The sun., 1861-12-09
New york city Press, sa,urdn,


The slaves Of rebel masters he /, in favor of rc
leasing and setting 10 work at fair WAGE. Wit
the results of tho invasion Of South Carolina
It seems To be dissatisfied, and styi that vie
tory not followed up /, halfa defeat and s.,
grumhlcs on for hilfs .olumn. A column is. A,
usual, devoted to Simb,. Four millions O
men, (slavc'), it says, waits to iisht for IN,
Union. Bll Is fought well under wa.hin Z.
ton aud Jackson, 80 i' argncs. and vhy not for
u'2 Ficm its Port Royal correspondence W.
cNtta-t tie following, which our readers may
believe or not
The slaves com, slowly into cimp r,- several
reason. The invitation held ou /, of IN, cold.
| est-,hc accommodations, when in, arc wretch
! ,.Hy insniic'ent-thry clnnoi hrils their f,mi.
| Ilc' IN any numbct-ihCy Ctulot return for
thrin II they agc l,ft bchiud -iheir coalition on
the deserted plantations il ons Of caso and com
llfi ami every obstacle to arcrss to the clmp /,
imoWn IN their way. That they have bscn
ah"' IN numbers by oNcrscefs an mls.cis is be.
voni all question.
The horrible fact stand, out with anp,lling
clcarncss and certainty that tho murder Of the
slaves who cannot be compelled 20 follow their
maStcrs ~ deliberate policy AMI rrl l,utl,ss pur-
pose. On the roads which laad to tho ISLANDS,
Tor thirty TO fifty miles in all directions gu,ris
are stationed to intercept the negroes and pre-
won't their escape If caught thcy arc scnt in
LAM, and there logged, torturo1 and imp-i,on.
ei IN irons. ltthcy canno. he caught, they arc
shot without hesitation or mercy
There Is more horrible story yet. A slave
named Priscilla, formerly owned by Mr.. Goa.
nam oi Niiahamville, nov n servant of Captain
Charles l.. Fullor, one of the Brignie Qlirtor-
masters, relates that before she left tho planta-
ton the slaves were ordered into a barn to
shell corn; that when all were in tho doors wcrc
ltoked, the barn Was fred, and men, womon ani
ch'ldion were burned alive. Capt. Fuller as.
80 Ell me that lac has no donbt Of the ia t.
II Il a rt'hcr sin ,ulir circumstance th1' The
op'nirg Of his hirbor should bo sisntlizcI by
a effort at kiln'prirg and slnyc-trldrn,. A
iurN Loaf, built al New York Cor Ulvtni
named Nulstra Sonora dc lic ,li, lelt abou, the
same tinc with the fe't, va, cN1-scl 10 the
rnlo and ran ioto CT ahc,ton. Il Il slI aa
Effort 70 seize her bv the rebels TO turn io,o "A
emnho,t was only defeated by tho energetic
efforts o' the spanish Consul, an that after d
IOOuO was otlured ard refused for hor. After
the victory she came into harhor and has bee,
=" "''s 'SSSSS! SSSS! 'sy % MRf cagsngficgo SRe So RsI
kdnap some Of the he cnn nnrsbpr9r en.dsayorns to
OF the plantations, and a subsequent examinl-
ton of tho steamer herself disclosed tho fact
that shc had already on board a considerable
number, slowed away In tho holl, and destined
for Cuba and market. Ilor captain was ar
IttlfN put III lTonH' hlll llN hlfdlllfl uuN
lies under the guns Of sloop-ol-war. SO one
more effort at the Christaniza,ion ol the blacks
has been put stop TO.
The WoRip thinks, as do other journals
that so far as the record yot goes, France and
England have the least friendly interest in our
struggle Of any nation in Europe. II docs not
approve Of Senator Trumhull's connscation bll,
but is glad to hear his voice raised in d'preca-
tion of any unconstitutional assumption Of pow
or in the prosecution Of the war. 1t strenuous
ly uphoids the President plan for colonizing
slaves. It condemns Chceyer and his ommcipa-
tion ideas, as set forth In the INpErENDESr,
and urges that We must beat down the robol
masters before we can expect to reach the slaves
to any extent.
1t, St. Louis (Io } correspondent, under date
OF Dec. ith, 'ays:
II now begins TO leak out that the rebel forces
have all al my been ovor-raied, and tina, there
has never been "A greater number OF rebels col
lectcd in one force than that which united to
crush Lyon at Wilson's Creek. Prices own
lamcntabe confessions, and the release Of our
prisoners a. well as the reports Of competent
Judges put Prices army at from 900 to 10000
men in the lowest state of efficiency, scattered
along the Usage from Warsaw TO the Kansas
line IL Ia no' possible that they have yet
penetrated far into the latter state, but there Il
concurrent testimony showing that To bo their
policy.
In its news columns is the following on Mill
tary BllloSsffk:
Prot. La Mountain is making experiments
in military Tronautic7, near Alexandra S,mi-
nary, which promise TO eclipse the icats ol
his rival Professor Lowe. The littor, as s
IL -
| by cord. Professor Ia Mountain has "a i'm
! proved theory. lie launches boldly forth into
| the heavens and ails aSay down over DNie's
| land, high above the heads Of astOni1hgd 'e-
ccsh. lowering over jeff. DayisdDm al an
| elevation Of from one to two miles (well out o.
| rifle mnge) the Hronaut with busy eye notes
| aught that NAV bo deemed of interJ st at mill
| tary haaiquarlcrs; aud then, when SEQ sh who
| has been following him with wrlthful eye, i'm
| AGNES the lucklosi vOylgcr 10 be drifting help.
| less, right into lis clutches, down comes
shower Of sand bags, and up leaps the balloon
peg higher into the heavens, strikes a counter
| current, sails saucily back 10 the domain of the
Stars and Stripes, and he descends by the usual
method of opening the escape valve. Within
the last month and half he has made six sue
Cessful accommodating excursions upon this
plan. A number Of intelligent men have been
detailed TO form the ~. s. Army Balloon
| COrps" They wear the figure OF n balloon and
(oftn inter- reted "Bsfore Christ, } give rise to
many i kes on the evident antiquity oil the
| Nedrer5,
The TIMES endelvors to show that England
wants no war with this country, arguing tina
she il not, like ourselves, self sustaining. Cut
on her importations Of food says that journal
and a large portion Of her people would perish
with starvation. She is also afraid of France
which country is watching an occasion to opel
war.
Abiding to the French Emperor's new Gnan
cial policy under NJ, FouLD, the TINES Editor
who is personally very friendly with N,roL
EoS, thinks that the Emperor has made a sa
crhce, such as only ioyereign, having tn
interests of his country really at heart, woul
have assented to.
OF the expedition of the combined Powers t
Mexico, it says, that bctore stating their griey
ances TO the President Of Mexico, they intend I
seize all the ports Of entry aud military pos
tions on the Mexican coast and then ask iC
peace.
, It's Washington correspondent sayG
, A caucus Of tho Republican members was cal
Cd for Saturday evening, bat " few we're pr