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Glasgow.—13th. . About four 
o’clock this.afternoon, an alarm was 
given that the cotton mill in the 
Gorbels, the property of Messrs. 
M‘Kerlie and M‘Taggart, was on 
fire, and soon afterwards the flames 
burst through the roof, the accident 
which occasioned the calamity hay- 
ing taken place in the upper floor. 
The magistrates both of Glasgow 
and the Gorbels, with the city en- 
gines, immediately repaired to the 
spot ; it was evident, however, that 
there was no hope of saving the 
mill, as the fire, from the inflamma- 
ble nature of the materials with 
whichit was fed, had attained a great 
height, and sent forth volumes of 
flame, illuminating the whole atmos- 
phere around to a great distance, and 
presenting an awfully sublime spec- 
tacle. The wind blowing strong 
from the north, and several thatched 
houses, communicating with another 
cotton-mill, being in the opposite 
direction, the principal attention 
was directed to prevent the fire 
from spreading in that quarter.— 
Indeed, at one time, the immense 
shower of fiery sparks threatened 
destruction to the whole yillage ; and 
Several times the flames caught hold 
of the thatch of the adjoining 
houses, but it was always happily 
got under. About 7 o’clock, the 
fire, haying made its way through 
the lower floors, was contained 
within the walls of the original 
building, and the apprehensions of 
its extending farther ceased. It 
still, however, continued to burn till 
about one this morning, when the 
front wall fell forward to the street, 
with a tremendous crash, An un- 
fortunate boy was killed on the spot; 
another was so severely wounded, as 
to be still in great danger, and se- 
yeral persons were much bruised, 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1803. 
in which number wére, two of the 
soldiers, on duty... The back walk 
fell in about five next morning. At 
the. first ,beat of the fire drum, a 
great, number of the volunteers of 
the different corps assembled, and 
were most useful in assisting the 
magistrates, tilla large-déetachment 
of the Stirlingshire militia arrived 
from the barracks, the whole of 
which, continued | most actively em- 
ployed, till eleven|.o’clock, and a 
great proportian of, them: till five 
next morning. il 
14th. This morning about half 
past two, a fire was. discovered. in 
the dwelling-house of Mr. Thomas. 
Stacey, at Ringwood, from. whence 
the flames were rapidly communi- 
cated to the dwelling-houses of W. 
Rabbits, W. Pearce, Miss Street, 
and J. Morgan, all of which were 
in a short time consumed. On the 
first alarm that Mr. Stacey’s house” 
was on fire, the inhabitants hasten. | 
ed to lend their assistance in sub- 
duing the flames, and in protecting 
the property of the sufferers? Mr. 
Stacey caught his infant in his arms, 
forced through the smoke, and de. 
sired his wife to follow him; but 
the poor woman unfortunately pe- 
rished in the attempt. Her remains 
were afterwards dug out of the 
ruins. Great*part of the premises 
and stock were insured. 
A child belonging to Mr. Page, 
carpenter, in Canon-street, Win- 
chester, having been left by the 
mother in a room up Stairs (in com- 
pany with another child), in which 
there was a fire, she was suddenly 
alarmed by hearing it shriek, ina 
dreadful manner ; and, hastening to 
its assistance, beheld the infant en. 
veloped in flames, which she stifled, 
but the child was so burnt, that it 
expired next morning. A child, 
about 
