Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-25
From the Nsp Orleans PfeGyune, May II.
THE CREYASAtS

The accounts received from The creVasse al
Saves yesterday afternoon are 81 The most dis
couraging character and leave no hope mat The
flow u water will be checked al present. By ti
ectlon OF The joint, committee appointed by The
Frs, and Second Municipality Councils, his no
nor The Mayor sent communication 10 Nj
Dunbar yesterday morning, requesting OIL him all
lhe information regarding The crevasse, and his
opinion as 10 the proba billy OF stopping il BY
pursuing The present plan. Mr.. ID. 10 mis- reply
dated al , o'clock. p. Nj states that he mas
hopeless TASK 70 perform" having aborcd eaI-
nesLly Tor a week without making any progress.
he Stale! that in his frs. ohlccl, ,ha. Of Z, ao>h-
ing firm hredk9alrr. ne has as yeI entirely lail-
ed, and ina ms must be accomplished before
any IElhg can be done
The volume ~ waller, although IEa'erially e>-
sened al one lime, IS nov as great ds ever, AID
~ iep is such that ping will mol stand agains
II IN Iae sol ground al III" bottom. ln i>tio- 10
Mr.. Dunbar, We would state ltat rhc plan which
mas lhcs Tar been pursued was not sussrSled by
him, but AZ Inc work was commenced b .toir
he arrived on The ground he Ind Mt see Ii 10
change the plan OF operations. In his letter,
Mr.. ID. states his wish 10 he recalled al once il
the committee sha deem il expcGient 10 do So.
and adopt any new plan. tie also safes that he
Yesterday morning Conferred with several plan
ni,p and apparently feasible pan was adopted
and The cry wonid furnish materials, they wouiu
send back their negroes an: pursue The work Vi
gornnslp until IL should b. completed
Mr.. Dunbar sent down In the committee a plan
which had inst been submitted 10 him aud which
he stated 10 be very sim lar 10 one he had formed
in his own mind In conclusion h. states lhai he
shall confne his Efforts 10 prevent he enlarge
men. OF me beach uatil he receives more definite
instructions
The joint commil'er met Al o'clock Yesterday
afternoon al the office Of The Mayor, when his no
nor submitted 10 hem The communications from
Mr.. Dunbar. Alter examining The NUMEROUS plans
which had been offered, the committee came 10
he conclusion not 70 adopt any OF them Suhoui
first consulting the surveyors. A resolution was
accordingly adopted recalling DR.. Dunbar 10 me
CRY, that he may jointly with the other surveyors
examine all The plans suhmii,pd tor Stopping the
crevasse, and decide upon which 10 pursue, when
the work will be resumed. The same resolution
instrncls Mr.. Dunbar 10 leave the cfevasse in
charge OF some one who will have al his disposal
a sufficient force 10 prevent The breach from en-.
larsiGs.
Thus The matter stands al present, and as will
be seen, we are Ia have The water flowing in up.
on US Tor week or len days 10 Come al Least. No
means ot preventing The further spread OF The
food in The city should therefore be left un,riet.
Al the same time We do not think il possible IL
lower the presen height OF water 10 any conside-
rabe extent while the cregassc confines open
and even were il done al this point he relief
would b. but temporary. II The water in ihr
swamp near the cIevasse were 10 be loWefeG
suddenly, The rush through The breach would be
much more rarid and the volume .>ould in
short time become much deeper. About all that
can be done al presen. is to prevent he water
IRON rising IN The city higher than il already is
LIS present sage is however, bad enough Hun
dreds OF houses are surrounded BY lie food, and
around large number OF item the water is from
three 10 our iee deep.
Besides all The trouble and expense caused by
the necessity OF moving, the amount OF damage
10 buildings and other properly will be immense.
The inhabitants Of The First Municipality ~
siding below The Canal Carondelet, and also Of
the Third Municipality, afe actively engaged in
raising and strengthening the lower lcyee of the
canal, 10 proven; The Hood from reaching them
from mat dlrecIloni and large portion OF the re.
sidenIs above The canal entertain a very bitter
feeling towards the work which they imagine 10
be detrimental &c them. 10 This we think they
make the same mistake that the residents in The
upper part OF the Second Municipality did when
they though! that breaches made in The lower
Dank OF The New Canal would save them from
nundaion.
The waller in the different streets wa. about
the same las, night as when cur evening edition
went 10 press. In some places yesterday FORE
noon visible fall took place, and raised a vain
hope with many thai dry times were coming
But the TALL was mol in The waller from The Gre.
vase. A sudden rise was occasioned BY the
heavy rain oil the night previous, and as this
water found its level back yesterday propor-
.ionate tall was observed
The Metairie Ridge is now being cut through
inlwo or three places, and we ,rus, lha, outlets
enough may be formed 10 prevent the further en-.
croachment OF the water in The CRY.
TIE CREvAssE AT THE ENaLIsa TURs--We
were informed last evening, and upon authority
10 which We have confidence, that the creyasse
AT the English Turn was closed yesterday morn.
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