The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-07 00:00:00

FLOODING OF 7'HE FEN.

Ei2v, FEB. waters at Eli Itaye bOeil
higher by.six inches than ever remembered, and the
gale of bind on Sunday, the Q9th ult. jusi at high
water, presented Shell. a SpeElacle as ntay be eon-
OeiVed; but '.i:antiipt. be prolierly :described, The
waters rolled over the banks in,a truly terrific state,
and the distress Of the inhabitants•Of the Femi was
pitiable to a great degree.' At' kin2,th the banks gnu
way inmost direaions, and inunclated sixty thou-
sand acres of land six feet deep, ihveling ihhuses,
cattle, statks; corn; a'nd every thing, in one geiwr:tl
ruin. In short, I never witnessed Such a rtiel3,,t-
choly seen of destruolion in my'life. The dama;_,,e.
is estimated at more than half a 411 t I ‘at
next season is lesst;as well ae the growirig,crops, etc.

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It is apprehended, and we believe lusily, tha.:
Martinique has received considerable supphes • in
troops, ammunition, and provisions.
The following memorandum was yesterday
,stuck
up at LLOYD'S •

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" The' Amphitrite French frigate, Of: 44' duns,
with .200 troops and,: 920 barrels of provisions,- at-
rived at Fort. Royal; Martinique, 18th ;
she sailed from Pherhourg t3thNovember, in com-
pany with the Juno and Xnus Frigates, also with
troops,;lnd pro Visions on board.
" On the 3d December the Amphitrite, hatiiri
previously parted from bet' consorts, fell in
Lord Cranston ond Lydia, from I:iverpOol, which
which she eapt t) red. The Lydia, wai.bui Tt!e
Lord Cranston was re-taken with DeceMber; by the
Porn pie Man of NVar and Fawn Sloop, and seta inta
Barbadoes.

‘,‘ The E‘xpedition from Halifax, under commDr,d
of Sir GEORGRPtiEVOST, was spuiwn
ward of Barbadoei on the 29th Decembr.r."
It is al'o understood that the Island Of, Goad
loupe has been relieved and reinforced by the
vat there, about the 22d of Axember, of live
Frigates, with troops and provisions, (rum Vrance.
This intelligence is said to have,been brought by
the Prince Adolphus Packet, in 29 da't'a from St.
Thomas's.

The Island of Guadalotipe has'been relieved end
reinforced by the arrival thew, about the 2. c 1 of De.
cember, of five Frigates, with troops awl pi 01 i-
SiOns, from France. • Of this. we were n 161010,1 by
the I'rince eidolphus.Paeket, in Li!) cloys liotn,SL,Tllo-
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A yoting Lady of the name .of s
on the point of Marriage with a baUker, dokd
a friend's house in Charlotte-street, Purtland-phicie,
where she was on, a visit on S.iturday night, and ha'
not Since been heard of. Sie isthe daughter of 'a
Knight, 22 years of age, highly accomplished, ii d
a beatttiful woman. - The gallant is a Lientei4int in
at
regiment of dragoons.
The IiECORDEE of LONDoN attended and reported
to his MAJESTY Council, yesterday, part orthe
convicts capitally convit9ed at oc, selsic.fif befi,r6
last, in the Old Bailey, when Gavel, gliti.key, and
',awl., the three men cenvieted of ,tireaking °pea
the house of the Countess of MOETON were order-
ed for execution to-morrow se'rtnight.
Yesterday morning 3Q female conviels, under Oen-
tenee of transportation, were removed froiii New-
gate, in caravans, to_Portsmouth, to be embarked for
,New Sotith Wales.

).esterday, a Court of Common Council was held
at Guildhall, which was numerously attended.
A report from the Committee for General Pur-
poses was read, relative to the expiration di the Act
laying a Toll upon Horses and Carriages passing on
a Sunday over Blackiriars Bridge c the Court agreed
to a petition to the House of Commons, to Continue
the said Act, which was ordered to be fairly tran-
scribed, and signed by the Town Clerk, and pro_
sensed forthwith by the Sheriffs, attended by the
nemembrancer; us was also a Petition for leave to
bring in a Bill for the removal of Smithfield Market.
The Irish Society were► appointed for the year en-
suing, of which Harvey Christian Coiube, Esq. Al-
derman, was elected Governor, and R. Knight, Eq.,
Deputy Governor.

Mr. Edward Clarke was appointed, a Govern(
of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, in the room of Mr:
George Eades, not in Common Council,
The Committee reported nu the power of the
Court'' relative to Christ's Hospital, which was un-
animously agreed-to.

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Tui FRENCH Encl. P..--A Letter from 'Chichester,
dated the 31st ult. contains the fallowing article
" A circumstance has occurred this morning, which
I think should be known. Two of the French Im-
peral Eagles which were taken in the batrk' ne
Comma, were sold yesterday fit,BARKEte4 the
vetstnith, in this town ; they are of skiver, • ond
weigh about fifteen ouncei. The man, wlio sa;:t
bayoneted the Frenchman. was a Highlander of tiit.
wad, or Gordon's; and I cannot account for Ins
selling such a noble trophy of the superiority of Bri-'
edtish courage and discipline, unless from -abiolute ne-
cessity. Some of our 'regiments liave before when
the pole that supported the standard, but,nevPr the
thing itself, and LSUONAPA‘tTI3 has particularly exult-
that they never were taken.".

An Edition of Madame COTTIN'a jr,„,,
,field," we understand, will appe.ar in a few days.
It is considered in Paris to be the most finished pro-
duaion that has issued from the pen of this eh..lant
writer.
„We hare also the pleasure to announc.• t 1 e
publication of a Novel by the.celebraWd
entitled ",Lermittra."