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AUGUSTA HERALD. FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1818. ar-- ■ ... - 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