New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-10

lust in time 10 prevent the i'hb y, 'o ~"1o' o'
which said negro was soundly 1ogged-the only in
STANCE of personal chastisement, says the renters
son. that has occurred the place since bis fathers
occupation, though such were common enough pre-
vious to il. He adds that lawsuit at present in
progress VIII probably define the posllOns OF Tue III
terested parties.
By the young gentleman (wbo once belonged TO the
naval service and has been al round the world we
accorded friendly reception, in SMALL Clearly
house, formerly occupied by the overseer 1or 'no
planters mansion Is untenanted. lie presently escoi'
US through the sugar-mill, large and really hhau'
some building, the BEST should eAy IN the vieiniy,
not however, in operation, most Of the crop havins
been housed though great pile OF the cane rein0
stacked in the rear awaiting It's muia0ld .ranS s
nations into the final contained IN the larse O'
rels within. That done. we proceed to the nam oo-
iect of our iOuIney-the crevasse-passing .hroosu
the negro village where dozens OF pcanhuies Ba%o
In whitc.eyed astonshment at the strangers, VI
gather Familiarity round the TWO or tprco o.tou
Stalep soldiers keeping idle guard over the quarters
The creyasse is at two fields distance, the ground
laid ont regularly in rows aud drained by bordering
bitches. As we progress rather muddlly, towards
it. our guide tells us particulars about the VI
entity and bis neighooTs representing tneir a'S rs
LOYALTY as graduated by the brooches pocket. They
hate "Yankees" of course, and chiefly those OF
the speculative order. Without wasting any super
nuous sympathy in behalf Of q cass OF men, one OF
whom keeps bloodhounds TO this day, and has used
them. since our advent, to hunt down runaway me-
Croes, 0b,tfed 6y a former Prorost MGrshal-l must
say that think the detestation perfectly natural ana
justifablc. r.
AT the crevassc, at last. II is busy scene, for
over q score Of negroes are at Work repairing ~,
with white men experimenting and sen'ineis Rsep
ing guard, that the former may not run away. They
do not belong TO the plantations, but are iugtiVes
from various localities aboriDg under the direction
of Capt. SAWYER, for their iood and clothing.
Ascending the barrier of newly-pied earth with
which they are attempting to conine the rapacious
| L a. yvnptau ohQpnnl and along
the panked top of which they trudge with spade and
wheelbarrow after the manner OF Irish brIcklayers
in the North, we look about US.
The top of the mound is hardly two feet above
the level of the river, which must ebe twice that
hight above the fields ne have just itrayereed.
Bsneath u.s. and all along the margin o. ne shore,
covering the surface Of the turbid water for
many yards, floats debris of dnit-wood, sugar.
cane weavs Loughs and broken timber. Beyond,
at about three hundred yards distance, is long
reach of earth, stretching crescen-wse into Tie
stream and denOting its former boundary, the SUBJ
merged and broken levee, over which the waves
are rippliug rushing aud eddying like the breakers
of m-dam. All within is water, broken fences,
damaged trees will their branches rising forlofnly
above the aqueous element, and ragged abrupt earthly
banks continuing the "mOnsirous camille abruptly
scooped out of the yielding shore by The treacherous
and aggressive Mississippi On either side, within
the damaged levee can be perceived wnat was once
d road, now resembling canal, also the remains
|, Of an inner leyee, broken like the outer one. by
working day and night the slaves have limited the
damage to the circle described, but the river IL s
ing, steadily and rapidly, and much CONTINUOUS labor
is vet 10 be performed before the adj AGENT owlands
shall be pronounced SAFE Indeed the long stretch
Of land recently alluded TO may disappear at any
moment; kheTe are ominous cracks IL lit, and the
river is full hundred feet deep beneath; twenty
below tho outer side Of the leyee on which we stand
We're the creyasse anything beyond mere trlile an
ordinary occurrence, such as every planter IL ac-
, cUstomed TO, we should hardly venture upon onr
present elevation; we might be undermined ana
suddenly precipitated downward.
But triling as il is-nyoiying merely an expense
Of some thousands Of dollarsii affords us excel
len, idea in miniature, OF real, formidable Gre.
vase, such as might inundate entire parish ara
require the sinking of two or three ships to stop it,
So we stand the summit oil the mould, II The
sharp, sunny morning, and are ediied. lie Hyor,
q mile and halt wide in front OF us, looks bright
and pleasant, with white rail shiumeIing down 1t
g lmay il not be speeding on cOnlraband voyage y
ano its level opposte bank crowned with ich, un,
t brag:ous trees. Nhie thus engaged. or grouped
round the fire Of sticks which sentinel has built to
70 warm bis hands, our guide relates the circumstances
h attendant the beginning of The crevasse he hav
" lug accidentally been witness OF them.
. lie was riding along the road on a windy after.
II noon when he heard q sharp report suggestive OF
the iaea that steamer fiat boat had dfIfed into
= violent collision against the bank aud there found
efedloud enough, indeed, 10 have proceeded from
cannon. Then ue looked aud Saw that the outer
leyee had dissppeared-lhat there wns no Obstruc-
ton between him and the opposite bank Of the Mis-
sIssippi, only the tumblng, rushing waters. Then
lie put" for home and raised the nei ghbOrs.
Nothing more important diversified return 10
New-Orleans than the aggravating appearance OF
The train, just as we were sitting dOwn ito very
much needed IT past Of creole eggs" they are
depomipated IN this portion Of LOuisiana i don't
know why. ibis Decesstated a hungry and ex-
laxative run for mile or two before we caught up
with the train, y hich oblisingy detained for
US by our good friend Capt. Sawyer at the twelve.
mile station by which time suppose that the sable
matrOu, who had taken only two hours TO prepare
said creole eggs found herself very much cOinoItel
by them.
\ began this letter with an alluson 10 COL Thorpe.
l VIII end with an item respecting that gentleman.
Lag, night / attended The presentation Of hand
some silver pitcher and two goblets 10 hiD, tho
Offering Of the wOrkingmen Of New Orleans, cm-
pioyed under Gen. Butler's SPECIAL Order 40. 2H.
By II from 200 10 800 persons were relieved lroa
theA1digence and misery atiendent upon this afro.
eoas rebellion, and stimulated TO can I'll honest
seli-respccliDg livelihood on the leyees, Streets sud
Canals In the front, center, and Of this city. 10
pay them, Gen Butler mulcted rich traitors, IN pro.
portion &? their contributions to the Government
h Of Jeii DAVIS. The result is that during one Of
the hottest Of known Summers New-O-eans was
preserved from ITS general scOlrge Of pestience and
Gen. Butler Is nowhere more pOpular--nO. even ia
BCslol-than among the poor Of Tho Crescent City,
Co. Thorpe hrs eiclent oiicar, deseryedly shares
tots. Hence the present action, aud this notice
from T.BG
Arrival OF Texas Refugees nj New Orleans
The Story OF the Escape OF Eleven
United states soIdiors-A Fugitive.
Diary.
From Our Special Cores ponden,
Kew osLEANs, Feb l. 1863
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