The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-09-14
GREAT FREsHET.


The Papers from various parts of the South
ern county give accounts of great damage
which has been done by the recent freshsts
there. From them we have made the fol- |
lowing extracts;
Another week Of continued rains. We appre-
hand great destruction TO the crop. The bolis are
rotting upon the Cotton, and the rust IN man:
places is spreading its mschievous blight.
AUGUSTA AUG. 81.
GREAT FREsuET. The late rains have swelled
the Savannah River TO an extreme beieht-'he
wharves and lofty platforms are completely over
flowed-the water passes through the steam boat OIL
fee windows-and at seven o'clock last evening IL
had in some places nearly reached the upper part
of Broad street. and the water was spreading rapid
ly around the cty-and it was rising at the rae oi
one or one and quarter inch per hour. HAM
burgh opposite to this city, is completely SURROUND
ed with water.
"Ths rise OF the water by the town gau sc at the
bridge, is 81 g feet above low water mark"
AUGUSTA, AUG. %.
The cellars and stores the wharf are all hiled
! with water, and lot Of 80 hhds of Molasses and
200 sacks of Salt, in OF them is completely GOV
cred. Humburgh is completely surrounded wlth
water, and they were compelled to remove theiI
! goods from store to store One lot of Salt about
| 1000 bushels has been considerably injured II
has rained here constantly and severely for the
| last month. 1t is presumed that the injury to
Beach Island, cannot be less than $40 600.
CAMDEN, AUG. "a.
We have had most severe fresh in the Wateree
proceeding from a succession of rains in the upper
country and this neighsorhood. The water rose to
a destructive height yesterday, friday and hai
done infinite damage to the crops in the 10"
grounds-both Corn and Cotton.
COLUMBIA, AUG. 90.
We have had tremendous freshet, which ha
ltbo nf . n
) so done great injury to the crops on the low
grounds.
} 1t has rained here, we believe every day thi
month.
AUGUSTA, AUG. 90.
The effects of the freshet have been dreadful
Plantations that would have had thousands OF bush
els Of corn for sale will not save one peck.
great deal of stock has been lost, and we hear oil
good many human lives that have been lost III
smaller streams above US must have been great
swollen also, for besides logs and brush, corr
pumpkins rails, lumber, mill works, parts Of houses
: &c, all come floating down the tide.
GREAT STORM AT NEW ORLEANS.
: A storm of wind and rain commenced at NeN
Orleans on Tuesday morning, the 10th Aug
and the Courier of Friday, 10Th, Says" Tn
storm that was prevailing at the time OF OF
last publication on Wednesday, has now subs IL
ed, with the exception Of rain, which is no
pouring down in torrents" The custom hous
L has been partially unroofed, and various damag
has been sustained by buildings in the city
+ Scarcely n single vessel in port has escaped Sc
!. rious damage, and they have nearly all bee
j drifted ashore, having broken from their moo
l. ings and thrown down their siagings by whic
e they were unladen or laden
u The Courier SAYS, eve regret to state IL
! death of seven or eight persons who WEI
l. drowned in attempting to cross the river w
n have in vain endeavored to procure theirn
= The crops of corn and cane were entire
n Frustrated, and the damage to the crops lsin
: IN ensc.
Mobile suffered considerably from The storr
part Of the town being inundated at the tin
of the le aying Of the mail.