The Van Buren press., 1859-09-14
River News, Steamboats,, &c.

Late heavy rains have caused another
tse in the river, and there is now full three
Jet of water in the channel.
a The Musccgee arrived from Little Rock
. Sunday last
q The Arkansau Traveller arrived yester-
by morning with good freight.
g The steamer Irene we learn is making a
hip to New Orleans.
The Aus7ogee went down yesterday.
81 The Arkqnsau Trareler will go down
his afternoon. Passengers and shippers
ill take notice.
Capt REAsoxEE, leaves to-day on the
rkansau Traveller, for the purpose Of get
fbg boat to run permanently in the St.
Eouis and Arkansas River trade. This is
Strade that should receive encouragement
I'D we do not know of better man, to
commence it than Capt. REAsoSER, he is a
eamboat man in every sense of the word :,
nd one of the best pilots on the Arkansas
fver /; the whole matter now rests with the
Merchants of St. Louis if they desire the
Fade of Arkansas river. they have a good
opportunity of securingit.
The following items we cut from the
Gemphis Daily appeal.
CoLEIsIoS-There was q collision at q
ete hour on Monday night, at the foot of
sland Forty. between the steamers j. II.
Lucas, bound up, and the Violet. bound
own. The Violet arrived here yesterday
b damaged condition. We learn from
4he pilot that the signal OF each boat was
1istinct and satisfactory, and to his sur
Rrise the Lucas bore up directly upon the
Violet. withou. regard to the signals. The
Engines of the ". very fortunately for her,
we're reversed in time to keep the Lucas
bow from striking her amidships, and the
Violet received the stroke from the Lucas
:. precisely on her nose. By the accident the
guards of the Violet were smashed, and her
deck timbers broken somewhat, but she
did not spring aleak. The Violet is from
Nashville. and had on board 100 hhds. of
tobacco, sO0 barrels flour, 204 sacks wheat,
<the same quantity of bran, 100 bbls. ap
piles, 30 casks liquor. anu lot of leather
ztor New Orleans. Capt. Roberts did not
Sfiud it absolutely necessary to repair here,
but departed last evening for New Orleans.
II here is no insurance On the boat.
& The Violet will be placed in the trade
Sbetween New Orleans AMI Rel River after
tsiischarging her present cargo at New Or
leans.
Fl Capt Roberts, of the Saracen and Violet
has determined to quit steamboating, and
will soon WOO the pleasures of a qniet life
in this city. --
s. STEAMER MESSENGER Burned AND sunk.
"A private despatch was received from
New Orleans. yesterday, announcing that
the steamer Messenger, LANeHoRNE, had
sunk, yesterday, near Bayou Sara. Des-
patches last evening from other sources
xcontirmed the report. and we regret to an
nounee that she caught fire at an early hour
yesterday morning, and that the fire pro-
gressed SO rapidly, that it was deemed ex-
pedient to scuttle and sink her No lives
were lost by the accident, and all the cot
Eton on board was saved The Messenger
was one of the New Orleans and Memphis
packet boats. and was one of the newest
and most valuable of the summer line. She
left this port at late hour Saturday eve
ming, with an excellent freight trip. includ-
/ ing 80 hogsheads tobacco, between 800 and
j 400 barrels whisky. and number of mules
and horses reshipped from the General
Pike.