Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-03-01
cIseissATr. OHIO, rEs. II.


THE FLOOn.
The Ohio since our last notice Ia
confused - rise rapidly. Early ON
Sunday morning il took sfresh start,
and continued during the dsy to rise
., the rate Of about 3iachesper our
Yesterday il rose NJ the rate ss about
one inch per hour, Overlooking the
greater part OF the third and fourth
wards. Water street is nsvigabte for
boats Of sim0s, any toaage. The
Robert Fulton, which lef, Yesterday
Tor Lssisviiie, was obliged to bach
up the streetto clear the Uncle Sam =
The Office or the Commercial Ad
vertissr, al the corner Of Water and
Front, is flooded with water about
four>feef on the first floor. Our pub
tishipg sfSce ~ the corner Of 4 olum
ois aud Main is surrounded With va.
ter-but we hope to reach IL this morn.
ing by small craft.
The destruction Of property Is i'm
mense;-ceIlsrs filed with ~a,er,-
bsard-yards swept Of every stick Of
timber-snd some houses already on
the more.
Since writing The shove We have
been cat accommodating the premi-l
sss. What 9 scene! The water still
on the rise-peoplr moving in every
directien-soune from the frat to the
second storiss-others from the Sc
eond escaping in boats. II 10 un-
doubtediy the greatest rise ever
known. A friend, who arrives in the
Napoleon from above. reports nine.
teen houses on the troy. which may he
expected IN a due season. The low
er part OF Allegheny Town, opposite
.Phusbut.. was literally shoat. @The
Steam Saw Mill bad lef, it's moor
ines. Above Wheeling warehouse
OF hsur and whiskry was lod gee safe.
iy At the head Of az Island A. Law
rencebsrg, below Us, the houses we're
secured by Kesd cables TO the near
est bluHs--this however We should
not be willing 10 vouch for, a. many
entertain serious doubts " neither any
sestiges cas- be left by this time
There 10 scarcely ground enough 10
he seen 81 MARKETS. fer the dere TO
rec, spsu. No one can say when the
water will subsids.
Ths numb her Of houses aiest mus,
pressst . singular spectacle. They
are not generally werth muc h, thou IN
heir absence ~ ihis time must oees-
sion considerable suffering. Both
yesterday aud to day the weather
hes been rav aud dissgrecsbIe.-
Charity vilI End objects verify sf
her kind services.
The above was written for the A.
meriesn, which we hope to publish
this norbipg; but il 10 impraeticabis.
Our printiug ofFiee esa only be reaeh-
ed by boats. The eompesiiios rsons
being IN . separate building, (iniead-
ing soon 10 nove) renders a. isnpossi
bic To Issue the paper for the pressat.
There 10 yet No sbatemsnt of the
wsters. The fivsFt COSTUME to fiss
sbsve, swelling the Ohio 10 q fearful
height. Steamboats, cen neither lead
nor unload; every one is employed in
msving Mill Creek Bridge is dsei.
dsdly on zone side of the qassilep''
and the whsle bsItom above presents
! > sea Of waters
The Uncis Sam. .7fionfie, Farmer,
Tennssseon. CorroHion. beats Of shs
hrsi class, with greet samber 81
Others, are IN the river, Oe casas,
ssy 81 the landing The '7S has "a 81
arrived from N. Orleans.
Frosa ,hs Cinsiuus,i Gazette, sch. "a.
\ FSsshet. The rise ia the River IL
81 most disircs ing thsfscter.-
j j. u csFryiug dss iation 1910 I'll tbs
liver psfi ofthe City DiGersnes oil
opinion exis's ss 10 10 comparstiv.
/ neIgbs. Msay ,h.sk ], hes net been
SO high Hsee i792 Some says !,
as 80 high 10 1915 A. f,s, las
svsHisg, ID was Fis5bR at the rate o.
sn ipeh 10 80 bout We have ne 90
fofmAtion Of is spetstisn IN toe VI
entity; but, 10 tbe City, IL is Vsrl
addressing. etpes islly vpon the posr
! ~ the western art oflhs low groSnds