The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-13

d belligcreDt Nwtr.
/ II would I've Ukiug too much tiat they should
Stand by and make no effort ts prevent our
ships conveying to and fro persons and papers
on the eDcmys service II is at any rae TO be
desired that questions Of this sort should lie dis
cursed without heat, and decided without haste.
If II should turn out that tho San Jacinto has
exceeded tho authority which the law Of nations
comedies 70 beDRerents over the ordinary rights
? Of neutrals we doubt not the United States
Government will disclaim tho act, and refuse to
take advantage of it's performance.
THH EPFECT ON TIfF STOCK MARKET.
tirom he london Ners (City rticic) Nov %. !
The sioch markets this morning were quiet,
but exhibited great excitement shortly after ons
O'Clock, when the news tiaDspired Of the Il leraut
outrage committed upon the BRUSH flag in the
seizure Of the Confederate Commissioner, on
board the Trent by The commander OF Fodoral
ship-Oi-war. There was int untly kind of pa
ME in the Stock Exchange, Wore confuSi
prevailed for some time. Prices Of most kind,
tf secuiiiios were thrown down heavily. There
was, al one pe, iod, partial reaction, but a. (
o'clock the fuller particulars given ia the evan.
ing paper increased tho tendency 20 dep cssi M
Opinion differed in the widest possible degree IA
to the probable results Of the sTiir, some per-
cons regarding IL a. an absolute cdsus bapi, and
others as an unfortunate incilcnt which will
yet I've anicably arranged. In quarters where
the latter view was entertained, however, the
WHAT THr AMERICAN CONFECTIONERY or
TiiR LONDON IIMEs SAYS ABOUT OUR ARMY
THE FORT ROYAL EXPEDITION ETC.
Mr.. Russell, in lettor to the London TIMES,
dated Washington, Nov. 10Th, SAYS
Tho impression is forcing itself into aconyic-
tion that neither Gen. Mcclellan nor any other
General will convert tho mus Of men under
arms about here into "A wci-di,Cipunci army
| according To the European standard or the no.
tions Of the most easily satisfied ilitary critics.
| There ia something radically deficient - sen'i-
ment wanting, without which respect for the
officer and obedience on the part Of the man can
not lie developed into system Of uniform &C
| ton in all times and under all circumstances.
1 The recruit there bcgins his career by respect-
| ing his officer here tho lesson is scarcely ever
| taught or learnt. The newly-cnli4ted citizen
Ia rs 10 his superior in an easy oh.hlud way,
hnd II ~ some time ID fore the poor fellow in
cured Of his ciyilties in regard to his Captains
health IN the morning, or can lie induced TO ro-
| Train, when lie meets his Colonel, from m Ak
| ing kind inquiries after his general vel.
fare. Then one hears such strange sound.
ing language between officer and private.
| " Captain, will you come in and take
drink z" And 10 the bows have made
| you lieutenant; well, I'm RELY glad to hear it,"
| II the army lie turned into regulars and strict
| ly drilled and handled, two or three years will
no doubt eradicate the spirit Of equality in mil
itny matters; but the task is difficult, for the
defect to he remodied il nearly innate. The bet
ter the class from which recruits come, tho
greater the difficulty Of reducing them to
proper suljcct'on. The punishments in tho
army are quaint and caprcious they render
men ridiculous, and harden without terrifying
them; and not n few Of the officers re greet that
they have no power to order logging, which
has certain efficiency in the case sl men who
cannot be reclaimed by other means LIST the
war go on, and there will he greater results pro-
duccd than the reduction of this fJrco to good
discipline The Americans will learn that at
last, when they sec the use of it; at present,
they are a good deal like children beginnin,
the alphabet. They are slow TO believe they
are actually engaged in something more than a
| largo faction fight,
| Tho American people now laugh at the idea
/ OF any ultimate danger to their liberties and
Independence from armed force. or national SEN
| timcut itseli but the steps by which the ruin
comes may be M stoalthily a. those by which
revolution, and rebellion, and civil war came
--hasty AMI rapid. "All men think all men
mortal but themselves !" and the Americans,
relying on the enlightenment Of their domocra.
oy, dcride the fears Of those who think tho re-
suits which follow the conquests of armed force
in republics will developc themselves in the
New World. The personal character Of Gene
raj Mcclellan affords guarantee that he - not
the man who would seek to elevate himself on
the fragments of the Institutions for the asser-
| army but 1t may so happen that he may be
forced TO avert greater evils by assuming for a
time the chief control Of the state with the
consent OF those who are the masters OF public
suffrage, II not of public opinion.
With respect to the Expedition to Port Roy.
al, Mr.. Russell says
! When was in Port Royal this spring, on
Mr.. Trescots sca Island, the advantages of tho
| position and the probability of an attack struck
lint tOll that fho hal
OF their danger, and that batteries had been
| erected TO cover Beaufort and the banks of the
river at the entrance of Port Royal That was
30 far back az May. Since then, the dofcnccs
have probably been strengthened There is
there can be-no intention of marching the
force inland. II there should he any move.
ment OF the kind 1t will be- fatal error, Cjr
tie country can be inundated dt pleasure g y
and Is, above all that have ever seen suited
for defence, and the force would be too small
10 take military possession OF the district. But
II they land and entrench themselves at Beau.
fort they can cause immenie inconvenience
and constant anxiety to the Coniederates and
| they come close on Pocotaligo, which Il a sta
| tion on the railroad from Charleston to 81.
| vannah, and can cut of the communication
| between these places.
The line runs through vast swamps and for
ests rice fields and hali-ceared cotton planta-
tions, spanning rivers and creeks, on wooden
bridges easily destructible, aud running for
many miles on trestle work, So that it can be
rendered useless by cutting the woodwork or,
better still, by finging the rails into the water.
The planters are scattered widely apart through
this region, which becomes more cut up with
water and rice fields as you approach Savan-
nah
Unless the Confederatos obtain a signal sue.
cess at Beaufort and force the Fe,leralists into
| the sea, 1t is plain they have been placed in a
hazardous position. Tho end of the wedge will
have been driven into "ths peculiar institu-
| ton in its sOitest place. In those Sea Isl-
ands live vast populations of ignorant ne
| groes, subject to the scinty and scattered
| whites, most of whom must he called away
from their hsmes and plantations to form
the Home Guard and local militia II will be
impossible, If they really desire to escape to
prevent them hocking TO the Federal fleet and
camp, and coercion may precp,ate tn country
into the horrors of servile Instruction. Ofthe
10000 Inhabitants in Beaufort county "a, OOf
are slaves There cannot be more than 200
white men capable of bearing arms of whom
| probably 0no'hslf are away in the Confederate
ranks leaving few, indeed, 10 look after tho
| plantations aud the blacks. Ii the Confeierates
| can inclose their enemies with a living wall
they may prevent the f,aful calimties which
impend over thcm but the alarm and apprehen-
sion which must prevail all over he county and
in he large towns cannot fail to aid new hor-
rors TO war, and to ill every heart with fear al
most ~ bitter and dreadful as death itself But
has the North considered what il will do in use
there IS u trte ~ muSSe Of tho saves and that
they form their uuwelcome my riads upon the
Federal Campo
ARRIVAL or \ CONFEDERATE VESSEL AT
| LIVERPOOL,
| LIVERPOOL. Nov q.
| Al a. n oil Haul, 81 a.