New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-02
CRESCENT 0Pr1dE, No. 70 C2%p STREET,


CRESCENT OFffoE No. n c1sp Street,
Saturday Morning, March ,, 1851 :
Another Slice Of magnificent weather was metet
out to US yesterday. Nothing could have added t.
the beauty Of the day. The ladies, of whom it i
usually out Of our province to speak, tired o
peranbuiating the avenues Of more fashionabl
walk, and attracted, doubtless, by the large nun
Der Of beautiful packets at the leyee EXTENDED
their pronenadcs, in numerous instances as far as
and even upon the ratio y of the Crescent City
and by contrast with their rich silks, caused the
cotton seeking to assume shade or two darker
brown thanits wort. Would that the visits of the
ladies to our grand Ievee were less like angels
yisitations.
Business operations on the landings yesterday re-
minded Us Of The g dun Fridays Of old, The ar,
rivals were sparse and she departures numbered
but three or four boats. As will be seen by refer
ence to oHr notices Of boats leaving to-day, large
number pacRetsare up for departure this evening
The fine steamer Rapides, having been unayoida-
bly, detained yesterday will leave positively at 5
o'clock this evening.
The fayorjte passenger packet Doubloon arrived
yesterday morning from Red river, with a fair trip
of cotton, and than her usual large passenger
list She is NOW receiving, and will leave on her
return TO Red river at 5 o'clock next Tuesday
evening.
The Memphis Bulletin Of the 2sth ult. says
The weather yesterday was cloudy, indicating
rain. Business on the levee was not so brisk as
the day before. The river at this Point is falling
slowly. There is said 10 be 800 coo tons of freight
at Cairo awaiting shipment South. The f. J. Gay
came down from Cairo, so heavily laden with corn,
whisky and bacon that she could not take a bale of
cotton here, though she had 1000 bales engaged.
The Southwestern passed down yesterday, heavily
laden with produce from Mound City, bound for
White river, being the first direct shipment South
from that point. The st. Louis packet line continues
to do a fine business.
AT Louisyile on the 26th ult. the river was fall
ing, with nine feet eight inches water in the canal
seven feet eightinches in the steamboat pass, and
SIX feeteight inches on the rocks. The weather
was clear and pleasant.
AT Pittsburg at noon on the 25th tile river was
at stand with eleven feet six inches in the chan
mel.
AT Cincinnati at the same time the river was fall
ing fast, having fallen four inches in forty eight
hours.
ACADIA FOR DoSALDsoNyILLE The fine pas
senger packet Acadia, Capt. Jos. Vincent, com.
mander, and Mr.. A Dupuy, clerk, leaves at )
o'clock this evening for Donaldsonville and the
coast.
LAFoURoHE FOR LAFouRoHE-The fine and pop
MAR packet Lafourehe, Capt. A. Dugas, comman
der, and Mr. ]. g. Iibano, clerk leaves at 10
O'clock this morning for Lafourche and the coast
GOLDEN AGE FOR FoRT ADAMS The regular |
and elegant passenger packet Golden Age, Capt |
w. NJ. Webbing, commander, leaves at O'Clock |
this evening for Fort Adams and the coast.
PIgAYusE No. 8 FOR ATFAKAPAs-The stauncl
packet Picayune No. 8, Capt. Il. H. Broad, com
mander, and Mr. Geo. Dove, Jr., clerk, leaves at s
ffn rfarA ffaLa
ERA No FOR 0PELoUsAs-The favorite passen.
ger packet Era No. I, Capt. T. j. Whitworth, com,
mander, and Mr. W. G. Porter, clerk, leaves at
o'clock this evening for opelousas and the lower
coast
ENTIRE PARISH FOR LOWER CoAsT--The fine pas
senger packet Empire Parish, Capt. A. Grant, Jr.,
commander, and Mr.. l, Bayhi, clerk, leaves at 10
o'clock this morning for the lower coast.
GLADIATOR FOR iST. LoUIs-The regular and first
class passenger packet Gladiator, Capt Jno Kline
felter, commander, and Mr.. II. A. Dhorman, clerk
leaves at 5o'eloek this evening for Cairo and ST.
Louis.
]. F. PARGoUD FOR THE OUAcHITA-The regular
weekly, and magnificent passenger packet j. F
Pargond. Capt. John w. Tobin, commander, and
Mr.. Ed. g Phelps, clerk, leaves at 5 o'clock this
evening for the 0uachita.
IIGREss FOR THE 0UAcHITA-The elegant, new
ahd meet passenger packet Ifgress, Capt. A. B.
i1opkins' COMMANDER, and Mr. Aimes Fisher,
CLERK leaves at . clock this evening for the Qua
chIea-
RAPipEs FOB RED RITER-The faTorte, feet and c
regular passenger packet Rapfdes, Capt ]. G.
DoWfy, commander, and Mr.. Chas J. Barstow,
GERS ieaVes az CLOCK TINS evening for Red river
Y. n. SHARP FOR RED RtyER-'Fhe fine passenger
packet =. ". sharp, capt. }. W.. White, com {
, ana Messfs moody and Jones, clerks,
leaves Y 2 O'CLOCK this evening Tor Red river.
2 Y. HODGE FOR LED RIyER-Ihe swift, regular
and deserFedly popular passenger packet B. L.
Capt. JRo. Smoker, commander, and Mr.
Ghas. d. Marshall CLERK, leaves for Red river at
O'Clock this evening. .
GRAND DUKE FOR RED R1yER-The superb and
,egular weekly passenger packet Grand Duke 9
Capt. Sam. Apologize, commander, and Mr.. F. v,
Cellos, clerk, leaves at o'clock this evening for
Red river. b
OsoEoIA roR RED RtyRR.--Tbe stanncb na.,a. y
rer nacket 1,sceola Cant W MciM,,;aa, p''s s.l
nander. and Mr.. John w. Warren c]ar1y Ioo,-os
O'Clock This evening for Red river.
NAraEKu FoR yIGKsnrRa Tbe a1ooan+ ~, \
epular PASSENGER nacket Natcbev laara. - -
o'clock this eyeninr far yicksbnrg an tba ooast