The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-27 00:00:00

Gen. Gibbon's Brigade of Gen. King's Division.
Small guerrilla squads have been seen to-day in the
neighbourhood of Huntsville, and Majo Duffle, of
Gen. M'Dowell's body-guard, has been sent out to
capture them."
The first United States' mail from New Orleans
since the capture of that city had reached New
York, bring Southern papers to the Ist inst. The
,Funday Delta of that date has the following
article:—

" On the Ist day of May the troops of the United
States marched into this city and took up quarters
in the Customhouse. They passed through streets
deserted, the shops and places of business closed,
the few persons seen scowling under their hats at
the procession—not a cheer for the return of the old
flag, not a welcome, not a smile to evidence joy
at the relief from anarchy and despotism. A
stranger might have supposed that a happy and free
people were to succumb to the brute force of a bar-
barous and uncivilised race. So might the citizens
of Rome have met the entrance of the Huns into
the then mistress of the world. No man could have
dreamed that order and security were marching in
to dethrone confusion and danger, to trample out
Thuggery in high places and in low places, to walk
by the citizen by day and by night, to secure the
life and limb which had been constantly imperilled
before, to guard property, at the mercy of the mob
up to that time—and yet this was the case
confessedly. One short month has elarsed. The
streets are filled with smiling faces, business attracts
with open doors, Thugs have left for summer wa-
tering-places, property is secure, and Abraham
Lincoln, by the grace of God and the electoral vote
of the people, President of the United States of
America, might walk unarmed and unaccompanied
at any time through these streets, in full security,
and to the joy and delight of numbers who have
heretofore been accustomed to link his name with
curses and execrations. Slowly and gradually at
first this change appeared, the terror of a twelve-
month was not to be cast off in a day, but, as one
by one the citizens gathered courage to come for-
ward and speak out the sentiments which had been
crushed out, but not eradicated, the stream gathered
strength and fulness till within the past week the
wish to bring themselves within the aegis of the
flag has been quite equal to the power of the autho-
rities to receive their declarations of allegiance.
The teachings of a lifetime, the protection of a life-
time, the pride and glory of a lifetime of, under, and
in the Union had not been effaced by a brief course
of rebellion, and many who believed they had suc-
ceeded in bringing themselves to hate found them-
selves mistaken at last. It was a brother's hate, fierce
and bitter, the fiercest and bitterest, but the recol-
lection of the mother, the father, the family, brings
back, at last, the reconciliation, and the knowledge
that during the whole period of estrangement the
heart had been true to its duties. The opportunity
for this change had been given to this people by the
judicious course adopted by the Major-General com-
manding. It would have been easy, nothing easier,
to have adopted a course just but harsh, righteous
but strict, which would have added fuel to the
flame already burning only too furiously. But by
a calm and quiet course, waiting to learn before
acting, and then acting justly, and in such manner
as to elicit the praise of all as he relieved the fears
of all, he has convinced the people that the Gover-
nment is to-day, as of old, protective and kindly, and
has drawn out the old memories to do their perfect
work. All honour to him for this course; and in
this course he has found no difficulty in leading his
assistants, who, believing in him, and acting from
no ulterior purpose beyond the restoration of those
magnificent monuments of human wisdom and
human compromise, the Constitution and the Union,
have leaped to anticipate his commands. Citizens
of New Orleans, you have had one month of order,
peace, and security. The cause is patent. Will any
of you seek to return to your condition in the
months preceding, or will you grasp at and cling to
that Power which has snatched you from the burn-
ing ? You must have it whether you will or not.
Is it not better to take to it readily, cheerfully, and
heartily, than to stand sullenly waiting for what
will never come ? Choose ye."
A Court of Inquiry assembled, on the 13th, at the
office of Captain Radford, at the Brooklyn Navy-
yard, New York, to investigate the circumstances
under which the Emily St. Pierre was taken from
Prize Master (Acting Master, United States Navy)
Otuur, who was held to await the action of the
Court. The officers of the Court were Commander
Radford and Lieutenant Flag, of the receiving ship
North Carolina. There were also four of the Emily's
crew attending the Court. They said that the dis-
aster to the prize was caused by the crew put on
board not having been provided with arms. It was
not thought that a court-martial would be deemed
necessary. The chief facts elicited from the wit-
nesses examined did not differ materially from the
statements already published. The result of the
Court of Inquiry would be made known to the
Navy Department immediately on its adjournment.