The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-05

of the caterpillar, has been raised during the last
few days. We fear there is more ground for 1t than
for the previous reports. The present showery
weather is favorable for them, and if it continues,
must, we think, inevitably produce them.
The Milledgeville Recorder saws: can easterly
storm commenced with us on Friday night last,
Throughout most of the day on Saturday the wind
blew complete hurricane, accompanied by tor
rents of rain. 1t appeared 10 have been general in
its effect. All the Cotton open was totally de-
stroyed, and the stalk of the Cotton Invested of a
considerable portion of its fruit. 1t being Court
week, we had an opportunity of conversing with
a number of planters from the country, as well as
others from adjacent counties Their accounts are
gloomy. They generally think that Cotton has, by
this catastrophe, been cut short at least one-tenth
of what otherwise it would have BEEN"
Son Saturday last" says the Sandersville Geor-
gian, we had one of the heaviest gales that we
have ever experienced, accompanied by copious
showers of rain, nearly throughout the entire day,
The damage of this wind has no doubt been great,
and wherever it prevailed, will most probably be
reekOned among the most serious disasters that has
happened to the Cotton crop this season; besides
destroying and wasting the large amount of Cot
ton that was opened, the weed and bolls have been
much mutilated and damaged"
CAMDEN. Aug. q.
Tie Gale.-On Saturday at half past | o'clock
afternoon, severe squat came up with rain, thun-
der and lightning from the South, and Southeast
and the wind for u few minutes unusually
high, but soon subsidized. About two hours after,
the wind commenced blowing great guns" from
the South east, South, and Southwest, and con-
tinued with increased violence, accompanied with
heavy rains, until about nine o'clock p NJ. when il
reached its height We have never witnessed any
thing similar in this latitude, and fear much damage
has been done to the crops throughout this part OF
the country. Trees were Frustrated in every part
OF the town, and in some instances, chimneys and
roofs shared the same fate.
Since writing the above we understand the river
at this place is higher than has been known in
many years. All the low grounds are covered as
the corn was in many places Frustrated by the
storm on Saturday fear its effects will be doubly
disastrous.-JOurRat.
CHERAw, Aug. 81.
Tile TVeatHer-On Saturday evening last, we
were visited with severe gale of wind 1t com.
menced blowing between six and seven o'clock,
from the South, but soon veered to the West
whence it continued till late at night. Much
damage has been done to the Corn and Cotton
crops The injury to the Cotton crop must be con-
siderable. Many of the shade trees about town lie
PROSTATE, being either broken off or blown up
We understand much of the telegraph wire is down
between this and Camden.-Ga=ette.
From the Ouachita (Ark.) Herald. August %.
The Drought.--The thermometer throughout the
State, SO far have obtained intelligence, has
been fully as high as in Camden, during the last
two or three weeks. In Batesvilc, on the 10th, il
stood at 1903 The Coolest inhabitant" in Mont.
gomery county, had never seen it 50 hot as il was
on the 5th-electon day In many places they
have had a severe drought for six or eight weeks
and, IN some sections, the crops are almost wholly
destroyed
From the Yazoo Democrat, August %,
Gloomy Prospect of The Cotton Crqp-We have
conVersed with gentleman who has lust returned
from trip through the most important cotton
growing counties in this region and we have beer
more strongly than ever impressed with the convic
ton that in those counties (Which fairly indicate
the prospect IN the Stale generally the crop viii
be as short, if not shorter than it was last year.
From the Savannah Republican, August 90
We fear that the crops of the State have suffered
more than was at first coniecured, by the late gale
The storm was the most severe in Columbus tina
they have had for twelve years The wind blew
almost a hurricane.
From the Richmond tVa) Times.
I06acc0.-Upon the whole, believe it is
perfectly safe opinion that the Virginia crop viii
be cut short by at least one-half and that it will b.
generally of very bad quality.
From Picken Ala) county correspondent of Aug. 29
The prospect is now favorable for larger yelC
than that OF last year. unless it should be cut shor
by worms early frost.
have just returned to-day from trip into the
prairies, about thirty miles west of this. There
too, they have had rains, but with quite opposite
results. While the dry, hot weather continued
with only light rain occasionally, the cotton pro
duced finely, and remained uninterrupted BY
worms, but soon as the rains became frequent
and the weather cloudy, the worms made their ap
pearance in countless numbers, and have produced
complete revolution in the prospects of many o
the prairie farms. They are still at work on all III,
| young bolls, and it is impossible to make an an
| proximate estimate Of the yield Of cotton in tn
praries--it cannot possibly be much, if any bette
than last year, and will, in some particular cases
| be worse.
| From the Eufaula Democrat.
| The destruction to the cotton crop is inCalcula
| bIe-the limbs have been twisted off the stalk
| broken down, the bOls threshed together by tn
force of the wind, to say nothing of the destruction
| from immense quantities Of fallen timber Th
storm blew first from the north east but towards it
| close veered round to south east. A flock of SCI
| guIls was lowering over the town for an hour 0
TWO on Saturday morning could they have spoken
they would have brought frightiul intelligence from
| the sea coast"
| From the Madison (La) Journal of the 18th
| " Some of our planters have commenced pickn
cotton. The yield, we are told, will be good, AM
| It is remarked by some that the quality of the sta
| pie is better than usual We have no means
| Judging accurately of the amount of cotton whic
| will be made this year, but are Of opinion that
will be considerably behind any crop of the las
ten years"
Virginia Tobacco Crop.-The Tobacco Crop o
Virginia, says the Richmond Times, will be cur
tailed about one-haIE and that will be of YER
poor quality
Cotton IN JuD1aic1-Late accounts from ia
maca reDrespnt that the nIapprs arc trrrirrr a. a;