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Domestic News
June 25, 1811
The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
What is this article about?
In New Orleans on May 20, residents along the Mississippi River are alarmed by an unusual and rising swell, the highest in ten years, attributed to levees built by recent settlers compressing the water; levels normal at Natchez.
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New Orleans, May 20.
The inhabitants, for 20 leagues above and below the city, are much alarmed at the unusual swell of the river, and what adds to the alarm is, that it continues to rise. It is now as high as it has been for ten years past. The probable cause of it is, the number of people who have lately settled on the west margin of the river, and who have (to prevent their lands from being over-flowed) raised banks or Levees that compresses, or confines the water in the great channel, and forces it down this main branch. What appears to strengthen this opinion is, that the river is not unusually high at Natchez.
The inhabitants, for 20 leagues above and below the city, are much alarmed at the unusual swell of the river, and what adds to the alarm is, that it continues to rise. It is now as high as it has been for ten years past. The probable cause of it is, the number of people who have lately settled on the west margin of the river, and who have (to prevent their lands from being over-flowed) raised banks or Levees that compresses, or confines the water in the great channel, and forces it down this main branch. What appears to strengthen this opinion is, that the river is not unusually high at Natchez.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Infrastructure
Weather
What keywords are associated?
New Orleans
River Swell
Mississippi River
Levees
Flood Alarm
Natchez
Where did it happen?
New Orleans
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
New Orleans
Event Date
May 20.
Outcome
river as high as in ten years past; continues to rise, causing alarm among inhabitants for 20 leagues above and below the city.
Event Details
Inhabitants alarmed by unusual swell of the river, which continues to rise. Probable cause: recent settlers on west margin built levees to protect lands, compressing water in main channel. River not unusually high at Natchez.