The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-23
D.. LIBEL lomiu,5 3iousrs Siide!i
ana rlason. Further FartiCu-
lars Of their Mission to Europe.

F,Dm DrIJ NnH y Noe l3h. -
II, arrest Of the fclrl clyDys couulued to
,lc trcme OF much discu'-icA yesterday.
1. f. owing fur,ior ar,.yula.s are siycnirom
gyai,ty OF sourccs.
Ia, Cl-rloston rebel ,aa.'l i,s to carry
olt - 90 threat to IAN, CL. c,.,,un, thee is
20 90 .n upon whom the rct'ibu ion, which is
sure TO fellow can be 80 ii'ly viu,ei a. John
Sldcn, thc r,hcl commissioner, Whose arrest Ne
announced yesterday. Noman is more d,rcctiy
re-, puusitlc lOr the great southern Goa piracy of
which sought to be the European reprc,sn-
ta,.y,. ana iur his treason. there is ~. even
H., poor excuse which might be urged in he
hall %. NJ IN ard others, on the score of their
southern nth. Sidcl t. q native Of this state
the son O., one Of tioso greasy mcrc'w ."
Of whom the cotton chivilry nlNo 50 much TO
say. HE father was an honest allow chamber.
doing bus ness in the neighuorhooi Of wha, is
now Boomc or Grand street, and oil residcn
Of the city can remember .ls factory, which in
their day stood upon The out hrts co.. the tOwr'
near he slidcl mansion, p',lty cottage SUI
rounded by a garden, where John and his brothers
had ths.r playground when children. Even IN
those DAYS the family were accustomed To re-
ccye much southern company, AMI it is proha-
tie that the associations into which young Sill
dell VA. then brodsht may eEplain his removal
u tie South, and his subsequent clrcerFowiug
out Of that. Il is only just to his relatives,
some Of whom are still ro-icuis in This city, to
say tlat his secession sentiments find no sympa-
thy with them.
INTERVIEW WITH LIEUT.. FAIETAX.
When. Lieut., Fairfax, Of the Srn Jacinto,
| re.,hcd the deck e. the Trent, he met tho Cap
| Ia IN and inquired if he hal Mason aud SliIl
| on beard lie h'silat,d in answering, when Mr
| Fairfax discovered VI son at distance SO led.
Observing this, the Captain stated that they were
| on board aud Mr.. Fai.iiN approached the rshel
| eryoy and inquired il he was not Mr.. Mason.
| Mason arose ami stated that he was, when Mr..
| Fairfax announced that he hal orders for his
arrest. Mason turned to the captain and asked
| if he intended to allow this outrage TO be com
mittcd upon his flag. The captain made some
| response, which was inaudlble TO my informant
| Mr.. Slidel at that moment came up from the
| cabin, and he also was II formed 10y Mr.. Fairfax
| that he had orders for his arrest.
The ladies Of the suit, coming mp at the mo-
| ment, conversation in an undcr one was COM
menced, which was followed Icy a very ahif 'nf
sccne as it became apparent mat they were 10
| lt
GIcn'ly that they would never s"e Nj Slid.ll
| or Mr. Mason again, AMI when the oirr WIS
made to his family to ace ,mUanv him, MI ST.
dell objected and asked That they continue the
voyage.
IN private conversational is supposed that they
gave 10 Lusis aul MctasaId instructions
what to do when they reached EMOpc, aud
were much as,0nishel 10 learn that thcy were
| also TO be transferred. Their hagglLe was
brought up ami examined, and various papr-s,
which were supposed to BIO Of service TO the
| Government, weie taken poss 'sslOn OF. y col-
siderable amour, OF money was found. Their
| wearing apparel was transferred to the boats,
and soon The pris, ncrs were on board tho SIN
Jdc'atO. Mason was very naughty in his
manner for time after reaching tho vessel,
but Slidell was pl asant aud easy N his manner.
HOW THEY REACHED CUBA.
We take, rs TIE most reliable account fron
the rebel source, the following from the Charles
ton Mercury Of Nov 2, relative TO tho move
ments of the rebel Commissioners
For some time asst the papers OF the interior
have been indulldng in sly hints "a TO th'
whereabouts OF Mcssrs. Mason and Slidell. W,
have hitherto m, de no allusion to their move
mcnts; hut, the causes which induced our reti
cencc being removed we may now wi.hou
iudisCrction, uarrate the fact If their embirAa
ton. The Commissioners having resolve.
to make the venture of running TN
blockade Of Charleston, after mature dolibcra
ton. selected for the EST erimcnt tho staunch am
swift, little steamer Theodore, which was there
fore got ready for sea with III dispatch. IT,
t | prcpari tions having been completed, they EN-
E | iarkrd little before midnight Friday, O'to
Ter II. The party OF PASSENGERS who wer
starting on this very unusual and somcwha
hazardos trip, consisted Of the following per
Y | sens: -
, Hon j. NJ. Mason, of Virginia. FILL
Mr.. mcfarland, Secretary TO Nj, Mason.
) Hon John Slidell, Of Louisiana.
, Mrs. Slidell.
Miss Nathde Slidell.
Miss Iosine Slidell.
Mr. Fustis Secretary to Mr., Slidell.
l MIS-. Eusts, who is daughter of Mr.. Core
Q ran, Il Washington banker, now in Fort Lat
q | yette,
Color ell Le Mat, of Louisiana, the inventor
: the crGpe-shot revolver.
o And two or three other gen lemen, whom
h | will be best for the present not TO name. III
9 night vas pitch dark, and about midnight
d Light rain began falling, which rendered q
! chances Of being detected by the hockaders g
., ceedingly slim. A. one o'clock On SttuEd