The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-05-24
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
From our New York Correspondent.
New YORK, Nav %

- New YoRK, May %, l847
The Courier DIES Etats Unis has long letter from cor
respondent apparently well informed, in city of Mexi-
co. matters and things there recent victories of
Cen Scott He says that the affair Cerro Godo and
still more, the rapid advance of the Americans afterwards
to beyond Peroe had parayzed even the party who
firmly believed Santa Annals assurances that the pass (u
Cero Gordo) could not be forced and persuaded them
selves that Gen Scott would halt Jalapa and give time
to the remnants Of the Mexican army concentrate them
selves at the pass OF La Hoya He mentions, reliable
dex OF public opinion in the Mexican capital that in spite
OF every effort and appeal recruits Scarcely be
tanned for the guerilla regiments while the great advan-
tagesn the abolition Of the acabaias (nernal uties) of
the tobacco and other nonopoie and in the increased
business demand for produce, circulation of money,
&c--already derived from the presence of our army
begin to be cooDy and fairly weighed against excited
feeling and indignant patriotism. He says the rurnor
49, that Santa Anna at orizaba with 1000 horse and foot
and ~ pieces of cannon be increased 1000 by
recruits from Oaaca with which force he will hang upon
SCOTS rear on his march 70 the city, while he is
front by army of 5000 with 10 pieces of cannon
This Che add) swhat they say here but what take for
certain is that Gen. Scott will enter the city without hay-
ing to strike blow" In which the Courer's correspon
dent is probably quite right %
Who doubt, looking at the official returns as 10
the of the result in Virginia Five members
of Congress elected by maortes altogether OF less than
100 votes! That tells the whole story. II cleo ton
of rninorti.s. ssr sSys
What with the by tho steamers and the demand at
home, which is quite active, parts New Jersey and
Pennsylvania being almost bare Of supplies grain and
Haihe CONTINUES IA excited and unsettled
Heavy contracts made before the arrival of the last steamer
at Boston, for flour and grain deliverable several months
ahead have been sold out profit OF fully 10 per cent
the lucky sellers, in cases, making quite nice thing
out OF the transaction The contracts could not be re-
placed at less than S 25 for -four and 90 cents to 81 for
corn deliverable in June and at 81 2 and 95 cents
as far ahead as Sepember and Surely the only
ruin that threatens now, under that odous British
tariff is the ruin of exceeding prosperity We are like
die of our "own too much''
An arrival from Glasgow (Scotand direct, In short trip
seventeen days, brings melancholy of the wreck on
the of Scotland Of emigant brig (the Exmouh)
from Londonderry Ireland with 30 passengers eleven
crew, of whom but three (of the crew escaped The
fortunate emigants mostly small farmers with their
families, and and children their way to join male
relatives who had already settled in this country -starled
people! They fly from starvation, and pescnce, and
tyrannca government, to grave among the rocks and
waves OF the stormy sea! Happier thus perhaps.
we mad, yesterday, town, of fire than we have
ha or some months past The fremen, rough and ready
and the rushing Croton swashed out but not before
some ten or dozen small buildngsa of wood and ~
dry as chps-were burnt up unhousing thirty poor fam-
lies.
Hon. Mr.. Wheaton and family are in town. from Hayre
by the Baltimore
The yesterday blue shivering and miserable
under sort OF backsroke Gas used say Saw
long ago of true winter weaher-as cold raw and dark
as one OF MARGINS grim days So i'll prepared it, too as
our Gotham was for with generous confidence in spring.
we had thrown by overcoats annes and stoves and 80
were taken at cruel vantage by the Paran shafts of our
ancient enemy-Wnte Some matter of-fact cts in n mo-
ment OF weakness, seeing by the almanac and CALCULATING
by the moving day three weeks past that was near the
end Of May packed up and went into the countryhere
no doubt the npping airs the dan grass and geld
have fully convinced them that zone swallow does not
make summer" Ugh! 1t makes SILVER think of
rural felicity" in the breath with such 22d of May
yesterday To-day is much finer though the air still
lacks the genial breath of summer. FED.