The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-10 00:00:00

SUFFERINGS CAUSED BY THE INUNDA-
TIONS IN FRANCE.

The Journal de tindre-et- Loire of Saturday give.
the Mowing demeription tf Tours on that day :—" The
Rue Royale presents the appearance of a canal, and boats
are plying on it incessantly, carrying relief to the un-
(erte:ate inhabit's,. who either would not or could not
quit their houses. The Mail is like a torrent, and all
sorts of thiegs brought down by the 'Aire and the Ch.r
are fi:ating about it. The ornamental
bees tors up. The railway station, the vivre of the
eommircial activity of the tewe, is still surrounded with
wits; as h'eh as the windows. In the garden of the
Prefecture opposite nothing is to to seen but the tops
of the trees; the walls of the garden are thrown down
The Rues de Paris, de Bordeaux, sad du /temp art, built
on the old ramparts of the el.y, ere under water. At every
step we Wks we see the ravages of the waters, and from the
Ruts de Grammoot we perceive is all their h.rror the et
tests of the catastrophe in the adjacent cluntry. Al far as
the eye can reach there is water, nothing bet wat.r. The
Inundations wire not able to sormount the obstacle caused
by the Route de Bordeaux, but they rose to s great bright,
sad they are strewed with articles of furniture, el thin,.
and woodwork. The Post de l'Arobeveque threatens to
tell in; the 'viaduct et the railway to Nantes, beaten
wish great fury by the waters, has been thrown down.
Wherever the eye rests, it we, farms submerged, hoses
that cannot be inhabited for a long time to come, even if
they can ever be inhabited again, and on Me heights arm-
bands of enet,uss grouped together tei•hout shelter and with-
out food. Ryes the dark sad narrow strews s f the old city,
occupied by the lower cisme, have not coca ed. From the
Rse Borgne to the commune of La R-che, from the Champ
de Mari t 3 the Mail, sad from the Place d'Ausannt to
Saint Be r, is as immenen lake, 'radiate is height to
the first story of the houses. Such is the Wits of oar city
after five days of mortal anxiety and indescribable cala-
mities 1. _

" The &counts from Sumer of the ravages contain -A by
the Loire and the Authion sve even more distretaieg than
thou provinsly received. The pupils of the cavalry soh. of
of that plate give a fine example of courage and devoted-
ne". They Plunged lob the water with their horses, they
saved mane invalids sad infirm persons from certain death,
end compelled the inhabitants to leave their dwelling..
The clergy likewise displayed cenviderable nergy, and
effected mush in onsbatieg the strange &termination of
the people to remain in their houses. A young curare
swam to a man who was alleging to a tree, end sineeeded
is lauding him in safety.
"From LT was we learn that es the waters recede numerous
bodied' ars aireovered, all in estate of decompcsitian. Wu/k-
-nee are erp'oyed In buildieg wooden but. en the Place
fit.
St. Potbin for the reception of the persons who us without
homes. The dincton of the Mediterr area, railway have
placed a number of railway elf,il/011 at the disponi of the
authorities for the tampon!y seeonneodation of the hews-
less. When the Emperor use to Lyons he gave 1,0006.
to he divided strong the engine drivers and otter employ*
of he teen. That ass has been generously ghee by those
mac to the nburripties capered at Lyons for the sufferers.
A lona from Arles states that the latent of the country fa-
undated in that neighbourhood I. at neat 20 leagues.
Although the waters ere gong gradually dews, gees are
still freqeently beard in &Quoin parte mend, as signals of ,
distress from the iehabitarte of the imandated bosses.',
Boats ere !mules Crest la all directions to render assist-
gee.