for more than 1000 miles was inundated
by water which has prooved vary destruct-
ive to all that country, & many parts that the
water could not reach Insects have help destroy
there has also been great losses sustained in oth[e]r
parts of that land by storm, hail & fire, & in
additions to many other events in America
1840 has brought a change of politicks through
out that Nation which will of course make a
revolution in Government Affairs in many respe[c]ts.
Wars & rumours of wars are among the signs
of Europe. Though England feels at the present
time as though she was swaying the sceptre over
nearly all the earth, even for the first time
waving the british flag in China, still she
is not without her troubles, she is begining
to share in that distress of nations & which per
plexity, which will be prominant among the signs
of the last days, great poverty prevails among
the working class in England & more esspecially
in Ireland, much crying for bread is heard in
the streets. Erance has had great troubles from
sources she least expected, for while she had

for more than 1,000 miles was inundated by water which has prooved vary destructive to all that country, & many parts that the water could not reach Insects have help destroy there has also been great losses sustained in other parts of that land by storm, hail & fire, & in additions to many other events in America 1840 has brought a change of Politicks through out that nation which will of course make a revolution in Government Affairs in many respects. Wars & rumours of wars are among the signs of Europe. Though England feels at the present time as though she was swaying the sceptre over nearly all the earth, even for the first time waving the british flag in China, still she is not without her troubles, she is begining to share in that distress of nations & per plexity, which will be prominant among the signs of the last days, great poverty prevails among the working class in England & more esspecially in Ireland, much crying for bread is heard in the streets. Erance has had great troubles from sources she least expected, for while she had