New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-02-14

Saturday evening. Capt. B. McCrindell is still IN
command, and Mr.. r. g. Frindsn resumes his
position as The financial manager OF the Age The
Countess also came to the landing yesterday, ant
commenced to receive freight for Jefferson ant
intermediate landings on Red river. The Counties.
viii be under the command Of Capt. W. D. Bate
man, . gentleman well known here and on Ret
river as q very attentive and correct husines
man. Mr.. Jos. Collapy has charge Of the Office.
+ Capt. Wallace, Of the steamer Yazoo has con
cluded to make another start to Columbus and tn
bends. The Yazoo is receiving, and leaves thi
evening, 81
The great Natchez viii be found at her whar
this morning. The B. L. Hodge will receive
freight for yicksburg and the bends, To leave u
plsce of the Eatchez tomorrow evening. The
swift and splendid passenger steamer, =. :. Par q
gond, Is receiving this morning for Memphis ana
way landings, 70 leave tomorrow evening.
The Laurel I'M, having been detained yesterday
viii leave positively II 10 o'clock this morning fol
Fort Adams and coast landings. IN kssN &
The Gen. Hodges arrived yesterday ftom Red
river with d good trip. She returns again on Sat
urday. J5 II (, iss gs4 s.. M
From i private letter, dated Shreveport, Feb
ruary 10, received here yesterday, We learn thai
Red river had risen four feet at Shreveport, and
continued to rise from eight to ten inches every
twenfy-four hours. RS z.f sS5s8.
& The river at Memphis, on the 18th, was about
stationary IT. is also failing at Columbus. The
weather was fine, and business lively. The Scot
land had arrived from New Orleans. The Mag
nolia and John Walsh passed down from Colnn
bnson their way to this city. The Louisville LEFT
On the Hth for New Orleans. 8
The ST. Louis Republican of last Thursday says
& The river here IS falling quite rapidly. In the
fortyseight hours ending at 10 o'clock a. M, yes
terday, the river reeeded one foot ten and three:
fourths inches, and was then eight feet eleven and
ona fourth inches above low-water mark in De.
cember, 1860. There is . good deal of ice floating
in the river hut it is not heavy, and offers little
sistance to navigation.
The Jefsrson (Texas) Herald of the 9Th says:
\ Rain has fallen abundsntly the past week, and
there y still prospect for more. The Bayou runs
again. We look for q speedy opening Of nagiga
ton. III 81 35,.s5 7,I.5 & .sss.
The South Western, of the 9Th inst, says thai
the river at Shreveport had risen about fourteen
inches, and WIS still rising. - n sSs IS 4 .5f.
s=a JOHN A. CoFTEN FOR BAYOU SARA-The g. S
mail and splendid low.pressure passenger packe
John AZ. Gotten, Capt. Y. B. Baranco, commander
and Mr.. A. Dupuy, clerk, leaves at 8 O'clock A. NJ
for the above and all coast mail landings.
LAFouRGHB FOR LlFoURCHE.-The fast, superior
passenger packet Lafonrche, Capt. A. Dngas
Commander, and MI. Eugene Iatapie, clerk, leaves
at o o'clock to-day for all landings on the coas
and Iafgurche. s$sl r. 'g1
LAURIE Hill FOR FoRr ADAMS. ~ The fast pas
senger packet Laurel Hill, Capt 81 Heno, com
Hander and Mr. Geo. Wilkinson clerk, leaves at u
O'Clock this morning for Baton Rouge, Bayou Sara
Fort Adams and all coast landings. 5ysS5,
a CouNTEss FOR RED R1v The fast and superior
passenger packet Countess, Capt. w. D. Bateman
commander, and MI. Jos Gollapy, clerk, leavesfo
Jefferson and way landings on Red river at |
O'Clock this evening. ss
4 ELEAsoR FOR OuACHITA RIVER - The light
dranght and comfortable passenger packet Eleanor
Capt. Tom Scott, commander, and Mr.. James "
Parsons clerk, leaves at o. clock this evening fol
Camden and way points. III
LoUIsvILLE FOR MEMPHIs.-This elegant and fas
passenger packet viii leave positively ats o'clocl
u. M. for Memphis and way landings. Herpassen
ger Recommendations are first GLASS; and her Officers
are both thorough steamboatmen and accom-
piished gentlemen. Capt. Jos. Combs is in com
mand, and MI. J. NJ. Yznaga presides in the office
YAaoo EoR CoLuMBus. - The fine, new, fas
passenger packet Yazoo, Captain Jno. 8. Wallace
Commander, and b. F. Powell, clerk leaves pos
lively at s O'clock this evening for .Ycksbnrg
Memphis, Columbus, and all landings in the bends