New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-12
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TaE aFFER AND MARINE EXPERIMENT.
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+ gsKEscENg s5rFfrR. No. 10 I Aasr STREET,
Tuesday Morning. Eeb. IL, 1861.


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Tuesday Morning, Feb IL, 1851 3 4
The weather yesterday WAS, iniss pleasant char.
aefcr somewhat rensunefattHe Tor its tsagreeable
5sassss III ffss Two days preceding The Sky was
witiaaE speeg so mar its deep, eternal blue, and
She temperature wore braeing tinge which inyig
Grated ones whole physical system. Business on
She LANDING appeared to be iTnpregnated with some
etfvity ahongh neither the departures OF the arr
sivsis wers remarkably numerous. Freights for
tho risarsS continue n good supply, and
of corn are being shipped for the
lower itihuta The receipts Of staple produce
Yesterday " ere remarkably light, although, from
the reports brought by several Of our lower trade
boats Vie cireumst lance il to be regarded rather in
The Eight of coincidence than as indicative of o
falling off In tie supply of cotton TO come to
market. There is still :. heap OF the staple
sn Sehe 0nachita valley, on the banks Of Red
River, and along the Upper Red, as wen a. along
ME lesser tributaries, which has yet to be brought
I'd market.
The beautiful Gharmer is gone! Another dread
nj aa disastrous accident mas betatlen one OF our
F4e foss by Are of The NiGkshurg and New Orleans
regular weekly steamer Charmer, Capt W. G.
Wilson, commander, reached this city ut an early
botf arllay morning. and produced profound
seilsaainn, the GharmeF was fayorite boat with
our shipping houses and the travelling COM
4 xDaniEy. A fall account Of the disaster will be
found elsewhere III the Crescent. The aid and
assistance rendered the officers and passengers of
The burning boat by the officers of the Red river
steamer R0bI Fulton is the subject Of praise on
she part Al all who Witnessed or suffered by the
catastrophe. The uutiring exeriions and heroic
devotion Of Capt. Ransom, of the Fulton particu-
saflY. are mentioned as worthy Of more than a
psssings ealogg, and We doubt not that he and his
ains packet will be substantially remembered BY
I'LL VETO admire heroism and the exhibition Of
waran bearded humanity. We deeply syfnpathize
sFisl Caps Wilson and Holmes, the owners of the
slisofnened GharTner, and only hope that the long
5tofr
Saii now take a tafn, and their public energy and
y indonisahle enterprise hereafter meet with the
4 reward which success can bring. The Charmer
W as new boat OF the most costly and elegant
description, Ras valued at sll50 06 and was in
Y sGrsd III Western Offices for about $40 600. The
28ss is therefore heavy one.
IIte Memphis papers say there is a reported rise
in tie Arkansas. At last accounts there was o
rise as Little Rock of sir inches and still raining
@ lt is gated that there il from ten to fifteen
asand bales of cotton awaiting shipment ont of
Chat river af different points. Some of it has lain
on she banks for two years. until the bagging has
sEotted from ii.
NE Memphis Bnlletin Of last Saturday fthe sth)
The weaiher yesterday was clear and pleasant
and business on me levee was rather active. The
rigef Ut Tins point ntnaes to recede. There is
nj Water in " hite river as far as Au-
gusta. Tie Arkansas river had risen about five
rect Little Rock There is only about four feet
scant between Cairo ard st. Louis.
ACADIA FOR Dos ALDsoNyT IIE--The fine, regular
Commander and Mr.. 4. Dapuy. clerk, leaves at 10
sn' clock this corning for Donaidsonyille and the
sCast:
I4aFotKcHH FeaL ARouRoHEE The fine passenger
packet Lafonrche, Capt. Al. Blgas, commander,
and los. Dalfares, clerk, leaves at 5 o'clock
this evening for Lafourehe.
r. Ws Pow ELL FOR FoRT ADAsIs---The staunch
mud regular passenger packet r.. w. Powell
Capt 81 Hene. commander, ana Nj Aleee Grass,
clerk, leaves at 8 o'clock this evening for Fort
Adams
~ D. lime, Capt d. Il. Muggah, commander. and
AIr. tknson, clerk, leaves at 3 o'clock this
8 evening far " ana intermediate landings.
SBy FtLTeS FOR TENS AsThe fine passenger
mander, and Mr. y. Il. Hamilton, clerk, leaves at
SIS oseleek gyening for Tensas and Bayon Macon.
". BuRTes FoR RED RIs.ER = The fine, swift |
ana Etalar passenger packet W. Burton, Capt.
elerS, leaves at Il o'clock this evening for Red
river.
Gss'rsJ; 4. Homes ron RED RIvgR-The ele.
niger packet GenI y. I. Hodges,
& CAPT, b. Sleade, commander, and Mr. C. r. Reeder
#slstk leaves at b o'clock this evening for Red
4 river.
senger packet Lonis Dor, Capt Cheney Johnson,
ees2nsnaef and Dir. Sam. Smith clerk, leaves al
" n osack this evening for Bed river.
& HELT0H RE5sF FOR Red RIyER---The feet and
substantial passenger packet Milton Rel, Capt.
Chaa Hall, commander, leaves at O'Clock this |
evening for Red river.
KoEERT FuITos FOR RED RIyER.-The regular,
saIe llSssd popular passenger packes R0bt. Full |
I ton apt Join ~ Grace, commander, and Mr.. A. |
stoe gda5e, clerk, leaves At clock this evening
for Isea river.
n f.. COMFY ron BAYOU ELECTROMAGNETIC
stauncf and fine passenger packet 4. S. Conley,
Capt. j. %. Shate, commander, and Mr.. John G.. |
Paxton Jerk, leaves Az o'clock this evening for
BaTeu bartholomew.
GEN, l9UITsfAN FOR EoLusBIA--The elegant and
pack Bet Gen. Qaitnian, Capt. Jno.
SsR Sani1on, commander, and Mr.. Jas. 4. Smith,
ases at 8 clock this evening for Column
8Ea and Euna Landing.
AIog &KgH FaR GIScIEN ATT The fine passenger
packet Monarch, Capt Williamson, commander,
and Jnc. Patterson, clerk, leaves at s O'Clock
this eyeuing.
u. ipRiNdLE FOR t51NoIssI The snug and
y, popular and regular passenger packet j. s..
EFingle Capt Geo. IN !. N ear, commander and Mr..
p, e, paveIny clerk, leaves at O clock this even
Ing FIN souisville and Cincinnati,
d NEW % AILs Cry FOR ST. LDuIs--The elegant
and tayerite passenger packet New Falls City,
Capt Hanrg n it2er, comm ander, and Mr.. Archie
Woods, clerk, leaves at o'clock this evening for
Cairo end st. Louis. Passengers and shippers who
have ever onized the Falls City sill not forget
the fact
y AgisoRA FOR GiscINNATT-Th fine and regular
passenger packet Aurora, Capt. Z. &. Rhodes, COM
vile aud Cincinnati. 5 49,
5Dsiisy sinE ron CINorNs ATI--The fine passenger
packet Sunny Side, Capt. Frank Marratta, com
leaves &c u clock this evening for Louis
Vile and Cincinnati.
4 DoLLIE WEBB Fop BdsuFs RfyEg--Th fine passen- |
yer packet Dollie Webb, Capt. H. IA. Burt, com
arder and Mr. i. If. Stoddard, clerk, leaves at
clock this evening for BGuf river and intermedi
ate landings.
81 HENRY NaN PHuL FOR Sir. Louis.-- The elegant
meg passenger packet and ataunch freighter Henry |
IN on l'hul, Capt. John G0rman, commander, and I
Mr.. Murphy clerk, leaves at 5 O'Clock this eve
ming fol Cairo and 81. Lonis The Won Phul |
Il one Of the finest packets in the trade has most
sEoomy and convenient cabin, mammoth state /
al
iors deck passengers, Don't fan to remember the /
On Phul for Cairo and ST. Louis this evening.
Harilte yalalItgttfe.
cHgscssr orrrE. No. 10 Camp Street.,
Xii Tuesday Morning, February T. 1861. |
Cleared YESTERDAY.