New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-21

--Departures To-daiy. etc L
cnrsorsr oYrIcn. NO 70 eANr STREET, I
Wednesday Monhis, Nov 2i, 1850.
Tire weather yesterdsy y was delghtfslly mik and
,leasant Towards evening the olelds began 70
tather and, AZ the present writing, the lndfcahohs
ire favorable for ra'l I
cceipts were light. Most of the packets adyer-
issd 70 leave got off, mostly with fair trips. The
teamefs Meteor, Flyieg Cloud, James Woods AKA
laeen OF the w est laid over uutil this evening.
Among the arrivals yesterday was tke new paeaet
Yazao intended for the trade between this clty and
he Yazoo river. Sac was buit under the direct
npeFinteaaenee of Capt J. S. Wallace, her oTner
md com lander. tho has secured the best beat for
he trade ever laxnched He has received full
3ttid pre- s1ste for his money this time me lazoo
was baie rather for service thar for shoW.sn9 yet
has d very neat and comfortable eabln, caHapie VI
seventy five passengers II seuu
shane Her hull is OF a graceful and easy model,
i80 feetin length, with IS feet beam ana Z leet
hold. She ia OF light draft. drawing q fte.e over
three feel light her capacity Is eeua ~ snu o
the hestwoFknanship. Her cylinders are eaen 70
inches ID diameter with feet stroke she has hve
boilers each sS inches in diameter ana "a leet "a
isnrth, which viii give her abundant power. She
4 good substantial welappel tied boat IN every l.
particular Capt Wallace Is an experienced and
prudent boatman, and Capt. d. B. Powell who mas
charge Of the Office. is equally weilknown as an an
iseeI,t ana attentive firstclerk. The Yazpo will
leave on her first trip in her trade Tomorrow eve
ring. Give her bumper.
The elegant and favorite passenger pacheS ". 4.
Andrew has changed owners, having been puf'
chased bv4Capt. j. 4. Landry and Mr.. ]. JaFyy, /
who intend putting her in the trade between this
city and Bayou Lafourehe. The Andrew was built /
at Madison in the year 1921, ana = consequebnsy
only in her third season. 6heshas been thoroughly
soverhauled during the past summer, repainted and
placed in the best possible condition, ana IS as
5staunch and perfect in every particular as when
she was launched. Her passenger appointments
are of the finest description, having an elegant
cabin layishly furnished, and with larder always
replete with the snbstantias and Injuries OF me.
She will prove an aequ,siton 70 the bayou I'M In
be glad to avail themselves. She will leave on her
firss trip on Friday at 10 o'clock, and will run
down the Bayou as far as Lockport il the water
permits. Hereafter she will make semi-weekiy
tsius leaving here every Tuesday at 10 A. n. and
on Fridays at p. M
We learn through dispatch to Messrs. Joseph
Shannon Co, that Capt. Jacob Woriey' new
Red river packet the p D. Bonford- manned after
nrominent lawyer of this city--was launched yes
teriay at Madison. She is intended as aregular
nacket between this city and Jefferson, and from
tile experience and hgh repntatlon q oap.; Wof
leg. the public may expecta splendid addition to
tbs Red river feet OF packets when the Bontord y
completed. She isof about the same dimensions
as tie steamer w. Burton
Ne learn from the officers of the steamer Homer,
which arrived here last evening from Alexandra,
thatthe steamer Morgan Nelson was the only ar
rival from the upper Red, at Alexandra. Ihe
Wsn NJ Levy had laid nptear Gainpte, M on p aecouns
| has reaehed so low an ebb thai the Homer VIII
i lay up for the present.
The fashionable and famous Louisville packet
| Baltic arrived yesterday, on her hrst trip for the
season with iae load Of freight and good passen-
ger list Cant. Ghas. II. Meekia, still III command,
| and Mr.. Geo. /. .Jewett-Without whose cheerful
ness the ray cabin Of the Baltic would lose por-
lion Of iis genial air may Sill be found in the
oiee The Baltic starts on her return to Louisville
| to- morrow evening.
| The rew Red river packet 4. W. Roberts, re-
hY.. Rflop pfy ysyad
| te have been at the Portland wharf on the l7th.
She IS said to be ine boat with splendid outfit,
and was to have left last Monday evening for this
/ city. Capt. Lou. Beeler, popular steamboatman,
| is clerk.
The i-fated Pacific, burned last Sunday on her
way down from Louisville, was on her first trip Tor
tile season, leaving Louisville on Saturday even
4 ing. She had been overhauled during the summer,
\ most beautifully reiitted and refnrnished, and en-
4 tered the trade under the most fayoring auspices
Il Among her items Of cargo were upwards oI 5oo
hhds. of tobacco.
pnt in the trade between Pittsburg and this city.
The Frontier City, stranger al our levee, came
in yesterday from White river, and leaves TOR the
Il Ouaehita to morrow evening. She will hereafter
j run in this trade. Capt, Sam Houston Is in com.
Il matld She is a neat little craft. compact, we'll
4 built and finely appointed for the trade.
4 The J. d. Perry and james II. Lucas, OF the
4 Memphis and st. Louis packet line, nave been iaid
i up for5t the present.
4 The Louisville Courier Of the nth says:
The yes falling wy gi ne isel Maier
the hd essed two inches " TIE heaa Of hs
The continues wa aud il was quite ciondy yes'e
e SarsEa yssterisy the Fiver had recsded fsen ieee
MAS also f4lng PssbGFg, win less than eight iee
1Ss tg i Olsen \. w bound for Neg or
lsaas aaa 5ains ssyea te aB tns ie sr Me s
/ phis. Sllnt ihFonah DC eafsi. 3.,
.1d Iiss8,s 5 9p9s b.
'''nsA'4's ~ IS MsMrnis, New 10, 6 r. .M.
4 Reporter Crescent Business at cur landing has
Ennts been SO brisk since wrote yon last. The
/ political eXeitement-the refusal OF most OF our
banks to take South Carolina money at almost any
price--ihe difficulty experienced in getting cotton
4 bills discounted except Mt prices that would De,
j prive our cotton factors Of their profits, have all
/ combined to create drawback in regard to bust
a ness. But the boatmen have suffered less thaf
Others in that respect, all the regular packets nay
ing left here with paying trips. Where the preseh
4 excitement is going to end your correspondent
i knoweth not but he hopes for the best.
The weather here is clear, cool and pleasant
4 There were slight Indications OF ram yesteraa,
i morning, but the air has yeered around to tht
i North, and old Bereas is blowing chilling blast
4 The river IS still swelling and has risen tay IA lee
4 in all.
/ late She sank ia White river not long since, am
4 on her way to Mound City for repairs colllded Wit
another boat and had her larboard bow knocke
OF. On her last trip to White river she picked u
Z L
s through her boiler deck on the starboard side
making an ugly holes .
Tie shipments of cotton from this port durln
: the week ending Saturday were as follows: j
New Orleans, 1851; Ohio river, 1870 bales; y
Louis, 1910 bales Total, 1T,74l.
! The receipts OF the staple from all sources dul
ing the same time aggregated II ,l45.
The Republic and the j ohm Simonds, OF the loca
packets, have arrived since my last, each hayin
!. fair trips The Republic will leave to-day on he
!. return with about I60a Of the staple.
The Ohio river boats are doing q good busines
/, | now aud most of the st, Louis boats are IN ID
same ss category 2 as Capt. Truck would say.
The Woodford. from Louisville, and NebraslS
| from ST. Louis have passed down. me Ne ofask
! | was loaded to the gnards.
Z / The Great Western for Cincinnati Bhe Allaha
2 for Louisville, and the Minnehaha for st. Loui
I passed np, the first mentioned Saturday, and IL
. others yesterday.
Il The ST. Cloud arrived from New Orleans yeste
z day and will remain here till this evening, in Vi
enaeavor to get load OF cotton.
: The reported rise in White river s caused py u
Z backwater from the Father of Drinks. Only thmt.
Z eight inches are found at Jacksonport.
!, ii anything Of particular interest occurs betoi
I 1 my next, You shall hear from BLUFF CITY.
i Esapire Parish for Loteer Coast The fii
Il passenger packet Empire Parish, Capt. A. Gran
m Jr. commander and Mr.. M. 4. Bay hi, clerk. W
ii leave at 10 o'clock this morning fer Lower Coas
Of Countess fos Red Rscer.-The complete IT, pa
he senger packet Countess, Capt Geo, Il. Mllso
~ | Commander and Mr. A. I'll. Bayfess, clerk. w