New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-01
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wa have nsssed the dulest week this summer.
The weather Yesterday and the day before was
of nature sufficient to effect the Uranium OF E'hl-
orians of the darkest dye. Throughout the city
the heat was intense.
Tho r;ver before the city has fallen l foot 10
inches since orr last report, ana Is 10" Aee'
inches below high Waterman
The arrivals up to Friday noon amounted to
thirty hoats bringing the following amount of pro-
dnce Cotton, 6l7 bales; sugar, $50 hhds. and bhls;
molasses, 1858 bbls.; -four, 939 bbs.; pork SCI
bb,s, corn ,5S3 sacks oats, so sacks tobacco,
81 bhds; bacon, s44 casks; lard, 10 kegs; bag
cling, Sl2 pieces; rope, 44O coils; and whisky,
29S bbls.
The steamer Rapdes left the landing on Satur-
day to lay up the balance of summer.
The Countess arrived from Red river yesterday
She is now receiving freight Tor return Trip, 10
leave again on Wednesday.
The Homer, having been detained from leaving
on Saturday, will positively leave tomorrow even
ing, at P. NJ.
Phe Golden Age, after her present trip, will be
laid up for repairs; the steamer r. W. Powell
having been thoroughly repaired, will take her
place, leaving here next Saturday.
From a late. Cincinnati paper we take the follow
| ing item. AS the commanders of the following
! boats are well known here, we would advise them
that they had better not make their appearance
here, either as captains or in any other capacity,
for the rope is already fixed for them
TIE RIVER NAVY. The following gentlemen
| have been appointed to the command OF the
| sheathed gun boats which have been preparing al
Fulton for the last few weeks Lexington, Capt.
| John Duble Conestoga, Capt. q. =. MI!llamson ;
A. o. Tyler, Capt Daniel Golfer me IyIef "ehC
| In VII the others
| tomorrow.
| The telegraph informs US of the lodgment OF
one of Lincoln's war steamers on the rocks near
Louisville The following description of the old
hulk we find in the Louisville Courier;
The WAR FLEET Mov1NG-A,riUa7 of tie Gun
| boat A. o. Tuler.-The A. o. Tyler one OF the ia
nous tadpole line, now converted into gunboat'
war ship, transport, annhilator, or whatever name
suits best arrived here yesterday from Cincinnati,
Ihe ayant courier of the fleet She was in tow OF
the Champion, not being ready Just yet to go II
alone, and was safely ensconced IN the mouth OF
the ditch, to be worked through on her way to
Cairo and New Orleans.
Said A, O, Tylor, gunboat, was so changed that
her Oldest friends wouldn't know her, except that
she was in charge of Capt. Collier, with one OF the
Sebastians as pilot. Their duty, however, Is 10
deliver her at Cairo. The boat had been started
off in such q hurry that the engines were not ii
working order, and her armament was not or
board. The fact is the boat is one OF the heavy
liners, and without her guns, ETC., was craving
four and a half feet of water which is fully al
much as can be found in the canal. The guns arr
to be shipped at Cairo.
The boat is now perfect nondescript Sh
never was beauty. The upper works and guard
forward of the water-wheel have been cut away
and she is bumped up behind worse than 8 kan
CARGO. The guards are of close to the hull tn
main deck cut out so that the boilers rest in tn
hold, and bulkhead or defence is built up al
around the boat, some seven feet in height, an
that covered or boxed in on the top. These bulk
heads or bulkwarks are first formed by oak stan
chions let into the hull, and extending some sever
feet above decks, panked on each side with plank
about two and half inches in thickness,
That would make the defence bullet proof, bu
cannon balls would shatter the miserable structure
to splinters at every discharge The boat is pierced
for ten guns-three on a SIDE two bow chasers am
two stern rakers. The pilot-house is planked in
with peep holes for the pilot to gaze through at tn
stars, and take the course of the river. If sh
should ever be fully armed and manned, and the
be unlucky enough to get into fight, we think tn
boat will be suas, and the crew all slaughtered
We fear she will prove slaughter house. TIL
hull above the water line, is also heavily cased.
ACADIA FOR BAYOU SARA.-The fine G. S. ma
and passenger packet Acadia, Capt. S. Heno, CON
mander, and Mr.. Geo. Wilkinson clerk, leaves fo
Bayou Sara and the coast at o'clock this evening