The New York herald., 1845-08-26
Correspondence of the New York Herald

NEW ORLEANS, August IL, 1916.
War ciM Merico-Weather and Healh-Neiy Err
change, 8.c.-Ane,c Commercial Journal WORTHY
and Respected CitiSens-.S,atc of Education-Po-
fitics and magnetic 7aeg,aph-Wil-
is's Letters--Nec Cotton--Sngar-Reg -Reguisition
for Troops, &c.
Our papers, which you must have received bv yes
terdays mall apprise you Of the arrival hence Of the
schooner Water Witch, in nine DAYS from Vera
Cruz, and give you full synopsis Of the news
brought by her. You will see that the war party is
still urging upon the chambers the necessity of hos
tIltIes with the United States, and are cIamorous
for their commencement as early as possible. Un-
der the circumstances would not be at all surpri.
led if the government wrung out of the priests a
efficiency of money, as a loan, to make demon
stration, with few thousand troops on the frontier
As for the fifteen millions which they want to bor-
row, the theory is as impossible as ii the sum was
douby large; az, IN the fear of their more than pro-
bable defeat, what nation or individuals would be
green enough 10 lend il to them In sixty days af-
Ter their troops shall have been marched up the hill,
md then marched down again, our relations with
them will be amicable the most anti belligeren
In this country could desire.
At this moment we are enjoying delightful wealth
er, snch our denzens in your and other northern
cities have idea OF, # their letters to their
lends are not libeIs. The thermometer is now
ranging at about eighty-six; and we are constantly
tanned by u southeast breeze, which would laugh 10
scorn its position were IL twenty degrees higher.
AS for yellow fever, we have not heard of case
The whole season; and the poor Doclors-and they
would outnumber a regiment--Iook for all the
world, the picture Of despair. Henceforward. we
are to be the h-ahiest city tie Union even should
Oregon and California be annexed; for il is now in
controvertibly proven that our causes of disease
we're entirely local, and were situated where now is
10 BE- found our best private residences, and most
beautifully adorned grounds. Nothing has event
ed the augmentation of our resident population TO vie
with yours but the hitherto entertained belief that
our causes oi disease irradcaby seated in the
-wamps west Of the city, while such was not
the fact, but were seated before said where now
- TO be found the salubrlos and popuous parts
OF our suburbs We are building a magnificent
Commercial Exchange few doors above the 81
Charles Hotel which, il carried out according 10 its
miniature design, will far surpass in Architectural
beauty that OF Gotham II is to be- conducted bv the
protector, ~ Bravo, the present cncrprsing and Ia
tented proprietor Of the 81 Charles street rendnq-
room, 10 whose ability for catering ior commercial
and intellectual taste, all your merchants who so
onrned on here the past winter WILL with pleasure.
testify. Mr. Bravo will add 10 his Exchanvr a com.
ncclal rcview ~ the market. under the appropriate
,ognomcn of The Ne'c Orleans CommercId Tirss.
he prospectus oi which you have doubtless SEEN
but for that enterprise should endeavor to persuade