The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-13 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Ross, ITEREFORDSIIIIIE, Friday Night.—After inces
sant rains of eight hou rs' duration, the Wye this morning
burst its banks, and quickly submerged the whole of the
low lands in the vicinity of this town. After rapidly
rising throughout the day, the flood has now assumed a
height almost without a parallel in the history of irrup-
tions of the Wye. Many of the roads leading iota the
country districts are rendered impassable by the spread-
ing waters, and the most extravagant tumours aro cir-
culated as to the loss of life and property therefrom. It
is an ascertained fact that three men were drowned at
Lydbrook, some three miles from Ross, in attempting
the passage of the swollen stream in a common fishing-
boat, being on their way to complete some repairs at
the Roman Catholic chapel at Courtfield. A fourth
companion of the above unfortunate victims only nar-
rowly saved his life from being an expert swimmer. The
lower parts of the town are now rapidly filling with
water, and it is fully expected that in a few hours the
passage thereto will be completely cut off. An immense
amount of damage has been sustained by the contractors
for the Hereford, Ross, and Gloucester Railway, now in
course of constructeen,by the incursions of the flood on the
works, and the consequent destruction of a large portion
of valuable material. The coffer-dams, sunk in prepare •
tion for erecting two bridges over the Wyc, at Backney
and Strangwood, have been completely swept away by
the resistless torrent, which has not even spared a
vestiga to tell of where they have been placed. The loss
of property on the banks of the stream must have been
very great, as the flood rose so rapidly as in many cases
entirely to preclude any possibility of saving the live
stock trom the pastures. The view from the celebrated
Prospect Hill is exceedingly grand ; a vast expanse of
sheeted water streisching before the eye for many miles
in extent, only broken hero and there by the narrow
borders of hedge-rows, or the isolated foliage of a lofty
tree. The flood is at this time rapidly increasing, and
the rain continues to fall in torrents, so that every pros-
pect is presented of a much more extensive inundation
even than that prevailing at present. The mails and
I other coaches have been necessarily very irregular in
their arrivals during the day.
BIRMINGHAM, Friday.—The damage done to pro-
perty in this immediate neighbourhood is very con-
siderable. Csoing up the country from Birmingham, a
few miles ;nto East Worcestershire, the ravages of the
flood are very perceptible, and the complaints of the in-
habittente not less audible. Pigs, sheep, and even cattle
are said to have been carried away with the stream.
Ia Birmingham we can speak more particularly of the
injury and loss occasioned by the inundation. In Henry-
street and Vaughton-street most of the lower apartments
of the houses were under water, and the works stopped.
The water either inundated the premises from the out-
side, or obtained access through the public culverts of
the town. Engine-houses were flooded, and extensive
establishments, where scores and hundreds of men were
employed, were brought to a stand-still. It is some
one or two hundred years since the hamlets of Deritend
and Bordesley were approached by a ford, but last night
the ford appeared to a great number of pedestrians im-
passable. There were carts placed at " a penny a
passage," to carry people across the water. Passing
from Deritend and Bordesley the flood, when it arrived
in
Great Burr-street, prcduced most disastrous effects.
People were literally washed out of their houses, and
man. y scarcely knew where to betake themselves with
theF families for even the temporary accommodation of
a night's lodging.
LEICESTER, Nov. 12.—A great flood occurred this
morning near Market Harborough. A post-office mes-
senger was drowned. The Crow-mills viaduct, on the
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ness is suspended. Thousands of handsdwelaiirne preventedil
working. Hundreds of workmen's are
flooded; people and pigs are huddled together stibed-
rooms. The valley of the Soar is an immense lake.
Railway traffic, north and. south, is still obstructed.
DEVONSHIRE.—During the last few days the neigh-
bourbood of Newton Abbots has been visited with one
of the most destructive floods ever remembered. The
late heavy and almost incessant rains caused the rivers
Lemon and Teign to rise to an enormous height, and
great fears were entertained lest the water would over-
flow the banks. The sudden and immense. rush of wa-
ter taking place from the up.shtream_s into the Lemon,
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Mr. Stockman, but it is said that 10/. or • . The torrent also rushed into the mill and premises or
hie loss. The inhabitants of Sun-court had all their
houses flooded, and were obliged to take refuge upstairs
until the water sub ided. Several streets were rendered
impassable, and much injury hes been done to house-
property. Mr. Pinsent had about 100 tong of coals
washed away from the blush, and is otherwise a great

Assistant Surgeons.—William Ray and Henry Harker
have been confirmed in their rank; the former in the Ro-
samond, 6, steam-sloop, West Indies, the latter in the
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Fury, 6, steam-sloop, Mediterranean.
Mr.ster's Assistant.—F. T. Ben!ton, to the Arrogant.
THE SCREW LINE• OF-BATTLE Snips: The Admi-
ralty have ordered the men engaged in building the
screw•ships in the dockyards to expedite their progress

by job and task work.
THE CHANNEL SQUADRON.—The Prince Regent,
90, Captain Hutton, with the flag of Rear-Admiral
Corry ; Rodney, 90, Captain Charles Graham ; and
Termagant, steam-ship, sailed yesterday morning,
for a chart cruise, at the termination of which
they proceed to Lisbon, where they will be joined
by the Sanspareil, 81, screw-ship, Captain Dacres,
which ship was getting up steam yesterday morning
to sail for Lisbon. The Termogant, we understand,
proves to be one of those vesaels of which it had team
said their machinery bears no relation to the vessel, and
it is not improbable, after the present trial, that she
will return to port and have to undergo very consider-
able alterations. On the departure of the Rear-Admiral
from the anchorage in the Sound, the Indefatigable, 50,
Captain Smart, K.H. (then detached from the squadron),
saluted the flag of the Commander-in-Chief Sir John
A, Ommanney, which was returned by the Impregnable,
flag-ship. The Indefatigable, as stated in Thursday's
Morning Herald, will go up harbour to be paid off.
A court of inquiry is ordered to assemble on board
the flag-ship at Devonport, to inquire into the circum-
stance of the Dido's (Captain Moorshead, C. 8.) taking
the ground in the Pacific.
A court-martial will assemble on Monday next on
hoard the Impregnable, flag-ship, for the trial of Mr.
Jullian, a second master of the St. George, Captain
Sims, on a charge of drunkenness.
The Pallas, Russian, 50-gun frigate, arrived at Spit-
head on Thursday, at noon. This ship was at Spithead
a few years since. Yesterday, at 9.20 a.m., the Pallas
ealuted the garrison with 21 guns, which was returned
exactly one hour afterwards. We think the attention
of the proper authorities should be called to this inex-
cusable sluggishness on the part of so important a gar-
rison, particularly as the artillery barracks is within 50
yards of the saluting battery. The Pallas afterwards
saluted the port admiral with 17 guns, which was in-
stantly returned with the like complement.
The Norwegian screw steam-sloop the Nidoress, went
into Portsmouth Harbour to coal yesterday morning.
She is a very fine steamer, and carries six pounders.
Mr. Thomas Harley, master of the brig Barleys, of
South Shields, has returned his heartfelt thanks to Cap-
tain Gordon, R.N., and the officers and crew of her
Majesty's steamer Encounter, for the kind and prompt
aid rendered him by assisting the brig Harleys, of South
Shields, when on shore at Kareysto Bay, Island of Elba,
Negropont, on her voyage from Corfu for Constanti-
aople. Ho would have expressed his thanks publicly
sooner, but no opportunity occurred.
Archer, 14, steam-sloop, Commander Strange, went
out of dock at Portsmouth yesterday, and under the
sheers, to receive her new wizen masts.
Blazer, steamer, has been taken into the steam-basin,
Portsmouth, for the purpose of landing the machinery
tor the Duke of Wellington that she brought round from
Greenock.
Confiance, steam-tug, returned to Davenport on Wed-
nesday, the timber-ship William Metcalfe, which she
wont to assist, having got safe into Torbay.
Dragon, steam-frigate, was taken out of the old basin
and into the North Dock on Thursday morning.
Dndbrook, convict-ship, arrived at Devonport on
Wednesday;morning, and will complete her complement
from Dartmoor, and then sail for South Australia.
Elfin, Royal dispatch-tender, Master Commander Bal-
listen, was taken out of the steam-basin on Thursday
morning, having had her defects completed; she after-
wards was taken round to Spithead to test her engines
and machinery.
Fire Queen, steam-tender, Master Commander Paul,
arrived at Portsmouth, from Plymouth, with supernu-
meraries, yesterday evening.
Lively and Drake, lighters, proceeded with moorings,
to Alderney, on Wednesday morning, where those
moorings will be laid down.
Leopard, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, went out of
Portsmouth Harbour on Wednesday morning at ten, and
tried her speed at the measured mile ; her performances
were highly satisfactory.
Fairy, Royal yacht tender, Master Commander Walsh,
went from Portsmouth for a five hours' cruise, to try
some new coals which will burn without smoke ; they
appeared to answer well, and with equal speed.
Sharpshooter, 8, screw steam-gun vessel, LieuteCom-
mender Purcell, has completed the adjustment of her
compasses, and remains ready for sea at Portsmouth.
compasses,
arc upraatb of 03 ball of racrehoutmcia at the
Motherbank.