The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1867-04-11
From tho Charleston Mercury.
The High Water and the mississippi
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Ievces.
The Natchcz C1urier, of the 29th,
says:
During the twelve hours from sun
down OIL Wednesday, 10 sunrise on
Thursday, the river at Nidalia, op
posite Natchcz, rose three inches.
A view from our bluff shows terri
bly, angry and swollen stream ofwatcr.
Lake Concordia looms up like a great
arm which the Father Of Waters is
extending to warn and punish. The
river extends to the lcvco Immediate
ly in front of the courthouse; and it
looks as if every little swell would
send the bounding current over the
only frail barrier that still protects
the beautiful plantations Of that
parish.
Marcngo lcvcc is still reported as
intact, though very great apprchcn-
sions arc hourly felt as to its safety.
Mr.. Lyle, of'thc Concordia MtcNi-
qeneer, writes us under date Of II
O'clock last night: ''Sincc my paper
went to press, Information has reached
me that Marcngo levec is liable to
break at any moment. Slushes arc
continually taking place, and seipago
waterhowing in.
The Grand Levce, at 2Iorganza,
broke day before yesterday, turning
the angry food ofthe river into the
southwestern parishes of Louisiana,
to find its way to the Gulf through
Berwick Bay. This disastrousb break,
while it spreads ruin over seven par
parishes of the State, will yet free
the lower river, from Bayou Sara
down, from danger. It has already
affected the stage of water above the
break. Alfred River Landing, when
the Qustman passed Wednesday even
ing, there had been q fall of: nearly
eight inches, and it was reported the
fall caused by the break had been
felt above Fort Adams.
The Chief Engineer of the First
Levce Division writes rather discour-
agingly about closing the Roman
crevasse, 6fty-six miles above New
Orleans. He is still hopeful, but
cannot reject all doubts. The origi-
nal gap is widcHed to the extent Of
one hundred and fifty feet, and the
water passing through it is from six
to twelve feet deep.
The Natchez Courier Of the Both
says:
Notwithstanding the influence Of
the Morganza break, the river at this
point rose three inches during the
twenty-four hours ending yesterday
noon. 1t is fearfully high. The
marks at Browns sawmill, just above
the city, indicate a stage of water al
ready higher than the flood of 1862
Isand worse remains behind" D."
Intelligence was received ycster-
day noon that there was but little
chance of holding the Marcngo lcvee
longer than twcnty-four hours unless
the water fell. And VIC hear that
Colonel Babbitt, engineer of that
division, has but slight hopes of its
ultimate preservation. He came in
on a hurried visit, and left within an
hour. The prospects for Concordia
are gloomy indeed.
There are ugly rumors about a
break in the levcc at Hard Times,
which, if true, will do the same mis-
chief that the work now so nobly 60
ing on under the charge of Colonel
Leonard P. Conner, at Marcngo, is
designed to prevent.
The Iberville South of the Both
says:
The lcvec known as the "Grand
Levcc of Point Coupec' yielded to
the pressure of the waters on Tues
day, the Goth instant. Once more &
fair portion of the country will be
overhowcd, and many Of our poorest
people will loose their all and be dri-
ven from their homes. Nearly COM
pletely ruined before by repeated
foundations, this last blow is one from
which they can only recover through
the aid of humanity and the assistance
of Providence. Unhappily, so far as
this Parish is concerned, the blow
falls upon those who are the least able
to bear it. We hope that the over
flow will not be of as great an extent
as that of last year. The lcvecs
constructed on the Fordochc, Crosse
Tete, Plaqueminc and Grand river
during the year will, we hope, confnc
the waters to a smaller territory. It
will, however, be of the utmost impor-
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