Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-31
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From ths ConeOrdia hteHigeucsr, july l3.

country overfowed by the flood Of the
present season, though far less than was
covered in '2S, contains within its limits
property 10 an amount OF two thousand per
cent, exceeding what was then exposed
and neglected 10 injury, and we hazard
nothing in asserting that this amount Of
loss by the present food. will even far
exceed that wide proportion.
We shall, as succinc!ly as possible, lay
before our readers few memorandums,
based upon data made during ourram-
blings through the region, and with view
of calling public attention to the exposed
and unprotected state Of The Lowlands of
Arkansas, Mississippi, and those of the
Cocordnia District.
The two countries Of Arkansas that bor-
DIR the eastern margin of The Mississippi,
south of the junction Of the Arkansas with
the latter stream, have collectively front
of one hundred and fifteen miles, enibra-
cling somewhat over one hundred planta-
lions. There are also numerous settle.
men,s and extensive plantations bordering
all their lakes aud bayous.
Carroll Parish, Louisiana, fronts on The
Mississippi about fifty miles, with about
sixty large front plantatious-while her
lakes and bayous are almost all densely
serled-Joe's Bayou, Swan Lake. &c.
Madison Parish fronts on The Missis-
| sippi near eighty miles, with about sixty
FIVE large front plantations. She has on
Walnut Bayou, near twenty large places;
on Ruudaway and Vidal Bayous. ffIeen-
the two latter making, during an ordinary
season, five thousand bales Of cotton. On
Bayou Macon, forty places open; on
Tensas about the same number, and on
all the minor bayous aud lakes, thick SET
Elements, each making from twenty to
one hundred aud fifty bales.
Tensas Parish fronts on the Mississippi
fifty-nine miles, with foriy-fve large front
planta,ions-twenty Oh lakes 81. Joseph
aud Bruin-perhHps Ten on lakes Mound
Saddle-tree Bayous; twenty-five on Choc-
law; about len on Macou aud Tensas, be-
sides many others on the minor bayous.
Concordia Parish fronts on the Missis.
sippi eighty -four miles, with sixty-five
large front plantations on lakes Concor-
dia and ST.. John, eighiean large planla-
tions; on Caney and Brushy Eayous, and
Tensas and Black rivers, about twenty
places, averaging $50 bales.
Cataboula and Franklin, west of Ten
sas and Bayous Macon, front on those
streams. and The former on Black river,
one hundred aud sixty-eigh, miles, with
AZ places.
So Tar as we have been able to learn up
10 the present moment, nearly the entire
surface Of the two Arkansas counties has
been flooded-all The back and interior
lands Of Carroll parish, say over Que half
the entire surface-near one half Of NJ adj
ison-near one half ofTensas-one third
the eastern front Of Calaboua and Frank:
lin taken collectively, mostlyin Franklin:
Of the interior crop OF Concordia. we
cannot as yet offer probable estimate
several places making three aud four
hundred bales are half flooded, and the
water gaining on them rapidly, as it must
continue TO do until positive, and not
reported, fall takes place as low down on
the Mississippi as Natchez.
The actual loss up 10 the present date,
ou Roundaway, Vidal, Alligator and Mill
Bayous, is bales $500
On front of forty miles in Boil
ivar co., Mi, near 10000
On Choctaw Bayou, Parish Of
Tensas. over 2,oUO
On Lake Joseph and Lake
Bruiu Parish of Tensas, and vi
cini,y of Hard Times Landing, 5000
abou, - $500
On ten miles of southern front
Of Chico, county, Arkansas, 1000
This is bu, partial estimate, but shows
the damage aud loss in the particular vi
entities named.
The direct loss is immense, hut as yet
no probable estimate of the entire amount
can be given. We have made arrange
ments for collecting the details from the
mouth of Arkansas 10 the mouth Of Red
River.
Estimates the loss of cotton by the
floods on Red River, Arkansas aud the
Mississippi, we hear made in New Orleans
last week, as varying from one to four
hundred thousand bales-lhe result, we
anticipate, will be IN the vicinity OF the
Ia,er-bul The facts shall be supplied as
curly as practicable. y
The ultimate effects Of this terrible visi-
talion must be yet more calami,ous.-
Thousands now see ruin threatening them,
in face of the fair prospects promised a
short month since, and want is known
where oflate plenty was; and dark des-
pair has stolen many hope away.
The Wabash Flood.--The Goshen Re-
publican contains an extract of letter
from Terre Hau,e. Ind. which says.
ITO give you some little IDEA of The de-
struclion, I will state. that l9 out Of every
20 houses from Fort Wayne 10 this place
are deserted entirely, and the inhabitants
compelled to leave for the high land. miles
back from the river. Very often passing
n house YOU might see poniry Of all kinds