Thank you, Lyn, for these fascinating messages you send us...EE -----Original Message----- From: powys-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:powys-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lyn Nunn Sent: October 6, 2007 12:21 AM To: GLAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com; powys@rootsweb.com Subject: [POWYS] The Cambrian 13 Jan 1816 - hurricane, travel and charity The most instructive and valuable lessons, are generally acquired in the school of experience. When travellers were compelled to pass the Wye at Chepstow, in consequence of the rebuilding the bridge, it was thought advisable, for safety, not to suffer the horse boat to pass but at such times as it would receive and deliver passengers at the slips. This regulation restricted the use of that boat to about five hours a day. It is now discovered that the above precaution was unnecessary, and the large boat now passes with the greatest safety and expedition, at all states of the tide, and without the least delay. Upwards of 250 poor families residing in the neighbourhood of Overton, Flintshire, have, during the last two months partaken of the liberal bounty of F.R. PRICE, Esq. of Bryn-y-pyis, by having served out to them, twice a week, a sufficient quantity of soup for their immediate wants, and which will be continued until the end of next March; in addition to which, the above number of indigent people received from the hospitable -------- of the magnificent donor, on Christmas-day, the annual distribution of beef, bread and money. On Friday evening, the Chester and Holyhead mail was overturned at Pant Evan, near St Asaph, by the tremendous hurricane which was then blowing. The coach and horses were precipitated into a large pool of water near the above place, and one of the horses killed. The guard and coachman were severely bruised; but none of the passengers sustained any serious injury. Lyn Nunn Brisbane Australia =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message