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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN NEW YORK.
MiUiont of Property Destroyed !
X fire btbke out on the evening of
Wednesday, (16tli inst.) in New York, in
the store of Comstock & Andrews, Mer
chant street, which has caused an im
mense destiuction of stores and other
property.
Pearl street. flom Wall street to Old
Slip nil destroyed.
Water street, In in Wall street to Old
Slip all destroyed.
Front street I’min Wall street to Old
Slip, all destroyed
South Street from Wall street to Old
Slip, all destroyed.
Merchant street, all destroyed.
Exchange Place to William streit, all
destroyed.
William street, from Wall street, near
ly to Old Slip destroyed.
This is a terrrible calamity to New
York. It is believed that more than’two
hundred valuable stores and warehouses
are destroyed, with the principal part of
the contents.
No estimate of the amount of damage can
be made—some individual stocksof goods
are estimated as high as two, three and
lour hundred thousand dollars. The loss
cannot fall much short of TWENTY
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, and many
are of opinion that it will exceed THIR
TY MILLIONS.
This intelligence is brought by the
schooner Excel, Capt. Lyon, which ves
sel left New York on Thursday mor ing
last at eleven o’clock, at which time the
fire was still onsubdued.— Georgian.
From the,Commercial Advertiser.
Merchant Street (where the fire orfgi
nated) is narrow, and built on both sides
wf|h high stores, principally occupied by
dry goods, jobbers and importers. The
wind blowing a gjle at N. W., the ther
mometer at or below zero, the hydrants
mostly frozen, and the engines, almost un
fit for service in consequence of the freez
ing ol the hose from their exposure the
preceding night, great fears of extensive
damage were expressed at the commence
ment of the fire and those fears have been
more than realized. Never has such a
confligration been witnessed in this City.
The amount of property destroyed must be
MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
In the course of twenty minutes from
the commencement of the fire, not only
the building in which it originated, but
the whole on both sides of the street, to
Pearl street were in a blaze. Never was
a more rapid extension of the flames.
The stores on Pearl street and on each
side of Mershant st, were soon enveloped
in the devouring element. Soon the
flames extended across to the South side
of Pearl street, and at Eleven o’clock de
stroyed nearly the whole block, on that
side of the street, from and including the
store of Arthur Tappan A Co, to Wall
street. Thence they extended to Water
street i»cteasing in strength and violence,
and now II o’clock threaten the Hestruc
.tion of all the property on Water, Front,
and South street, ftdm pearl street to the
river; and from the west side of Wall
street nearly to Old Slip. Some vessels
in Coffee House slip are already on fire—
the night is intensely cold —and the scene
of destruction is most sublime and awful 1
It is just reported that the stores in Ex
change place in the rear of the Exchange
have taken fire. 'There is now a large
explosion of powder or the bursting of
casks of spirituous liquors in a store on
Water or Front street. The enginescan
do nothing to slop the progress of the
flames.
Half past 11.—The flames are now
raging in every direction from the place
where they originated. All the build
ings in Exchange street below the Ex
change are destroyed—three or four of
the buildings iu Exchange place are on
fire, and the whole block to William street,
as well ;.s the Exchange place is in dan
ger. The wii.d has some what subsided.
Such goods as could be hastily saved
are strewed in the streets. Many immense
stocks of goods are consumed. It is be
lieved that more than one hundred stores
and ware' ouses, including many of the
most valuable iu the city are already de
stroyed.
Twelve o'clock.—'rhe rear of the
Exchange is now on fire, which is ex
fcnd’nj ,n the Tost Office Astrong force
of firemen is placed there, and hopes are
entertained that this building will be sav
ed The fire is still extending to South
street—some of the vessels between Cofltv
house and Old slip have taken fire.
One o’clock.—The Exchange still on
fire in the rear. The letters have been
removed from the Post Office. There is
now ho knowing where the flames will be
stayed—the hydrants are exhausted—the
hose of many" of the engines are frozen,
and useless, and the flames extending.
Never was a more awful sight than is
now presented. The fire is yet extending
west in Pearl st.—and will probably ex
tend to Old Slip, and cut off all the valuable
bufllfings on the three squares bounded by
Pearl, South and Wall streets and Old
slip. The buildings on the west side 0i
Wall st. between the Exchange and Pearl
s t. ere yet standing, some of them much
damaged In the rears. Nearly the whole
blockLounded by Merchant st. Exchange
Place,* William st. and Pearl st. an im
mense pile of new and valuable warehous
es, is now on fire, and many of them al
ready reduced to ashes. 'The scene grows
worse and worse—the Exchange it is said
cat not be saved. If this is destroyed, al)
Wall street below William street, must
share the same fate, and expose to de
struction the buildings east to an incalcu-
1 lable extent.
The Exchange, it is said cannot be sa
ved and we are preparing to move our
publishing office from the opposite side of
the street.
i Three o’clock. —The Exchange is
lin rujns—it is reported that several per
sons have been killed, or severely wound
: ed by the falling of one of the walls. The
fire has now extended north from the Ex
change to Williaii! st. on both sides, and
threatens to continue through to Broad
street. The Garden st. Church is repor
ted to be on fire. The east side of Wall
street is yet safe. The scene of desolation
from Pearl street to the East river is aw
ful. A messenger has just been dispatch
ed to the Navy Yard, for a suppty ol pow
der to blow up buildings in order to stop
the progress of the flames. The wind
j continues high—and there is yet no favo
rable prospect of any cessation of the
flames —they have now reached the rear
of Broad street.
The store of Howland and Aspinwall,
Moses Taylor, Smith <fc Town, Osborn &
Young, and the whole on South street,
Front street, Water street, and' Pearl
street, between Coffee House and Old
slips are rapidly consuming.—Fears are
now entertained that the fire will extend
on Pearl street, below Old Slip.
Four o’clock.—There is hope that
the fire in Wail street will be stopped by
the American Insurance Co. and that that
building, and those below, to Pearl street
will be saved. The buildings above the
American Insurance Office on the west
side of Wall st. to William st. including
the Exchange are all destroyed—and two
or three above William st. The fire is
still raging towards Broad st. in the rear,
of Wall st. and may extend to the buil
dings on the latter. The east side of
Wall st. is yet safe.
The flames are yet extending down
William st. ; the buildings on that street
and fronting Hanover square, including
the Gazette office, are burnt down.
FIVE OCLOCK.
We go to press while the fire is still
raging. It is said to have extended below
Old slip on Pearl street—and there is no
calculation where its ravages will be
bounded.
Half-past five. —The' flames are pro
gressing down Pearl street on the South
side, and have enveloped all the buildings
to and including the Pearl Street House,
No 88. This information is brought to
us by a person jusf from the immediate
neighborhood.
The list of sufferers annexed is very in
complete, and does not include one third
of the number. We have just heard the
Mayor say, that an attempt would be made
to arrest the flames before reaching Broad
street by blowing up one or more of Mr.
Lord’s stores with powder.
Nearly the whole of Lord's elegant
row ofstores in Exchange place, and the
Church opposite are in ruins—and the
flamesextending towards Broad street.
The Daily Advertiser, and the Ameri
can, newspaper offices are destroyed, with
all the machine presses of the establish
ments.
WALL STREET.
West side.— Corner Pearl, Miller &
Hicks 1 and Timo Kellogg; & Jones, 65:
W. & R I. Gerard, 67; Phenix Build
ings, 65 to 71; R. Elwell, Gaulager and
Mitchell, J. Mathews and J. R. Skiddy,
73; P. Embery& Co. Deen, Greenzeback
& Co, 75; Bryan & Deloynes, 77; J. Lor
ing, clothier, 79; J. Loring, grocer, and a
printing office, 81, cor. Front st.
PEARL STREET.
South side. —A. Tappan & Co. and
C. Gallemard, Seaman, Van Wyck &
Norton, L. Allein, and J. M. Jacquelin;
Lawrence & Beardsley and W. A. Beeck
er; J. D. Oliver &, Co; Suydams & York;
Downer & Co. Smith, Kain and Co; Little,
Shaw Co. and Sherman & Gillelan;
Caulkins and Darrow; Foster ty- Easton;
Baker, Johnson and Co; F. J. Conant; Rob
bins and Painter; G. W. Tysen & Co;
Miller and Hicks, corner Pearl and Wall
streets, hardware; the other buildings
were all five stories, high, were occupied
by Dry Goods Jobbers and Importers.
North side. —Dapenport, Wyckoff
and Co, (cor. Hanover) 123; Clark Smith
and Hyatt, 128; Farnam and Bolton, (in
sured;) D. A Comstock and Co, and -H.
Babad, 131; Kellogg and Co. 130;
Churchill, Southmayd and Co; Nelson.
Carleton and Co; Skidmore and Wilkins,
and L. F. Varret; Conklin, Herring and
Co. The above are a few names only
of the occupants on this side of the street,
all the stores but one or two from Hanover
to Wall street being a heap ot ruins
PEARL STREET, (either side.)
Grant and Barton, S. Boiceau; Brown,
and Hone, and J. Durand and Co. Bost
wick and Taylor, and J. Gravillon and
Co; F. B. Rhoades and Co. and Rhoades
and Weed; Mesler, Coates and Co. and
and Pierson Hilyer, Bostwick
and C o . anc j A g p er j ot
water street.
OR — Do ' vner and Co- No
1 JO, Little, Shiny and 98; John Loyd, 99;
Suydams and Yo lk , and John A Qore
copper dealers, 94, J D Oliver an d Co.
102; No 102, unoccupied- Mrs. Miller, to-
and snuff warehouse, fi ve stories,
4 Vv L nT y ’ dr 7 g, 1 St ’ i, 12 ’ Porter House
114, vv. Minns, bookseller, 116- m. Con
oly, and dwelling, 82, Holmes
and Myers,B4, .3 story store) 85 T ;
Barrow and Co. cruq ‘ store> 88 j B
coddmgton, cooper 1M0: B. L. Simp
son, do, 92. < 1
South side. —Phenix Buildings, 5
stories in height, among the occupants
were Bowne and Co, booksellers, Wm.
Cahooneand Co, cotton Brokers; J. Ber
gen, notary, W. R. Morris—upper story
th.e bindery of Bowne and Co. E. Wille
and Co, T. S. Sims, 113, R. Vandewater,
J, Stevenson, 111; Daniel Holt, 109, un
known, 107; Seaman and Brothers, drug
gists, 5, stories, 105; C. J. Gayler, iron
chest maker, 99; T. T. Kassarn, crocke
ry store, 97; I. Delano and Sons,iron chest
makers, 95; R V W Trome and Co, 93;
E. Canldwell, J. Alexander, and J. Gray,,
91, T. E Field, crockery store, and T. D
Moore, 89; R. C. Wetmore, crockery store
97; Hendricks and Brothers, copper dea
lers, 85; J. Benson, do, and Varnet and
Solomon, 83; M»s. Gardener’s Water
street house, 91; C. A. Jackson, provis
ion store, 79; Dr. E. Lord, 77 cor. Old
Slip.
FRONT STREET.
I North side.—W. C, Wilcox, 112;
Howland and Crugar, 110; Co'rnelius
Oakley, 108; Naar and Brothers, 106;
John Wilson and Co, tobacco stores, 104;
B. L. Wolley and Co. 84, also Nos 86,
and 88.
EXCHANGE PLACE.
South side.—Bailey, Keeler, ’and
Remsen (books saved stock estimated at
$300,000 all destroyed) and Kallemard
and Kleffier, 21; I. and D. Clark and
Hunt, Wanzler and Harrison 28; Bert
King, 25; Robertson and Eaton, 27.
North side.—All destroyed with
most of the contents, composed, entirely
of dry goods.
HANOVER STREET.
Rhoades, Weed and Co. No 2, corner
of Pearl st; F. and P. Brette, 4; R. Hyslop
and Son, hardware 6; D. Crasson, cotton
broker, Price Current Printing Office,
and others, 8; M. B. and W. Edgar, 10;
Staples and Clake, corner of Exchange
Place, 12; D. and J. Perkins drug store,
1; J. Dennistoun, 5; J. Moses, 7; Levi
Cook and Co corner of Pearl.
New York Gazettee—The publication
of this paper will be resumed in a day
or two. The office and materials were
destroyed amid the general conflagration
last evening.
Daily Advertiser.—The printing office
is destroyed by the disastrous Fire—the
materials are principally saved—all the
books and papers are secure. The edit
ors hope to issue their paper as usual to
morrow.
Fires.—We noticed yesterday, the de
struction on Tuesday night, of the stor* 1
of Messrs. Fullerton and Pickering, No.
173 Water street. In the course of the
night, the gable end of this building, fell
upon and set fire to the adjoining 3 story
house, No. 171, and before the flames
were finally subdued, the following pro
perty, according to the evening papers,
was destroyed;
On Water street.— No 173, occupied by
Thos. Hill, as a boarding house, and the
lower part by Joseph Barrow, furrier.
No. 169, Occupied by Hugh Hughes
and Co. saddler’s ware. These gentle
men had an insurance of 10,000,which will
cover their loss, the building was owned
by Mr. Eli White, and wis insured for
$1,500.
No, 167. Occupied by Mr, Charles
Wollen brushmaker. Nr. W. was insur
ed for $5,000, which we learn will not
more than cover one half of his loss.
No. 165, Occupied by Sarah Yeo,
glove and leather store. A part of this
number was occupied by Charles Kindon
Perfumer.
Fire in Christic street—About
half past four, o’clock yesterday morning,
a fire broke out in Christic street, in the
rear of No 62, between Delaney and Riv
ir.ston streets, in the centre of the Square,
consuming several dwelling houses,work
shops, &c.
The following are given as the partic
ulars:
No. 169. Mrs. Treale’stwo story frame
dwelling house, totally destroyed—furni
ture saved.
Andrew Gale, Carpenter shop and con
tents destroyed. Nothing saved but a few
tools.
Charles A. Baker, in second story of
same building painter and gilder, met a
loss of his effects, without insurance.
William Hall, wheel right and black
smith, shop and contents destroyed; not
insured.
Mr. Mason, castor of stucco house orn
aments, shop and goods destroyed; not in
sured.
Mr. John Oliver’s dwelling house occu
pied by himself and Mr. Copeland, with
shop in the rear, totally destroyed; insured
in part.
Mr. Hutchinson’s dwelling house—fur-!
niture chifley saved,
The above were all on west side of the
street with one exception, irame build
ings.
The two story brick dwelling of Mrs
Morrison widow—north of these, nearly '
destroyed.
The flames extended to the opposite side
ofthesreet, totally destroying the brick ,
front house of Mr. Cox, occupied by his
own and three other families; furniture
chiefly saved, and thiee brick two story
dwelling houses, belonging to Dr. Simers,
occupied by Mr. Gale, carpenter, Mr.
Finch, Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Turner, and others. A considerable por
tion of the furniture in this block of build
ings was saved.
The President’s Message was received at i
the Atlas office in Boston in twenty-six hours
and fifty minutes after it lejt Washington City.
The Atlas of Thursday morning, which con
tains it, says: “It arrived in New Y ork at the of
fice of the Courier & Enquirer, at six minutes
past one on yesterday morning; so that the dis
tance between New Yorkaud this city was
passed over in thirteen hours and forty-four
minutes. The distance from Washington is
450 miles; making the average, night and day, >
about sixteen miles and two-thirds per hour’
When the season of the yea? and condition of J
the roads are considered, this despatch must be I
acknowledged lobe very remarkable.”
LIST OF ACTS.
Passed by the Georgia Legislature at
its session of 1835,
An act to incorporate the Georgia Rail Road
Company, with powers to construct a rail-road
or turnpike-road from the city of Augusta,
with branchesextending to the towns of Eatou
ton, Madison, and Athens to be carried be
yond those places at the discretion of said
company, and to repeal an act to authorize the
formation of a company for constructing a rail
road or turnpike from Augusta to Eatonton,
I and thence westward to the Chattahoochie,
I with branches; and to give to said company
1 banking powers.
For the relief of Isaac E Cobb.
To reduce the fees on grants in the late laud
and gold lotteries of the lands in this State, and
all other ungranted lots, in all former land lot
teries.
To incorporate the Central Rail-Road and
Car.a.l Company of Georgia, and to give bank
ing powers to said company.
To pardon John B. Childers, of the county
I of Hancock.
To incorporate the Central and Western
Wharf Company in Augusta.
To alter and amend the fourth and eighth
sections of the first article of the constitution.
To repeal the first section of the act of 1833,
to appoint trustees for the Sumter county aca
demy at Americus.
I To continue in force the act of 1833, au
thorizing the justices of the inferior court of
Washington county to levy an extra tax, for
the purpose of building a court-house.
To change the times of holding the inferior
; courts of the counties of Jasper and Jackson.
To sell, with the consent of the informer, all
lotsofland in the Cherokee territory, condem
ned as fraudulently drawn.
To add a part of the academic to the poor
school fund of Hall.
For the relief of J. S. Chipley.
To authorize the issuing of grants to the
drawers of all lotsofland situate in the coun
ties of Cherokee, Cass, Cobb, Floyd, Forsyth,
Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, Union,
and Walker.
To repeal an act to authorize the clerks of
the superior and inferior courts and courts of
ordinary of the county of Wayne, to keep
their office within six miles of the court house.
For the relief of William Cline of the coun
ty of Muscogee.
To establish a ferry across Savannah river.
To incorporate Mount Pleasant Academy,
in the county ot Muscogee; and to incorporate
certain other academies therein named.
To authorize the Governor to draw his war
rant on the treasurer, in favor of the trustees of
Franklin county academy, for such dividends
as may be due to said institution.
To provide a lund for the use and benefit of
the Medical College of Georgia.
To prescribe and point out the mode of col
lecting coroners’ fees in the several counties
of this State.
To authorize the justices of the inferior
court of the county of Campbell, to levy an ex
tra tax for county purposes.
To permit the elections for colonels to be
held at the various precincts, in the several
counties.
To change the name ol Frederick Clark to
that of Frederick Bunker Folger.
To appropriate money for the support of the
government for the political year 1836.
To amend and revive the act incorporating
the Monroe Rail Road company.
To compensate petit jurors in the county of
Camden.
To incorporate the Carrrolton academy.
To incorporate Republican academy in the
county of Harris.
To incorporate Oglethorpe University at
Midway.
To amend aii act to prevent the circulation
of bank bills under the denomination of five
dollars.
To incorporate Eatonton Manufacturing
company.
To amend the second and fourth sections of
an act to give to masons and carpenters a lien
on buildings erected by them.
To enable the corporation of Savannah to
collect jail fees ot prisoners committed to Chat
ham jail; and to authorize the erection of a
tread mill therein.
For the relief of Benajah King.
To consolidate the poor school and academ
ic fund of Wilkinson county.
For the relief ot William S. Dunn, and Wil
liam W.Hardwicke.
To incorporate the Chattahoochie Rail Road
company.
To establish additional election precincts in
the county of DeKalbe-
Tochange the names of certain persons there
in named.
To alter the law regulating poor-schools, so
far as relates to the county ol Tattnall
To alter the times of hoiding the superior
courts in the county of Wayne.
To incorporate the Taylor’s Creek Rifle
men, in the county of Liberty.
To incorporate the Georgia Mining Com
pany, the Teslatee Mining Company, and the
Cherokee Mining Company. ’•
To authorize Benjamin S. Walden to estab
lish a ferry across Great Ogeeche, near Fort
Argyle.
To incorporate the central and Western
Wharf Company in Augusta.
To incorporate Tranquil Institute in the
county of Liberty.
To extend the civil jurisdiction of justices of
the peace in Savannah.
For the relief of William W. Simpson.
To amend an act to authorize David Terrell
jun. to erect a mill darn across Flint River in
the county of Crawford.
To allow compensation to patrols for certain I
services in the county of Lumpkin; and to re- ,
peal the act of 1830 regarding patrols, so far as
relates to the county of M’lntosh.
To authorize the surveyor general to issue a I
grant for the south half of’lot No. 176, in the 9th I
district of Houston, to Isham Wright; and also
to Cornelius Connelly, for the S tate’s half of
No. 965, in the sth district of Gwinnett.
Amending of several acts regulating pilotage.
To explain an act authorizing the city eoun-
I oil of Augusta and the trustees of the Rich
' mond county academy to convey to the Athens
Rail Road Compary, ten acres of the town
common of Augusta.
To authorise the justices of the Inferior
court of Henry county, to levy an extra tax. 1
To confer on the Columbus Guards certain l'
privileges:
To incorporate the Macon Lvceum and Li- •
brary Society.
To authorize each county in the State to re- I
tain the general tax for the years 1835 and 1836, !
to be applied by the Inferior courts for county
purposes.
To amend an act incorporating Crawford- ’
ville.
To add part of the cross street lying east and ,
adjoining the public burying ground in
Wrightsborough, in the county of Columbia,
and make the same a part of said burying
ground.
To amend to Ist section of an act to appoint
commissioners to build a court house and jail I
in the county of Lowndes, and to select a suita- i
blenlace for the same.
To prohibit the employment of slaves and
free persons of color from compounding or dis- j
pensing of medicines in druggists’ or apothica
ries’ stores.
An act to amend an ad entitled an act to in
corporate the Carrollton Academy, in Cah-ull
county, and to appoint trustees for the same, so ! (
far as relates to the appointing of trustees. I (
For the relief of James Cartledge, adminis- I
tiator on the estate of Robert W. W alker.
To establish and fix the names of the female ;,
& male academy at Forsyth and Chappel Hill, |,
and appoint trustees for the same.
To add a part of Laurens county to Monlgo- ,
mery. j
To incorporate the Macon Steamboat Com- J
party. 1
To add No. 78, in the Bth district of original
ly Baldwin, now Jones, to the county of Bibb.
To make permanent the county site at Dah.
lonega, in the county of Lumpkin.
To incorporate the Methodist Episcopal
Church known as Ebenezer, and several other
churches therein named.
To add a part of Wilkes to Taliaferro coun
ty, and to provide for the collection of the tax
es payable from the persons included in this
addition.
To define and extend the corporate limits of
West Point, in the county of Troup.
To appropriate a sum of money to the several
counties therein named, for the use of acade.-
mies.
authorize the justices of the Inferior
court of Habersham to levy an extra tax.
lor the relief of Gabriel Jones, clerk of the
court ot ordinary of Columbia
To amend the charter ofthe'Bank of Colum
bus.
I o appropriate money for the improvement
or the Ocmulgec.
To authorise the Inferior court of the county
of Montgomery to examine all teachers before
drawing any money out of the poor school fund
of said county.
To authorize the trustees of the Muscogee ac
ademy to sell a portion of the female academy
lots in the town of Columbus.
To repeal the act of 1828 to appoint commis
sioners to select a site for the public buildings
of the county of Marion.
To authorize the citizens of M’lntosh county,
to elect commissioners for their cwu roads.
To amend the acts incorporating the city of
Augusta.
To establish an election district in Ogle
thorpe county, at the Goose Ponds.
To consolidate the interest arising from the
academic fund of Bulloch county, with its poor
school fund.
To incorporate the Georgia Insurance and
Trust Company in Augusta-
To incorporate the Iron Steam Boat Com
pany'with powers of Insurance.
To appoint additional trustees of the Staiks
ville academy.
To prevent obstructions in the Ocmulgee
and Ogeeche rivers, and to oppoint eommis
> sioners for the same.
To change the times of holding the Infeiior
courts of Merriwether ar.d Talbot.
To establish, change, and regulate election
prebincts in the several counties of this State.
To permit attorneys of Alabama to practice
in the several courts in this State.
To comperfsate magistrates and constables in
cases unprovided for by law.
To authorize Philip Clavton to continue his
1 ferry across the Chattahooche, in Hairis coun
ty-'
To compensate justices of the peace in su
perintending precinct elections in the counties
of Talbot and Pike.
To incorporate the Savannah Poor House
and Hospital.
To amend the 29th sectu n of an act for gov
erning slaves, aud for establishing a jurisdic
tion for the trial of offences committed by
slaves, and other persons therein mentioned,
&c., passed 10th May, 1770.
(To BE CONCLUDED.)
FROM COLUMBIA.
We are indebted to the politeness of a gen
tleman arrived last evening, from Columbia
lor the following information:— Mercury. ’
A. P. Butler and B. J. Earle, two of the
Circuit Jndges, resigned their offices, and were
re-elected Chancellors.
J. B. O’Neale, is now Circuit Judge.
W. R. Hill, re-elected State Reporter.
Major Hart, was re-lected Keeper of the
State House and Librarian of the Legislative
Library.
Col Elmore has arrived from Raleigh and
reports that a Bill for the incorporation of the
Charleston and Cincinnati Rail Road Com
pany, identically the same as that proposed by
our Legislature, will be adopted bv the Legis
lature of North Carolina. But it is not suppos
ed that any appropriation of money will be
made by them to aid the enterprize.
The amount appropriated by this State for
a preparatory survey between the points of the
proprosed Road, is SIO,OOO. On the last day of
the session this sum being deemed inadequate
a Resolution was passed authorizing the Gov
ernor to apply any part of the Contingent Fund
toward this object,
| The Bill to vest in the Recorder the power
j of a Judge at Chambers, was defeated in the
i Senate.
Both branches of the Legislature adjourned
j at 9 o’clock on Saturday Evening last.
[ The following is a correct and complete list
of the Acts passed by thy Legislature:
1. An Act to vest in Ann Tharson Talvande
the right of the State in certain Real Estate in
Charleston.
2. An Act to authorize the City Council of
Charleston to shut up certain Streets near the
Market in Charlesion, and for other purposes.
3. An Act to Incorporate the Town of Ham
burg.
4. An Act to cause surveys for a Rail Road
between Cincinnati and Charleston.
5. An Act to Incorporate Cokesbury School
at Cokesbury, in Abbeville District.
6. An Act to Incorporate the Charleston and
Philadelphia Steam Packet Company.
7. An Act to Incorporate a Bank in the
Town of Camden.
8. An Act to alter and amend the fourteenth
section ofan Act entitled an Act to provide for
the more effectual perfonnnnce of Patrol Duty
passed the 18tb December, 1819.
9. An Act further to provide for the Milita
ry organization ol the Slate.
10. An Act to raise Supplies for the year I
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six-
11. An Act to establish certain Roads, Biid
ges and Ferries in this State.
12. An Act more effectually to prevent Slaves
and free persons of Color from migrating into,
this State, and for other purposes.
13. An Act to Incorporate the American
and German Trading Insurance Company.
14. An Act concerning Free Schools.
15. An Act to consolidate the First Company
ofthe Charleston Ancient Battalion of Artille
ry into one Company, and to Incorporate the
same, and for other purposes.
16. An Act to amend the Pension Law of
this State.
17’ An Act to make appropriations for the
year 1836.
18. An Act to authorize the formation of the
Barnwell Rail Road Company.
16- An Act to Incorporate a Bank in she
Town of Hamburg.
20. An Act to amend the Law in relation to
! granting License to retail Spirituous Liquors,
I and for other purposes.
I 21. An Act to amend the Charter of the
1 Edgefield Rail Raod Company.
| 22. An Act to Incorporate the Cincinnati
; and Charleston Rail Road Company.
23. An Act to Incorporate the Charleston
and Liverpool Line Company.
24. An Act to amend an Act concerning
’ Hawkers and Pedlars, passed December 17,
1831. •
I 25. An Act to alter and amend the Judiciary
1 System of the State.
26. An Act to vest in the Wardens of Wam
j bar Chui ch, in St. James Parish, Santee, the
right ofthe State in certain property,
JAI LOR’S NOTICE.
BROUGHT to Augusta Jail on the 26th
November, a mulatto man; calls himself
I TOM; five feet 4 inches high ; about 24 years
old ; says he belongs to Col. Elmore of South
Carolina.
On the 28th November, a dark negro man;
calls himself NED; about 5 feet 6 inches high;
has lost all the fingers off his righthand; says
he belongs to Patrick Car, near Columbus, Ga
Owners are requested to come forward, prove
property, pay- expences, and take them from
jail. G. S. CLARKE, Jailor.
Dec 7 w3t 145
AUGUSTA,
MONDAY, DECEMBER JB.
Cotton.— Little or no business since Christ
mas. The late destructive fire at New York
has assisted to suspend negotiations, which, it
is apprehended, will not be restored to the ac
customed channel immediately.— We quote 10
a 14.
Freights to Savannah dull at sl.
FROM NEW YORK.
The steam packet Columbia arrived at
Charleston on Thursday, from New York,
whence she left on Monday morning last at 10
o’clock.
1 here had been no later intelligence from
Europe. We take the following further parti
culars of the fire from the Charleston Courier,
From estimates made, it is stated that 648
buildings were destroyed, viz: 79 on Pearl stg
37 South street; 79 Water street; 80 Front st.;
16 Merchant street; 62 Exchange Place; 31
Exchange street; 44 William street; 33 Old
Slip; 60 Stone street; 3 Hanover square; 23 *
■ Beaver street; 20 Governeur’s Lane ; 10 ionesf
Lane; 20 Cuyler’s Alley ; 38 Mills street.
The following is an account of the buildings
saved within the scene of destruction:
Wall street, west side, between the Exchange
and Pearl street, six Wildings are standing—-
I and on Pearl street, nextv, the corner of Wall,
; west side, two houses.
I hree stores northerly side ol Coenties slip,
and two adjoining on the west side oi Front st.
Five buildings on the north side of Coenties
, slip, and four on South street, forming an L.
A five story building on the south side of Wa
ter street, near Old Slip, is preserved in the
midst of the total ruin on every side.
All the remaining ground over which the fire
spread, exhibits nothing but fragments of walls,
standing chimneys, and heaps of merchandize
in burning ruins. .
The westerly line of the fire at Wall street,
was the corner of Wall and William streets—
[ house partly saved, all the remainder of build
ings on William street destroyed, and extending
I through Exchange placi, both sides, nearly to
Broad st.
Beaver street, both sides destroyed nearly to
Broad st.
Stone street partly destroyed. The fire did
not reach Broad street at any point, but extend
ed about hall way between William and Broad,
from Wall street to Coenties slip.
William Redmond, importer of linens and
British dry goods, in Merchant street, lost
SIOO,OOO.
Messrs. J. Campbell & Co. paper dealers, who
were burnt out at the great fire in Ann street,
in August last, and had removed into Merchant
street, while their s ore was rebuilding, lost
their whole stock.
Mr. Stephen Whitney had just built 24 stores,
at an expense of slo,o9o—all were leveled with
the ground—no insurance.
In that unusually large space, called Hano
ver Square, where every body thought the goods
piled there would be perfectly- safe, there was
accumulated from the stock of all the French
stores, a mass of silks, satins, laces, cartons of
dresses, gloves, capes, Cashmere shawls, and
the richest kinds of fancy articles, forming a
pile of 60 feet wide by 20 feet in heigth, or
nearly 100 feel square. In a few minu'es after
wards a gust of flame, like a streak of lighten
ing, came from the N. E. corner building, and
shooting across the square, blown by a strong
wind, set fire to the entire mass, which in a.
few moments was consumed to cinders, and
then communicated to the house opposite.
One hundred and twenty-three houses ("says
the N. York ("tniricr and Enquirer] have made
returns ot their losses, the total of which amounts
to $3,353,000, exceeding what was anticipated
in so small a number, but the belief still exists
that it would not exceed $12,000,000.
The Hammer ofthe City Hall bell was bro
ken —proliably from its constant employment
and the intense eold of the weather during the
night ofthe fire:
So far as discovered, there was not a vault in
the Merchants Exchange ofthe least value—ev
ery paper was consumed in them.
Ail the daily papers aie again published as
usual. Some of them have risen, like Pha-nix
fromtheashes.
Among the ruins of the Exchange, the Jersey
Little Falls Co. dug out their Iron Chest, con
taining $23,900 in bills—all secure.
The light of the fire was distinctly at New Ha
ven. Two File Companies from Newark,
reached N. York at 7 o’clock onThurday mom
ing, and were of great service in extinguish
ing the flames,
The passengers in the steam boat coming
down the river, saw the flames from the High
lands, forty-five miles distant, and such was the
violence ofthe gale, during the prevalence of
the fire, thaiburningemberswere carried across
the East river, and set fire to the roof of a house
there, which was however speedily extinguish
ed.
After the night of the fire, the weather grad
ually relaxedan severity, and on Sunday even
ing had become quite moderate.
The Post office was to be removed to the Ro
tunda. in the Park, near to the City Hall.
Such was the derangement of the mails, that
the news, ofthe Are at New Yoik, on Wednes
day night, had not reached Albany on Friday
evening.
Some of the Insurace Companies, the City,
the U. SZafesand the East River, have announ
ced their ability and intention to pay all claims
against them. The Globe, whose responsibili
ties exceed one million, aud several of the oth
er offices, with large capitals, it is ascertained,
will be able to pay nearly all the claims upon
them. These payments, however, it is said,
will cause the sacrifice of most of their capitals.
The Maine Insurance Companies, not being
in the practice of taking risks by fire, as in oth
er cities, have not sustained any loss,
The Corporation have, it is stated, proposed
to issue scrip to the amount of Six Millions of
dollars, which it is reported the Bank of the U.
States, have offered to discount on the most
liberal terms.
A meeting of the principal Merchantshad
been held, to make arrangements for the mutu
al assurance of property against loss by fire;
and a Committee appointed to carry the project
into execution.
Mr. Hamblin, of the Bowery Theatre, has an
nounced his intention to give five hundred
dollars towards any subscription which may
be raised for the relief of the sufferers in the
late fire.