Demoine courier., 1855-09-27
All Fair In War.


All Fair In War.
The N. q. Delta thus relates a strata
gem prac.iced by The revolu,ionis,s Of
Mexico. which ", . d DO credit even 10
shire wder warriors than the Mexicans.
They must have some Yankees down
that way.
The Mexican revolu,ioDis,s are al pre-.
sen, within ten or twelve miles of Vera
Cruz. They have every prospec. Of
success which can be afforded by cour
age. enthusiasm aud skill, bu, the Gefi
cheney Of a proper military appearance
especially Of cannon-is q serious
ORA to their hope.
Even their deficiency in The mos, effec
live arm Ct The service, viz: artillery. il
10 q sourcs Of much uneasiness to their
friends. Necessitv 10 the mother Of in.
~vehtion, according 10 the proverb Of which
by the way, We are able 10 furnish . new
illustration. The reyolu,ionists have
been aware thu, il was indispensable for
their cause 10 secure some Of the avail.
able artillery at Vera Cruz. Even a
single e;gh.poandei would be welcome,
% their s,rsiagem wss summoned TO their
aid. and a Mexican who will ,urn 10 he
a Yankee in due simr) sueg sled q plan,
which has worked like a charm
A grand acrobasic exhibition was an.
nounced in Vera Cruz, and the Governor
accepted the invitation of The artists to be
present on the interesting OCCASION
The most curious feat Of all those o.
noanced: was Intended to be firing Of
sieh, pound gun from the shoulder o: on
Of the performers. and all Vera Cru:
was apog 10 see il done. The gun WIN
borowed from the garrison. the officer
Of which are exceedingly obliging !.
gentlemen of the circut, ligh,rope or IN
ring. Every ci'izon was on tip.oe q
expectation, Is the substitution, of cannon
Tor muskes in "lhc manual o farms" wa
an idea worthy Of this progressive age.
Unfor,La,ely, however, the ar,is, VIII.
was TO achieve the feat. fell i'll and died
The performances were necessarily post
poned. and the poor fellow was burried
with much 1omp and ceremony. 'rw"
Or three .'holy IA. hers," besides a mis-
~cellaneous cavs.cade, accompanied the
coffin TO The CT me.ry, some distance from
the city, and after the requisite number
Of pra, era. turned their faces HON ew ward.
and discussed on the road melancholy
{ /. Of tho acrobat.
Some days elapsed before the truth
came ont, this, the coffin contained rot
the corpse Of the acter. but the Govern.
or's big gun: which now 10 in the hands
of the revoIu,ioniss!
CONVERSION OF A DESERT lxT0 A
LAxE.-Captain William Allen. Of the
British Navy. has published . book. I'd
vocating the conversion of, the Arabisn
Desert into m ocean. The author be.
lieves tina. the grea, valley extending from
tbe southern depression of the Lebanon
range 70 the head of the Gulf Al Akaba.
the eastern branch Of the head Of the
Red Sea, has been once an pecan. Il 10
in many places thirteen hundred feet be.
low the level Of the Mediterranean. and
in il sre sitcased the Dead Sea and the
Sea of Tibesias. He believes that ,his
ocean. being cut od from the Red Sea by
the rise Of The land Al the southern ex.
tremi,y. and being only fed by small
streams. gradually became dried BY solar
evaporation. He proposes 70 cut . canal
Of adequate size from the head Of the
Gulf Of Akaba 10 the Dead SEES, and an.
other from the Mediterranean, near
Mount Carmel, ACROSS the plain OF Es.
draelon. to the fssure in the nosniain
range Of Lebanon. By this means :hs
Mediterranean would rush in, wi,h . fall
Of 1900 fee. gil up the valley. and cub.
stitute an ocean oftwo thousand square
miles ia extent for . barren. useless de-.
ser.; thus making the navigation 10 India
40 short ~ The overland route, spreading
fertility over Q nov arid country. end
opening up the fertile rsgions oi Pales.
tine 10 settlement and cul ivation.
The conception is magnificent one,
bus no sufici survey has been MAIDS
10 determine iss ~praciicabili,y or i,s cost.
Mr. l1usvAHa Gent Of