New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-03
KEY-WEsT CORRESPONDENCE.

Special 10 the New Orleans Creseen1
KEY-WEsT, June &c, 1860.
Mr.. EJaor-The weather continues hot in the
extreme, but little wind and no rain; hence, with
the dust, We have the discomfort attending walk
ing in addition to other .annoyances. The
town continues healthy. Nothing has transpired
in the shape Of wrecks since the Delphos was
ashore at the Tortugas, over two months ago, and
yet the community has survived this period of in
action in one branch Of business, proving very
conclusiyely that they could live independent Of
the DEGREES of Court and salvage awards.
Judge Marvin, on habeas corpus discharged the
foreign crews of the savers Wildfire and William
and Capt Craven, of the Mohawk furnished them
transportation over to Havana. Thus the prison
has been relieved of its crowded state, an event
very desirable to the unfortunates who have to re-
main there during summer. The three eargoes of
negroes are getting along very well; the reduced
and attenuated by disease drop off, and up to this
date one hundred and ninety-nine have been
buried. Iearn to-day that the ship Southern Shore
sailed from New York for this place, with the view
Of taking this people back to Africa OF the policy,
or even humanity Of this act, say nothing. 1t is
the policy of the country, and therefore not to be
eainsayed Yet this mooted question will come
up again, doubtless under new phases. At this
season by reason Of calms and westerly winds,
the banks are crowded with vessels, and the brig
| wabash, destined here. has been out twenty-th q
DAYS. If this ship shall be equally fortunate con.
ing here il will be we'll into July before she sails
| and probably the latter end of September before
she arrives 1t is TO be hoped that she will be well
| supplied with water and provisions before she
| leaves New York.
| The consumption of water is now over fifteen
hundred gallons per day, and our esterrls are get
ting low many of them entirely ont SO that if this
4 continues much longer without rain the want Of il
may be seriously felt.
l The weather for the last day or two has been
threatening rain, but little has fallen.
4 In thunder squall on the 23d inst. the smack
| Middleton, near one of the Marquisas, was struck
by lightning. She lost her mast and sustained
| other injury.
The following vessels were at anchor on the
| Banks:
Bark Waltham ifty-three days from Havre, ant
| bound to Apalachicola; bark Hacee. thirty-thret
| days from Richmond bound for New Orleans; bari
West. sixteen days from New York for Galveston
bark Mazoni, thirty three days from Portland fo
Matanzas brig Henry, twenty-three days IRON
Boston: brig Ann Elizabeth, twenty-five days from
| Bangor bound to Cardenas schooner Benguela
ifty-fve days from Liverpool bound for New Or
leans.
The following vessels have arrived since m.
last adyices:
/ Arrived, June 81, steamer Galveston, New Or
leans. steamer Isabel, Charleston. June %
schooner Aida, thirty three days from New York
June %, brig Huntress, twelve days from Havana
4 The following have sailed:
1 Sailed, June 81, steamer Galveston, Havana
June 22 steamer Isabel, Havana. June %, sh
! Sarah G. Hyde, Bailey, Havre; schooner Aida
Rio Grande.
The condemned SLAYER Wildfre will be sold b.
the U. S. Marshal to-day. ~
The schooner Palmyra, of Massachusetts,, arrive
on the 18th, on whaling voyage. She struck
whale on the 24th and parted lines. Put in fo
supplies.