New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-04

ssl.a xxyeas sssss,-ys aess--Earge Load
OF Pnsse.axers--Isaser FROM the Red ana
ri fe.vtes4 RssinE~-The New Memphis
Axsrfafse Azrussnd - The Upper fStfers--
NTlscsfIanesus---Dep To-Day. etc.,
etc.
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Tuesday Merning Dec. 1. 1860.
yesterday morning opened rainy, but towards
,,op e sIy cleared and the remainder of the dag
sSas rieasant4 barring the mud.
R,sness. is d usual on Mondays, was dul on
III fsvee. The arrivals were few and the depar-
s.,sae not numerous. Quite fleet Of packets were
staasr to leave this evening, most Of which will
acabtlass got off.
Tle Atlantic got Oh for Louisville last evening
veitA good trip Of freight and large number Of
Messengers, inelndiag nearly 200. deck.
Tie steamer Frontier City came in from the
f,usrhjts yesterday. She left Camden last Thurs
ay and reports te river falling at that point and
stationary below. The Judah Touro was at Cam,
den when ne +. n. left.
The Era Nd S arrived from Shreveport which
shc left On THE 1sth nit. The river had risen five
feet, but was at stand when the Era left. There
we're no reliable reports from above.
There ID slight rise reported in White river, and
thc Arkansas II also reported rising.
The new steamer Memphis was to have lett st.
I,onis III the zsth alt. for this city The Jno. D.
+ Perry takes the place Of the Memphis in the St.
Louis ana Memphis line.
Ths steamer Adriatc, hence for st, Louis, was
aground 81 Sleeps Island on the 2sth.
Ths upper Mississippi and Ohio rivers were falling
slowly last week.
Aa Memphis ON the a9th and at vicksburg on the
ast the river was also declining slowly.
The ST. Louis Republican Of the 27th says:
lee had made its appearance in the river here
Saturday morning and continued increasing all
l7av re was kept well the Illinois side by
Shs Wind which was in the west, and very cold.
III exposed places the sun thawed the ice in the
slifie Of the day but in the shade it was freezing
The Wsather is remarkably cold for the time Of
The Little Rock Gazette, Of the oath, says:
JJp to this writing, the river has risen about
foot and IL rising slowly The wet and cloudy
weather for day or SO past induced the hope that
there might be water enough for boats: but on
Thursday night there fell a slight snow, and now
Yiaayl the weather Is clear and cold and the wind
bsoMdng. From present Indications, then, we infer
that xe rise IN tie river will not be large enough
5e slo any good-
The Memphis Argus of the 10th inst. says:
The weather was more favorable yesterday, and
fef once during the week, the sun came out. par
tally drying up the mud ON the levee and fayoring
ths fscefpt and shipment of freight.
Business was tolerabiy brisk, considerable cot
ton hefng brought down for shipment, and the
Iayae throughout presented more animated and
lively appearance than we nave seen for long
AIss gs ss.sr,,a. II co4ton yester;,av yvas wholly
assrthWsra bound. anloIintinr to ony 1900 bales
TIE river continues to decline at the rate Of
about slx inchss ln lne iast twentytour hours a.
ghe Tiekshusg Whig of the lst inst says
Tha river is falling pretty fast The weather
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w,llrson clsr, VIII ,sags
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scS,.,,I,,s w ! VII 4ttatagas The MINI draft
s,saafs, "a, paehet pieayuns No 4. Cant a. n.
t,sasd comma ,,,ier aId NJ DaIabousav
l4Fr sTill leaye III oscock tbis evening for Alta
xmas. Ill Atcf,afalaya.
Is1to,yells WV Ldyomcle. The elegant and
regular passenrer packet I.afourche, Cant. 4, Du-
W. co lsnandsr, and Mr. d Iatapie clerk, will
Z leave at s o'clock this evening for Lafourche and
the Coast.
ii. ii. Alsdrelo for Lntopi'cl.e. 1.-The fine and
regular passenger packet ". a. Andrew, Capt y.
nj Landry, commander, and 4r. ]. Jerry, clerk,
VII leave at 10 clock this morning fol Lafourehe
4 aslsl tlae Coast.
Saline yo3. light draft packet Saline
4 Gaf,t tsep. MilIer. commauder. viii leave at s.
O'Clock this evening for Trinity and all landings on
4 BLACK ana I5itale rigers. III
Ro5t Watson fe, Tsnsas and Baaou Macon
rba fif.s apa liuhf irsft passenger racket Robert
Watson Cant. "a. Jones. commander. viii leave
f,f Tepsas as, raypn Macon M e clock tis even,
". Posrsll Jor Fort Adanls. Th regular
passenger packet r. ". Powell, Capt. S. Heno,
Commander, ana Mr. Alcee Grass, clerk, willeaVes
rat O'clock tins eTeuing for Fort Adams and the
Coast.
sesas5oy To-, Red Riper--The packet News
byg, CaHf jas Beisseau, commander, wilIleave 1T
4 ii o'plosk atis evening for upper Re d river.
H5a, IL. Leu for BED Ripe,-aThe fine, staunch
ar{l sgyifs passenger packet VIM. M. Levy. Can't.
Nat p.Ic5setk commander. ana Mr.. Garter Beanan.
aIe4ly VIM ls.sva III ,,closk This evening for Red
,sgar
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,,acbas f,onet cant n sIsa,e com.
a,s IN Tou, Isasi,ar clart xv have M
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