New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-12-19
River Intslligsnos.
We copy from the Lsusvls Courier Of the sth inst the
following items:

We copy from the Louisville Courier Of the eth inst the
following itens:
One Of the ssates sad eonpets packets built
fer the Psqusnins trade 10 the Ceres charge Of Capt
LaSarthss very clever ssuthsrner, who has devoted
much ts and expense in the construction and OUTFIT Of
bis packet She designed to ply regularly In the Bayou
Attskspss trade and s very stsusshy bst with neat
aad sonfsrtsbls cabin She il beautiful beat and
vsssbs and passengers will ind svsry thing provi
Ssd for their ssfsrt The entire out1t consisting Of
carpets curtains s.d ell Dsrt..ing to the furnishing line
was fron the famous house Of Hits Small.
Ias City Of Wheeling This beat for the Usss Line
built at Wheeling, arrived hss yesterday sn her rst trip
The hall and ssGsss the vsrk Of Whssng msshan
les but the saba the design snd execution Of Mr.
GsornS, Of Pittsburgh but mere properly spsatss Of
this city IL opinion shs 10 superior in
lie Her sstrs length l. 26e With a fest bsss very
sharp forward bat full aft with good bearings and abe
readily trim three feet wster The cabin 10 Of sabo
rate wsrkmAAship painted entirely white and presents
very appsarsucs wish acsonmodsoss for upwards
Of 100 passgs in large rooms She has four boilers ~
Inches in diamssr aad y feet in length with cylinders
The following items from the st. Louis Intsligsnssr
Of the 10th:
Stssme .ausralis sunk.-Ths steamer Pike in ysstsr-
day msrnisg from Louisville brought Of the sinking
and loss Of Pittsburgh beat Australia Tho A.
bound frsn this city to New 0resns With full cargo
of produce chiefly four snd grain and left here
nssdsy ssrHoos. She sunk Thursdsy, sbsut 2r NJ, at
Hat Island BY striking the wreck Of the Maid Orleans
Her lower guards under water but the forward part
Of the boat the bsw s est The Pike brought her
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o. board New Orleans The cargo il, the held will Be
satirs loss; snd the hall % badly damaged that it
tso will most Likely prove total loss Ne lives vsrs lost
By the accident The Australia owned in Pittsburgh
and Insured In two ocss there for e1be0o There was
sbo insurance her freight Of $4,000 in the Marine
aaA $1,000 In the Nsrchants Mutual osss Of this sity
ssd probably ether assurances.
Ths freight List Of the boat Injured fer $500 The
following letter Va received by Mr. Sass frsn Captain
Marshall:
DEczMsEa 8, 1858.
r. =. eAss-Dssr Sir The steamer Australia struck
Nat n nrls Hall Tnta
ssd susk She lies the wreck her in eight feet
water deck cargo not much damaged / stop on Pike
st Chester to enter protest Will be up on first boat.
The following 10 the list Of freight the Australia:
LcLAgas SOC sks eats and bran Ferguson 200 do
DO Hewitt Roe Cs $500 bbs feur worthington 80 de
do HsAsnbsrg 1859 sks /; Sloan 1900 do wheat
The sntrs loss the beat and csrgs will ausunt to
$4,000 IL not el5000. The boat 10 valued At $4,000
She ysa old asd cost whsn built s22 600
SIS GEO. We ssdsstand that $4,000 10 insured
the cargo In the esss Of this city asd some $4,000 to
$4,000 opsn policies ct New 0rlsans The total loss
nay be sst asvs at 90 to 600 OF which the ocss
Pittsburgh will have to foot" SIS 00o and our own
encss sboat the same snount.
Spece e-Ths Asck ssstt srrivsA from New Orleans last
svsssg having beard 100000 in specie for Adams
Cos Express.
The little steamer R. H. Lee arrived from Ksokuk ats
Last evening She left Thursday morning Her report
weather and river 10 very similar to that Of thu
San osty The water 10 falling all the way dovs, with
three and half feet the bare The Lee vas drawni
ali Of it. asd little too, since she stuck twice th
hours Her cargo large consisting mostly foows
14s8 barrels hosr 62l sacks wheat $40 sacks oats 10
ssrn 6 barrels wheat and 159 sacks onions Sh
has oBs barge in TOW.