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Fire In The Tower

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
January
Year
1842
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

-A fire broke out in the tower of London on the 30th October, which was not completely subdued for three days. The Arrnory was the only building destroyed. It contained about 250,000 muskets, (but 3,000 of which were saved,) and an alinost innumerable quantity of trophies, won by the army and navy of Great Britain, which were also destroyed. The building was 845 feet long. - The loss is supposed by the Times, to exceed L1,000,000. The long contested will of John Randolph, involving the liberty of his slaves has again been brought up for trial in Virginia, Gen. Walter Jones and several other distinguished civilians are, employed in it.