The Sun.
London, England, 1813-10-05 00:00:00

INUNDATIONS ivi HUNG_ RY and BAVARIA

YEESIIIIRGIT, SEPT. 7.---The most melancholy
accounts eontinne to be
,received of the disasters
occasioned by the inundations in a great fpArt of
our country. Upon this head we shall only quote
one Ltter from Unter-MetzenSeiffen, lust he county
of Ahattjvar, dated. the 28th *ult.
f' he days of the 25th and 26th Autnst
leaVe in Hangary melancholy and indelible remena,
'brances. The heavy aid incessant Tains which
fell during those two days and the following night
eould not penetrate the ground, which I,vai Al-
ready drenched,, and formed torrents, which pro-
duced the most violent inundations. Little streams,
which near the Source were only rivulets, became
enormous masses of %rater, as terrific in appear-
ance, as disastrous in their effects. All the .vil-
lages, unfortunately situated near the mountains,
have been laid waste; the fate of those near
which several of. the tornents.nnited has been still
more deplorable. 'chose who are acquainted with
the source of the-Stoos,'•will doubtless: be asto-.
nished that thiS rivulet should have carried away
upwards of twelve houses, and damaged several
others, in the little town of Stoos. Our town, ex-
posed to the torrents which rtOted from the motto,
tains, was almost literally converted into a lake,
in which nothing' was visible above the water tat
-the tops of the houses. The waters have not only
carried away houses., barns, stacks of corn, hay,
movables, and cattle, but have swept off the'su-
perficial strata of corn-fields, meadows, gardens,
&c. leaviwr behind nothing .bait deep at broad
ditches, filled with water. In the vicinity of Goz,
the houses of severaLconsiderable farina have been
swept away, and also several barns filled with
corn. In the town of Szepsi, ail the houses situ-
ated on the banks of the river have been destroyed.
At Schmielaitx, ft town in the mountains, the
grand royal tank burst l's solid dykes, and pro-
duced a general inundation. Besides a great num-
ber of-private dwelling-houses that have been de-
stroyed, several, public edifices have been greatly
damaged. There scarcely remains any trace of
the little towns and villages in the environs of
Gmlnitz. The inhabitants have lost their all, and
a great number-of lives have been lost. Among
Others, the town of Rosenan presents a most af7
fecting scene; upwards of 300 houses have been
totally destroyed. In short, it is iMpossible to
describe the effects of this inundation, and the
misery it hasprodneed.

MpNICH,'SEPT. 14.--About seven o'clock yes-'
terday eveniug,• three arches. of tke bridge com-
municating %%,.ith the suburbs of Plan, gave way,
in consequence of the river having been swollen
by the rains. Upwards of two hundred :rOot pas-'
sengers, a carriage, and n passenger on horse
back, Instantly disappeared, and very,few of them
were saved. About one hundred and fifty per'sons
are supposed to have perished in this unfortamtie
catastrophe. The city this tiny presents, a most
affecting spectacle. The banks of ttle river are
covered with .females bathed in tears, Witt). are
searching for the bodies of Imsbands or
children. One fema'le it said, suddenly died on
being informed that her husband was aiming the
victims. Heavy rains, and a great .fall of snow
in the. mountains, have raised the Iser to a height
which it has not reached, for a great length of
time. In the night of the 10th, it increased so
prodigiously,' that all the inhabitants of the 'hanl,s
were exposed to the utmost danger. Entire roofs
of houses, trees, and movables of all sorts,,Were
seen floating. down tb&strefun.