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the water continues to rise 24 

 hours longer, as the appearance 

 of things would lead one to ex- 

 pect, the summer dikes must 

 give way, and the dikes of the 

 most elevated interior canals only 

 will remain dry. 



The accounts from Pannerden, 

 Hervven, and Aard, are most 

 alarming ; the river Yssel pre- 

 sents a lamentable spectacle. The 

 grass which was cut on Tuesday 

 last the farmers have been obliged 

 to pick up with boats on the fol- 

 lowing day, to give their cattle 

 food : in many places they have 

 been obliged to cut the corn for 

 that purpose J and as there is no 

 fodder, such corn as can be got 

 at must be cut, or the cattle will 

 have nothing to subsist on. 



Zutphen. — The dreadful inun- 

 dation which we have already partly 

 experienced, and the lamentable 

 prospect before us, have disap- 

 pointed our farmers of deriving any 

 benefit from the harvest. Our rich 

 i!,rass lands are already imder 

 water, and the grass which is not 

 yet spoiled can only be got at by 

 mowing in boats, for the imme- 

 diate use of the cattle, which we 

 have been obliged to stall. In 

 many places they have been under 

 the necessity of cutting the fine 

 wmter seed corn for fodder. 

 Should no immediate relief or 

 change of weatlier take place, 

 the injury the agriculturists will 

 sustain is incalculable. The ac- 

 counts from the provinces of 

 Overyssel and Friesland are all 

 very alarming : even if the wea- 

 ther were to take a favourable 

 turn, the injury already sustained, 

 and the calamitous consequences 

 of a biuTimer inundation, cannot 

 be repaired. In the year 1750, a 



similar calamity visited this coun- 

 try. This appears certain — that 

 an unusual scarcity and high price 

 of all provision nuist be the con- 

 sequence. 



The colliers and labourers in 

 the iron-works from Bilston, who 

 were advancing towards London, 

 were stopped by messengers from 

 Government, advising them to 

 wait at some distance from town 

 until the result of their petition 

 shall be known. In all that is 

 stated about these unfortunate 

 luen, it does not appear that they 

 had any wish to encourage riot or 

 disorder. They foolishly enter- 

 tained the opinion that the Prince 

 Regent could order them employ- 

 ment, and they prided themselves 

 upon being willing to work for 

 an honest livelihood. Such was 

 the curiosity excited to see these 

 extraordinary petitioners, that 

 many persons actually left town 

 in the expectation of meeting 

 them. 



Extract of a Letter from Maiden- 

 head, 6 o' clock ^ — Yesterday morn- 

 ing (Thmsday), Mr. Biinie, from 

 Bow-street, accomi)anied by two 

 officers, anived at the Sun inn 

 here, and after consulting with 

 Sir Wni. Ilearn, and other Magis- 

 trates of this place, swore in seve- 

 ral extra constables ; and as a 

 matter of precaution ordered a 

 j)arty of military to be under firms. 

 This done, they sent forward the 

 olncers froiu Bow-street fo meet 

 the waggon that was appioaching 

 from Henley : it was met on 

 Maidenhead thicket, aboiit two 

 miles from hence, and the crowd 

 attending it, on being inforu)e;l 

 that they would not be permitted 

 to proceed, instantly stopped, and 

 conducted themselves with the 



gieatest 



