The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-31 00:00:00

IN UNDATIONS, &c.

The Bath York House mail coach lost four horses on Wed-
nesday night. All the coaches on the Western roads have
been stopped ; in many places the waters were eight feet deep.
The Chertsey coaches have been.obliged to return: All the
low grounds resemble a sea, the undulations, from the effect of
wind, are quite surprising. Temple House, at Great Marlow,
the seat of Mr. Owen Williams, is completely insulated ;
visitors were conveyed to Bisham-abbey, the seat a Mr. Van.
sittart, from thence, by boats, on 'Wednesday.

The Thames fill nine inches yesterday at Walton, in conse_
quence of the water having burst its banks and overflowed the
country. Navigators left town on Thursday, for Essex, to cut
drains to carry off the waters.

Coaches returned yesterday to Piccadilly, and unloaded pas-
sengers, and luggage. In Oxfordshire and Worcestershire,
boats are passing orer hedges. One of the northern coachmen
said, " nothing could equal the roaring of the torrents on Thurs-
day night."
The Southampton and Exeter coaches were obliged to return
on Thußday night.
Another coach to Bath :—Two horses were drowned, and
the third swam down the current at Maidenhead, and has not
since been heard of.

The current through Maidenhead town, on Thursday night,
was four feet six inches in depth.
The Marlow coach went round by Boston instead of going
through Henley.

The roads near town are in the most dreadful state : on the
Lea-bridge road foot passengers are obliged to be conveyed over
the wooden bridge, on the road, by a cart,. owing to the over-
flowing.of the marshes. On Friday night, the tide at London-
bridge rose higher than was ever remembered. At a quarter
past five it completely covered the terrace frontmg Fishmongers'
Hall, and ran with the greatest violence into the cellars of that
well-known place called The Shadei' out of which the company
made a precipitate retreat. Several waggons, loaded for the
morning, belonging to Messrs. Thompson, coal-merchants,
were up to the axletrees in water : the cellars of Messrs. Keaton
and Thomas, wine and porter merchants, were several feet deep
in water: Alderman Garratt's new residence shared the
same fate ; the tide rose to the top steps of the Old Crane stairs.
Below bridge the scene of mischief is dreadful. At high water
on Saturday it was lower by one foot, but much damage has
been done.. The fall at 10 o'clock at London-bridge was nine
feet.

WEST atzrasTn —(Further Particulars.)—The whole of
Friday night (the inhabitants of the lower part of Westminster,
including Vincent-square, and alltlie sut rounding neighbourhood,
were so alarmed that they did not retire to rest. It was true that
the inundation appeared towards nine o'clock to be rapidly de-
clining, but new apprehensions were entertained for the conse-
quences of the morning tide, whichit was known would be at flood
between five and six o'clock, add, these apprehensions were in •
some measure realized, although not to the mischievous extent
which had beeh anticipated. Soon after four o'clock on Satur-
day morning, the tide again rose level with the banks of the
river, and those places where a breach had been previously made
it once more burst over with irresistible violence. The rrecau-
dons which had been taken, however, greatly diminisned the
effects which would have otherwise followed. At day-break
the whole extent of country from Chelsea to the banks of
the Thames, ,and from thence again to Westminster; was
Covered. In many instances the water reached to the first
floors. The walls of gardens and many enclosed places were
levelled with the ground, as well as an immense number
of out-buildings, which had been but slightly constructed.—
During the night, the cries of a man, evidently in distress, were
heard in the direction of the withy-beds, beyond the Wil-
low-walk ; but no assistance could be rendered him and as his
screams were subsequently silenced, it is feared he perished.
Boats continued 'to ply the whole night, if possible to save the
property. which was set afloat ; but a 'great quantity of timber
was carried into the stream and lost, at least to the real owners.
The destruction of poultry, pigs, and other domestic animals,
was also very ;treat, as from the darkness of the night it was
impossible to relieve them. The scene of devastation imme-
diately contiguous to Vauxhall-bridge, on-the Penitentiary side,
was truly distressing. The water had there broken in with im-
mense force, and, from the dilapidated state of the buildings,
the inhabitants expected every 'moment to be crushed by their
fall. The whole of Saturday ,morning the poor people were
engaged in removing their goods,%nd escaping from the immi-
nent danger by which they were threatened. A great number
of men were employed on the banks in repairing the breaches
which had been made, with a view of stopping further mischief ;
but we fear, unless the heavy rains by which we continue to be
visited abate, their labour will be in vain. On the Lambeth and
Vauxhall side of the river the effects of the flood were equally
perceptible ; all the houses in low situations were inundated,
and much damage was necessarily sustained. In several
places the progress of foot passengers was altogether stopped,
raid the inhabitants could only reach their houses in carts, or
by taking very circuitous routes. Similar observations may be
made with respect to almost all the villages around the metro-
polis which happen not to be in an elevated situation ; as, from
the state of the river, the currents coming from the high lands
have been thrown back upon their sourciFs, and the mischiefs
thereby occasioned are almost incalculable. -
[Extract of a Letter from Portsmouth, dated Dec. 28.]
" The seafaring People here all agree. in stating that they
never knew so dreadful a day as this has been. The lower
part of the Ryde Pier is washed away ; one house at Ityde en-
tirely thrown down by the wind and tide, and the backs
of several others. The lower part of the town is completely
under water.—South Sea Common is inundated, and the com-
munication with the Castle at present cut off, so that they were
unable to send the daily, supply of provisions to the Garrison
there."

(From, the" ampshire Telegrapli7 of Saturday—Portarncruth
,•
P&per.)
" Yesterday we experienced the most tremendous gale of
wind from the S.S.E. that has occurred for many years; the
sea ran to an extraordinary height, but the ships of war and
numerous wind-bound merchantmen sustained no injury ' • the
former all brought their anchors a-head, and the Cameleon, Capt.
3lingay, was obliged to slip to save her rope cable,from chaff-
ing, and let go her sheet anchor, which fortunately brought
her up, as at the time the sea was making such breaches
over her that it was with difficulty her decks were kept clear,
though her hatches were on, and every precautionary measure,
was resorted to for safety. The sea burst its bounds between
Southsea Castle and Lump's Fort, and inundated all the low
land there, up to Marmon-place and Marine view, the
houses in which latter place sustained much injury. The
tide rose to a considerable' height in the harbour—flooded
the lower parts of the houses on the Point, and burst
through all the principal sewers of the town. Farlington
Marshes were completely overflown, and much damage was
done to The works of the Portsmouth Canal, by the falling
in of its banks. Providentially there were no lives lost at the
port ; but the injury done to the defences of the garrison, as well
as to private property, on all the low lands along the shores
,of the Harbour, is very Considerable. Such a succession of se-
vere gales of wind, and heavy falls of rain, as we have had this
month, is not remembered. We regret to hear, by the arrival
of a French fishing-boat, that there are a number of wrecks on
the opposite French shore, of Vessels both of this country and
France, and that many lives have been lost. There are upwards
of 20 French boats here, waiting fbr supplies of herrings, but
there is no possibility of their being obtained, as our fishermen
generally do not like to venture out in such dangerous squally
weather. It is with much pain we hear that several boats,
which were tempted by a waiting market, and the appearance
of a few hours more moderate weather, to go out on the tven-
ing of the 20th instant, are missing, and that the bodies of two
of the men (Wm. Andersen and John Bolton), were yesterday
picked up in Langston, harbour. It came on to blow a hurri-
cane at 10 p. m. that night, from the S.S. W. and which pro-
bably drove the boats out to sea." •