New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-13
Asu % leans laiIp Crescent.
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

hsh'pA = = pm -. 1000
Yesterday the weather was clear cool and nracing.
stiff west wind prevailed which soon dried up the
streets aud made them exceedingly dusty but It had
the good eject Of causing the river 70 fall, as the
uaer ~ IL mas urried down and out Of The river in
steats f beov brasei nm as the wilma Of last sator
day caused X % d. The river receded nearly foot
n fopt 81 tbs ctv ana we trust will not be As hirh
again. rhe su,nors al crevasses at va,ious points
above he cty were q Be met with Ak every corner,
hat exetpt The one opposite to Jefferson city. none
that ,e heard az ser very serious. or kely to prove
. true The river run over he eyee at many places
Int The y;o,laee az the nyoer authorities kent any
creyasse ran, taking Mace or what might be properly
called I crevasse.
The ,ssxs ~ te,soraf from pouts on the river are
verv fayoble. Il W. Yesterday at stand at vicks.
burr M f.llzp. thrst inches al MIlken's Bend four
inches = lake proyidenee. and on Saturday had
sallea1 ,e,, ;nchcs Il Nspoeon. and on Friday two
feet n Mempbis. We learn from the officers Of the
DR.. Bu,,ncton. direct from Camden, that the Qua
cbtak had saen diteen feet al that point, but was
risip5 III Tsepton and points below. The officers Of
the Doe from shreveport, state that Red river had
oyeraovsd is banks above and below Shreveport,
and that rise Of eiqbf feet is reported at Fulton
The Mizsisuippi had backed up as far as Gorton's
IouI;71
rns 1sn,svilIs Joorna, Of the sth SAYS gf
Ths,e y are scapt six feet water in the canal last
ewing. Boats can pass through il, however, drawing
63feet.
Business was quite dull on the levee yesterday.
Up freights are very scarcevarious causes tend 10
produce this state Of things La the lower river
trade one is owing TO the high water which prevents
orders being hlled and another Is thai mos1 sil OF
the cotton crop has come 70 market ne JON IN 'ne
hope universally expressed by boatmen, Tor speedy
change and Improvement in this respect.
ARaivAIs.-The Bayou bartholomew packet RED
chiei, Capt Shute, arrived WIN oio oaies coe'on'
and leaves again on wednesday AZ +. q.
The Red river packet Duke, osp- SAINT apple
gate arrived nom shreveport WIN lsvo oaies cos'on'
and leaves again Oh wednesday az r. M.
The Red river packet y, Z. carroll. capt. Kim
ball. arrived nom Grand Ecore VITA oso pales o. cot
ton, 90 hhds' sugar and ~ pnis moasses and leaves
again to-day at 7. NJ, positively
The ouachita packet Dr. Buihngton' Capt. Al.
Burlington, arrived with LIS bales cotton from Cam
den, and leaves again on Thursday at 8 7. N.
The 0pelouss packet Bayou Belle, Capt. John
Lyons, srrved with 50 bales Of cotton and 81 hhds.
sugar. She leaves again on Wednesday next at
IL NJ
The Philadelphia and Cora Anderson arrived from
b. Louis, and the W. W. Farmer from ouachita
river with 225 bales cotton
Bears iiEAvIsG--- Sscaa tor JsDe'son.-At Q r.
M today this regular and popular ed river packet
backs out in charge Of Capt Chas- Hayes, with her
clever Mr.. O. +. Hayes In the Office.
Era No. for Upper Red RtueT.--G. IL. houns
& BROS Loc Water Lins.~-At6 ?. M. this well
known, light dfanght packet backs out as above, in
charge Of Capt Ben kouns.
D. r. Carroll for Grand Ecors.-This new and
very popular Red river packet leaves to-day at p
NJ. Capt W. Kimball commands and Messers. Felix
Ciorn and J. J. Compete are In her Office.
National for ShrssspoFf.--Positigely, at 8 P. N.
today, with the Y. s. mail. this swift, splendid and
regular Red river passenger packet leaves port.
Capt PC. Montgomery, an experienced steamboat
man, commands, and Mr.. Jas. H. Beard, courteous
and correct gentleman, is her clerk. The National
did not leave last week, having some repairs to
make, and also Capt. Montgomery wished to go on
his regular day. Tuesday and thus not interfere with
other regular packets for which he should be com
mended as boatnlen generally don't act thus but go