Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-03-29
The Waters.

that the Levee's both above and below GU
town, have given way. We are now on the Is
land of the observation-disclosures, La, Register
18th inst.
r The Lafoutrhe is alarmingly high ane
still rising.
d The Vicksbusg Wing of the l4th inst.
says that the levee at Sellers on the Mississip.
pi side of the river, has given way, and the wa
ter is rushing through in a very large volume
e~ffecting a large portion Of the lands in Issa
quena. The cutoff that was making at Ter
rapin Neck has been checked for the present
One mile and a half of the levee at the famous
Point Look Out plantation has given way, and
no hope is entertained, or e~xertion made tc
check the torrent which rushes through. This
break will overflow entirely many of the plan.
tations in Madison Parish, La, and more or less
effect the balance Of the parishes.
O. We clip the following from the Red Riy.
er Republican of the 18th inst:
Since Tuesday last, every boat that has ar
rived from above, has brought us favorable
news of the river, each one successfully re-
porting the river falling lower and lower down.
The last accounts, brought by the Heckla on
Thursday night, represented it as receding as
low down as Natchitoehes, at which point it had
fallen an inch before the Hecla left.
The fall above, however, has not had the
slightest effect upon the river here. Up to last
evening it was rising at the same rate it has
been the whole week through-from two to
three inches, and sometimes a little more, in
twenty-four hours. But if the weather CONT.
nues fair, we think the water will get to its
highest point by tomorrow or next day at
farthest.
Owing to the breaks in the leyee at Mrs
Georges and other points still further down,
and to bayou Sandy's being open, a great deal
of the swamp land between the river and bay
GUS Robert and B9ufare inundated, as wellas |
some of the lands in cultivation. Above Mrs.
Georges the l%evees, except in front of the plan
tation of o. N. Ogden, Esq, below town, up to
bayou Rapides, are all good. Not a great deal
of water will get through the break at O5den',s
as the banks are highan firm. The rail road
and the causeway both being covered with wa
ter, the communication to bayou Beuf is al
most entirely cut of, except through the fields
of Messrs. Flint & Hynson on bayou Rapides.
A large portion of the island above town,
formed by bayou Rapides, and bayou Jean de
Jean and Red river, not having been leveed
with the exception of Mr.. Flint's plantation
whichis leyeed IND is under water. The plan
tiers have however, secured their stock, and
will not, if the water runs off soon, experience
much damage. This island could be easily Sc
cured from inundstion, and if it were, every
foot OF land on it would be as valuable as any
in the State. Many Of the plantations on the
north side OF Red River are more or less mum
dated, but we have received no particular nc
from them.
PosTcR1Pr.-By the steamer St Charles, ar
rived from Shreveport at 5 P. NJ, yesterday af-
sernoon, we learn that the river at that place !,
falling six inches MA hours.
HE ApPoMATTox AND ROANOKE FLooDs-
The Petersburg South Side Democrat has,
With much care, ascertained some idea Of the
|amage done BY the recent rise of water at that
lace. The editor has visited every portion Of
he scene of the overflow, and estimates,
lace by place, the effect of the flood in des-
royingg some pieces Of property.
On the whole, he is happy. to state that the
amage sustained by the flood in the Apo
lattox is nothing, in amount, like what was
anticipated. !.
At Bath Island, adjoining Petersburg, the
'ater was Is inches higher than it was during /,
re freshet Of 1897, and II inches higher than {
1876. /
Ofsthe Roanoke river, the North Carolina
atriot says: Ii
"NVe are unable to state the extent of the
,mage from this mightxAood 81 waters. That .
has been considerable there can BE no doubt. !!
he PetersburgsRailroad, on both sides of the !,
yer, has iinngpart been washed away; and of \
re kFltige across much Island Gut nothing !
.n1ainss The connection between the Peters. Il
VIZ and Wilmington road, is, for the present,
far cut off as to delay the through travel. .
9TH north and south, one day. =.
"1Gaston, we hear, was covered with water, '
Id the Greensville and Roanoke Railroad. for !,
me two hundred yards, washed up entirely. n
"1he river is now falling very fast, and un- =
SIS we have another 'shower, will, in a dav or y
be down within its banks, c%oursino on :
mild and placid as ever" .
DISTRESSING OccURRENcE.--A most dis
esslng occurrence took place in Roxbury a r
days since, and for the purpose of remind :
G people how cautiously they should handle L
'lsons, we will give the facts of the case with v
mentioning names. 1t appears that a man +
Roxbury got into a quarrel with another, Sc
1t was agreed that the parties should settle