New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-27
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tertfny--"tEiao ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "~- a New
Trade River MATTERS Hbove--Ele;lartures
To-day, etc.

Wednesday Mornins, March T. 1851 5
The weather yesterday was warm in temperature
with cloudy sky.
Business was active on the eyet, freight, in tbs
lower trade, being active and the departures fairly
numerous. The following steamers got off: La.
fourche for the Coast, 3. L. Hodge, Louis Dor, Z
W. Roberts and 7. D. Conley for Red river; Paul
Jones and Dollie Webb for the Ouachita: Vicks-
burg, for Vicksburg; FL. Howard, for Nashville
New Uncle Sam, for Memphis and the new Fails
City, for st. Louis. The arrivals were numerous
and the receipts of general produce large.
The citizens of Pamela, Miss, are now making
arrangements to establish regular line of steam
ers between that place and New Orleans to carry
off their produce. They are now actively engaged
in getting up subscription to clean out the TGlla-
hatchie river. This is q work that can be accom-
plished at q cost of 1000.
The Memphis Avalanche of the 25th says:
The river at this point is recediug quite rapidly,
the total decline having amounted to several feet
At St. Louis the river is falling, and all file other
streams are reported in the same condition.
At Louisville the Ohio river is falling with seven
feet water in the canal
Arkansas river is again getting low, there being
less than four feet in the channel to Little Rock.
Business at the landing Saturday was only
moderately brisk. The weather yesterday was
warm and Delightfully."- pleasant for those who
didn't have to work.
the week ending Saturday, were as follows: To
New Orleans, 1850 balls; to Ohio river G88I bales
To st. Louis, ZIG bales total, $3.50 bales.
The receipts from all sources during the same
time were 1853 bales, and of the season 2JO2>0
bales; showing falling off, as compared with
those of the previous year, Of II 2l4 bales.
Several new boats have made their appearance
at our landing within the past two days. One of
these was Capt. HO0pars boat, the j. A. Gotten
She is magnificent affair." is beautifully and ete-
gantly furnished, and cost the round sum of $lG7
600. 1t is a complete steamboat, and altogether
one of the finest on the river Her engines are low
pressure. The Continental, new boat built at
Pittsburg, passed down yesterday, with IGnO tons
of freight and it is said she could have easily car
ried 400 more. Her custom honse measurement is
only $50 tons, however. She was built for the New
Orleans and st. Louis trade.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 2}d inst. saws:
The weather yesterday was clear and pleasant.
At Pttsburg last night, the river was "a feet and
falling; at Wheeling, feet and falling with feet
and falling at Parkersburg. The Kanowha is fall
ing, with feet from Charleston to the mouth
Here the river has reccded 10 inches during the
last tweny.four hours, There is y feet in the
canal and 81 feet in the steamboat pass over thn
falls. The Lower Ohio is in fine navigabIe order.
Whh light olierngs for above, fretghts are du for
ST. Louis and Arkansas river, with fair trade for
the Cumberland river, and only moderate offerings
for New Orleans.
ROBERT WATSON FOR PEARL RlyER-The staurch
passenger packet Robert Watson, Capt. A. Pierce,
commander, leaves the New Basin at O'Clock
this evening for Pearl river.
EXPIRE PARISH FOR THE Lower C0Asr-The
LeSu'@' a"d popt!aF passenger paGke Empire Par
ish, Capt. a. Grant, jr., commander, and Mr.. L,
Bayhi, clerk, leaves at 10 O'Clock this morning f,
the lower coast
lBERrILLE FOR BAYOU SARA--The fine passen-
ger p2ckct locryIie' Capt. Y. B. Bara1co, COM
nRllrr. and NV f. n 6T,1n,forJ cI,,y- 1o,,-c.. ~
ti0'N 'ii7 1'I"'L'!nS loF bayou sara and the
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o,at -. ~, Nsno1'' Eo' lied in'EE-Ihe regular and
meet passenger packet D. II. Carroll, Capt. VIM.
~ So'10VF' leaves az O'Clock tins even
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49,, ,o, $500 r"' h'' i'i' At''lh ne Sauhch heet
Capt. f. A. Boissat commander leaves at