Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-05-23
THE WEATHER,


For the last 90 days, has been remarkably in
element for this time Of the year. From the
% to tn. 18Th inst. there were but two days .;
pleasant weather. Onthe night Of The 18Th
commenced raining in torrents. and continued al
most necessarily. until the night Of the l7,h.--
of observation that more ram fell thsn had beet
knows for the same space Of time since their
remembrance. On the 18th it ceased, and tie
weather became so warm that the mercury IL
Fsrenhei.s Thermometer rose to rs dc grees. !
is said that these rains have produced create.
fire shet than has been known for the last 20 G
80 years. In some places The damages sustained
by it sre incslculable We sre not furnished
with particulars. but understand from genllemei
from Buxton that principal part Of their mills,
some dwelling houses. and An immense number
of logs and boards. and all the bridges between
tina, place and the mouth Of the river, including
the two bridges in saco, have foa,ed into the 0
ceap.
The losses On the Ahdro.coggin are though,
TO equal those on ssco river. Eight saw.milis,
valuable aqueduc,. part Of The bridge between
Topsham and arunsvick, icgs to the s.noun,
Of 100000, ana much other properly have
gone to sea- In shor. wherever we direct our
enquiries, we hear more or less disasters, produ
ced by the ireshet.
The bridge in ons6eld, between Long Pond
and brandy Pond. was swept away on Wednes-
day night last; and whst is very remarkable. j,
aos.ed up stream, until Thursday noon. when the
current turned and brought many paris of II
back to the place from whence it started, which
were hooked ashore and saved. The dams OF
five grist and saw mills in Waterford and Us
vicinity, have brokeh.--We leasn that the mill
pond above the mills Of C.. johnson, Esq and
others, in Windh.m. rose SO high and pressed SO
hard, that it found . new chsnnel through =
sand bank, ard was expected 10 drain he pond
from whence the stream formerly ISSUED. 30 tina,
It will become dry land in which Case The mills
might IS we'll be situated on The hills in Gorh.m,
~ where they now are.
In FCebury, we hear tina, bridge In the s.
e. part OF the town leading across branch Of
Saco river, was carried Awsy.-ln Conway. N.
H. a building improved a. Carding and Pulling
Mill. and dwelling house had been pulled down,
to save them from The deuge ;-and the
dam of the Iron.woiks had been carried away
and great fears were entertained that the Iron.
works would also be swept away.-ln Brown.
field, oil the bridges on The main road. have been
carried away Hiram. the bridge over Saco
river and part u the bridge across Great o.
sipee river have gose adritt.
On Friday night issr we had long and very
severe shower Of rain, accompanied will, vivid
and incessant thunder and lightning. In Fal
mouth. we understand the dwelling .house Of
MIR. Peter Msrs,in, WAS struck with lightning.
!, entered the chimney. half of which it threw
down rs far Is the chamber floor, from whence
itpassed from the rafter to the post, which ii
shivered to pieces. and broke most of the glass
in the back part Of the house. Mrs. Marsha &
her children, who were sleeping within foar IL ct
Of the pos,. we're providentiaiiy preserved from
any injury.--The house lately owned by capt. B
Priace. within 100 rods of Mr.. Marst,n's, was
also struck by lightning and Sc, fire 10 but it
was soon extineuishsd by The rain without doing
any material injury.-This rain has gain risen
the small s.reams to great - height as they
were during the late freshet.
We record with no small degree Of satisfact.
ion the meritorous and liberal conduc, Of the
Messrs. Cyoqpninp shiefds Of Salem owners of the