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n MfrdnesdAY Morning, August D, 1851. !


Wednesday Morning, August ., 1851.
The weather yesterday was warm and sultry.
Et abpuf P M.we had quite refreshing shower.
Businsss was very active on the leyee. the depar-
lures being the Countess for White river, with q
Government trip; the Mary Il. for Vickshurg, and
Tie R0ebuck for Red river. The Grand Dnke ar
rived yesterday from Memphis, with good trip !;
she retnfns again tomorrow evening.
The Memphis papers Of Monday have the follow.
ing account Of the reported capture Of the steamer
S. 8. Tucker, BY the Federals
r. r. We learn from the crew Of the Ohio Belle which
arrived from New Madrid last evening" lhat qI On
Thursday night last the Memphis steamer 2. q. Z.
Tucker was captured by the enemy Wllis s5ilis al
n te lhio Belle as having come from Gen. Pillow.
M raFf;culars were given, other than one OF their
l,nais came down while she was laying at Golunl-
bus and gobbled I her PIP n a tree, taklng boat
cargo ana crew, and everything else TO Cairo
The Tucker left here last Tuesday, and was to
have arrived here Saturday morning She was
commended by Capt. Phegley and carried as one,
of. her pilots The man who was imprisoned here ne
sfoy some time On suspicion of being q spy. The
officers whom we knew are: Ashford, clerk Thos.,
DosiTe, steward VIM. Bennett and - Keene,3
engineers, and Nash, carpenter The !, 5,arkeeper,
whose name we cannot recoilect, and the second
CLERK, are well known here, as indeed are all the
rest, and reside in Memphis
The boat was owned by Frank Smith y Co.,
{some say Capt Reese Pritehard had share1 and
was worth $4,000 or $4,000. She ran in the Mem,
phis and Arkansas river trade for many years,
under Capt. Rees Pritchard's command, and lat
tarIY andar that of Capt. Ad. Storm, and was
always popular. She was getting old, however,
and If The Lincolnites have captured her, we hope
they'll make oil they can ont Of her previously
good reputation. She was purchased by Frank
Smith y few months since, and placed in the
sColambns trade. 1t was folly in ner officers to
hazard trip to Columbus at the present time, and
they mag thank their own rupidity for getting them
Into such an ugly !" iix.n
The Memphis Avalanche Of the 26th says:
Ths river opposite this point is still falling,
though not SO rapidly as for few days prePions.
There is d ten-feet rise coming out of the, Ohio.
BUSINESS at TIE landing on Saturday was quite
brisk. The weather yesterday was warm and
shoWery. a steady rain set In about dark, and con-
tinuea until u late hour.
The Lizsis Simmons. for New Orleans, with
fair Till, the Victoria for Vieksburg, with an ex
cellenf trip; the Sam Hale and New Moon for
White river and the Kentucky for Hickman were
the departures on Saturday .t35..a, 5s4
The FeTd. Kennett arrived from New Orleans
Yesterday with $500 sacks salt l06 hhds. sugar,
and large amount Of miscel llaneous freight, com
prsings one of the best trips Of the season. She
will return To- morrow evening.
The louisville and Gen. Quitman were both due
fsom New Orleaps Saturday morning, but had not
arrived up to dark last night
The river win probably be rising at this point in
the coarse of d day or two.
ACADIA FOR BAYOU SARA The fast tC. s. mail
passenger packet Acadia, Capt Jos. Vincent, com
maHder, and Mr.. A.. Dupny, clerk, leaves at, 8,
O'Clock this morning, for aH coast landings up to
EEVnt1 Sara. lFH8Es # F@ S