New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-18

Ship Merwin Merwin from Cardiff Wales 18th june to
ser a I'd at sn T Sa from previously
Mex ser yo aaer days from afE anse
2nartier eco |
5 a sa4s as Ghrf, 1a FIRE from a,i;s RiveBa
schr Desree, Luke, from Bonfouca-Basin
STEAMBOATS,.
Creole. Hill from Alexandria
lahtte, Harvey, from Alexandria
G soF aaI Hae iGm y il 5Ssi, ,,one
Towboat Star Whitney from the Passes-towcd down and
owdtc and schooner Rage ana s seoone9
Minnie Schiller from Quarantine Station.
MEMORANDA.
A- The ships Bowiitch and Nerwn are safely anchor
ed outside the bar waiting towboat
p- Capt Dryer, ofbe ship Western Chief which was blown
off the late gale reports having one of his anchors and
rode the gale out with anchor.
r The steamer Belfast left st Louis on The III inst Her
officers report the steamers Flying Cou Oceana and Virginia
in port and loading for New Orleans The weather was very
and eghts plenty Passed he Orleans aground at the
old quarantine station, bound down 8h-et the Nebraska at
St Geneveve Found shoal all crossings only
six and half feet water at DEVILS Island found eight feet
water. Met the Swon Birds Bend Only seven half
feet water at 81 and six and half Island 81 Was obliged
to charter boat to tighten through the channel 1-Me
Aeck Scott at Randolph Found nnetee in the channel
at Presidents Island
n The ship Bowditch Capt Smith, which returned to the
city yesterday, experienced hurricane on the 10th inst which
drove the ship down her beam ends and caused tile her
leak badly Capt Smith had to away the and men
right the ship up after the shin rrhte6 she had nine
feet Of water in her hold
as- The ship G D Merwin, Merwin MASTER from Cardiff
Wales, with of railroad ron arrived Slaughter
House Point yesterday dmastcd Capt Merwin has furnished
us with the following report On Saturday the 9Th inst, the
gale commenced with strong North East Winds at com
menced to shorten sail NJ blowing strong gale still
North East took in n sail except eeed mantopsa put
double all sails and made all possible preparations
rcane The barometer commenced falling from % 80 at
o'clock of the same day and gradually fell until o'clock the
following morning, when the barometer read % During
Saturday night the gale tremendous o'clock NJ 10Th
the oremas went six feet from the deck quickly followed by
the main and mizzen mass each Of the latter the
eyes of the tower rigging taking with them everything attached
thereto axes were brought into requiion and Mt II got
clear OF the floating and the wreck from aongde
critical the railroad iron broke adrft between
decks and every roll of the ship, which rapid heard
the iron rushing from side to side threatening through the
sides Of the ship reports than made that the
water was rushing into the ship through holes broken
sides by wreck both pumps work and worked
ncessenty for eighteen hours when the ship found to have
only eighteen inches water in her hold 1t with great diff
Guilty that the iron between decks cred portion of The
crew were engaged at it from II NJ Sunday until Mon
day. 1t appears that the gale rotary wind revolving
East to North and South to West Feldng describes
Cyclone in the northern hemisphere. AT NJ Monday,
there was cain for about five minutes the shone brilliant
and there appearance of clearing or but the wind suddenly
snip opposite point 1t
worked from North East to Nortnow came from the South
couded n and rain and wind with redoubled fury
and continued for two hours when the gale showed signs Of
Abatement during the gale the high, but smooth. the
surface covered with foam The track Of the Cyclone
from toNN W, when the gale abaed the ship 60
miles of South West Pass arrived at Garden Bay on
the Eth the Capt proceeded the South West Pass procure
steam, having done which, yesterday
rs" The towboat Streek with the schooner Eliza
BETH left here yesterday morning auspices of the I'm
a,piar nd
with the schooner will visit the various bays and ines along
the Louisiana coast.
DISASTERS.
rs The American ship Manila, Rogers master of Bath
Mnine from Bordeaux for this port arrived off the at South
West Pass just previous to the late Storm but unable get
the Bar and came to anchor in deep During
storm Sndry the 10Th she driven from her anchorage
and became total wreck off the Tmbaier Islands, coast of
Louisiana. The Capt (Roge the End mate and
known 10 have escaped the balance the supposed
have persisted We learn that Capt Rogers had of his
legs broken in escaping from the wreck The cargo con-
sisnees will be found under the head Of imports.
EXPORTS.
L Sd ANp S
~ coils rope 100 pcs baggs 100 pcs basgng 100 bxs soap
rIGo-ship Elizabeth-7s6 hhds tobacco $500 staves
F1GO-Ship Gen Dunlap--l02 hhds tobacco, and 5000
slaves.
BARCELoNA-Bark servantlia--559 bales cotton, 1000
slaves
MATANzAs-Barl A II Kimball-Manfest not to be seen
PHHA DEI.PHIA-BarE Ellen stevens-392 bales cotton
104 hhds tobacco, $3.50 slaves.
Observation-Disclosures Fred Lenng-IOO bales cotton 10
do WOOL 20 hh tobacco 1885 bds hides 500 empty casks Isl
empty carboys, 1000 slaves.
Hour lS5 bbls whisky, LOO slaves, lsSpkgs mdsc.
HAVANA-Brig ADAMS GrayS5 bbs 500 kgs lnrd 43 ties
hams, 70 bXs pork 300 bbls bone black.
GAMPEACHY-Schr Empresario-50 -four IS ties lard
- IBIS bread kegs bur lead $50 SKIS bales mdse 20 bxs
PENSAC0I A-sc,,r Doro-1el clio o,-, ! e,, , m
bales hay, 8 bbs pork, bxs m,Ise.
MoBILE-scr LEelair-lo0 bbls whisky do bone black
81 bbls flour, 2UO SKIS wheat casks bacon.
IMPORTS
CARDTFF-ship D Merwn-557s bars railroad iron to
HANANA-Schr Minnie Sclfer--Sugar to j B Murson
CAMPEACHY-Schr Rayo-In ballast.
pipes brandy Lanber6 hds wine !, Dondcssat-5 cas-
fruits preserves a Do
q casks wine 10y boxes do uo 1bs brandy 20 pipes do
vine 50 h hhds whs 80 bbs vine wine vinegar
has TnS 1sss Eas do
bs pe 81 d Ps % sasEs
pns 90 hf casks brandy Ieanne Quarter &Go9 bales cos
oye eiss has %
DOS 40 KY cases vine to anata reres6 cases wine Z
bids %ns 80 If hds vine d 20 csscs vine sffa e%
Sc Kids md 2 h wns GF pRs andy Roesa co
Tie52 hhds vine If do baskets bottles bales
Albe2 cases mdse d Duconse-2 mdse to Reard
Iambouryl5 preserves &c Dntz IkeeDl2 hhs vino 1Ol
f,sss wine 40 rasin 81 do fruits do do
~ DO vinegar bales corkS FerboS frees5 pkgs bottles v
Fhetom5l4 hds wine $50 hf hds wine 9S wine half
pipes brandy Or do 81 cases prunes do TO order
81 G IA l. and Louisiana
oaes cotton to Henderson, Terry &coS01O Mcdowell Mills
&coISinres to T Buddeeke scoR Turner &co-Craner "
co-JaneS Connolly &co-Coector of New OrcunsE
eo-lO0 head cattle j Mehle.
BORDEAUX-Ship anila-lNO hhds 800 cases wine o. ouor
pipes brandy Iamhe-l6 hhs wine Dndoussa-24 tases
frpnr
~ 40 sardnes II csks 59 bxs 100 20 pipes brandy to
"ta Commagee &co-2o do 26 hhds SO If bbs
wine hbds o., cases DO r V nns ~ no
DO Vaudeville McIlennyl5 ar pipes f do bbls brandy
Baii blanchard &co do casks 81 bbs wine Jeannei
Quar'ler &co-29 bnes coks Cuach Bro &co-I2 casks
Fuses CHINA ware Gauche-20 brandy 2l5 cases fruits
pois olive Oil 40 hds 50 hi 25 @ cases wine anaa
WINS hhds 4o cases do II bbs brandy Estigoz-DS
uys50 hhds q hfd wine Or pipes brandy Rochereau
hhds wine Costa &co-l02 do Deschams20 do to
mat &c3-l5o wine Turpin-l20 do Schroeder &co6
a plpes brandy Carriere1 hats j Alberto do medi.
S D9conge-2 eHsk hams do mushrooms Renaud
10 do mustard 10 vinegar bales corks to Ferbos
ra cases ea,ables 10 do sardnes Dn IkenOO %
NJ pipes or do and 10 bbls brandy 50 cases punes do
percussion caps, order. ~
CHAMPIONSHIP Bloom-4o 900 feet lumber to Merritt
ANTE RIVFR-schr Marcelite2oo0o feet lumber to Poo
ey, Nicol Geo. ' ~ ~ : W
Ward eco. ~ ~ oS,0'o Aee' i"hnoet "
BoNFoUCA-schr Desiree-rsoO0O bricks to order.
obiLE-seamer Cafornia-l4 bales osnaburgs TO II
jaer Sco75 bagging Smith Hadden-I cotton gin Bell
'ucnahan &co--sundres to order 81
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
BAYOU SAEA-Steamer @ D Jr-49 hhds sugar tn r Mill