Charleston Mercury, 1-18-1856 Fire at Fort Motte - It is with much regret that we have just learned that the dwelling house, store and post office, at Fort Motte, were all destroyed by fire, on Friday night, the 11th instant, about 12 o'clock. Mr. David W. Barsh, Postmaster, and owner of the store, had returned to bed with his family, and with great difficulty escaped the burning flames with their lives, not even having time to save their clothing which they had taken off when returning to bed.  Mrs. Barsh, in running through the snow, with her infant in her arms, to a near neighbor's house, without her shoes on, it is thought is badly frost-bitten. We understand it was evidently the work of an incendary, as there were signs discovered leading to that conclusion.  In this sad event Mr. Barsh has lost nearly everything that he possessed in the world, there being no insurance whatever..Carolinan

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