Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-22
ANOTHER ALARMING CREvAssE.

Weregret extremely to learn by the Steamer E. D.
White, which arrived here yesterday, that the grand
evee at Point Coupee, broke through on Monday, ow-
ing to the heavy pressure OF water and was already $50
yards wide. The water was rushing through in such
an enormous volume and force, that it was thought
useless even to make the attempt to arrest it. The
river, appears, fourteen feet above the ground
within the levee. This Crevasse will be attended with
most distressing results, and the loss it will occasion
must be enormous The whole OF that fine district Of
country will be overlowed and the crops destroyed All
OF the Atakapas country also in danger OF being sub
merged Hundreds Of plantations will probably be invol
we'd in the destruction which will be occasioned by this
event.
The people of Bayou Sara appear to be under the
impression that this Crevasse will relieve their town
from the flood OF water under which they have so long
been suffering but fear this partial good will
not result from the incident, and tbatit will not affect
the height OF the river to any extent, which will be OF
any material relief to them.
Since writing the preceding, we have seen a gen.
teman who at the yesterday, and says it
has most formidable appearance, the water is How
ing through like the rapids the falls of river. The
column of water is IA to Is feet deep, and probably
600 feet wide, and is still extending Any attempt to
close it, considered entirely hopeless. The most
melancholy forebodngs were felt as TO the extent of
the injury which would be oceasioned by it. The
water had receded but few inches in the streets of
Bayou Sara, the opposite side OF the river since the
crevasse had opened, and informant thinks the peo
pie of the latter place will be greatly disappointed in
their expectations OF having the water drained from
their town.
IlVoI, IloWcVefb Is ldllllS through llS Whole
extent, and we learn that up towards Memphis, the
fall is very considerable.-N. o Bulletin June IA
TO the Editors of the Times:
MRssRs. EDIroRs: Allow me, as one Of the jewellers
in the region round about Centenary Church, Grace
street. to tender my thanks TO the brass instrument
players who wake up the children, and the echoes so
frequently OF late, late of nights thereabout, if they
mean their music as a compliment but at the same time
also, allow to add that hope they will not fatigue
themselves for qualification any more and especial
ly would dispense with solos the orphecide
which must be laborious to the performer, and which
so little pleasing to the hearers, that they moi
worth the labor One of the good-intentioned, may
say artess performers strived hard Thursday night
aslons us with his dexterity that clumsy instrument
frightening many OF our children a degree that they
will not recover from for many nights. 1t is pleasing
hear that facie and happy songster the hooking bird
elephant would be hardly less pleasing than the solo
the orphecde. lwould suggest to our music makers
that they must have solos, they had better give us the
drum, for the drummer cannot play out Of tune and the
auditors would gain something on that score. But tol
the present have had enough OF the music aforesaid
for these short, hot nights. A. B.