Star.
London, England, 1831-08-26 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

The accounts from Switzerland of the effects of
the recent storms are truly deplorable. At linter-
Walden, in the night of the 9th inst. the lake of the
four cantons rose two feet above the usual level, in
consequence of the quantity of rain that had fallen,
and inundated all the surrounding lands. At Uri
the mischief was equally great ; several houses at
the foot of Mount St. Gotbard have been carried
away by the flood, and some of the inhabitants
perished. At Thouno the Aar was so much swollen
that all the cellars were filled with water. The
lake was completely covered with the fragments
of different articles. The Kander had carried
away wood, household utensils, trees, and even
portions of buildings. At Oberhofen the road
is two feet under water; the lakes of Brients
and Thoune have become united. At Interlaken
the ruins and melted snow have so much enlarged,
the Lutchine, the torrent that comes down the
valleys of Griendelwald and Lauterbrunnen that
everything in its course has been entirely swept
away. On the 9th, in the afternoon, it reached
Interlaken, and a tremendous stream of wa-
ter, between four and five feet deep rushed through
the streets. The inhabitants passed two nights with-
out going to bed. The utmost alarm was felt lest
the village of Aarmulbe should be carried away.
The houses were fastened up by strong chains, and
all the inhabitants fled ; but we do not learn that
any persons perished, except a boatman, who, iu
attempting to save some logs of wood, approached
too near the torrent, was drawn into it, and forced
down. The damage and loss are incalculable, for
not only is the harvest destroyed, but the greater
part of the visitors have left, and are not likely to
return this season. Apprehensions are entertained
that diseases will the sonsquence of the exhalation
of the moisture from the land.
GERMANY.

FRAN [MKT. Aco . 17.—Commercial letters
from icons, received this morning by estafette,
state, that in consequence of the neglect of one of
the sentinels of the cordon sauitaire, a journeyman'
carpenter from Hungary was enabled to reach his
native village, at about three leagues from Vienna.
He soon after displayed all the symptoms of the
Asiatic - cholera. The sentinel was immediately
tiied by a court-martial, sondeinned, and executed
within 24 hours. The alarm has in consequence
greatly increased, lest the disease should reach :he
capital, and the road to Lintz begins to be covered
with travellers, leaving Vienna.
The present topic of discussion in our diplomatic
circles is a note said to be addressed by the Cabinet
of St. Petersburgh to those of Vienna and Berlin.
It is reported to be a detailed statement of the
sacrifices in men and looney made by Russia
in her endeavours to stifle the insurrection of
the Poles. The amount is so considerable, that
every one is surprised that the resources of the
empire are not exhausted. The conclusion of the
statement is, that after the enormous sacrifices
made by Russia for the common interest of all Legi-
timate Sovereigns, she expects that the two Cabi-
nets will join her in her just endeavours. The
effect produced by this note is nut known ; but
there are some persons who conceive that it is a
prelude to concessions which Nicholas intends to
make to the Poles, in order to put an end to a
ruinous war, and at the same time to induce his
Allies to employ their influence with the latter to
accede to an accommodation upon reasonable terms.