The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-31

/. OVERFLOW AT ALExANpRIA.-Yesterday morn
Ing we mentioned the great rise IN Red River, tile
dsrucoa Of eropsrv ana The Alexandria Republican, of
the l5a inst gives full particulars Of the destruction in
that res Ga The next advices from thail quarter, will
bring
We in the midst of ruin and distress. Fifteen days
ago. the river in front OF began rising and the swell
that should have high water, though no one antic.
pated the perfect deluge with which been visited
On Saturday last, accounts iron above awakened the
vele spprehensions for safety and planters and
holders OF city property Iedoubed their exertons making
new evsss and strengthening old the water in the
meanwhile rising with fearful rapidly In the Of
the day received that the levee in front of Gen
Thomas plantation the other side OF Bayou Philip,
by the water, which deed all attempts to arrest its
The bayou this time rising and requir
ed the most active and vgant exeons OF the overseer
Smith and Wooten to the plantation on tins SIDE OF
the stream On Monday morning. all their deience were
carried away BY the large body Of water m sne bayou
the back streets contiguous were inundated, ana the
stream advanced rapidly toward the front streets AT
street had their furniture removed to secure places and
on the following morning but small portion OF the cor
poras limits were free from the limpid element The
day Tuesday, crevice in Mr. Kelsos levee about
two miles below, discovered, which could not be
up ped Things looked squally and to a CLASH
cal expression the rats left their holes" All now
speculation until "Wednesday morning when the levee
IN front of the mill gave way and in the afternoon
that around Mr. Bossats followed suit presenting
to the visw perfect mill tail. The strongly
in the direction of the low land in the rear and in
court house protected by temporary levee thrown
up during the night All the Streets and the railroad
now wholly or PARTLY submerged communication being
Kept up by means of progues, skifis, Sc
On Thursday received that the river falling
at Caddo and Nachtoches and although there has been
no material decline at this point to this date live in
hope The water in the streets remains the but
soon the low land is filled up must have rise.
The damage to private property furniture &c. in the city
has been considerable The large and splendid mansion
OF liberal and enterprsng citizen, Gov. Mills,
swept away together with box containing treasure
and valuable papers, Thus have lost of the chief
ornaments OF city. Its architecture was taultless,
being copy OF the Roman Parthenon, with interior
design by the celebrated Van Schglediger OF Bremen
Our and magnificent market house. erected under
the superintendent Of that well known artist Colonel
Jeries IL at the present in imminent danger and
fears entertained for the safety of the church Pearl
street, which is much exposed We have now painful
duty perform, in announcing the loss by the overflow
of one Of most respectable citizens, Major DuIess.
When he driven from his residence by the flood. he
took shelter in the of Jeres, Jordan CO. second
story. When discovered Thursday last, he no
more. He was amiable and ccomplshed gentleman
in destitute circumstances but Of noble and chivarous
spirit He had served in the Black Hawk with dis
tincton and candidate for Convention from of
the low parishes. young man whose name could
of water but luckily succeeded in making his escape
Alas poor Major We could better spare better man
1t estimated by competent judges that the loss sustained
by the planting interest the river cannot be less than
a million and half of dollars. We yesterday received
word romtOur Senior who is at ut Coe making
arrangements to marry plantation and five hundred dar
kies, all under water at present He says the whole
country Of water and ducks have entire posses
sion of it.