New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-18
neh Orleans 1ailp Grestent.
FHr RIyER AND MARINE DEPARTMENT.
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srf1e Observation-Disclosures Yes
terssay--F reaghts--Steamers Passed Viciks-
burg---Cifppings from Our Exchanges
Departures To-day, etc.
URFsasET OFFICE, No. 70 CAMP STREET,
Thursday Morning, April Is, 1861.

br.rg---Cifppinss from Our Exchanges
Departures To-day, etc.
oRrsrsxr OFFICE, Nc. 70 CAMP sTRnET,}
Thursday Morning April is, 1861. |
frg,e weather Yesterday was clear, with the tenn I
nerattre of summer warmth, Business, was dn,,
on both landings the arrivals aud a.ensrtures both
being slim. The departures embrace the j, A,
Gotten, fof the eSast, the Era No 7, for the
Ouaehita, Yazoo, for the Yazoo river, the Lady
Walton, for Arkansas river, and the Henry Won
Phal for st, Louis, Freights continue dull in all
the trades We have nothing later of Importance
from the lower rivers
The steamers Wni. NJ. Morrison, Continental and
Aleck Scott, passed Vieks5urg on Tuesday, and
the Hannibal Westmoreland and Atlantic yester
day. all en- route for this city.
We see il announced in the St. Louis Journal
that the chief acters in the matter of turning the
yawl of the steamer H. R. W. Hill out Of the pro-
cessoE at st. Louis recently, on account of the
display of the Southern colors on board have pub
lished card aisolaEaing any intention of hurting
any hody'ss feelings, Well Jas Lincoln said, 6 no
body's hurt.n
The steamer 55th Parallel has been laid up, and
yesterday gave up her freight to the Arkansaw,
which leaves for the Arkansas river this evening.
The Louisville journal of the 18th inst. says:
The river is Tis5ing at this point, with 10 feet
inch ia the caa feet in the pass at the falls and
Z feet large er. the rocks There was light rain
yesterday morning, but the clouds blew away dur
ing the afternoon.
at Pittshsdrg at noon yesterday the river was
falling, wifi 8 feet inches in the channel.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of the 18th inst. says:
The tFeafher Yesterday until O'Clock was cloudy
with a d9iazling rain, when it cleared off with
heavy saower of rain. Last evening the weather
was clear and mid.
THE river at Pittsburg is declining, with 81 feet
water in the channel.
AT Wheeling. IS feet and stationary, with 10 feet
=aand falling at Parkershurg
The Kanawha is rising, with feet from Charles
ton to the mouth.
Here the river has risen s feet during the past
stWerty fours hours. The water is coming up the
eyee rapidly and the probability is that the houses
will be reached. There is 10 feet in the canal and
g feet in the steamboat pass the falls.
Freights are offering none too freely for St:
Louis with fair trade for the Cumberland and
Arkansas rivers, and only moderate offerings and
abundant tonnage for New Orleans.
EMFIKzs PARISH FOR DoNALDsoNvILLE-The fine
passenger packet Empire Parish, Capt A. Grant,
,Jr., commander, and Mr. L. Bayhi, clerk, leaves
at 10 o'clock to-day for Donaldsonville and the
coast.
MARY 7. FOR LAFouRcHE-The very regular and
elegant passenger packet Mary T., Capt. j. J.
Brown, commander, and Mr.. E. Latapie, clerk
leaves at s o'clock this evening for Lafourche and
the coast.
IBERyILLE FOR FoRT ADAMs-The fayorite and
popular passenger packet Iberville, Capt. E. F.
Gross, commander, and Mr.. j. P. BIumford, clerk,
leaves at o'clock this evening for Fort Adams
and the coast
T. D. HINE FOR ATrAKAPAs-The very staunch
and lightdraught passenger packet T. D. Hine,
Capt D. R. Muggah commander, and Mfr. J. J.
Atkinson, clerk, leaves at O'Clock this evening
for Attakapas via Plaquemines.
B. L. HODGE FoR RED R1vER-The swift and SUI
perior packet B. L. Hodge, Capt. John Smoker,
commander, and Mr.. Chas. E. Marshall, clerk,
leaves at o'clock this evening for Red river.
TEXAS FOR RED RTEER-The fine passenger pack
ct Texas, Capt. G. W. stinde, commander, and Mr..
d. a. Oryiss, clerk, leaves at o'clock this even
ing for Red river. The Texas is a fleet, staunch
and well appointed steamer, and is under the
charge of careful, clever and the most experienced
officers.
j. NJ. SHARP FOR RED RIyER-The fine, fleet and
popularly Differed passenger packet j. NJ. Sharp
Capt. ]. W. White, commander, and Messrs Moody
and Jones, clerks, leaves at O'Clock this evening
for Red River.
MIIToN RELF FOR RED RIyER-The fine passenger
packet Milton Relf, Capt. Chas Hall, commander,
leaves at O'Clock this evening for Minden and in
termediate landings on Lake Bisteneau and Red |
river.
NEwsBoY FOR THE OUAcHITA-The fine ,passen-
ger packet Newsboy, Capt. J. D. Walker, com
mander, and Mr.. John T. Hall, clerk, leaves at
O'Clock this evening for the Ouachita.
ARKANsAw FOR THE ARKANsAs-The staunch and
swift passenger packet Arkansaw, Capt. j. NJ. Ben
net, commander, and Mr. Lon. Beeler, clerk, leaves
at O'Clock this evening for Arkansas river.
NEBRASKA FOR ST. LoUIs-The fine passenger
packet Nebraska, Captain R. R. Hopkins com |
mander, leaves at s O'Clock this evening for Cairo
and ST. Louis.
ALoNzo CHILD FOR ST. LouIs-Passengers and |
shippers will bear in mind that the fleet and ele-
giant passenger packet Alonzo Child Capt. s. De |
Haven, commander, and Mfr. w. P. Mcbride clerk |
leaves att o'clock this evening for Cairo and ST. |
Louis, with the colors of the Southern Confederacy
blowing at her jack-staff.
JOHN RANE FOR LoUIsyILLE-Th fleet and
favorite pas senger packet, Capt. VIM Underwood
Commander, and Mr.. A. Palacio, clerk leaves at |
5o'cloek this evening for Cairo and Louisville
BALTIC FOR Observation-Disclosures and shin, |
pers should bear in mind that the superb and feet
passenger packet steamer Baltic leaves for the
above and all intermediate landings this evening
at o'clock, positively and punctually. No better
steamer ever turned wheel between New Orleans |
and Louisville. Chas H. Meekin is in command
That's sufficient. See that you are there when |
they haul the "last plank in.
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