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CANADA.
A correspondent of the Albany Angus, uji
dcr date of Watertc-wh, June 13th, stavca-r-that
ivhile the steamer Onbida was -tlftit
morning passing Wells Island (St. Law
tene) Kill Johnson with four men appcar
cU'in his long boat, constructed in such a
maunor, as to equal the speed of, the best
steamboats. . lie. aiiuVhis men ' gave three
cheers. It was attempted to bq returned on
board of the steamboat, but was supprescd.
Johnson then raised from Ws boat the flag
of the Sirjttobcrt Peel, and a second timo
gave tnicc :hccr,whicjii was also attempted
to bo returned by'sc-mb on boatd tho steam
boat, but was in a like manner suppressed.
Johnson th6n Wade off in his boat towards
the head of tho Island. This occurred near
the. spot where the "Peel" was burnt.
His boat surpasses in speed all others,
and ho declares ho will mot be taken alive.
McLeod and Frcy, accomplices of Bill
are, it is said, at or nJaf Lcwistown, oh the
Niagara river.
Jfiol. Cummings, of tho U. S. army, Jras
arrived at Watertown. and is awaiting tho
'arrival of. troops to carry into execution
viiajcver cincient measures are necessary.
There are more than twenty prisoners in
the jail at Watertown, connected with the
burning of the Robert Peel, besides many
on bail, and others homly expected. TJioy
'arc shortly to be tried 'b'elStn Judge Cush-
man ol the Circuit Court.
, Latter information, states, that "McLeod
above mentioned, has been tracked to Lock
port by three pflicers of the U. S. govern
ment; but (he 'refugees of Lewiston," ac-
c irdmg to tho Albany Argus, gave mm no
iuc of their approach and he escaped. The
express was arrested and admitted the fact
Wm Mackenzie, the ex-patriot, in his
Gazette states that Bill Johnson is his " in
timatc friend, and is a nalivo of Lower
Canada, and brother'in law of Col. Iaac
.Frasar, of Upper Canada, and previous to
lam was a rich land owner, but was robbed
by thp.Britisli government of all his pibper-
4ty, lis has a large, family at his residence
at French Creek, and during the last war.
was a spy in Canada, employed by our
' Government. He is a second Paul Jones.
An account dated Buffalo, Sunday says,',
That tho. patriots of Upper Canada have
again made a rally on their own soil-hav-ing
formed a camp In "Long Swamp," (an
extensive marsh lyingbctween Grand Island
and, Chippewa creek) where they are now"
fortifying themselves. The nucleus of this'
force was formed by refugees, who crossed'
over from the United States, in -parlies of;
from 20 or 30 at a time, so as to elude Brit
ish .vigilance; our volunteers said to be flock
ingMn to them from all quarters.
The number entrenched when they were
discovered, is supposed to be from 200 to
400, Tho alarm was instantly given, and
'an express sent off to Toronto, fora regular
'force to extirpate them. This news is very
bu$,we"th i nkTTmay "GeTSu tfsTimii!JirjrTli-
lied upon.
Pn the 13th Inst, Governor Marcy was
at OsWcgb, looking after the Peel pirates.
"Alicllborier lade n with merchandise, belong
ing to Mr. Chrysler, of. Niagara, Upper
Canada, has been captured it ls.rumored, on
Lake 'Erie. Two steamboats have been in
'iiot pursuit of the buccaneers of theThous-
'and Island. In the western district of tho
Upper Province, 400 patriots, it is said,
.liave risen against .the public authorities.
.Sir John Golborhe had arrived at Toronto,
U.C.
The following is a copy dfa proclamation
recently issued by the leader of tho crane
?that destroyed the steamboat Sir Ho6ert
Peel. ..It was obtained for Gov. RJarcy;
.and, if the facts may be relied on, is impor
tant, as showing that the attack, although
made iq the American water, was concerted
in and proceeded from the British dominions.
Albany Argus.
"To all whom it may concern.
AI, William Johnson a natural born 'citi
zen of Upper Canada, certify that 1 hold a
, commission in the Patriot service of Upper
anaua as commanuer in duel ot the naval
forces ahU flotilla. I commanded the expe
dition that captured and destroyed the steam
er Sir Robert Peel. Tho men under my
command in the expedition were nearly all
natural corn ungiisn suc-jects trie exeep
tion were volunteers for tho expedition. My
Head Quarters was on an Island in tho St.
Lawrence, without the jurisdiction of the
United Slates, at a place named by me
T'ort Wallace. I am well acquainted with
the boundary line, and know which of the
.Islands ..do, and which do not, belong to
the United Stales; and in the selection of
tho Island I wished to be positive and not
loVato within tho jurisdiction of the United
States, and had reference to the decision of
tho Commissioners under tho 0th article, of
the treaty of Ghent, done at Utica, in the
Wtato of New York, 13th June, 1822.
know the number of the Island, and by the
decision it was British territory. 1 yet
hold possession of thai station, and we also
occupy a station some twenty or more miles
from tho boundary lino of the United
States, in which was his Majesty's domin
ions Until it was occupied by us. 1 act
under orders. The object of my movements
is the independance of tho Canadas. I am
not at war with the commerce or , property
of the citizens of the Udited Jhatsjf.
Signed this tenth day of June, in tho
y?ar of our Lord one thousand eight
'hllndred and thirty-eight.
WILLIAM -JOHNSON.
BILL JOHNSON. !
From the Albany Argus..
'Vliarly jn.'thtS spring: $ nartv'of refuttces
mado a lodgment on ''.The Thousand Isl
ands'," in thb' St. Lawrence. Tito leader
of this gang is JWilliarri Johnson, and known
also as the lender in tho destruction of the
Sir Robert Pcpl. lie is a Canadian by
birth, is about58 years of ago, of apower-
tui iramc, anu ot great lcarlcssncss and en
ergy of character. Ho has four sons, who
partake, to a considerable degree, of the
character of tho father. Ho was employed
as a spy in tho American Service during
tho last war; and in tho coursoof it perform
ed many bold and hazardous exploits. He
had at his command slx"-oared barge, in
which he roamed the lake and tho river, m
terccpting despatches, attacking the small
craft, seizing property, and harassing the
British scttlcrticnt. On ono occasion he
intercepted 'despatches twice in ono day at
Prpsque Isle. On another, his boat having
becn'driven on the British shpie in a gale,
and his crew captured, he eluded his pur
sures fora fortnight, and finally made his es
carfein abaikcarioc, crossing the lake '(30
miles in width) alone in that frail vessel,
and reached 'S.iekett's Harbor in safety,
Since ihe varho has resided at French
Creek,1 'in tho double capacity of trador and
smuggler. It is said that ho boasts ot hav.
ing a force under his immcdiatno command,
ot 100 men; but tins is probably cxaggera
tion, although ho lias undoubtedly more
than tho3e who were with him in tho cap
Hire of tho Sir Robprt Peel, and could proba
bly command, if necessary, a much greater
number.
Tho principal rendezvous and head-quarters
of Johnson and his marauders, is at a
fastness called Fort Wallace, on an island
at tho head of Wells' Island, and vilhin
the British territory. It is said to coptain
a fortification of much strength of position
little is known, however, m relation to it,
as Johnson refuses to let any one not belong
ing to the gang, visit it. 11c boasts, much
of its strength, and expresses the belief that
with a dozen men he could detenu t against
the attack ol two hundred. He has a sec
ond rendezvous 'oh Abel's Island, immedi
ately, below Wells' Island and opposite Al
exandria Bay, "The Thousand Islands"
are said to number about seventeen hundred.
and to varv' in size from the miles m lengta
to a single rock a foot square. Wells' Isl
and (from whence, the attack w&s.madc on
the Sir Itoberf Peel) as toe largest of the
group, and forms what si designated by the
sailors tho Upper Narrows the passage
bringing vessels willun pistol shot ol the
island. 1 hoy occupy more than twenty
five miles in the river, which in some places
.1 1 rati
is more- man ten miles wiue. i ucy are
littlo else than rock, with occasional patches:
ot lertue land, l heir sides arc in many
parts perpendicular rocks, "thirty feet in,
limrrlif iiritfr nlrHtn clinrne. tir1fTronf lrttl
of wafer. They are generally covered witl
nnssnofa ir"""! thick underbrush: and tho
ing, and oftenToclJyf'ilTa-WllVJXi.Oii
oio to conceive oi a piace ucuer iormeu by.
nature to afford a secure retreat for freeboot
ers than 'tliis cluster of islands.
Johnson Jms several boats, every way
adapted to his designs, one of, which is for-!
ty feet in jength, but of so light a construe--tion
as to be easily carried across the'island,
and its speed is said to exceed that of the
swiftest boats on the lake. Shortly after
tho destruction of the Sir Robert Peel, lie
proceeded in this boat with a few of his
men up 'the lake, made a predatory incursion
upon'an island near mouth of the Bay of
Quints, and plundered the inhabitants, re
turning on tho night of the 8th inst.,'to the
fastness of "Tho Thousand Island.,' It is
not known that he has been on the main
land since "the burning of the S. R. P. He
has had occasional interviews with some of
our citizens since that event, but they have
taken place on the water. He and those1
that at end him on these occasions arc well
armed. His own appearance, with six pis
tols, a dirk and bowio knife in his belt, is
sufficiently belligerent;, and hchas with him,
it is said invariably, the colors of tho Sir.
It. P. He considers the destruction of that
vessel as an act of piracy, and that his life
has become thereby forfeited, and says he
shall sell it at the dearest rate.
Such "is the character of the Buccaneer
of tho lake; sufficient surely, with the natur
al and ordinary progress of exaggeration,
to be a subject of alarm to the border inhabi
tants. An alarm not altogether groundless,
from the fact that tho larger islande of this
numerours group are inhabited by a lawless
race of half banditti; who would scarcely
scruple to join in nearly any ontcrprize fo'r
plunder; who have perhaps one hundred
boats, and whoso number has been enlarged
considerably by refugco accessions. It is
supposed that there are at least one thousand
refugees and other persons on these islands,
under the control and at the comjnand of
Johnson, and several thousands of refugees,
between Niagara and Ogdensburg.
It is not to bo imagined that the local mili
tia, or ho local authorities, however well
disposed to coqperato with tho officers of
governniont in measures to repel and pre
vent these incursions and to detect and pun
ish the marauders, are adequate to the emer
gency. The commerce of tho river and
the lake, the national character; and the lives
and proporty o( our citizens, require a gov
ernment force sufiicioirt,lo explore the island
and bxpel tho marauder a considerable
militia force at several points on the fron
tier; and tho employment of an armed stchm
vessel or revenue cutter,
Thes matters, we understand.havo been
fully presented by Gov. MAncy to the consid
eration of iho general government, and judg
ing from recent movements wo donot doubt
that tho requirements, ot tho case will re
coivo. all the attention which .tho limited
strength of the army will in any manner
allpw.
Awful Catastrophe.
A Steamboat Destroyed, and Fifty Lives
J,ost.
Wo arc again called upon to record a
steamboat disaster of a most appalling cha?
raster; and in which FIFTY human beings
were hurried into eternity. 1 ho boat allu
ded to is tho WASHINGTON, she was
destroyed by fire about 3 o'clock, on Satur
day morning, while off Silver Creek. Wo
iderive tho melancholy particulars fiom tho
- . n i r . . i .
uunaio papers oi jsaiuruay evening.
The Washinglon, says the Buffalo Com
mercial of that dalo passsed the North A-
mcrica while the latter lay at Eric in the
early part of tho night, and was "hot again
seen by those on board the North America
until when within about threo miles of-thi
city, a bright glaic of light was discovered
by the helmsman, in the direction of Silvei!
Creek, and thc North America was instant-1
typut auoutjor tne scene oi apprencnueu
disaster. , ,
On ncaring the spot, about 0 o'clock, tho
burning hull of tho largo and noble boat
was found drifting over the waters, three
or four miles'from shore, with'nota living
human boing on, board.. The Jake was lit
erally .covered, with hata, bonnets, trunks,
baggage, and blackened fragments of tho
wreck.
The intense anxiety of the witnesses of
this fearful scene, for thofatc ofthopassen
gers on the unlortunate Washington, was
partially relieved by the discovery of sever
al srnall boats npar the shore, in which the
survivors of the disaster had been rescued
from destruction;
The alarm had been giv6n at Silver
Creek- as spon as the flamts were perceived
from the shore and all the boats that could
be found were sent to the rescue of the suf
ferers. There were only three skiffs beside
the yawl of the Washington, which could
bc.thus. used.i
The North America took on board about
40 of those saVed, many of whom, including
all the ladies, remained on shore. 1 lien
were six dead bodies picked up on the spot
those of four childien and two women.
Ono man died of injuries soon after reaching
the shore, and one child was dead in its
mother's arms when she was taken out of
tho water. .
After picking up aH'the floating baggage
which could be seen, the hull, which was
still able to float the engine, was towed into
Silver Creek, where it sank in G or 8 feet
water. The North America remained
Silver Creek, cjnpjoyjed in this 'melancholy
lj.riig was done by Uaptain fcdmonds and
his crew for tho relief ot the sufferers
T(iejr prompt and efficient sarviccs are en
titled lb all nraisc.
The ill-fated Washington was buift at
Ashtabula last whiter; and had made but
one (rip previous to her destruction. The
fire caught near the boilers, and had made
such rapid progress when discovered as to
defy all attempts to extinguish .it. The
helm was instantly put about and the boat
headed for shore, liut in a few moment tho
wheel ropps w.cre burnt off, and she was
rendered ,pn unmanageable wreck. Had
iron rods been substituted, as melancholy
experience has taught on the Mississippi,
this appalling loss of life might have be6n
saved! - , . ,
We hoar that the surviving passengers of
the Washington junitp in slating that no
blame was attributable to Capt. Brown the
commander. ,
Wo hepo and expect that tho reported
loss pf life, as. stated above, may prove ex
aggerated. Wo have heard, since commen
cing this article, tho loss variously estima
ted from twenty to sixty. Many of the
survivors were badly burned before they
left the boat. . , t . . ...
We havo no statement as to the probable
amount of pecuniary damage sustained by
this distressing event. Tho passengers
must have suffered hoavily. One merchant
from Illinois lost 80,000 in money. ,
The Buffalo Journal of Saturday evening
says :
The sjciuiboat North America, Captain
Edmonds, came to tho relief of the Wash
ington. Tliisboat was within some eight
or ten miles of this city, butsceing tho light
the captain very promptly put back, .. and
was thus the means pf saving many Jives,
Several of the passengers were picked up
almost exhausted; among whom vyas a, wo
man with two children in her arms, at least
a mile and a half from tho wreck the chil
dren wdrc unfortunately dead, however.
Tho master of tho boat and all flip officers
are among the survivors. Tho porter, tho
barber, the wheelsman, and two firemen of
tho crew, arc known to bo lost.
A m.Pst extraordinary and destructive
hailstorm occurred near Tatp'g creek ,Ky.,
about Ihreo miles from. Lexington, on tho
riiht of iho 4th instant. The growing ryo
cotrl, arid honlp, for tho space oFthroo miles
in width, wore almost entirely dostroyed.
The hail fell, in a ravine whoro the storm
principally raged, to tho remarkable depth
of two foot. Thirty five hours after the
storm the hail lay upon 'the ground a foot
deep.
DESTRUCTION OF THE STEAM
PACKET PULASKI.
.. Wilmington, Juno 18, 1838.
Loss of the steam Packet, Pulaskii with a
crew of litrlyrscvcn,- 'and one hundred
and fifty or one hundred and sixty pas
sengers. , . . "
On Thursday,vthe,14tli inst. tho steamer
Pulaski, Captain Dubois, leu Jharlcston
for Baltimoro with about lliO passengers,
of whom about BO were ladies.
At about 11 o'clock on - tho same night,
while off tho North Carolina coast, say 30
miles from land, weather moderate and
night dark, tho starboard boiler exploded,
and tho vessel was lost, with all thp-passen-
gers and crew, except those names arq enu
merated among the saved in the list to bo
found bc.low ; ,
Wc have gjthcre.d.tho following facts from
tho first mate, Mr. Ilibbcrd, who had chargo
of tho boat at the' timet Mr. Ilibbcrd states
that at about 10 o'.clock atnight he was cal
led to the command of the. boat, and that he
was pacing the promenade deck in front of
tho steerage-house; that ho found himself
shortly after, upon tho main deck, lying be
tween the mast and side of the boat; that,
upon the return of consciousness, he had a
confused idea of having heard an explosion,
something like that of gunpowor, immedi
ately, before he discovered himscif ih his.
then situation; Ho was induced, therefore,
to rise and walk aft, where, he discovered
that the boat midships was. blown entirely
to pieces; that tho head of tho starboard
boiler was blown out, and the top torn open;
that the timbers and nlank on tho starboard
side were (piped asunder, and that (he boat
topk watei whenever she rolled in that dir
ection. lie became immediately aware of the
horrors of their situation, and the danger of
letting the passengers Know that the boat
was sinking, bcforelowcring the small boats.
He proceeded, therefore, to do this. . Upon
dropping the. boa(, he was asked hi3 object,
and he replied that it was to pass around the
steamer to-ascertain her condition. Before
doing this, however, he took in a couple of
men. Ho ordered the other boats to be
lqwcred.and two were shortly put into the
water, but they lcakcd so much in conse
quence of their longj' exposure to tfio sun,
that oho Pf them sunk, after a fruitflcss at
tempt to bail her. He had in the interim
taken several from tho water, until the num
ber made ten. In the other boat afloat there
were eleven. While they were making a
fruitless attempt to bail tho small boat, the
Pulaski went down with a dreadful crash,
in about 45 minutes after lhe explosion
. . Both boats now insisted upon' Mr. Hib-'
herd's directing their course to the ihorc but,
i . '... ...,.. L ' i
nc rcsisieu incir remonstrances, replying
that he would not abandon the spot until
daylight. At .about three o'clock in the
morning they started, in, tho midst of the
waitings of the hopeles.s beings who wpre
floating around in every direction, upon
was about thirty inilcs distant. After pul
ling abouttfiirtcenliours,,.the persons in both
boats became tired, and insisted that Mr. Ilib
bcrd should land. r This ho opposed, think
ing it safest to proceed along the coast, and to
enter some ono of il3 numerous inlets; but he
was at length forced to yield to the general de
sire, and to attempt a landing upon the beach,
a little east of Stump Inlet,.
He advised,Mr. .Cooper, of Ga. who had
command ot the other boat, and a couple ot
ladies with two children under his charge,
to wait until his boat had first landed, as he
apprphended much danger in the attempt;
and, should th'ey succeed, they might assist
lum and tho iadied and children, There
were .eleven persons in the mate's boat,(hav
ing taken two black women from Mr. Coo
per's.) Of these, two passcugera. ono of
the crew, and the two negro wom.en were
drowned, and six gained the shore. After
waiting for a signal, which ho received from
thc.matc, Mr. Cooper and his companions
landed in about three, hours, after the first
boat, in safety; , They (hen proceeded a
short distance across Stump, Sound, to Mr.
Rcdd's, of Onslow county, where they re
mained from Friday evening until Sunday
morning, and thpn started for Wilmington.
The mate and two passengers reached lieic
this morning, (18th June,) about 9 o'clock.
Great Flood Best ruction of Pm
mdLoss of Life at Uollidaysbltrl
Extract of a letter to tho editors of the Sn'
nf i,n 'p: , r'
' v. mu X 11111,3 UaiCU, '
nollidaiisburff, June
This place was Y,silcd this morning ;
Flood which, for violence and destrrJ
a 1'lOOU WlllCll. Inr rinlnnnn .1. .
?f &lrJcecds.anyvevitnocs!
ill una I'M" ui WIU liUUIIlry,
It commenced raining last night -Wi
o'clock and continued to nonr hi .,.. ' !
vnntnrl.tnriv,,, nnlll i , '. u"Wl(f
ri. t..:, rl c,,l" Watt
uuiliiUit VU1U iUUUU 10 1)0
fearful rapity. in.oarclies.ihoa
.,wv,.. .uu,.u ii.ouiiiKient to allow i
passage of tho flood, and the whole of fa
port was soon under wai a.. . 1
presenting-a continued sheetof water?,;1
t in A,- iio r . vHlcr, W
.mi. uuu ii iK, uainv, ior ,air . .,
'I'tiA lilntnH ...... l7....,1 . , lllji
iiu ,nuj uunnnueu 10 nsj unu jt ...
or 5 fect denn hi iho lnton. ..!.- .
. - , ' " " curies, and i
mhabitanta'wore comnn p,1 t ... i. .
up stairs. Mr. Barrask, wife, and Xvol
llrntl nnil cnrtrntif. l.f .L i '
inui.iuu io uacapc. flUS. U. and the ch
dren were drowned, nnrl Mr.n .-.i..
narrowly escaped, being' scscurcj, the fv
latter by J. C. Betes, at the immincnthafS
ard of their own lives; Mr. Jos. cmD $
uic rnoii.ine, also narrowly escaped drew
ing. Other lives aro said to have be(
lost, but no bodies havo been recovered sit
those of Mrs. Barrask and the tvo childrc
the viaduct, .and wore flowing .compkit1
uvur uiu rauroau uciow it.. The store
Messrs. Culbfcrtson fe fili-im!,-
between the bridge and vmditpt.
O --- ..uwm
entirely away; nothing being left ofilt
the floor Which lodrrcd nn flin ("nr. f,
viaduct.
The waves at length farmd ki-o,.i,,
the railroad between llin vinrlnpt nmi ,...L
scales, thrnurrli wliiMi tlm ivoinra r.3
uiuir xuy, carrying with them ono of UoxJ
erty's "triple boats, which was standing f,
mo roau, aim now lies ingu. .and dry iH
nnifrViflnriniT dnlil Tli!. v. 'AU 1 ..Ik.
iibtut A ilia ajuillullUl Ul
lowered the waters at the viaduct and
the railroad below. About ,0 o'clock
waters bctran to fall, nml ilisrlnsn tlm i
rt ? - - I'.uwu ,,,u w
. it, ,
age nicy nau uccn doing..
The railroad ia wnshntl mnv in
places' entirely down to the original soil
aiuiiu uiuuna nuiigiiig 10 mc ran; in
places the earth and stone are washed
i .i ii i. fi . .
arouuu uic uiocKs. i ucrc arc lour ore
es in the canal between this and Fran
and it will take some weeks to place
orilnr mr mlQinnqa nirfiin Thn turn
bridges arp carried away, and from all
of the country on the branches of tlieJ
ata we hear ol saw mills 3vcpt oft, c
destroyed fences carried away and gar
i i i
ucmoiisiicu.
Gaysport, and tho bottom from thcnr
Frankstown, present a scene of destrue
pitiable to look upon.
Sevcral.canal boats arc lying in the wo
V fr.y-' " iu-,n.iinii'' r ;.
tho lamilics barclv cscamntr with their Ir
j ( p
The feeder to the canal is also swept oi
short, a few hours has destroyed what
take the labor of hundreds of hands t
days, to restore, . t
Charles Hughs had his house furn.
brickyard, 150 pprds of wood, and al'
spring work carried off, baicly savin;
family. k An estimate of the whole ax
of loss cannot yet be made.
, , Further Particulars.
Major Heath and twenty-one others,
wore rescued from a portion of the wreck
of the Pulaski, after having, been up
on it four days and four nights, wjlhout
food or water. The siifforinf became so
intense a3 to produce a proposition to sacri
fice qneof the party by. lot) for tho suste
nance and support of tljp rest but was a
bandoned to Major Heath's firm and deter
mined opposition. ,
Major Heath, thinks tho ladio's cabin
went down in, a mass, carrying down about
fifty ladies, most of whom, it is supposed,
had npt risen from their berths.
The surviving passengers Major Heath
represents, are unanimous in charging tho
Chief Engineer with having caused tho
dreadful calamity.
Thcro were four.parts of , tho wreck to
which passengers clung two of them, it is
supposed, wont down froni the other two,
twenty-two were thrown qverboard, having
died with fatiguo and excitement.
No baggagu of any kind was saved. All
tho passengers had monpy, which was
in their trunks, and it is estimated that at
least 150,000 in bank netes and specio
havo been lost, and upwards of 10,000 in
watches and jewcllry.
it
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
During tho hurricane on last TucS
evening, a house situated in the
about four miles below tho city belon
to Richard Peltz, formerly owned byJc
Wonderly, was struck by lightning,
nothing but a miracle saved all the inrrg
from destruction. The Dwelling, ten:'
by Mr. John Book, is a large doublets
which sustained great injury, partict
the westerly part, tho lightning Bj
struck the chimney and broken it off
tho roof, knocking a hole about tnreia
square through the end wall ol tne i
...I ifiw nnnrAn An IVI1 it'flfnS. ft
,t i. it., i. ....!. :.. i, cnnnml ctnrvl
llllfjllll UIU JIUUIMI 111 lllki ci.i-mv. ,'j,v-
brealiing every pane oi glass in nm i
of tho building Mr Jlpok and family
all rptirpd,.and the night being execs
warm, lie tpok a pillow and laid uow
the floor about three fect from llio fire;
whoro iholiffiitninirafteiward wenttnr J
The door which communicates to this' j
bcr, is in the centre, and (hero is a be-i
each side. Theio were likewise two;
one of which was loaded, standing ia'
ner, opposite to whoro Mr. Uooli
Wbfiii iho electric fluid canie
tho chimney, the steel on lhe locks wj
guns attracted the main psrt of it,
.m.en.l tl.n.n in nvnlntln. II 11(1 sliattCreCT
into pieces; it went directly througll
pnid. door, oi which there is om -
in one ta
LmTrn nfT nfirt of tllC bCufi
tlin ilnnr. slinllnrfill to nicCCS tliellCaUC
and did siindrv oilier damages; bultyf
-. ... , ,r.
ui to relate, not one oi mo wy
the least iniured. Mr. Book was so
Dlnnnn, lin III, Mil l millllll I1UUI nn
aiuilliuil iikil iiu lay cwum . ,-
I.. i:r.i .hm.. l.n rnnnvfirctl lif
IV uiuiuaa. iriiun ui i' ,
Ti ninp.d n li;s lieau anu uruaai, - r,
ar v his nanus, wiiicn ivu(u --
burned, but whether ireni i
tho liirhtninrr or tho explosion oi t ie
, - . ., T.. llin lias
ttfi frnnnnt nvnmiv Rnv. w -
siorv. nmnnrr nincr uama"ci -p
was so twistnd and beni UP "ia
nrosnrvnil ns a Hnccimeil of tllO 1"
nfTnpta nfllin linlitnitlf.
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A