New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-10-07
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8lg Monday Morning, October I, 1851.

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Monday MoFning. October /, 1851 s
During the nast week the weather has been va
riahlc. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were cool;
Wednesday aud Thursdag pleasant; Friday, Sat
a.rday and yesterday very warm and unoamforf
Business on the landing for the week shows o.
increase over the preceding week. Several new
entries into the Memphis trade hare been maze
during the week, by boats laid mp during re sum
mer The receipts Of produce At this port tor me
week ending Friday neon Here rs follows rs GOT
ton, 57s bales. sugar 266 bids, tcs. and Dds.
molasses, 1886 bills; -four, 1902 hbls tobacco 1.
& hhds. corn, 347s sacks; oats, 80 SACKS wheat,
7os sacks lard, SIT tcs., bbls and kegs; apples
4 2sos bbls. bran, 1915 sacks hay, 5el bales pc.
tatoes, IoTi btls. rice, s22S oasis WHISKY, II
bbls.&9 2 II s ss s9 Il
81 ME Total nunaber Of river packets which arrived
for Tie week ending Friday noon was 10.
The river at this point has fallen six inches since
4 our last report, and is now twelve feet two inches
below high water mark. Z s s. 95
The steamers advertised to leave on Saturday all
LEFT with good trips. sssg- s$s
& Capt Reuben Sleade has Chartered the very light
tiranght packet Indian No and will leave for Red
river on Wednesday next. The Indian is receiving
freight at the foot Of Canal street She will also
take freight from Black river.
The great Natehez came in yesterday with a
splendid trip Of freight and her cabin full Of pas
sengers from Memphis. The Natchez isreceiving
. to leave On her return trip tomorrow evening
positively, carrying the G. s. mail to Vicksburg.
Capt. I'D. Clarke will start the Republic TO-
morrow evening for Memphis and all intermediate
she has been thoroughly repaired from top to bot
tom, and is now As good as an AL boat. She has
. been refnrnished throughout IL every particular.
Capt. g. e. Wayne will be found on board to attend
y to AL sisitora.i # @
The Lonis Do isreceiying and leaves positively
this evening FOR Memphis. &
The picayunes No. 8 arrived yesterday from
opelousas with fair "trip. she returns tomorrow
evening Send your freight down. She is receiy-
II ne At the foot Of Cont street.
Our Southern steamboat owners, with their char
acteristc generosity have come forward and SUBJ
seribed towards the relief Of our noble army in
Virginia. The following boats and owners should
always be remembered by our shipping community,
and should be largely patronized by them.
s The Blanket Committee Of the New Orleans
Steamboatmen, report the following contributions
for the Confederate States Army Steamer Grand
Duke, Capt. Appiegate, SIS blankets; steamer j. D..
SWAIN, Capt. Sanders, n blankets; steamer Lizzie
Simmons, Capt. Kirk, u blankets; steamer Louis
DIOR, Capt, johnson, so blankets; steamer Magno-'
lia, Captain Phelps 20 blankets steamer Mary
sKeene, Capt. Richardson loo blankets; steamer
Paul Jones, Capt. Keeling, % blankets; steamer
DeSoto, Capt. Beard, 10 blankets: steamer Louis
yilie Capt. Combs 80 blankets; steamer D. R. Carr
roll Capt. Kimball, 25 blankets; steamer Gen.
Quitman, Capt Cannon, 40 blankets, steamer Scot
land, Capt. Hopkins, l8 blankets; steamer B. L.
Hodge, Capt. Smoker, 40 blankets: steamer Star
Ii ght, Capt Hayes, so blankets; steamer Doubloon,
Capt. Harrison, SO blankets; steamer Countess
Capt. wilson, 30 blankets; steamer Burton, Capt.
Boissatts II Blankets steamer Eleanor. Capt. Main,
% blankets; steamer Texas, Capt. Stndee, "a ban4
kets; steamer Red Rover, Captain Strong, %
blankets; steamer Parallel, Capt. Chapman, 20
blankets; steamer Gen. Hodges, Capt. Sleade, 20
blankets; steamer "a. =. Gay, Capt. Brooks, IS
blankets; steamer Clara Dolsen, Capt. Dunning, IL
blankets; Bayou Sara Mail Company, 50; Contribu.
lion, &c., Capt. A. @. Kennett, 4; Capt. j. Ashbury,
q David a. Orr, 4;J; g. Watson, 2; J. ". Robb, 2;
y. w. Hall, d; G. w. SparhawR, A; IL g. WappIes,
4; VIM. Hampton, 4; G. R. Hopkins, 4 blankets.
Total numbered blankets, 1923.
The Memphis Avalanche Of the 18th says:
Unless there Is rise in the river soon, there will
not be water enough for our large boats to run
with any freight at all. II was falling yesterday.
Business at the landing yesterday was quite brisk.
The weather was warm and pleasant.
Mr.. 2. F. Sehlieeker, formerly clerk of the
steamer B. r. Cheney, while that boat was in the
Cairo and Columbus trade, yesterday took posses
sion Of that boat by order Of Gen Polk and Gov.
Harris. Subsequently, he was arrested by the
COMMITTEES Of Safety, on a charge Of Lincolnism.
He will be tried to.day.
The Gen. Qnitman, for New Orleans yesterday,
bad about d $1,000 trip. The principal items Of
her freight were 3146 bbis. and 1900 sacks -four,
200 sacks bran. 100 bags oats, $50 kegs and 800
sbhls lard, "a lhds tobacco l40 bags potatoes be-
sides large lot Of miscellaneous articles She
was nearly full of people.
,iEL lREL H1LI poR BAYon SARA The large and
comfortable q. 5. mail passenger packet Laurel
Hill, Capt. Heno, commander, and Mfr. Geo. Viii
henson, clerk, leaves at O'Clock this evening for
the above and way landings.
LoBIs D' On FOR MEMPHIs We take pleasure in |
directing the attention Of the shipping and travel
ing public to-day TO the departure Of the splendid
passenger packet Louis dor. The Louis dor is |
a large and safe packet, with the best of passen
ger accommodations. Capt. Cheney johnson com |
mands and Mr.. r. a. Gregory has charge Of the
Office.