The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-12 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OP THE CUBA.
Via Roches Poin.

NEW YORK, JAN. 4 (Evening).
The following are the heads of the news brought by the
Cuba :

A semi-official Washington despatch states that Mr.
Seward's trip to the South Atlantic has no political object,
and he will be absent three weeks. The Washington
correspondent of the Courier des Etats Unis positively
asserts that Mr. Seward will visit Vera Cruz.

The Governor of Ohio has strongly denounced the
Monroe doctrine.

The public debt on the Ist of January, 186 G, amounted to
2,800 million dollars.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, Jan 4.—Money abundant. Gold 1421.
Exchange on London, 1559 ; on Paris, 3621. Stocks
dull. New York Centrals, 971 ; Illinois, 1301;
Erie, 961; 5-20 Bonds, 1051. Cotton steady ;
Upland, 52. Flour and wheat declining. Corn flat.
Provisions declining. Coffeo dull. Sugar steady.
Molasses quiet. Petroleum dull. Crude, 38 ; refined, 62 ;
middling, 51.

The Fenian squabble still continues to fill many columns
of the New York Herald. An address to the Fenian Sis-
terhood appears in the same paper, and runs as follows :
To ALL BRANCHES OF THE FENIAN SISTERHOOD, GREET-
ING:—My Sisters—For years have we listened with an-
guish, as some breeze has floated round us laden with tears
and moans of agony, wrung from the hearts of our poor
people at home. But now we hear no moans ; we see no
tears ; a silence almost ominous announces that the storm
at hand. Steadily advancing, by "the patient dint,"
which it has taken years to accomplish, by " the powder
shock," which will soon be felt across the waters, we
know that the hour is nigh to give us back our mourn-
ing Erin, our " crownless queen." Two hundred thou-
sand men at home in Ireland, stung to madness by
injury and oppression, have resolved to drive the tyrant
from their inheritance or perish in the attempt. Self-
sacrificing and noble, they gave their all proudly,
thankfully ; but as the majority of these revolutionists
are poor men, even their all is inadequate to the
great work before them. Thus is it that they call upon
their friends in America for aid. That aid will be given
promptly. The harvests in Ireland were never more
luxuriant or plentiful than now ; the men are fearless and
determined, but they are not all armed. Yes, those brave,
glorious men of ours sigh not for "foreign aid," but they
will call upon their friends and kindred for arms. And it
behoves every man, woman, and child who cherishes a
spark of affection for the old land to see to it that their
aid, however trifling, be given in a cause holy and pure—
the freedom of our people—the driving out from •' Holy
Ireland" of the slimy serpent which has crept in among
the heath and shamrocks, desecrating even our fathers,
graves. Ireland shall be free, and by our efforts. Blessed
thought ; how it quickens the pulse; how it gives fresh
energy to the fainting heart ! And now, my sisters, what
will you dot This is the last opportunity you may ever
have to evince your devotion to the land you love so well.
Pray unceasingly, but at the same time work energetically.
Do not wait to have the way pointed out. A soiree, fes-
tival, or fair might prove a source of profit to our funds.
These are only suggestions, however. Different branches
will take the matter into practical consideration. Let no
true-hearted sister shrink aside in this crisis of our fate.
We are not raising money for a church, or a school-house,
but we are aiding to sustain a revolution that will free
our country. In the meantime preparations might be
made to swell the funds by outside contributions, such as
those suggested. Each branch, however small, can ac-
complish something, if the true spirit exists among its
members; if they are worthy soldiers in our sacred army.
Ireland shall be free. Ah, think of this. Her smiling
valleys, her green hills, her lonely mountains shall be the
abodes of freedom and happiness. The banner of terror
shall float no more over her woe; but from " Bendearg
to Cape Clear" our glorious "Sunburst" shall flash out
from its olden setting, pure and unspotted as when
"Brien smote down the Dane." Surely, surely,
this object is one for which we may well work with super-
human strength. Surely the time has come when our
services are needed—when we may prove to the world the
object for which we organised 20 months ago. For this
object we have borne contempt, have brooked contumely
and insult from many who should have counselled and aided'
us. But this is a time to "forgive and forget," and all
who clasp hands for Erin now are our friends. As for us,
we will vie with one another to lay rich offerings on the
shrine of our common country. We cannot do too much
we must not do too little. For her sake, for our sake, we
will pluck at least one thorn from her lacerated brow.—
Faithfully, your sister in the cause,
ELLEN A. MAHONEY, H. D. F. S.

Governor Worth, of North Carolina, has announced his
assumption of office in the following telegram to Mr.
Seward:—

Raleigh, N.C., Dec. 28, 1865.

Hon. W. H. Seward.—Sir,---fn pursuance of your de-
spatch of the 23rd instant, communicating to me a copy of
a communication addressed by order of the President to
W. W. Holden, Provisional Governor, whereby he is re-
lieved of the trust heretofore reposed in him, I have this
day entered upon my duties as Civil Governor of the State,
having been heretofore qualified before both branches •f
the General Assembly. I desire, through you, to assure the
President of my earnest desire to co-operate with him in all
measures tending to the complete restoration of harmonious
relations between North Carolina and the United States.—
I have the honour to be, with great respect, your obedient
servant, JONATHAN WORTH.
The following general order has just been issued by
General Grant : •

War Department, Adjutant-General's Office,
Washington, Dec. 28, 1865.

General Orders, No. 169, from the Adjut ant-General's
office, dated the 11th inst., is hereby revoked, and the fol-
lowing is substituted :—" Military division and department
commanders will reduce the civilian employes in the seve-
ral corps and staff departments of the army within their
respective commands to the lowest possible number. At
all posts, stations, and places where troops are on duty in
sufficient numbers to furnish details to take the places of
civilian employes without injuriously affecting the efficiency
of the troops for the strictly military duty required of
them, the civil employes, except clerks, will be discharged,
and extra duty men substituted for them. When civilians
are retained, preference will be given to person s who have
been honourably discharged from the military service,
those disabled by wounds being first preferred. All civi-
lian employes who have not been in the military service
will bo discharged as fast as they can be replaced by those
to whom preference is given in this order. Department
commanders will see that no unusual or unnecessary num-
ber•perlyaraenrdeteaffiinceidetly guarding and protecting the public,
nand that every facility is given for pro-
property.—By command of Lieut.-General Grant.
E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General.