New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-15
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

TnuRspAr, April Is, 1858.
Yesterday the weather Has clear and pleasant, the
wind nst bIowlae a sim u On Monday and Tuesday,
though Il commenced nom The west.
Rasipess rather more active on the upper landing,
bmt VERY snll al the lewer, and upireights still
scarce with raies only nominal.
The state a. the river at present and lis prospective
siate csntinnes to absorb the attention Of all other
tapics are bat little discussed. The reports OF
new crevasses daily occurring and the details OF the
great distress and damage caused by the crsvssses
reported last week, between city and Napoleon
on both sides Of the river, would oil large volnme
Before the city, the water receded little yester
day. but this is attributed BY some 70 the crevasse al
Mr.. Bells plantation, opposite Jefferson CRY which
has become very much wider aud deeper, being es-
fimated now as over $50 feet wide by about 10 feet
deep, OF course very large volume Of water passes
through H. We fear it cannot be stopped until the
river falls.
The telegraphic reports respecting the upper rivers
received yesterday are very unfavorabe. On Tues
day the river at st. Louis had risen feet, and VAS
rising rapidly and all the upper rivers were In the
same condition. The Ohio at Louisville, on Tuesday,
was also rising fast We trust that ere this reported
rise can reach u.s. the present one now on us may
have passed Us, which we believe will be the case.
The reported rise in upper Red river cannot amount
to much as Is feet rise at Fulton will not cause
foot rise at alexandria, and hence cannot effect the
Mississippi at ell.
We learn from the ST. Louis Republican, Of the sth
inst. how the rivers were there;
The river was stationary or nearly 80 at this point
yesterday. It may have risen half an inch IN the
twenty5onr hours, ending at o'clock last evening.
There is 81 feet on the lower Rapids The ILLINOIS =
bank full and the Missouri is falling with fonr ieel
in the channel. The weather continues warm, and
the Indications are for rain.
CAIRo, April 1.-THE rivers are stu falng mere as
rapidly as nj last dates and the Ohio reported ai
ing ali the way up 10 Louisville. Cumberland river,
however is rising, with six feet on the shoals.
AnRry Ars-The St. Louis packet L. NJ. Kenneth,
Capt Isaiah Resell arrived with large cargo, minus
her chmneys She will be retted and ready to leave
again On Friday or Saturday next We are obliged to
her courteous clerk Mr. X S. Norris for late papers
The Louisville passenger packet h. d. Newcomb.
Capt A. Mc(ill arrived with very large cargo part
was 225 hhds tobacco and will leave again Friday
az P. NJ, punctualIy. We return our hearty thanks
to her attentive clerk, Mr.. H. G. Laudrum, for late
papers.
The Madison arrived from Cincinnati the Arkansaw
with $50 bales Of cotton from Arkansas river, the
A. W. Baker from Attakapas with 81 bales Of cotton
ard z3s hhds sugar. the Gov. Powell from Jefferson,
with CTS bales Of cotton, the Sunfower from Tensas
river with $50 bales Of cotton, the Col T. H Judson
from Yazoo river with 4ss bales Of cotton, and the
DR.. Batey, Capt A. Dugas, from Bayou Lafourche,
with l09 hhds. sugar and 169 bhls. molasses. She
leaves again on Friday at 10 A. NJ, as usual
Bears LEAvISs.-- Era No. l for Upper Red
Rivcr- This light dranght packet, Of g. L. Kouns
& Bros Low Water Line, leaves positively to-day at
n. NJ, in charge of Capt Kouns. She takes freight
for all points above the raft, and in connection
with the Era No. 2-now on her way down, to arrive
by Monday next and leaves again on Saturday, 24th
instant
Grenada for Js6rson.--Capt Reuben Sleade,
will back out at r. N. to-day, his very comfortable
and regular Red river packet the Grenada Shippers
should note the fact.
Picksblrg for Bfiliken's Bend-This new, swift
aud truly splendid passenger packet. commanded by
the popular and experienced Capt.J. NJ White, backs
out to-day punctually at s P. NJ. for vcksburg and
all the usual landings in Milliken's Bend, with the U.
s. mail She has been repainted and looks like il
she had never run any, being clean she could be
made and in perfect order. Her Office is filled by the
ever attentive Mr.. John T. Roberts.
Fhetfe for LoasuiRe--At P. NJ. to-day, with
the daily Cairo o. s. mail, this new, swift and mag
nificent passenger packet backs out Truly, it is a
pleasure to notice such steamers the Pacific for it
is hard to say too much in favor of boat officers
but then the officers are so modest that they wish
nothing said so we are compelled to simply
the fact that at p NJ. to-day this unrivaed packet
leaves for Louisville, with the experienced Capt. ].
X. Bell in charge and the very polite and competent
Mr.. VIM. P. Holiday in the Office Well, we must
stop. or shall get to praising both boat and Off
GERS Let all going up the river to-day give her
trial and ace II what we say il not true.