Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 182?-183?, 1832-03-02

Descriptions OF distress and desolation
are appalling; and at the point of almost
every island, mills, dwelling houses,
warehouses. filled with the produce of
the country, beds, cradles, household
furniture, hay, corn, bridges, fences, &c.
betoken the great damage
Another letter ofthe 18th, says, "The
water has spread universally from noun
tain TO mountain, and every thing in the
plain has been either swept off, or lifted
from its place. / saw Mr.. Ruffner
this morning, who left Marietta on Sa-
turday. The river had not then reach
ed Its height, but much of the town
had gone off and as he came up here,
he could see the hills every where inter
spersed with tents, the temporary re-
fuge Of the inhabitants. The whole
town of Wellsburg has been in the wa
ter many feet. There is not a house in
the place, | presume, but must have
had seven or eight feet of water upon
the floor fits first story"
The Wheeling Times, of the 18th,
saYs-'-"The destruction of property BY
this calamity is beyond calculation. The
whole valley of the Ohio, from its source
to its mouth, within the reach of this
tremendous freshet, must present one
uninterrupted scene of waste desolation
and distress. The farms on the rich bot
toms have been swept Of the fences,
dwellings, barns, corn and meat houses
with their contents, and the stock.
"All the towns and villages along the
river have been wholly or in part innun
dated and many of the buildings, with
all they contained, have been carried
away.
All the low part of our town has suf-
fered severely-it is impossible at this
time to estimate the loss of property
forty-two houses, we are informed, most
ly small frames, have been swept away
from South Wheeling. The bridge o.
yer Wheeling Creek is gone-35 houses
were counted passing by on the river
from Saturday morning till II o'clock.
A large warehouse, filled with flour,
lodged OH the upper point of the island
The river is now even with the banks.
In our next we will be able to give more
particulars.
The Flood.-It appears from the pa
Pers, that great deal ofiniury has been
done along the Kislleminetas. The
Blairsville dam has been washed round
to some effect, and the salt works nearly
destroyed.
Messrs, Stewart and Boggs, (GeneraD
Stewart of the House of Representatives,
had 10000 barrels of salt swept awav
which, together with other losses, it is
said amounts TO so or 200 dollars.
This is public loss, and must have an
effect upon the maket price of the article
III the weSt.--Pen. Int.
The nomination of Mr.. Porter as Co
vernon of Michigan, has been confirm
cd by the Senate.
The nomination OF Mr.. Shannon. Of
kentucky, as Charge d'AfIaires of Qua
temala, in the place of w. n. Jeffres,
resigned, has also been confirmed
Y. 5. BANK SrocK. A letter from
London, dated, Jan. Z, received in New.
Y ork, says: 1--WE write in haste to saw
that U. 5. Bank shares have advanced
TO Ell 10.
@%The Apportionment Bill has f.
nally passed the House of Representa-
tlves by great majority 90 or SO) mr.
on the ratio of 1900. This gives Vir-
gina II members, and leaves an unre-
mr. xsNnN Il
900. ~
In the Senate, the Bill was referred on
motion of Mr.. Webster to Select Com
mittee. We hope it will be speedily
disposed Of The ratio gives 2l0 mem.
oerS-an increase of27.-New England
remains stationary. N. York advances
from 81 to 80, Pennsylvania from 2G 10
2o-Ohio from ID to i9-lndiana from
8 to 7-Alabama from to 5--IlIpois
from to 3-Mississippi from to g.
Missouri from to 2--Georgia gains ,
Kentucky loses !, and Tennessee gains
each having b. Wig
&Se We congratulate the people Of
Scottsville, upon the rejection of their
measure Of locating branch of the
Bank Of Virginia at their village-which
was elected on Saturday, notwithstand-
ing the Jealous exertions of Mr.. Ran
dolPh to get it through the House.
we nope they will consider ,oeH. be-
fore they again apply for fatal privi-
leege' Let them contrast the fiscal situa-
ton Of the county Of Augusta, with any