The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-02
THE NEW YORK SUN
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER ?. 1861.
The New York City Press.

policy Of the Administration, in refusing to seize
the cotton crop which was going to destruction
on the co ton plantations Of South Clrolina. but
lkcs courage in the fact that Gen. sherman hIs
.ength Dsen commanded to take possession.
y and become the Governmental custodian of all
the cotton, corn, rice. iul crop. Of ylrou. sorts
within lis rcach TO use what il necessary and
Of value fsr the subsistence Of his troops. and
send the cotton here to New York 10 he sol for
jhJ hcHoht Of the Government, and to employ
~ o.I lack ropllation n gathering the
p r' anl in constructing f1it frati1us.
II from it, llil,on II il CORES Ioudcnra Is d.
rived the following, dated Nov. 2o.h:
What has been acc mpli.hel Al this place
since th, battle oi the ,th, though uot So bril-
liant. is hardly less Important thm the events
oi that memorable day. lioOJ or 10 900 souls
have been constituted into a population. ami
by degrees their various nrCds very generally
attcndtd to- II was labor Of no small dIicul.
N ~ simply to land the troop> but that wa,
y nothing by comparison with the unfolding from
the fleet Of transports OF th.ir cdrgor,. Two
do,h, have been bult pl.uk.toti liil. i'm a..
iucisc ,turyhuu-y~ Igi up % rcC'INe the con-
tents ut the Ncs-,ls. oven. orCrt l. pr-f-oli ''
& established. simultaneously with tn pru.erl-
tlun Of more purely military labor, slch a-
H''NNA b'A"t NIl'NI Ilr Np lllllHll ltlHll =,
cstahlrhing camp police, AMI Otherwise
alminiNcring the government OF an ar
my. a thou md men ut time mi ,ht
be seen at work along the shore.
Constructing whir,cs, driving horses through
the water aud along the sand, rccaiyin., clrsots
rolling barrels, guarding property, while thr,c
or four mile on, another thousand WI. engaged
i'm digging trenches. moving guns, Ugl prcpl-
/ ing the new Notifications which are tu ron r
4 The place imprc Enable. Br-I1rs those fuur or
five hundred men day were itclucnuy scat oil
|'on r,clnnoisaucps, for the whole ot Hilton
lsLul was to bc Nyloycl and u,yipi., Then
fihc sites 'or the various brigade camp, were tp
| selected, the batteries at Forts Walker and
tWclrd tuow called Forts W,llcs nui So.
ful were 20 be put anew infn orl'r after tn
rinlc li,urmngcmcnt thcv had received. tlh-
'litude Of men had to be- fed, anil stores for 80
ny ratious at once brought ashore, no matter
Il else was neglected, eleven hundred horses
re to he provided for, army wagons 90 he
t together, heavy siege guns and their Carri-
e. to he get out OF the holds Of yc,s Is half a
lie from land and transported To the beach and
tents OF three brirides TO be erected.
The fact that most OF the troops under Con
ternan's command were volunteers is con-
Iteration not to be overlooked in estimating
le difficulties of his task or oi the duties ot
is subordinate, officers Wl mon. Soma, uu-
der the instructions of engineers, have thrown
up batteries $1,000 yard, in length. others. un-
- w " : '''' ''.'' '''i ~
lCd to work heavy lrns u.U.rs hiy, follow Il
lologUp phicl officers on rronnO. .ancss all.
duti,s 20 which th' y were entirely uutcyu.tom-
w, " wy. ho' zoe "i"i. 10 stare tlht Inc orr
E'n'' !"I'In'i IOI :, or,L- "s 'h'y were n col-
uu'','n ana "t,nnh ,l', are no" maze only ne
Flm' thl, reaches yon. will r,udar olc troop,
hbsoiutelY secure against any attack.
III ',"Ni ,"o'"yt ,'' tu' W W '"' VI
III 'ii'"S III "'"N' l'l o" Ii''' 10 low 'e''Hh'
r'n H'i ~. 10 !,w 'tN', oy oI".I oi !ne
80 IIt.',''tI a. nv W. n'l'.
". Nv l,i.on @ uDI' UI hhp,tL vNp'''u VI Is
"a a,'i i ~" "a'li,,S "'u''H, ",Nn WE 'Np,'.-
" Wv pl'''N nv Just aIIINe' ~ 'ho 'ce'h
= - o." ''"io Out
: Tho World nrpuc- that not A single victory
-. -, u,o ro,.I ~ FoIor,l .ije has h,c,
Nc'"'' v" ,"'
properly followed up since tie commencement
10 the present time. We agree with IL.
I,s p,ri. ccrrc.nondent tins refers 70 an
...,, LII -. ,,o I,,, ca.
''''uu' l'"''"'' '''''"'' - ''0 '''9 N0'''''
>. hllhre -
NJ 81. llillaire had his hobbies, like other
scientific men, the principal ono which he has
ilatrly ridden being that Of hOrsc-enting. lie
icontcndcd that it was only an absurd preju-
dice" which prcycutcl ucupc from eating horse
Ae.h. ard that it was quite as palatable and
nuttiti.r,s as beef Some wears a',o he gavo
iirrcr ,o n nutber of s,jr1as at which horse
in all possible STYLES Of cookery. was served up.
There wa horse soup boiled horse roast horse
,J anu n,,iJ, e. ,,hch sanor, , ANIL n,ssr5,,:r,
al sen usually apply this tile, but the genuine
animal hin self. The Swans partook Of the
beast IN all ms forms, ana teuuereu report 10
~ C,i,. a',,,,i in tboic nrinion ~ bcar
"o,o w. , iia,,, ,,arnor h,,, ,i,, ,bo LoiloJ
t5 H. ~ '', Ii - -, nv, s aitaiIa
,';,;.r' a NJ ~ IliiIirEs iIoa - ,'n, ~,
u y, t is,;,,,t, hors a.. - ,r ,b,t Of ,,t
IT,, =" ~, o,..,',,, H., .,.,,ri ,rcjn1ir, a.,
~, hs,s 4 i,I,I r., ha,,l %, TO- ,iiari r
,Iiob ,or. ;iici h, ,L,ir ,,ncr. ,,h,n tho,, NO..
- 80, ,,,',, ch,, in,is ori ro,,
,b", cs,,sc, wbicb Void NOT atI,ct their con.
wi Loai,b c""IJ i,o n,,Jo oc usc instc,J e a.
c,rr,nri,, ,ttcrI,' wastcJ TJs ide,s boweycr
80 hoan cXtonsiI, r,rrcd into nrac,
,ioo ai,bon,,b M AIfort iittlo lilac ai,ont
,'ins c,err paris ubcr, thor is n yetcrin,rv
l.nLanI bnrsc desb Il exn,.,d lor soIo uron thc
aLnuoIias ard 5oin,, IA ~ Las Than ne-balt
a. 80 oc LcoC /, T. nur,hascJ ,o a consilor,.
IIe extent by the poorer classes IL is gcner.
alIy LelieveI too. that many OF the sayoTy ra.
a,o;,ts scrved mn in tbo chenf restaurants oi tho
latin Quarter. where medcal and law student,
> ana poEcmians ,encroIIv take their dinners
are made from animal, which never wore horns.
M 81. Hi iitc never succeeded, however in
oy, r.pw'n, ~ any extent the ''ahsurd prc'r-
,ir," ,,a.i,' hur, -catin,, and his death leaN cs
rn.,tlr.i. .tfr ,uppcripr OF his theory.
-..
lU Jnp" - ''m""'e gives an opposite
,i,W in reference to southern coGtrahnds than
y,, which has GENERALLY prevailed. Under a