New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-13
f,urscssT orrfcE, NO. 70 CANT sTIEET,
II 8 .fr,.5av Morning, April Is, 1861.

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The weather yesterday was clear, warm ah'
breazr. Business on the landings appeared to hav
saaan 4 fresh ilnpesus, and was right brisk. TIL
arrivals we're large and the receipts Of staple pro
sinee geod for The season. For the names of The
arr;Eals ana copies of their manifests we refer to
our marine column. The departures were but few
IN number, yesterday. and consisted Of the her
vile for the coast, Saflie Robinson for Red river,
Marr Il. Keene for Lake Providence, New Falls
civ for st. Louis, and the Grey Eagle for Louis
yiIls--all with good trips Of freight.
Roth divisions Of the landing were well filled
with boats last evening, and several were due to
arrive last night The number Of departures this
evening win be large, no less than twenty seven
boats byina advertised in Che Crescent to leave to-
ilay in the various trades.
the last arrivals from Red river report con-
tinued risa in that stream and its tributaries, and
fears are entertained of food of the adjacent
county The river il said to be bank full now.
we learn from the ST. Louis papers that the licenses
81 Samuel Mcdonald and VIM. Wighton, engineers,
were revoked, Oh account Of inattenton to their
duties.
The new steamer Henry Won Phul gave good
proof Of her speed on her last trip hence to ST.
T,oujs, having made the run in five days and five
hours including some time lost by foggy weather,
and with nearly 800 tons of freight on board. She
made Tic round trip from st. Louis to this city and
back in less than fourteen days, having brought
down a very heavy loatl. The Won will do. She
was to have left for this city on the ssh.
The John Warner left st. Louis on the 9Th inst.
for illinois river to load with produce for this
CITY. Large quantities Of corr are awaiting ship
1nent iii shat stream.
Cotton continues to be shipped in fair quantities
from Memphis for the Ohio river.
The Memphis appeal of the 18th instant says:
The river Eas still rising yesterday. Business
was as active as storm and rain, with keen light
ming aud peeling thunder would admit of. The
arrivals and departures since our last were from
New Orleans 10 ST. Louis, HiawatIa City Of
Louisiana, and I'd. Walsh; New Orleans for Louis
Ville Magenta; Louisville for New 0orleans, |
Diana. The s. II. Incker, which has been for
come time imprisoned mp the Arkansas, foated off |
on the late rise and came on here, where she is
laid up. The .. T. McGombs, felloW-suffsrer
with the Tncker. also got of and is up at our land
ing for Cincinnati.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of the 9th says
Yesterday was one Of the most dsagreeable days
we have egsr experienced. Early in the morning
il commenced raining, and continued through bout
the day without intermission, making outdoor
business quite unpleasant. The river, under the
influence Of the steady rains of the past few days
is rising steadily at this port and ii the rain has
been general along the river, we may expect big
rise here. There vas no business transacted ut the
river yesterday.
The Louisville Courier Of the 9th says:
The river rose about two inches at this point
during the As hours ending at o'clock last even
ing, az which time it was stationary. The weather
was warm and cloudy, with indications of rain.
At Pittsbarg Saturday evening the river was sta
tionary, with 4 feet inches in the channel
The St. Louis Republican Of the 9th says:
The rver here is rising pretty rapidly. Up to 10
O'Clock Saturday morning the sgellin u hours was
sixteen inches and the water was then IL feet II
inches higher than low water mark in December
last.
The Illinois river is rising slowly from Lasalle
down. The upper Mississippi is stationary with Al
feet On The upper and 81 feet on the lower rapids
Ihe Missouri river is rising A dispatch dated
~ Fl JoaeIs april 8 states that the river had risen
"a feet and was swelling still. There is Al feet in
me channel u the lower end of Missouri river.
Roman WATSON ron Pearl RIVER staunch
and regular steamer Robert Watson, Capt. A
Pierce, commander, and Mr. r, W. Luke, clerk.
leaves At Il. Il o'clock n. to-day for Pearl river.
EMPIRE PARIsH FOR Lower CoAsT-The fine and
staunch passenger packet Empire Parish, CAPT. A.
3sifant, ~ commander, and Mr.. L. Bayhi, clerk,
leaves a loo'clock this morning for lower coast
LAFouReIE FOR LAFoRoHE-The splendid pas
aenger packet lafourche, Capt JOS Dalfares
commander and Mr.. ]. A. Richard, clerk, leaves
at y O'Clock this morning for Lafourshe and the l
coast. f
ACADIA ron DoSALDsoNyILLE--T swift and
regular passenger packet Acadia, Capt Joseph 6
vincent commander, and Mr. A. Dupuy, clerk,
leaves At O'Clock this evening for Donaldsonyille
and the coast
GOLDEN IL Nv, mi. | C
lar, feet and favorite passenger racket Golden
Age Capt. w. N. Webbing, commander, leaves at
? O'Clock this evening for Fort Adams and inter :,
mediate landings, =
PIcAYusE No. 8 FoR ATrAKApAs--The staunch g
anu me passenger packet Picayune No. s. Capt !,
q q q. bToad commander, and Mr. Geo. Dove, Jr. r
CLERK, leaves at O'Clock this evening for Attaka
pas via Plaqaemiaes. =
ANDY FULTON FOR TESsAs-The good steamer
AMY AMY Fulton, Capt. Jacob Hazep, commander i
and Mr.. ". F. Hamilton, clerk, leaves at o'clock !
thls evening for Tensas and Bayou Macon.
8. 81 PARGoUD FOR THE OUAcHIrA-The new :
meet and magnificent regular weekly passenger !;
packet Y: e. pargoud, Capt. Jno. w. Tobin. com
mander, and Mr. Ed. G. Phelps, clerk leaves at5
o'c;ock this evening for the Onachita. y
TWILIGHT FOR TIE OUAcHITA-Th spift ana
popular passenger packet Twilight Capt. Thos
se9tt, commander, and Mr.. Lou Knott. clerI,
leaves at o'clock this evening for the Onachita
: p ARi.iikT FOR HE'D RIVER The fine passenger CT
packes Starlight, Capt. Chas. Hayes commander v
ana Mr.. q. +. Hayes, clerk, leaves at o,cloal
his evening for Red river to
& staASD DuKE FOR RED RIvER-The splendid mas "a
ehgef PACKET Grand Duke, Capt Sam, Apnlerata
ommander, ana MIR. F. " CelIos, clerk, leaves Of c,
e.cioek thls evening for Red river.
Z hAPiI FOB RED RIrER--The staunch and aoo+ &C
'asseoger packet Rapides. Capt. j. 6. Dowty. com
aandef, and Dir. G. j. Barstow, clerk leaves a. IS
COCK thls event. 6 for Red river.
DEsoTo FOR RED RIVER The new and maanif
en- passenger packet Desoto, Capt. Il. Fl, Bearo Oh
olnia!deF and Mr. Geo. R. Reiner, clerk. leaves a.
\ 4, O'Clock this evening for Red river,
-sAlohaz FOR IoKsBuRG- The elegant and regu hi
4 eatnfaay packet Naschez, Capt. I. P. Ieathers.
commander, and MIR. A. A. Green, clerk leaves at SC
o'clock this evening for Yicksburg and the coast
COL i. 3. JUDsoN FOR YAzoo RIyRR-The vo,,, sc
'anncn and reliable passenger packet Col r. n - -
udson, commander, and Mr.. G.. Stanci c,er,. y
'ages ~ O'Clock this evening for the Yazoo river
i " iRrY FIFTH PARALLEL FOR THE ARKANSAS
ne popular, ste unch, and commodious messenger
lacKet ihfrtg.Fiit Parallel, Capt Levi Chapman,
commander, and Mr.. Ed. Q. Carter, clerk, leaves 4
't.o O'Clock this evening for Arkansas river.
{ ARkANsAw ToRTHE ARKANSAS Thu. staunch and
@is MESSENGER packet Ar ansaW, Capt j. M. Ben
AfzV H.,