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Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
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In Cahawba, Alabama, a great freshet raised waters to 50 feet by Tuesday morning, inundating river bottom plantations, damaging corn, fodder, fences, and hindering crops. High lands unaffected. Waters began receding but stalled due to rain, with fears of further rise. Mills likely damaged; Tombecbee and Black Warrior rivers suffered more.
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GREAT FRESHET.
As mentioned in our last, the water continued to rise till Tuesday morn, and rose to as great a height (50 feet) as was ever known since this country was settled by the present white population. A large portion of the country must have been inundated; numerous if not most of the river bottom plantations have been overflown or have suffered very materially. The planters must have suffered very considerably in corn, fodder, fences. &c, besides the hindrance in their crops. The planters of the high lands have experienced no inconvenience from this extraordinary freshet. The water began to recede on Wednesday—but a rain on that night brought it again to a stand on Thursday evening, when another rain storm commenced, which lasted the whole night, that we are not without apprehensions that the freshet will rise considerably, but we trust not to its former height. It is apprehended that most of the mills are either carried away or otherwise injured. Information from the Tombecbee and Black Warrior lead us to believe that they have suffered more from the freshet than we have.
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Primary Location
Cahawba, (Alabama,)
Event Date
March 18
Outcome
planters suffered considerable damage to corn, fodder, fences, and crops; mills carried away or injured; inundation of river bottom plantations; no casualties mentioned; tombecbee and black warrior rivers affected more severely.
Event Details
Water rose to 50 feet by Tuesday morning, highest since settlement; large portion of country inundated; river bottom plantations overflown or materially suffered; high lands unaffected; water receded Wednesday but stalled Thursday due to rain, with further storm raising apprehensions of renewed rise.