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ntornfrig, large splinters being dri- 

 ven to the distance of near thirty 

 yards from the spot. Three naen 

 were standing under another tree, 

 In the sanie field, one of whom was 

 struck down^ and appeared lifeless 

 for a short time ; in the course of 

 about three or foiir hours he so far 

 recovered as to be able to walk, but 

 is still incapable of going about his 

 business. 



ISih.This afternoouiat So'clOck, 

 jifirL'brokeout at the bakehouse and 

 warehouse of Mr. Aldenrian Curtisj 

 vvhic'i was unfortunately burnt to 

 the gi-ound. A sugar-house, adjoin- 

 ing, likewise caught fire, but by the 

 great exertions of the fitemen a con- 

 siderable part of it was preserved. 



A dreadful fire broke out at Rad- 

 clifFe, at three o'clock in the aftvjr- 

 noon of this day, which consumed 

 more houses than, any one conflagra- 

 tion since the memorable fire of 

 London. It began at Mr. Cloves's, 

 barge-builder, at Cock-Hill, noaf 

 Radcliffej andwas occasioned by the 

 boiling over of a pitch-kettle, t'lat 

 stood under his warehouse, which 

 was consumed in a very short time. 

 It then communicated to a barge, it 

 being low water, lying adjoining the 

 premises, laden with saltpetre and 

 other stores* This occasioned the 

 conflagration to spread widely in a 

 Very short time. Several other ves- 

 sels and small crafty lyl"g "car the 

 barge, *oon after took fire, without 

 >»ny possibility of getting them off. 

 riie blowing tip of the saltpetre 

 from the barge, occasioned Isirge 

 flak«8 of fife to fall on the ware- 

 houses belonging to the East-India 

 company, whence the saltpetre was 

 removing to the l^ower ('20 tons of 

 wl\ich had bten f()rti\nately taken 

 the preceding day). The flames soon 

 cai^ijht the warehouses, and here the 



scene became dreadful : the whole 

 of these buildings were consumed, 

 with all their contents, to a great 

 amoiint. The wind blowing strong 

 from the south, and the high-street 

 of Radcliffe being narrow, both sides 

 caught fire, which prevented the en* 

 gincs from being of any essentiail ser- 

 vice; and, in the course of the even- 

 ing, it extended itself to the premise* 

 of Mr, Joseph Hanks, timber-mer- 

 chant, in London-street, where it a- 

 gdin raged most furiously, and com- 

 municated to Butcher-row, thewhole 

 of the west> andpart of theeast side 

 of which was consumed. The fire 

 thentook itscourseup Brook-street» 

 Stepney caiiseway, caught the pre* 

 mises of Mr, Shakespicrre, rope- 

 mnker, and burnt through to the 

 fields on the one side, and the whole 

 of the dwellings on the other ; form- 

 ing altogether a square of great ex- 

 tent. What is very remarkable, the 

 dwelling-house of Mr. Bear> an ex- 

 tensive building, although surroun- 

 ded by the flames, was fortunately 

 preserved without the least injury. — 

 Mr. Devaynes carried an account Cf 

 this dreadfnl fire to the cabinet mi- 

 nisters, who were assembled at lord 

 Grenville's j and measures wfere im- 

 mediately taken for giving every as- 

 sistance in the power of govern rtJent 

 for Cxtinguishmgthe flames, andpfe- 

 serving order and tranquillity in the 

 midst of such dreadful a calamity. — 

 A survey has been taken by the vvar- 

 den and other oificers of tbe ham- 

 let, whose report was, that out of 

 1200 houses^ of which the hamlet 

 consisted, not more than 570 were 

 preserved from general conflagra- 

 tion } and, what is more to be re- 

 gretted, the greater number were 

 the principal contributors towards 

 the support of tlie poor. It having 

 been reported that :he fire was ma- 

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