FIRES IN MAINE.
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Che fires in the woods Of Maine were at
las dates raging with tremendous fury. On
Paobscot river the fire has extended thirty
mles. Many houses, barns, fences, cattle,
S,y have been destroyed. The roaring ot
tt: fire like thunder, could be heard ~ or
1ymiles, 1t had reached Bangor Sth inst.
all several other settlements both sides the
rger. Even some of the islands had been
llrnt over.


Bangor, September 8.
I'VE are told by credible persons, that the
fholc country from Passadunkcag to Mat
nawcook, Ell both sides of the Penobscot
siver, is one general agration-that It
qlpears like "a sea of fire. The islands IN
he river do not escapc-the MatanawcooK
Stands have been completely burnt over.
he distance Of the range OF the fire on the
river is about thirty miles; the width car
bot be ascertaned.
We are told by number Of persons OF
ceracity, that in the vicinity of the heaviest
fire, the ground actually trembled-- that the
roaring of the fire, which sounded like thuh-
dec, was heard at the distance OF IL OF 10
miles.


IN other parts of the country the tirc mas
got in among the settlements. We have IL
from authority which leaves but little room
to doubt the fact, that it is raging IN WIZ
liamsbgrg, Brownville, Scbcc, Atkinson,
Milo, Kilmarnock, Seboois' an"
in most Of the unsettled lands in the vicihi's
and from reports it is also doing the wois n
of destruction in variety Of other places. -. =.
is Impossible to compute the damage areauJ
done. What will be most immediately a'st
severely felt Is the destruction OF houses
barns, fences, cattle, &c. &c.


Among these latter we have to state .nS
burning of the house and barn OF 'a''ef
Campbell, jr. in Kilmarnock, with nus ~ ~
their contents. In Maxhed the house -
Joseph M'lntosh, &c by 26, stories a,ss,nIv n'snII
the barn. so 10y SO, which was cohlp,eIf+ ~ fee+
filled with hay, grain, SSc.---a building 81 ~