The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-05-23

we are happy TO state that the efforts to stnT
the crrvasse lave not abatrd, but rather in
creased, and those who have the matter in
charge feel confident, that large portion of the
breach will be closed before night. Air. Dun.
bar, the efficient surveyor Of the Second Muni.
cipaity, wns to leave The city fnr the spot at an
carly hour this morning, with over one hundred
mrn and appliances to facilitate the work, and
expected to reach there by sunrise.
In addition to the accidents which have oc.
Cured, tho weather has been extremely unta.
vorable mos. of the time since the crevassc took
pace. The mcn. in addition TO the annoyance
of being almost constantly in the wafer up to
their arm pits, have been Tor the las! two or
three dars drcnched with rain. These unto.
ward circumstances have, as Il mater of course,
had di<conrasing effect upon cvrrybody con.
ccrnrd and have retarded the operations.
The water rose several inches in the swamp
yesterday, and was last evening running over
the Shell road into the canal fur some distance
this side of the Halfway House, and covered
the road at the New Basin warehouse. 1t is
also setting up in rear of The Second Munici.
paliiy having reached Dryadrs street, and al.
ready done considerable damage. 4 large
number of houses arc surroundcdby water, and
can only be reached by hoais
4 large number nr hands were engaged yes
,crlay in throwing up embankmrn,s on The
lower side Of the New Canal. and it was about
as much as they could do to keep pace with the
rise of the water. Several outlets have been
made in the canal below the Mrtaire Ridge,
which allow a large quantity of water TO pass
off into The swamp below. otherwise we think
the rear Of The First Municipality would soon
be inundated.
Ii will he seen from what we have said that
there is cause lnr the very grave apprehensions
| entertained by The public, and we should be
adnoni<hrd by the accidents which occurred
yesterday, not 10 expect too confidently the
stobpagr of the crevass", hut prepare for the
worst. Whatcverl The public authorities can do
should be done Instantly. Nothing bu, the
most prompt and energetic c1ertions will satisfy
our citizens.
Aaofhcr Crrrasse-We learned yesterday
that at about noon, the levcc in front of ih"
powder magazine, on the other side Of the
river, abou, three miles below the ferry land
ing. at Aeirrs, gave way the extent of eighty
or ninety feet. snbnergins quantity of gun
powder which had been landed there in kegs.
The Mayor, MIR. Crossman, was Immediately
informed of it, and he forthwith despatched a
pile driver with men and lumber, to assist in
closing the breach. The police jury was also
Immediately convened, and measures were
adopted for the purpose of looking to the secu.
riiv of the lcvee. We were informed that
unless the crcvasse lie soon stopped the powder
magazine will inevitably be swrp, away.
The Morgan=a Crerasse. news from
this crcvas,r, in The parish of Poinle Conper,
is rather melancholy. The Pointe Coupcc
Echo of last Saturday says:
The crrvassc al Morganza is spreading It's
ravas"s to a fr;ghlu extent. 1t is now more
than a quarter of mile wide, and of such
nrcc anh volume, that the roar Of waters may
he heard several miles distant. 4 portion of
the Morgan plantation is ovrti'owed In the
rear; the water is from two to five feet asln,t
the side levre, which looks weak and threaten.
ing in places. There Is now no way of trav.
elling To The Fordnchc except in >iiiS. 4 com
mi'ce appointed by the police jury To examine
The possibility of stopping the crerasse report
it totally impraciicab!r.
The Intelligence hy the Canada, Of which
llIil VIII wv iVuHu lI bhi S''h'' W."
morning. is generally regarded as of tavori
bic character. Notwithstanding a. very heavy
imports, The prices oi Cotton had not hccn main.
tanned only hu, had slightly improved, and the
sales had largely increased as compared with
the preceding week. In relation 10 the princi.
pal obstacle To an augmented actlcity III com.
mercc aud manufactures, the war between
Prussia and Denmark, it is reported that Great
Britain has prnpoSed preliminary to nrSolIa.
tons for peace, that Prussia shall withdraw her
troops from Julland, and the Danes raise The
blockade oI German ports, and that this rropn-
>iii"n has already been accedrd to by Prussia
The intervention OF Russia between The Aus.
trians and llnngarianS, which ii was at first
supposed would tend to Il general cmhromcnl
of the European powers, is divcs,rd of much of
its threatening character by the fuller details,
rs the movement appears I" have b"cn neces-
sarJ on The part of Russia, to prevent gencr.
al rising of her own Polish su',lrcls.
In the lans,.a.c orthc y. Y. Express, "The
war in Hungary has lyrcn converted from pure
Maya, into miy"d Poish.llungarian slrng
gle, and as day succeeded day the character of
this war assumed stronger Polish FEATURE
1t is not alour in the rnrrc conflict between
linngarians and tustrianS. between the Demo
cratic aud Conservative elements, therefore, that
we look for the causes of intervention which is
now considered as having actually commenced,
hu, the fact that upwards oltw"nl} five thonsind
Poles arc assembled under kosaUrms lannrr,
ilia, hundreds of the same nation flucking
from all quarters 10 join DEMBlNsKl, BEN, and
other leaders, who employ Hungary as step.
ing stone to assaults upon Gaica, and Il me.
diIn for instruction in POLAND isrlf." The
Intervention Of Russia also appears 10 have met
the concurrence of France and Prussia.
The general tone Of the private adviccs Per
the Canada which were received by yesterdays
n,ai is al.n nnrnllinrinn 4 letter from q