The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
 Arrival of the Crescent city at New KOri SIXTEEN DAYS LATER FROM cHAGREs.

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 The steamship Crescent City. Capt. Stoddaid, itom Chagres April 3Oth, and Havana the 7th inst, reached New York early ea lhe l2ih. She sailed isom New Yogk April I7th, and arrived ai Chsgres on the 26th, making her passage in eight days and twenty hours. No intelligence had been received oi the California, and the steamer Panama was daily expected. The Oregon was due about the lSlh May, 50 that by this lime slI three are due. We copy from the Tribune:
 Nothing direct from California had been received since JEHHary l2tb. The lat st dates rom Vslpar- raiso and Callao, report arrivals from San Ftai- CISCO siaee those of the HuBiress and Nouveau PeFseveTeni which sailed thence on the tth Decem- Der and have been before reported There was no contagious disease at Panama, and bat Iew deaths had occurred, which are reported nnder ihe proper head.
 The number of persons awaiting passage al Paua. ma on the 2S,h vas estimated at ,500; but Of ibs number .2sp had engaged passage ID the following vessels. 10 sail that week: Shps Mantle. 3Ooi Ham boldt (Bremen, 450; bark 5olidad, so; brgs COpia. DO, I50 Josephine I50; Two Friends, l50;--lea.Ing I.2OD 10 be provided ior700 oG whom have tickets Gor the steamers. and we are informed by the best authority that a these persons be sent in sailing vessels within week, as there are now in Panama fonr Dore-among which are the ship syiPn' o. FaiFhaven; Hamburg ship Sophia, which had not been taken un.
 Messrs. Leech x Co, of Panama, advertise that $200 paid them will eDtite person to steerage passage 10 San Francisco, with board. un'il the vessel sails as they have effected arrangements 10 despatch large number of passengers by sending 10 Cailso for vessels.
 As the rainy season had not sci in, the road across the lshmus in good order. and no detention now occurs from the want of canoes and mules. ChagFes and Gorgoha were healthy, excepting few cases of ague and fever No reports oi any deaths have reached ns from those places.
 The royal mail steamer Teylot, from San Juan de Nicaragua, had arrived at Chagres on the evening ot the 26th ult, and sailed for CATlhagena on the 26a, with large amount of specie.
 As the Crescent City was being got under way the morning Of the 30th ut. and when the signal gun was about to be f,ed, Mr. James Moncreff, unseen by the person who applied the match, and before Mr. M. could be warned oi his danger he was instantly killed. Mir. Nj. had himself directed the gun io be fired but second before. His death can only be attributed to his forgetfuIness of the order. His remains were placed in coffin and followed to the grave by the crews and ofhcers of the Crescent City and Orus. The Crescent City ieft Chagres for Havans on the evening of the 3Oih, where she arrived on the morning of the 9th, and remained two days 10 lake in coal, leaving Havana on the 7th with seventy passengers.
 Amorg the prominent passengers arrived by The Crescent City was fine Madingo turtle, weighing about three hundred pounds, having a letter of introduction from Gen. Norris, ithe Panama survey, to Messrs. Coleman & Steison, of the Astor House --where room will be made for him, large number ot the boaIders having promptly rendered him share of their apartments.