The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-01-03 00:00:00

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EXETER, JAN. I.
Toe effects of the late treseudoss weather haw,
beenanore or less felt in every town and villagethrongles
out the kingdom. Perhaps this city bas suffered lees
than meet other places, as no iesteace of material
eaten, has come within our knowledge. In the lower
part of the road bete een Topsham-bridge and the
Lime-kilns, on the way to Exmouth. the water was at
one time five feet deep. Fi►e houses at Starerost were,
on Friday last, washed, with all their furniture, tato
the sea, and boats were sailing sheet the streets. taking
people from their windows. Several of the gentle-
men's b ,Is the vicinity were so surrounded by
water as.to provost ingress and egress. Great clo-
msg. has been dose on the strand at Sidamoth. par-
tit-likely at the York Hotel.
The mercury in the barometer fell rapidly on Fri-
d ty, and became lower than was ever recollected by
any obserrer is this city: the degree to which it was
depressed was 27,88.------The depth of rain fallen in
Exeter last month, is six incises.
A tremendous gale of wind from the west-north-
west was experienced at Appledore on Saturday last,
and a large ship, the Atlas. from the Havannah, bound
to Rotterdam, laden with sugar, was stranded on the
&sorrow, near that place, and is supposed will be to-
tally beet. The Hebe, Carder, of Bideford, is lost. and
the whole of the crew has perished.
A fatal event occurred near this city on Tuesday
morning. about three o'clock, to as elderly man named
Fourscree, Sexton of the Tabernacle ladepesdent
Meeting in Rock's-lase. He bad undertaken to con-
duct the singers to the house of a member of the
Chapel. and mistaking the pathway os the bank of the
Elm, fell in and was drowned. The body was carried
down by the rapidity of the stream, and, we are sorry
to observe, is not yet found.
Oe Monday evesieg, a young man, named Gibbs, a
private in the lit Dragoon (bleeds, who was on his
way from Exeter, to visit his friends a short distance
from Tiverton. was found drowned is the mill-teat
near that town. It appears be had stopped at Tiver-
ton, and it is supposed he walked into the river is s
state of intoxication : his lifeless body was discovered
the next morning by the miller who Iless just below;
and on the water being drawn off, his handle and bel-
meat were found in the mad. _ _

Thursday, as a farmer's son, named Oardiser, who
lived in the neighbourhood of Witberidge, was driving
home a cart and horse from Exeter Market, the cart
unfortunately upset about two miles from Crediton ; he
was discovered bya passenger lying ender it, quite
lifeless, but without the appe f a bruise.
On Saturday, the 224 halliard, the Portsmouth
coach, which runs from this city to the above place,
upset on its way down, two miles this side of Ax-
minster; and, strange to relate, it upset again on its
journey up the following Monday, lit a village near
Southampton; fortunately eo lives ore last in either
instance. I •

The North Defoe amok which two threegb
Tinr-
no to Barnstaple, spot on Frith* toitt. eight wiles

. a complete weak OW the ppmesimer Mase ibmwdror
In a poet chaise, pose of whom were materially hart.
MELANCIIOLT AIICIDZNT.OO Wetioettlay imerrileg.
the 26th ultimo, as James Dlgby, the youngest son
of the Rev. J. Dishy Powell, a fine yontb of IC jest
retuned from school for the vacation, sad of peat
promise aril abliides, was coarsiag, with his brother
sod a party of Meads, seer the maser of Ottery. his
horse became restive sod sassaaageable, sad threw
him : the violates of tbs coomusios was sorb that be
only survived eve boars.

PCTMOUTS, Dec. 31, 1821.—Every day brings as
intelligendi Of the direful effects of the eontiaual
norms on ear coasts, which come on at iutervah with
'redoubled violence, icarmewried Writh belie), showers
of ball and rain. Darin • trereeddons gale on Fri-
-day morning, the Folelithip Manlius, Deese, master,
• from Havre, With Iffeargi of wine and hole geed,,„
Illound to Rio Janeiro, drordon the rocks at the N.B.
end of St. Nicholas's island, and bilged. Part of her
cargo has bees landed, and it is ezpeeted•4lte whole
may be saved, irate. Weather moderates.
The Cowries, of Morley, South Sea whaler, of
this port, arrived here a Sunday sensight, with
2400 barrels of oil, after an absence of three years
'and two months. She left Coquimbo on the 19th
•of August, and had a fine passage round Cape Horn,
• and from thence to St. Michael's, where she was bore
•to on the 10th inst. for refreihments; found there
the Liberty, Wilson, and Speeolator, Thomson, both
loading for this port ; the Duke of York, of Ports-
• mouth; Chance, of Bristol ; and Eliza and Alert, of
London. On the 4th November in lat. 17.24. S. long.
•y 28. 30. W. spoke H. M. ship Coromandel, from New
Zealand for Portsmouth ; and in lat. 6. 45. N. long.
id. W. the brig Rachel sad Mary, Poulson, out 26
from Cape Breton, Ship Harbour, for Rio Janeiro.
After the Countess of Morley left St. Michael's she
esperieneed the most severe gales ever remens•
. ' heied by the oiliest seaman on beard, particularly
ea the night of 20th whee it blew a perfect
•litarriease, hut fortunately no mftteriat injury wassail-
-U*4. Mt. 0. Robinson, of Whitby, the Chief
• limed, was sofoetuaately drowned during the fishing
maw, by beterdrawiwverboard by the eatanglemeilt
of the tomes whilst fast to a whale. This is the
second voyage this- ship has toads with good success.

We hoer ,A, letter from • genileman who lately
went to de at Haverfordwest, South Wales, of
which the following is au extract:—" We have got
into a seat comfortable house, whiih the landlord
papered and painted from top to bottom fur us. It has
four middling sized rooms, dressing rooms, good as•
tics, kitchen, cellars, sail garden, and is let for 151. a
year. Altogether it is a much better house than ,we
occupied on the West Cliff, at Brighton, at Mt a
year ; is genteelly situated, and commands delightful
Views. The markets are moderate and excellently
supplied : at present we purchase the best joint of
pima beef, mutton, and pork, cut in any way we like,
for 31. per lb.; a fat goose, I bd. to Ss.; ash and
poultry proportionably low; Milford oysters, 4d. per
baidrod ; so that you see a little, with contentment,
will salfiee."--(Brightoa eh • 'rm.)
Al extraordinary fat rabbit was exhibited in oar
town, yesterday, which weighed upwards of 10111bsol
-the Minya, which were as large as that of a mar
-stoop sheep, weighed nearly Sibs.—(AfaidstoNe Joni 1,
aim I.)

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