The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-11
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From the True Delta, Aprd 29th.


THE CREvAssE Opposite New ORLEANs.-An ex-
ceedingly serious mishap occurred last night to the
works at the Bell crevasse. The drift wood, which
had been gradually collecting in front of the piles
until the pressure of the tmbers has become i'm
mense, did desperate harm after the abors of yes
terday had ceased.
The united weight of the drift wood and the rush
OF the water bore almost fatally the pile work,
to the breadth of fifteen twenty yards. None
of the timbers swept away or broken, but
were bent to angle of orty-fivc degrees or more
rendering the damaged part of the work almost en-
tirely useless They gave way near the lower
side, and just by where the close pie-drving was
taking place. The pile-drver was not disturbed
From the same paper, Of Aprfl 3Oh.
A clear breach appears this morning in the centre
OF the pile work at the Bell crevasse. The timbers
which had given way night before last, bendingly,
to the force of the current and the pressure of the
DRIFT wood, have since absquatulatcd together. The
crevasse looks twenty per cent wickeder than
at any time previously, and the partial it
has had in driving away the obstacles that impeded
1T, seems to have given it renewed vigOF. No effort
had up to this forenoon been made to remedy the
disaster The work of pile driving is still proceed
ing at both sides of the break.
From the Picaune Of April 3O.l
A friend, OF reliable judgment, who arrived in
the city from Tunica yesterday, informs that
there is no crevasse in the banks of the Mississippi
from the mouth of Red river down to the Bell ere
vase At Cat Island, where the State had been
engaged in the completion of a large work of pro-
lection, culvert was inadvertently left open, and
when the water began to pour through, it was
found difficult to close it. The water passing
through this cuyert has partially overhowed seve-
raj small plantations above and below it; and the
water is gradually mai king its way up towards Ba-
you Tunica through the Barrow settlement but as
yet little damage has been done.
GOVERNMENT AGENT GOING TO ARIzONA-MINING
COMPANY-STATE OF THE TERRIToRY.-Col. W. b.
Sayles, of Rhode Island and Mr. Austin his private
secretary, left the city within the last day two,
for Arizona, by way of San Antonio and San Diego,
overland mail route.
We are informed that Col. Saylesis charged with
important duties connected witftke Post Office, In
terror and Treasury Departments 1T is also said
that he has confidential Instruction from the govern
ment in reference to The annexation of Sonora-a
scheme now agitatng the population of the entire
northern frontier of Mexico.
In company with Colonel Sayles go Professor
Pearce mining engineer and geologist, and S. Bur-
ton, civil engineer who go out in the employ of the
"Lossori Land and Mining Company to put into
operation the mines owned by the company. The
most approved appliances for silver mining have
been already sent out.
Mr.. E. f. Dunbar has just arrived from Arizona
and confirms in every particular the rumored great
success of the silver mining operations in the cen
tral portion of the territory.
Mr.. Dunbar represents the state of the territory
as distressing in the extreme He also brings the
proceedings of public meeting held by the citi-
zens of the Santa Cruz valley. This meeting ad-
dressed memorial to Congress, praying urgently
for relief Washington States.