The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-29
See Third Page far Cry News, &c
Joint COMMITTEE Meeting.

A,,h. ,,...;,y If the COMMITTEES yesterday letter from
Mr. w. g. CsmpbsI read. IN answer TO an inquiry a. 10
m. n.obabe benst which would be obtained by cutting
rh,o.sh the shell road. Mr. Campbslls views correspond
saacty with those have hitherto expressed and which
s s,e confident will eventually be found correct. He
that on the Goth inst the canal at the halfway house
Il nche below the level of the water in the and
DISCHARGED 1t that 600 cubic feet hour through
action of 56s squsre feet and fall of 15 inches the
mile Should the shell road be cut, and the water
thereby raised inches at the halfway house. would in
crssss the average fall to 1871 inches and the quantity OF
wstsr discharged 900 cubic feet per hour The
plus carried off would be about one-oty eighth par
Of the quantity which flows through the Every
sch Of fall that might be produced in the manner suggested
would reduce the capacity Of the cuve in the canal and
the overflow the shell road and the reduction in these
esdsn would c0unterbaance the effect produced by
the proposed cut. further rise in the city might be pre-
vented bat the of the water could not be
least not enough justify the experiment Mr. Campbell
of opinion that NO substantial relief TO be obtained ex
cept by closing the crevasse.
The CREvAssE-Our accounts from the yester
day. represent in much the same condition pre-
viousy For some houn no pr9fe had been made in the
work in consequence of break IL feet in the evee i'm
msdiatey above. All the force at hand applied stop
ping this breach. which closed bat
plainly shows the weakness OF the evee the vicinity Mr.
Johnson. 4eighb0nng planter, has. informed
his negroes to the spot to assist in prosecuting the work.
The OvERFLow.-We have nothing new to report in
regard to the inundation, by which large portion of
city afflicted. The water continues gradually and
presses St Charles closely. Caondeet
the of Canal flooded. and beyond that point
Canal street impossible excepting boats bridges
We perceive that many OF the boats have adopted sails
20 of propulsion in addition oars. and the improve
succeed admirably For some days past we
have heard nothing of the municipal ski. what has be.
come Of them?
SUPREME CouRT.-No decisions were read in the Su.
prsme Court yesterday. Immediately after reading the
minutes Mr. Grymes moved that the Cont adjourn token
Of respect TO the OF the late Etienne Mazureau.
The Court Adjourned until O'Clock this morning.
Communication from the Relief Committee
.hessrs Editors In accordance with a resolution of til.
Relief Committee. have been instructed publish the
amount paid into the Treasury for the relief of the nun
dated district of the Second Municipality and
the from which it received The whole
received in the Treasury will appear from the xed
statement, is e2S62 So.
Cash receioed and from phom:
George W.sChrsty .$s55 GOT. P. White ...... 80 90
YIN Conysne. Ss g R; M. McAIpn, Trsas'I
VIM. H. Garland 145 W. La. Hist. Assoc. rec
VIM Cook lo at represent I'D inst 23s 90
James A. Lusk... -. IS % Unknown gent thro p
VIM H. Watson 4a5 IS COnrey, Jr............ 10
WIN. H. GARLAND, Treas'r Relief Committee
NeD Orleans, May 70. lS49.