Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-06-22
NEW ORLEANS.


Arrived this forenoon, the ship Paragon.
in 10 days from New Orleans. The water
bad ceased TO rise, and measures were inc
medlately to be taken to open sufficient
number of bitches for draining off the wa
ter from the high land into the cypress
swamp. whence it might find its way into
Lake Ponchartrain. For this purpose the
Corporation had issued an ordinance autho-
rising the Mayor Co hire of their owners as
many slaves as can be procured by beat of
drum. and place them under the care IF
Mr.. JanesSe. city surveyor, with a suffici
ent number of drivers whom he (the mayor
was to chuse, and the whole expence to
be borne by the Corporation of New
Orleans.
It's ordained by the City Council of n.
Orleans, that the Mayor be authorised to
hire as many slaves AS he all be able to
procure, by publishing by the beat of
the drum that those having negroes to
hire may apply to the Mayors office
within the shortest delay; that the SAIL
negroes shall be under the direction of Mr..
Tanesse, CITY surveyor, and under the care
OF a sufficient number of drivers, whom
the Mayor is hereby authorised to chuse
and pay tor that purpose and that the
said negroes shall be employed in digging
Metaire, and on the banks of lake Pom
chartain to the right and left of the bayou
St. John, n order to facilitate, by that means,
the running off OF the waters which over
flow part OF the city and suburbs, and the
surrounding country that the sad Mr..
ianesse shall divide the negroes i'm a
manner most convenient TO effect at the
same time and within the shortest delay,
the said works; and that to repair to the
above mentioned places. the CITY will
furnish them the necessary boats, and pro-
vide for their food during the time they
shall be at work.
1t is further orda med, that the corpo-
ration OF n. Orleans shall pay ali the ex-
penses occasioned by the execution of
the present ordinance.
May 90, 1916.
AUG. MACARTY, Mayor.
LATEST FROM NEyV-ORLEANS.
BY the ship Paragon, we received n.
Orleans papers TO the 23d ult. The wa
ter at that time had ceased to rise, and
fallen little within the two last days.
Spirited measures were taking for drain.
ing oil the waters, as will be seen by the
following ordnance -
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MAYORALTY F-NEW-ORLEANS.
Whereas. M. Tanesse, civ surveyor.
has made report stating, that pursuant
to an order from the Mayor, he had re-
paired to the highland of M-tairie, as far
as the plantation of Jean Deauleu, f. m. (:
and there convinced himself, that in order
to facilitate the running off of part
OF the water of the crevasse into lake
Ponchartrain, it became indlspe nsible
to open a sufficient number of ditch
IS through the said high land, so
that water may reach the cypress swamp
extending to the said lake.
That he had also repaired to the mouth
OF the bayou st. John, and that after ha-
wing visited part OF the banks of lake
Ponciartrain he ascert1ined that tie le-
vel tthe waters of the lake WAS at this
moment three feet below the bank, which
forms trench upon which he passed with
dry feet.
That the water let in by the crevasse
having no direct outlet to the lake. reach il
only by the moath of the bayou St. John.
after having turhed the foot OF the trench
just mentioned.
That the said trench las breadth from
60 to 200 feet, or thereabout, and that he
thinks that by cutting 1t on the right and
lett OF the mo~ll Of the bayou St. John,
by means OF a sufficient number of bitches,
the mass of water which oveiaows a part
OF the city and suberbs, as we'll as the Sur
rounding country, would be considerably
diminished.
Extract Of a letter, dated .te7o Orleans,
Nay %.
Business is growing still more dull, and
people preparing to leave the city.
Sugar Prime sly: Cotton do. SO To
bacco ID: WhIsk 90 to O. Pork I6 to
II Flour s to 6 A /: Hempen Yarns 9
Pig Lead o.
Charleston, lime IS.
JOSEPH q. HOLMAN. Z q. Manager of
the Charleston Theatre, went passenger
in the ship Tea Plant, which sailed on
Wednesday for Cork. We understand that
the object of his voyage is to procure
performers for our Theatre.
NEv-YoRK, June IS.
We have received the following from
our Correspondent at New Orleans:
Merican Ne7Us. The repu1,ic an gener
al Morellos, made prisoner by the roya sts,
was carried before the IT. bunll of tie In
QUESTION, in the city Of Mexico. and con-
demned as q heretick, atheist, deist, ma
terialist, and sor other Grimes IF the COM
petence OF the holy tribunal he was also
condemned by the arch bishop, DEGRADED
in consequence, and given up to the militia
ry tribunal, who condemned him to death,
and he was executed on the 22d OF Deem
Der LIST.