Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-08-09
EDITORS coRREsP oNDENcE.
New ORLEANS, jury rs, .ls45.

| New ORLEANS, july 25, lS45.
| The dizziness and monotony Of our city have been
somewhat relieved by the arrival of the third and
fourth Infantry from the banks Of the Sabine, and
several small detachments from the seaboard all
their way TO Texas, for which place they sailed on
the Dad, the transports and steamboats, being char
tered for Arkansas Bay the I'd Dragons have
| ed the Sabine on their route by land. The whole
force destined for Texas, il is said, will be $500 to
| 5000 men. Some activity has also been given TO
business by the purchase of stores and supplies
not only provisions Of every kind for the commits
sariat department. but also camp equipage, entrench
| ing and engineering tools, and, in short, every
thing required by army in actual campaign, scat
tering Uncle Sans money in very free and also a
very satisfactory manner to many OF our citizens
and men of business, and making divers additional
converts to the cause of annexation. This large
force is sent at the request Of the Texan Govern
ment, under the pretence that the Mexicans are as
sembng large force on the frontier to invade the
country, which has no more foundation as matter
Of fact than that they contemplate an attack on New
York. II is perfectly ridiculous, when the present
situation of Mexico is taken into view. Her Gov
eminent is unfxed and toering to its fall under the
least revolutionary movement; her Treasury empty;
her finances totally deranged; and every thing is
disorganized and in confusion, including the army,
which is without clothing, supplies, or pay; and
yet, under such circumstances, she is to organize,
equip, and concentrate an army, as is asserted, OF
5000 or 10000 men, marching them through an
unsettled and uncultivated country for several hun
dred miles, at an incredible expense The whole
is the great advantages that will attend the pre-
sence Of such body of troops, arising from their
immense expenditure, as it will be perfect god
send to whatever section Of the country in which
they may be stationed, or through which they may
march. The whole country will live upon them.
Every article of food other supplies, and every
means of transportation, will be required and all paid
for at three four prices and with lavish hand,
making the fortunes of many, and adding to the
means of all of these our new fellow-citizens who
may be within the influence Of the line Of march.
Although our new Constitution is not to be SUBJ
mitted TO the people until November, yet, no
doubt exists Of its acceptance by an overwhelming
majority, probably ten to one the political campaign
for the first election under it, in January, is fairly
opened. Both parties have had their Conventions
al, Baton Rouge. The Wings have nominated for
Governor WM. DE Buys, Esq. the present excel
lent and efficient State Treasurer, and Hon. E.
SPARROW, of the State Senate, as Lieutenant Gov
ernor The Locos have named Hon. ISAAC JOHN
SON, Parish Judge OF East Feliciana, for Governor,
and TRAsIMoND LANDRY, of Lafourche, as Lieuten-
ant Governor. Both sides have made excellent no.
limitations, and both feel very sanguine of success
and it is great satisfaction to either party that may
be defeated that the opposing candidate will make a
good and efficient Governor. | know no one of the
Locofoco party that would be more acceptable to
the Wings than Judge JOHNSON The Wings,
however feel very confident of success, and the in
formation collected at the recent Convention from
every quarter of the State was highly encouraging.
But we have strong ticket to contend with,
xua oil he 10 hauo
feet during the canvass; do we intend it shall.
The election is very important one, the new
Constitution vacates every Office, and the Governor
will have the entire new appointments, including
the Judiciary, throughout the State. The local no
limitations for Legislature, &c. have not yet been
made, exceptin few of the country parishes. Mel
ther party has as yet nominated to supply the va
cancy in Congress from the Third District, in place
of Gen. DAWSON, deceased. II is rather too much
o ia Loco district TO encourage any strong hopes for
the success of Wing candidate.
We are literally melting here from excessive
heat which exceeds all precedent, in the me-
mory of that distinguished parsonage, !" the oldest
inhabitant." We have always boosted that, if we
had hot days here, we never had to endure those
sufocatng nights so common inthe North but the
last week has taken even this solace from us. In
favorable situations the thermometer has ranged du-
ring the day at from 95 to nearly quite 100, and
80 in the During the night of the 22d it ac-
tualy stood at SO in an open and airy chamber.
Yesterday the aborers on the Levee had to cease
all work, and during the last forty-eight hours the
Coroner has held inquests on fourteen or fifteen
cases who have fallen victims to the heat II APP
pears, however, that you not much better off at
the North, where it must be even more unbearable
than here, as being less accustomed to il than us
who :" to the manner born"
Every thing is suffering from the drought and, if
it continues much longer, not only the cotton, but
also the cane, will be greatly reduced in the yield.
They are both already much injured.
Business is closed for the season, and the city de-
serted by all strangers and transient citizens. 1t
continues healthy, and the river is within few feet
Of high-water mark, and will probably remain so
for some time, as the last Missouri rise is not yet
down here.
Exchange, both European and Domestic, is scarce
and high. London, 81 10 per cent. Paris, 5.25;
New York, go days, par; sight | per cent. pre-
mum Very truly, &c.
THE RUSSIANS AND THE CIRCASSIANS.
Accounts from the Caucasus by the steamer Cambria,
bring the important intelligence that the Ccassans have
taken from the Russians after hard fighting and great