New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-21

THE CREvAssE At rHE "ENGLlsH TURN -
We Yesterday visited the creyassc 40 he English
Turn which broke through the levcc on ednesday.
the 9th mt ID is upon the bank 0i fe M--ls-
.ppi about eight miles below Algiers nearly in from
ot the TWO powder magazines. and upon Tie plantation
| OF Nr MO1cr The leyce ironun. The whole plinta-
non is OF rhc angular description and me inten-
ton 90 the proprietor has been % build an entirely
new inside leyce which should be- entirely stral- A.
during the coming season The downward current ol
the river does not n upon the bank al this point
but under current OF an eddy has been
Is 40 work tor time past undermining tAe leF'e
and bank o. great extent About month since from
certain Indications. IL was supposed that the eyre was
about 10 disappear. and new inner le'ee was con
-ruccd bur both ~ them have now mostly disappear
ed Tor considerable distance.
The gorge was said 10 De on Wednesday about tO or
~ feet in width II now about ~ ieet Judging mere
" by the eye Persons who have been watching u
closely remark that the edges OF the egce upon each
side are gradually wearing away and that ne Depth OF
water Is much increased where 10 PUSHES over me
broken leyec. The pentup waters break over the
breach with roar and the Witncss OF the current re-
minds one Of mil race outlet while FAR and WIDE
almost As tar the eye reach the cultlY aIed
and. the woods covered with broad eAPaiI7e
Of water making apparently great miami sea mem
med la a. this great body VI water thus diverted from
IT, usual course must necessarily be- owing ~ the pc
cuar bend VI the river and the clrcutous leees along
- banks, the damage cannot but be- immense.
In most cases whore creyasse occurs. me Fagrait
waters soon seek their way toward the swmnps, WITH
out in many instances devastating much more Ind
than requisite for broad channel but IN ms case
where the land forms almost an OK DO" with the ere
IN the upper part i Is almost miracle u H's
plantations upon the whole VI TIL beautiful sweep u
the river are not most severely damaged and tneir
growing crops cut OIL. Already person yesterday
1assed IN canoe for two miles 10 the rear, and INFORM
"a Us that the lower land Of most Of the plantations
upon the Turn were many places four feet under
water bur AZ the land i higher along the aver Dana
The front was vet dry The constant food Of water,
!, Il 20 itself viii however, soon cover the "no.e o.
HIa
hat section Of country The cane ana corn loi ne
season Of the year, were very promising Out us
rapid current IL last pEostratins them and "asns ie
-bsre were Yesterday about three hundred negroes
upon the ground. who belonged 70 TIE neisn3ofhs
isuers but their energies seemed almost pased Tor
he want a.. L appeared % us OF an eiceni manager
True they had driven tew raj STAGES ~ SINAI k4rs
trto The ground upon each side WIN hai1 lli-- my
b8 ys-br oyerher al 30 small pile Of green brush
and h,i hand 5arrows spades Sc. nere"l IN ~ handle
and transport the sshd soil 20 he break but these py
--ts In conn srison with The force and velocity VI
TIE npetuous d0od which they re ntended % RESTRAIN
seerned totally inadequate 20 our lnpraeuced sle"
An old datbosr was towet down opposite ne DfedA
on Wednesday evening, which y intended 70 o. use1-
AFTER breaking i up toward 1uild-ns o4 soi ~ s'A
sde II may the word thus, and ye-te41@t A-ri
noon the steamer Parrck Henry sent % the same
desunston loaded with 1iy bales Of nay % IL "a iHS
mac between the pile- watch may be driven An 90
keelbcat, such a. once was a common 80 ~ -,
N.sissipp River 4 loaded properly and sunk n front
of the break would appeared % US close tne appel
mr. sn,Ecieutv 70 enable a ne~ lnler evee ~ be ot
ADD from he great damage which must o. course oe
ustsinef the whole neigbOrhoOd belo" m creFas-e
are cut OF from their usual intercourse Win li' ~'y
excep, by water. H.. o.. 49,. $4,000
are u moi precarious situation and Z; VII - Won
der Il they escape The severe pressure - Nen tney
rs s,r,sed In some places between Asiers and the
,,ess1, brssk we observed the water trlckAng over
- - OF eve.- Of the m0sr questionable strength.
U-hen VII The crevssse be stopped i the question
-, IN .or l-es and j. much more easily asked than
answered practical energetic and perseverlng di-
rector VII srst b. needed With proper assistance ne
would he able IN the Of few dsys % overcome
the rushing waters and restore security and quiet
LASD REToRM C0svESrIoS.-The Land Rsfor-
ulers Of Her1mer County have called Convention
70 meet 81 Lizzie ais Thursday, the 24th Of May
The cal Is s!zned BY several hundred names