New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-15

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H. afr ohm Of stea rler Da1ehlT
gan, his our thanks for late % Louis papers.
IT, The. officers Of the steamer Michigan VII
sslgase accept our sfor late papefs
H. The towboat Conau eror, which arrived YES
feray brought the quarantine statlon, gap1
bEct4oSa of the steamship Philade from NeAS
York ga Havana, also her and
philadelphia arrived at the q iiaii
nast fo1lr O'Clock IL A. the 18th sge are
indebted To her bor vs. Z
Havana papers, IneEloiaI eIc.
mrs sroRst III THE BAIIz Capt. ". 81 Brown,
~, a4,iSe from tlie BaIize yesterday morning On
sl,a tSsaba Conquer and who was the same
Ia storm MS that the British schooner
manchester from Baleze Honduras bound Tor Inns
II cargo Of lumber and fruit was driven on
d soath Point and became total wreck ING crew
and passengers, BY means Of raft which they con
stractea at the South-W Pass pilot station
4 MI o1,dav. Messfs Goodman and Alexander pas
engers by the Manchester came up on the Conquer
Or. They report few days 70 leaving
aleze Honduras, that fire had occurred
by which large amount of was desIfoyeo
The schooner q. Il. Montague, Capt. Butler, IRON
HAVANA with d cargo IF Havana produce was down
ashore uear the telegraph station slne LOOKOUT ae
tie blot station was blown down The az
lille southW est Pass was consid eraby damaged. me
house occupied III the Balize telegraph and many
B other houses, received eonsiderab bic datlag
rf,zE III The Mobile Register seems fo take
tiis detention o The mail boat On Sunday
last, is very serious 70 the commerce
and trade of the eountry and gives vent 70 lts reel
mos naFfy in the following words TX
sIle " as securely tied 10 the break
water III tile southern terminus of her iat
calmly the thousand Injuries caused py
failure aithe great mails between tins clty ana Ne
that her 6aptan did not like the rlsk OF pull
tifsr of while the weather looked SO AZ
far Ia passengers only are concerned TINS may nave
been caution but the q llsrssss
involved In d mail failure seem to have demanded at
least All effort to nake good this great conneeth
ITl III The chain uriites the personal
and politieal affairs Of this vast Union ii i
Now we would not give twenty cents for All the
commercial matter which was To have gone ~ tha
mail Ib was on Sunday, and there was no busliles
doing on that day, and almost every merchant CON
petsd his coIrespp for mai ahs
a tl,s season of tile Nc do not, good eity
Of oara consider one failure Of the mail as aofdlhs
sufficient matter Of complaint, particularly when {
gaie of wind which has to be Of the most dsas
trous ana melancholy nature, was at the hne blowing
we do not know who was in charge OF the California
anne time but whoever he may have been, it was
iii our opinion, The highest degree commemorate am
nv in the course which he pursued. Ad
hitting that the California was just out Of dock an
~ tI,e most ample and complete order, tllatwou
rot Tie commander to hazard the boat, pa
aeneers and crew, OH such day as last Sunday an
The night following proyedsto be- The Register q
ldes q matters of political and commercial interest
Az this time AS being involved in the dinnutiye bus
ness, ne may term it, between New Orleans and Nj
lille. hat political questions were involved in u
movements Of last Sunday mail we are not infor1ne
as regards the numerical part, re have expresse
our views. As for the personal affairs, we anticipa
ali AID well satisfied they remained ashore.
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TuE TINES Not the London thnnderer, but the q
taI times as they appear control the daily dottnl
of our good city. The rain continues 70 fall thoug
tere was cessation Of sixteen hours Or thereabont
tlatis, between twelve o'clock of ednesday nigt
s. and soar O'Clock yesterday the present writin
HE clouds which appear 70 be as full as ever st
Il hang over US. gf
BUSINESS is almost as eifectualy stopped by u
natural embargo as twas in the early part OF y
present century by the great embargo statutes und
the administration of Presidents Jefferson aud MAJ
soa.I In fact, there are no pretensions 70 nderta
any ont door rnov enc nts.
The most intense feeling and excitement was eV1nc
last evening on the receipt Of the intelligence fre
last d Dernier Island, giving the names Of T
lost 1T that unfortunate island on Sunday mig
last full particulars will be found in another pi
Ell Of this mornings Crescent Long will the 10th q
nth of August, 1856, be remembered throughout
State.
We yesterday received partial accounts from
river counties and parishes, Of the effects 81
storm. They are Of The most sad and gloomy
seription. Crops Of cotton, sugar and corn, appt
to have suffered almost irretriepahle injury In ia
from the information before US, we reduce our g
mates Of the cotton crop onefourth from what u
were on the first Of the month Aa regards sug
for the present leave that entirely out Of the gu
lion II credence Is to be allowed to the accounts
hand, it would be unsafe to predict the seasons CT
over eighty thousands hogsheads. However, wi
the weather clears up, and two or three days Of :
shine intervene, another face may be given to p
poets.
There have been no arrivals Of importance from
this week. Several vessels are due. The same rem
viii apply to arrivals via the river. They will be
ceived TO be Of the most diminutive quantity.
consequence Of the good paying freights, or rat
The improved condition Of the freghting business
the most Important Northern ports, there are
transient vessels Of large burthen on the way hit
Ereights for foreign ports consequently have impro
a tritle in our market. The rate Of cotton to Lii
pool being threeeighths sterling, and grain about
This is considerable higher than rates in New 70
though, il d good ship cannot command these r.
in this port her owners had better put her up i
box TO look at
The mail to-day quite unexpectedly brought
European malls by the Asia, Of the 18th ult.
letters generally read very well. Not a word is
of those failures which the telegraph adyices furn
80 largely before the commercial community. a
was not the frst time q mountain has been attem
to he made out Of a 1nolehill, ne do not surpo
will be the last. 81 z$#= ~
The anxious feeling Of the day is in regard tt
financial position Of France. Scrutinize the sc
character Of the adviees from Paris, the continue
aard for gold for that and the general sta
gftle Partisan financial circles can well be questi
and doubts advanced that an important tina
crisis in France Is not far ot
1t has been said there are but two things wort
ing for to DO what Is worthy Of being written,
syrite what il worthy of being done.
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