New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-20

Wg1lessay MOI Mo21ipg ID. Feb 10 1851
The weather yesterday was mild with cloudy
and threatening sky.
Business was only moderately active on the levee
yesterday. The arrivals were fairly numerous,
hut the departures were few and far between, The
Sirnonds, from Memphis, came in with 521G bales
Of The stable. The fne steamer Countess arrived
from Red river with rather light trip. The
Texas, from the same stream, had a light load.
When such packets IS the Countess and Texas
bring light trips, cotton must be getting scarce.
The Texas ayertises to leave this evening, and the
Countess to. morrow, for Red river.
The DeSoto. one of tile new Red river packets,
leaves Ill Is ocIock this evening on her first trip as
a weekly Red river packet. Hereafter she will
leave dis port every Thursday, and Shreveport
eyerv Monday.
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Sat'i. riassh nt'os A@ stns N'.. ~ - IVY ie
steamer Eleanor, viii back her OFT toE 5aaine river
to rforrew. The Eleanor is now at the lower
iaIs'Ass97 u. 7Tts,t
ieafh siia1 " s'sa.hs, 'aoAsD''s : - 'aHe
the place of the Inflated Gharmer, and will here
after leave on Tuesdays for yicRsburg and the
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penas. .he Su.noqn Y = ies' :, 49, S
on Thursday, lthe sickpnfg ola aay,) ana VAL
run to the same points.
BY d dispatch to Mr.. Geo. D. Elite, from the Off
GERS Of the steamer Comet, learn that she will
he found at the landing this morning and will
a. ,4rr,, " Isa,s rra,. ~ ( o4c1oclr H.
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morrow evening.
The upper rivers are all rising. The Missouri
river rising At Jeferson CITY, and there viii be
,,Iart,, u 1r5tar Il. i AN ~ Ava
We understand that the steamer Alma was sold
AFT T,ouisFlle. few DAYS since for $4,000, to Capt
Archer for HE Louisville ana Memphis trade.
The Eazel Dell has been sold to the Messrs. Met
rzr,... M ecnoo x,l -, -, ,,,
can, " s2ineiiihae' VI TIeou' 9ae WI ~ paoeu
IN the Cincinnati and nashFiAe trade.
The Union line Of packets, running between Gin
s,iDratf and This city. has been broken ul}-each
4 II ~ ..,,, 5la,7-,,
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Tie Memphis Avalanche OF the l!th says
The river at this point continues stationary, and
will probably be rising to-day, from the effects of
tie swell III the Upper Mississippi.
The river at st. Louis is swelling rapidly, and
there are between s and feet water in the chan
mel ont to Cairo
There is twelve foot rise coming out of the
Ohio, and ii the upper rivers continue rising as
rapidly as they are represented, we shall have a
food here.
The Arkansas was rising at last accounts with
fully six feet water in the ch8nnel.
Business at the landing Saturday was mode
ratafy brisk. The weather yesterday was clear,
cool and pleasant,
rha i. or;s villa .Jonrt,aI If tfe 18th saws.
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ahe rlyeE Was ahons stahonaT{ q tls po2t last
inches IN tte steamboat mass at the falls and feet
8 inches On the rocks. The weather yesterday
morning was cold, stormy and rainy, but become
eieaT 5 III s,l.. & o o.4,u5,
falling with IL feel. 6 fncbes IN he ebaansl.
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M y ~ .,.o,.o. r;rar toats i
,a,,y ,antbs M already been REGARDED III nsand
we are now called upon 10 chronicle the sinking Of
two other beats in thatdark and dreary stream 1t
= as ia ssp fo W bnats n 'v
sze. and that there has been several rises which
have subsided as quickly they occurred. large
number Of boats have been kePt IN the river during
" If 1aopa y has au a a.
itselfuppaTent. lie commanders Of stoamboats have
taken advantage Of it, and eDdeayored to get out
During me long dfonth me channel has materially
~ IN tbs i have oecnrred A -
OnThursday last the Sam Kirkman, Capt Tbroop, |
that has been on her way to Fort smith with
capo loz seses at gi si ~
fime.,' Her freight consisted pripapally Of gro.
eeries and provisions and the damage to it will be
considerable. me hlrkm an, was owned IN Padn-
dey ad bnist annf ibIan yfs ane ane b
she Was valued at between $4,000 and $4,000, |
and was partially insured. She will unexpectedly |
pc raised.