New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-31
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For fhe mat week the leyee showed improve
| ment in business. Many boats arrived from Mem.
phjs loaded with grain and other produce. Ihe
weather was fine for all outside work. and the
steamers ayailed themselves Of the opportunity to
load and be OF. The Mary 3. Keene and Gen.
| ouitman for Memphis, Natohez for Vicksburg,
Grand Duke for Red river, all left Saturday with
i fine trips of passengers and freight -..
| We are sorry to record serious accident on
saturday night, which well nigh sunk the Bayou
| Sara mail packet Ibervile. The Gen. Quitman,
| which left about o'clock P. NJ, having on board
Capt, Leeds splendid company of cavalry, came
in collision when about twenty-five miles above
the city with the Ibervlle coming down, striking
the Ibervlle the larboard side, right in front of
the wheel, cutting in the guards close to the en-
CINE, seyerng several of the heavy chains which
braced mp the water wheel beam, thereby loosing
the>wheel overheard. Also, causing her to spring
a leak She was tied up to the bank, and the doc
tor set to work to keep her from sinking. The
Laurel Hill was dispatched to the scene Of disaster
for the purpose Of towing the 1berve down to the
city, and arrived here about IL o'clock. She is
laying over at Algiers, and will go in dock for
pairs. The Gen. Quitman came back also, and
after undergoing some repairs necessary at the
freight Of lives for their destination Thank God,
4 no lives were lost.
The steamer B. L. Hodge arrived on Saturday
from Red river with fine company Of volunteers.
she is now loading for her return trip, and will
4 leave tomorrow.
The fine steamer Red Chief will get off this after
l noon for Black, BGuf and Little rivers.
THE favorite passenger steamer Gen. Hodges,
Capt. sleade, from Shreveport, will, no doabt, be
found at the landing this morning, to leave on her
return trip tomorrow. So
The regular packet 7. W. Roberts, Capt. Wilson,
will be at her usual place this morning diseharg-
i ing, to leave at O'Clock tomorrow.
i JoHN WALSH ron MEMPHIS. The fine frstclass
passenger packet John Walsh, Capt. Sam Apple
i gate, commander, and Mr.. Austin b Moore, clerk,
1 backs out to-day at 2. NJ, for Memphis and the
4 Bends. She has q large and exceedingly neat and
Il spacious cabin Travellers who secure rooms will
find everything they possibly require for their
Il comfort and entertainment on the "trip, and they
4 will also have clever officers for travelling com
4 panions.
/ RED CHIEF POR TENsAs AND BdaUF RIVER
The neat light-drafs and regular passenger packet
Red Chief, Capt. M. W. Wood, commander, and
Mr.. Steve Shelton, clerk, leave as above at 5
o'clock this evening. taking freight for all landings
on Black, Tensas and Bout rivers.
\ ALoNzo CHlLD FOR MEMrHIs.-The stea mer
! Alonzo Child, with the popular commander, Capt.
4 DeHaven, leaves this afternoon, at o'clock, for
1 Memphis and all intermediate landings. The pas
sengers accommodations of the Alonzo Child are
luxurious in their character, and calculated to Sc
cure the comfort and promote the pleasure of her
guests. In speed, staunchness, safety and ele-
gance, she loses nothing when brought into com
Eparison with the best Of her sister packets. Her
i officers are the very best of steamboatmen and
| obiging gentlemen. Passengers going up the
river to-day should call on board this morning and
Issecure their roOms.E ~ - r[
! ACADIA FOR BAYOU SARA.-This fine and fast
steamer leaves punctually this afternoon, at 5
o'clock, for Bayou Sara, doing the business at all
| coast landings .sHt