Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-08-04

Jury, tlut nus cVcT Dccn knOWn-tne StOTn
commenced on Saturday last, and while
| am writing the rain is still descending
| One hour since,I repaired with party
of gentlemen and ladies to the lower tolls
Of Onion river, to witness the destruction
in that quarter. While there, one ofthe
arches, which was erected last season
was carried away-intelligence soon
reached us that the mills situate OH this
stream for 10 miles above were princi-
pally carried away, as far as heard from,
viz: the elegant arch turnpike bridge in
iGchmond-the clothing works and oil
mill of G.. Haynes of Essex toll bridge
&. Sinclair's mills; +. Brcwstcr's oil,
saw and carding mills. And ] doubt
whether any manufacturing establish
ment of consequence, remains within fif-
ty miles of this place, 50 complete has
been the destruction and dclugc.
The post coaches which started with
the mails for the East and South return
ed this morning, being unable to proceed
on account Of the destruction of bridges,
SC. Our Post Master despatched the
Eastern mail on horseback after the car
rier was unable to proceed, and the mail
must remain until the storm abates. The
destruction to crops in this section of the
country is immense, and will fall heavily
on the bone and sinew of this section
The lake has risen IL inches in 10 hours,
and is constantly.
| have not time to be more particular
Our papers which will soon reach you,
will give you further particulars. In
much haste, yours respectfully,
NATHAN B. HAswELL.
p. S. Since writing the above,
have received memorandum from the
opposite side of our Lake, which trans
cribe as received it.
Bridge at Adgate Falls gone; Taylor
s. Reads saw mill gone. At Russelville,
stone bridge gone; Van Dcrwerker's
bridge; Elihu Hays bridge; II. F. s.
Co. dye house; H. A. 8, p. forge and
coal house; Van Derwerkcr's s Read
saw mill. AT Clintonvilie, Peru Iron
Co. forge furnace, bridge, roofing house; ;
dam, nail factory, saw mill and grist mill,
gone. AT Peru, forge and cut boards ;
Davenport's dam and saw mill; Burt s.
ID. w. & Co. forge and buildings; c. s
Douglass dam and mills; Maj. Sanlord's
new forge; 5000 logs from Keesvillc
Boom destroyed. AT Plattsburgh the
bridge in the village gone, and all the
bridges on the Saranac as far as heard
from; also all the bridges on Salem river
gone.
THE INSTINCT OF FIsnEs.-Fishcs, it is
said appeared inferior to beasts and birds
in acuteness Ofsensation, instinctness and
sagacity; but how is this reconcileable
with that tenderness, care, and solictude,
which the common whale evinces for her
young. She suckles and nurses them
with the greatest affection takes them with
her wherever she goes, when pursued she
carries them on her back; and supports
themwith her fins; when wounded she will
notrclinquish herchargc, and when oblig-
ed to plunge, in the midst ofhcr agonics
will clasp them more closely, and sink with
them to the bottom. Mr.. Waller in his
beautiful poem of The summer Island,
relates a story in which the maternal ten
derness ofthe Whale is most aflcctiopate-
ly displayed. A Whale and her cub had
got into an arm the sea, where, by the
detection of the tide, they were entirely
enclosed. The people on shore bchcld
their situation, and drove down upon them
in boats, with such weapons as could be
hastily collected. The animals were soon
severely wounded, and the sea tinged with
their blood. After several attempts to
escape, the old one forced over the shall
low into the depths of the ocean; but
though in safety herself, she could not bear
the danger that awaited her young one (;
she therefore rushed in once more where
the smaller animal was confined, & as she
could not carry il off, seemed resolved to
share its danger. The tide, however,
coming in, both were enabled to escape
from their enemies, ,alter sustaining num-
Der Ofwounds
The fidelity of whales to each other
is also said to exec: l:cven what we observe
in birds; Goldsmith relates an instance,
in which female Whale being wounded
while her attached partner was reclining
by her side, on beholding the object ofhis
tenderness falling avictim to the harpoon-
ers, stretched himself upon her body and
participated in her fate. 1t is curious to
remark what sagacity the finny tribesd dis
play in seeking out the most proper places
for depositing their spawn. The Salmon,
on her journey up the river, will suffer no
obstacle that she can possibly surmount
to oppose her progress to the place of her
destination, and in order to attain it, will
spring over cataracts several feet high
In going upwards she will keep at the bot
tom where the current is weakest, and