New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-09-13
KEY WEST CORRESPONDENCE.
KEY WEST, Sept. 10, 1859


Special TO the New Orleans Crescent.)
Editors Crescent-The steamship Empire City,
Capt. Griffin, is due this morning from New York,
coming in to take on board the California mails,
treasure and passengers left here by the Star of the
West the 7th. The Star of the West had on board
about four hundred passengers, sixty.one for New
Orleans $2,lO0,00O, Of which 100000 go to your
city. She was detained here four hours, aud LETT on
the evening Of the 7th, at o'clock, for New York.
Her California news will be anticipated by the over
land route, but from the Isthmus the news will be
found interesting. We enclose you the Panama Star
of the I'd, in which will be found most glowing ac
counts of the progress Of gold mining among the
Indian huacas of Chiriqui.
The steamship Philadelphia, Capt. Harrison, ar.
rived on the Sth, from New Orleans. She touched
to land number of Californians and also the mails
for San Francisco, to connect with the Moses Taylor
due here on the 10th. The Philadelphia got off at
P. NJ, sailing first for Havana.
The New Orleans steamship Atlantic, Capt Foger
with her accustomed puncuality, arrived at Il NJ. on
the 5th She brought large freight and few pas
sengers, going to Havana the same evening She re-
turned yesterday with "a passengers. Sails on her
return on the 18th
The sloop Lemuel Burroughs arrived at this place
the 26th, eighteen days from New York. She will
be engaged fishing for the Havana market the coming
season. together with large number of other smacks
expected from the North. Live fish now admitted
into Havana free Of duty, and the business is open
alike to foreigners as well as native fishermen.
The bark Cambria, Reeve, arrived the 26th, from
Philadelphia forty days. with cargo of coal for this
market She has discharged and is awaiting orders.
The schooner Bulrush from Cuba for New Orleans,
passed through the New York passage on the 9th.
The schooner E. G. Howard, twelve days from New
York for Galveston, passed this port the 9th. The
brig j. G. Gilmore, Rogers, from Boston, with a
cargo of ice on the 2Sh She has discharged and is
awaiting orders.
Ship Glad Tidings, from New York on the 25th for
New Orleans, passed Key West on the 3Oth instant.
Bark L. D. Carver "a days from New York, for Gal
weston, passed same day.
The U. s. steamship Fulton, Capt. Williamson, on
the Sd instant from Norfolk Va, days. touched in
for coal and orders. Sails to-day for South Side Cuba,
to assist in suppressing the slave traffic. Officers and
crew all well.
The brig Huntress Reid arrived from Tampa on the
4th with cattle from Havana sailed same evening.
Sloop Usquepang, from Pensacola bound to Newport,
r. L. on the 4h in distress, having sprung her mast
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lumber has been re.sold; vessel will be condemned.
Brig J. NJ. Houston, RUSSELL arrived from Mobile on
the 5h left sick seaman at the hospital, and sailed
same day for Philadelphia.
Brig G. c. Merriman, from New York for Tortugas,
passed on the 9Th.
Schooner Jas. Leahman, Smith, from New York
via Nassau, where she had put in in distress, went
ashore the night of the 9Th on Western Sandbar and
was assisted off by the pilot boat Champion the next
morning and brought into the place badly injured.
She will proceed her voyage as soon repaired.
No salvage declared bound to Brazos.
The bark Lyra, Gibbs, arrived from New York the
sth with full cargo for this place.
From Nassau we learn through Capt. Hoyt, agent
of New York Underwriters of that place, and now
here in his yacht Oriental that the brig Sea Belle,
from Havana bound to New York, went ashore on
Brown Water Bank the 22d August, and became a
total loss the wreckers raised the entire cargo dry
and took it to Nassau. ~
The bark E. B. Granger, from New York with coal
for Havana, was in charge of wreckers and entering
the port of Nassau when Capt Hoyt left. She had
been ashore on the Mobile Shoal,