The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-03-08
Louisiana Interior.

The RIvER.-By the following article from the
Louisiana Chronicle of the Sd inst, it will be seen
that the effects of the high water have been very
disastrous along the Coast:
The river this place still continues to RISE and
Bayou Sara truly presents gloomy scene. With
but one or two exceptions, where the pavements
on the front streets are somewhat elevated, the
whole place is inundated.
We witnessed on Monday last the condition of
the coast below In the upper portion of the parish
of West Baton Rouge, a scene of desoaton and
distress is presented such have never before
witnessed. The water from the crevasse just be-
low Waterloo, has almost entirely inundated the
plantations as far down as DIR. Ira Smiths. The
plantations of DIR. Hereford and John L. Lobdell
have suffered less from its effects than any of those
adjoining. Some planters had portion of their
last crop in their sugar houses, which has been
materially injured and large portion of their cis-
tern sugar entirely destroyed Should the river rise
six or eight inches more, the plantations below will
all be liable to inundation. The water is at pres
ent, in many places, at the top of the old evee;
and the fresh earth which has been thrown upon it
will not prove sufficiently strong to resist the cur
rent in the event of further rise.
A crevasse broke out on Sunday night week Just
below the plantation of John l.. Lobdell, which has
done some damage. A vast sheet of water, for
miles up and down the river, now covers planta-
tons upon which, but short time since, the luxu-
RANT growth of the sugar-cane was SEEM The pros
poets for crop the present year are rather gloomy
We learn that there has been crevasse in the
upper part of the parish Of Point Coupee, imme-
diatey opposite the plantation of Mr.. Morgan.
The grand levee, it is apprehended, will give way.
Should it do so, there will be no calculating the
amount of damage which the country in the inte-
rior will sustain.
At Baton Rouge the river still continues to rise
we hear daily of some new crevasse, says the Ga
zette of the Sd inst and it is with hard trouble the
planters generally are able to keep up their levees
The road along the coast below this town is lined
with negroes at work. driving pckets in the Ievees
and raising them to keep the Father of Waters from
taking sudden possession of the plantations We
learn that the river falling above but this place
it has not even yet come to a stand. The river at
this place is now about high as it was in 1923.
Red River is slowly receding, and fall of about
three inches is perceptible at Coues des Grues
JUDGE LoNGsTREET-This gentleman arrived
in St. Francisvile on the 28h ut., on his route to
Jackson. The Judge, formerly President of Emory
College, Oxford, Georgia. is now President Of the
Centenary College of Louisiana.
FIRE ENGINE-The Board of Seectmen of Ba-
ton Rouge at their last session, appropriated the
sum Of two thousand dollars for the purpose of pur
chasing a new and powerful engine, hose and other
apparatus to render said engine effective also to
erect suitable building.
DRowNED-Thes son of Mr.. Sulser, residing near
Bayou Sara, while fishing from log in the back
water near the residence of his father fell off and
was drowned His mother rushed to his rescue
but in endeavQsihg to him both were consigned
to a watery gNve.
~ The Legislature of Kentucky adjourned on