The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-07 00:00:00

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SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Ms to £4los Od ; clover,
C 4 Os to £5 lOs Cd ; and straw, Xl 4s to £1 10s per !oat
A moderate demand. _

( ; WAD i:ICLAIN De—MO.4OW Iza,T, £2 178 to £4 103; clover,
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tA 03 to £GIO4 Od ;
end etraW: £1 43 to £1 103 per load.
Supply rather limited.
W R.l 150 to £4103; clover,
£4 03 to rExcsil
and strata, Li 41 to £1 103 per load.
Trade steady. •
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SYMPATHY WITH THE eIItCASSIANS.—A public
take zto consideration the con-
aint etehtei uLgolloafolat tireacvietrinz:
thus of Lindon was held to•day,
'Won, and arrange measures foe the relief of, the unfortu-
'ate Cireassians, whose struggles for liberty haq won for
i.hera the sympathy. otllogiishtun generally. Resolutions
in conformity with the objects cf the meeting were =mi.
Inoue/7 sgrged to, mai a caninittes Was appointed,

A Terrible Scene.—Fourteen Deserters Shot.

The South Carolinian of May 24 records the
execution of fourteen Confederates at Dalton for
desertion. A correspondent who witnessed the
sff,ir ays—" When I a-rived on the ground 1 faun
the division of Mjor-Gen. Stever son drawn up le
lines, forming three sides of a hollow square. It
front were fourteen stakes with a et:fan at the foot
of eacb, and in the rear of these a long line of yawn-
ing graves. In a few minutes acter our arrival, four
waggonscontaining the unfortanal`.e men fiiedslowly
through the lines and epproached the fatal spot. The.
men, with one eirception, apprcnehect unmoved, and
calmly loosed around es though they ware uncon-
scious of the fearful end they were approaching.
Is r
direction of General Bey nolde, they were cieawn
up
in line, and a number of cha, lairs upproachtd them
and besought them to give th few retnainL4
momenta of their lives to pr.,yer, which was foe
lowed by the reading of the twenty-third Paairri,
and an eloqu•nt prayer, whica effected the pri
Boners very much. General Reynolds then asket
them it they had anything to say, and addressed
them in an impressive manner for a few minutes.
Two of them said they had no intention of de-
serting the service ; one s,rd he was cut off from
his command at Mission Ridge, and did not know
where to go, and so went home; the other said he
deserted on account of his family. Several of thei
regimental and company officers now came forward
and bid them farewell. 'rne men, with one excep-
tion, were very excited, several having lost all con-
trol of their feelings. General Reynolds turned to
them and said, 'May God have mercy on your souls,
and turned hastily away. The guard stepped for-
ward, and taking each to a stake, tied them fast,
and then bound a cloth over their eyes. ,All began
to pray, and some were shouting and clapping tneir
hands. The shooting detail, consisting of 120 men,
were marched in trout of them, and an officer stepped
aside and raised a handkerchief; then the ominoue
cticking of the ;oaks was heard which thrilled through
the bystaudersand caused the unfortunate men at the
stakes to shudder and tremble as though a galvanic
battery had been applied to each. One moment,
and a hundred tubes are levelled at thair breasts.
We hold our breath in suspense, and a sickly faint-
ing feeling takes possession cf us. White oar eyes
are riveted' on the handkerchief—the fall of which
is to send these men to an untimely and dis-
honoured grave—the officer turns from the con-
demned to the detail, hurries along the line, drops
the handkerchief, and turns away. A ragged volley,
followed by straggling shots, and two of the men
are lifeless, others are screaming in their agony,
and imploring and beseechieg the men to finish
the work so badly done. A few struggled to a
half-reclining position, suspended by the rope
w'aich confined them to the stakes, and expired.
A young soldier rushes up to shoot a poor wretch
who is crying in agony for death and presents his
gun, but, sickened with the horrid sight, turns
away, then wheels, and quickly sin lug his gun,
sends a ball through his breast. At last the
Provost guard arrives, and despatches the few who
were yet struggling. With a sad sickened heart I
turned away, and even after I had mounted my
horse I heord a shot fired at some poor tallow who
had lingered ten or fifteen minutes."