The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-17
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Gothic in of his ballads relates the story of fisher
man, to whom one day he gazing into the flood
beautiful syren appeared fresh from the wave The
syren sung the fisherman listened enTapured by the silver
tones WHILE he looked and listened the waters rose upon
him and nearer came the syren; ntently the
fisherman looked upon her features and hung upon the
accents of voice. and higher the waters till with the
last meIodous cadence from the syens lips the poor fisher
man enguphed by the rushing into which he
was dragged by his enchantress. We of New Orleans
sembie the fisherman described by the poet. We have
long listened to the deusye promises of Hope and credited
her atterng words that have contented ourselves with
conscious security. neglectng the obvious warnings
till the waters of the mighty Mississippi breaking though
the feeble barriers which obsucted them, rising
doors, and inch by inch gaining what still remains intact
Thus, the sad expesence the present reminds of the
folly of the past and admonshes of the be pu
sued in the future. Whether advantage will be taken Of
the Instruction We receiving remains to be ;
but we are in hopes will not be thrown away. Something
should be done, at least plan adopted relieve
from the dis and suffering consequent upon this inunda
ton and especially to prevent the of such
calamity. &sH
FIRST MUNICIPALITY CouNcIL.-Mayor Crossman, in
view of the alarming state of affairs the suburb Treme
convened the Council of the First Municipality to meet
10 O'Clock yesterday The recommendation of the Mayor
was that general relief should be afforded to the suffering
inhabitants, and Committee of public safety appointed
The suggestions good, but unfortunately when the
hour OF meeting arrived there only six members present.
Ash takes nine to constitute quorum meeting was held
We this urred, in hopes something
would have been done to afford relief to those of citizens
who struggling against the calamities of inundation.
The Crevasse-Meeting of the Authorities.
Yesterday evening" half past 5Oclock meeting of the
Committees of the three municipalities held at May
O Office for the purpose of taking into consideration the
progress Of affairs at the Crevasse. The Mayor in
attendance. A dispatch expected from Mr.. Dunbar
O'Clock, in consequence Of the arrival of which the
oil q
time At last "a messenger arrived, bringing communica
ton from Mr. Dunbar. 1t written at o'clock yes
erday afternoon. We only supply readers with the
first sentence. The Mayor and the members of the Council
did think proper to allow further extracts from it. 1t
is dated Saves Plantation. May .l6th 1S49 and ad-
dressed TO Mayor Crossman
Your message by Mr.. billiard has just been received
boed eaney for week and have SUCCEEDED ong
in preventing any further enlargement OF the breach.
The Secretary read several communications from diff
$ n e stop the breach ~ w.
who remarked that he presented them to the consideration
any Of them but because they addressed him for
and Asrmen He explained to them the means which he
Pefs then moved pt that the Surveyors appointed by
tine three be to aks those plans into
considers competent TO consult with them. Judge Ro and
whom the Mayo might call did he think p1opef
Mr. Duncan said that he fully agreed with Mr. Peters.
although he anxious for speedy and energetic measures
and knew not what bad effect accidental circumstances
might produce the within the space of few
days still he considered the motion of Mr. Peters worthy of
adoption and felt safed that he justified secondng
it. He considered it would be mpudent thing for the
meeting to adopt the plan Of stranger protesting his
ability to check the approaching danger from the
that the Surveyors who in their employ and conf
dence were. after all the whom they should rely.
He therefore felt peas,ss in econding the motion. The
mousy.
Il was resolved that MI. Dunk and Mr. Grant who is
Mobile. be sent for. and that the meeting adjourn until
the Surveyors meet and report the result of their deliberations