Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-18
The Flood EseIOw.
FROM the Memphis Avalanche.
STEAMER Ii. X. w. HILL.
April 10, 1859.


April 10, 1859.
MEssRs EDIToRs We left New Orleans
Friday evening, Sth inst, at O'Clock.
j had promised a Mobile friend to take a
few observ atiOns as | passed up the river to
Memphis, particularly of those places that
were under water.
/ commenced my observations on Sunday,
10Th, as | saw nothing up to that time TO at
tract my attention to any place that seemed
to he over6owed. | made known my object
To the Pilots OF the Hill, who very polit ly
invited me 10 take seat in their e Upper
ISdRchEdry.n
Thrty-fv miles below Natchcz, | find
Adams's place entirely under water. Col
Dicks plantation opposite, high aud dry. Met
calls overllowed, here the river is on a stand
Capt. Holiness partially overlooked.
Vicksburg Here the river is said to be ten
inches higher than it was last year.
April 1.-THE first break in the icvee,
and IA very bad one. occurs above Vicksburg
at Col Whites plantation, Louisiana side,
Overlooking a very large eytent of country.
The next break occurs ut Eddugton's place,
40 miles above Vicksburg opposite Island 100
next break is at the foot of Island 9S,
Choutard and Mrs. Gwinn are overlooked
next break is ut Tennessee Landing Here
find Bonner's Dayis's Mrs Duvall, Balfour,
Writ Adams's, Crawfeld Cottonwood place,
Richard Christmas, all badly overlooked, not
an acre to be seen ont of water-also Car
maeks'. Here is a very considerable break
in the leyee. OVERLOOKING u large area of
country. All the plantations will plant very
late crops if they plant at all. They were
sad TO be out of last years food. Next
break is opposite Island 80, which over
flows many places below. Providence, you
will recolIect, was overHowed last year, now
it is high and dry, being well protected by a
levee. Here, two intelligent planters got
aboard, and reported having good stands of
corn and cotton coming up finely. The
river AZ this point is reported falling. DIR.
Stephen Duncan (Of Natchez, as am inform
ed who is known to be one of the largest
planters on the river-owning four or live
plantations aud making from four to five
thousand bales-is reported under water; in
fact, you can see several places overhowed.
Island No. 92-Skipwith's plantation badly
oweriowcd-ihe river reported as falling
below Princeton.
Arkansas. Chicot county, Ringold and Polk
are overiiowed. Here is another bad break
in the levee which occurs at Matthew'S Bend,
and let's in the water on many places below.
Next place. on same side, is Ross; next,
Judge Griffin's, both overlooked. kilpat-
ricks, very large plantation, badly over
flowed. At this point, or very near il, is Lake
Washington. All this country is said % be
under water. Next place is Johnson's, Har-
vey Miller's magnificent place; then Alex
Bullet. Mr.. Cox, Phillip Cox and Mrs. Egg
all oyernowed.
The pilots tell me the celebrated Deer
Greek country is overfiowed. J. Dick Hill
and Hon. 81, phen A. Douglass places are said
to be under water. | did not know before
that the latter gentleman owned a plantation
in this region.
We are now In the Grand Lake or Bends OF
America, (haSlng just taken supper) We
stop here 10 put OF Mr.. johnson and bis
mother, who owns u plantation At this land
ing which Is overtlowsd. Mr.. Buckner. a
neighbor. has just come aboard, reports The
levee broken aud ali the surrounding planta-
tons under water. River falling slowly.
April l2th-Cypress Bend.-Mrs. Pendie-
tons high and dry. A place formerly owned
by Gaines, nov Wilburn's, is overflow cd
| River falling; this Is on the Arkansas side
Judge Manly, Col Fields aud Manly again
and Viek's are high aud dry. Tits Is at OF
near Lake Bolivar, where discovered some
/ hing more Ike Ieyce than any had Vel
seen. IL has very wide base. apparently siz
OF eight tees high. wildwood's place, Miss
| side, oyerfowed. Patterson's Arkansas side
badly overlooked. Napoleon. moalh Of tbs
Arkansas river, river reported as falling. OPP
| posite there IL a very laFge break In the ieyes
| at Prsutiss; OVERLOOKING Harris. Mcclure
/ Col. Cofiee, Newman. Hilbert, Gea. Clark
| Dick Bell. Gaden. 1e.; these are on the Miss
side. At Concorslia l. another break IN The
lesee, oserflowing large extent 81 eoantry
| AZ Island No. 81 brrak has occurred which
| osernOws the LaeoniA eountry, ;. Motion
| Abererotnble, MAJ. GA. Henry and the wood
| Cottage place.
IL i now growing dark. and from the sign,
outward snd upward, We are 10 have stormy
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