The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-25 00:00:00

Ch
.id assails CAVOUR and VICTOR
Emtmic u
CELhuLch;;., olators of the rights of Catholics
Cathodic
all over the Nrorl, d!

It is impossible t o read such wretched poltroonery
without indignaCa m. M. GUIZOT professes to admire
Protestantism as the originator of popular freedom
in modern histor: T—he professes to be a constitu-
tionalist, and to I told therefore that the people are
the source of pow er. And yet this heartless man
has not, that we can find, one word throughout his
book on the rights of the people of Legations, and
of Rome itself, to •th© choice of their own Govern-
ment and rulers. They must be -victims of the
Roman Catholic religion. Their civil rights are
all to be confiscate 'd to the fiction that the sacrifice is
a part of the libel dies of Roman Catholicism all the
world over ! Tb .e POPE must be a civil Juggernaut,
and crush to death the civil rights of Italians, that
other Catholics m ay think their idol and themselves
free !!

We confess ourselves utterly ashamed of such
Protestantism. It is worthy, however, of the states-
man who gloried in the Spanish marriages. That
transaction justifies us in believing that our clever
author can write anything for a political purpose.
For no other roast an could we conceive him capable
of penning such conclusions as we have just ad-
verted to. Probt Lbly not an individual in Europe
more distinctly sties through their utter baseless-
ness, or better knows that the long semi-philo-
sophical introduction is but the veil to their intrinsic
absurdity. What the political object is, seems very
plain on looking at the book as a whole—it is to
make a bid to Ul' cramontanists, and Legitimists too,
perhaps, on behe►lf of the Orleanists. It is pro-
claiming to all Prance that the expelled dynasty
would do as much, perhaps more, to keep the feet
of the POPE on the neck of the Romans as the
EMPEROR; that it would willingly keep the Italians
out of their capital, and maintain the ulcer of Papal
temporal power in its place. If the Orleans Princes
themselves have any share in the promulgation of
this shabby manifesto, they will assuredly sink in
the opinion of Europe. We need not, however,

suspect it to be more than the programme of the
astute Minister, who once before was over-astute,
and who will certainly by this book yet more dis-
gust all the liberalism of Europe.

DREADFUL CATASTROPHE AT EDIN-
BURGH.

Yesterday (Sunday) morning, at 1 o'clock, a tall
building, of seven stories, in High-street, Edin-
burgh, a district thickly populated by the working
classes, suddenly fell, burying nearly the whole of
the inmates in the ruins. The house was several
centuries old, and the timbers were decayed. The
whole gave way at once, collapsing inwards, and
leaving only a portion of the gables still standing.
22 bodies have been taken out dead, and about 12
injured. There were some extraordinary escapes.
Operations have been suspended during the night,
owing to the danger from the tottering gables, but
it is expected that several other bodies will be dis-
covered. The event Las caused the utmost excite-
ment and consternation in the city.

LATE N vv s.

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA

NEW YORK, No. 12, EVENING.
(PER EUROPA, via QUEENSTOWN.)

The statement that excitement prevailed among
the troops in camp at Springfield on receipt of the
news of General Fremont's removal is reported to
be totally unfounded.
General Rosencranz reports that he can sustain
hie position in Western Virginia.
go.
General Halleck has been appointed to the com-
mand of the Western Department.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has addressed a
communication to the State Department in reply to
Mr. Seward's circular recommending the fortifica-

tion of the sea coast. The Governor, in this com-
munication, states that he cannot understand why
individual States should be asked to fortify them-
selves if, as stated in the circular, there is no pros-
pect of a disturbance of foreign relations. He does
not doubt that Congress would reimburse the States
for their outlay, but calls attention to the delay in
the payment to Pennsylvania by the Federal Go-
vernment of the sums advanced for the equipment
of Volunteers, and suggests that it would be better
for the general Government to erect the fortifica-
tions. If necessary, however, Pennsylvania would
respond patriotically to the calls of the country.

It is rumoured that the Federals will abandon
the Hatteras forts during the winter.
According to alPhiladelphia despatch, the steamer
Bermuda ran the blockade at Savannah on the 2d
inst. with 2,000 bales of cotton for Liverpool.
The New Orleans papers mention that a large
fleet had been seen off Ship Island.
Another Ff deral expedition will, it is reported,
sail immediately:
Private letters received from Washington again
report the capture of the privateer Sumter.
Cincinnati despatches state that en the Bth inst.
General Nelson met the Confederates at Pikeville,
Kentucky, whom he engaged during two days.
Four hundred Confederates are stated to have been
killed, and 1,000 taken prisoners. The Federal loss
is reported to be small.
No lives were lost in the wreck of the North
Brition.

The French war steamer Prony has been totally
wrecked off Hatteras. The crew were saved.

A meeting of New York merchants is taking
place for the purpose of drawing up a national
Bankruptcy Bill for presentation to Congress.

(LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO HALIFAX.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.

Advices received by the Federal Government
announce that the fleet commenced the bombard-
ment of Port Royal on the 7th inst.

After a fight, which lasted four hours, the Con-
federates abandoned the forts and retreated pre-
cipitately. The Federals captured two forts, 43
guns, military equipments, and valuable papers.

On the Bth inst. the Federal army, numbering
15,000 men, landed and established themselves at
Beaufort, South Carolina, which, with the neigh-
bouring plantations, was totally destroyed by the
whites. Large numbers of negroes came into the
Federal camp. Beaufort is to be held as the seat
seat of future operations.

Eight Federals and 100 Confederates are reported
to have been killed during the bombardment. Fcur
Federal vessels were lost or missing during the late

severe gale.
It is reported that a Federal collector will be im•
mediately appointed at Beaufort, and that the place
will at once be opened to commerce.

(From the Boston Herald of Nov. 12.1

The Darnestown correspondent of the New York
Herald says it is not at all probable that any fur-
ther operations in the field will occur in that vici-
nity before the close of the present campaigning
season. At least it is unlikely that there will be
anything of importance undertaken by our army.
The great barrier is the Potomac, which denies the
assailing party a base of operations, if the enemy
should oppose a landing on the opposite bank. To
effect a landing in spite of the opposition, and
when the river is swollen as at present by the
autumnal rains, would be a work of rashness and
attended with great loss of life. To throw a
bridge across the river would be an operation of not
less hazard than to eross by boats. The recent
rains have swelled the Potomac so much that logs
of wood, trees, weeds, &c., are swept rapidly down
the stream, and nothing but heavy masonry could
resist their momentum and the volume of the
stream in the form of a bridge. The erection of a
bridge of masonry is a thing entirely out of the
question, and from the experience of Ball's Bluff
before Gen. Banks, it is by no means expected that
there can be much fighting on this section of the
Potomac for some time, or until a change takes
place in the position of the rebels. There is good
reason to know that the rebel force on the opposite
bank is about as large as ours.

THE ATTACK ON PORT ROYAL AND
BEAUFORT.
(From the Boston. Advertiser, .21'ov. 13.)

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12.—The Inquirer has the
following from Fortress Monroe, derived from rebel

sources :

" In anticipation of the arrival of the great expe-
dition, the rebels had been engaged in erecting bat-
teries upon a point at Hilton's Head, and opposite
the neck of land. Tho principal fortification on
Hilton's Head was denominated Fort Walker. It

is situated on low land, and partially concealed by
trees and underbrush. Adjoining it were other
batteries of smaller size, but so connected as to prove
a formidable bar to the entrance of vessels.
" Fort Beaui eg ard was of considerable importance,
having been mounted with heavy guns. The gar-
risons are believed to have been South Carolina
regiments. with several additional regiments, sent
from Richmond. The batteries at Bay Point, oppo-
site Hilton's Head, were equally formidable. Inside
of Port Royal entrance, behind the batteries, lay
the fleet of Commodore Tatnall, consisting only of
small vessels, carrying a few heavy guns, but prin-
cipally light ones. Tugs constituted a greater por-
tion of the fleet. Many of these remained outside
the mouth of the entrance until the arrival of our
fleet, where they formed in miniature line of battle
behind the guns of their own forts and across the
entrance on the morning of Thursday.
" On Tuesday, the United States fleet of 42 ves-
sels, headed by the flag ship, approached the mouth
of Port Royal. Several transports remained off
the coast. The approach of the fleet created a
great stir in the batteries. Arriving at a suitable
position, the guns of the fleet opened continuous
fire on Forts Walker and Beauregard, as well
as those upon a point. Under cover of this fire, an
effort was made to run the gauntlet of the batteries.
The result was eminently satisfactory. A number
of vessels passed through the shot and shell from
the shore batteries with very trifling injuries. At
last 15 succeeded in passing up beyond the reach
of the land batteries.

"As the Union fleet sailed up, the mosquito fleet
of Tatnall opened fire, but seeing the impossibility
of resistance, soon dispersed. Some were forced to
run on shore, while others were driven up inlets,
until most out of sight. Commodore Tatnall went
on shore with his men, to assist in working the bat-
teries and directing them against other vessels of
the Union fleet which were endeavouring to follow
the advance force. One of the Union gunboats was
believed to be burnt and three disabled.
"It is acknowledged by the enemy that they had
20 men killed in Fort Walker, but it is impossible
to state their loss at the other batteries.
" The passage of the vessels through the ehannel
was not actcomplished until the firing continued
from half-past nine in the morning to nearly five

in the afternoon. No sooner did our vessels pass
the batteries of Port Royal entrance and glide into
the Broad River than they made for the mouth of
the inlets leading to Beaufort, Savannah, and
Charleston. These were immediately blockaded,
though not in time to prevent the escape of some
small rebel vessels.

" Not ono Federal vessel was sunk, and only one
gunboat burned. The crew are said to have passed
through a murderous fire to another vessel with
little if any loss. The Union vessels acted under
special instructions in at once blockading the inlets
leading to two important points.
" While a portion of the fleet did this, four ships
made for Beaufort, and at three o'clock on Thursday
these vessels were in sight of the town."
The Charleston Mercury of the Bth says :—" In
the promiscuous chase they seem to have driven
Commodore Tatnall's mosquito fleet up the creeks
leading to Savannah, and cut off water communica-
tion with Charleston by hermetically sealing Skull
Creek."

A despatch to the Charleston Mercury from
Henderville, 7th, 9 p.m. says :—" The practice of our
artillerists at Hilton's Head has been very bad,
hence the successful passing of seven of the enemy's
men-of-war. The transports are still outside. The
loss on our side thus far is slight, and the troops are
in good heart. The firing of the Yankee war vessels
was very accurate. Hilton's Head and Bay Point
received the brunt of the attack. The enemy's ships
which passed our batteries can be distinctly seen
from Beaufort. Forts Walker and Beauregard
are still firing. The Federals lost one gunboat,
which was burned. Shells can be seen burst-
ing in the woods. Our lines of communication are
completely cut off unless more troops are sent here,
with artillery and cavalry. Four ships are in sight
over the land and up as far as Skull Creek. There
is reason to believe the enemy is making prepara-
tions to land a large force at Hilton to-night or to-
morrow."

CAIRO, Nov. 12.—The Memphis Appeal, of the
lth, contains the following despatch ;
" SAVANNAH, BTH, via NEW ORLEANS, 9TH.—

The steamer Sampson has arrived from Port
Royal, with the wounded from the engagement of
yesterday. Fifteen vessels were inside and several
were waiting outside. The Minnesota was the first
to enter, and was followed by the others. The
attack upon the forts was from three sides. After
the second round from the fleet the principal guns
of the battery were dismounted. The engagement
lasted five hours, and during its continuance all
our guns were dismounted."
Despatches to the Charleston papers say that the
batteries were badly worked, and that the enemy's
firing was excellent. The rebel loss is 100.