New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-01
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III CaescENT uFFfer, No. 10 & ANT STREET,
Z Moadny Morning April /. 1861.
The weather for the past two DAYS has bee
\ clear, mild and delightful. Business on the land
\ ings last Saturday was brisk. The departure
e were numerous, embracing the Empire Parish, La
81 fourehe and Acadia for the coast, Golden Agt
for Fort Adams, Picayune No. for Attakapas
. Vjgo. Sailie Robinson and Rapides for Red river
q y. F Pargoud and Twilight for the Onachita
81 Natchez for Yickshurg, Leon for the Arkansas
Il James johnson for Nashville, and the ] ohm Rains
II for Louisville. The Won Phul for ST. Louis, go
off yesterday. The steamers Grand Duke Texas
and Countess postponed their departures until this
i evening.
Business for the past week has been fairly active
TOR the season. The receipts foot up large totals
with the exception of cotton, which continues 10
fall Off The number of arrivals at this port for
| the week ending Friday noon last were rs. The
receipts Of the leading articles Of staple produce
per these arrivals, ne give as follows: Cotton 49,
! 2a5 bales; sugar, 5254 bids. and bills; molasses,
5s44 bbs.; tobacco, 1872 hhds.; Hour 3l939 bbs.;
wheat, 2o68 sacks corn Is i 1872 sacks; oats H.
/ 5i5 sacks; pork, f033 bbs. and tierces; bacon.
12o casks and boxes; lard. 2e67 kegs; rope, 1882
coils whisky, 1880 bbls.; hay, 1915 bales; hides,
22445. S
The latest arrivals from Red river announce d
continued fall in that stream but bring reports of
heavy rains above and important rise coming down
from above the raft.
Among the arrivals since onr last il Capt E w.
Gould's new freight packet Empress. She is
large, staunch, and in respect to machinery, very
powerful boat with d good model, great carrying
capacity, and is replete with all the modern I'M
improvements Our old friend, and the friend of
everybody who knows him, Mr.. Luther Woods, has
charge Of the office Of the Empress. She leaves
tomorrow for Cairo and SIT. Louis.
The Jacob Strader was caught in storm id the
Ohio recently and the excitement on board was
intense, almost all the passengers providing them.
selves with life preserves, expecting every moment
to be capszed in the river but the boat weathered
the storm, and arrived safe at Cincinnati.
As many absurd rumors are atloat in regard to
beats from the North navigating the Mississippi,
we publish the following extract from the recent
act Of the Southern Congress, in reference to
listing imports from the North II
All boats beyond the limits Of the new Confede-
racy, going South, are required to land at the port
of Norfolk, Mississippi, a point just below the
Tennessee line, when the Captain must furnish the
Custom officer with a list Of his cargo. a permit
is given to land freight at way points.
all steamboats, or other vessels navigating the
river Mississippi, destined for ports places with
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territory Of the Confederate States Of America
from any port OF place beyond tho Northern limits
thereof shall come to at the port Of Norfolk, 9th
i erwse known as Neln's Landing, in the State Of
| Mississippi and the master and person in command
such vessel shall make due report of the arrival
of the said vessel BY exhibiting to the revenue Off
cer at said port duplicate manifests Of the whole
cargo declaring the name of the vessel name Of /
master, where from. the port OF destination and |
full and particular description of said cargo and
shall obtain from the revenue officer a certificate
endorsed IN one Of the said nanifess Of the fact
cf It's exhibition and shall leave with the said Off
Ger duplicate Of the same
The St. Louis Republican ofthe 9th says:
Therirer at this port was rising slowly yesterday
and was swelling as far up as we heard from At
Alton the swell on Monday was three incheg-here
it was about two inches-in "a hours
The upper rivers are all about as last reported 1
The weather is changeable. On Monday night
we had "a heavy storm of wind and rain. Inthe re-
gion Of II. Charles the storm was very heavy,
blowing OF roofs, tearing down fences, ETC. The
ehimneys were blown off the ferry boats at ST.
Charles. Yesterday was cloudy and wet in the
morning. Towards evening the rain ceased and
the wind came strong from the northwest, andwas
Business at the landing was dull, having been
much interrupted by the weather.
On account of the stormy weather, several boats
which are due will not arrive. 5
& The Louisville Courier of the 2sth says
BY The river was slowly rising yesterday, with six
dark. During the previous twenty-four hours the
river had risen five inches at the head Of the falls.
and some fifteen inches at Portland. This rise has
been very sudden, and no doubt caused altogether
by the tremendous rains in this locality the day
previous. The rain poured down in torrents, and
ifsit extended to Pittsbarg we may look out for a
freshet.
The Memphis Appeal Of the Goth says: n
The river was falling yesterday, business was in.
active, the weather was sunny and beautiful. The
arrivals and departures WeTe from Louisville to
New Orleans, the Baltic; New Orleans for st.
Louis, Crescent City, u u. Roe; New Orleans
for Cincinnati, Tgress and Lexington; ST Louis
for New Orleans, Minnehaha and Adriatic The
Mariner, for Pittshurg, had HOO bales Of cotton
s lst FRED Notrebe, from the Arkansas, reports
that stream falling, with three feet at Little Rock
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 2Sth says:
The weather yesterday morning was damp and
disagreeable, but during the afternoon it cleared
~, and the remainder Of the day was cold and
clear.
The river continues to fall steadily at this mort.
at the rate Of four inches in twenty -four hours.
= Owing to the disagreeable weather. but little
business was transacted at the river Yesterday ana
VA shipments did not exceed 800 tons altogether.
There is a heavy tonnage in port for New Or
leans, and but little freight offering.
Ihe Gliy 81 ~ adlson left last evening for New
Orleans. with 7o0 tons which she has been week
Id secufing. %#@5 .
There Il but little freight going west at present
IND the ST. Louis boats are having a hard time to
keep even. 2 tx
Il NARY I- FOR LAF0URcHE- The fine passenger
packet Mary n Capt. j. ]. Brown commander,
nd Mr.. Latapie, clerk, leaves at IL o'clock NJ
o-day for Iafourehe.
GgossE TETE FOR BAYOU SARA--The fine freight :
aoket Crosse Tete, Capt. James McQuoid, com u
handler, and Mr.. George Wilkinson, clerk leaves
IS o'clock this evening for Bayou Sara and the Z
cast. Il
COUNTESS FOR RED RIyER The elegant and light
raft passenger packet Countess, Capt. Geo H.
silson, commander, and Mr. "A. a. Bayless, clerk r
'ayes At 3 o'clock this evening for Red river,
"a ExAs TOR RED RIVER. The lght-draft and s
passenger packet Texas, Capt. g. I,
stinde, commander. and l1r, D. A. orviss I,
Jerk, leaves at o'clock this evening for Red 81
yer.
GRAND DUKE FoR RED RIVER This elegant Y
nd regular weekly packet, Capt. Sam .Appiegate,
commander, and Mr.. FV. Cellos, clerk, leaves at IL
o'clock this evening for Red river,
Planet ron sr. Louis The elegant and regular Z
assenger packet Planet, Capt.J Il. Burdeaux, L
and Mr. ", Il. Rhodes, clerk, leaves
II o'clock this evening for Cairo and ST. Louis. !,
ST. Louis The popular and ele- \
mt passenger packet Nebraska, Capt. n. r. Hop L
Ils leaves al o'clock tlis evening. N
MoopFoisD Fos LouIsy1E1E The elegant and B
sgnar passenger packet woodfcrd, Capt Moses Il L
comma pflar and