New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-26

u CREserEr OFFICE, No. 70 CANT STREET, !
Tuesfay Morning March 26, lS6l s
The weather yesterday was mild in Temperature
with partially beclouded sky most of the day.
Business on the levee was inactive. The arr
I walls were few III number; and the departures en-
! braeed but six or seven boats. Tie Mary 7. fc
Lafourehe, Crosse Tste for Bayou Sara, Lecomt
for Red river, Andy Fulton for Tensas, the H. I
III NV. Hill and Republic for Cairo, and the L. NJ Ke1
nett, were the principal departures. Freights fo
the upper country are very scarce, and but It'll
+ else than corn is Offering for Red river. The I
Ivy. Roberts arrived yesterday from Red river He
Il officers report the upper Red river falling agai
With rapidly, and on steady decline all the wa
i down.
We learn by a dispatch that the steamer Yazo
viii arrive this morning, and leave again on herr re
turn to the Yazoo and Tallahatchie rivers at
o'clock tomorrow evening.
We learn BY despatch to Capt. q. Lanoue, Of
tie Bayou Sara Mail Cos that the new low pressure
| packet ]. A. Gotten passed Baton Rouge at
o'clock AZ. n. yesterday, and may therefore be ex-
pected in to-day.
The officers of the steamer 7. W. Roberts furnish
as with the following memoranda of the trip down:
Left Shreveport at L. O'Clock N. of the 23d inst
Left Era No. 5 leading for above the raft; Era No
4 just arrived from Upper Red river. Her officers
report the river low and falling fast. SIZE would
lay up. Met Texas at Scopins, Countess at Mes
bits, De Soto below Coushatta Chute, Douboon
miles below Calhoun's, Robert Fulton at Black
Hawk bar, Morning Light at Daraud's, Comet at
Dfysart's landing. Grand Duke at Gorton's, Star
light at mouth Bayou Naketosh, and the Homer at
Rabbit Island.
The Roberts will leave on her return to Shreye.
port at S O'Clock this evening.
The Memphis Appeal of the 23d inst says
The river was falling yesterday. The weather
was cloudy, with rain at night. Business was dull
At the landing. The arrivals and departures were
from Louisville, the Commercial from White river,
the Admiral; from Arkansas, the Chester Ashley
from Viekshnrg, the Victoria; from New Orleans
for Cincinnati, A. W. Thomas, Sunny Side; New
Orleans for Louisville, Atlantic; New Orleans for
s.. Lolis, 3d. walsh, Scotland, Choctaw St. Louis
for New Orleans, Alonzo Child. New Falls City, D.
a. January Louisville for New Orleans, Fanny
Bnllitt; Cairo to ST. Louis, John Walsh
The Cincinnati Enquirer of the ed inst. says:
The weather yesterday was clear and pleasant,
being cool at night. At Pittsburg last night the
river was CT feet and falling At Wheeling feet
and rising, with feet at Petersburg. The Ka-
nawha i5 falling, wth5 feet from Charleston to the
mouth. Here the river has reeeded IL inches during
the last twenty-fonr hours There ia Il feetin The
canal, and 5 feet in the steamboat pass over the
falls The lower Ohio is infne navigable order,
n
the mouth. The Tennessee is falling, with feet
on Colbert Shoals. The Cumberland is falling
With 5 feetat Nashville. With light offerings for
above, freghts are offering none too freely for S..
Lonis and Arkansas river, with fair trade for IL e
Gnmberland river, and only moderate offerings for
New Orleans.
The st. Louis Republican, of the 2lst inst, says
The river here swelled i inches in the twenty.
four hours ending at noon yesterday, and was Is
feet Il inches above low water mark Of December
last.
The.upper rivers are all falling slowly
Capt, John Ii. Bowen yesterday received tcIe |
graphic dispatch, dated ST. Joseph, March 20, stat
ing that the ice was running all the way down |
from s maha--weather very cold and the water
falling fast. There was not more than three feet |
in the channel above the mouth of Platte river.
The news came down by the steamer West Wind. |
an al the dispatch was from Capt. Rufus Ford.
me PIPER ssissippi Is open for considerable
distance above DubHqne.
Il The Illinois river Is Stationary.
me weather Is cold. On Tuesday night a good |
deal Of snow fell, and last evening we had snow
squalls. Indications were for warmer weather last
Business was brisk on the. river yesterday, and
arrivals were numerous.
ACADIA FOR DoNALDsoSvILLE- The fine passen-
serpacke Acadia, Capt Jos. Vincent, commander,
nd Mr.. A. Dupuy, clerk, leaves at lOo'clock this
morning for Donaldsonville and the Coast
LAFouReHE FOR IAFouRcHE--The regular and
'opniar passenger packet Lafourche, Capt. los.
oalfares, commander, and Mr.. j. c. Libano, clerk
caves at clock this evening for Lafourche ana
be Coast Ii
SALINE FoR BErF RIVER The sfaunch steamer
aline, Capt Geo Mller commander, leaves at
'elock this evening for Beuf river
B Ii. HopGE FoR RRp RIVER The splendid mas.
lager packet B, 7. Hodge, Capt. John Smoker,
and Mfr. Chas p. Marshall, clerk, |
ayes at6 o'clock this evening for Red river.
5Lours Dor ron RED RIVER. This new and mag l
decent passenger packet, Capt Cheney Johnson
ommander, and bIr. Sim. Smith, clerk, leaves at
clock tlis evening for Red river,
". W. RoBERTs ron RED RIVER The popular and $
ast passenger packet Il. w. Roberts, Capt Ben. =
souns, commander, and Messrs. D. A. Martin. and i
eompeFe, clerks, leaves at6 O'Clock this even. j
lg :, inr Shreveport and intermediate landings ]
A,s Y SosIsY FoE LAKE BIsTRSEAU- The staunch =
packet :. S. Cenleg, Capt IF. %. o,Neal s
commander, and Nh. .. Paxton, clerk, leaves N {
a ctook UP evening for Lake Btsteneau and Red
Yer. 's'' i's0 d
IL Auhs JONES FOR TIE 0uScHirA--The reenlar5 II
I'd staunch passenger packet Paul Jones Cant. hi
rank Keeling, commander, and Mr. samnsI 4
clerk, leaves ats O'Clock this evening :
\ the 0nachita.
noLIrE WEBg TOR TIRE 0uAcHTTA- The stauneb 4 6
ID very lghtdraft passenger packet Dolhe webb 4
lpt. 4, a Burt, commander, and Mr.. j. N. stoa I I
nd, clerk leaves att o'clock this evening for the
lachita. s
8ie9s BURG FOR YieKsnuRa the superb passen- I I
i packet Vioksburg, Capt. Richard Holmes, Il
ramander, and Messss DOS r, Smith and a. Nc Il