The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-10
Further About the Nash willie.

From our English files We gather addition,
particulars concerning the rebol steamer Nal
VILE, and its wsnton destruction Of private prc
pefiy, which our limited space yesterda, pr,
vented us fsom referring TO as fully "a tho into
est Of the affair would have made pleasing
our readers and to ourselves. The Southampto
correspondent Of the London HERALD describ,
the position Of sfliir' at that place shortly afl,
the arrival Of tho Nashville.
FEELING oF rHE cREws. AND JOKES ABou
THF CAPITALS OY gHE NASHVILLE.
Everything appears very quot en- beard th
! Confederate lNtNhNillc). Tho crew do no
show at all, but now and then an officer or tw,
may 1c seen pacing the deck. They do not ap
| pear, however, e. hc at ease aui are very re-
served part 'culnily upon this affair, shoul,
ih"y lo qucstiugtd. The vessel IL afmOd will
two nilcd cannon, bit they arc not visible u
r,lscus on shorc
Tho crew of the Harvey Bi'ch ,to domicilct
~ w" sailors Home opr vito thu docks They
| iie IN highly excited state auI vow yenpe
.di,v oaaitst lhr officers uud cror o. the Nash
| ~ ''. f'sluI 'hl' collision .I Ish' t,kt
| li'ca aat M ohi ,c,ul. the M,y,r
| fr'd fcrL'r', Fac, Las cr',,ci
| latch Of TIE Borough uoli,c tu patrol tho so. 4.
| ihs me i'ght connection with the t..u,l
| Iutk pliccm"r. To- tt.w ot the burnt shin A..
| ciilc the cfliycr' ul the N4si, ilc ,, '. ung IN
| TcNpoficn 4, unc their disgust il ncvord OK
| pt'' '-io1 ~ leing t9tcn bv such a set cf "hra,,
. huy., ~ th'v ic'crho them. To uss thc
| rNpt's. ON OF enc ~ them. no said
"l'y ---, it UuN half dozcn of ID. h,d he II
| oihc, We would have Cowhidcd the wi. /, Of
| he lot over the ttcin. clean"
| a good joke T. told OF the captain of the Nash
| VILE, who, itappcaTs. belonged TO the American
navy for thirty years btiotc he Joined the ,cce,
sionNs. In relating tho capture Of the ship e
| ag,nilcman at Southampton he observed that
| lac ttlt bound tu trcnt the captain and onrcrl
| with oyory attention aud kndne., that he ia
| Niied them daily 10 his own tsblo, and behaved
with true hospitality aul courtesy; "but. said
he, "my modification wts great whom acnt
thom on shore 90 liud 'hat they lid not arknow.
ledge my kihdnc,s 10y even expressing their
thanks"
In response 10 an application fcy his commits.
sion as priyatcor Capt. rroRAu, of tho Nash.
Vile, Is stated to have Indignantly produced his
Lcutcnante appointment in the navy, aud in
sisted that it was sufficient authority for the
wanton act which he hal committed. Tho ap-
pointmcnt reads IA follows:
The Presi1W ofhc CpyCdcrdic States IF 4 NJ
erica 10 all rho hIN sec these presents, gre,tiug,
Know yc, that reposng special trust and con
lid,uce in the patriotism, vnor, fidelity and abi.
lics Of Robert II. Pc,,ram, 10 appoint him a
Lieutenant Ia the Navy Of these Confederate
States, to rank a. such from the lO,h day of
June, A. u. 1861. lie is, therefore, carefully
and diligently TO discharge tho duty OF
Lieutenant, by doing and performing all
manner OF things thcreuntO belonging, and |
do strictly charge all officers and others under
l- command 10 be ohcdiont TO his orders ~
Lieutenant. Aud lac is 10 observe aud follow
such orders aud directions as from timo 20 time
he shall receive tom mo or tho future Prcsi.
dent Of tho Confederate Statcs OF America or
....... AZ =
the rules and discipline Of war. Given under
my hand, at tho city of Richmond, this 20th day
Of September, in The year of our Lord, 1861.
JEFFERSoN DAVIS.
by the President. S. H. MALLORY, Secretary
Of the Navy.
The following mtide from the London STAR
will be received with more pleasure than the
unfair and bitter remarks Of somo Of tho other
papers:-
rIiK suRRENDER oF GAIT. rEGRNM To TuE
AMERICAS consul RECOMMENDED.
Acting in sccrosy, aud on its own irrosponsi-
bic capriccs, tho Government Of Lord Palmer
ston refused the ant. privatecring proposition
submitted to IL 10y tho American Minister
The opinion Of the other European Powers on
such a question was comparatively unimpor-
tant. Piiyatecring is therefore still permit
tod by tho law OF nations, aud private prop.
city still exposed TO capture or destruction
Of its executive powcrs hy the British
Government the crow OF the Harvey
Birch would have b,cn a. safe under
the flag Of the United States as under the flag
Of France or Of Great Britain. Commander Pc
gam would have had no shadow of authority
for the pursuit Of his ruilianly vocation. The
atroCity Of vi ich he Is stated 10 have been
gully would have been a, much a violation OF
public law "a OF public morals aud no would
have been chased from the seas ~ u tiger is
hunted To the jungle. We can hi-llv hopO that
the United States Government would be- willing
to reopen, while at actual war, the question
which was so bluntly closed by our Cabinet un.
der very different circumstances. The maritime
superiority OF the North is uownik king itself felt.
The Ma hvillc will not find II 30 easy to re enter
New Orleans, or any other Confederate port, a.
TO make her exit thence. The Federal cruisers
may bo yigilant enough TO ay0nse the barbara
ty they failed to prevent. But our own Govern
mcnt now has in It's hands the means Of re, oking
its wicked blundcr. let CUpt. Pgrdm b. mnk
10 dHSwer for his TdHfOH Instruction oTMe HIr-
r'y H,rch. II he can produce a commission or H.
ccnse from the Confederate States, we must lot
him CO. since wo have recognized the bellige.
rent rights of his employers. But IL he has no
better authority for his pirate exploit than the
flag that represents rebellion and ,lavcry-a
compound most strange and uDnaturil-iih him
he diirrcd up 10 he Hited States CoHaI, 10 de.
f,Ed ds he may a dccd phich nOthiag il iiic, du-
H'Hy ~ usage, can morally ju|iCy.
1t is ridiculous so hear the pathetic stories
By Capt. Pcgram Of his regret at burning the
American vessel They were told, meas urably
to make headway against the public sentiment
prevailing against him for his wanton dcstruc-
tion of property.
The Southampton correspondent Of the Lon
don TIMps remarks as follows.
Captain Pcsram states that the burning of
the hip and hnVling d0ra her Rdg pdS he m2s'
p01JUi net II his hIc, he having for a p5Tiod Of
'iittN.twO Yeas fought ard served under the
United States flag. Capt. Prgram Is an old
cfc'r Of the United States Navy, and bore a
conspicuous part in the Mexican war, in the
Paraguay and Japan expeditions and during
the war wagrd by the English aud French in
China. For hi, distinguished services his ma.
tive state OF Virginia voted him, by tho unani-
nous voice OF the General Assembly of the Le-
gi-Lturo, -plrndil sword
On COmstn.
Comets have been described as mere visitors
Of our systems aS wandering stars to which the
most frivolous function, have been ascrbed
yxhpr.a. they Inrm "A pitstntir .N.tptu pNtgnIint,