Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-20

work Of puntshing rebellion in property
aud life, 20 on s,ernly and surely. but let
the energetic protection of loyalty in all its
rights Of person and property, be jus: as
certain and reliable. This policy ipdis-
putably assured to The eOuptry, the great
Union party. for the dissolution Of which
treas ON is now largely working, will stand
firmer than ever in the attachment Of all
the friends of the republic.
THE general Interpretation put upon the
dispatches We have published. is that The
city of Charleston is quite destroyed, and
that the ronti4gration was the work Of the
slaves. The statement may not cover the
destruction of the entire city, but it Is elo-
quent of sweeping and terrible ruin. tits
noteworthy t6zt The last numberssof the
cbariestod Atrelsy which have reached the
North. are fall OF references TO Moscow, to
allusioDs that "a few spirited mobiles be.
gun the voDaagration which, by the zeal of
the rabble for spoils. was so extended as
TO render Napolenn's triumph nugatory.-
Though the Nercury's history is lame
for Moscow was destroyed by an i'm
periai order, aud not by any private
plot-its instigntions may have led
to the destruction of the birthplace of
Secession. That the slaves would join in
The work OF ruin, is likely; that they be-
gin il, partly iustigsted by the teachings OF
The Mercury, gathered from the CONVERSE
ton of their masters or otherwise, aad
purify in pursuance oftbeir owuPlaus and
for long sought revenge, is possible.
Mr.. Stewards circular respecting the
coast defelces will be called to mind at
this juncture our.froptiernnd our coast
are 10 a very sorry condition to withstand
tile attack of foreign foe. An army
cbuld march into the United States from
almost any part of Canada. We fear that
not more than Two or three of our cities
are safe from the attack ola powerful fleet.
Indeed, il is not settled that even the forts
near New York would stop the new plated
British frigate Warrior. Many Of the
smaller ports CO our coast are utterly de-
We bnyc learned lesson, We
shall never be caught again.
We hope that the rat hole squadron will
do It's work at every Southern harb0r
which can heobstructed by sunken vessels,
If the English nttempt.to break the bIpck-
ade. They will find that blockade hard to
raise, even Nilh.iron-clsd frigAtes=
THE last aumber of Punch contains half
a dozen ae,lfs Mt Amerisa .iaeladias .oHrtu
page pictorial. The wit Of these Is SO
small as to be scarcely distinguishnble.
but the malice is obvious, rs usual. The
engraved satire, called s.The wilfal Boy
represents the United States as very
small urchin, sword and pistol in hand,
vito exelkims, 81 willt6ght-I will have n
Debt like other peopleln John
Bull. stout and sturdy, holds little Jona-
Ithan by the ear, and says, "If you knew us
much about 6ghttngas do, you'd keep
quiet" Precisely so, snys the Philadelphia
,Ptssf Mr., Bulls! pnenneity has cost him
four thoasand million dollars, which he
owes ondcannet pay, and the annual in-
terest, drawn from the poor British, is
Sl5o!o0o, OO0iayear. When Punch sneets
at Joupthap's 6gbting, be forgets that ex-
hctIyl one fourth oflthe National debt Of
England was incurred between l778 and
1888, in attempting to crnsh Freedom IN
Americs.
Tas Montreal Commercial Aaosrtiser says
LII Is understood that some vessels Of
the Confederate feet, la.ely purchased In
England will sail for the China and Japan
seas. to take possession of small island
there, wairh was acquired by the United
States a few years ago. as coaling and
store station. This island will be strongly
fortified, and converted into nsnaval depot.
from which the Confederate Navy Will op.
crate against the US. commerce, and TO
which its prizes will be conveyed, and
where they and their cargoes will be dis
posed of 70 vessels bringing coal, provi-
sions and other nocessaries for the Confed-
crates. TIE plants bold and sagaciousH-.
and absurd.
Mss sxttt c1REoi.t, vas mrried TO Capt
Grifin-the mons.er-in Washington. last