The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-22
THE U MON.
EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.


New YoRK, March 81 1917
The Courier DIES Etats Uns of yesterday has some spec
ulations the reported movements of Santa Anna to
which the latest from the of gives an in
creased interest The Courier gives credit TO the runor
OF his march from San Luis Salo and observes that
this movement for which so many and various motives
many designs have been and so much
praise bestowed on his military skill is simply measure
ofnecessty In marching from San Luis I'd u the
Mexican general expected neither defeat General Scott
to relieve Vera Cruz, retake Tampco and he moved
in the direction of Salto merely because being deter
mined at all risks have decisive battle that the
point where he could the enemy in force
The Courier observes that at first sight, his APP
pears desperate one, but when you consider the situation
of Santa Annals army San Luisthat obtain rations
for his army for the twelve days march from San Luis
Satilo, he had pledge his private property the
$50 000it is easy conceive that he would risk
all decisive blow than drag ont longer period in the
midst of daily increasing want, and of macton, which, in
the Judgment of his country covered him with uneserved
dshonor letter Continues the Courrier) which have
from Mexican officer of high rank up the po
sition the army with equal force and breviy He says
''We will be called traitors longer We will risk the
and if the beal il is better than die here of
hunger with the cry of atorsv in from those who
know be themselves the traitors" For all this, and
much more, (or which space does serve) the Courier
concludes that the Mexican army, reaching Sallo
about the 10th 18th u, out by march of twelve
days through desert, i'll fed and clad and armed
could but be defeated Notwithstanding the dis
parity in numbers, by the Americans.
These specuaons strangely coroboated in part by
the startling reports by the telegraph this morning and
confident that authentic intelligence will confirm them
well the rest, and show that substantial victory
has been gained by the Americans Twill not believe,
until it is past doubt, that Taylor, with 5000 men,
could be beaten by 10000 Mexicans, under
their best general. The and excitement here
most intense Half the city is ready voiun
tcer, and many good citizen church to-day will think
oener of blood and battles than of Heaven and peace and
good will on earth.
There seems for believing that the eu
tenant general of Canada (Lord Egin) has minated
leader of the French Canadian party his desire afford
that party fair share in the carrying of the government
OF course all the orysm of the provinces is in
the idea of such thing but the proposition if made
declined, harm has been done yet the great Ca
madam political monopoly
BY the Hberna's news it appears that for a week be
fore her sailing, the market firm advance
former prices Though the English papers sangune
that the large supplies grain to go forward the open
ing of the navigation here will put down prices, / am
still firm in the opinion previously expressed (whatever its
worth that prices of bread stus will suffer any per-
manent reduction before nextsummer
Night before last, had well defined and beautiful
boreals An arch of pale light SPAWNED the whole
northern horizon sending up occasionally towards the
zenith long luminous spires. The night perfectly clear
but dark starlight without moon and the deep blue the
of the Heavens presented this striking aerial phenome
with the effect. The weathewise say that it
truth in the idea that old winters arctic realm of boundles
should receive him in his sucn retreat from the
south and spring. with all their polar goriesthe cold SPLEEN
doris of the northern lights.
The Right Rev. Bishop Hughes delivered lecture at the
Tabernacle last evening, by request of the standing relief
committee, in aid of the fund for Ireland There was a
good audience, though the price of admission high
demanded for lecture in this city, ($l) The dis
course, need not say, marked in higher de-
gree than is usual for the Right Rev. Lecturer, by
ness, power, and depth.
said here, in the newspapers that justice, eaden
footed but inevitable, has, after years. pursuit.
ken Eppes the murderer. We have of his
New Orleans the 9Th inst by captain of police,
after arriving from Galveston Slow, but sure
The Deuschcs Schnellpost Germany congratulates lis
readers that the preparations of the United States govern
to establish steam communication between New
York and Bremen, proceeding with unabated vigor
The fear tit says) that the government might be ged
appropriate the Washington has been
dispeled, and she will probably make her first trip the
month Of May,
mild genuine spring rain has been falling through the
morning. opening to the ground than a warm
sun. FED.