The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-03 00:00:00

SECOND INUNDATION IN MORAYSHIRE.

By a gentleman who arrived at Newhaven in
the Brilliant, steam-packet, yesterday, from
Cromarty and Aberdeen, we learn that there has
been another dreadful storm in Morayshire, on
Thursday last, and that the bridge of Nairn,
(the only one left standing betwixt Aberdeen
and Inverness by the last floods, ) has been in
consequence swept away. The roads were again
impassable, and the North mail was two days
due at Aberdeen on Saturday.—lbid.

INVERNESS.

(From the Inverness Journal, Aug. 28.)

Yesterday was one of the most stormy days
which we have had during the season, and the
quantity of rain which fell was ascertained, by the
very great increase of the neighbouring streams,
to have been considerably more than during the
storm by which the country was deluged and the
bridges carried away on the 3d and 4th current.
The bridge over the river in the Royal Burgh of
Nairn, the bridge opposite Kilravock and Holm,
the bridges at Craggie, at Auchnahault, at Cas-
tlehill, at Dochfour, two bridges at Urquhart, a
bridge of two arches at Mid Lairgs, and several
others, which stood firm during the last floods,
have yielded to the present, and scarcely any,
where the rain was heavy, have withstood the
strength of the torrent.

The river Ness was considerably higher than
on the 3d and 4th current. and brought down
this morning quantities of corn, wood, &c. ; the
stream, by its muddy colour, showing that much
soil had been also carried away from its banks.
We have just seen one of the guards of the
Coast Mail, who arrived this morning from
Fochabers. He says that he never experienced
such a night, and from him we have collected
the following particulars of his journey :—The
coach having left Fochabers at four o'clock,
P.M., got forward without any interruption to the
Spey, where, in consequence of the boisterous
rapidity of the torrent, which swept along with
it corn and wood in great abundance, the boat-
men were with difficulty prevailed on to ferry
the guard across. They stated their determi-
nation not to venture again while the current re-
mained so strong. Mr. Shearer, the Post Office
Inspector, was fortunately at Forres, and the
guard having advised with him, set forward.
He says that the Findhorn and Burn of Forres
having overflowed all the intermediate lands,
formed a sheet of water of many miles extent,
which very nearly reached the shambles of For-
res. The tenants where every where seen aban-
doning their houses, and wading through the
water to save their furniture. On his way to
the Fbidhorn the guard called on Mr. David-
son, who resides about two miles to the east-
ward of that river ; he accompanied the guard,
and promptly secured six men to carry the mails
across the river, which was done with scarcely
any detention, although the ebbing current was
fearfully strong. Four of Mr. Davidson's
men then volunteered their services, and car-
ried the bags on their backs to Earnhill, where the
guard procured a horse and cart from Mr. Lou-
don, in which he proceeded to Dyke ; there the
Rev. Mr. Aitken was waiting in readiness with
his servants, and several lights, to assist forward
the mail. One of the servants from the Manse
waded before the cart for upwards of a mile, the
water covering the road, in many places, to the
depth of three feet. At Auldearn the guard
was met by the Rev. Mr. Barclay, who informed
them that the bridge at Nairn had been swept
away. After a most boisterous night the cart
arrived opposite to Nairn, where the guard blow-
ing his horn, several persons instantly came for-
ward and advised him not to attempt to cross the
bridge, a great part of it having fallen ; and find-
ing it,
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again set out on his way, to Inverness, and there ,
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bridge held together, he with great peril passed
it, accompanied by Mr. Loudon' ;on, ori, whom his
father had sent from F„'7'r-_. ; i,l assist. him.
Tire ri',er Nairn overtilwed its
to 21 inche thC late storm,
..0 great apprchens;lns w,lre entertained that
the bridge of iLviot lauu,,. have been swept ofi;
although founded on a rock considerably beyond
the usual height of the water ; but it still stands,
although it must be much shaken. If this
bridge had been carried away, the communica-
tion to the south by this road, at least for car-
riages and carts, would have been completely cut
off; as there is no place within four miles of the
Highland road where the river is fordable. All
the temporary bridges erected since last flood
have fallen before the present, and the cultivated
fields, which .were only partially injured on the
banks of the river, have now been completely
destroyed. The breaches which the river had
made in the dykes and embankments not having
been repaired, the way was clear for the water,
which rushed forward with astonishing rapidity,
carrying everything before it. Again have the
unfortunate tenants of Rosefield, Kildrumnie,
and Allanha, seen the river devastating their fields,
without being able to offer the smallest obstruction.
At Faillie the water covered the farms ; and in-
deed on the whole of the lands of Cantry. and
Kilravock the havoc has been immense. The
mill at Culdoich has been carried off, and the
miller's crop destroyed. At Daltullich, the
Nairn carried away a quantity of corn and corn
land, and from forty to fifty trees a little below
that place have been swept off, the banks having
also fallen before the violence of the stream
Cattle were observed floating down the stream,
together with wood, furniture, &c.

The Spey rolled along in awful majesty, and
some of the finest fields on the farms of Cul-
nakyle, Burchfield, Gartenmore, Bellforth, Bal-
Entomb, Craggan, and Kirktown, have been de-
stroyed.
The Findhorn, perhaps a stream which in ra-
pidity and destructiveness is not equalled in Scot-
land, destroyed so much on the 3d and 4th cur-
rent, that little was left for the torrent to carry
off, but that little was swept away. Its banks
were overflowed to a great extent, and if there
had been any bridges left by the late flood, they
would have unquestionably been swept off.

THE MARKETS.

COAL MAI?
Adair's _ —.—.. 278. 911.
reatiinont 27 6
Burdon ,28 3
Hebl4tirri Main 29 0
Holywell 26 3
Killingworth 30 6
Kenton West 29 0
Newburn , '2B 0
Peiaw — 27 0
Percy Main 27 6
Sh ipcote. .26 6
Tantield 30 0
Tanfield 96 6
Townley 26 9
Willington
Wylam .28 6
Wal ls End Bew ick e& Co. 33 0
Walls End Boundary .. 27 6
Walls End Brown's 29 3
Ditto Brown's unscr.—., 27 3
Ditto Clarke and C 0..., 29 0
Ditto Carr and Co. .«.,. 28 6
Ditto Crainlington— 27 6
Ships al market, 82--Sli

COUNTRY CORN MARK

.ET.—Sept. 2.

Walls El;(lNewmarch... 31s. 9d.
Ditto Hilda ••••••..r.• 20 6
Ditto 32 0
Ditto Northumberland 29 6
1)i tto Peareth --- 27 0
Ditto Perkins and Co.—. 29 6
Ditto 32 3
Ditto Russell's 33 0
Ditto Walker 32 0
Nesham 28 6
Walls Fild Hetton---.. 34 6
Wall's End 32 0
Walls End Lyons 31 9
Walls End Stewart's 34 6
Russell's Hetton's W.E. 34 3
Hartley 31 0
27 0
Stone Coal----- 46 0
Pelaw 27 0
Hetton small 17 0
Hutton Seam Coal IS 0
Londonderry 19 6
ips sold, 53—Unsold, 27.

ETS DURING Till:

WEEK

Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans.
Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. t. s.
Abingdon---- 58 82 32 38 21 32 42
Andover 70 35 22 29 46
Birmingham—. 72 82 32 36 24 36 46
Bridport 56 74 32 39 26 34 54
Cirencester 52 72 SO 34 23 25 44
Faringdon-- 54 86 36 40 26 38 46
Guildtbrd 49 74 32 38 24 33 45
Henley. 54 83 30 35 20 30 40
Hereford 64 84 38 45 36 40 60
Highworth 62 80 32 42 28 34 56
Maidenhead ...-- 65 84 29 39 22 30 51
Oakingham --. 56 76 30 36 18 32 43
Reading 60 82 32 37 24 34 42
60 78 34 40 24 34 56
Southampton 54 78 37 40 28 32 48
Stroud 66 80 34 38 22 32 42
Tewkesbury 65 87 40 42 30 38 51
Uxbridge 48 81 32 34 23 31 43
Wantage---. 50 78 30 37 22 30
Warminster -- 48 82 :'() ai 27 38 54
Windsor 64 86 32 36 26 38 54
Woreester-- 70 75 36 40 24 32 44
CHELTENHAM MARKET.—Sept. 1.
Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d. Pet lb. d. to d.
Wheat
Barley
Oats
Beans 4 9 5 6 Lamb 7 8
Pease 5 0 8 0 Pork. ............. 6 71
Hay 3l. 104. to 31. 15s. per ton.

...••
per ton.

LEWES MARKET.—Sept. 1.
White Wheat (per quarter) £3 8 0 to £3 16 0
Red ditto
Barley
Oats, New 1 2 0 1 6 0
Beans 1 17 0 0 0 0
Oil Cake, New l2 0 0 per thousand.