New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-15

| VOLCANO IN GEORGIA.-Mr. Alex. Mckle writes a
letter to the Augusta Chronicle from the town OF La
tayette Walker county, Ca, under date of the 29th
ult in which he states that volcanic eruption has
taken place in Pigeon mountain, about ten miles from
the above mentioned town. His statement. if re-
| liable, is very interesting:
Since October, 1856, the mountain has been occa-
sionay attended with hollow roaring sounds, resem
bling distant thunder, frequently accompanied with
dull explosions. This was not very closely confined
to any particular place, but seemed nearly equal for
about mile, extending each way from where the
crater of volcano has since made its appearance.
This roaring sound continued, occasionally dying
away and revvng again. until the 18th of the present
month when (atter an abatement so long that it was
believed to have entirely subsded) it became sud
denly unusually bosterous, and attended, for the
first time, by slight shaking of the earth. After
this date it was comparatively tranquil, until about
midnight on the 24th, when the earth was violently
agtated several times. The citizens in the vicinity
were aroused and terribly frightened by the commo-
ton. When observing the mountain they were more
than ever terrified for brilliant light was seen is.
suing from the summit The atmosphere soon be-
came strongly impregnated with disagreeable sui
phurc odor. On the following day, thick torrent
was previously seen. The smoke was not visible at
night This was perhaps owing to the elements
being covered at the time with very dark cloud.
No blaze has yet been seen to issue from the crater.
1t has continued abont above described ever since
emitting smoke and ashes without intermission. The
crater is thought to be about one hundred yards in
diameter No one has yet ventured near enough to
ascertain anything OF its general depth
Several springs in the vicinity have totally dsap-
peared
Many of the citizens are very much alarmed, and
some are even moving out of the valley through an
ticpation and fear of violent eruption
The principle of volcano has for many years been
terminating in Pigeon mountain About ten miles
south from where the present appeared is the crater
of an eAtinguished volcano, which appears to have
been in an active state at no very distant period
Every appearance goes to vndicate the conjecture
that it has been in state of eruption within less than
five hundred years. Several persons of credit have
stated that in the winter of As or 49, the earth in
TIE vicinity was in a remarkably warm state. Others
have avowed to have seen smoke with suphuric
smell issue from a very remarkable cavity which is
found in the neighborhool of this place.
THE WEATHER AND RIyERs.-The weather during
the past few days has been beautiful, sprnglike and
cheering to the hitherto gloomy prospects of the
planter.
Since our last issue we have had heavy rains,
which appear to have been general throughout the
country, swelling the small streams north aud west of
us to such an extent as to suspend, for few DAYS.
our mail communication with Little Rock and Clarks-
vile, Texas. Little river. at point some sixty miles
west of this, was reported bank full and rising on
Red river had risen fifteen feet at Fulton Yesterday
and was still rising There is also report of rise
above the shoals. The steamer De De, from New Or
leans arrived at Fulton yesterday There is no doubt
that navigation will be resumed in both Red and
Ouachita rivers Washington (Ark.) Telegraph.
A SLAVE OF WASHINGToN.-Henry Magruder once