Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-05-18
Fran The .Mtp OreanS Crescent, .Nog ID.
TIE CREyASSE.

The resorls IN town Yesterday concerning tfc
creyasse were contradictory. From information
derived from gentlemen who had visited lhs
Mace. we are leaf 10 believe hat the Up mug
is far from being closed, and The evidence al
mr. yery door, SHOWS this 10 be the case. All
Inc back p.r. IF the Second Municipality above
The Canal is hooded as near the r,Ter Is Bscchns
str.el. The lnha Dtanti nave been forced from
their houses 10 when there Is no 2cccs, except
by skI1s which DO no! seem TO abound III that
vicinity. The streets yesterday we're hlei WIN
furniture cars carrying oil the effects 81 these
whose houses are threatened by the Advancing
element. The Canal also is unusually hish So
that not much can be drained into Tie lake
We nope We have seen the worst
ANOTHER CREVhSSE.-W G learned last
evening that another crevasse had occurrei be.
low The city. in from of the Powder Magazine,
on the opposite side Of the river. The width
Of the opening was about one hundred lce', ani
the fell four feet A quantity Of powder on the
landing was swept away, and unless IN water
i, soon arrested the Magazine will be IN danger
II is expected that a sufficient force viii be on
tho g.o.nd this morning 10 prevent lurther
damage.
CREVASSE.-Ihe Cteva>se Al M"f2anza
saws the Poinle Coupe Echo OF The , n inst, Is
sn'eading lis rayases Ia a irIghtlul extent IL is
uuw uiuIr Iunncr 81 m'ic aiic, and 81
such force and volume. hat the roar II n watffs
NAV be- heard several miles distant. a !oriIun
Of The M.igan plantation IS ovcfllowrh in thr
rear; he watei i tom twu e hYe lee against III
side D, he icvrr which looks wraa md shreA cLln4
IN PAGES. There is now 40 wa I" travelling -
he bo,!uche except IN skif,. A commute,
appolntrd 10y the Foiice Iuty, 10 examine liz
possibility Of stopping the Cre;asse, sepc!l u
totally impfaclicahe
saves CarvA Sc. parish o! Je6elson)
May 8, P. NJ.
Eii,ors Of The Dcla Notwithstanding he
rain The work has scne 81 well To-day, and II Ire
piliag stands, the breacn will pe closed Ia Tory
eight hours. Mr. Pierre Sauye has made hcfcu-
lean efforts Day and night, and during 'hc hta-
w and inccssanl rains, since Tins disasier occur
red he has been al work himself and stimulated
others. RE had the finest crop ever saw, al.
woula have made nine hundred hossheads; he
cannot now realize Ety. bur is working 10 save
Others. All OF his nelghbo.s are more or les,
adpcled-ope oil them ColuGe Claiborne, having
lo,l his entire crop, thousand cor!s ui Woo,
his stock, and a large quantity Of shingles, pick
els &c in The swamps. The creyd>se On The o.
posile side, al Eugene FonieI's, three miles be-
low is taking up us own course, and IA lar as
the eyecan reach, there Is 4 sea oil wafer L,
Photographed 10 Inc baltimore Ameficar.J
New YosK, May I6--7 L. VI.
CHOLERA IN NEW YORk-E,sht cases
Asi.uc CHOLERA; and four deaths nave occurred
IN this city since yesterday. Three # the case,
and Two deaths were in the SIKH War Jhr
Board Of Health convened to-day, ami appointed
a Sanarory Comm,llee, with iull powers I" lax
measures for cleaning The sreeis aud lnniyihs
The dwellings in The infected cisfic..
Ia subsequent despatch says hat an lnyesIea.
tior had taken place in regard 70 me cases u
Cholera in,. uee a'0' -" 80.
fnand Ia mr., rcr,I rom some t,i.r ,.,,.....