The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-21
THE NEW YORK SUN,
SATURDAY MoBNlEe, Dkc 2i is6i


ihe INV hoHk Wy tFeNSs
The psperS continue TO devote column aitci
column to our relations with England, no;wi h.
standing all that wo know of the prsiuou of thai
country upon tn, Trent question i, derived from
the bluster Of Ergli.h Newspapers, which arc a.
little likely TO rcd .yt tbs spirit &C thcif gov
crnmort, as some Of cur jcuTnis are 70 expos
the s,n'imonts e NJ Iinculh', Cabinet. Tie
publication Of Lord Lyons conuunicti5l 20
cur Government, may rerdor IL necessary f.
some OF these gentlemen Of tho press 70 -cbu'
their own arguments.
The TSits thiuks tlat G. ~ 5 OF has canned
arott or title to tho gratitude Of his colu'rm
by strkiu,, at tho -igh' moment, the X vote
Of American sentiment, through his Encii lot
to- which W. published ycstor',y. l speaks
ia,opbly Of Wcrdell Ph,lip,s lecture. cNt,ptin
the mater Of his emancipation views. |. ,ll,
upon the Administrator 20 stop tho Tar,hi',
Of ship timber 10y England in til country, sac
by her heavy purchases, having renlorcd 8, iti
cult Tor our navy ogenD to pc MS enough 70.
oui own wants.
| Washington CORE p1ad'a. 'itni,hc' the
fol- wing interesting ag.,d't Of 'ha rohcl,
On Oh 2i,r December th-cc m,u f S.rs' s.
Fifth Regiment were rowing: apuUt iu boa
with tv. uo,- Ihom vi, vel Ot lc'sne Ci.".
and CbI,. Smut, tt VI .t,lIrttt attached ~
,hc rcgio cat lh. m.n hc.u, a .r k.gpt cg to-
atr aut al w.rg taken pI.ua... by thc rebel.
Tho boys reached here today hNigs bc'n un.
coHli'unally iclea.cI hy th. r'1H y lot .ry rl
W Tn,y nr' rcmarkl lv intelligent. and
tell the following SOW
Ga u,ius hailed ,he, surrendered. ha,in; no
arms except revolver and knis They were
'aSCu up th,ptNansi, Creek about q mt. to
the mp ul the Second Tennessee Walker L..
puu. Here fh were kDpt 'oar day. ari A.
they wc'o " sm II Try Woo allowed 90 30 any
whore. They chose sleep. < a1i wo,'i0s wi,h
uihccla They touni thrc' move rcsiu uts on
ympl ium That point southwark toward spot
iU'd, about quarter Of a milo n'att In The
rear Of 'hc latclin' is the S'rUnl Arkansas,
FIRST Texan Rangers, Col Kinney Hui l5,h
N,rth Carolina. The cnylmpm NJ Is called
Camp Dty, Curun." l'ri...Gor. Wl.rll !. in
command. They are Ipplici viii llanty Of jrG-
meal and rosh pork. bat ~ salt ot l'c. Thsrc
j. net a sin slc regiment which IS idlly Cqlipp
OF uniformed. Taeir c'ohing are to sime a.
those Of the u,g'ocs upon plantations. TGcir
arms are Mississippi rid IS, Cul''s rifles, mu,ko's
and some old HINT locks. There was very lun.s
discipline in all tho ctmps and tbs men were
anxious to get away, being sick and tircd Of
I war. They were making huts OF sticks AMI mud,
| cXpcctugto remain all winter. Thu'Gsor,ia reg
meut had "A large number a slaves with them,
/ who were well dressed amt armed. The slaves do
all the work, Tut tone OF the other regiments had
a, many. They wont 10y rail that night to Fred
| otiCk.bur, b, hut saw none cVrca' stray troops.
| luc clrs app cared TO bo VOL tllel with trav-
| olors.
st Frclcrickshurgh thoy W, re again detained
| halt q day, and ,hcy hal In opportunity to look
thr ugh the towr. lh.re ara no ior,iications
! there, and no troop. Evory,hink seemed Ike
/ Sunday.
On the way to Ei,huond, tn, boys wore af-
/ forded every liberty, aud Of course we're auXinu,
to SEQ and hear all thoy could. after remaining
Cnc night in the tobacco warehouse, tn ~ were
| taken before Gen Wiuder and Mt. II uulamin,
Secretary Of War, who promptly ordeori thci
discharge, and thencciorward they wer, allowed
TO 20 about the city unrestricted.
They state that there were but 5000 troop
at Richmond, all miscrably clothed, some il
rags and nearly all wearing blankets instead o.
overcoats. They arr all poorly armed. The
hospitals were crowded with the sick, and large
numbers are dying every day. They saw eight
| bodies living ut the depot when thoy startod,
waiting To be carried oil. At all the places thoy
represent the proportion OF sick to bo equally
large.
1hev visited some Of tho robl lortifa,iols
nor h ives, Of the city, ON which they saw
mounted nearly % guns. Mu-kots are 80 ''lrro,
that when guird come, around at prisons on
relieve, they come without guns, mixing one
set do the whole duty
Thay state that our prisoners a, Richmond,
numbering about 800, arc suffering greatly
for the want OF clothing. Many are in rlgs,anj
some half naked. Ga cold nights, many ar,
compelled to walk all night, and get their r5st
in the day time. The pris0rers Ot the Missa
chusetts Twentieth and the Michigan men had
received the clothing sent them, and were com
Portable. Their rations consist OF bread AMI salt
beef twice day.
They saw BGn McCuloch al the Exchange
Hotc, aud heard him hold II conversation will
some parties lie said in their hearing thai
his own army was i'm dcpOraie state te
clothing and transportation and that there wa
but one way TO get supplies OF clothing, aiH
that was by having an army cross the hissi+
sippi, and come Gown to Lake Caro-, get wha
thcy required, and return.
At Richmond il is believed that burnside
expedition Ia to move up the POtomlc to attacl
and capture the rebel batteries on the rlBh
, bank.
As an indication Of the existence of an anti
war feeling they state that the proprietor {
the Exchange Hotel said, within their hearing
that he would give $1,000 il the war wa
: over
! The English question nearly fills tho cdito
/, rial pages Of the World. 1t finds room, how
ever, to urge the necessity Of thorough over
hauling by the Legislature, this winter Of til
: laws regulating the letting Of contracts for "a
nal repairs, and lock-tending, these contract
. cling sometimes given TO incompetent men
through whose neglect much damage is inllic,c
upon the business men Of this city. Its spcc,i
Washington correspondent secs growing va
suiit in the House. lie says
z The evidences Of an awakened "Onwar
| to Richmond" ieeling-nOt only in th
0 House Lu, in the Senate-grow stro1l
cr every day Of course the war o.
cupies the legislative mind TO the cxclusio
. ofall other interests. Every public bill, ron
= ng up for debate, IL at once made tho text L
4 d .cusson Of the Government policy and q
r plans or military leaders The amenled home
!. stead bill, Tor instance, was sooner before Il
= House, this afternoon, than the manner
!. which the dispogal Of the public Ian Is wouI
! affect the war credit bcclme the important poiI
v of an argument in which the venerable John
Crittenden took his share. Half the membe
} who speak 1t all are sure to make some allusio
# TO the process If the campaign.
n The TRIBuNE has less than usual TO say
/, England but the negoc, its never falling r
source, is discoursed of with renewed energ
q 1t advocates the payment Of Frcmonts officer
:, which question is now before Congress, but 81
y gularly enough, has nothing to say OF Wend
rs Phillips ana his lecture