The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-01
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
NRw York, March -. Is

NRw YORK. March 10 lSa7.
The news this afternoon than confirms the reports
OF last Monday II was Santa Anna and Gen. Taylor
who had retreat, and while enemys loss /. fully as
much was reported, is much less Yet how can
say il, if have lost such the gallant Yell and
Hardin, and Lincoln and McReel The enormous loss of
officers shows how fierce the struggle The city is in
ervor OF excitement-iags waving from the principe buL
ngs crowds every newspaper bulletin and flying
nosy about by thousands. That 5000 mcn--and those
volunteers, recruitsshoud have from 49, 600 10
10000 regulars in pitched battle in the open field, and
defeated them, is thing almost incredible honorable
the American and without parallel in modern civil
lied warfare. Our mixture of races here has given the
best fighting stock in the world Man man, the Ameri-
can soldier beat any troops that fought battle.
The Courier has just Issued its very latest edct the
subject of next President General Taylor is be the man;
or Gas the Courier says) the nominee of Mr. Polk and
anticipating the opposition Of the Weed and Greedy wings
ofhisS,ate, at defiance Weu--qe sard sard.
The Odd Fellows have purchased large lot of ground on
which to erect fine building nearly large the Broad
way Tabernacle, of which the lower part will be given up
to Stores and the upper rooms &c. for the use, Of The
order.
Soon after the publication of the thrilling news from Mex
leo this noon in the midst the excitement one of the
Rough and Readys of democracy who had invested two
in the purchase of Tribune went aona ono
OF our most crowded streets NASSAU ee reading the
news at the top of his voice, and ndugng in vocerous
comments on the most striking portions. II was quite
scene. t.tf9
Eagle, which arrived yesterday from London has about
S500,000, and the Argo, which arrived Monday, from
ilavre, $l300O0 The Syvie de Grasse has also con-
siderable amount The receipts in the aggregate are prob
ably S70OOO0 Previously the receipts this month had
been 4S5, 560makng total this month the port of New
York, of about million hundred thousand dollars
One of the greatest auction sales for some time in
New York, was made yesterday he large store of
Messrs. Haggery, Draper and Jones. WFhe room was
thronged by the dry goods Dealers and the prices were
spirited Over 1000 entire packages sold every
lot in the catalogue having been disposed Of without re-
serve, with many duplicates. It most auspicious
opening for the spring business, and looked like anything
but 'sruin'
The Tribune Of this morning has another spas,odc ap
peal to the Of Connecticut and in order give force
to it, gives table of the voting last April from which IL
appears that the democrats then had majority in two of
the four districts
Penetrated last by Of the ugly nakedness of the
Park Fountain the council last night appropriated
$1,000, for the purpose of beautng and improving It. II
really high time that the very finest Of In the
world should have something like justice done to it,
The pumes Of science have been uered somewhat ~
the Of professor that tho asroo-
have got hold of the wrong planet and the one
answering the calculations OF lie Verer But the gene
raj sentiment Is that the professor has guessed wrong
this time.
We had another fall Of last night and all day has
been wet, sloppy, cloudy cold and dismal But for the
from the war, the city would be all in the blues.
ZEN