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Freshet in James river. --The river rose yesterday to a height beyond many freshets of former years. Up to last night it was still rising, with a fair prospect of carrying away the excellent frame work of Mayo's Bridge. Should it so happen, it would not be strange if it should float down to the obstructions in the stream beto the exciting scenes which there and then transpired. To afford some idea of the extent of the inundation we may site a few facts. All of the islands in James river, above and below the falls. were submerged. The low grounds on the Manchester side were all under water. The dock and James river were thrown into one. Cary James river were thrown into one. Cary street and Dock street, between 20th and 15th streets, were rendered unfit for navigation by dry-land craft. The Confederate machine shop, (late Talbott's,) had three or four feet of water in the lower work shop. The water came nearly to Main street on 17th, between Main and Cary, and the inhabitants of Hughes ow had to adjourn t
The James river is higher at Lynchburg than it has been for many years past.