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HjlSLlt Gazcitt 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. V,"*.iS **n !•/ T r T - I *T J ‘ f’r 1 [ v"” , v /*. i • fa mv art to. V 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 - hL •vi
