New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-10
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Saturday Morning. August Az Asbi. fG5 y n
Yesterday was a warm, rainy, dull and generally
disagrseable day, without single redeeming
quality
on the leree some little business was noticeable
III tie vicinity Of the packets which were advertised
for Memphis. The Alonzo Child had splendid
rip Of freight and good sprnkling of passengers,
among them one company Of soldiers.
The Mary q. Keene win be found at her landing
This morning. She returns again positively this
morning. g sst ssss
The Memphis Appeal Of the sth says
The river il SIN falling. There were showers
amid thunder storms about yesterday BUSINESS
was almost Ut d stand. The Mary e. keene, from
New Orleans, had On immense TIP. she returned
asst evening.
The bonisyiIls Ceurier Of the 7th says:
The river was Al d stand yesterday, with four
feet wafsr III The canal BY the mark. TWAS at
about Tie same stage Monday, making some seven
feet water om THE Portland bar, an unusual good
stage for tie season of the year The weather
continues excessively warm, and at times cloudy,
X ipdipating rain We have had none here, though
heavy rains have fallen In the vicinity.
AT Cincinnati yesterday, the river had fallen a
few inches, ard at Pittsburg it was also falling,
with some four feet water in the channel.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of yesterday has the
following in reference to the movements Of boats
and troops
troops, arrived here yesterday per steamers J. III.
Done and Reliance, from the kanawha. Part Of
this regiment, under Col. Norton, made the attack
at scarey creek. They return home one hundred
men less than when they went out.
Amt you afraid the mob up there will hang you
for telling the truth. Now that have your hand
in about the little skrimage at Scarey creek, can't
you let out q few facts about Rich Mountain? The
Indiana boys who were lucky enough to get home
safe, thought it a g dear bought victory. Y
The New Albany Ledger says sixteen cannon
for the gun boats 4. o. Tyler, Lexington and
Genestoga, arrived ut the landing NJ sixty-four
Founders and thirty two Founders.
We learn that one of the Lincoln gun-boats
started down the river yesterday, and that the
other two were to follow suit by sneaking on last
night.
Music ron LAFnURcHE-The fast weekly pas
4 senger packet Music, Capt. Jos Dalfares com
mander, ana Mr., u. al Richard clerk, leaves posi-
lively at 8 o'clock this morning fer Lafourche and
the Coast.
EMPrRE PARRISH FOR THE LOWER COAST The
neat passenger packet Empire Parish, Captain A.
Grant, Jr. commander and Mr.. u. Bayhi, clerk.
leaves BIT 10 o'clock this morning for all landings
on the Lower Coast. 5# T55
35S r. W. POWELL. FOR FoRT ADa,ls. The fast and
unsurpassed passenger packet R. w. Powell, Capt
VIM. "A. chilling, commander, leaves at 8 CLOCK
this evening for Fort Adams, Bayou Sara, Baton
Rouge and all way landings.
IBERvfLLE FeR VIcKsBURG The feet C. s. mail
and passenger packet IberYille, Capt. j. J. Brown,
commander, and Mr. J. G. Courts, clerk, leaves at
5 o'clock this evening for Eicksbufg, Natchez and
all intermediate landings.
MARY e. KEEgE FoI MEMPHIS The superior
weekly passenger packet Mary =, Keene, Capt
wv. B. Richardson commander, and Messrs. Rem
shaw and W. @. Porter, clerks, leaves at 8 O'Clock
this evening for Memphis, Veksbnrg and all way
landings. #
LouIsvIIIE FOR MEMPHIs.-The elegant and
swiftrnnaing passenger packet Louisville, Capt.
Jos. Combs, commander, leaves at 5 o'clock this
evening for Memphis and way landings The
Louisville is light-draught, staunch, and has first
class passenger accommodations. Mr. %. w.
Maneourt the gentlemanly and efficient clerk of
the Louisville, may be found at his post in the
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