Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-10
Correspondence Of the Gazette.

1IOOM mere, 1MTs lLdlloT, huVe yoH w
seen Gfosse .Tslel No! Well iust q
] on \ log AVID. proceed at once 10 explol
thu !" nnknown region" and If you dont
efy " Eorska'sso soQa as you hass see
/ II, I shall shut down Upon yon as utterl
unworthy Of this progressive nge.
/ A few days since whilst searching fe
curiosilies ,1t,on the banks Of the Missi'
, fippi, ! heard ~approaehing upon the rise
The most awful noises cn1sed apparentl
by the l,onrse breathing Of some liuge rive
God, aud my Advertisements was only th
more aroused by seeing a steamer round
ing the point md flying up stream withon
the aid Of my Visible means. '4
Curious as Knittkefbotker Of old, I hail
I'd tie otjeot, alid'to my afttpuaszetneht' ffo,n,
It called fte Anna, and thu. this kdiinih,
specimen Of the gems steamboat made d
that aforesaid noise, and oil refinement
was constantly Kicking up behind.
| room discovered that she had mos
able attendants, for HE polite attention
of Capt. Johnston. the aaliantry OF he
clerks. and The well known goodness o
her " Jolly pilot are sure opponents o.
tile wortl, md popularity Of the steamer.
Well Mr.. Editor, no sooner had | board.
ed the A'ila than she commenced kicking
up and anortidg, Which put me through
at a great rate. SO that II was not long
before We reeclied the mouil, Of a Bayou
which the pilot called PLUCK. em.ip," a
very appropriate iarne considering tie
number Of tetier'eiits aud quantity or land
which suddenly disappear from The neigh.
boilIood.
We did not stop long here nj lie city,
az lille Capfaiii was afraid, because Of the
extreme uncertainty Of its foundations. to
trust himself ashore, as old Neptune fre-
qneiitly pokes bis trident through the
earth about here. helping himself TO great
slices thereof s
The Pluck-em.in people. however, take
II coolly, like Campbelf.ite Baptists, car.
ing little for emersion when their faith is
strong. 'e#
This city seems anxious to adop. some
mode Of securing their beautiful location
from The destructive effects OF tile river,
and'if 0 Unanimous. could easily adop,
some means TO remedy the evil which
mus, eventually destroy much valuable
property; want Of union however seems
10 prevent Immediate action upon any
progressive measure. either 10 secure their
property or to enhance it's Value by enter.
prise. }8H
Leaving the city and its amphitmous
Inhabitants. we ran down the Bayou, the
waters Of which ru.l, In from the Missis.
sippi river with fearful violence, forming q
c%ontinoon. series Of foaming rapids 20 that
It is with the creates, care that any boa,
navigate tho stream, either by turn.
ing its abrupt winnings or avoiding the
amonDt Of drift timber.
Within the limits Of the CRY, and pear
The banks Of the Bayou, we passed tie
handsome residence of Madam LIZ,
whose elegance and refined taste are shown
ny the beautiful arrangement OF her flower
and conservatory, where are grown
'orne Of the most choice and delicate ex-
'flcs that grace our lovely South, indeed
he loneliness Of this Paradise IS only sur.
'assed BY the charms Of It's occupant.
The entire hank Of the Bayou 10 lined
9Th residences as far as the Indian vii.
age, nine miles from the river, here d..
abruptly from the Bayou we Ell.
what IS cailed the Bay, and soon
rived at the mouth of the Crosse Tete.
whose romantic waters seem 10 en,broider
be beautiful field of Nafure's npbroken
by the fostnons winnings Of til
'inpid waters-there was beauty III the
verhanging trees, there was rofnance Il,
very thing around, but there was art in
Ne Captain's hyperboiic oaths as a sad. !
en- crash announced the triumph OF Sci ]
nee over natural impediments, and the
termination Of our dear Anna, woman
lie. to overcome all obstacles.
In due time we reached . place called :
,e /" Portage" about nine miles from the
and eighteen from P~laquemine BY I
'afer here during The summer SEASON :
lere is but little water, and hence its J
anne.
From this place commences the selsIe- 4
upon Crosse Tefe, and as we pro- !
'edsd along the country expanded BY de- y
ices into a most beautiful succession Of I I
and highly cultivated plantations, on 4
ch side Of the Bayou for fifteen niles 4
,ove the Portage, where the Crosse n
etc joins the Warrington Bayou, and s
hich TOO contains, many productive PLAN = |.
Of sugar and 9 tton, all dependent y
the waters Of the Crosse Tete for a N
mnunication with the markets. y
Here then, Mr.. Editor, il Crosse Tefe, =
labitedsby q polished and refined as well 81
thrifty and industrious class Of people, Iii
] forest has given way 10 the highest III
re Of cuIfivatlOn. and rich crops produc. 10