New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-22
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
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MoxpAv MoRNTSg, March p, 1858.
wrFkrY sumnMY.- The past weeks business
vas the hest Of tie season in many respects, and q
decided i,nprovement over the previous week 10 the
amonut Of produce received and freight shipped.
True The rates Of freight declined little, but the
boats 20, enough freight 20 make them sure Of profit
able trips even at the going rates. We anticipate
this week win be better for the boats than last and
that rates will advance.
The great event Of the week was the the trial Of
speed between the Diana and Baltic-both fast ana
fine Louisville packets-owing TO the Baltic, while al
Louisville fixing her day Of departure from here on
last Saturday the same day that the Diana hAd al
vertised to leave when she started on ner last UP
from here II was well understood that they would
have If they left together trial Of speed, so that
each prepared for it and refused all freight and way
passengers. At4P. NJ, Saturday, they left within
two or three minutes OF each other-the Baltic Cap
tain Frank Carter commanding. left hrst--the Diana
was in charge Of Capt 3. T. Sturgeon We learn
from boats that arrived yesterday they were met
only eight or ten minutes run apart, near Bayou
Sara, early yesterday morning. The Baltic was run
ming the Shute and the Diana going round the Bend,
no that after The first twelve hours out neither had
gained enough 10 brag on Doubtless they are very
well matched and with the present state of the river,
and meeting rise withal, they cannot be expected
to make as good time as has been often made before
Still we shall look with interest to report of the
race. a'
All the upper rivers are reported rising fast. The
Mississippi river rose feet at ST. Louis on Friday.
The lower streams are also swelling fast. Red river
was rising at the last dates, and the 0uachta is re-
ported BY the officers Of the Messenger to be also rs
-. f.rt k.,x -as. larfx 4
The weather has been most Of the week clear and
reasonable, yesterday was lovely indeed
ARH1yALs,--The Red river packet Lecomte, Capt
O. johnson, arrived on Saturday with 1901 bales cot
ton aud viii leave again on Tuesday, with the U. s.
mail for Hurricane Bluffs
The t)uaehta packet Messenger Capt G. Fl. Kirk,
arrived nom Camden with 1852 bales cotton and over
$50 passengers and viii leave again positively,
Tuesday at Pm. She has been detained by the
Dad weather. etc, but will soon be up to her regular
time again.
The vicksburg U. S. mail packet Princess, Capt
w. G. Wilson arrived with s92 bales cotton aud over
one hundred and atty passengers She leaves again
on Tuesday, at 5 P. NJ. as usual.
The Red river packet Rapides, Capt. J. G. Dowty,
arrived from Grand Ecore, with sol bales cotton, 432
bids sugar aud 100 bbls. moasses and leaves again
on Tuesday, at 2. M.
The sallie Robinson arrived from Talahatchie river
with 924 bales cotton The Ingomar. from Memphis,
with 1881 bales cotton. The Golden Age from St.
Louis, the Ed. Walsh, from St. Louis the N. w.
Thomas, from Cincinnati, whose polite clerk we thank
for late papers. She leaves again on Tuesday at 8
P. NJ and the DR.. Batey, Capt. A. Dugas, arrived
from Bayou Lafourche, and leaves again at P. NJ.
to-day, as usual.
BoArs LEAVING S,can for Jefferson. This pop
ular and regular Red river passenger packet, Capt
Chas. Hayes, leaves to-day at P. NJ as above. Mr..
G. r. Hayes is her polite clerk.
Compromise for Yazoc Ricer.--This well known
and regular packet, Capt. Ed. Phelps in charge.
leaves to-day at . P. NJ Mr. d. Mckinley is her
ohliging purser.
Monarch for Cincinnafi.-With the daily Cairo |
u S. mall this regular and truly splendid passenger
packet eaves to-day at P. NJ, in charge of the ex
perencea Capt John A williamson, with the cour-
teous and attentive Mr.. A. D. Armstrong in the Office
Passengers cannot do better than go the Monarch