The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-16 00:00:00

The Confederate Generals.

The accompany extracts are from a letter, dated
Sept. 26, written by an English gentleman who
has been in the South during a great portion of

the war ;

Lee himself is worn and anxious, but as cheerful to the
eye and as indomitable as ever. I assure you Lee is more
than ever a sight for gods and men. The same tranquil mo-
desty, utter absence of vanity, egotism, or self-seeking, and
determination to spend and Be spent in discharge of his
duty. It is certainly one of the most beautiful characters I
ever read of—certainly the most beautiful that I ever en-
countered.

lam sorry to say that poor Longstreet is still suffering
greatly. The ball went in at the base of -his throat, just
below Adam's apple, and cut its way out through the right
shoulder, just below the clavicle. As it passed out it cut the
nerves of sensation and motion of the right arm. The arm
still remains paralysed as far as motion is concerned, but the
nerves of sensation are somehow involved in the cicatrix,
and are morbidly and acutely sensitive and irritable. He
has taken oceans of morphine and is greatly reduced, but
I fear the pain remains as great as ever.

FEDERAL Dmar.—The official statement of the
public debt represents that the amount outstanding was in-
creased by more than 61,000,000 dole. in the month of
October. The unpaid requisitions are stated at 37,000,C00
dols., and the amount in the Treasury at nearly 27,000,000
dols.

The inauguration of the statue of Daubenton took
place the day before yesterday at the Jardin d'Ac-
clima'ation in the Bois de Boulogne, hit the state of the
weather operated sadly against the fete. The statue has
been placed in front of the large aviary, near which tri-
bunes ornamented with flags were erected for the members
of the Society and for the representatives of great scientific
bodies. Among the persona present were M. Passy—Count
d'Epremesnil, Secretary General of the Society—M. Rufz
de Lavison, Director of the Garden—Marshal de Santa
Cruz—M. Stanislas Julien, Member of the Institute, and
several other scientific notabilities. The ceremony was pre-
sided over by M. de Quatrefuges, Vice President of the
society, who delivered an address appropriate to the occa-
sion. M. Richard (du Cantal) next spoke, and pointed out
all the practical results which had already been obtained
from the labours of M. Daubenton, That illustrious ser-
vant, he said, born at Montbard (Cote d'Or), was the first
who acclimatised Merino sheep in France, a fact which
had materially improved the manufacture of cloth in the
country. He was also the first to apply the science of
comparative anatomy in the determination of fossil bodies.
It was however more particularly for the services he had
rendered to agriculture and to manufactures that his statue
merited a place in the Jardin d'Acclimatation. After M.
Viard, mayor of Montbard, had spoken in high praise of
Daubenton, and of tha valuable services which he had
rendered to the country, the meeting broke up.
ALTERATION OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
MAlLs.—Commencing with December next, the
direct mail packets for the Cape of Good Hope, St. Helena,
and Ascension, will, in future, leave Devonport on the
morning of the 10th of each month, on the arrival of the
mail despatched from London on the previous evening.
When, however, the 9th of the month falls on Sunday, the
mails will not be despatched from London until the even-
ing of the 10th, and the packet will not sail until the morn-
ing of the 11th. These packets will, henceforth, go on
from the Cape to .Mauritius, calling at Natal, and any
letters, &c., for Mauritius, specially directed via the Capo
of Good Hope, will be sent by that route. Such letters,
&c., will be liable to the same postage as when forwarded.
via Southampton and Suez, By command of the Postmas-
ter-General, General Post-office, Nov. 16, Ib6 I.

THE CONFEDERATE CRUISER SIIENANDOAH (LATE
SEA KIN o).—We received a letter yesterday from
part of the crew of the Sea King, who returned to England
in the African steamer Calabar. The •men state that tha
Sea King is now called the Shenandoah, and thalPCaptain
Semmes was pointed to them as the captain of the vessel.
They state also that the Sea King hoisted the Confederate
flag, and that one was offered £lB per month to join the
ship. After making inquiries we find that the 36 men who
returned in the Calabar hold discharges marked V. G. (very
good). Many of the:men are members of the Total Absti-
nence Society, and therefore the charges of drunkenness
cAnnot apply to them. We understand several of the crew
of the Laurel were discharged for intemperance ; but we
believe the crow of the Sea king behaved themselves cre-
ditably in every respect. The men who have returned have
been well treated, and have been recompensed for their
services. The whole of the 36 men who returned in the
Calabar did not go out in the Laurel, but shipped on board
the Sea King from London.—Liverpool paper.

SINGULAR APPLICATION FORA SUMMONS AGAINST
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NRIGHTON RAILWAY COM.
PANY.—Yesterday at the Southwark Police court. soon
after Mr Woolrych had taken his seat and disposed of a
few of the night charges, a gentleman entered the court,
and having handed his card to one or the ushers, stated
that he was a shareholder of the Brighton Railway Com-
pany, and he wished his worship to grant him a summons
against a gentleman connected with the railway for getting
out of one of the carriages while the train was in motion.
Mr Woolrych said an application had better be made by one
of the officers of the company in the regular way. Appli-
cant—They will not stir in the matter, sir; the offender
is too great a man for them to interfere with. Mr. Wool-
rych—have you complained to the officers of the railway ?
Applicant— Oh yes, sir; I told them of it, and they laughed
at me, but I am determined to proceed in the matter as far
as the law allows me. Mr Woolrych—Who is the great
offender? Applicant—Mr Leo Schuster, the chairman of
the company. Whenj mentioned the circumstance to one
of the officers of the company, the tuan said, " Oh, that's
nothing ; Mr Schuster nearly always gets out of the car-
riage while the train is in motion." Mr Woolrych—When
did the offence occur ? Applicant—On the 10th of last
month, and the reason I have not applied for a summons
before is, that I have been in the country and have been
making inquiries how I should proceed. Mr Woolrych—
The time is so distant that I do not think it would
be proper to grant a summons. You should have
applied before. The applicant said he thought the time
did not matter. Last year he, unfortunately, was summoned
by the company for a similar offence alter the lapse of a
month, and ho was fined 405., which he paid. The directors
of the company had not treated him so gentlemanly as
they ought, therefore he considered that he had a right to
summon the chairman for breaking the law. Mr Woalrych
—Then you proceed rather vindictively ? Applicant—No,
sir; but I think that what is good for the goose is good for
the gander. (Laughter.) Mr Woolrych—l suppose ycu
mean by that you have been the goose? Applicant—Well,
perhaps Ido ; but you will notwithstanding grant me a
summons. Mr Woolrych— You may take your summons,
sir, •