The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-19
THE NEW YORK SUN
TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 10, Iss,.
The Rebel Commissioners slidell
and Mason. Farther Partiou-
lars Of their Mission to Europe.

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oe inc theme Of much discussion yesterday
Ihe following further particulars arc given fror
avariety Of sources.
II the Charleston rebels should dare TO carr,
Out their threat to hang Col Corcoran. there /
no man upon whom the rctribu,ion, which |
sure TO follow, can bc 40 ftly visited ~ JOIN
Slidcll, the rebel commissioner. whose arrest WI
announced yesterday. No man is more dir,ctl,
responsible for the great southern conspiracy. q
which he sought to be the European rcprcscn
tative, AMI for his treason, there ia not ever
that poor excuse which might be urged in he.
halt ot Mason and others ON the score of tb,i,
southern birth. Slidull is a native of this stat,
the son Of one Of those greasy merchants
OF whom the cotton chivdry have 50 much to
say. His father was an honest tallow chandler.
doing business in the neighborhooi of what Is
now Broome or Grand street, and old resident
OF the city can remember his factory. which in
their day stood upon the outskirts of tho town.
near the Slldel mansion, pretty cottage sur
rounded by garden, where John and his brothers
had th-ir playground when children. Even in
those days The family were accustomed TO re-
Ito that the ,1so Iaiions into viii h young Sill
doll was then brought may explain his removal
TO the South, and his subsequent career growing
out Of that. 1t is only just to his relatives
'omc Of whom are still residents in this ctv. 10
say that his secession sentiments find no symn,-
thy with them.
INTERVIEW wTru LIEUT.. FNtRrNV.
reached the deck st the Trent he met the & an
tain and inquired if he had Mason and Slilell
ON board. lie hcsitatcd in answering. when Mr..
faiflaN discovered Mason at a distance seated.
observing this, tho Captain stated that they were
on board. and Mr.. Fairfax approached the reb,l
envoy, and inquired it hc was not Mr. Mason.
NllsUn arose and stated that he was. whom Mr.
ldlriaN announced that ho hm orders for his |
arrest. Mason turned to the captain and asked |
II he intended to allow this outrage to bc conf |
lnittcd upon hi, tlag. The captain mtlc som, /
response, which was inaudiblc to my informant.
Alr Slidell at that moment came up from the
cabin, and he also was informed by Mr. Fairfax .
that he had orlcrs for his arrest.
The ladies of the suite coming up at the mo-
ment, conversation in aa under tone was COM
ln'nccd, which was followed hy very affecting
'c me- aS II hccimc apparent that they were to
-'uW'rL They expressed thcu-clvc. con-
I 'yu lN TIA, iuy would never 500 Mr.. Slidcn
~, I'm "''l Nn'h VIC "nor wS
- n o,..,.I ',"'I! w. 9'T.I.PilN n'nl, wv oli-
,ovag..
apr Natc conversation, IT is supposed that they
I'VE to IUsus AMI NJ. FarLunl instructions
Is hat tu 10 when thcy REACHED Eurnnc .nI
were much ast"nisbcd to learn th,t "Hp,' ,%pp,' avn
,lso I" lao tr,n.corrci " ''irh Tir ,'t ,ncy werr
Irough up and cxnnincd md v,ri1n. ,',,r. ".
which were supposed to bo Of service 10 the
Government. were taken p,.srssion of A con
.idernble auount oY ,n,ns,, ,,,. C,,nJ Ilair
,',,ri,,', a,,,,o,I nae ~, WI ,p'. inel'
mi -, H., ,ris',s ,'r, M ~ ", '"I "'.'',
manner for a time after reaching IND 'Ncsst,
lut Slidcll was pleasant ana easy III MS "'"uo''
now rury REACHED crnA.
-, ~. ,ho ,rost reliable acrount from
, w 'uh'' ~ uiS ci,,,.i,', ,rrm tho CHARLIE
ne rebrI sout'S ;t"' '"l''" i''n q, th, ,nnve-
ION H'rcWy o' NY . t1i''''p ,i''',,',ps "
nGnis OF me rtp'l No'i''H'",'ri' - ,bc interior
loI Soul' ,li, l..' ~. J. T. hi,,s ns IA the
nave u''u ''''ie"g N-'gs Mn ,,nI Slidell. We
wheIcil1u'a o' h,S.''' ~ ui,, ~ a., ,Lir ,,nvc-
nave H''n'I'" ,'''''S Nv iiL ir1rccd our rcti-
mcnts; but the causes "nlen ,.i,bo,,,
cence being removed we may NV "'''.Ia' WIZ,
narrate the l'ets 1l t.e,i JN"I
ton. The commissioners n''Ihb w.
TO make the venture oi iuu''',I
blockade OF Charleston, hltet ua'"'o III
tion selected lur the experiment ,hc ul''t "I''
swii, little steamer Ihcodora' whrh "I' ''1rr- T,
fore got ready for sea with All nl'pl''h' in'
preparations having been compleieI' lh'E cll-
h.rkcd little before midnight on ir'uaN' OC'o-
ter II. The party ol passengers VINO VIZ Nrlt
starting on this very unusuhl anu ''"'"'a'
hazardous trip, consisted Oi the lo'lo"hs P''-
sons;
Hon. J. NJ. Mason, OF virginia; ,,
Mr.. Mcfarland, Secretary to MI haSo"'
Hon John Slidoll, Of louisiana
Mrs. Sllcll.
Miss Mathdc Slidcl.
Mis- Rosinc Slidell.
Mr. Eustis, Secretary to MT. ShIen; r.
Mrs. Eustis, who Is daughter OF Mr. Cp.,o- ~
ran, the Washington banker no" !" iV'' i''"
vcitc.
Colonel lie Mat, OF LOUISIANA, the mNe"Vo' VI
the grape-shOt revolver. -. :.
And two or three other gentlemen "honr m, "
will be best for the present not 10 haihoi ,"o
night was pitch dark, ami anout hiunlgh.
light rain began falling, "hi'h ,ehncieu ano
chances of being detected by the plocAaltrs ,s ~
coedingly slim. AZ one oc'oCA U" III ttCn1
morning, the hasti sool, H., ,,I'Ics or the
specd yous' having been SAD the cnic1 VI wy
Thcodora were loosened, ana sue gi'''u uoGn .sn
the harbor on her important u''s7lon' III. o ,
steamer passed Fort sumter eNcIy ilHms ~"
hoard was cxtinguished' ana away ~ w,
right through the hhSeIs ol ,n' ,"I H. IIth sha
out TO sea On inc eNenlhB :" 'mS ,i,d a,,r1
reached Nassau IN saiety' Mn'',i 't' 49,
tuuity h,en laS9ralic J''p t,,t an in"uirin',
ers Wo~h haNe uas'', a., ~. LIN steanier con,
they asceilaiIeu . ulh. to,rh,j a. Ncyy York.
nec'lns Wllh va; lo,,'. i,,t nc Ncy York mi,ht
However gralily ihR a,,,gt,nccs W. Tho Com-
have ueeh 9ilel G,n,, ~ ~ instanc a. go-c',o
nlsslohers ue'es'n'u " w. VI, IoN N,ssou and
| the pleasure % lhe ln'V4''1 ~ "a ,c,I it