Staunton Spectator, And General Advertiser

Tide Canal.--A great number of breaches were made by the late freshet in the Canal, but it is thought they will not interrupt the navigation more than five or six weeks. The cost of the repairs required is estimated at forty or fifty thousand dollars.

The Whig says the navigation of the Canal was re-opened as far up as Maiden's Adventure dam on Wednesday, and that repairs are in progress between Lock 13 and the Middleton Mills with a view to let in the water at the Seven Islands feeder, as soon as practicable, which will give a continuous navigation for seventy miles above Richmond, and within 7 miles of Scottsville.

The Lexington Gazette gives the following list of furnaces, forges, mills &c. washed away in Rockbridge county, by the late freshet:

South river--Mr. Avery's foundry, Mr. McCowan's tilt-hammer, Mr. Metcalf's saw-mill.

Irish creek--Mr. Gibson's saw-mill, and quantity of plank.

Mill creek--Col. Reid's saw-mill, Mr. Harris' smith shop, and five or six wagons.

Weaver's forge on Buffalo, and Mr. E. Jordan's forge on Jackson's river.

Weaver's forge and furnace on North river and Col. Jordan's forge, &c. on Jackson's river, were much injured.

The loss to farmers in grain, fencing, and in jury to land, was also great. The Star estimates that $150,000 would not cover the loss in that county.

The Fincastle Democrat gives no particulars of the destruction in Botetourt, but says generally that houses, barns, furnaces, mills, forges, bridges, wheat, cattle, and indeed every thing in the low grounds have been swept away.

The Richmond Compiler says:

Since the river has receded to its regular stage, and the farmers have summed up more accurately their loss, it is ascertained that it is not so extensive as was at first supposed. From the reports of several of the large farmers of James River, and comparing notes at different points it seems to be pretty clearly ascertained that the loss of wheat does not much if at all exceed 100,000 bushels.

We understand too from one of the most extensive farmers of the river, that the injury to the corn is partial; but little has been washed up by the roots, and except where it is so destroyed, the injury has been slight. The Tobacco has suffered more.

DESTRUCTIVE FRESHET

We regret to learn that there was a destructive freshet to the South of us on Wednesday the 13th. The Wilmington and Roanoke, the Raleigh and Gaston, the Portsmouth and Roanoke, and the Petersburg Rail Roads, were all more or less injured.

In the county of Warren, N. C., a good deal of damage was done to the Corn, the water in many places on the banks of the Roanoke and other streams covering the Corn entirely.--Pet. Int.

On Nottoway River immense quantities of Wheat and Oats have been swept off, and the Tobacco and Corn have been greatly injured.

THE LATE RAINS.

The Warrenton Reporter of the 16th inst. says :

The heavy showers of rain which fell on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning have done immense injury in this county. The crops of corn have been completely prostrated by the rain and wind, a great deal of the oat crop has been entirely destroyed and the tobacco has been much injured. The long bridge across Fishing creek 2 miles west of Warrenton, Clark's bridge across the same stream 3 miles southeast of Warrenton, and indeed every bridge in the county which we have heard from has been swept away.

Norfolk, July 15.

N. E. Storm.--The long season of rain just passed--(it will not soon be forgot by the farmers in our part of the country)--wound up with a three days heavy blow from the N. E., which has prostrated many fields of corn on the rivers, and whipped the blades into shreds. At sea, we have reason to fear, its effects have been witnessed infinitely more disastrous than any conception we can form from what has been witnessed on shore. It lasted from Sunday to Tuesday. The ship Tiber in Hampton Roads from Marseilles took the storm on Sunday night, and the Captain states that it raged with all the violence of a hurricane, blowing away or splitting his sails and finally compelling him to scud under bare poles.--Herald.