New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-27

The talk yesterday WAS Of the water above-noth-
ing said about that below. II reliance was to be
placed on all the accounts which come over the
wires, we might expect TO be inundated In about
week but il is not very safe % consider the many
reports which travel over the WIRES it will be best to
wait in The regular accounts come along Now, for
Instance. tl'e Telegraph accounts last evening say
there MSS Tia heaviest rain yesterday in Cincinnati
euux known. This only reminds us Of an old stand
ing remark, made about forty years ago, regarding
warm weather. It then the hottest weather ever
known 10 . particular month but an old octogen-
nxian sid he had heard the same remark for nearly
1orfy years. but be did not really believe was any
warmer al that time then it had been before. So
Nth the accounts we are daily receiving about high
water. The water is reported to be higher than it
Vas ever known before and yet do not believe it
- any higher this day than it has been dozen times
during the present century. So the talk Of high
water may IS well be cartailed A great deal of
damage has already occurred. It is useless 10 en-
nance It. The simple facts are, as we have before
femarked an immunity from excessive water for
cral years has found the evees out Of ORDER and in
many sections in no condition to resist the mighty
rush Of water which has come unawares
There was very little business going forward yes
ferday on the levee The arrivals Of boats were few.
IA for cotton, there were some hundreds Of bales,
with some sugar, and little molasses.
There was some talk about the British steamers
being seen of the Balize Ii such is the fact it will
he bringing the question Of the right Of search to
our very doors We have only bad accounts Of one
captain refusing to show his papers to these under
sfrappers. We hope to hear of others. We will
suppose one Of our clipper ships cotton loaded Is
boarded and the papers of the vessel demanded of
the captain, and he refuses 70 exhibit them, what
then The nnder-stmpper can only make prize Of
the vessel, BY the captain hauling down bis flag and
making surrender, if he is not able to eight, which
IL not expected. Let the British sunboat take the
vessel at once as prize. that would place this
question in condition that all would understand. II
Il hoped there are many captains who win follow the
course Of Capt Bartlett, Of the Clarendon. and refuse
10 show their papers. z Free trade and sailors
rights was the motto during the wal OF 1912. The
talk IS why has there been 80 little done at Wash
ingtou In regard to this question. What are two Or
three insignificant steamers, like the Arctic and
Water Witch, good for AS for the great Colorado,
the flag ship, ard her dandy officers, they may as
well So ID Greytown, and look after what the valiant
Pnpldlnq left behind. We begin to think that our
merchantmen must go armed and protect themselves
The navy has degeaerated since the days OF Porter
Decatur. Perry, Hull, Bainbrdge, and others In the
meantime, there are chances for the navy to show
ITSELF il there Is any spirit remaining Of which, the
common talk say, there i great doubt.
The Northern mail failed yesterday The steamer
Africa is now fully due at New York, with dates up
20 the 18th inst. II Is supposed we may receive the
Niagaras mails Of the sth inst. Tomorrow.