Star.
London, England, 1821-12-29 00:00:00

WINDSOR, DECEMBER 27.

Tuesday, being Christmas Day, the Princess Au-
GUSTA, attended by the Hon. Mrs. EGERTOS, came
from Frogmore to St. George's Chapel, and there
met the Dean of WINDSOR and the Canon in Resi- ,
dence, when her Royal Highness received the Sacra-
ment, and afterwards returned to Frog more. We now
have here the greatest Thames flood that has been
known since 1809, when the great flood carried away
the fifteen arch bridge, near -lEton. It is awful to see
the country from Maidenhead Bridge to Chertsey, on
each side of the Thames, all covered with water.—
Farmers are obliged to move their cattle of every
kind from their home, fields and meadows are covered
with water, and nothing is to be seen but the tops ofl
the trees. The lower part of Windsor Little Park is
lall covered with water. In Eton, many of the houses
are flooded, in the shops the water is up to the cowl.
ters. There are carts and boats to take passengers to
and from the Windsor side. At the Swan Inn every
horse has been of necessity removed ; in many of the
cellars the water is five feet deep.

Idiniis, Dee. 28.—The Iris, which arrived yesterday, ra-
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W a 1211 C ship working up the Swin yesterday, and
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he sa
err destription, some hopes are entertained that it may
taw been the Juliana Fast-Indianian. A large ship parted
bon her anchor. but has brought up again.
Dot., D. sit.—Wind S.S.F..—It has blown a tremendous
ede great part of the day, and still continues.—A ship and brig
'irroesi from the Westward ; the brig went to Ramsgate bar-
beer, sad the ship brought up in the Downs, supposed to be the
coolie from Bengal. Most of the ships in the Downs have
*we Oath, although riding k
gwithantwicioarni thechors daw n and tope
et m
asts and yards C p ila yWilliam Fairliel
fintrnan and the Coromandel American Norte of the
ewe have steered during this tempestuous day. The Phcenix.l
fer New South Wales, was titling under Dungeness the 26th
't, all well.—Seven o'clock.—Wind S. more moderate. _
Dona Dn. 28.--It has blown a gale last night and wag.
At ese r. m. the wind shifted front S. S.W. to &E. and blew a
troneedoes storm, with rain, until four, when it shifted to the;
b.nr. sed became more moderate.
esseourn, Dee. 28.—The St. Louis, GRIMM, from Rock
-
fart for elate, MU towed in here yesterday with loss of mizeu-
trae, fore-topmast, and bowsprit, and otherwise much damaged;
as must discharge. A collier, from Newcastle to Jersey. with
peeks and coals, ha' conic ha shore at the back of the Piers t
ales is the Sodustry. Draws.
Kovacs', Dec. O.—Arrived the Sarah, Bent., from Shields,
,g, toss of towhee and cable, and the pauls of the windlass up-
lift; ?darter!, BUG% from St. Petersburgh for London, with
ktss of anchor and cable: she sailed on the tad November, and
km experienced dreadful weather. Several other vessels have The neighbourhood of Westminster-hall, Airing-
g,,,,,e in, sonic with loss of anchors and tables, but it blows too don-street, and Millbauk street, were yesterday after-
bard for any boat to go off: also arrived the Prince of Orange noon thrown into the greatest alarm, by the un-
picket, from Holland; and the Lord Nelson ditto, from Cux- usually high rising of the spring tide, aided biy the
haven, both with Mails. floods .:cett ioned by the late heavy rains. By three
Pernorru, Dec. 27.—The timeworn. frigate was obliged to
est and run from Torbay during the last gale. It is supposed the
&el. ick the wharfs, &c. behind the -e streets and front-
she put into Falmouth, as twenty of bet men arrived here yes- ing the River were completely overflowed ;
rerday, who were left behind at Torbay. We have just been greatest difficulty, in many instances, being in the
loforrned that a West lndiaman, nutwardsbound, name unknown. t• ofay • • •
which left Torbay on Saturday last, was driven on shore in Bg- .Ore
getting the different cattle out of the stables.
tory Bay on Sunday—all hands perished. Lieutenant .51swev, ' Ore timber, straw, &c. that were susceptible of mo-
ist% Sot Lieutenant of the Royal Yacht, is promoted to the ' don, on the approach of sufficient water, began to
ask of Commander. fl lat, and the wharfs thus became the scenes of con-
. psslssioessi, Use. 28.—Wind S.—Tt has blown hard all day I
.wo ..-
n that soon spread terror around the neighbour-
ems the S.E. and S. and no communication ha, been had was
. e Nips. The Elm, Barney and Belle All
be lioLve, hav hood. By four o clock the currents from the Thames
arse, but the whole of the vessels appear to be ri:ling ins,
safety. began to make their way into the main streets, and
ifiaacomaz. Dec. 27.—Passed up Channel, the Albion,Parez, Milibank-street in particular, as well as Vine-street,
area Gibraltar : she passed a large quantity of balk and deals
r tie 25th inst. the Horseterry-road, and other Outlets from it, were
Downes, Dec. 23.—The ship Elizabeth, of this port, Capt. I soon overflowed, so as to become impassable except
Wineenran, bound for Liverpool, from St. John's (New Bruns- !to horses, carriages, carts, &c. Many Of the old
wick), was struck with a heavy sea in the Western Ocean. when : houses in this street were visited with peculiar seve-
for of the crew were washed overboard, and perished almost r;tt „e •
le sight of their :Slimed companions, who were totally unable to " i' —, instead of being approachable by steps as-
wider them the smallest assistance. The gale was so violent, ding, they are entered by going down one or two
and the sea so high, that In addition to the poor unfortunate mending,
into the parlours. The house of Mr. Blackman,
nes two cables were swept off the decks. The following are' the King's Arms, facing the large stone-yard
te w
dhich
the names of those who perished :—James White, carpenter;: belonged to the late Alderman Staines, presen an
Samuel Adamson and Joint Graham, snake ; and George Mel- I
soy, apprentice. I extraordinary appearance. The street in other parts
Demons* Lionr-Hoosz.—By farther information of the ,is narrow; but facing Mr. Blackman's house there is
awful effects of the lightning, which, as stated on Wednesday, : a large space, a hich collected an immense quantity
wrack the tower in the forenoon of Sunday, we learn, that aof water, and formed a sort of lake: and when the
chasm two feet in width, in a zig-zag direction, has been made
is it from the top to the bottom. The rooms, through all of water entered Mr. Blackman's house, it rushed
which the electric fluid passed strewed with the rubbish of through with an impetuosity that no precautions could
tricks and mortar, the materials of its construction. Some old impede. The parlours, taproom, &c. were soon se-
:doctors, and the tin utensils for cooking, were some melted, vend feet deep with water. The house, though its
an others rolled up like a scroll. The small dwelling attached • •
to it below was wholly unroofed, and the entire building so visitation was not singular, became the point of at-
shaken, as to remkr it dangerous to ascend for the purpose of ! traction, from its conspicuous situation, as well as
Wing, although a light continues to be shewn ; and it is not ' from several boats having passed from the Horse-
improbable that the •first violent gale from the northward may
tumble the whole fabric to the ground. ferry stairs, and appearing in the streets, conveying
I Y.
Ccerom-Hoess, Dee. 22.—Ships Entered Inwards ,—The I the inhabitants to and from their houses, and carry-
London. from Hamburgh ; Mee, from ditto; Chance. from . ing those who hat no other means of passage. The
ditto; &rent, from Calais ; Mary, from Bremen; General'` extensive damage that was here inflicted, and ob-
Murray, from Antwerp; Lively, from Harlingen; Hopewell,' strustions which were presented to all business, ex-
hort, St. John's; and Jane, from Hamburgh.—Entered Out-
wird: The Robert, fur 11:1il Alvlphia ; Herald, for Sierra Leone; weed description; and as the flooding of the streets,
llnion, for Antwerp; and llooghly, for Lima.leared Om- whieli already displayed so appalling an appearance,
Out-
wards: : The Dart, for Malta ; Martha, for Rouen ; Emilie, for continued till past five o'clock, the time of flood-tide,
Moriaix ; Comet, for Naples ; and Success, for Genoa. the situation of the inhabitants was most painful.
A Berwick smack arrived in the River yesterday, wad reports T
having seen the wrecks of three vessels on the Yarmouth Sands. he impetuosity. and extent of the Thames over-
Tuesday, the Victory, of London, Eowsno tisiaaoss, mas. flowing its ordinary hounds were, hogs ever, still more
es, arrived at Ipswich, with 205 ha
of foreign spirits, furious up the Bank, and beyond Vauxhall-bridge.
which she delivered over to the Customs, the same having been Ily the Millbank wharf, which is beyond the Horse-
found Minting sear the buoy of the Mouse Sand, off the coast feriy.stairs, whence so many boats came to the relief
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' of the passengers and the inhabitants, the water rushed
down into the surrounding fields and streets, Mr.
Johnson's extensive premises. the market-gardens, &c.
laying the whole of them under water. But even
this extensive scene of devastation was surpassed by
what took place between four and five o'clock, by
the breaking and overflowing of the bank beyond
Vauxhall-bridge: through this breakage in particu-
lar, the water hurried along with cataract fury,
coveting the surrounding fields, gardens, &c. Vaux-
hall-road, down to the Sewers-bridge, approaching
Pimlico, was laid under water to the depth of several
feet, so that even horses and cartiages could not pass
along without being more than half under water.—
The surrounding scene, however, was the most afflict-
ing that was anywhere to be beheld : the laying
tinder water of the neighbourhood near the Peniten-
tiary was injurious enough, but the devastation and
calamity were most distressing that were thus con-
veyed into a new but rather extensive neighbourhood,
on the left of the Vauxhall-road, consisting of small
houses, built on low ground, and many of them of?
very slight structure. The ground and roads about
them, and leading to them, were filled with water
to the depth of several feet, so that boats passed
along with the greatest facility where there were not
the impediments of high fences, walls, or the like.—
Along some of the lanes and roads the water hurried
down with as much force as if it were descending
from hills; and many of the inhabitants, who had
already retreated from the parlours to the first floors,
with their children, moveable furniture, &c. became
apprehensive for their personal safety. Then com-
menced proceedings of the most distressing nature ;
females, children, &c. being carried from their dwell-
-
ings in boats, or in men's arms, with as little cere
mony and consideration as attend the efforts at raging
fires to rescue endangered lives from the fury of an
overwhelming element. Consternation appeared
everywhere. Hundreds of families were all thus huror
-
rying front their homes, apparently only anxious f
the preservation of existende; and the danger in
many instances, to men who waded through the water
so burdened, was iffiminent ; to such a depth were
the places overflowed. The main road from Vaux-
hall was covered with boats, and horses being con-
veyed, or conveying away their riders, to places of
safety.--Fortunately the wind was southerly; had it
been northward, experienced men state that the flood
must have been still mere destructive and extensive.
The tide of the Thames flowed so high on Thurs-
day, that many houses on the Rotherhithe side of the
river have above three feet of water in the lower part.
Surrey-street and Craven-stieet, Strand, also felt its
effects. OuThursslay the water reached within a foot
of the terrace ftouting die new Custom-house.
The neighbourhoosl of St. George's-fields was yes-
evening in many parts overflowed. Most of
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cheas in uy-eet were about a foot'
under water, and the lower parts of the houses in

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Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House,when the undermentioned Captains were
sworn to the command of their respective ships, viz.
Captain JOHN BARNETT SOTHEBY, London, Madras
and China; Captain HENRY ANDREW DRUMMOND,
Castle Huntly, Bombay and China.
A letter has been received at Paris, from Con-
stantinople, dated the 27th ult. the day on which, ac-
cording to the French journals, the assassination of the
SULTAN is said to have taken place. That event had
not only not occurred on that day, but there had not
been any popular commotion, or movement of the
soldiery, that could. place the life of the SULTAN in
jeopardy. Frequent conferences had taken place on
the 27th and preceding days, between the English
and Austrian Ambassadors and the Ministers of the.
Porte,-at which the SULTAN himself was present ; and
lopes are expressed that his reluctance to accept the
Russian ultimatum may have been surmounted.--
Nothing, however, had been decided, and the question
of peace or war remained in the greatest uncertainty.
ISIRACT Or A LETTER, DATED CHARLESTON, NOV. 28.
" You will see by the Havannah Papers, that the
whole of Mexico was said to be in possession of the
Insurgents. This account is premature ; for La Vera
Cruz had not surrendered when the last accounts left.
That place is to Mexico what Cadiz is to Old Spain,
a strong bulwark. The Governor, D'Avilla, is a
firm friend to the Parent Constitution of Spain."
RETRACT or A LETTER FROM HAVANNAII, NOV. 14.
" I am sorry to inform you of the loss of the Ame-
rican Packet, Captain Leavitt, who, on her pas-
sage from Cadiz to this port, was wrecked off Cayo
Raman. The whole crew, with the exception of three
seamen and a merchant, who was passenger on
board, perished. The Captain was among the num-
ber who escaped &owning, but le died afterwards
of thirst. As yet we have no names of the passengers
that were on board."
PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 24.
Arrived the schooner John Brown, from Curagoa.
The Captain repents, that, by arrivals from Laguira,
the greatest tranquillity reigned there, and at Carac-
eas ; produce was coming into market in great quan-
tities, and considerable shipments were making.
Extract of a letter from New York, dated Dec. I :
A brisk correspondence is Riling on between the
Secretary of State and the new Spanish Minister An-
dagua—it is supposed to relate to the Florida affairs
and the Protests of Messrs. Callava. and Coppinger.
The affairs and claims under the Florida Treaty, if
1 ate not mistaken, will present a scene such as has
not been often represented : there is a mystery that
remains to be unravelled. It appears that Don °nisi
was willing to claim a larger sum than five millions
in the Treaty, but the American Negotiator would
not consent to insert mote • than five millions. The
claim altogether atnqunts perhaps to 40 millions,
though probably not me all than 20 are Pee

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