New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-12-05
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
SATURDAY, Dec. $, 1857.

&a Gb 4s N SATURDAY, Dec. 5 1857.
| Yesterday the weather became very disagreeablc
compared with that Of the previous part Of the week
After cloudy forenoon, cold, steady rain set in,
and most of the afternoon was very wet, with little
prospects Of its clearing of at the time OF closing our
report.
With such weather, Of course, business could mot
be very lively on the leyee clear to-day, It VIII be
lively time there, - many boass are announced to
leave. We have twenty on our List Of departures to-
day. sss- II ,sssA
Our reports Of the upper riyes received yesterday
by telegraph, viii be found in the proper column; BY
them it will be seen that the Ohio was rising rapidly
at Cincinnati, and falling 1t Louisville yestsYdsy
The Mississippi at St. Louis was stationsry-the Ms
souri, and Illinois were falling. An the lower tributa
ries Of the Mississippi continue in good boating order
There Is plenty Of water in Ouachita snd Red rivers
there is considerable rise reported in upper Red
river that boats can be sure to go to Lake Bste
neau. "
DEPARrURns.-Y Yesterday the following boats LEFT
port: DR.. Batey for LAfourche Duke and Capitolfor
Bayou Sara, b. R. W. Hill for Memphis, Stephen
Decatur for Cincinnati and New Monongahea for st..
Louis, with the daily Cairo o. s. mail. sss
ARRIVALS The Lafourche packet Dr.. Batey,
Capt A. Dugas, arrived with $50 hhds. sugar, $40
bbs and 14l half bbls. molasses. and left IS usual
The Vicksburg o. 9. mail packet Natchez, Capt:
7. p Leathers, arrived with 1900 bales cotton and
large number Of passengers. She leaves again as
usual, to-day at SPIN, We thant her no,fts cte,,
Mr. F. A. Sherman, for late p.pera. 4lsS5i4S
| The vicksburg packet r. W. Adams sxriyed vith
3,047 bales cotton snd leaves again today II PHs
The Yazoo river packet Lewis Whiteman, Cant. j.
s. Wallace arrived with 107 bss cotton and leayes
| again to-day at S p. NJ. positively. 9ss g3f
| The Ouachta packet w. w. Farmer. Can't WIN.
Cooper, arrived with l2O2 bales cotton and leaves
| again to-day at s P. NJ, positively
| The Louisville packet Rspublic, Cant. 7. JeG.
Stewart, arrived with large cargo, part Of which
was1 675 bales cotton. She leaves aaxin to-day posi
lively at P. n. We thank her polite clerk. Can't
VIM. Hart for late papers
1 The J. W. Cheesman arrived from Cincinnati With
large cargo. ,,ss ~ ;s
| The Ouachita packet Paul Jones. Can't. John Glenn
| arrived with l148 bales cotton from Camden and
4 leaves again to-day at p NJ positively. II
| Ne,c Lafourche Packet.-We received Yesterday
dispatch from Capt j. ]. Brown, at Memphis stating
that he would be here by Monday next with the swif
4 and splendid passenger packet Cen pike intended
as regular packet for the Lasourche trade. where
4 Capt. Brown is 80 well and fayorablv known His
friends will be glad to learn that be has 20 fine boat
as the Gen. Pike. Z
s. s. Prentiss for Balize.-Capt John Dinnitrv
an experienced and popular boatman having pur-
chased this fine passenger packet expressly for the
Balize trade will start her out to- day at 10 A. n ON
her first trip. She will carry the mail and make two
trips per week, leaving every Saturday and Wenes-
day at 10 A. II. She is in all respects well adapted
to the trade and tiptop boat recently thoroughly
repaired repainted and re6tted Her Office is filed
by the clever Mr.. Geo. Baylie, ee
Bella Donna for Fort adams, This popular pas.
senger packet leaves as usual to-day, at P. H., com
manded by the experienced Cant. E, f. Gross. with
the accommodating Capt T. G. Joffrion, in the Office
B. L. Hodge for Shrereport.-This new and mag
nifcent passenger packet poes TO-DAY At p NJ noai
i tiyely in charge of her popular owner Cant Juo
, Smoker, with the clever Mr, L, II. Murdock.in the
Office She will create stir nm Red river an this ia
her first trip and she was built expressly for the
trade, and is anxiously looked for by Can't Smokers
numerous friends I. ssf.,.-
f is,oan for Jefferson This regular and popular
passenger packet commanded by the courteous Capt.
Charles Hayes with the polite Mr.. C. F. Hayes in the
office leaves positively TODAY. at p. NJ. for Red
}. river 60 -
r Afton for Jeferson--This vell-known and regular
packet, in charge Of the popular Cant. j. S. Smith,
+ ! with the clever Mr. Jno White in the Office leaves
to-day at p NJ for all landings on Red river up to
: Jefferson.
, Bonita for Lake Bisteneau.-To.day, at p. M.
this new and splendid racket backs ont for Timer
Red river under the command Of Cant W. Fl. Daniels.
Her office is filled BY the competent Mr. G. F. Shields
W. W. Farmer for Bayou Bartholome,c-
popular and regular passenger packet in charge of
Capt W. Cooper, with the correct Mr. Samuel Ayles
in the Office leaves to-day at P. NJ for Ouachita
river.
Paul Jones for Ouachita Riper-This swift and
splendid passenger packet, commanded by the ex-
perienced Capt. Jno. Glenn with the obliging Mr..
H. X Hazlett in the Office leaves positively to-day,
, at P NJ, for Camden.
LUCY Robinson for O,tachita Riper.-Yesterday
this fine packet came over to the landing from Al
giers where she has been thoroughly repaired and
looks like new boat She leaves TODAY ON her first
trip in the above trade at P. NJ. under the COM
mand of Can't r. s. Livingston, with the experienced
| and popular Mr. Frank D. Ropers in the office. We
doubt not their numerous friends will be glad to find
them on such fine boat and will extend to them
liberal share of their patronage.
Natchez for Vicksbug.-This renowned and mag
nifcent passenger packet leaves as usual to-day at
P. NJ, to the minute, with the U. s. mail for Vicks-
burg, commanded by the veteran Capt Leathers,
s with the Oblglnp Mr.. F. A. Sherman the Offlce.