New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-04
TALK ON ,oHANGE.

IL Yesterday opened under the adgices from
i Europe brought by the Hamburg and North Ger
man hoyds steamer up To the. 10th ult quoting
4 an advance in cotton of7one farthing. Between
the 18th and 10th this intelligence was of course,
\ highly satisfactory to parties who had been buy
4 ing on the basis of Sd. Some factors of course
4 advanced their pretensions- sufficiently high be-
4 fore ccording to the talk. After meridian the
1 arrival of the America at Halifax for Boston, with
dates TO the f23d !, was announced, quoting Orleans
I Mildling at Tad. Whether these figures are cor
rect or not. there is no way of ascertaning until
the arrival of the regular mails. After the gross
Receptions which have been practiced for three
weeks, we repudiate all figures coming by the
telegraph. Having said this much we listened to
very little Of the talk on the flags yesterday, when
the staple was aliuded TO. 75z
There was some talk that the mammoth steamer
Great Eastern was being prepared for another vow
age to America Thatit was possible Norfolk, va,
might be the place Of destination for the present
intended voyage. We desire to bring into con
sideration some of our own tak--our own views
which, we think, will command the consideration
Of those connected with or interested in the for.
eign trade Of the Southwest, and with direct i'm
porting in the Western States.
The free trade system Of the Confederate States,
or rather the almost nominal impost duties, will
rawsVast quantities of merchandise through the
port of New Orleans. As The steamer Great
Eastern can be made d source Of revenue and
profit to the stockholders, by5judcions manage
ment, it is suggested that she be placed in the
trade between New Orleans and England. But,
what viii She do or what will she gain BY coming
70 New Orleans How will she get here are qnes.
tons easily prepcunded, and readily answered.
therefore, we have only to suggest that the Great
Eastern, in the month Of August next, be adyer-
Used 10 leave some prominent port in England, on
| the fst October. That she viii, it is presumed.
| take thousands of tons Of freight merchandise of
all kinds--to be delivered at the port of New Or
leans. All the importers IN the cities Of the great
West can avail themselves of the opportunity at
low rates Of freight. Well, the question is asked
how is the ship to gethere? She can come to one
of the safest aharbors known, Cat Islandy within
five and six hours run of New Orleans She can
carry into this harbor from 36 to As feet Of water
She can there discharge cargo, and receive cargo
through lighters, steamboats,, the Mexican Gulf
Railroad, or via the other two railroads Pontchar.
train or Carrollton with the same ease and facility
which attend the diseharging and landing Of large
vessels IN Mobile Bay. BY The route Of the Mex-s
can Gull Railroad and other routes one thousand
bales OF cotton could be delivered daily to any
vessel lying In Cat Island harbor. AS the Great
Eastern has been measured to carry thirty thpns-
and bales of cotton she could be loaded in thirty
days; but we reduce this quantity and allow her
twenty thousand bales. New Orleans is the only
port where full load Of cotton can be obtained
for her, in the space Of thirty days. Therefore,
We have no hesitation in urging ON the managers
81 this great vessel to send her to New Orleans
we are snpportedin our suggestions by the favor
able action Of the imposts of the Southern Confed
eracy which will go toefect iii short time after
No rsiassembling Of Congress at Montgomery, next
month, =
VI calling the attention Of the commercial world
ana the prorretors Of the Great Eastern to lie
sss y advantages and immense trade Of New Or
asans' u Is not out Of place to remark that the
harpprs q Ship and Cat Island have beretcfore
peen ehe depot of British mail steamers that Far
one or two years the West India line conns,nta,
with eur city via Ship Island and the ,,,,s
Railroad and though the project was moi snccsss.
fol, It was5neyer altogether abandoned. 4 CHANCE
~ the political posture Of The United States paces
different aspect on communication by steam. be.
tween our great emporium and the European con,
tinent.
W our talk yesterday we gave an extract from
siere's (oid1 Advertiser, of the stu March. Not
having room for the entire article WI give it this
morning, as talked Of for three or four days past.
from'a accounts. public and private, there has
eeen great deal Of talking, great deal Of think
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