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aß&<M£r i:xtra. fire. • gainful duty to record the ill-fate [, r^’just been visited on our town. A r.’n'oVloek list night, the unwelcome t fire ! saluted our car?; and it ‘ '.--covered to originate in the rear of. (and in the parrel of it,) owned ' o'-c’-pie'l l>v Messrs. P.Judson & Cos. as X-ii-i-rstore, on Mulberry street. At the f:v of the fire, it had made but lit ... vul it would have threatened p|\)JTJ o, * ■ * v * ( * t'io results, il it ccuui Imc b' 1 C j'slv approaclwil.and the usual proven* ' ! ,•) at Jmiid. The fact is a lamonta* i the usual and necessary facili i . (Vjc —t - 1,1 . ~o t Pt command :no Engine, lad* |,,do i■, hooks, and worst of all, water, ' ...iptie energy could lie brought into ‘ i,, ,:,is dilemma, our citizens had cither statuary spectators to the devasta* iiiout, or direct their exertions to the ■;i • oft!ie goods Ac. in the Houses. The ’ , rr! va- done, and in some measure, their , inf? wr. effectual. About two thirds of ;i .ov(;.lde artieli s were saved. To protect) , rend of the town, it was deemed : r ory to blow tip several houses, which! I ,!.-. r .c, considerably abated the flames— •'.rwise. square No. 1?, and particularly] r !, 'J.and 1, in it, on the East side of Aer-y street, must have shared the fate of , m,7. G, and 5, in square 23, which now ri jj : a most melancholy, and destructive fjipearancc. [ln the confusion which this Arc has pro r and, we are unprepared to give such a de l. .and in such a manner, as we could wish— w:ir/w exertion?, however poorly direct l have been exhausted ; and we now strain [ power?, to present these brief facts to the I From all that wc can learn, the fire origi iVoai a probable defection in the C'him . : for, when discovered, it was making its I ~ ! appearance, through the roof anel near | chimney: and en examination it was I : the more material blaze was with- I the garret. I ' at templed to ascertain the suff r WEDNESDAY MORNING, 1 oclock, DECEMBER 28, 1831. cr?, and the probable amount, and also the amount of Insurance. The result of our enquires, is as follows; P. Judson, &. Cos. building, occupied as a clothing store and a family residence above. I Insured for 82,000; also their stock of Goods, insured for 12 or 81500 —about two, thirds of which were saved. John Murphey's building on the corner. 1 occupied by James Hollingsworth, as a Cro eery—goods partly saved ; no insurance. Mr. Cruikshank's (of Philadelphia) build ing?, occupied by James A. Ilall and family— not insured. Mason 1 [niching''s building—occupied bv Mr. Hall and family, and also as a grocery — i not insured. John B. V.iclc's building-—occupied bv J himself and family ; and also a Dry Good.-! and Grocery store. The House was insured] for SISOO. About a third of his goods and furniture were burnt. .1/. It. 1 Vail is 1 building-—occupied bv James Dal!, as a ( on feet i nary. Good? near ly all saved; but no insurance on the pro perty. Oliver Sage’s house, ia which 110 resided j with his family—and also kept a Saddle and Harness store. Mr. Sage is probably the ;greatest sufferer; also, Oliver Sage's house, jocenpid by Rufus 11. Smith, as a Jewelry Store. Mr. Smith lost, many of his goods. Myron Bartlett's house occupied by him as a printing office, on which there was no insu rance. We regret to stale, that although onr j neighbor, by great exertions, saved bis Books paper, and Type,) Air. Bartlett, hud to a part of his press, to the flames, and there- J fore, is now without one. In the meantime,! wc here take it on ourself, to say, that the J Telegraph will continue to appear, so soou as] its proprietor can reorganize its present con- ! fused condition, for confused it is—very much in pic. N. C. Munrot's Store building occupied by Mr. Wood, for Thomas & Smith, with Gabi-, rot furniture. The proprrty was not insured-! But a small portion of the furniluio w as burnt.! Mrs. Acres' (cf New Jersey) building—; occupied above stairs by Mrs. Coleman, as a boarding house, and below, as a shoe store, by Parmclee & Church. The house was ful ly insured, a portion of the goods were des troved. Ellis, Shot well A Co’s, building—occupi ed by Mr. Oldershaw, with Cabinet furniture. The furniture was saved, but we regret to say that 12 or 81500 worth of unmanufactur ed mahogany was destroyed—no insurance. Also, Ellis. Shotwcll 'J Co's, building, un occupied, but in which there was many goods stored; some of which were saved; but we ire sorry to say, that besides other articles 'ost, about 81100 worth of Bibles, Ac. bc onging ft the American Bible Society, were >unit. No insurance. These, comprise all the houses burnt, ex cepting the rear buildings, and amount in all o 22. The probable value of which, wc have to doubt, at a low estimate, would be equal to k 15,000 —and of goods and furniture, equal to $10,000; making in all, a loss of about $25,000, of which about 85,000 were insured. Among the losses, however, which our dis tressed neighbors have to bear, is the destruc tion of homes for their families, and stands for their business. There is scarcely a domicib or a stand for busieess, now vacant in Macon- We have thus hastily thrown together the material facts, as they appeared to us. We believe they are nearly correct, and hope no offence, either in ‘‘omission or commission.” Many of our citizens merit plaudits for their active and benevolent exertions, and which w ill no doubt be shewn in the grateful hearts of the sufferers. Nor should we omit to say, what is very meritoriously their due, that the slaves exerted themselves to the utmost, with a spirit which evidenced a deep and heart-felt interest for their owners, and for all others.— Surely they will have their reward. We would, had we time, throw out, once more, some suggestions, to our citizens a 1 and to our police, to b vigilant—to awake from ihci; [lethargy, and to put on armor to battle fire More anon.