The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-30


being 50 diplomatic and smooth. ,p,kcn ~ Fer.
nando, being man Of quiet nervous 'empera.
mcnt and inclined to bc lrusquc, or ~ least dis
tint Ia hi, manner. IS a soldi h' /, strictly
regular To- all his ideas, piunins hi, faith 10 tn
rcgulI'ions and not iuclual to listen to - ,gcs-
tons oi n'w5p'lor popularity.
Special Corrcs ponicnce Of Tho Sun.
rTtNos ABOUT wASuiNGrON--AN INTERVIEW
wiru Tiu; rRr~ipTNr-rhE rursIuHNr's
utTlCF AND ttIs itutsE--N CRADLE WASTED,
ri.ErArs--T tApE wtrH sOrtH cav LINA--
hrNfLw 81 uEsGHAL sNirus Division.
Washinsicn, Nov. 2]i.
Thy are getting ready for the winter a. the
Whit. House aud | NO icc some chinre, M * .
ing there which will eject decided improve
ment in the internal appearance OF the Prc.idcn-
tial mansion. magnificent carpet has just
been laid in thc E,s, Room, which il pin Gle
breadth Of nearly forty feet, woven upon nor th
Of England loom, the only ono in tho world
equal to such wo.k. Il Is Of II lin u .,ht pat
ten, quite similar to us predecessor, bu, is
bran new aspect giycs a fresh lu- 70 tn ihc
Room, AMI brings out III, cllpis @ the rih
green ard gold rapcrins Of tho liz, as ,hrp.;h
that too was new, which Is po.,,ll, tn, ct.r.
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well as in various ether matters ut clran.r; at
rcnovating now bein.; attended, to in III ii rp.n
household, giving tho bead Of tbs nation 1i,
Of experience In the matter Of hpus cleaning,
from which all good husbands have periodically
to suiltr.
Spo Arg II rmilv mates 4, thor, .rch
Ting az cradle belonging to tho Waite
House, OF has The reign Of bachelor President
rinished oil such suggestive bits Of furniture?
Rumor has IL that there Is soon to I've call io,
ono there, and from all | can learn, al par
a COS certainly warrant the report.
hal evidence If tho fXccuivc's loyo of o
J h. a. AN interview with tho President y,-trr-
d,,, IA 1, on To s'tnn matters connected with
he HOit Royal expedition. Scarcely hal the
= ~ wa with taken their seats, when Mr..
I'uCuu started his attendant IN search Of the
l.st copy q, T,usiy Far, somewhere in Mira
Lincoln room, apd when 1t came read 70 IA
with great delight the exclusive report, secured
Tor That vvraciUus paper, Of the speech Of well
come made to our officers visiting Beaufort 10y
the sin lie representative OF The ChiVRlry left
there. | may adj that the pr,si lent Expresses
his strong approval Of the cautious course pur.
sued thus Tar by our army under command Of
Gen. Sherman, at Hilton Head, in thoroughly
securing their present position before advancing
TO new cunqucsts.
The Office Of tho President, in which We were
received, is in the second story of the White
House, at the rear, overlooking tho beautiful
lawn, and with a view OF the broad Potomac
winding under the long bril g in the foreground,
and stretching away to the beautiful hills of
Virginia, fading OF into the distance. Beneath
the window were party Of young girls in the
Presidential grounds, sitting under the shallow
OF aclump Of tall trees, protecting them from
the heat Of tbr MONDAY sun, which In this lti-
tulc has not yet wholly lost IT. power. An
o. her youngster, evidently genuine l.incolnitc,
"A. -.
ent manner, OH pair of pnrlor skates, with one
eve handagch, "a though the trencherous play
things had already given him fall. Mr.. Lin
| coins office il II unly furni. hot, with large
maps Of Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, and tn,
| United Statcs hanging about the walls for re nj
| ference. The waiting-room adjoining Isl
similar apartment, more sanity funish
| ~, hung alout with charts of I,
coast survey which, with several plaster bust
standing here AMI there, are di-igurc,
| hv the pencil marks OF some tlstelcs.
vandal In one corner stood long open box,
with the cover addressed in large lett't. 'Abfa
ham Lincoln, President ofthc United States, Of
containing six feet Of rich plank, covered
ON both side, with sheet iron, AMI hlvin !,
straps at the sides, IA though intended 10
be carried M some sort Of shield, probably the
present Of an oilicious inventor.
| have observed the reports that Senator SIM
mons, Of Rhode I'land, Is about to open a
trade with South Carolina, and CHANGING ia
| K loY precisely how much trsth there IA in
them, will here set the matter right. Mr.
| Simmons is much interested in the question %
| securing the cotton discovered AZ Port Royal
| and H. urging upon the Government the import
| ancr OF taking some measures for this purpose,
| and arrangements will no doubt he speedily
made TO this end and are indeed now actively
| in progress. This much il true but II Il not
true that the Rhode lslanI Senator il about IA
20 South with n cargo Of Yankee notions though
it is his purpose 10 speedily visit Port Royal, on
a SOFT Of tour Of observation and inquiry, as neal
| as | can learn.
A most interesting review Of Gen. SMITH
| division, at which but few were present, occur
! rcd yesterday afternoon, near Lewinsville, Oyo
10000 men participating.
During the sham fight which closed the pro
ceedipgs, the troops, drawn up into lire Of bat
tie, kept up n most vigorous and destructive
fire upon an ima ,nary enemy, and for a shor
| time the roar Of the cannon and the sharp crncl
| Of mall arms WAS quite exciting. To judi .
| from the amount Of noise made, the damage in
| II cited upon the imag enemy must have
been fearful, our men escaping injury, except
ing one who fell from his horso during cavalry
| charge. The division showed to most excellent
advantage, and ii the men stand ~ well L
thcir guns IN the act Ial conflict, You can expect
| a good account Of them. The day was clear anC
| beautiful, and the ground chosen admirably
! adapted to such dlsply being the precise lO
cation Of an actual fight, which occurred no
long fince.
The Washington R.puJ'icon has the follow
ing incident In It's account Of the Review yes Ell
| day
"Col. Church, Il the New York Sun, who Wa ,
hors,b.cs husily engaged Ia taking nne4 u tho 81
: ius scenes before him, AMI being In front " c.
| Iritdm1us cavalry when they mAle thsir charg
Y.Ty narrowly escaped serious injury, which vi
1',iy ~ il,d ly IS sup ri1r forscmu ships he "
| 4 q rs wounded by a slhro cut, but returned
| the ,ity lz' ight, and IL doing we'll"
L .lcal of Lcing in front ol Eriedmnna caylL