New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-09

nay ans sflse coalboat flee. would start South on
w .osa which will deprive Allegheny county Of
t@fes tomorrow. .
~ dispatch 10 CaT,t Bunce, OF the John Ganlt,
dated Saturday, we learn that there were hVe Ieet
wafer on Harpeth Shoals, and the Cumberland sun
rising.
The st. ESnis Republican of the 9Th inst. says
The riyev here is falling slowly. From Saturday
evening Nntil dark last evening the river ii aoo0t
two and half inches. There is SIX iest seant N
the channel out to Cairo, and seven and hall to
eight feet in the channel between Cairo and Mem
The Illinois river is said to be rising. There were
nc arrivals from that stream yesterday TO report.
TAe last boats down report two feet in the channel
The upper Mississippi is stationsay, with four
feet on the upper and three feet on the lower
Rapids, Below Keoknk there is ave feet in the
The Missouri river is falling, with three feet two
inches in the channel from Weston down to the
mouth.
The weather is fine and cool
Business at the New Orleegs landing was some
what lively.
sPi-iq.ee of Wales for Cairo. The new and mag
| niicent passenger packet Prince of Wales, Capt.
| Pres. Lodwick, commander, and j. Dubois, clerk,
\ will leave for Cairo at 5 o'clock this evening
The Prince of Wales is Just off the stocks and on
| her first trip. She is stauneh and elegant pas
| sengev packet and has selected q trade which
should, and we doubt mot, will prove profitable
4 ons. Her officers are gentlemen we'll known on
| the river as excellent steamboatmen, and conrte-
1 ons and afiable officers. Remember the Prince
| this evening.
| b. ddanas for Lo,sspiRe-The large, elegant
I and staunch passenger packet B. j. Adams, Capt.
Us Richey, commander, and Mr.. B. F. Moody,
A clerk, will leave at O'Clock this evening for
I Louisville and intermediate landings.
/ Lafoarche for LoJoucle.-The fine passenger
1 packet Lafourche, Capt. A. Dugas, commander. and
Mr. e. Latapie, clerk, will leave at o'clock this
morning for Lafourche and intermediate landings.
1 Crosse 1ste for Bayou Sara. The fine freight
packet Crosse Tete, Capt. James McQuoid, and
| Mr. George Wilkinson, clerk, will leave at 10
O'Clock this morning for Bayou Sara and the coast.
Southern Flora for Opelousas.-The new, fast
and very light draft passenger packet Southern
Flora, Capt. W. w. Wilson, commander, will leave
at o'clock this evening for Opeiousas and inter,
mediate landings.
Osceola fol. Red Riuer.--The regular and popu,
lar passenger packet 0sceola, Capt. w. McMh-
Ian, commander, Mr.. Jno. w. Wheaton, clerk,
will leave at 5 O'Clock this evening for Shreveport
| and intermediate points on Red river.
4 Marg ID Keene for Lake Prouidence.-The reg
nlar and elegant passenger packet Mary g. keene
Capt W. B. Richardson, commander, and Messrs
Janney and Armstrong, clerks, will leave at
O'Clock this evening for yicksburg and Lake
Providence.
4 Belfast for Memphis regular 9. s. mail
and first class passenger packet Belfast, Capt. A
A r. Irwin, commander, and Mr.. w. F. Hamilton
clerk will leave at o'clock this evening for Mem
phis and the Bends The Belfast is well ap-
pointed passenger packet with good speed and is
under the charge Of popular and experienced
i officers.