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tb*t bht Ixfalhmth* Cj? af Mnt&ulm* in
’ fratct, from am tnandeaicm of the river /'arm, vabicv begin Nov. 1 4, 1706,
- aatlauA I*oo bcmfn „
ur ONtAU BAN it trusted ton the ftdfc ofa hiH audit* fulntri*
M /■ oft the banks of the rwtjri'Tafn and ‘Frifou. Oh Friday
I mrl Nov> 14th, a boat nine at night, tlt Tarn began to fweli,
i y ao4 u eotUioued t e*Kre*(e ilowJy till ejnreo on Sunday
aighY Fra* that tint tii! twelve on Sunday night the en
treJewai atorc j, and than the water* remained at a ftaad till three
|tm or a jpg , this frilltiefsof h river lulled the inhabitants into
4 ge%tjtl (eerily aad iwpf that the wattr* would preiently abate, and
’ Wofcquentjy prevented the removal of their effetb from their botsfrs oa
Its bank*. But this fatuity was oi thnrt,pi)tiawocc; for at 3 the tomtit
Vgan to pour dowuwithenCreafed violence; i&tontuch, that at day* break-,
the Aibarb of Sapiac. 4uutt beiWoan the Tara and the Teflon, Hood in
geedofvr*poiiblpadkiaoce.arvd<*>twld|Wifcg dye myd diligent aclf
#fy, ia'hbto course of that day fevejrai Uqd garden-walk were car
red away. Jit §x the (bnis contihuing tw* thirds the
gkaachfqwaid 4va* under watand a t nine the'vfrHdle waa
HUfcnte the whole attetinoo of tKf‘citiicnsTtad hec/i due;\rd to’that
•afetulate fubtorbj the ville Botfrfy'hne. (except tne quarter of it cdled
4* Trial, iteMe o the brinfcoftHe rivulet, ( Containing few in con fide
rablt houlcs only) being ft touted higher rMiySapiyc, wAs thought out of
Mange*, OhM* the ‘nmiMtant* df Sapiar add le Friet having, been sent to
fie in cha eiey barrUek* liter placing *tl thrit moveables in their garrets,
mmy thing**#*juduedpretry fev-dre. ftcurity was very toon in
tana pted fm DM. Je tiorgu*. intenddnt oftjhe province, pyreciviqg the
loodiiilto enefttuft, audlwhrfeiing *hc danger to be greater than th,- geo*
gfe taanMft the night to the foburb of the rille Bourbonnc.
gaanand
drove (he ighaßitotf t*> out and to thu precaution many humlpe-Ji owj
their lives t forateievea the fame night the vaults of oneof tne (rented and
K*| fbMinlfr*l ’ hfriafdi bto thia fiver ftde gave way ? the hogfe fell, and
that frrt wi/eHa mi Jby that of fcveral others 4ft the Arne row, Thcfe
tuteeftfelwd cunthwalfaUs engavad M. do Gwytie to- fnfpedb the
jvpniftfi irrtnUEtTttfr dilftteeo from m rivcrleeined e (Utter them with
the hope* of That deplorablt night was wholly spent in faring
the y teahog them, 4s it were fr >m their dwelliags.
1 The till* ttmisiil tn enereafe, and redembted-rtreif itfMtn.” The
inhabitants of the cilft’ (gyAmd ftam the fltbarlaby a bridge, ran to
till* Boarboiiiif, Ah fggeA q'cioch oft be moraine of Thritay Nov, 18,
jnKncdkttlrStln W 9*o •? •*.*“ M *!' l \
the fa* of tlt(jiiiakinifl*rt of the fabnrb of Ganerai, adjoining is that of
gill? farkw&X 4t>d it au> perceived thatoU aha hoofra, oven those that
were rit mi littaani fnpootta ysvrt, ware totteetam and reftaA oalv
wWjhiibeyarswor* had elrrwhy ondevmmed.
4Ma Ml bpgdo gata. aad aa eoatsaitally augawufrng.
MP* tMv nwfai. Ordora wenjrhmt movem#
~|)l she -JwillMt frit ttaho ww dekred to affix ill the swiMwral^
andphr cam apfsarriagcs were engaged to mahk thb raatovfll more
Thfe tihuruk af juftica opeaod their halls, thomonks their
fpd Uoyfrcffß aod the cberches were also ogiweAaa rcpoitdics
M The iohabimau of ville Bourbon tie abla
hoofrse tmi the inhabitaat* ofHht city, wiAma
MiPw WKfr.diA hfoeMPiO hoMOM, receivod thoir unit^ymlgß.
I k* |r aria*arm cadearaurwd to Mta ijg*'ogrtef
thathaAfriaesf upon ail raabflt thia lm#n.
MHm ojCjdUtff&e Soother dUemity do left prmGng, thoagh not so
ftfiilinfr rrfiini *° *ho latowdan** *b *w be*
F®g | wm ovaeftowed,. ihfUataaod Moat when with the want of
- de tfotgiie frat orders to all the Apian#
ilMfUofi hehpfcnaAehAmaipilimoof lofeeapttl
ms fi/b sK*P<f4 tho Aood to hit caresad to cheteh.
Where oeatiaei* ovor k, and toe a*gifrat react to fro tfcd
diftrihionoo made iwefroir pgafeaee.-- - -■ -
A lllohin dMlthpMi’isaMafternoon, a general protpeflon Wife made, at
loßMwaifribo cieegy, Os weH iecular as rege(far, a tided: During this
th'o'fbeagoi #Mi 4#general coaßeraitioi betanse (Hit dStuf
Mo. fTerrmrhad
uml, m%h.ipere bpgne 4uan the ruff tihy4hoi force’Of
yinCmg W* thaw <o tbe bridge;j Thafa tsped hadiAafyad
9JSrfIJ? twht go Xugainadueyly by *0 pSe*of theferUoii
wa,become alnoft.im£i
WEDNESDAY, lUy 6, * 1767.
r -1 ?r*’ : m
toao fret above the common water Fere!; fbcfr
on has occafioued sundry neighbouring vill.iges V> &
and oat produced the gre*te?l rr/ages. hi t i7e plriW,’ the b&ldingsijvj,
baea orerwnchned, the grain warned aivay, the ca\t!e drotfne<L‘ add tha
gmtteft part Os fbc inhabitant* found theif only fafrty in fudddn Bight
or in’ H|nbing high trees, where lb/ h irrors of femin* werejoined tatfl
dread rj! fp|£hscla of beholding their dwellings dethoycJ. and tSeir r iWhfM
tarried away by the good. * *
I'he waters began to abate at ftven, u has been faid.’ apd continued A
decre.ifr till the next day
till hx at night, *ho the whole file was not Above fodr inches. Ax -fi* tho
abatemea't begat) ngrin, anti riWntlnuird tfll Friday (jSfof, it,) A
four, the oond HavMg ab.)Ut eight fe- t. gave hopes th3t Um
river would soon ra enter its ufna bounds. This hope wds very ivjSS,
mg, Bteour’formw was Fncrtoafrd by the new and AicdVflive falls tf/nts*.
ber of bnufe# hi ville Bdurbonne, Sapiac, and GalfKr.is j for wW* UK
waters dimiiri/hed, the fbundations of the buildings brihv fapprd', tIS
grraeeft number nf them W 1 do*rt. h vvaJ t s e „ that the mod fubrtuuij
were fe*?n to open on all fidei, while others, without any aft*
paront al teeariost*. funic down, arttf i’whofc catire Breet, caf.eTde CaudaS
totally disappeared, ”
Ail thefr horrors were frill aftgmcnted by frefli alarm* jil in ih4M
vening, the encreafr 6f the waters began a>aiu, and continued till tM
next day at mlow (Saturday Nov. 21 f ThVs fW was foWd, thll
ariie to an elevafron very near a) con fide table us that’of WedhidlJiaj monK
1 (nr it ftopr ar only two feet below the lad. iTie gen/raWW
dered f/vih praters tb he -nude In every'chyreh, and ftiQuJd M
continued tjllthe eat.rm : ry was at an ehd. But at noon thel|oo<f deceuaw
•and agTiin, end continued to abate rill Monday the 14th of frfcefr
the riv*r ran in ifr* usual current.
i'ha pidbireof fireh an evert presents iMnTenfr lofTev, td horrible ddh
vaftacion*. As yet they at unable to afeertain the an|N<in| of dumagdl
frtcaufe there-i* no one minute in which they <Jo ot apprehend the tud*
den fall e# fbisre house or other, fn the fubarbe of Sap!#i> yillellou2
bonne, and GsftAi, and in tie adjacent copnrry, abouF mfhe hundr
Iteofes lauu been drilroye#. The mill of Abaredes, aad Juillna milk,
ereuntirety washed aVvay. The ifrllt of Saplac il'iuiiidorayyiamaeej
*nd lift lateral wail of Sapiaedn'totally thrown down? The loss oF moves
ahiu*f (Aifh, eons <ad enttle, is drithont''any froaadt, and cannot Mi
computed. *■**'’
latA* of in folfh is tfratf which cf'kim4rce>in fufiVr bfhm
deftrwfrton of (he niarfufaftaves, and the looms and work-(hopi 1 by tliZ
ftrth'a crotf thrown op every miaX, vpja
by the waudering life of an innuroerablr number of Workmen aad tr Ulcers*
Who He# bitter tejpt on being'unemployed.
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houfe< ° f too,roc * tio * toet t^ih^pwK
A Wfreur eiijpy Ifghly finidted Wftfr I pen upon of V|s Tolljt
Majesty’s admimon as 4 member of the Royal Society* is (aid before tW
President for his approbation. > ,
f*** tbu jd to *he, 14th instant h frote {uieeffnatjf at Fans, * Tha4%
pw ufuolAwere very accurately observed dtthe Royil CoJ;iit<fbfVoue
#vU Mgulated tfsermnnreten, aad haa been found* to'exceed that UI74A
by 4 degree, and but x degrees and a half Aon .ifthat of 1709.. “
’ jMt. if wf faow has been figreat in South Wales, that all
& ft:
udvautege, the whole court Wing dreft’d fnlfib eaoffKl&L
JSZiSQBSi W&Bif
Blake. . . * ‘ “ w
The Csurt of Common Council hatfr ordered 10001. lt ftf thechai%
beved Loudon for the relief of the poor, aad have opened 4 private &*
feription for a more ample fhppfy.
&£ p'Btfsi3Bawi
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