New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-24
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CRESCENT prF1oE, No, 70 CAN'T STREET,
Mr., inn LINN Of 1871

AT dark on Saturday evening last the river was
declining, with the water at feet 6 inches below
high water mark.
The arrivals Of river steamers for the week end
ing Friday last at noon were twenty-five. The
receipts Of produce by these arrivals have been
moderate. The following is reoapitulation of the
receipts Of the leading staples
Cotton, 653 bales; sugar, 425 hhds. and tierces;
naolasses 925 bbls flour, 1858 bhls.; tobacco, lSs
hhds.; corn, k23S sacks oats so sacks; bacon,
3aT hhds.; pork, AIS bbls.; bagging, 282 pieces;
and whisky, SO bbls
The weather during the week has been clear and
warm On Saturday and yesterday the mercury
ran up in the ninetfes
The steamer Texas was unaYoidably detained
&ron leaving on Saturday. She is now at the land
ing receiving for Jefferson and way points on Red
river, and leaves positively tomorrow evening.
The lightdraught 0uachta river packet Era No.
viii be ID port during the day and will commence
/ to receive for al landings as high as Trenton and
Monroe to leave again tomorrow evening.
The Vicksbarg having been repainted, looking
as bright and fresh new boat came to the land
ing yesterday. She leaves on Thursday, in place
of the Gen, Quitman.
Our Memphis and Bends shippers must not for
get that the steamer Ferd Kennett is receiving
siSssFG to-i4iuFToW evening.
By d dispatch we learn that the H. R. W. Hill
left Memphis on Saturday evening for this port.
The Cincinnati Commercial learns that Capt. W.
y. Kountz, in behalf of the Government has char
tered feet Of light draught steamers at Pittsburg,
Including the Marmora, Sir VIM. Wallace, Mary
Cook, Hastings, Poland, Mariner, AngloSaxon,
Diaden and Economy. The above list is certainly
not a very formidable one. Every one Of these
fla has ifcb dau md pf Aoa
WILDE able to pass the Confederate batteries above
Memphis.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Of Wednesday, says !:
4 We understand that the steamboat ". H. Baker
/ was stopped by the authorities at Evansville on
Saturday, and found to have on board munitions of
war, for which the officers Of the boat could not
give q satisfactory account. The boat was from
Pittsburg and had on board four pieces Of cannon.
& 1t was supposed that she intended passing Cairo in
the night, and take the guns to the Southern Con
federacy.''
The Louisville Courier of the 10th says:
The river continues to fall, with four feet nine
inches water in the canal last evening, and less
than three feet in on the Falls. Theweather
has turned warmer, with the thermometer above
so in the shade at noon, followed by storm in the
evening and q slight dash Of rain.
# The river at upper ports is still falling, with dry
weather prevailing, and very little commerce to
embargo.
WAR FLEET Moy1Na--We hear it rumored, and
read it in the Black Republican papers, that Ad-
iniral Lincoln's war feet has weighed anchor cast
loose its lines, and started South from Pittslurg
1t is stated that said fleet was bound for the waters
of the Kama Wha-a Virginia stream. That we don't
believe, because said fleet, the Commodore rather
has Information that 3adsked batteries have been
planted along the banks CT that placid stream, and
he is sure not to goin that quarter The g forward
movement will be where there is no danger, par
heularly no masked batteries or armed men to
meet Whenever they come in sight of them, it is
always backward movement with the Lincolnites.
lhelr tactics in that strategy cannot be excelied
anywhere. They are in fact, perfect in the retro
grade motion, and we suppose that was the reason
thatnone but ser ereeleis were selected at Pitts
burg to form the war feet.
the last we heard of the stern-whee war fleet
they had proceeded some forty miles below Pitts.
burg, and there came to under the cover of night
and s sealed orders.''
We see it stated in one of the Cincinnati papers
that W. FL. Harrison, pilot from that port has
volunteered his services TO the Government free of
charge. We expect he is out Of practice and
would ADVISE atFip down about Randolph OR Wolf
river, and locate the channel. There are some
new bars formed down there that probably he has
mot heard of.
The wharf was as near a blank yesterday as the
most rabid Lineolnites could desire and we think
the prospect for to-day no better.
The Memphis Avalanche of the 2lst says:
The river is falling about five inches in twenty
Tour hours. Yesterday was very, warm. The
slowly, with i've feet to Little Rock. The Chester
Ashley arrived from Arkansas river with fair
trip Of passengers and but little freight.
ACADIA FOR BAYOU SARA.-The G. S. mail and
passenger packet Acadia, Capt. S. Heno, com
mander, and Mr.. Geo. wilkinson, clerk leaves at
q CLOCK this evening for the above and coast
landings.