New-York tribune., 1870-05-28
TIE NEV DOMINION.

TERRIBLE CONFEDERATION AT sAUGENAY-OVER
-FOUR THOUSAND PERSONS RENDERED HOME
LESS-EIGHT LIVES LOST.
QUEBEC, Canada, May 27.-A destructive fire
ia raging saugenay covering All area OF five miles
wide by 80 miles in length. over families numbering
1900 persons rendered destitute. Six adults and two
children pershed in the flames The wharf at Iatta Bay
and several churches have been burned The fire org-
mated in the woods
TIE BRITISH EXPEDITION PASSES THROUGH THE
STE. MARIE CANAL.
TORONTO, May 27.-Steamers AlgOma and
BROOKLYN left saut ste. Marie Thursday afternoon,
with troops for Fort william, at which place they will
probably arrive Friday noon today. The Agoma
has lain idle at saut Ste Marie three weeks, drawing
$500 per day under charter.
BRITISH WAR VESSELS ORDERED TO THE FISH
ING GROUNDS.
HALIFAX, May 27.-TwO more British war
vessels-the Royalist and Phomel-now at this port,
have been ordered to the fishing grounds.
BRITISH TROOPS EN- ROUTE TO MANITOBA.
MINNEAPoLIs, Minn., May 27.-Iho Tribune
Of the 26th instant publishes statement from gentle
man whom it vOuches for entirely trustworthy, to the
effect that early In May he left Vermon County on
Lake Superior At Fort Francis fur-trading post on
the British side Rainy Lake, he found 200 British
large Meet of River canoes with which they intended to
make their way to the Red River country; lie tmnKs
that this they have reached the Lake of the WOODS
TIE GREAT FIRE IN QUEBEC
The Ouejcc Gazette of Wednesday says: An
other destructive fire has swept over the unfortunate
suburb OF ST. RoCh. Yesterday morning, about loclock
fire was found to have broken out In LOrtics bakery
Richardson-st The wind was blowing strong from the
southeast aud considerable time being lost before
the fire brigade could procure supply OF water the
flames caught the surrounding houses ana IN q very
short IL evident that the fire was beyond human
control Notwithstanding the direction OF the wind the
conagraon extended on s sdeS Ino anm sfSa tSe
center Of a raging sea OF flame. street aitcr
street ina westerly direction caced by the destroy
ing element, which licked up everything OF cOInDust
BILE nature leaving scarcely anything III Its track nut
Of Brdgcst to considerable distance beyond
Jacques Cartier Market Hall, and reaching toward
the Marine Hospital for the safety OF Doth when bnd
ings serious apprehensiOns entertained. But for
fortunate rain the destruction of property immense as
10 Is, might have been vastly augmented The roofs,
which had previously been aS dry as tnder, We're
unceasng efforts of the Fire Brigade tho military IN gar
TsOn, the police, and many OF the citizens, the further
progress of the fire arrested about o'clock The
number Of houses destroyed has not yet been cor
burned section should estimate it at about 400; III
addition to which sorry TO include the shpyard
OF Mr. Henry Baldwin, with two beautful composite YES
sels far advanced toward cOmplctOn ana on WHICH, we
are told there insurance for only about nth or
their value. This circumstance is the more TO he de
plored this the first effort i'm Quebec TO construct
vessels of this particular description. 1he misery OF
numbers of the unhappy sufferers thus driven from their
homes, may be more easily imagined than described
While the rain fell uQceasingy yesterday, some 200 or
families were nudded together under tents ana TEN,
IIosptal Others more fortunate, found shelter with
and acQuainances. Inc amount Oh loss -
estimated by some 100000 by others more; but ~ Is
impossible for few days to state WIN accuracy "at
mas becD. We are glad to learn that no lives were
! lost neither have we heard OF any persons Delng
seriously injured.