Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-01-25

Sudden Discharge of Clouds, and The loss
ofFourteen hces.--At Blenavon, OH We'd
,nesday the 2sth ultimo, after two days OF in
cessant rain, following heavy snow OF the
same duration, about midday the sky was
suddenly darkened by an accumulation OF
dense clouds upon Blenavon and along the
Coity, in the direction Of the Varteg, when
an Immediate discharge occurred, which
inundated the works, and almost flied the
valley, causing an instantaneous rise in the
river (aIready greatly swollen) OF many feet
additional, and bursting over an embark
ment which protected the mouth OF an old
level, leading to the deep coal-mine works of
the Blenavon company. Messengers were
despatched 10 the different workings, and
the miners and golfers, TO the extent Of ma
ny hundreds, Immediately came out. Every
effort to divert and check the torrent was
most energetcaly made which, from the
numerous workmen in the employment of
the company and the almost immediate ces-
sion of the rain, was accomplished in few
hours but melancholy 10 relate, not before
some of the very distant headings (and one
which has for years been worked dipping
with the measures) were filed with water.
In this there is no doubt, fourteen lives are
lost. The damage to the works is triHng.
The pumping, which alone can enable these
unfortunate men 10 be reached, has been
urged with every possible speed, and every
means of drawing water adopted, vet it will
be several days or week before their bod
les can be Obtained. The number missing
consists OF eleven men, seven ofwhom are I'M
married,two girls & one boy 1t is feared that
f.l L.. a. fra,,, nat
feeling sufficiently alarmed to leave with the
same rapidly as their fellow miners. One, an
old man, returned TO fetch his lanthorn, and
was not seen afterwards Another. and the
most distant, we are told by man who
worked the next stall, replied that he would
not leave his son behind. and both are mis-
sing We hear Of the flood being so sud-
den at the Varteg, on the other side of the
Hill, that three young people were drowned
in house near the river; and from the vio-
lence Of the storm, we expect other serious
disasters have occurred Residents of forty |
years duration speak of the water pouring
down the face of the mountain in quantity |
aud rapidly surprising any thing known on
the hills they describe it, from its foam and
volume like rolling packs of woo!.-Mon-
mouthshire Beacon.
Don't Despair Girls-On Saturday last.
Mr. John Ayrenslein, a very respectable
gentleman, a sugar Tefner, in this city, led
to the the hymenial altar, Miss Rhoda Ora
son, aftera long and continued courlship of
thirty.nine gears! The parties are both
over 70 years of age. They had been ac
quainted from childhood, and when the gen
tleman was in his 25th year, he assayed TO
wo his fair one, as was lent patient hear
ing for some two or three years. when
country lass of some IL or l8 years, vii
lage coquetie, crossed his path, and lep
him merry dance for few months, and
\ then-leh him for a newer face. After
lapse ola few years, like the prodigal pen
itent and in sorrow he returned TO his first
love, and a more attentive faithful swain,
Meier crooked the plant hinges ofthe knee
having visited her on an average more than
five evenings Of every week during the en-.
tire SO years. Some disagreement upon a
point OF trfling consequence in their future
domestic arrangement, was the cause of the
long deferred nuptials. In a pecuniary
point of view he has made a handsome spec
ulation-she possessing solid charms 10 the
amount of $4,000. The point in disagree
ment he was compelled to vield-the fair
one vowing she would die first Philadel.
phia Times
DISTURBANCE AT OswEoo-On Monday
last the Collector OF Oswego received in(or-
nation that two small brass cannon of the
Patriots were secreted near the bridge. AT
his request Captain Gwyan, who commands
small force OF U. S troops stationed there.
placed sentries over the guns till the next
morning, when the Collector with u. s. |
officer went 10 take possession of them, but
were prevented by mob oftwo orthree hun
dred persons. The Collector was obliged TO
send for Captain Gwynn with his whole foce
who repaired promptly to the spot, but was
prevented by the mob from recovering the
guns The mob then mounted the guns and
continued firing them ill night, when they
burned the Collector and his deputy in effigy
WARS IN NAME!-The young Prince
Of Portugal was baptized on the 18th ult by
the following names Don Louis Felipe.
Maria Fernando, Pedro de Alcantara. An
tonic, Miguel, Rafael, Gabriel Gonzaga, Xa-
vier Francisco de Asia, Joae, Augusta Ju-
lilo, Vofando de Braganzae Bourbon SAKE
Coburg Gotha
FRANKLIN.-I is rather curious incl
dent, that when the American Congress
sent DR.. Franklin. Printer, as minister TO
France, the Court of Versailles sent NJ. Gil
Tard book binder. as a minister to the Uni