CHRONIC LIE, 
structive fire, which broke out 
during the races, between one 
and two o'clock. It originated in 
a store belonging to Mr. Obadiah 
Aylwin, and thence communicated 
to his dwelling-house and a large 
store, appertaining to Messrs. 
Brehant and Sheppard, both-con- 
taining much valuable property, 
and a part belonging to the King ; 
the whole of which, together with 
the buildings, was entirely con- 
sumed. From Mr. Aylwin’s pre- 
mises the flames spread to another 
large store attached to Mr. Race’s 
brewhouse, but which had been 
let to government, and contained 
provisions and stores, which, with 
the building, were laid in ashes. 
From thence the fire spread its 
ravages to the brewhouse, the 
larger part of which was, how- 
ever, by great exertions, saved. 
Three wharfs were destroyed. Of 
the whole property destroyed and 
damaged the value amounts to 
260,000/., of which 200,000/. be- 
longed to government, the re- 
mainder, 60,000/. was private pro- 
perty. 
Extract of a letter from an officer 
onboard his Majesty's ship Warrior, 
dated Portsmouth, Sept. 5, 1815. 
—‘* The Warrior, 74 guns, sailed 
from Jamaica, in company with 
the Electra, gun-brig, and ninety 
sail of.merchantmen under con- 
voy, onthe 10th of July. On the 
Sth of August, at 4 p. m. near the 
banks of Newfoundland, it began 
to blow hard from S. E. with very 
thick weather. Ata quarter-past 
4, shipped a heavy sea, which car- 
ried away the lee-quarter boat, 
quarter-deck gangway, and fore- 
castle bulwark ; also our boats, 
‘five in number, that were stowed 
om, the booms, a-midship. We 
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then observed a ship on the lee 
bow, about 100 yards from us— 
at this moment we broke our til- 
ler, and carried away our rudder- 
head, and soon fell on board the 
George, merchantman, of Liver- 
pool, where we lay some time, 
beating each other to pieces. The 
George’s masts were carried away, 
and our anchor stove in her sides. 
In this sinking state the ship’s 
company, 16 in number, got on 
board of us, including two chil- 
dren. She then dropt her stern, 
and ina few minutes sunk, with 
the master, one man, and a child. 
To get the Warrior before the 
wind, we cut away our mizep 
mast, and hove our anchors over- 
board, but it had not the desired ~ 
effect. We then strove to throw 
overboard part of our guns, but 
were unable so to do, owing to 
the ship being nearly on her broad- 
sides, and in some degree water= 
logged. We then cut away our 
main mast and got a tiller ship- 
ped in the ward-room, when she 
righted, which enabled us to 
throw overboard 12 of our main- 
deck guns. At this time the wind 
shifted to the S. W. and we got 
her before it, but found the lower 
deck ports under water, and ten 
and a half feet water in the holds. 
All hands to the pumps, when we 
soon gained on her: at this time 
the gale, which had lasted for 7 
hours, began to moderate, and by 
two o'clock, a. m. on the 10th, we 
had nearly freed the whole from 
water. Our bed-rooms, powder- 
magazines, provision-rooms, and 
almost every other place in the 
interior of the ship, got filled with 
water during the gale, which 
nearly destroyedevery thing there- 
in. About 40 sail of the convoy, 
