New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-07
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New-Orlesn.-The Flood, Cholera, n
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
NEw.ORLEANs, Saturday May 26 lsi9

NEW ORLEANS, Saturday, May b lci9.
MrssRs. EDITORS New Orleans is suffering at
this time. as perhaps your readers have already
learned very heavy calamity. in the inundsiion OF
large portion Of her inhabited district from
or breach in the evee Of the Misssspp River 6fteen
miles above The crevasse has been running now
about three weeks spreading s waters over vast es
tent Of cultivated country and st ast visiting IL dsas
iers upon the city, in overflow which threatens 20
be nesry. II not quite universal Great amounts OF
money and labor have been expended In The effort 10
close il, but yet without success. This country
a. is Of course generally known is low sluyon' form
ed from the deposit OF the Mssissippi-the river At
hi-h stages Of water. confined 70 ts bed by abrupt
levees or embankments, rolling, IN many places high
above the level OF the banS 10 not surprising that these
high embankments, which are IN many places narrow
should under the pressure OF high water, sometimes
give way. This has happened recently, Al the point
mentioned ht-een mlle. above, ana also AZ no iess
than three other places above and oeio" the city AZ
within a distance of twenty I'VE miles The waters
from these four have inundated very large dis
rcts Of the sugar country IN which the crops are no
doubt wholly ruined for this season and perhaps Tor
another thought not only the present grown Is
DESTROYED but also the eedrOots from which the next
crop would spring
But since the iuundstion OF the city, all thoughts sp
pear 70 diverted from All other districts and directed
with an all absorbing interest 20 our own cdrmitou'
condition 20 the ytngcr OF stll more universal over
TOW and 10 the means and possibility OF aFernns It
All efforts 10 close TIE crevas-e haFa thus lar iaed
and the water after running for three weeks, ana scon
ing all exertions control IL, s now pouring IN upon
Us IN quantities larger thsn ever. The lnundailon ap
proaches from the rear-the back lands being tne o"
est a. In al auyia countries and the water -ettlh2 AZ
once 10 them thus travelling down the country, and
thence backing up the city, AZ u increases IN me
,wemp A very large proportion Of the city u now
completely covered and s trsyersed only ny ooals anu
vehicles the extending IN body IN many places
nm 20 hut i've or squares IRON the rFer ana Oac A2
up u the cutters stil farther Inc BODY OF water i
now but square from St Charles 81 and the 81
Charles Hotel u st continues TO rise and where the
end will be Il j. impossible 70 say Hope was enter
tanned that the waters alter reaching certain hight,
could have been conducted OF by natural or artnclu
outlets and that thus any farther rise might nave oe 10
prevented But this hope has been dsspponted. The
water confined upon Us by slight udse oi alid run
| ng between the city anu Lake POncharuHn IN the
rear, and striking the river mile or Two above the
crevas-e and the hood cannot pa- over thl- so As o
i've the c5 any protection, until has risen IRON one
10 two feet higher than II now Il. whether afllhcia4
outlets be made accomplish any good, is DOUBT
ul This has been attempted but with no good result
A. vet The prospect before US - indeed very much As
| u We were destined % general inundatiOn Ana ~
this calamity occur, n Will be followed by another ana
a greater In the continuance ol t' immense hood upon
u In stsgnaut and putrid state until i Is drained OF
and the running OF the stopped bY the aln
OF the River which may not take place yet ioF sc'cA
/ months.
The bsbitant. of the oyeraowed districts are a.
NAV be supposed IA a calamitous and many Of them IN
truy distressed condition. Fortunately Tor many the
water IS not aAd perhaps cannot Dee 90 deep OWING 10
the general natness Of the country Dgt lha those VIC
occupy double story houses mag suI reside IA the up
uer rooul. OF the dwellings Bat there linulcnso
numbers 0f houses ia ths city built according Z the
o,d French style but story Ai-i A4 occupants p
tlese are comp. He'd % move Aud THIS is attrdrH VIA
great Inconvenience and expense, A. that very com
| msndable trait OF human nature, which disposes mf
70 make profit out u tlc fnlsiorunes oil lAelt le
low. has prompted all laDOreIs an drsymen and car
| A. If.Uf
The actual suffering among the css prosperous cHs-r'
are very great for the calamity falls A. IS most senet
ally the with all public ca4nues chiehy upon '"e
class least able 70 bear H.
| The sympsthes OF al good citizens are now strongly
appeaed 20 by mi. aspect of things around them ana
not without effect tor relief meetings are oeihS heu
And money collected and distributed ana concerts slu
theatrical entertainments gwen for the oeneht oi the
| sufferers. ,
The California excitement has very greatly sub
sided here OF late. The difficulty OF securing an
expditous passage by way Of ChAzres' and the marc
.hlps and disease aud disasters "nch are known %
have befaen who have the Southern land route
and especially that Of the Rio Grande' wnlch n@s peeL
considered the most desirable, have no doubt ava
| much 70 dampen the ardOr OF many. ne approach V
sumner /, A. no doubt diverted many from the southern
| route. 20 those OF Arkansas and Missouri .eafhe'
! from gentlemsn direct from Fort Smih "" uAl
ago that nearly all the adyenturers from that point hau
| dspartsd on their Journey. They had suffered SONS
from Cholera / cOnyersed few days since Wiz
| another returning member OF the company oi ~
| Webb organized IN your city. Inc portion oi tn''
| company IN number about sixty now under Mr Az
daoon are pursuing their journey perse'erlhey~ % b'
Travelled for some days with taem, but vas conpelso
70 return on account Of bis health when We oul So
sider for momeu, the many appalling disasters ~nsi
have beisen that company. and also others upon H'
| same route, and remember the d4h'euils' s'- - -
| tresses and delays encountered upon many olHsl
route. IL would smost seem as II tns emigration =
our newly acquired territory - 20 BE- O1i tne
the ACCIDENTS Of the BY wh.cs it was obtained
There Il bat little Cholera IA tnis city az pressh
| a. tar a. can be learned. but lev deaths are oc
eurringsfron H. Though on some OF the Plantsh9hl
i1., s5ove and within twenty or thirty miles u na
| .sooeared with much fatality. t i spreading Fefi
widely through this state and indeed ihrousn tns
| south western country. The most remsrSsoe an
terrible fatality have heard q IN any eisflet n1- gS
cured lately near Waterproof IN this STATE ~ me
| .bove Natchez where q whole plantation was com
nlet-lv swept N thirtysix hours. and oGt Of soOu
| thirty negroes bat one was le.r alive
| Tbe proceedings Of the rioters IN your Oi'y OF
,hs occs.io, q; Mr. Nacreafy's performance ar
looked upon By citizen. generally win ieeing'
dissuproo atom and deep regret H-FA~A-