Richmond Palladium

Appearance of the Ohio Shore since the late Flood.--Mr. John Brough, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, left his tripod and that city a few days ago, for Washington, in fulfilment of his duty as one of the Commissioners appointed by the Governor of Ohio to adjust the boundary question between this State and Virginia, with a similar Commission appointed by that State.

From the steamer on his upward passage, near Portsmouth, Dec. 30th, Mr. Brough gives the following account of the towns and country along the shores of the river, since the late flood:

The towns and country bordering upon the river so far as I have been able to look upon them by daylight, bear terrible witness to the destructive character of the late flood. New Richmond must have suffered very severely, the entire town having been inundated. Maysville did not experience very serious inconvenience, though a considerable amount of property was lost, by the destruction of one or two warehouses. A considerable portion of Portsmouth was overflowed, there, and much damage done. The most serious matter there, however, is the slipping of the bank, near the junction of the Scioto and Ohio, which now threatens several buildings in that portion of the town with destruction.

Slides have taken place at numerous points along the bank: and some of them very heavy, taking down in some instances whole acres of ground--in other the public road, rendering it necessary to rebuild it, and lay it further back upon the farms.

Strewed along almost the entire route, are wrecks of wood and flat boats, and rafts of lumber. The bridges across the small streams are nearly swept away;--indeed I do not recollect to have seen one standing. The loss to the farming interest must be very great. The bottom lands have been overflowed, and fences have been swept for miles together. Large amounts of corn in the fields and cribs, and probably much other grain has been destroyed--while, in many instances, barns, and other outbuildings have been entirely swept off, or removed from their foundations. We passed the locality of the "Clermont Phalanx" after night, so that I did not see the ruins there. I trust it may be long ere we shall have another such a visitation.