New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-16
Ben oatleans DAILY Grssfsnt.
RivFr INTELLIGENCE.

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FsipAr, April l6, 1855.
The weather was charming yesterday, being clear,
bsImy and seasonahls Business was tolefably lively
On The lesee the landing crowded with boats, but
che majority o. them are not doing much in the way
Of receiving freigbt some have laid up or intend TO
20 into different trades from those they have been
ranoiag 10. Among those laid up we may mention
the 0aachita packets Messenger and Dr. Burlington,
and the Red river packets r. W. Adams and Gov.
Powell there are Others, also.
Up freights continue very scarce, and still most Of
Che boats that leave manage get pretty good car
e,ss by hook or by CROOK Very soon the current Of
travel up stream will set in, and then those boats
chat have made reputation as fast aud comfortable
passenger packets will rap some Of the advantages
Of having snch regulations. Among the boats ex-
pected we may name The st. Louis packet Uncle Sam
to arrive to-day and leave on Tuesday, and the new
Louisville packet John Rain. She is teegraphed
as passing vcksbnrg yesterday morning, and viii be
ia port to-day, and leave on Monday next. Also the
new steamer City Of Louisiana from st. Louis. in
charge Of Capt H. A. sheble, will be in port to-day
and leave on Saturday.
or he rivers we learn by late advices from Red
river that from Rowland down TO Shreveport it was
falling and rising from that point down As we said
yesterday. It cannot affect the Mississippi. Before
the city, the river continues to recede little. The
crevssses are as far learn still in full blast
Nothing has yet been done TO check their progress
By telegraph from St. Louis, we learn that the Mis-
sissipp is rising from St. Paul down also that the
Illinois and Missouri were both very high and rising
fast The Ohio at Louisville on the l4th was rising,
with 81 feet water in the canal. The Wabash had |
overdowed its banks. The yicksburg True Southron
Of the 18th inst. says;
The news from above, yesterday, Of gratify-
iug character The river was falling at all points as
far down Lake Providence There was report
that the leyee had broken at Worthington's Point,
bat It needs confirmation.
The river opposite this point has not only ceased
70 rise but after long time has actually began to
tend downwards, slowly It's trner-an inch for the
twentyfour hours preceding O'Clock last evening.
The Yazoo is still rising from upper rains The Sun
flower Its tributary, has risen since Thursday last
about one foot.
The Alexandra Cred river) Democrat Of the 18th
inst remarks:
For the last Eve days there has been at this point
q steady rise Of about five inches every twentyfour
hours, but it 10 still below that Of February, with
favorable reports from above.
The St. Louis Republican Of the 9th says:
The river at this point is not far from stationary,
with Ia feet in the channel TO Cairo. The upper
rivers about last reported and the Missouri
becoming very difficult TO navigate only feet in the
channel and falling, is the last report from that |
and ufnleasapt with frequent eprinklinrs Of rain
some rain fell on Wednesday night.
ARsrvALs.-The RI W. Adams Capt. ]. c. Graeff. |
arrived from Miken's Bend with GAL bales cotton
aud will lay up.
The Fort A, Adams packet Bella Donna, Capt. E.
Gross arrived with les bales cotton ll2 bids sugar
and SIS bbls molasses and leaves again as usual, on
Saturday, at P. M.
The Onachita packet Il. W. McRae, Capt. Len
Moore, arrived from Camden with ,lsS bales cotton
and leaves again positively on Saturday, at P. NJ
The Yazoo river packet Compromise, Capt. E.
Phelps, arrived with 725 bales cotton, and leaves
sgain on Saturday.
The vicksburg O. 8. mail packet Natchez Capt. t.
p. Leathers, arrived with 225l bales cotton and
large number Of passengers and will leave as usual
On Saturday, at P. NJ, without fail We are obliged
to her courteous clerk, Mr.. f. Sherman, for late
papers.
The Red river packet Southern, arrived with I'll
bales cotton; the Yazoo river packet Lewis White
man, with 1918 bales cotton; the Louisville packet
Peter Teilon, the Cincinnati packet Alma. the Red