The New York herald., 1845-01-24

500 valued at 81 20s. 800.
The uieks5urg Wing Of the 18th nst states thai tn
January landing. near Island one hundred, which
passed through her cabin. just forward Of the wheel
TIVE state rooms besides doing considerable damage th
wheelhouse.
Of the stste rooms which literally torn into atsms
and had most miraculous escape. He was thrown ou
Of his berth into the middle Of the cabin, and alhougi
the literally piled up in the cabin
Knox escaped with few bruises which, we are happy
to learn, are not dangerous
Other passengers were somewhat injured but we be
he same paper ays-we learn that the steamboat
Volant struck mag and sunk In the Yazoo river. We
have not learned the particulars.
Col Bingamans fine ally Jeannetteau, by imp Levia
than dam by sockhoider has been sold Ia
| to Thos. Kirkman, Esq. Of Alabama for $2.5
The Red River falling at Shreveport the last nd
vices At Alexandria. the llth inst 1t at stand
al feet water at aRoundpontb feet al the mouth Of the
river.
Taress, entirely consumed by fire yesterday
ing The flames broke out about O'Clock. The FIRE IL
lishment There had been a performances the evening
previous by the French vaudeville company
| Markets.
/ New OaLEArs, Jan. l4-There was a very limited de.
msnd for cotton yesterday and the sales barely amounted
400 bales In small lots. Prices unchanged, but
there evidently less disposition to operate There
to &C. for extreme Qualities Meiasses CON.
nus: At 10 70 iac P: gallon according to quality ,nS @
yesterday and holders show ed great anxiety to realize
Prices have declined and Ohio csuld be bought yester
day at 81 laA to lsi A sale Of 900 bbls. illinois
made at - 90 There s material change In the provi
Exchange in very good demand and the rates have
tendency to odvsnce We quote sterling 81 to OF CT
premium France Sfas to siso; New York 80 days to
per cent discounts sight checks ito per cent dis.
count.
out animation and the sales Yesterday to about
1000 bales The samples OF the late heavy receipts
yet on the market Prices are about tho same as
| fc has been submitted to.
In exchange, sterling bills selling at 81 per cent
premium New York sight bills at per cent discount;
and Alabama money at 81 81 discount
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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Java days from Liverpool for Mobile Dec 90 la. II an.
Foreign Ports.
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LAUNCH or A STEAMBOAT AT HoBoKRN
day morning, shortly alter nine O'Clock, there was
launched from the new ship building yard OF
Messrs Stevens, beautiful steamboat, OF quite a
novel construction, being formed of straight tim.
Der, without knees, and secured principally by
screw bolts she is 244 feet long, with 60 feet OF
beam, and intended tor the Camden and Amboy
Railway Company for the transport of goods She
went of in fine style, amid the cheers Of those pre-
sent, being drawn into her native element by a
steamboat, without strainng her in the least.
When launched all her hog frames were below. so
that her deck was perfectly clear. Shortly after,
she was taken in tow by the steamer TO get her
from the new ship building yard Of Meesrs. Ste
vensl but these gentlemen are constructing, IN
large covered shed, in the same yard, beautiful
IRON boat OF the same size, for the same company,
Intended for the conveyance Of passengers. They
ere ase about to lay the same stocks as those
from which the vessel was launched the keel OF