New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-16
From Havana and Key West.

The US. mail ship Isabel arrived at Charles
ton on Sunday, the 10Th inst, from Havana AMI
Key West, having left the former port on the
morning and the latter on the evening of the 9th
INST. She accomplished the distance from Ha-
Vana IN the short space Of ffty-two hours.
Inc postioffice being closed, the Charleston
papers state they were unabls to obtain their
usual 'uoan correspondence
In iat. - deg. ~ min the Isabel exchanged
signals with bark, painted black. showing n
white signal with red hall oIso Win The
schooner Scott. "''' wv
The Key West correspondent of the Courier
under date Of July &, says:
The British brig Scotsman, Of London c;n
clair master, from Mansanilla, Cuba. bonnd -
LONDON with a cargo Of tobacco mahoohany
CEDAR fustc, granadilla, etc, ran ashore IN
Thursday, June %, on Riens Reef, known as
! Big konk Reef at ) \. NJ, received assistance
FRONT s-loop Dolphin, schooners Lizzy Wall and
Col DeRussy, and was extrcated BY 9th ult. i,
and arrived here the following morning, leaking
badly. survey was appointed, who ordered
| him to discharge. Capt Sinclair consigned to
Philip j. Fontane
The ship Marathon, Of Boston, D. Pepper mas-
ter, with cargo Of cotton, sugar, molasses, etc ,
from NewOrleans, and bound to NewYork ran
ashore on Friday, lst July (sea account in hazy
Key West and no land in sight from aloft, cur
rent running three knots per hour Hove her
all aback, but could not get her off Ship
humping, thought it advisable to throw over
some cargo, which we did till midnight. having
let 60 starboard anchor to prevent her going
higher up. 4 considerable portion of the carg5
was thrown overheard and the vessel finally got
of. She arrived at Key West on the evening of
the 9TH, and on the morning of the jth drew up
to the wharf and commenced dischargng
Tie Fourth passed of very quietly at Key
West. The Courier's correspondent says.
| We all had the l.easure Of enjoying a fine,
clear and warm day. At s A. NJ, cur flags
were seen flying from the shipping in our port,
also from the various cupolas, Custom house,
anu T. $ Quarters This was al that coull
be seen Of our glorious Fourth No dinners,
amusements nor any thing to Indicate the day,
that all true Americans should respect Shame
20 acknowledge that our retail stores kept open
as uual one or two did close at about p NJ
At midday, the report of g. guns from the "
5. Quarters, reminded one that there was some
spirit Of rejoicing The Sons of Temperance
also exhibited their banners through some Of
our principal sweets. escorted by our celebrated
Imported BGnd, consisting of one drum, one
| tte, one bass drum and tanhoureen. This was
a glorious sight. still with all, the trucks.
drays, etc, could be heard busily engaged on
our wharyes, etc.
SEMIMoNTHLY LISE or NAIL STEAMERS BE-
TWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND BREMEN.-We
understand that temporary arrangement has
been made between the Postmaster General and
Mr.. X. Schlden, representative from the Gov
ernment of Bremen, 10y which the mails will be
conveyed between New York and Bremen in the
steamers Hansa and Germania which are about
to be placed on the line by Messrs. W A. Fritze
* Co., respectable commercial house Of Bre-
| mon To n wifi ha T,it To,
steamers Washington and Hermann, so as to
give semi monthly trips throughout the year.
The rates of postage by this line are to remain
as at present, TO wit 20 cents the single rate
for letters, cents each for newspapers, and
cents an ounce or fraction of an ounce for pam
phlets and magazines.
These are the rates simply between any part
of the United States and Bremen. Letters, etc
sent to or received from places beyond Bremen
are subject, of course, to pay additona postage
as stated in pamphlet edition of Post office regu-
lations for 1852; but even with these additional
charges, it will he perceived that for the CORES
pondence to and from many parts Of Germany
the Bremen line affords cheaper and better
facilities Of communication than any other. |
is understood that the first steamer Of the ney
line is to sail from Bremen for the United State
. on the first Of August next
REPORTED DEFEAT OF THE RrssIANs.-Th
NeInaplOre Oh hHTsPllleS cOnt9lnS the following
90 1t appears that the war in the Caucasus ha
of late shown extraordinary vgor If we ar
TO believe our correspondents, in spite of th
tone of the bulletins of St Petersburg, which
as usual, speak of victory, the Russians hav
been completely routed by Schamyl The Rus
sian army, commanded by General Baron Wan
+ sky, 40 COO strong and having 80 pieces of ar
tllery, has met with severe check near Argyle
A great number remained on the field of battle
and % pieces of cannon fell into the hands o
n Sehamyl, who never gained more complet
il, victory
ST ANTuoNY's FALLs-The St. Anthony
Express says that important changes have take
in the Falls Of St Anthony during the past tw
years, An immense mass of rock about tn
r centre was broken off the last winter and fe
several feet, making a sort of rapids, rathe
than actual fills in that part of the cataract
The theory that in course Of time the Falls
B St Anthony will so wear away ms to heeom
onl rapids, seems highly probable from wha
is now taking place from day to day
AMERICAN SClESCE.-The annual session Q
the American Association for the Advancement
&c Of Science will be opened at Cleveland, Ohio, o
the 18Th inst. This useful society has held L
meeting since 1851, when it assembled at Al
bany. The meeting this year Will be the fir,
held by the Society west Of the Alleghanie
The members having to report the results Of to
years scientific Investigations, the pr0ceediE
will be doubly interesting.
SALE OF STEAMSHIPS. The steamship Unit,
States of 20oO TONS formerly of the NewN OF
Of Hayre and Southampton mail line,l and Arcadi
N ot 400 tons, (tormeriv belonging to the Cuna
line, and sold in ISIS re the German FEEDER
T., ton to form part of the Germanic t'eet.) ha
= recently been disposed % Tor 100000 to Messl
i, Fritze & Co, Of Bremen. THESE vessels are
y he fitted as passenger ships, anl are intended
- run betwceu Bremen and New 0rk, touchir
!. probably, at Southampton.
III PROBABLE Purchase or AMERICAN STEA
* ERs BY RussIA.-The Paris correspondent
|" the London Times states that the Russian fl
IN in the Baltic being short Of steamers, the +
peror had sent an agent who was in treaty
r. the purchase of the American steamers llu
y boldt and Franklin, for which vessels the :.
Of 100000 francs, equal to S7950,000, had be
vi offered, and it was thought the bargain would
US US concluded.
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