The Sun.
London, England, 1807-01-02 00:00:00

ABERDEEN, DEC. 1.17.

On Saturday last we had a hard gale of wind frOm
the S.W. accompanied with heavy rain, which .con-
tinned during the greater part of the day. The. Dee,
- however, did not appear to rise much higher than it
had been for some days, until about midnight, when
• being low water, it swelled suddenly to a most ex:ra-
ordinary degree, rushing forward in a.torrent, which
deepened the harbour several feet perpendicular in a
few minutes'. Inits progress, a large raft of High
land wood was swept away from the upper part of
the' LarbOur, and 'coming against-a tier of vessels,
broke them from their moorings. One of -them, a
Prussian galliot, after going- down the harbour with
the raft,
.Carried. off a tier of vessels, which in its
turn broke another tier 'adrift, and both were driven
on a shoal below;' being ,only,w,evented.frOm going
to sea by W2i2t of Water. By the exertions of a nurn,
ber of seamen 'auci others collected on the first alarm,
the 'vessels 'were, with considerable difficulty and
danger, in a few hours.moored in safety ; one * ith
the loss of her bowsprit, another with hOth anchurs
broken, and' most orthem more or iesJ danaged.
The Ullion Smack of this place- was driVen to sea,
with only one' boy on board ; but the Master '.4,tth
several searun.havingtore off in boats, succeeded in
getting on board.the Vessel, then a considerable dis—
tance at sea, and carried her into Peterhead the smile
day, with damage. The -o:illicit, with- the Master
onboard, went also out of the harbour, but by im-
niediate assistance Was after some time brought in-
again, with an anchor brOken and ivater-logged,
Fortunately no lives were lost on the occasion., -(
Christmas:-day a most ArcIOCIICIOUS came on
fromthe same quarteras..the.:former,,.exceeding in
violence any ever remembered hero. -It had blown
very hard during the night,. and from eight tit:leek
iii the morning continued increasing until between
ten.and eleven, :when it became a complete
ricane; - • -

SIN6I7I.:AIt SotctnE--A middle-aged man of re-
'spetability,,wharesided in Orange-street, Leicester-
:square, put a period to his existence a. few days
!.since, .uuder circumstances which rendered the
truly extraordinary. He had for a cons,derable time
paid
,his ;Addresses to a young, female of . very respa =1
able connexions, and the wedding day Was agreed:
oil.: 7-1. He had: heem with the intended bride thenipia
precgding the day appointed for, the marriage =c.o.
snotty, and. the hour was fixed; and.every prepara-,
tion wasmade.for the event. The intended bride.
repaired to St. Martin's Church, with her friends,.
at: the hour appointed, and after waiting for him
utt-
til the Gine arrived when tilt: ceremony could not be,
performed,' the Lady. repaired With her ftiends to
the house of her lover, where.she was infixmed. he
had not been seen that day.
,Cfn 'going into his
apartments the wretched man was discovered, with
his throat cut, art,dquite dead. An Inquisition has
been taken on the body, before A. GELL, Esq.,tincl
the Jury returned Verdi of. Lunacy .-74 t has'
been. ,ascertained ..
sceiiained what' was- the cause of the fatal
deed. He had alWays been ongood terntS with. the'
female who Was to have been his bride..

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Yesterday, la St.
„George'4. flanover-squxre,
Platt,-Esq, Captain of tbe joth Regiment, to Mls.,
den, only, daughter of john' Esq. 'of Tavistock.'
street; Bedforcl-square, and of Wexhani. near Slough.
The same clay. at- i Mb!eddll L l,itrrh, Ch•rnent. Aiche-r,
Esq.
,Major in the 160, or .Queen's Light Pri.igoous; ta,Ma-
riaiie, daughter' of Robert Wright, Esq. of ‘VinibitMon,
Surrey: , •
Yesterday morning, John Cologan, Esq. to Miss Isabella,,
datigh ter of the late IS tjostctiO, EN.
The sante day, at St, George's Church, Ilanover-squiire,,
Thomas CV-hittly, .Esq.; of l;rottort-stteet, to
,Dawson, daughter 01 Wiliiani•bawson, Esq. Ut
Lately, -by hcence, Me. Robert jathes liter, of
to Miss Susannah Cionentina Jietsett.
ditch.
On the.i4th ult. Captain Wainwright, 'of• rittesty-4:
27th Regiment, ito Miss Locke, claughier of the late Rogert
Locke, E.sq. tirt Hampshire.