New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-23
------- SatI,ran,. AIarx.t..ss AIn,.sla O9 1861

CREsGEHT OFFICE, MOTTO CAMP STREET. {
n Saturday Morning, March 49, 1861
n The weather yesterday was chilly, cloudy an
" indicative of rain.
2. Business on the landing yesterday was active
= although the departures were slim. The Gross
i Tete for Bayou Sara, Homer for Red river, News
d boy and Era No. Z for the Ouachta, Mary E. Keen
n for Lake Providence, John Simonds for Memphis
y Gladiator and War Eagle for St. Louis, were tn
only boats that left. The Ouachita boats had fai
# trips, and the Homer, for Red river, left with al
she wanted in the way Of freight.
! The arrivals were very numerous, as will b
! seen by the enumerated list published in our ma
, rine column. so" "a
Both landings were crowded with boats, and tn
last arrivals yesterday had difficulty in working il
to the levee. twenty-five boats are advertised Il
leave to-day in the several trades and most of then
will get off if the weather proves propitous Sever
of this number are receiving for Red river and vii
have little trouble to secure good trips all round
The steamer Dollie Webb is at the landing re
ceiving for Camden, and will leave on Iuesda,
1 evening next:
The Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette of the 10th inst
4 says:
4 The river is again falling slowly, with about fou,
feet and six inches water in the channel.
4 The weather has been cool and frosty for day
4 or two past. We had heavy fall of rain on Wed
nesday.
II The Memphis Bulletin of Thursday says
The weather yesterday was clear and pleasant,
and business on the leyee was rather active. The
river at this point is slowly recedng. Arkansas
river is falling, with foursfeet to Pine Bluff and
three and half feet to Little Rock. Freghts along
the Ohio river are growing scarce. The Ohio river
is again a stand. The shipments of cotton yes
river 122 bales.
Among the arrivals yesterday were the Fred
Nortrebe from Arkansas river, with light trip !;
and the Carl from st. Francis river, with seyentysx
| bales of cotton. The departures were the Ingomar
flor New Orleans, with 1900 bales of cotton and
/ forty-two hhds. of tobacco
The high-headed and uncompromising little Carl,
Capt. Ball, came in last evening with a good trip,
| after an absence of two months. Capt. Ball re-
ports the sunk land country in prosperous cond-
ton, and says if it should prove seasonable there
will be ten bales of cotton raised this season where
there has been one before. The huge Magnolia
passed up yesterday morning, with slim trip for
Cairo. The B. j. Adams and Peytona, with fine
trips passed down yesterday morning at O'clock
The Louisville Courier of the 10th inst. says:
The river was falling steadily yesterday, with
feet inches water in the canal by the mark at
dark During the previous twenty-four hours it
had receded inches at the wharf, and u inches at
Portland On the falls there were scant 81 feet of
water in the pass. The weather was raw and
chilly yesterday, with ice in the morning.
AT Cincinnati the river was falling yesterday.
1t was also falling at Ptsburg, with feet inches
water in the canal at noon.
At St. Louis yesterday the Mississippi was fall
ing and our dispatches report all the upper tribu
taries falling, with cold weather.
EMPIRE PARISH FOR LOWER CoAsr-The fine
and low passenger packet Empire Parish, Capt. A.
Grant, Jr, commander, and Mr.. L. Bayhi, clerk,
leaves at 10 o'clock this morning for the lower
coast.
LAFouRoHE FOR LAFouRcHE- popular and
n11o,,+
Dalfares, commander, and Mr.. J. G. Lbano, clerk,
leaves at 10 O'Clock this morning for Lafourche.
ACADIA FOR DoNALDsoNvIrLE--The elegant regu-
lar passenger packet Acadia Capt Jos, Vincent
commander and Mr.. A. Dupuy, clerk, leaves at
O'Clock this evening for Donaldsonville and the
coast.
golden AGE FOR FoRT ADAMS The regu-
lar and favorite passenger packet Golden Age,
Capt. W. NJ Webbing, commander, leaves at 5
o'clock this evening for Fort Adams and the coast
+ PIcAYuNE No, 5; FOR ATrAKAPAs-The staunch
and low-water passenger packet Picayune No. 3,
Capt H, II. Broad, commander, and Mr. George
Dove, Jr clerk, leaves at O'Clock this evening for
Attakapas viz Plaquemine.
GRAND DUKE FOR RED RIyEn-The splendid and
regular weekly passenger packet Grand Duke,
Capt. Sam. Applegate, commander, and Mr.. p
Y Ccllos, clerk leaves at 5 O'Clock this evening
for Red river. +,.-
\ ELEANOR FoR RED RIvER-The staunch, elegant
and fleet passenger packet Eleanor Capt George
Alban, commander and Mr.. Ed. Groves, clerk,
leaves at o'clock this evening for Red river.
STARLIGHT FOR RED RIvER-Ihe beautiful pas
enger packet Starlight Capt. Chas Hayes, com 8
nander, and Mr.. CoF Hayes, clerk, leaves at {
''cook this evening for Red river.
T. s. CoNLEy FOR LAKE BrsrENEAU-The staunch !
passenger packet 7, S. Conley, Capt. P. D. O'Neal
and Mr.. j. G. Paxton, clerk leaves
Vt o'clock this evening for Lake Bisteneau and
Red river.
B. Z. HODGE, FOR RED RlvER-The very popular Y
md magnificent passenger packet B. L. Hodge,
Japt, John Smoker, commander, and Mr. Chas. e.
Marshall clerk, leaves at O'Clock this evening for
Red river.
RAPIDEs FOR RED RlvEn.-The favorite and swift !
passenger packet Rapides, Capt j. G. Dowty, com {
nander, and Mr., @. j. Barstow, clerk, leaves at +
o'clock this evening for Red river.
ANDY FuLToN FOR TENsAs AND BAYOU MACON |
The staunch and very light draft passenger packet
Andy Fulton, Capt. Jacob Hazlep, commander, I
md MIR. w. +. Hamilton, clerk, loaves at O'Clock
his evening for Tensas and Bayou Macon for all \
andings as high as Oshorns. ,
j, p. PARGouD FOR THE OuAouITA-This new. | |
swift and elegant passenger packet, Jno. W. Tobn
and Mr.. Ed &, Phelps clerk, leaves
u o'clock this evening for the Ouaohita
Col. I. IT. JUDsoN FOR THE YAHoo AND ITALIA
lATcHlE RlvERs-The staunch and very light draft
passenger packet Col. Il, Il. Judson, Capt Charles
Nord, commander and Mr.. G. Stancill, clerk, leaves
t O'Clock this evening for the Yazoo and ITALIA ]
atchie rivers.
EDWARD J. GAY FOR ST. LOUIS, MEMPHIS AND
NE BENDS - The elegant and fleet passenger
'acket Ed, j. Gay, Capt. Bart. Bowen, commander,
md Mr. Ohm r. Brooks, clerk, leaves at 8 O'Clock !
his evening for Memphis aud the bends, taking !
reighta passengers for Cairo and St. Louis. 4
NATcaEz FOR VIoKsBuRG = The proud and
ueeny Natchea, Capt 4. P. feathers, com
handler, and Mr., A. A, Green, clerk, leaves at q
CLOCK this evening for Vioksburg and the coast.
GRAY EAGLE FOR LoUIsr1LLE-This fleet and t
eautitul passenger packet, under command of
aptain w. H. Daniel, commander, and Mr.. j. H.
duncan, clerk, leaves at o'clock this evening for
afro and Louisville.
I.ouIsvILLE FOR LouIsyILLE-The new and mag
iifcent passenger packet Louisville, Capt. VIM. R.
TOLERATE, commander, and Mr.. +. B, Moody, clerk,
caves at o'clock this evening for Cairo and Louis,
lille. @ 2
4 SttANpELtoR FOR LOUISVILLE 80 Travellers and
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