The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-11-23 00:00:00

L.ITE STORM.

Irnia Restua Paper of Tees Jay, received in tows last
morsi.x•l

We'resame the melancholy duty of detailing the •
injuries done in this ueighbourhuod by the late •
anapest and inundation. 'foe latter, though it has
subsided about two feet, and hers left the roads
postdate now iu the dr.mned parishes. is yet very
•
extensive ; cud its courequences (not the least of .
which may be considered the impregnetion of the •
herbage with the saline properties sit the water.) '
will not be overcome, lei those whole forms have :
been flooded. for mauy ononths. As to whatever it
is possible for hurnati clubrooms to accomplish, io
the way of relieving the oppresm.l perishes from
the inundation-..en that head the aexious care and
activity of the Commissioners, who hold their court
at Boston. leave not a hope unsatisfied; but eves •
when their labours shall be tortured, and a suffi-
cient drainage effected. still the distress is but elle-
viated—aauch still remains fur the work of time.
and for the ordering of an all-powerfol Providence.
Almost as much of fresh water will he wanted to
sweeten the pastures fur the cattle, as of salt water
which at present oppresses the land.
We mentioned lest week the way in which Mr.
Smith Jessop lost his life by the water. and slightly
noticed the drowning of two females at Posdyke.
Seseral other persons, we lameut to add. have lost
their lives by this calamity. invests were held by
Walter Davis. Gent. Corouer, on IVeilnesitay last.
at Foodyke, on Esther Tuuuard and Aun Burins,
both of whom were drowned by the dood iituodetiog
their humble dwellings. The poor women retreat-
ed to time upper stories; but these were iostifficieut
in elevation to save them. and their cries for assist-
ance were unavatinig.—Ann Burton was 85 years
of age.
Atiu Nlsrfleet. a servant of Mr. Dirket, of the
seine piece, was surrounded by the flood on Satur-
day night the ii.th, whilst milkiug Iser master's
cows in a pasture near the hutvie, and perished with-
out the possibility of tieing assisted. The body of
the unfortunate women was not discovered till yes-
terilay. when it was found to have lodged nutter a
hey.stack.—Tiie Coroner's luquest was held this
morning.
G,Ten, a *enfold of Mr. William Kel-
sey. of the parish of lioston, was drowned on Thurs..
day last, in riding down to his master's farm at
Fishtoft. Tire deceased was 4 lad about 16 years
of age; he lied on several preceding Joys daring
the flood ridden down to Fislitoft ; but taking •
new road through the water on Thu rocky, his horse
is suppieed to have slipped into& ditch and thrown
hits.—An lorpiest wes held be Mr. Mavis ou ll'riday.
It The same Cornier. on the 13th and Itith lust.,
held luquests at Fishteft, on the bodies of a boy
(pond drowned (soppoo.il to belong to the Ambler,
Captain Way); tool of J.thn Jecksoit end IVilluani
Black, two of the crew of a schooner which drifted
from 'he Scalp mid wet wrecked dorsal the late
gele.—And uu the 15th an inquest et Gibraltar
Point, in the perish of Wainfleet All Saints, oa the
body ofs twin unknown fungal drowned.

In Claxby church-yard, on Sunday lest, we un-
derstaud the bodies of 16 mariners, which had been
cast on the coast by the tides, were with the usual
rites of the church committed to the earth. The
scene must have beta wonderfully impressive and
slice/Cu:.
The various account. Coin the parishes along the
coast are more or less .listrer...ig in the relation of
dead bodies bring found. Twenty vessels were
wrecked elf Saltfleet, and the whole of the crews of
some of theta perished : the bodies of these have
been mostly cast no shore; and an active and me-
lancholy duty has fallen to the ministers and officers
oldie parishes i:i *bleb they have been found. The
oldest persons livitig on Ilse coast declare that they
have nut known so dismal a time in this particular
as the present.
The cormstscks on Mr. Kemp's farm at Fislitoft,
Cr are yet up needy to the eases its
water: this gentleman. of all the sufferers by the
deluge. hss heels, we believe. the greatest. Mr.
Carter, of Post) list also been a sufferer:
atisop4.t other losses he had loom. worth of wool
wa•lied out of a granary near the 51111.
A carrespoudent at Suifieet writes as follows:
"To our distressing and faithful account of the
storm stn the lute memorable 10th of November; 1
beg leave to ads! a few particulars of what happen.
ed under my own observation:—Jost as the inhabi-
tents of Surfleet, near Spalding. had retired to bed,
they were alarmed by the information that the sea.
b.anke were broken, and the sheep swimming in the
pastures. Immediately the graziers exerted tlifin-
selves with the greatest activity, and bore the
pelting of the Millers storm,' to rescue their dos-
tressed flocks in waggons and carts. Several farmers
cud goarers have sustained very serious losses of
code; and the greatest dan.age has been done to
their winter stock of cur and turnip.. as well as to
the flea-sown n heat. The Reservoir presents a me-
lenclorly revue of ruin; the road gulled in several
places; the sleice of Ilse Vernates Drain separated
from the share, and the salt water rushing in with
every tide. Amongst maser sus other losses, a barn
and corn steelss lielongiog to Mr. ‘Vheat, near the
new sea-butt., have bren completely swept away.
Many sheep, the property of the acme person, were
drowned ; and the etwage of his shepherd totally
gutted by the tote, owl tl.e root inhabitants com-
pelled to w..le the Isms .e of their neighbour Mr.
Bailey. whose loss his beets very exten..re. lint
the mast afflicting 'eerie was at Fosdyke, from
which place to Boston it appea:ed one sheet of
water, ant bo:h new mid old brisk, were broker on
every aide.. The Inn was in the most imminent

danz.er of living swept away. sod the weld's were
0(1111.11y demolished. Owing to rk..e violence ol the
rain nom *hove. and the fur) of the waves fr
below. there was not a dry room io the house. it
was 0.00634 to see hundreds of eLieep lying dcad,
and the corn. hay, and hnu.chnld furniture floating
in every direction. I inv., it c.itilited nearly forty
drowned sheep in 3 had of shout five acres.
slr. Birkrit I. s, been a great suflerer in the loss
live and dead stock ; and. to complete the
b.,rrn- 0: the seen-, he had nets, dressing up
wheat, which 'torn: in sacks deep in ostler, and
near them by the rotp.es of two wainiah vim of
them eighty year. of age. What much addrd to
the distress. (a day or two after the inundation,
when the dry land began to be seen,) was. to hear
the inouraul lowings of the bullovk., which, ale