been to great expens in fiting out an army of
500,000 men to assist Mehemit Ali & for other
purposes. Endeavering at the same time to fort
ify Paris by surrounding it with a strong
wall, but in the midst of this scenery they have
been suffering under one constant torrent
of Judgment, the sea has hove itself beyound
its bounds the rivers Seine, Saone & Rhone
overflowed their banks turned out of therr course
& these created a flood unpparellelled in that land
which washed away both corn & wine into the
french Lake, cities Inundated, villages destroyed
cattle drowned, towns burnt, farmers ruind
which created great trouble at home without
war The French chambers appropriated 5,000000
of Frances [Francs] to relieve the present wants of the suffers
of those inundations. But among the signs
of 1840, none are more prominant than those
of the eastern world, even in the Holy Land
Mehemeit Ali, has made much noise in the world
by invading Syria & trying to take power
unto himself, & tas the Tirkish power was
not sufficient to check him in his progress
England with other European Powers have

been to great expens in fiting out an army of 500,000 men to assist Mehemit Ali & for other purposes. Endeavering at the same time to fort ify Paris by surrounding it with a strong wall, but in the midst of this scenery they have been suffering under one constant torrent of Judgment, the sea has hove itself beyound its bounds the rivers Seine, Saone & Rhone overflowed their banks turned out of ther course & these created a flood unparellelled in that land which washed away both corn & wine into the french Lake, cities Inundated, villages destroyed Cattle drowned, towns burnt farmers ruined which created great trouble at home without war. The French Chambers appropriated 5,000,000 of Francs to relieve the present wants of the suffers of those inundations. But among the signs of 1840, none are more prominant than those of the eastern world, even in the Holy Land Mehemit Ali has made much noise in the world by invading Syria & trying to take power unto himself, & as the Tirkish power was not sufficient to check him in his progress England with other European Powers have