The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-08-20

cur feet deep on the east side and the
waters spread from bank to bank SO deed
and so rapid. that neither man nor beast
could pass them.
One serious event must not be omitted.
Mr. CorbiD's family. and some school chill
dren us III number) were in house in
the midst Of this (now) extensive river
The waters rising and roaring on each side
tanned the house were momentiy giving way.
The women and children were shrieking
for help. but for while no mortal could
devise any means for their relief Behold
the scene MIR. Corbiu on the shore beheld
his wife, children, and aged mother, in
this deplorable situation and the parents
of some OF the school children also beheld
their tender offspring on the brink OF a wa"
terry grave.-At length Mrs. Corbin gave
up all hopes of surviving the calamity, shut
her doors. and concluded that she and her
family, SIC. must in a few moments go to-
gether into the eternal world, and was com
hitting herself and all to God. But in this
awful moment the liberty pole was Thoughts,
of, aud instantly brought. which was long
enough to reach the bank on which the
house stood. and by means of this num-
Der of men passed over. and relieved the ia
mily and the other children-withn Is min
utes after they were relieved, the house
went down the stream. Mr.. Orries Cleave-
land lost his life in attempting to save this
distressed family he was found the same
day, but such was the violence of the waters
that not the. vest;se OF a garment WAS left
on him he was buried the next day.
:, On sthe whole the thunder sounding, the
! rain;-falling, the waters roaring, the banks
caving in, houses undermining and sweep
mo MAJ Ca ling tc ooHk fhor .tolv
when little could be done, people fleeing
from their houses to save their lives, and
CONSERVATION aud dsmay. in all faces, rem
dered the scene truly awful. >,...
We are utterly unable to estimate the da-
images. Instead of doing this, we shall only
tell the reader, that if he should visit these
places of desolation he would say, "The one
half was not told me-.
| BENEFITS OF Mr.. SMITHS PAMPHLET.
Frtraet of lettsr from an american gen..
tLeman, to hi. correspondent in Bali
| more. dated
HALIFAX, July %, 1911.
Although there appears more prospect
of war than for some time, yet as president
Madison is so clearly proved TO be French
man, (by MIR Smith,) it cannot be popu-
lar measure. without some aggression on
the part of the British. The frigate Guer-
rier cleft this place lately NTH her name
in large letters on her foretohsah She is
one of the finest ships in the British navy,
mounts so guns"
Yankee treotmentin Canada.
1t is we'll known that by the enterprising
| spirit of the sons of New England within
three years the consequence of Canada,
particularly the city of Montreal, has been
greatly increased. Many people, from the
advantages held ont to industry and specu.
latiou, have migrated thither, and consen
ted to become the subjects of a government
very different from their own; they alrea-
dy begin to feel the benign effects of their
| newly adopted government. The old town
of Montreal is situated on the westerly part
| of the island of the same name, above the
rapids of the river 81. Lawrence, which rem
der difficult at particular seasons of the ye;,r
the navigation for large vessels up the
stream some are detained a few miles be-
low the town for months, in consequence of
those rapids. The Yankees having found
scite for town on the island below the
rapids, purchased the land and commenced
several blocks of buildings, calling the place
.Wew Boston. The decided advantage the
new situation had over the old town. lessen
ing the probable expense of merchandise,
and facilitating trade. alarmed the govern
ment, and an immediate stop was put to the
building of New Boston. The owners of the
land, we understand, have appealed from
this arbitrary decision to the mother coun-
try. WHAT'S property worth under such a
government
British fress gang.-It is stated in a
Vermont paper on good authority that ONE
HUNDRED American citizens who were
principally engaged in the rafting business
on the river St Lawrence have been impress
sed by the British within few weeks past.
Wesu Hamhshire PARROT.
PHILADELPHIA, August IS.
Mr.. Foster, the British Minister, arrived
in this city yeste rday afternoon. makes
his summer residence at country seat
few miles from town.
Loss Of the Elizabeth Gardner.
The ship Elizabeth Gardiner. capt. Clark
of and for Philadelphia, from Montevideo,
out only So days, went ashore on ledge of
rocks near Ocracock Bar. on the 29th July,
an e Tho