New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-17
River Intelligence.

We copy from the Louisville Courier Of the sth the fol-
lowing items
Netc OrL,qs and Orelousqs Packet sle. " 6laze-rhs
AIic. ". Glaze. the boat fer Bayou trade. built
ior Capt Johnson by mechanics which we have re-
oeatedy noticed Of late is all conpste aud starts
south this evening She ia a very staunch and ervicra-
Die boat and admiralty adapted for the trade for which
and supervision Of Capt Johnson devoted his
:ire time 70 the construction Of his boat She is Of
ium size and rather differently constructed from most
Of the boats WITH great power light drlnght and bat one
wheel and thereby designated the submerged propeller
The hull Of the Alice W Glaze was built by L J. How
ard, very stauuch job the cabin by H. McClaran Co,
neat need be- the engines by Hewitt symnesi
boilers by smith; iron work by BAKER CO. painting and
guiding etci by g Miller Co.; outfit and furnishing
BY Hte SMALL queeDsware, china etc, by Cassidy
Hopkins and the hoistng engine aud apparatus,
BY Capt r. P smith; upholstery by Dsvinny.
The hull is 1tO feet keel with 81 u fees beam IS L feet
door. and feet inches hold She engines with
ls inch cylinders 5 feet stroke and three large BOILERS
also hosting engine over the hatch connected with
which il to receive freight such hogheads of
sugar from lighter barge from the shore and
fer it to the hatch. all worked by steam
The cabin Of the Alice W Glaze the neatest
namesake the boat will be the belle Of the Bayou.
Capt Johnson is thorough bostman, and the clerk Mr.
Bsin clever and popular in the trade The boilers
Tested Saturday by the Inspectors and stood
Of $50 pounds readily This boat has been built in
short Of time another evidence Of the expe
ton as well as superiority Of our mschanics
Ess gone 20 Nsrorteans. s.During the past FIVE days
les than eighteen steamers have left this port for New
Orleans Many Of them started from Cincinnati and had
oarges in tow with produce aud provisions and at small
averae We have doubt that the feet will take upwards
Il 5000 tons of produce into that city and think they
would average 175 passengers which is equal small
nr Of 35o persons all out Of the Ohio river in less than
week.
Coai -irriced-The steamer James Jackson in charge
o. I'll Nsnscke arrived from the Haweville mines sat
urlsy with 1900 bushels Of coal which is offered at 20
the city wharf This enterprise should be
couraged as we understand that Van offers his coal at
very little over cost.
St Louis Inteigencer Of the sth we copy -.
, following
Steamboat Sunk aud Cargo Lost-Yesterday it was
known that the n ciendenin had been snsgyed and
uus in the Missouri river about hundred sud twenty
miles from the mouth Several of the officers returned
TO the city yesterday morning and from Mr. Hayes first
CLERK We have the following particulars The Cendenn
eft this port for Glasgow aud Brunswck Friday morning.
with about hundred ard forty of groceries dry
passengers At half past o'clock Saturday night, and
WhiIe under way opposite Bates Landing she struck
nag or log and went down in less than fifteen minutes
When Mr.. II left, they had hltboat alongside and
were taking out portion Of the freight all however in
damaged condition, except few boxes and bales of the
top tier in the engine The boat settled
Twelve feet water there being from six to feet
the main lower deck The cargo principally in the
bold and in the engine and of course less
injured.
H. The Intelgencer of the 9th has the following items
Decline in lie Rates Of Fesh-Shippers will be glad to
hear that the rates OF freight between this city and New
concession the part Of agents owners Flour
taken at 81 pork at 81 50 per bbl Light freight
: rue but every little heps An increase in tonnage
and slight Improvement in the stage of the river has
= caused the decline.
=
bany have determined not to pay more than sS5 per
l. month for negro fremen to go boats plying between
IN Louisville and New Orleans and ST. Louis.
re PotatossThe Bon Accord has been to Madison the
great potato exporting emporium of the West and
o turned last evening with only 600 i've thou
~ sand bushels-hats all The officers Of the Bon Accord
ns report the craps fine and at least steamboat loads
more on hand Whose in next
Contract for a Ss,r Boat Last evening a contract was
closed by Capt Joseph Brown and the other of
the steamer St Louis with VIM Walker, Of Elizabeth
re Pa for the building Of hull to be delivered at
QeY he
"a loving dimensions Length Of keel straight go feet
&c beam - feet width Of floor 50 feet depth Of hold feet
II This hull will be feet wider aud 90 feet longer than the
Michigan built by the same party
In hoer-deck The balance Of the boat will be built by
other parties The machinery Of the present. st Louis il
ID in ameer and , lon Two epyines 40 inch rylindsrs
feet stroke The estimated tonnage will be 400 tons
and the greatest raugt with machinery cabin wood
ID board is exceed three feet. The
10 be of the best material and most substantially fastened
NoimProyemsn or device to gain viii be omitted
~ mM has built in his time some hundred and t.ty hus
ysRY INTERESTING TO OFFICERS OF THE ARsy-Th,
following order just being forwarded from the Depart
IN nent:
GENERA, Order. WAR DEPARTMENT,
ne No o. ''i ADlurANT GENERAls oFrcE
TX Washington Nov l. 1858.
BY directions Of the Secretary OF War paragraphs 2S9
~ 5i 30 aud 80 General Regulations Of ls4I recind
III ed aud the following are substituted therefor;
Ir Commanders Of Military Departments authoril
ed TO grant leaves of absence Rrgimental Officers fc
the period Of sixty days, aud to Officers of the Genera
n sts aud Staff Corps Begimenta Officers staff dul,
serving with their for the period of thirty days
the Commander being responsible that uconveoienc
shall result to the service from the absence Of the sta
ed officer.
An applications for leaves of absence for periods *
lie ceedrg those above specified will be made through IN
proper channel the Head Quarters Of the Army
the applicant be Officer If the General stan or Sti
sen Corps Officer serving in the Line the leave WI
until the application thali nave been re
H. erred to the Chief the Department to which the tc
lie belongs or in which he il serving.
Ion Nv order: s CooFER, Adjutant General
Washington Star Nov q