Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-06-19

watt' that cover, The rear Of the citv, hourly
increases ard we toreses no Termination tn its in
crease Till the period cal fall Of The Mississippi
before that happens, the whole CITY NAV. and
probably viii be o'eraowel Il is a truth, how
ever, interesting and consoling, To those who an.
uSipitate, with satisfaction the future pros.
perity OF New Orleans. and we make it kown Ia
our northern fellow citizens with emotions OF
mingled pleasure and Indignation, that the breach
IN the embankment not only nigh, have
been closed up before it had existed a week, but
with the energy and persevering industry which
The occasion ought 10 have called forth, with the
ample means which the law appropates 10 his
,pecihc object, the force Of the torrent might
nave been checked IN the first twenty.four hours.
- now TWO weeks since the .embankment was
broken, and nothing, no nothing has been done
to avert, the desolation with which we arc sur.
rounded, and calsmities yet in store for US.
Ihoush this want of exertion argues total
want OF public spirit and public virtue, vet it is
melancholy fact 1--WE confess it with shame
and confusion) that nothing has been done IN
save this rich and hourishne CITY. the seat Of
iaborous industry and enl ghtened enterprise.
the principal mart and emporium of an exten.
sWe and poPulous region, from Imminent dan.
ger OF beng covered with pestiferous pool. q.
lve with serPents and alligators
The mischefs that will result from this fatal
inoinerence to the progress of the .nuiidation.
are beyond calculation The damage sustained
oy private property immed ately wi hin its reach
and the mortality to be unprecedented after il sub.
SIDES, are not to be compared to The evils that
VIII arlse from the reputation that our CITY will
acquire abroad. Had the crevasse been sion.
pea, as we repeat, It might have been few DAVIS
afer II broke out, it would have passed off as an
acc'den. that seldom occurred, and IN, diving no
ssrious consequences when At did But now.
after what has happened, the impression abr ad
VIII De mat an eruption of the Misssiipp, is a
Calamity from which certain and wide spread
destruction IS 10 be Appended, and against which
No prudence Can guard. We know that this
impression VIII prevail, and we dread its conse.
quences Ii is nevertheless without foundat on
and as 1t not too late, even now, TO prove 1t so.
by making II manifest to all the world, that not
oniy occurrence of crevasses may be prevented.
out the most disastrous of them may be stoned
at It's worst stage.
bu', VINO Is to commence this great, necessa.
~ work. The Governor decla, es that his funds
are exhausted; the city council also plead DO.
very what, then, remains but for the citizens
10 take up the BUSINESS in their collective capa-
city surely, they will not urge want of re.
sources any more than want of motive to pre-.
serve the wealth of this great mart from des.
ruction, and It's prospects of future grandeur
RON irretrevable rum. No expend iture, no la
oor can be lncomm ensurgte wit he object.
,ut we dread the paralyzing influence of those
u VISIONS and sub divisions of factions INTO winch
our CITY Is split. Until this influence Is put
uo@n' the attempt had better be left unlried,
n failure would augment the calamity.