New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-12
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sssafs asiss Departures Yesterday +--Ssfe
~ Ns asse ekisc kF* n Eseeon--The T..
~ 1zs scsssli & Solid apsaas, sc pplnss
morn sur aaaeilanse SELL paxtssres To
ssssss ess.
sstsraay Nor sioi,a ing ias H. lssi
e ssler yesterday was cloudy, With in
assssr srlJlieatieas of rain as night advanced
sase tsIrseratnrs MAS coalin the early part Of the
saa7. tgEs ssFew ,ssiIder tawsgds neon.
IsGs.E.Hssssg quite active on ths eVee TAe ar
rsvsas althouysi not so numerous as on the day
pssseaSng were very faif, and all the hosts had
E nzod ffifs. The Ell 81 w. Hill, from Memphis,
NAH 1, 81 s,ygsgs Of 5000 baies Of cotton; the
aaehez aSviyeS 4s77 bales, and the stea
Y,x,segs gatoD. Anna Ferret and M Burton, from
Had gs8d ioads. The officers Of the
isyaei FSEso report upper Red river all-
;sEs yssi HI I'LL tisa MAJ dowa " Shreveport With
scn at Ill water On the bars, and no pros
sss.t VA II s.fse. Below Shreveport the river vas
araassaIly using al tise way down. Ihe officers
sha steamer W Burton US vi the follow
/ ilsts ~ fsur adam IF thes trip
Esstt Grand aaore Tuesday, stil inst &c ~
q All ssaasner Iecolnte passed 40 ct o'clock a.
III ssIae nav; met The b. b. Hodge below Pr
I sandssaf the 9TH, abe out iA. II.
fsia Ia Dsls hour All The kead Of the falls, watt
IN la ilse Comet to Left her hauling 2
5,arsss over. Net The Mary r. 1t Faults Landing,
aud IND p0abloon ut tho foot of the Rapids. River
visEfis slSssIy all the way down.
A,Ilona VIZ arrivals yesterday was the new clip
s,sy racket Magenta, from Louisville. She IS one
ta,s arrest most co1alnodions and completely
a4spyfatea passenger and freight packets afioat,
ss,sss egses exselienoies innumerabe. The ex-
ussfsssee Hid sbserrati ton Of old and experienced
marine husaers and river men were made TO con
4Fssstsa, ii tlIsr resources Of knosyfedge, az TO
what aialsstselass carrier Should be TO prove 81
osaes reiisabIe ard popular, and is result lles O.
jul taay ID ehs graceful proportions Of the gay
X A3shfng Il hsaRts md 10Y forever
Irii1e Mssgenta Il intended 70 ply as regular
uatslset etsyaen ibis city and Louisville, and has
Tuyfect as1anf for tho trade. As q passenger
pasIat slie b unique in iler#sty fish and tasteful
n,aauifcerce. Her royal cabins and rooms of state
ffbr Tie tarm stats-Foonl viii NOT apply to her
laaatiful sleeping apaEtfnents9 are On The first
uss&i III aTEendor while in the way Of furniture
1as exhausted itself. 10 enter into detail
otsld ae useless and occupy too much Of our spare
aee Ills morning. Let il suffice 10 say that the
rasseuaer aacorrnod ations Of the Magenta are I'M
sarpassafl by which has tioated since the
famous barge cf Cleopatra descended the ancient
river
The Aagese il 2ss feet IL length, with 40 feet
hsasn, a,ssi 4 HtEl 81 hold ef feet. She has a
saSs and model, and rests lightly on the
aser. Her engines are 90 inches in diameter,
feet stsof e working q water wheel 81 feet
III afanet4rS ssith9 I6 feet length of bucket. 10
drive these immense water wheels she will have
tE seanf ri ilers, each Of which is SO feet
III length md 40 Inches in diameter. THAT is q
amount of stea m power than any boat now
FL tle sontAer;i trade She has the same sized en-
giSses. aHd similar model to the Gen Quitman, but
4 gne more boiler. The guar ds are unusually wide
and Faofny, as we'll as very stroDg, and she i lefty
Between decks which gives her great capacity for
stphing cotton, and il Il estimated that she can
carry 5000 bales. Her tonnage is over 1000 tons.
ghe Magenta II owned BY Capt. Harry I. Spots
and iii Louisville. Capt. s. is in command
a and may feeI proud Of his nonpareil packet. He
j the most popular, IS he is undoubtedly
biz Ut The most experienced, intelligent and com
letenS ct our river commanders. Everybody
asacssa Harry Spots, and everybody call
him prince Of good fellows. In his selection
VI Ms assistants be has been peculiarly fortu
nate III The offics we found our old friend Mr.
joseph Benedict, and on the levee Mr.. Arthur
Fislas the clerks Of the Magenta, both attentive,
x ScTapetent and popular officers. Ia the office Mr.
zSaBeaict ii always 4 at home I, and has always q
ptAasant lgslr(l and d cheerful srale to bestoW.
TIE Magenta has already established the fact
HELL Hill has niinbIe heels, and it is thought by
Sesi iaa Cell tliat she viii prove the Flora Temple
and chlrap II The Mississippi track. She leaves
elock this evening for Cairo and Louisville
NE hBw steamer n, Ds Bacon arrived on Thurs
daY lasg from Iouisyilles on her maiden trip. We
isavs alread lislaed her dimensions, and have
o8llg ID add thai she il another fine specimen O
arch tadnFe leaectIng credit alike upor
HUI Jaiisslegs aud owneEs. She has superb paasen
er as,p oititslents and Ii large feet, ffnt. elias
racket III every particular. Captain John 1fcCloy
HE and MI De Hillard, her clerk, ari
both officers pl roppa rity, prudence and expert
eaiees She iaaves at > o'clock this evening fo
Cairo and isst. Louis.
YIia stea snef j. =. Pafgouds as we learn by dis
raseh, passed Baton Rouge yesterday, and will BIZ
1.-The landing sliis morning With full load, ant
asayss GAIN for the Ouaehta at clock this BYE
q ming: itloas fail.
She steamer z. g, Twichell was sold at ST. Loui
81 tlle IL Nv the u 81 Marshal. She was knocked
siown 70 Capt. Phelps Of the Col. Morgan; price
sssal.
TIE ST. louis papers Of tie sth have the follow
srg TENS h ryer interest
In THE twenty -fonr hours ending at dark las
aiHgs the riyer elled abont sis nctes--th
wIsfle rise amounting To twenty TWO inches. Iht
river was Still swelling
IheEe IL ave and d hall feet ia the channel below
Id far al the river Was open.
TWAS san gpFgea al Cairo ait last accounts, ant
s NE learned yesterday that foot passengers hat
8 been crossing on the ice al Thebes.
Hefe IL no doubt about the river having beei
goxgea above Cairo. and we have yet had no intel
aiwenee of its breaking up. The river is open ans
81 clear oi ies between here and Alton, and there i
seven and a half feet IN the channel. The Illinoi
n RIVER, and the Eaissasippi above Alton, are still
closed, The Missouri Is also blocked with ice aboEt
S. Ghaslss4
Tlis LOUSY He Courier Of the sfh says:
Fhe river was about stationary or Slowly swell
Ing yesterday. owing TO tho mild weather, which
Aas IN expansive elect upon the wafer, with fully
y 3 4aet in the canal BY the mark. There has beer
III rain falling at intervals since Sunday night
md the weather ia very warm,
lie river at Cincinnati has risen twenty inches
on Sunday, and was rising yesterday, having riser
altogether eyer ife5 fest the rivej
IS TaIting, with less than six feet water in Thu
channel.
The Memphis Enquirer Of the 9th inst. says
Tlta weather yesterday was pleasant throughout
Business MAS very brisk, yesterday being one 9