 20 bo raised in pnce
fiyc cents on THURSDAY.
A di-gatch from Richmond, dHtsi the ~
lust, SAYS that the l,deral-, 5000 strong. a
tackled Cul. Edward Johnson's commanded Va
| lev Mountain on the lSth inst. but wore {
pulsed with great los, after an engagement
: several hour.
Ben Mccullough has arrived at Richmond.