Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-03
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from that place II that should be carried away there
will be an end to the uninterrupted canal vgaon for
along period We anxious for farther adyices.- N.
From tho Albany Evening Journail
GREAT FLooD rHE WEsr-Wc learn from gentle
men who arrived in the Telegraph this morning, that
the entiic West is literally inundated. The Genesce
river aud other streams already much swollen by pre-
vious and continued rains, overhowed on "Wednesday
and continued to rise on Thursday when our informant
left Great damage had already been DONE and vastly
mere was apprehended The bridge the Genesce
river two miles below Rochester, had been swept away
and although the Rochester Democrat of Wednesday
says otherwise gentleman who left there Thursday
morning. says the aqueduct considered in danger
The Telegraph mails that arrived at 10 o'clock to-day
4S hours behind
The Telegraph y-bll Of the 22d, says This stage
detained "a hours by high water Genesec river
The following is all we get by the Western papers:
(From the Rochester DAILY Democrat)
GREAT FRrsuEr-1he powerful rains of the last few
days have produced astonishing rise in the of
the Genesce. Since Tuesday morning, The river has
risen with unexampled rapidi,y 1t is "wednesday
oclock said to be as high it has been known
and is still rapidly rising. The half of bridge
at Carthage was swept away this morning together with
mill OH the western bank of the river little above
the bridge Strong fears are entertained for the safety of
the bridge above the canal aqueduct Immense quant
ties OF driitwood, huge uprootcd trees rails lumber
saw-lngs &c Nc brought down the river and large
masses have lodged against the piers greatly obstrucng
the current and causing threatening rise of the water
behind them. A body of men, however, have been and
are now engaged in removing the distractions, which
will, unless IT shall form again the extent which
is not probable, remove the danger
No fears entertained for the safety of canal
Hqueduct or the Buffalo bridge. From the
the stalk and oats in the sheaf hay, &c. also brought
down, appraised that extensive dana ge has been
suffered by the Inhabitants up the river.
BY the guage at the Rochester seminary three inches
OF rain are found TO have fallen since Sunday night and
IL sun continues is reported 10 have fallen even more
copiousy up the river than here and the unparalleled
rapldity with which the river has risen, would
confirm the report.
Since the above in type, we have received the
Buffalo papers of Wednesday, from which find that
The rains have been at that place. and also the
10 and1 tya> hayo h.n
we copy the following from the Wing and Daily -
MELANCHOLY OccURREXcE-A boat containing four
teen men, while crossing Buffalo Creek about clock
yesterday afternoon, drfted under the bows of the
schooner Florida filed and Immediately upset aud the
Webster John Lightheart William Wright, Henry Pad
die, Barrett Cleveland. Stephen Penn and John Wilson
The last three were men of families They joncrs,
in the employ OF Mr. b. Rathburn The bodies were pro,
baby carried out by the force of current the
and have not yet been found.
The water in the Creek very high, and the cur
rent rapid, in consequence of the heavy rains which
have poured down upon for the last or FIVE days
Several vessels were driven from their moorngs and
dred out OF the hal Dor the lake. and the ruins of
Drase from above were seen floating in the stream
letter has been received by commercial house in
III, rom tne Upper Lakes giving an account of the
probable loss OF the schooncrs Globe United States and
Commodore, they having been driven shore in a gale
The mate and four men drowned from off the Com
modore. The particulars have not been received
HEAVY RAISs.-During the last two or three DAVIS il
has ralned in the city and vicinity with very little inter
mission, sometimes in torrents Considerable rain mus,
also have fallen on the mountains of the Allegheny
the sudden rise of that river sufficiently indicates Du
ring the last 36 hours the Allegheny rose at the rate OF
about three inches per hour and rise at about
lha rae In many places sweeps over the banks,
rying away with It's rapid every thing within IFS
reach We understand that several saw-ns have sus-
taned considerable damage from this sudden frcsle
The weather is still unsettled, and we uncipete nuc,
rain yet, ere its termination. Pittsburgh Gazette Oct ~
The reader will observe the Characteristic letter of All
! van Stewart, which we copy from the Cortland Advo
cate This individual aspres TO lead in The work of ag
tuition, and is ambitious of noerety on this subject OF
indeed by any Ii affords ample proof OF the eff.
forts of the designing and nischevos lenders TO exce
the few dcuded persons who their dication in
the several countless action, and present as far as
possible show of strength the convention The con.
tras between the actual result and the Wanting decla
nation OF this political lncendiary, is sufficiently striking
Inc failure thanks to the promptitude energy and put
rotism of the citizens of Utica, complete from
which IT is no recovery if few of the leading spirits ma
have obtained resting place from the popular indigna
ton in the house of private individual remote from
the scene of the convention.
In connexion with this subject we may remark thai
we informed that Stewart conscious that the popu
lar feeling would be excited agant him removed his IA
mly from his residence, and placed within it some TWEEN
y OF his followers armed with musketsa circumstance
which, most fortunate for hiln was not known the
day on which the citizens promptly and ciTccually
dispersed the abolitionists.-.4ibany .4rgus.
(FTom the Cortland .4duocate)
TIE ATTEMPTED ABOLITION CONVENTION
LETTER FROM ALvAS STEWART, to gentleman in thi.
county, disclosing the Ptans Of Tie HJoitontsts, ana
M ne; melted IF drum"ing up CS"reHtion
ITS authenticity That responsible has now been
furnished It's, and present the letter to the public
with the assurance that il is, it purports 10 be- an ex
act copy Of addressed by AVan Stewart President
oil the Clca Anti Slavery Society, to gentleman of this
county lt will be seen, with a emile, how assduoIsy
this third fourhate laboring TO make hiins,
the leader OF this hopeful cause and The SAGE plans and
towering hopes which he dscloses the part of himself
and ms associates also rresstibly provoke smile We
shall soon learn whether this meeting, drummcd tope.
ther by lore and money, will be the " largest one ever
held on the continent'--larqe enough 20 induce the
inid pcrtifcf
large enough TO dictate what Legislature shall
or shall not do But have room Tor further com.
mcnt.
BoAER October 15
Coi. randall enclose you verbatim copy of let
Ter from Alvan Stewart TO Augustus Donnelly ESQ OF
this place, which hope you will publish to show the
public the method esOrted 70 by the aboltonists 10 ret
up their Utica convention a REPUBLcAs FRIESD.
Dear Sir--Wc have come 10 the conclusion that is
ihe duty oil each male member of the nslavery soce-
", as he loves his God his fellow and common coun-
Try IN tins STATE TO attend the State Anti Slavery Con
ycniion To be held at Utica on tho DIST Oct INST
I}y having State Convention Of 1900 or 1900 men
at THIS time would be infinitely greater argument wi M
our citizens tan To show them ali the bloody backs and
wrongs ever endured by slaves, and believe ha an
Individual by coming 10 this convention simply serves
the cause We love more than by giving 800 90 Such
convention will respect all over The nniion nod
IN TACT VIII secure all future abolition meetinqs from, vi
ocnce or mo.s, and will add 1000 persons WHO are now
hmid and afraid To our numbers and thus prevent the
Legislature next winter fIom passing cruel and opprcs.
siSe laws against
In this advice all friends concur Let yonr society II
love money induce agent to 20 10 each society
and get his promise to come, and then write Won The
number, aud you believe ii will be the l,rgest
convention held the continent and the most I'M
poriant for The rights Of man; for liberty Of conscience