Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-09-17
From lhe chcraw IS. CD Republican, Aug. 30.

l consequence of the successive heavy rains which have fallen for two3wceks past, our river disco vered to be rapidly rising early as Friday morn- ing last It continued to rise until o'clock Sat urday night, and at half past seven o'clock, that beautiful fabric the Bridge over the Pee Dee yield ed before the destroying flood. Not wreck is now remaining to tell where it stood. Such was the overwhelming violence of the flood, that nothing could withstand it, At the very moment ofits yield ing before the desolating flood, two white men and two negroes had entered and were passing drought but notwithstanding it had been reduced to a com plete wreck. having been crushed before they could reach this end astonishing to tell they all saw ed As to the amount of damageisustained by the crops it is impossible to say. The low grounds on each side in some places, for than mile in ex- tent presentOne vast sheet of water Welearn that every bank, from this fifty miles down the river, has been broken-of course the low grounds are com pletely inundated. But it would require more time and space than we can command to chronicle the disaster In extent it certainly surpasses any within the memory of our eldest inhabitants. In cOnse- quence of the late severe flood, no Northern mail hasbeen received here since Friday Morning last, and no Southern mail South of Camden We learn that the Bridge over the Wateree opposite Camden cannot be approached, and IS to be feared IS in the most eminent danger
 "CAMDEN, Aug. 30.-We have been visited by feshet never before eqnalled here. Our river was about three feet higher than it was ever known be- bre. Two thirds of our Bridge is entirely swept way, which almost amounts to total loss of it, t will be rebuilt. 4 great many of our Planters have suffered total loss of their crops: men who one week ago could boast of making from two to five hundred bales of Cotton, and three to four thou sand bushels of Corn, will now scarcely make bale of Cotton or save bushel of Corn.
 "Among those who have lost their entire crops, are Vim. Lang. Thos. Lang, John M Rae, MT MRae Major M Willie, Est. Cantey, Est. Champ lin, E. Cureton, Col Jas. S.-Deas, about 400 bags and no doubt five times many others, who have lost from one half to three ourhs of their crops.- Perkins, Ciples, Adamson, and all the Boykins, have also suffered immensely, tho believe not Il total loss The Cheraw Bridge is entirely carried away and the loss of the Planters on that river are no doubt equal to those on this Much sickness isl now anticipated, especially on the plantations Wd have already good deal here.'
 "CoLUMBIA. Aug. 25. |
 In different parts of the country the damage dond is incalculable. From Hamptons plantation downF every thing is gone on the river He loses aboul| half On the Wateree they are worse off If possFI ble. Every thing under water from Camden down and most of the river lands in the up country ar also swept The loss will be greater than in 1894
 From all parts of our State as far as we havf heard the papers contain accounts Of great damageI by the late very heavy ralns The Camden Beac'a of Tuesday last, Both ut. says
 "We have been visited by the most destructie freshet known since the memory of man. Tis crops on the river plantations are entirely swept planters who expected to make 800 bales of cott, will not make 10. This, with the loss of their po provision crops stock of cattle, hogs, destruction f iences and injury to the soil, will make up sun tota which we cannot at this time estimate. We believe that 300, ,000 dollars will not cover the losss sustained by this portion of ellowctzens in tis District alone. Amongst the injuries sustained Is the loss of our fine Bridge It embraced four archs neatly consructed.and covered, two of which, tip longest, are taken off.
 AUGUSTA, August 31.
 The Late Freshet.-Snce our last, the water h the Savannah river, has greatly subsided-and ndv it almost assumes its wanted beauty and grander, while it affords good navgable Steamboat river-- Some of the wharves and platforms have sustaind considerable injury, the extent of which cannot e correctly ascertained. owing to the water being above the lower wharf The damage to the crop, &c in either direction from this city, along the ma gin of the river, as far as we have been informe has been very onsiderable-some planters have lot their whole crop by the flood. For the last four day little or no rain has fallen in the city, although tn. weather looks far from. being settled.
 BAToN-R -RoUcE August 27 1831
 On Tuesday evening oflast week storm of wind and rain began which for violence of wind, and quantity of rain, exceeded any thing of the kind known in this neighborhood since, the memorable storm of 1872 and which had not ntirely terminated when last paper went to press. The cotton crop in this and such of the adjoining parishes have heard from, has been much damaged; but the injury we are pleased to state, has not been as great might have been reasonably anticipated. The su- gar cane except some fields of the ribbon kind has escaped injury. Many planters on the coast have suffered considerably from the wind in having their fences blown down, and out houses injured. The great height of the water courses Occasoned some negularity in the transmission of the mails.
 On Sunday night last, our city was again visited by a severe storm of wind and rain, the principal damages that have been done however are only the blowing off of few states from the roofs of houses and the further destruction of trees and fences. The levee in the lower part of the town is washing away by degrees, although no new crevces have been formed. We have been informed that the storm re- commenced on the lake early as Saturday even- ing, and that it was expected some damage had been done to vessels crossing.-N Orleans Mer. Adu.
 The Natchez Gazette, in giving the result of the Election in Adams county, of Senator and repre- sentative to the Legislature of the State, says:
 For the first time since the organization of this go vernment, the delegation of this county is composed of creoLes and planters It has never been the before, in any county in the State. We are glad to see the young men of Mississippi, who have had first rate educations, directing their attention to political pursuits. There is very general dis position in this State. and particularly in this y, to encourage them We also pleased to learn, that John I. Guion esq., native of this county has been elected Senator for the district composed of the counties of Warren and Washington. MT Guion is a young man of superior talents and requirements aud will confer honor on the station, in which his constituents have placed him.
 The Senator and Representatives from Warren and Washington also creoies and planters. and two of them are members of the bar.
 Great Meeting in Sumpter Disrict- Ihe People ris- ,ng m their majesty-Nuhlifcatio prostrate.-The letter from our correspondent, in this mornings pa