New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-23
More abou, the Creva..e. in the Mississippi.


THE CREvAssE At SAUvE's PLANTATioN.-Dur-
ng the A. hours that have elapsed since our 1si pup
hcaon regret % say that no material progf-' nae
be.u made 10 arresung the ON Saturday the
lahors Of the workmen under the direction u Nj Dun
bar were unremiitus. and while were on the spot
the hull Of the old ship Suviah was towcd % the open
ing Of the break and served A. Last resort W. may
almost saw % stop the fearful inrOals OF the river
But We are sorry 20 add that from an accounts yesier
day this undertaking. even has proved futile. Inc
rush Of the terrible clement great az ever. and 10
front OF the ship the water has attained depth Of ~
feet showing evidently that the SOL Is rapidly under
mining and that the water is determined 90 seek
more dangerous and destructive outlet some Of me
planters IN the ueighborhood have Withdrawn their
hands In the belief that II VIII be- useless % continue
their cndeaFOr- until the river has fallen. Mf -auFe
however -un pcrseveres IN his dislnferested labors
having already sustained all the damage that can poe
hv he done 90 h. plantation. AMI ably seconded ~
Mn dunbar who. 90 use "a vulgar saying has been
working Ike horse but We greatly fear nat their
united cndcayors VII prove ot no fa ~ men lf i- re-
menbered that the water which a the nfst outbreak
only from two % three eet h.n ha- no" decpened
20 fourteen feet with ci-aI tall OF eight feet read
ers can form idca o fhe almost nsupcrable obsta
ce- that the way o. arresng ts Their progress
so much Tor the breach above Carrolon and now for
IuF CATyAssF BELOW regard 10 The progress
OF the works here speak with more confidence
and althoug h recent experience has made us somewhat
-hy III giving ultersnce 10 encouraging reports yet We
are Induced % believe that this break ~ least may be-
stopped within q hours The crevasse has attained
aidth u Is feet but the tall Of water j. only four
.ct there Is less difficulty ~ completing the necessary
works In the meanwhile. however, the water having
extended 20 several plantations below aud effected
unct N with the overflow from tortiers crevasse Is
DONG 4 deal OF damage. and unless speedily stop.
ped must ruin Tor this season az least vast quantity
jf sugar cane.
THg FoErrER CKEvAssE-As our readers sre aware
he work. on this break have been lone abandon
FL The water rushes through breadth ot about go
et with the force 81 cataract covering all the inland
plantations with TO the depth Of tVo To i've feet
ana presenting The appearance 81 vast lake The roar
) he element be- heard % distance % three mile,
and such j. the impetuosity ~ This immense body
81 water that 70 distance Of halt o. three quarters o.
mile inland the o. the height of three of
four feet
The DAMAGE ~ THE CEEvAssE--Apari tom TOR
injury indicted ty the overflow IN our city, which
amounts o. Heaven knows how much 70 l. estimated
bv competent Judges that less than l5 80 hhis VI
sugar have seen cut Cd from the pext crop by the
crevasses this and the other side % he rrer ms
together with the loss occasOned BY Overio~s IN TIE
upper parishes vii tell considerably the estimates
OF the nexg season yield
THE OvERFLow ~ THE REAa o. rHE CITY.-Since
last The 10 the rear OF tn city a.s f-e con
sierably and penetrating IN - many drec tons
that the inhabitants 40 Tar up Bourbon street III
hi. Municipality beginning - 1e alarmed Tor the
| future. Id the Second Mlnnci panty ne water has
come up ~ WOods Press ana street, ~ the uas
Works. 10 Grsyier street and o. the " Ork house 90
hat our reader. can nudge pretty accurately 0f tie
/ teu-ive nature VI the overflow Col aupoeA- ne
superintendent OF tne 0ss orks 3 dong everything
power ~ protect ne lA-lll- nun TIC enc ~
nscnts Of the nsldi0us element and from rersoral
Inspection II h. lAb0rs yesterday We iee ssf-ed hat
| unlc.s the water should use two ieet higher. the
city all srn enoy ts usual share % lznt if.n mat
Quarter This raw u hope indeed most comfortable
IN the rear u tbs Mlnlc atty ine water Las come up
o. Caiborne-.t AMI the CUTTERS even a- lar - u.
ie-e and Nsrai.sts The al5olrg IRENE - protected
tv the Csrondeet Canal and un-css - water should
riss much higher wl probably escape lnundstlon alto
| gs-h@r Fortunately the ate westerly Winds lase
caused the LAKE Tall eight OF I'm inches tnus
a1ordlnz vast ou;lcf % TIE continued max ci tne
stream bur succession Of eastery winds would 10
| deed place u. IL . most awkward pretic ylnent Our
worst fears arise from ne appreciation % .ucn vs.
| taron IN which event should lot De surprised "
| .ee the water IN Dauphln-st- Is i T. heavy rAi
now would cause . p2rts overflow, which might lot
drsn OF Tor twenry-f0ur hours he present in-sior
tune falls heavily the poorer classes and something
We imagine, might be done BY tner weather neg
bors ward u portion least 81 these distressing
calaulties.
TIE CAERoLLrcN RAILEoAD.-Ih n water nai risen -
high yesterday cover c0nsfeFa1e Porioa u ne
track between sfsyette and bc1Lsuy y me d@Ph u
from Two % four inches This however cannot N any
way interfere with 10 regular running Of ~ cars
Tx CKEvAssE AT rHE P0EDER MAGAzINE.-Oui
last reports from The breach A. the Powder Magazine
THAT the work going and that there are TAR
hopes q stopping the within The next Two days
The cuntrsctor however has most artlOns TAX Be-
tore him for a. tbs the food from Forrers ere
| vase : meeting the one below. We learn that
Mr.. Benauns plantation = stu above water, bot TIA
there : eTery prospect Il "a being more OF ess IN
jured u o. Bulletin, l4ih.
| ExrRAvAGANcI OF COEPORATIOss.-The Mayo