New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-16
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easss season, Without, however, any clearing
away 1T TIE clouds, which continued to filter out
showers ali the evening, and as we write retain
their thrsatening aspect. Business or the landings
\ was niasfsriy inactipe.s Eight of the boats ad.
vertised ID leave Iast evening laid over until day.
ID she weather would not permit of shipping.
tsIsalougf d few packets that had nearly or quite
eafapletsd loading on Monday got off. Should the
prove propitians to day, business will as
sumo III appearance Of all the greater activity from
HI forced suspension yesterday. The steamers r.
Il M. Powell. for Fort Adams, and Louis Dor, for
Red river, were among the detained last evening,
but viii positively back out Ut 10 o'clock this
morning
gghe arrivals yesterday were moderately nu-
naeroua, as will be seen By referring to another
eolainn on this page.
The steamer Starlight, as We learn BY q dispatch
4 10 tsee ID. Hife, Esq, will be in this morning
4 genly to receive for Shreveport, for which she
leaFes to- morrow evening.
This Memphis ana ST. Louis packets have re-
sumed their regular trips. which were broken up
by fss low water and ice gorge between Cairo and
q St. Louis.
The New Uncle Sam was loading at Memphis on
she 9th instant for this city, with fair prospect
Ut getting all The cottonsie wanted. The river at
Menaphia on tEe IL ID rising rapidly at the rate
of about foot in tn -four hours. The weather
was cold and cloudy.
The steamer Frontier City which the telegraph
announced as having snagged and sunk on The
3h instant, near the mouth of the Arkansas river,
4 was d new, hut small stern.wheel boat She
struck snag ilich tore hole in her bottom, and
she sunk III L very short time. The accident oc-
Cured about O'Clock on Friday evening last,
when within sbat sixty miles Of the mouth Of the
Arkansas river and by the aid of the light every
perssoI on board succeeded in reaching the shore.
Had ii been darls, Id sudden was the occurrence
ana W dgsp was Tie water where she sunk hut
feW et ths people On beard Of her could haze been
saved
The Frontier City Had been engaged in wreck.
ing tlia y. u. Sewer, sunk d 1ay Or two before,
near Pine Rlu, ana had lf9 bales cotton the cabin
ture and plate of that boat, which was con
ignea 10 The insurance companies. In addition,
the frontier City had d quantity of cotton shipped
on hers some Of which viii be saved. The Poea-
haEtas came along shortly after the accident and
relieved the frontier City Of all the freight passen-
gers afa Faiuahlea that could b got at and took
them y Napoleon, from which point she returned
y 10 Tie scene Of the disaster. The Frontier City
s7as bnilt All ittsbnrg about a year ago, by Capt
IIenston, her commander and George S. Morrison
laer cost f about sI2. 900. She was in
auEed in ittsburg offices for s90e0--a very good
price far her If the companies pay.
ghe steamer Ghoeta#, Captain Silver, which ar
xiyed yesterday from ST. Louis, brought down 500
bhlH Hour, 5I5 bbls. pork, 1l5 bb1s. beef, bbla.
hbls oil, I3 h3s. tongues, bbls. lard, 844
segs lard % tea. lard. kegs pigs feet 80 hbds.
bacon, hhsls, tobdcco and - packages merehan-
disc, consig u n Bal& CO.. from The wreck Of
tle Jas. Mont previously reported
sunk at the foota Of Island 10. The Montgomery
has bAsa raised and taken to Padueah for repairs.
1 ATT " lef freight was saved IN q damaged eond
ssisfss
Trssr Jul lonis exchanges ii tic lIth inst.
{ tala fell loving iterls:
sTieFe decided change ia the weather yes
terzs9 an1t IRE dana, and cloudy To that Of clear
b1igAS :tHa III q much preferable, however, and
heAtsr fpF tan the mud of the past week.
In tie leEee was only moderate yester-
Day nsg sgseans ire ights are scarce al present.
f eTders are il the hands d merchants
len HIS are GLOVER and more water in
rasdesfis appearance id The river,
bat dirnent 10 ia vgntioD. Theriver
aA fuiHa d rising Slowly having sWelied ?
iHoLea Fdf fHs a@Gniy zfonr hours ending at dark
4 last Iha sal lie NJ God, the only arrival
from l5sgg has nothing new II regard
4 leTs Al feet vas found by all
{ lie Iate arrivals.
lte steamer sanshifle left Cairo for this port
ard should arrive here to day: She has
tie u sM GfsGans ut pf several boats which
tEsalg1 5acE fr5Ia AFRO be Sunshine will leave
+ feT fhs ~ Monday next
Tsaa;vi I'LL q. a3tta5as 6dra. The fine and regular
4 PACKET IherViile Capt. Y B. Baraneo,
3 and hr d. d. 5iusnfort clerk, leaves
at clock ths lnorning for Bayou Sierra and the
esssRt.
asisll foi' Isotee,' Goast The fine-pas-
z Empire PARISH Capt a. Grant, Jr.,
and al. Ba clerk, leaves ait 40
4 eipok iii lnarHing for the lower coast.
3. JDlsllsoss 3or Ippe. Red e;-.-The
! fne ana stannoh. swift and lightdraft passenger
packet y 8. Johnson, Capt. s. w. Hamond, com
i 1naudafs ana Mr. j. AZ snead, clerk, leaves at 8
Till evening for Upper Red river,
tsa, Eery for Red Riser.- The new, Gle
gansaild fagorite pass epger packet VIM. M. Levy,
4 Capt M ts Packette commander, and fr. Garter
Rsaisp leaves at5 O'Clock this evening for
Rsd Isi vst.
z. fo,. Rel 81 b. This fne ana welIap-
ssauneh and swift passenger packet, win
sack out III O'clock this evening for Red river.
It'll Capt W. KilnbaA in command, and Mr.. E.
Lafepie III charge Of the office. Don't forget the
Mary
follis isebb for Bessy The fine and reg
ger packet Dollis Webb, Capt. H.3A.
BuIs oEnIaanaer. and Mr. j. M stoddard, clerk,
iaases ~ clock tthis evening for Bauf river.
hgoriaffa Jof Mtadsa The Btaunch fast
ana regniaf packet Morning light, Capt
Dillon, CON leaves All 8 o'clock this
eyeaing FL Rinden and all landings on Lake Bis
tenean aha On Red river below Loggy Bayou
81 gsadseg for Bdyoa BdtfltoBosnels The
popular lghfsaraft and regular passenger packet
q. 4. GcnIeBs Capt ]. g. shnte. commander, and
VT iehn Paxton, clerk, leaves at ) O'Clock
ihis gsaing FOR Bayou Bartholomew.
TFgress fot. 0stdch The stanneh and elegant
new passenger packet Tigress. papt. A. B. Hopkins,
comEaandef, and DIR. Arnes f7iaher, clerk, leaves
AZ c'eiock This evening for fhe 0uachta.
at Louisiana fo, oaiao The staunch and
splendid passenger packet City 81 Louisiana, Capt.
q. N right commander and Mr.. Sam B. Halliday
clerk, ieaNes at O'Clock This evening for Cairo.
e. AZ Kennel foS 81. Louis. The staunch,
swift and fpe passenger packet T. v. Bennett,
fjapt.s5. Z. kearh, comm arder and Mr.. Skebie,
clerk, leaves at O'clock this evening for Cairo
and 81. Louis.
Maaaeisata foy. s.. E.oetis: The ine passenger