We commend to general perusal the
letters of our regular New Orleans
correspondent, " General Observer."
The author of these communications
is a gentleman of ' ndoubted capacity,
keen observation, sound judgment
and obvious merit as a writer, and
we venture the opinion that his esti
nmate of matters and things will be
found generally reliable and correct
to a degree not usually attained by
the relator of passing political events
or prophesier of those to colne. With
this brlief reference, we leave his writ
ings to speak for themselves, feeling
assured the mrjorit of our readers
will agree with us in accreting our
correspondent with the qualitiehs above
en umerated.
The Madison Vindicator, published
at Delta, La., repofts that the IIard
Times levee, Tensas parish, has bro
ken and the water is flowing through
the break freely. There are indica
tions of breaks at other points, and a
considerable extent of country is al
ready under water. If a heavy rise
of the river occurs this year the dam
age in Madison, Tensas, Iberville and
other river parishes will be very great.
It is cheering to note, however, that
there is no alarming rise in the upper [
rivers, and the best informed persons I
agree in the opinion that there will t
be no heavy flood this season.
