New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-25

The weather on Saturday last was of q mixed Il
description. The early part of the day was warm
and sultry with cloudy sky. Towards night the
clouds gathered and Of the most pouring rains,
with which this city was ever visited, commenced
aud continued till about 10 O'Clock P NJ, COM
pletely flooding the streets and portions Of the
levee. Yesterday broke clear and beautiful, with
a mild, bracing temperature.
Business on Saturday was less active on the
levee than for several preceding Saturdays, al
though the arrivals and departures were large, az h
will be seen by reference to our marine column
Freights, however, are very dull, and cotton eones
in by small patches. The lower tributaries are
oil in fine boating stage, but the trades are all over
done. The D. R. Carroll instead of leaving on
Saturday, has laid up, giving up her trip to the
steamer Saie Robinson, which leaves for Red
river at 5 o'clock this evening. The 0uachita
packet DR.. Burlington passed her freight over to
the steamer Twilight, and will also take a rest.
| The Catalonia has also laid up--the National hay
| ing received her freight
The number of arrivals of river steamers at this
port for the week ending Friday noon last was 104.
The receipts of staple produce per these arrivals
were as follows Cotton, 81 68l bales sugar 10, 90s
hhds. and 239 bbls molasses 1928 bbls.; tobas-
co. 1916 hhds -four, 80 ,29l bbs.; wheat 900; corn,
22l SIS sacks; oats, G28S bbs. and sacks; pork,
1896 bbls and tierces whisky, $50 bbls.
The splendid packet Vcksburg is at the landing,
receiving for Vicksburg and the coast, and leaves
i'll place of the Charmer, at O'Clock tomorrow
evening in charge of Capt Richard Holmes The
Vicksburg has undergone q thorough renovation,
been repainted, and is now more worthy than ever
of that wide spread popularity which her elegance,
speed, staunehness ane reliability have combined
to give her. In Capt. Holmes the trade possesses
officer whose strict attention to the interest OF
his patrons great experience and ability, no less
than his genial and companionable1 qualities, has
made him hosts of friends, who will be pleased to
see him in command of the peerless Yicksbarg.
The Gen'l Quitman takes the Vicksburgfs old day.
and will leave on Thursday nextfor Vicksburg, Co
| lumbia, and Luna Landing, in command of Capt. j..
NJ. White.
! The fine passenger packet Henry Won Phul,
| Can't. P German, commander, arrived yesterday
from st. Louis, with fine trip of miscellaneous
| freight and leaves again at O'Clock tomorrow
| evening.
The fine, new and very regular passenger packet
Frolic, arrived from B9uf river yesterday, with Q
fair trip of cotton, and will leave again for Bayou
Louis and Bout river at o'clock Wednesday eve-
ming. Mr.. Freese, the intelligent clerk of the.
Frolo, informs us that Bnuf river is declining
slowly, and that the bulk of the cotton is now out
of that tributary.
We are indebted to the officers of the Grand Era
for the following memoranda:
Steamer Grand Era left Shreveport Feb. q left
in port for New Orleans the B l.. Hodge. The
FIeta for Jefferson, and Fanny Piersnn for upper
Red river left on Friday morning. Met Doubloon
at A. Beard at | o'clnck p NJ the DeSnto seven
miles below Campte at o'clock A. NJ, Saturday !;
P. +. BDnfprd at FAvron; Rapides at Waters Land-
ing; Homer at Smiiey's; W E. Burton at head of
Falls; Texas at Shaggy Point; Comet fn1t Of Rap
pions; LecOmte at ruuea Island Grand Duke in
Mulatto Bend; Countess at Blue Bar; A. G. Brown
at Claiborne Island.
The Memphis Bulletin of the 22d says:
The weather, yesterday, was clear and pleasant.
| and business tina evee, owing to the small nutn-
Der of boats at port only modt ratey active. The
river at this pOns Fuse several inches yesterday,
and continues to rise. The rapid rise i'll the river
utterly prevents the raising of the Fort wayne,
which still lies in sixteen feet water Her cargo,
which was very valuable, is said to be total loss.
| Amount of cotton exported by river yesterday was
275O hales--about 2lu0 Tor New Orleans and the
| remainder Tor GinClnuali.
Music FOR LAPnURcnE- The fine passenger
4 | racket Music Captain i'll. Brown, commander
- and M. j. A. Richard, clerk, leaves at II o'oleei
NJ to-day for Lalourche and the coast,
:. Crosse TErE FOR BAYOU SARA-The regala
" passenger packet Crosse rete, Capt. Jas MsQnoid
commander and Mr.. Geo. Wilkinson, clerk. leave
at O'Clock this evening for Bayou Sara andin
mediate points.
! FLORA TEMPLE FOR BAYOU DIES GLAgsR- in
:. passenger packet Flora Temple, Capt D. Gbas:
~ cock commander, and Mr.. H. Fishess clerk, leave
W at 8 o'clock this evening for RaYou des 0iaizt
% NEwsBoY FOR BAYOU DIES tsLAtze-1 III
packet Newsbny, Capt. Ghas- F. Reynotas, con
manier leaves ats o'clock shis evening Tor bay'
IS des Gtaize. 1850,