New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-01
The Battle Of Allegheny Mountain
THE REBEL DEFEAT At GAINESVILLE
INTERESTING SOUTHERN ITEMS
RUINS OF THE GREAT FIRE.
OLD LANDMARKS SWEET AwAY-SuFFFRING


Coue,p ondence Of The Bichmord Examiner
CHARrEsTON, : c., Dec. 49, 1861.
Our people have sea C ly yet awakened from the
/ irlnce # horror and dsmay into which they We're
! luD, ed by the great di-ssier Of Wednesday night
sui Thursday morning. The more carefully survey
ii path Of lie t-e th- more shocking is the OF
utter dcsOation and distress which creets over me-
! The newspapers here have published long and
elaborate accounts OF the irgbfli event Of tie week
Int they do not nni cannot picture 1.-THE Of the
ubc and private 10 reg, Tic keen Individual rnfeT
| ny aud general gloom which have tilleD upon the
noble ola city OF Charleston. To give anything ike
full history II there Mould require book OF very
respectable Size.
/ There is 10 donbt whatever that the fire was
IuJely tie remit Of accident L. probably originated
IRON llc parks OF a cam1 fire which war lie TO I e
AWKWARD OF the large rash factory, wi ere The laues
int buIst forth furious gale bad just arisen, and
IN less Ian IN hour the lower portion Of Tie city
wac Oh il.e IN a dozen places. Tie wind whiled
bout r.eat chunks OF burning wood Tor olsihnce
If many llock- from the blazing tenements aud the
wet multitude OF these red H. Ike Lighting mp the
IL, gave 20 tie enc the ssI ect Of fiery storm.
! Tie cotAu-ustion affaH, ID it, fuil width among the
ury and anrett Undertook shantirs Of STATE and
/ Market stIeels. From that neigLborhood il swept
rapicIy and resiele'Sy forward, spreading n.itlei
10 ne lf or TO the ght but bone by the Mind IN
straight lire, dlagouely through the ely, until it
had clear rs ro-d OF ruin from the Cooper % the
Abbey River. IL is what singular To max tie
lesii.-s with Which tie broad Lue pursued by tie
.ge If defined. IL iced, 70 furious aud urctuaaiug
',ns he yale ihut blew during tie While Of TIA,
ea' al ri. h., that think il actually served pro-
e,liou a. the homes -itaied either tiie If tie
luo Of The fire. inasmrch II Kept tie fumes surg
gnnd roung el,y orwnd aud gave them ~
otpoitul = 20 turr, or 20 bend or to spread.
4 The r"rr rrerarlle re-olt If this awlnl calamity
j. lie wbOltsae destruction vi Tie auriqu les vi our
ciis. Great numbers Of lhose srand old nan, ions
lot Revolutionary memory, which have given 10
Chaiias'on tie p'estice whh atla,hee 10 every city
oi the anient E. me, now lie hlCkentd ard 'mol-
d-nDg h'sIs al ruins Tie riGtely balls in which
M. re y Il 70 were wont % live AID move are
lot 10 te rebels Of oi. The ancestral homes'tld-
90 t'c liryward tie Laurerces, the Pinekueyr, the
Mlcd-ious, tie iLyuer mud Of many Oh e. families
Wnoss naurs are ,utwmed with tie history OF TIE
sia'e. are lcyried with tie grouno. IL is now ial-
O.-l J. To from that porii)n of tie city Ia which
ac. si'nn',d the B,ieFy the posOiicr, and the
Ui'y l1,l, TO the ueighborhood If the CLaItsl on
lol,l Or 70 any part OF Wentworth street without
ras-rg thr0ugh whole blocks Of the desoiled track
ncumJ.Ted by huge Iiles Of stoue, brick. and
rtrrrod raitets. lho.e who are uuarqua'uied with
tese ioraIes will be alle 10 form some idea Of the
lextltt IL t fire from the ia that is sweep EN-.
'Ia..d about quarter OF mile III width and fully
a ilr ia leogth Trough the very heart aad Oldest
Quarter o. tee city.
Aluch Of tie movable property which bad been
taken uorn the hou-es Was consumed. owing 10 {
dlstauce ahead OF where TIE hie was ra.ing, but at
point over which tie fire swept "a little Aief IL Il
~ railing - link OF tns an.Onso guam, zoe OF i'0h
aud ulf-'nri iOned fGrliiur ~ accunulIoD II rare
md cmily Ibfaiier the yg,ll.Cred cellars OF CID
~iu.- b.,oLd al price. and Tie ol household
relics aud effects OF every kind Which lave been
swept away, and which, Ia tie present state Of
.firs il will be found uuiie 10 possible To place.
TIE iiremen worked with all the energy Of desIer-
alton but their Efforts Ia tie face Of TIE fierce yale
were OF very little avail. The OIL really I'll, clua
cheek .iyeu 10 TIE cOaigILuol Was due ~ The reSo-
! late and prompt course OF Gen. Ripley. Mounted.
and accompanied bv bic sta lie rode swiftly hlt!er
ara til her, often through ltreets over which the
flames already macly sr'hing, his tsce amt
ersoa tlacEeu.d with smoke .rvds i'is esesrs " II
| j. charact, islic clearoess aud drclsiOn.
H. the ei'i.r e,iO0 OF the fire he raw It's fearful
cl rrrtcr r'i gave orders 10 bio" ~ the enIie line
oil laI.d u-s in front OF those which were burn
ng. Had this ofcer been promptly cnri out, per
h, ,s o.. extent OF the c0Da.IalOo might haze berh
materially les.ered but some delay Or besi'aion oc'
CARED and the auspicious moment pnssed Snore'
g4tniy the General himself superinfend'I tbe "ofh
- Boo rg M the endangered ranges, and there can
te,.ry lul- doubt thai the safely OF the orp'hh
J Asvlain tho Roger Hospital, containing 2'o tieS,
,ul the iail, in which the fankee pflsonerS w.
eoGn.d i. dle solely TO lis ready asTuinp'lo" oi ."e
or, ye responsibility OF blowing up the intervening
Jcrpo, attempt 10 paricularize even the principal
lo..,. HE ST. Andrew Hall Was the scene IL tile
solemn separation by the Convention OF tue S'I'e o'
Sont, C,iolia from tie Uuit,d States. he ihsti
tut. Hall laliis Secession Hhp III when the ACT
wa. enthusiastically Inliied Oy the people, Il, 10
Charleston what faneuii liull Is 10 Bosom. Ibe
Cniheor,l OF S. Fiubar, built OF brown sone WIS
.tuetu,e equaled IN gmDGeur by VefV lew eui",es
il, the Confederate States. The Mills House had
of ,iueular escat e. the lire having burned iuronsiy
~ ot ia. Bot il should rssIu 70 dwell
uron incidents like these my letter woHia soon ieaen
nh uuseeuly length. .
Heavy indeed, would be the Golfers OF our insu-
rauc. companies il they could stthd DO" nag 'uin'
in which Tie loses must be counted ny millions;
Some OF them may survive, but u II DOW huu't,u
thai most OF our city compa'h les WIN ua''n 49,
To Inv the amount OF tbelr ihsu anees wiz s"'i,
owl liz cnuital. This, Of curse will 10 ralnons 10
pnDor main il that the blockading squadron treh
salute during he conasrstlon. IL ls cert ln tha.
! +" number of gums we're heard on the nafoo'' ou'
Whether they were meant 30 ~ So,o, II a
| taI ioy Of tie Yankees 10 matter o' uouo'' ~ |
,, tE,ol 10 predict chat the Northern nc 's"lee
.;I ,,o,, Ike yamrires over tie terrible Calamity
,,hi h has occurred. Bat let IheW nht""s nVs'S"Y
rro'cb and they will find The splft OF GU people
nrsbaken in their woe, ana lhat l,'se ~ "a'o
a'isna1V - The sorrow with which Providence has
afflicted rh,m, are not yet prepared 70 suoculho "
'i1 9Te restitution here is awful l Gm glad to be
a,. ~ add that the most literal and extensive
measures are being taken 10 remedy the widespread
suffering. .,i.. III,
Our sister States and communities are MOLLY rally
inc IN the le.cne Geor.ia lthe Sue) has gwen her
:. 99ite' of 500 COOS s. yanneh Slu,OtOi Augusta
al 900 and the citizens of Charleston have already
,olled M more than $4,000; New-Orleans and tho
other cities of the Uoniederacy bestirpg item
.eye4 and there is no doubt that tie millions need
ed will reediy be forthcoming.
A night is immnent at some point between mere
and savannah The Yankees are pnshlpg forward,
ana have uliefdy made several t,us lneorslous 10
- IL ~. h,yn Il re OFT ILnl Con. PembeIlOn