The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-23
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The New York City Press
Tho WORLD institutes comparison Of tho
Regular with the Volunteer arm Of our service,
and in the matter OF olicors it concludes that wo
must blot cut our past history, IL the people Of
this country are TO be convinced that capacity
TO render military service can 10 acquired ouly
in military school. II announces tho retire
nent of Mr.. CusnIsGs, whose queer operations
as Government Agent NO published on SAtur-
day:
NJ. Alexander CummingI WIN hw been as
sociatei with the WbRLp -ilce its commence
mcn', rc.i .us his connection with il in cousc-
purnoe NJ impaired health, owing out Of tho
severe larot which has been inci3rnt 10 tho es-
tahll,hmeut Of anew journal. Mr.. Cummings
c1ntcmplltes yisit 10 Europe.
lts wsshin.t ton correspondent says that Con.
gross is growing discontentcd with tho slow pro-
grcss OF military AFFAIR.", aud Sli'i
Con. Mcclellan ia not popular in the House.
..r -yrp uus tutt S'.uo lil-tIsi,et pres
'f.' vid ,r brought 20 bctr upon his move
rH me-, ~h'ch may result as oisa.trouslv as ia
'..r,r- With ruined Gen S,otts projects
! IT, % no wi-h at PRESENT to say snythin
"a 70 'Nfl ~ upon ihi, subject. WHAT do ~
h,I. ~o,'.l hg mon OF all poll les anil ten
. rm . fig li,r with the aliaus nov proyI-
Int tho capital.
ia 7 .nrNE bring sweeping eh,rgeA Of bal
Management agninst the NJ i,al Bureau, and
c.ues 'ha' it no, only ou,its its own official
MY or syiEg tho sold ors fom dse,sc, hu
seems disposed to do what I ctn TO hinder an I
emhaua's volunteer organization that Is en-
doavoring to do tho vo;k the Medical Bureau
leaves undono, ard which, ii says, has thus to
some extent shielded that bureau from the
publc indignation which its criminal incilicieu-
cy deservs,.
Upon this subject, It's Port Royal corrospon-
dent, under date OF Dec. II, says:
Gen. Sbcrmant expedition landed at Port
Roysl on November Z. B.f6rs NE end IF The
month, oyi of $1,000 men nearly Z, 900 hal BEEN
oH he gick Hat. OF these ~ died in November,
and al the last advicrs more than 600 were scri-
ously i'll. Tho hospital is destitute of every
thing that makes hos pi al; has no bedding, no
spoons, kuiye., io'k', or dishes, no kitchen, not
even a stove or place for a stove, nor any pro-
lection whatever ftom the cold but its shatter-
ed walls ard roof Into this building, which has
room for rot more than seventy patients, from
a hundred aud fifty to two hundred are Gro wded
in herths piled one over the other, In a manner
which makes II "A pest. house rather than a hos
pitl There arc no medicines for this hospital
No medical officers but brigade and regimentd
surgeons have been attached to the expedition.
Arrangements are being made TO remedy this
great evil.
Tho following inhuman suggestion is among
It's Washington dispatches
An important English letter by the Europa
from one familiar with English opinion, espsci-
ally in high pol iticll circles, suggests emancpi-
liOn and Arming the slaves, as calculated to
oouhioract the war feeling in England.
The TIMES praises Gen. Po;e's brilliant sue
&C ssCs In Missouri, he having, by superior tao,
tics, driven the enemy entirely out Of his diyi-
sion. 1t secs in the sympathy expressed for our
cause, throughout Ireland, upon the reception
there Of the news Of tho seizure OF Slidell aud
Ma,on, an element of opposition to English po-
licy that the latter nation cannot afford 10 count
out. Its Beaufort correspondent says Of Gen.
sherman -
Nothirg crcapcs him. lie has a habit Of
studyin poricns OF his plans while pacing
with quick, short, abrupt step, in front OF his
headquarters. So iucosant is this pic,, a,
times, that he has worn a marked path, Ike
that Of the sentTies tho eaact length and di-
rectiop Of which he IA const intly isuring wi h
his steady tread. Last night, AZ about 10 clock,
had occasion 10 visit the Generals tent, and
there found him, in the shallow Of his l1Wly
canvass house, marching alone and in silence
with the moon aud tho stars his only sontinrl'.
Here hs has mappCd out his plans for tho whole
southern coast likely to remain or come under
his jurisdiction. He already has control from
Ty6ee leland up 20 Otter Island-a nqvigable
distance, including tho IL lets, Of several hundred
miles. From this base Of operations, when
every thing Is in perfect strategic readiness, he
x.i No ri mi az ha
exgercies Cf the service require. With Gen.
Sherman this is no holiday parads--no display
Ol force for form and ceremony. he CiH GER
tiRiy o. f,riodrd and If he is supplied with a
sufficient artillery and engineer force, he will
shake where hs enters every part Of the South
ern C0ntedeTacy. lie has discovered the very
point Of attscE, and when the precise time
comes, no will Strife.
or the recent visit 10 Washington, Of tn,
delegations from the Irdian country lying i'm
m, datcy south of Klnsas, and west Of. Ar
kansas, a c1rrc'Pordent says;-
Amrrg tho ters Of interest gathered were
tie following: The Union Chicsasaws amount
| 20 2iO; stce-siolist' 100 Union Creeks,
! 5000; s c.sfiunsts, 100. Commissioner DIe
asked If the 2, 900 were armed by the United
| Sta'es, would they stand by Il. The reply was,
| "Yes, th,y are ready to rise whenever tho ar
| nv comes The CherOkess feel just as the
| Geek, do John Ross felt as they (the mem
bers of TIE Delega on) felt. Ross and his men
we're very large aud ready t. rise as soon as the
! United States forces get there. Oae Of the
Seminoles, having been interrogated said f;
They were rot a very large tribe. They mum
| bered altogether about 400 men 800 were Tor
the Union and about 20 have gone earnestly
| into secession. In conclusion II was stated that
the Delegates had held cOur sol and agreed Al
| to their statements.
IN. All
built men-oapAble warriors. It is difficult tC
tell when they are impressed, they hold such
mastery over limb and feature, but they ex
pressed themselves fully impregna'ed with th'