Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-07-02
maRIENBuRc. MARCH II

Dreadful Aandatisn in Germany.
MsRrEsBuRc. MARCH IT,
The d.ltrels scaufed in our neighbour
hood by the inuudation is greater than
the feverch evils Of war. In the night
the dykes were burit in two places Ons
branch was 23, the other 70 rods broad
II the darknsfs Of the night it was isn-
polibe Tor the inhabitants to do more
than fave ,hemfelvcs, by re,reating to the
upper part of their houles. At break of
day mot dreadful fcene appeared. A
diitriet of fcysnteen German fquarc miles
Ia, Engl,ih fquare mi!es) of the moi
fertile land was under water. Every
where we're feen white fleets and fhirts
hung out as lgnals of diiircfs and from
every roof the cries Of iuiferers were
heard. upro the 18th. acc cattle were
drownei in Milniiz 'sIcne. The con,in
ued cold makes the diitrefs infinite
Daily we fee flames arife in the midft Of
the watery waite, bccaufc the people,
benumbed with cold, try to warm. them
felves. by making fires in the lofts of
their houies Marienburg has done all
that was poiible to alleviate this misfor
tune.- Hambsrgb Correspondent. Ap,aI7)
49, So BREMEN, APRIL I6
All the villages on the left bank of the
Noea',vis II populous places, contain
ing above 1000 inhabitants in Goo houlcs
are under ~atsL-The country is from
a to ia feet under water and looks like
fea The people have f.d into the up
per Tories and the higher buildings in
the neighbourhood. Many Of the for
faken hauies threaten to fall. The dis,
trefs is very great. particularly among
the poor, who for want Of boats, arc cut
off from the neighbouring large eltates
In the fmaller buildings, where the peo
pie have A-d to the lofts, no fire can be
nade on the hearths The children arc
crying for bread, and the parents wiring.
ing their hands in difpair. lhe fcene is
truly deplorab!e
Further from fbe Msdifsrransan.
A letter from al officer. on board the
frigatc " S.ases. dated 10Th April in
the Bay of AIgiers, iays - was prefent
a, ~ audience of the Dey. in Company
wlsh Commodore Shaw and our Conful
(Mr. shaler) The ratified ,r-a,y which
came out ii, the Java, was IN this occa
Gon prefensed to hin' He afeded not
to undsritsnd why aastker Z. cay, as he
termed it, ihould BE- offered him This
being explained, he required that the
two treaties ihoud be compared, and be-
ing atiused they we're word for word
the fame. te in'imaied. notwithstanding
that ieveral Of the articles had undergone
fome charge. that nsilher himfeIf nor
his council could undeyiland them thar
prefents had been promiied him which
he had never received, that the brig and
her crew had not been rcitorcd according
to treaty Populations (alludiag to the brig
taken ialt hummer and carried into Car
thagena. where the Spaniards detained
her under the plea thar ihe was taken
within their jurlsdittion,) and concluded
by obfervng shat we were unworthy Of
his con6dence.--With this undcritan-
ding we parted. The snexr day MIR.
Shaler required another audience VI him
and was refufed be had however. At in.
terview with the prime miniiter, Whole
conduit and language was the mott ms
fulting, and the treaty was returned.
Under theie circumstances IL was thoughr
moi advifable for him = Withdraw from
the fhore and he took 'up his reGdcnce
on board this ihie. Alter four days n.
goc4ition under the psotsdion OF white
hag, the dnpute was arranged 70 far.
that The Dey re acknowledged the treaty
and promilcd to awan iniiruttions from
the PreGdent in relation to the points IN
diipu'e. Ii the government will give
him brig of war OF the fame cl4is, and
pay him forty or hsty ,houiand dollar
for her crew. the prefrn, treaty may con.
tinue for lone time. This is the opinion