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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Severe flooding in the Netherlands near Nymegene after ice breaks in the Waal river, causing dykes to breach and inundating dozens of villages; a relief ship capsizes, drowning eight including Baron van Nyenheim and Fiscal Omphal; thousands of sheep lost.
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Last Saturday evening the ice broke near this city, in the Waal. Since a most terrible scene!--The dykes broke in many places: So that from the Panderie Gat to Gorinchem (a district of 72 villages) are under water: near the Miaalwaall dyke two breaches: whereby 34 villages are under water: In the Betuwe the houses are in water to the tops; people and cattle are drowned in numbers; near Thiel and Kraanburg large dams of ice.
Yesterday a terrible misfortune; an inland large ship, with provisions going to the relief of the unhappy ones on the tops of their houses, with nine people on board, amongst which, the Baron van Nyenheim, and the Fiscal Omphal, got into the strong current and was overset, only one Burges of them saved.
Letters from Cologne are very shocking; all must pass this city; near Arnhelm also terrible accounts and general flights.
Three thousand sheep lost in one neighbourhood.
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Nymegene
Event Date
March 3
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people and cattle drowned in numbers; ship overset with nine people on board, only one burges saved; three thousand sheep lost in one neighbourhood.
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Last Saturday evening the ice broke near Nymegene in the Waal, causing dykes to break in many places; from Panderie Gat to Gorinchem (72 villages) under water; near Miaalwaall dyke two breaches, 34 villages under water; in Betuwe houses in water to the tops; near Thiel and Kraanburg large dams of ice. Yesterday, relief ship with provisions and nine people, including Baron van Nyenheim and Fiscal Omphal, overset in strong current. Letters from Cologne shocking, all must pass this city; near Arnhelm terrible accounts and general flights.