The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-09

weather. Never on any former year, have these
places been so full they are this--while the
number Of arrivals at the hotels in the principal
cities is ,ensibly diminished, ard getting smaller
every day. -l-.r-.--.-
There is yet to be vast addition to the watering
places, Of those whose business and pursuits pre-
vented them from leaving the city earlier in the
season. Of these some are members of Congress,
merchants, doctors, lawyers, and other profess
sional men, who, when they reach the several
places they have selected for stopping at,
will swell the list of visiters very considerably
The most perplexing thing travellers have 10 en-
counter, is the difficulty Of determining upon the
place they will visit. Each has its charms, and
at each gentleman and his family can live COM
fortaby and enjoy themselves. But there are
some people who want the benefits of sea
bathing Others who want to drink medicinal
waters-and others who do not care about either,
but desire to visit the most fashionable and most
frequented place for the sake eff enjoying society.
The difficulty then is what place to go to. For
the information of our readers, we give them
list of all the principal watering places.
First and foremost is our own Saratoga, which
maintains its pre-eminently high rank, as the
first watering place in the country, and which can
boast of as many comfortable and magnificent
hotels any similar place in the world Among
these, the United States deservedly ranks high
for good cheer, and obliging and attentive
host, and civil and polite walters. This
hotel is the head quarters of the ton OF
the American Society," and among its guests
numbers the first men of the land. The arri-
walls at this hotel from eighty to ninety per
day; and at the present time it has some two hun
dred boarders more than it accommodates with
lodging, who are obliged to sleep in apartments
provided by the host in private houses. A grand
fancy dress ball will take place at this house next
Friday evening, at which it is expected all the
muliondires and wealthy heresses of the South,
East and West, will be present. A full account
of this great affair will appear in the Herald.
There is also the Eagle-the Mansion House, and
other hotels at this great place.
Then we have Sharon Springs-Rockaway-
New Lebanon Spring-Gencove-F Hamilton
the Catski Mountain House-Schooley's Noun
tain Sprngs-Bergen Point-New Bnghton-Long
Branch-the Red Sulphur Springs, Virginia, and
last though not least Newport, with its big waves,
from the Atlantic, washing its shores.
1t is evident then, that there are places enough
to choose from, but the great difficulty is which
place to select That of course must be left to the
taste of each individual; for one that would suit
one person, would not another. 1t is decided
fact that residence in the country during the
weltering month Of August, which is certainly the
most oppressive month in the year, is calculated
to promote general health in great degree. He
who has the means and neglects to inhale the
exhiliratng mountain breeze, and drink Of the
medicinal waters which nature has 80 abundant
y supplied US with, in order to preserve his bodily
health, cannot complain, if at the end of the year
his medical bills amount to twice as much as it
would cost him to take tour in the country, and
spend a month or six weeks at one of our water
ing places.
Our NAVAL ENEReY.--We find the following
paragraphs in the Washington Union of the 9th
;nst:-
The New York Herald publishes list of the Amer
lean squadron in the gulf Of Mexico and for the attack
of San Juan de Uoa" As this list is running the rounds
respects For instance sets out by enumer.
ating among these vessels the
u shigottheline Psnnsylya .aj9 100 guns
Do. Delaware. 80. "a
Not of these vessels is in pre-
pared for sea, in q state of preparation
AT no period, perhaps, was eur naval force in moro
efficient state of equipment than is at this time. under
pared for service in the Mexican war and il was des.
patched to every point where it wa. wanting in the Gulf
Of Mexico the Pacific for operating against the
enemy We understand that its economy is equal to its
efficiency.
The great which the department has to
sustain at this time from the want OF seamen
the vessels but every possible exerton is making to
remedy this defect and to give the ships that getting
ready for the utmost efficiency Of which they are
susceptible
The above pretends to correct a statement that
has appeared in the Herald We gave a list of
the squadron in the Gulf of Mexico and for the
attack of San Juan de Ulloa." We never said
that either the Pennsylvania, or the North Carroll
ma, or even the Delaware, was in commission. We
gave our readers to understand, however, thatifSan
Juan de Ulloa, was to be bombarded, these ships
would be commissioned 6 for the attack" and for
this purpose, the Secretary of the Navy wisely or
dered surveys to be held on each ofthose vessels,
and estimates to be prepared of the cost Of fitting
them for service.
The naval lists that we have published
correct such lists can be made in time of war
-as correct as the Secretary of the Navy himself
could prepare them.
The Position OF YUcArAN.-Letters have been
received Of semi-offcial character, from the Sc
cretary General of the Yucatanese Republic, and
by his request published in this city, The origi-
nal decree of the legislative assembly of Yucatan
OF the first of January, d eclared-First, That the
province ceased to acknowledge the supreme
government second, That she assumed the pow
ers of an independently; third, TIL at the assem-
bly, would take measures to uphold the foregoing
DEGREES. After the arrival of the brig Somers in
Campeachy, and the reply of Don Miguel Barba-
chano, provisional governor of Yucatan, relative
to the position of the province, another decree is
made to the following effect THE replies of the
central government were not satisfactory; that the
Yucatanese for the present remained in status quo;
but that Yucatan would return to her allegiance to
the Mexican government, when the latter had full
filled the duties made by the agreement of the
14th December, 1916 This shows that the dis
memberment is but temporary, and that if ever
the time should arrive when the central govern
menf aftained sfahle nn,xer and nnrsned n L.