The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1858-02-03
va Circulation equal to all the
other City dailies combined.
The News.

The News.
Tho underwriters Of Philadelphia have
memorial before Congress asking that a
steam revenue cutter lie stationed in Del
aware bay, to prevent smuggling and rem
der assistance to vessels in distress and
save ships and cargocs from loss.
Gen Comontort has receded from the
plan Of Tacubaya, and uniting with the
liberals, has placed himself at the head of
Tive army to operate against the reaction
lists, who have proclaimed Santa Anna
BY this move Chief Justice .uarcz be-
comes President Of the country, and as
The enemy arc in partial possession Of The
city Of Mexico, the government is to be
transferred to Celaso, a city between
Queretaro and Guarajuato, famous for
being the place where Iturbijc raised the
cry Of independence which drove out the
Spanards. AS the clergy are at the bot
tom Of the reaction, the liberal party is
prepared to issue general decree Of con-
tiacatiou against the church property as
soon as it shall have put down tic San
tarists. In the meantime, the parties
are going to fight il cut i'll the City of
Mexico, having made comfortable ar.
rangcmeut to have a three hours truce
every morning, to enable everybody to
go to market. Some of the bIigand lea
dcrs had already come into the capital to
take part in the game, and had joinet, tho
Santa Anna party while forces from the
north and from Pucbla arc said TO DO OH
their way to assist the liberals. Vera
Cruz, in the meantime, is determined not
to let Santa Anna in and so his friends
have issued "a plan Of salvation" from
Havana, the amount of which is that the
nation calls him back to reorganize the
country just as ho pleases. AL this is
very pretty kettle of fish.
The New York Herald's Havana cor-
respondent writes, under date of the 9th
utilno, that the slave schooner which
drove off the boats of a Spanish mau-of-
war, when cndeavoring to capture her,
killing two men in the boats sent to board
her, landed her cargo to the westward of
Havana--officers and crew safely housed
in that city, ready again for action. The
squadrons which left for short cruise
have not returned. The health of the
city was pretty good. Business met a
damper by last northern adviccs. No
purchasers for sugars. Exchange as last
advised; not much done. Freights-No
anxiety to get vessels for this week.
ii is reported on good authority that
MI. Buchanan conteupiates withdrawing
the troops from Utah. Dr.. Bornhisel
the Norman delegate, has submitted
propositions to the administration indi-
eating >hc willingness of the Mormons to
vacate Utah and colonigo on some Of the
islands of the sea outside OF the jurisdio-
ton of the United States, provided the
government will purchase at q fair valua-
ton the Salt Lake City improvements,
DR.. b. asks that commissioners be sent
out to arrange forms and details. Should
these be agreed on Salt Lake City is to
become grand military station or depot
for our Weston troops.
The New York Courier publishes
list OF marine losses for tho past month,
showing an aggregate of eighteen vessels,
of which five were ships, three were
barks. two were briggs, and eight wore
schooners. The total value of property
lost was toar hundred and ninety-tArec
thousand. Jive hundred dollays.--This is
the value of the property totally lost, ox-
elusive of damages to vessels not amount
ing to total loss and of partial losses of
cagSU. AS compared with the month of
obituary, 1857, the above shows q de-
creaee I'm the number of vessels lost and
missing of one hundred and seven, and
in the value Of property lost amounting
to three million and forty-nine thousand
two hundred dollars.
The Mayor Of Richmond, Va, has cal
led public meeting to consider what
measures are proper to provide for the
accommodation of the very large number
of visitors that are expected there to
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