THE MEXICAN WAR.
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NEw ORLEASs, May "a, 1896


For the first time for many days the city bo
little quiet, and one realize that ii is Sunday. The
drummers have apparently dropped their sticks from
sheer exhaustion and the fers completely blown them
selves out This is not TO be wondered when you


slider that for three four weeks the whole city has
in the most complete and terrible excitement night and
day Four regiments have this arrived the ground
which is to be the of their future rumphs and
yesterday four other companies left There
ganzing four other regiments two of which nearly
completed and companies of good fighters coming in
from the country every day. We have had no news
from the Rio Grande for two days. and very impa-
tent and anxious.


Singular to say Maj Gen. Gaines has received no speci
&c directions from the War Department and is compelled
to act solely his responsibility, and it must be
confessed that he has acted with promptness nd dcci
sion that is deserving of the warmes praise The impress
sion prevails here in many quarters that the fighting Is all
over and that the Mexican army will retreat before
advancing forces till she reaches the almost impossible
mountains which comparatively small force will render
completely This will leave ample field for exerton,
however, and our government will unquestionably
prosecute with vigor coast warfare which must bring
her to terms. Unless tho most energetic and speedy
determined upon, the war will be nger
ing and tedious and boy capable Of bear
ing arms in Mexico will be compelled to do So and time
should not be given her to concentrate her forces The
which has reached here that Gen. Scott is
has created great dissatisaconbut il not generally
believed that the administration will pursue such
The mail from the North has failed this morning.


The Italian Opera at the American but pay
ing expenses The Slomans doing toleraby only at
the st. Charles Yours &C., b..