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AUGUSTA HERALD.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1818.
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ABOU T day break yesterday morning,
a fire broke out in the Bake-House of Mr.
Pierson, at the lower end of Broad-Street
in this place ; as soou as the alarm was giv
en, the Fire Company and Citizeus general
ly, repared with promptitude to the place of
danger, and it is but justice to remark, that
there was perhaps never less confusion, or
a more quiet and steady attention to duty in
all persons collected upon any similar occa
sion ; it would have been impossible to have
saved the house in which the lire commen
ced, but the adjoining buildings which were
all of wood were preserved, and the flames
did not extend in any way, beyoud what
from the situation of the premises, must ne
cessarily have been thesubject of its destruc
tive influence. The promptitude with which
the line for handing water was formed, and
the judgment with which all exertions were
employed, produced sueh effects, as will we
hope, tend to secure a similar conduct in any
c-ses of similar misfortune. VVe do not
know how the fire originated, a large quan
tity of fodder it is stated, was placed over
the oven, and it has been conjectured, that
jt was kindled by the heat of the bricks, but
however it might have been enkindled, the
flame it occasioned tended to ensure the de
struction of the building in which it was
placed; this circumstance is mentioned ra
ther byway of caution, against placing fodder j
and fire in such contiguous situations, that a I
ready intercourse may take between them, j
More Counterfeit Money.-—. Yesterday '
morning, Mr. Byhd, of the Planters' Hotel, |
found concealed ou one of the beams in the
privy of that establishment a buudi* of
Counterfeit One Dollar Bills (23 in number)
of the Philadelphia Bank; and one Fifty
Dollar Bill of the Hagerstown Bank; roll
ed up in the eveiope of a letter. They had
no doubt becu placed there within a day or
two, by some one of the gang of villains who
are now supposed be in this city. The bills
of the Philadelphia Bank are most wretched- j
ly executed, the names being evidently cn- !
graved ant! struck off at the same time with j
the body of the bill; they are besides done '•
upon very inferior paper. That of the Ha
gerstown Bank, is somewhat better executed, 1
aud might deceive one not conversant iu I
bank bills generally.
Sh.ee writing the above, we learn that
Nicholas Williams, who was committed
to jail ou Sunday last, for passing forged or I
lict.tious Bills, was yesterday discharged
from confinement, aud the Magistrate who j
committed him, ordered to deliver up to hitn !
lire Bills in question !11 Charles. Courier. I
AWFUL EXPLOSION.
Copy of a letter from Joseph B ring hurst,
Esq. to Mr. H. Niles, dated
Wilmington, (Del.) 3d m. 20, 1818. j
ESTEEMED FRIEND,
Yesterday 1 give thee a very hasty and
confused aecuuut of the explosion of ft. i. |
Dupont’s powder mill. We then appreheu- j
► deg ihat the accident had oecured at the
lower nulls, ami expected that Duplanly’s,
M’Lane’s and Simms' cotton mills were
thrown down. But they are nil sale—noth
ing but their windows were injured. The
mischief began at the pounding mill of ft. 1.
Dupont & Co’s upper works. 'Several men
were at that mill, aud one person discovered
fire iu the sleeve of one of Ihe hands. He
instantly darted out of the mdl—exclaiming,
“ we are all lost !”—rushed on the race
bridge, and pushed a man with him into (he
water, aad under the bridge—This was all !
done in a moment, and the explosion took
place while they remained under the bridge.
The graining house and magazine were cov- I
ered with a sho>er of lire, and inado a terri- j
ble havoc of buiidiugs anil men. All the
houses on a level with the works, were shat
tered to pieces—the fragments covering two
acres. Mangled bodies and limbs were in
different directions, s.veral hundred feet
from the place of explosion, it is appre- !
hended that thirty persons were killed, and
twelve w ounded —live of the latter danger
ously. But the loss of lives cannot yet be
accurate ascertained—because some who are
missing may possibly have run from the
place of danger, and be yet safe too much
terrified to return. More than thirty per
sons are missing—my brother, B. Feris, pas
sed over the melancholy scene of ruins yes
terday afternoon. He told me he saw man
gled bodies, feet, legs and arms, in different
directions, many hundred feet from the mills.
In the woods, more than an eighth of a mile
from the place of explosion, he saw a long
piece, perhaps nine or ten inches, and seve
ral broad—on examination, he discovered a
perfect ear attached to it. I state this to
shew thee how the bodies were mangled.
The loss of property is most probably about
tbirtv thousand dollars. This is my own
estimate, from my knowledge of the buildings
aud information of the quantity of powder.
I wish it may prove to be overrated. E. I.
Dupont’s family are all safe, at least with
very trifling injury. His brother-in-law,
Delmas, who was supposed to have been kil
led is likely to do well; his arm is fractured
in two piaees. and his shoulder dislocated
Oar town was violently shaken, by the
concussion of the air—-and we were thrown
into much alarm by many persons coming
into it, and running down the streets, crying.
“ Open your windows and come out of your
houses—the magazine is expeeted to explode
every moment, and it has sixty thousand wt.
of powder in it.” We concluded, very rea
sonably, that if the explosion of the pouud
iug mill and grauulamig house lied caused
such violent sbocks, as we felt, the firing of
the magazine would shake and ruin some of
our bouses. Ihe people remained an hour j
in the streets before the error was corrected
—it was the magazine which shook us so
terribly. In haste, &e.
Letter from the Emperor Alexander to the
Duke of IfelUngton.
Moscow, Oct. 30, 1817.
Placed as you are, my Lord Marshal, at
the head of the military forces of the Euro
pean Alliance, you have contributed more
than once, by the wisdom and moderation
which distinguishes you, to reconcile the most
important interests. 1 have constantly ad
dressed myself to you iu all circumstances
which might influence the consolidation of
that order of things which was established,
principally in France, by your glorious ex
ploits. Your energy in aetieu, your pru
dence in council, have never ceased to pro
duce the most desirable results.
Now that the questions of private claims 1
on France acquires a erilial ami decided cha
racter, on account of the difficulties presen-
I ted by the literal execution of the convention
; of November, 1 could not think it right to
conceal my opiniou from the Monarciis, my j
allies, on the more of considering this bur- i
den-some engagement, so as to prevent its I
infraction, and to render its execuiiou pos
sible.
The assertions ofthe French government
1 are known to you, my Lord Marshal; my
j Minister at Paris has received directions to
j communicate to you the memorial which was 1
I drawn up under my eye, relative to this iin- j
! portaul question. 1 invite you to fix all y our
| attention on the connexion of the motives of
: right aud political expedience, which are
laid down iu this document, in support of
the principles of accommodation, wk#ch
alone can simplify the complication inherent
in the payment of private debts w hich were
imposed upon France at a time when it was
uot easy to foresee their result.
You, doubtless, appreciate, my Lord Mar
shal, all those graver considerations which
I plead iu favor of a system of equitable conci
j Ration ; you will tiring all the warmth of a
; soul elevated to the heigh ill of the ocassiou
| to a question, on w hich depends, perhaps,
! the repose of France, and the inviolability
iof the most sacred eng igemeuts. Modera
tion and good lailh have been, in our time
! the sources of a healing ar il beneficent pow
j er 5 a»d it is for him ono prepared aud fur
thered the triumphs, to cause to be heard, iu
j off critical moments, ike language of that
' setae moderation, and of Inal same good
: faith. 5
In this conviction, if I had still a' w ish to
express, it would be to see you couductin
; w ith the consent of my allies, and that oi
j the parties interested, the principal part of
| the uegociatioii which may be opetied al Pa
lis ou the question of the private claims, and
! on tiie most equitable mode of deciding it
i with the common consent,
i Receive, Marshal, the reiterated testimo
nies of my entire esteem.
j (Signed) ALEXANDER.
Cure for the Ashina.—\ gentleman of
this city, travelling a short time since in
Europe, for the benefit of his health, ob
tained from a celebrated Physician in Ire
land, the following recipe for the cure of
the Asthma, with which he was afflicted.
Having beeu himself effectually cured by it,
he has since recommended it to others, who
have experienced great relief from the same ;
and it is now puuiuhed for the benefit of
those suffering under that distressing mal
: ady.
First —Take of Powdered Hippo, 20
! grains ; Dried Squills, 20 grains; Soap,
lfi grains. Syrup of any kind, as much as
! will give the above articles a proper con
sistency. Then divide the mass into 24
pills. Take one pill every night.
Second —Take of Powdered Co!umbo, 2
drachms ; Powdered Ginger, 2 drachm- ;
Camomile Flowers, 1 ounce. Pour hulling
w ater ou the above ingredients, oue pint aud
' a half in quautity. Take 2 ounces, or 1 ta
ble spoon* full, of the cold infusion in the
morning and at mid-day. [Charleston Cuur.
DIED, on the first inst. after a few hours
I illness, Mr. John Furft, in the 59!h year
of liis age, an old and respectable inhabi
tant of this city.
Prices Current. D\Cts\D Ct
Cotton per lb. - - - - \is j 37
Tobacco - - * - 6,50 (8
Flour per barrel -- - 7] 9
Pork per hundred - to t2jl i
Beef per lb. - - - - 15 tsj]
Bacon - -- -- - 1 s 20
Lard 18 20
Walter 33 3t^
Tallow ...... ig
Corn per Bushel - - 125 150
Meal ------- i 25 150
Salt per bushel - - - t 123
Sugar per hundred - - 14 I! 16 j
Coffee per lb. - - - - yg I .jo
Mol asses per gallon . | |6O j| |65 i !
Rum Jamaica per gallon 150 2
Loaf Sugar - - - . 33 35
Peach Brandy - 1 123
Cogniac ditto - - - - 3]30 4 j
FANCY
Retail Cash Store.
THE Subscribers having declined the re
tail business at the Store they now occu
py.—lnform their Town and Count! y cus
tomers, that they ate opening at Mi. John
Howard’s Brick Store, an extensive and com
plete assortment of FANCY and STAPLE
GOODS, which will be sold very low at Re-
I tail for cash only.
William Sims Co.
April 3 79
Bolting Cloths
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION'.
A COMPETENT Supply just Received
and will he kept throughout the season
of the Genuine Dutch kind For sale upon
the most reasonable terms, by
J. S. Walker,
In part of OickinsoD and Statue’s Ware-
House, upper end Bioad-Street.
April 3 7 9
40.000 lbs. HAVANNAH
7 COFFEE,
Ist Quality in Bags and Uhls.
20 Hhd . Molasses
23 ditto Prime Sugar
10 ditto Whisktv
Just Received, and For Rale, hy
R. Russell.
jV hia Store under the. (Hob.-- Tavern.
March 37 77
| To Hire,
ANT Active LAD Enquire at the
Herald-Office.
April 3 2*t 79
A Coachee and Sulky
Sale, of superior workmanship, with
I ll.irncss lievv unci f’OTT,pic*t‘—■— Kucjnfrc es
Isaac La Roche.
! April 3 79
! robrktrusselLT
HAS JUST RECEIVED,
And is now offering For Sate a: hU Store under
the Globe- 'J'avern.
On low and Accommodating 7*rm* ;
lo Ilhds. Jamaica Rum
s Pipes Cogruac Btaady
! 10 Ditto Holland Gin
30 Hhtls N. E. Rum
<lO Bills. ditto
30 1) t o Apple Brandy
10 Ditto VVliiskey
5 1-2 Pipes L. P. Madeira Wine
10 1-2 ditto E. P Teneriffs Wine
12 Qu.ti ter Casks ditto
| 10 * J »tto Sicily Madeira
6 Diito Sherry Wine
6 Pipes St 20 Quarter Casks Malaga Wine
40 Casks London Potter
15 Ditto Edinburgh Ale
Cordials in Hhds. and Mils.
Spirits and V\ :nes ott d aft and in Bottles
100 Kegs Scotch Herrings
400 Hampers Scotch Potatoes
30 Boxes Ling Fish
10 Kegs double Rose Itish Butter
30 G oce Bottles
12 Hhds. prime Sugar
2o Bb!s. ditto
5 Ditto and 3 Boxes White Havana Sugar
18 Bbls Loaf Sugar
30 Bags Coffee, ISO Boxes Raisins
100 Boxes Smoked Herrings
30 Casks best Goshen Cheese
1200 Lbs. double Qiostcr English ditto
6 Chests & 10 Quarter Boxes Hyson Tea
30 Bt’xes Chocolate
20 Bags Almonds
16 Kegs Tamarinds
Alsptce, Pepper, Ginger, Mustard, &c. kc
Powder, Shot and Lead
Iron assorted, Steel assorted.
Which, together with his former STOCK,
make lus Assortment the most complete of
any in the city.
Fehninry 17
The [lei'fiotis who have borrow- t
ed the following Books and neglected to rc- i
turn them, will oblidge the owner hy leav- !
; ing them at this Office.
1 he 2d \ til. of the Dominican, a Romance, 1
Do. 2d do. of Heine, n Novel
Do. 2d do. do. Eiiitna do, do.
March JH 2t 78
TilE SUBJSCRIB ER S,
HAVE RECEIVE I),
Bbls. M \C£EREL, and
10 Hhds. M MASSES.
Edward Quin & Co.
February 13 65
~UPHOLSTE RINgT"
* BMIE subscriber having commenced the
j & UPHOLSTERING BUSINESS, so
! lieits the patronage of (lie inhabitants of
j Augusta, in making up ail kinds of furniture,
''uch as Sofas, Easy Chairs, Alattra*se*,
A*e. Curtains and Carpets cut and made to
lit rooms es any description in the newest
New-Vork fashions, by applying to the soh
! briber at Mr. Goff's Cabinet Ware-Room,
M’lntosh-street.
Garrit Heyer.
N. B. Old Sofas, Easy Chairs, Mat tras
ses, &c. repaired iu the best manner, by ap
ply iog as above.
March 27 3t 77
GAMUTS, “
Or, scale of music
For Sale at thii Office.
Last Night, hut one, of the Company's
Performing.
For the Benefit of Miss MOORE,
THIS EVENING, April 3, trill be pre
sented the Celebrated Comedy of the
w est Indian.
Em> OF THR W,ir s
Mr. DALTON,' WILL SING
DOCTOR POKER, ANI)
A Pas Sue],
By Mis* CLARK,
Song —" The Public Robber.*’
By Mr. Boyie,
To which will be. added, the
GRAND MILO DRAMA OF
The Uliiul Boy.
March 3 79 *
“auction.
On \> LDNESDAY, the vnh April next,
will be sold without reserve, at the Store of
Cushy Dickinson, Rroad Street, three
doors below the GLOBE-TAVKRN.
KIS ENTIRE STOCK OF
Dry Goods and Groceries,
Sales to he continued from any to-day un
til the whole are sold.
Terms pTHNUaII »um* under one hun
dred dok: elßPhrer one hundred dols. and
under six hundred do|*. six months; over
six hundred, dols. and under one thousand,
dols nine months ; and all sum* over one
thousand, dols. twelve months credit,
approved endorsed paper will be required.
Isham Thompson, Jlnct’r.
Mereli 2+
“land for sale!
ATRAC T of 1045 Acres, laying on both
sides cf Little Horse Creek. South-
Carolina, adjoining Lands of Hightower and
Morgan t is offered for sale, low. by
John G. Cc.vling.
April 3. 3t 79
WILL BE SOLD,*
On the second Tuesday in April next, at the
1 Court. House, in the town of IVaynesbarotifeh,
between the hours nj c.u and three o'clock,
Seven Tracts of Land, adjoining
each other; containing in the whole, n.rt tn
hundred acres, being all the landed property
belonging to the estate of Isaiah Bush, Esq.
deceased, formerly of the county of Burke,
in order to m ike a division amongst the htira
of the said estate, by their consent. Condi
tions made known on the day of sale.
Burke county, March 20 3*t 79
GEORGIA# Richmond Vounty.
By Isa ac Herbert, Clerk of the Court of
Ordinary for Richmond county.
WHEREAS Martha Fuuey, and John
M. Davenport, have applied lor
I etters of Administration on the Estate and
effect* of John luuky, late of acid county,
deceased.
Now therefore, these are to cite and admon
ish all and singular the kindred and Creditors
ol the said deceased, to file their objections in
my Office (if any they have) within the time
prescribed by law, otherwise letters of Ad
ministration will be granted to him.
Gwen under my hand and seal at Office) in
the City of Augusta, this 3d day of
Aptil, 1818
Notice.
VLL persons having demands against the
Estate of William Young, late of
j c «y °I Augusta, decease', are requested
| to render them in legally attested for psy.
1 merit, and all th-se indebted tp said Estate,
are requested to come fotwaid and make im
mediate payment, as the Executors wih)» to
close the busineis of the estate as soon as
possible.
Angus Martin,
Asaph Waterman,
Q ualijii. d Aj; ‘rs,
February 17. 20t 66
Notice.
On Tuesday , the Twtniyfirst day of Afrit
next , wilt be Sold, at the late residence of
Surah wood Pieties, Deceased , of frank
lin County
A Quantity of Corn—Also, Cat
tle, Hogs and household and Kitchen Furni
ture, See.
William Redwine, ? -, ,
Lewis Jiopgood. \tUmn.
March 13 6t t 73
Notice.
ALL persons having legal demands a
gainst the Estate of R. fl Scurry, de
ceived, are requested to present them prop
erly attested for settlement, in the tirtu: pro
scribed fcy law, and all persons indebted to
’aid Estate, are hereby request). <1 to make
jjyment immediately to
Benjamin .Leigh, F.x'r.
March 6 71 ~ 27t
