The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-23

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RIVER ITEMS
STEAMBOAT REGISTER
Maria Dennins, n. O.; cu lie Wabash river;
Charley Bowen, Cairo; Judge Torrencs, Gin
John Raine, n. O.; Arizonia, Memphis;
Wenona, Memphis; Bracelet, Louisville
DEPARTED.
Charley Bowen, Cairo John Raine, Louisville;
4 AriZonlS Pittsourg Wsnona Pit t;6v11I.
1.-The Weather, yesterday, was unusu-
ally delightful The air was warm, aud
the sky clear. Business in consequence,
was quite lively, several boats being at the
wharf at the same time.
P1rrsBURe, Jan. 90, M.-River s #. , in.
by the pier mark, and falling. Weather
clear and cold.
1.-THE Dunbar will leave to-day at her
usual hour. Passengers will 6ud the Dun
bar one of the neatest and most complete
packets on the river. Capt. Gus. Fowler,
assisted by very clever fellows in the office,
spares no pains to make his packet popular,
and his success is fully commensurate with
his efforts.
1.-The Curlew arrived from the Wabash
yesterday morning. She had a fine load,
consisting of 3654 kegs bbls, and tierces of
lard, 249 bbls -four, 4eS SKIS oats, 19 bales
rags, bbls fax seed, g bales rags, 204 casks
bacon and bbls pork, % bbls cracklings, 90
bbls rumps, lot scrap iron, separator, and
bbls beans.
The Curew will leave for the Wabash to-
day at 2 o'clock.
... The Maria Denning arrived here
night before last She turns back from this
port, though she will hardly be able to se-
cure a complete trip here.
1.-THE Magenta was due last night. She
was expected to take the greater portion of
the freight brought here by the Curlew.
5000 The huge Judge florence and Maria
Denning were at the landing yesterday for
freight. They failed TO get any large
amount. Tie Judge Terrence was espe-
cially disappointed, as her captain expected
at least 500 tons.
1.-THE Union received a considerable
amount of groceries and departed for the
Wabash in the afternoon.
1.-THE Louisville Courier has vehe-
mently denied that any boats have been
disturbed by the cannon at Vicksburgh.
We refer to the articles from the Memphis
papers in another place.
1.-THE Izetta, at Memphis Friday, was
receiving 1000 bales ofcottOn for Louisville
and the Lady Franklin had LOCO bales for
the East
The MISSISSIPPI RIVER BLoCKADBD-A
Battery Erected AT YICKsBURG -0UTRAGEs
ON THE RIGHTS OF STEAMBoATMES.-The tel
egraph dispatch announcing that guns had
been planted at Ficksburg by order Of the
Governor of Mississippi, to intercept al
passing amb0ats, has since been pronounce
ed in the House of Representatives at Wash
ington, by Mr.. Branch, to be untrue But
the telegraph was right and Mr.. Branch
wrong. The Mississippi river has been
blockaded by order of Gov. Pettus and all
steamboats, passing are required to round to
and give an account Of themselves. The in
fanny of this business needs no commentary at
our hands. We present the following ex-
tracts confirmatory Of the statement Gin.
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sJust above Vicksburg, by direction of
Gov. Pettus, Il battery bas been erected, and
every boat hailing from north of Mason &
Dixons line is compelled to round to, and
give an account Of themselves. The I'm
perial, from this port, passed there during
the night, and was forced to land at the be-
hest of twelve-pouud shot fred across her
bows. OF course she was all right and
went on. The new Republic is going to
work in earnest. HEM. Ira, l7th.
"The orders of the Governor of Missis-
sippi to place battery of guns at Vicks-
burg for the purpose of hailing steamers
and causing them to land has been complied
With, as we learn from one of the clerks of
the SimondS, who informs us that four guns
are placed at the foot of the bluff, a quarter
of a mile above the wharf boat that while
the Simonds lay there on her trip up the
river, blank cartridges were fred to bring
to anG cause to land the Gladiator, the I'M
perial and the A. 0. Tylor, and that it was
understood that if the summons were not
attended to, the next gun fred would be
shotted. The object of the surveillance mas
not been made known. HEN. appeal, II.
"Cincinnati steamboatmen have been
thrown into a fever from the Governor of
Mississippi ordering cannon and a military
company to Vicksburg to hail all steam
boats passing.
"The Abolition journals of Cincinnati
howl over it and are greatly incensed. We
would like to see them help themselves.
Mem AT0us 18th