The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-12-21

aIprosches TO that city, and cularges upon III,
Importance to the Yankees Of its possession In ,
strategic point Of view. 1t announces, wi hou
stating the authority that fifty Of the nationa
prisoners at New Orleans had taken the oath q
allegiance and hsd joined the rebel army.
salt IS row selling at thirty dollars sack in
This afternoon Gen. wadsworth's Brigade.
and that formerly commanded by Gen. Keys,
the two consisting OF eight regiments Of iufant-
~ aud three companies vt artillery, engaged Ia
a sham battle near Munsous Hill. Tne ENGAGE
meut lasted two hours, and the firing was very
heavy, alarming the town. TIE troop, engaged
ave evidence OF great proficiency ia ii Id move
merts.
A member Of the House from Pennsylvania
states that Immediately after the aopointm ,nt
oi Gen. llall,ck TO the Department OF Mi..o ,ri
Ger. Fremont wruto to him Qbe sAid m, IL
ber,) saying that this was tho Wisost and best
appointment the President had made.
An order is 10 bo issued by Gsn. McClolltn
permitting tbe mutineors Uf the Now York 30 h
X, Eiment who have be-u TO. several min'hs II
'ho Dry Tortugas, 20 ho transferred 60 Port
ROYAL 10 rcjoin their regiment and again bear
arms. The sAmo course wilt probably be pur-
sued /, reference to thi mutineen of tho New
York Thirteenth, NJ inc, aud tho other rsli
ments now laloting al tho Tor ugis.
Nelhing dtfi1ite IL agreed upon In reference
TO the proposed Bankrupt act. On acc quot Of
the varied interests involvoi Ia tho Il d-csic ".
the CUmmi tee propose to receive memorials
and statements representing tho different inter-
estp.
Mr.. Ellets pamphlet, alleging misman ,ge-
mont Of the Army Of tho Potomac, is btin
9uio ly suppressed. Even Mem' or, Of Coi,, ess
find II diiiicult 10 procure q copy.
Last night an su,opsy was mailo Of tho 10 "
Of VIM. ii. johnson, who WAS shot yei,orday
tor dessrtion. The surgeons a~cert dned that
the first vtlley proved fatal, three balls having
entered his hoart.
Washington, Dec. 15.-Tho Navy Depart.
nent has received dispatches from Capt. Pal.
minutoly relates his move nents, 10 order to
capture the pirate Simtor.
Tho Government at Martinique, ho says, re-
fused to give the Sumter coals but allowed her
TO come TO st. Pierre, where sne obtained sup
ply from English merchants The Sumter had
been received with courtesy at the seat of Gov
ernment, and Capt. Palmer discovered, TO use
his own language, :" this farce OF nos !recogni-
ton of the Federal aig by France and England
Is played out. lie had a correspondence with
the Governor, the result OF which was he was
referred to a paragraph Of Whoaton's interna-
tipnal law, 10 the effect that ono bsllSercnt
could not depart fr, M port until twenty-four
hours after another had left. Tho Sumter was
at that time In port, aud the lroquois obliged To
anchor one marine league from shore.
The majority Of tho citizens Of Port Royal
were in favor Of the Sumter. Being French
they sympathzed with Louisiana, to which
state they thought the Sumter belonged.
throughout his proceedings Capt. Palmer was
apprehonsive and fearful that the Sumter
would escape him, and wished she were any.
where else than under French protection, a.
the authorities were throwing every obstacle in
his way.
The Governor, however, repudiated every