Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-28
River News.


Tbs river Il now about at : stand aud will prot'
ally Be found dsciiniBg this morning, a. It Is IT
all points above.
There Is splendid stage Of water bow from
Pittsburg 70 Cairo, and 80 ali tPs tributaries, Of
which the Government is taking advantage by
pushing forward inmsnss supplies to GsberAi
Thomas army, Is vol as to other points.
This arrivals and departures siLee Friday nisht
comprise Tie Armada from Csiroj the Cora s..
Louisvills 70 Nashville; the Caroline, Nashville
to Louisville; Bertha, Pittsburg to St. Louis;
Nick Lengworth, gsw Orleans 70 Cincinnati:
Tarascop, Louisvilis and return Armada, 10
Cairo; General Anderson, Cairo; Norman, LOui'-
vile to Nashville; b. X. Dunksrsoa, Green river
20 oa1nslton; Robert Bufns; Cincinnati to Mem
phis; Morning Star, Louisyilis TO Henderson.
The Cora S. for Nashville, IA Government ser.
vice. and the Bertha, from Pittsburg to ct. Louis,
we're both loaded t. heir guards. The latter die.
charged large amount Of freight here, Consigned
to various merchants
The Caroline came 10 light.
The Crescent City is nearly completed and viii
b. out 10 day Or two
Ths Silver Moon backed into the Armada at
Csroasd jamnsd her ross 70 some extent. The
daiaage to ihe Armada VII soon b repaired.
The Armada had a nice trip both ways on
saturday, and vent out With Capt. ). v. Throop
On the roof
TisofBesrs ftbe Tarascon claim that sbo made
the ran from Henderson 70 this port on Saturday,
in % Minutes. WebaVe seldom, II ever, seen
boat get Up the river fastsr than she did.
The Rebsrt Burns, for Memphis, bad az eis-
CANT rig. She discharged much freight here.
A nnmbsr Of boats in Govern ssnt service passed
during Saturday night and yesterday, without
landing. -
The Nick Bongsorth, from New Orleans, passed
up yesterday msrnlng comparatively light.
Tho great Morning Star will be the ineompar-
able packet for Louisyls this forenoon, in charge
Of that pop,sIar aud pleasant ofiosr, Capt. Aaron
Ballad. John Gwathmsy, assisted By Hessrs.
Borden 3 EowlaalI, do the honors ofthe once.
The dset aui famnua Con. Andsrsou win 10 %
for Cairo aud way ports at 2 o'clock this aher-
noon. Uhdor The command Of that genial gentle
man, Capt. L0Wtb, the Anderson IL growing Ia
popularity.
The 81. Charles, being detained. will not Be- here
until tomorrow.
Tho FLOWING description Of bar. BY the Louis
Wills Press, shows that she Is truly splendid
craft
HE IT. NuANLAas@-TniA - khe name OF the new
packet Just oomplsssd BY Capt. J. 8. Ford. a. his
yard IN hsv Albany, and al who have seen bss
pronounce her one u tho finest boats Of her szs
q over turned out At that o. any other toint. she
IL $40 fpat long, With sharp, easy model, 81 sun
Client power 10 propsl her through ths water az
rapid rate, and when she comes Out some Of the
fast vii haze to look 70 their laHrsls. Capt.
j. b. Ford IL one Of the most energetic and enter
pTlaaK boatmen ia ths Western country. and has
within short tins huiit large number Of mag
nlfesnt pachsts. She will b. 10 command Of
Capt. James 2. Sage, thorough and popuisr
boatman, assisted Ia the clerks one, By EmeTy
Ford Persons having freight for New Orleans
or any points along the Minsisaippi river, will hnd
tbis an e1eslisnt opportunity TO ship.
Ths r. K punkerson came In from Green river
yesterday, and len In the evening for Camel too
The RR'hvilIs Usioa Of Friday says
The Cumberland has commenced 10 fall slowi y,
with ~ iset on Harpeth shoals. Tho only arrival
Yesterday was the Mamie, under Government
orders. Thofo were no departures.
The steamer Mamie was fred into by gusrf Has
a. Cumberland city, on Wednesday afternoon
The gusFfiilis, some swelve o. iourtsea IN Hum
Dor, took heiter behind the piles OF G0yernIAebt
lniabef On the bank aud fred over thirty shsls at
the boat We were shown a fnusket ball that
passed entirely through boz OF glass and
drnppped By passengers foot. There were SOW
prai narrow escapes, bat no one was hurt.
rhs Missouri Democrat Of Thursday says
q .ptains Phillips and Ford, appraisers fBr the
Atishtie and 81 Mississippi Steamship Company,
ihytae completed their labOrs IL a manner eaiiis-
~ satisfactory 20 all enuesFnsd, were yesterday
awafdsd, unanimously, vote o. thanks BY the
hteak ladders.
We present below a statement Of their valuation
of ali tao boats at pre'ent Nued by the Com-
phuF aud We sre informsd that not one Of their
iati0n 20 the rssait 10 will be seen that the boat
valued At the moat 10 tho w. Il. Arthur. aud the
least, this Hannibal We are informed, alss, that
aaleh q lie sio Of the Company have bssu made
AZ 4 premium.