New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-07
The lii--issippi stu Rising.

CORES pOndent OF the y. q. Fic1Ytnc writes
from Bston Rouge Ia. Feb. % follows
reported that the river rose four inches within
the last l. hours There il An Increase OF dr 10 day
IL 10 not known whore from There IS great excite
ment along the coast 81 the prospect OF an over
dow The transpraton water IL very great snd Il Il
continues much longer will nave very bad effect upon
the back lands heavy creyasse has lately happened
At Lobdels" some 20 miles above ON the west side,
tina, doing much damage one gentleman los, all his
moasses IN tie cisiern Yours, &c. :. II
The Baton Rosgs Democratic Adrocaie of wednes
day las, has this sricle the same subject
The river at this pon, still rising slowly. Wehesr
of another creyasse In West Baton Rouge fronting the
plantation Of John l. Lobden, Eco and INT assuring
eighteen acres breadth The back waters caused by
hi, break extend tor many miles above aud below.
destructive creyasse is reported ~ having occurred on
this edo the river miles below here At what par
tculsr point have not vet been able 10 learn We
were credibly informed yesterday that many of the
planters nsurng their sugar now stored In their
sugar houses, aud that many are insurng their next
crops.
The PicayHHe OF the 18th says:
Fears are again aroused Of general overflow.
stroll along the evee ia front OF the city will convince
any one how imminent must be the danger above, with
their narrow eubankmeuts Even here false eyce,
il Is called, extends along the crown OF the evce
proper add for many blocks this alone prevents the
streets from being flooded. Even as u l., one has TO
pick his way carefully through the mud from the foot
OF Custom hOusest IN going down 10 the Third Munici
paty Viewed from any elevation along its banks, the
river presents majestic spectacle, pouring ia
turbd hood in sullen force towards the Gulf The "a
pdty OF the current Is startling and the thought Of The
bic barriers between II aud the dense population Of
the city might well effect nervous temperament
The great danger 70 be apprehended is above w. how
ever the cD leyecs being massive and mpregnabe in
comparison with those Carrollton creyasse near
that suburb 4, dreaded 10 would work the most f0rmid
able damage, even II 10 did not endanger lie.
STARTLING RUMoR.--A letter from Key West
% the Baltimore Patri0 dated FEB. p, contains The FOL
lowing startling paragraph
Three wreckers went from this place 20 the Aac
rance Reef OF fucsan 70 save, 10 possible, the
materials of X. NJ G. steamship Forth. On their arr-
val they found that the ship had been stripped Of ey
ryihiug valuable and burnt They found the schooner
Adventure OF Nassau, At the wreck who informed them
that an American steamer, bound from Panama 10 San
Francisco had been lost and many OF the passengers
had psrishsd The Adventure was last from Jamaica,
and the Captain (Roberts) stated that be had psper
containing the account Of the disaster. TIE iniorms
ton was communicated by Capt. Roberts TO person
on board the schooner Col De Russey'
The only American steamship on the Pacific coast ct
the ast accounts from Panams, was the California,
which WAS lying at that part JAn 2 taking in coal pre-
paratory 20 sailing for San Francisco with large Dum
Der Of passengers IL s quite possible that late news
from the lsthuus might be- received by the way OF
Kingston Jamaica but yet We cannot place much
lance on this rumOr from the fact that II gives neither
the name OF the steamer the date Of the Disaster
TWO facts not likely be overlooked in such important
matters lPhiladelpha bulletin
Boy Losr.-Joseph Hazard Perry son of II.
7 Perry OF Chill Monroe Co. left his home the fth
f July last siuca which time nothing has been heard
OF him by his friends lie 10 about 10 years OF sge
dark complex light blue eyes and large Of his age.
ANY Information concerning him VIII be- gladly re-
cei,ed by mail by his father at scottsylle Monroe Co.
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