The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-13

came most frantic, by rtfuinllnE ol
story Of being sold 10 Cuba, or something worse
Their ignorance Of the nature or full intent ~ the
call made u peculiarly trying 10 tile mem SUI
they parted from their families and homes WIN
scarcely al exception, quite lrhvely and becoming
", and, under the guidance Of their faithful SUPER
iDtendcn set out, foot Or Ia boats, sccordlug TO
their iocalitic., for Beaufort They were taken 10y
steamers b. Hilton Head and encsmped on pray
tons plantation, beautiful aud healthy locatlon
ON the bank Of Broad River, two miles back oil II
ton Head. After careful examination, all whose
ages, bully innrmitics, or SICKNESS rendeped them
UNIT for service, were k.ndly dismissed.
Gen. Hunter Ii dealing wisely and kindly u
those men. Some iud,iaut, others alarmed, are
saying what make these black men equal
with white Outs make us hght side Dy t'de
with them 60 The wisdom Tat has marked every
step Of this movement thus far may 10 safely trust
ed Tor tue future. Hpsrta. mcu viii not ne Or
iered out scarce sud much needed ~ teinhrce-
ents are: nor Will tioac raw rtrrn.t ho imin"ii
| stcly required To- face the csnhons mot AZ. Ani
S0i sgnu,, them ~ Il Is 10 Tie .o!or.d man
ami his friends that lie las arisen ~ u ,se Who
" had no helper" who can douht 1T "'u,a ,.ty
sibht 81 oAc thousani wel.-atmcd negroes, Their
former slaves Old icais Of retaliation and sense OF
guilt v luld 20 terIity our common enemies That
their hearts wuu-l fail taon, ~ that " ouc sla
chase u thousand, and two pa, ten thousand T.
fight"
A correspondent from Con. McClellan's
army writes
Tho victory ~ the seven Pine was a victory
that y fo.eon's Old Guard might well have been
proud Of The more Il ~ W -.Ner"d from thc ad",
TIE tml cred thickct, hu the SWAMP t!e hrg'r,
the more heroic is WHY, you men Of the \ nth,
who have brothers, sons and nephews here--you
Purit ,u-frateid,d women whose husbands aud
hct.beluy,I kindred fought beneath tie black
shadows of the Seven P.nes-lpw many rebels,
4 Ik you. these heroes overCame on the ever
memorable 3ist II Mayi The number ~ no Ion.
gcr ,n ~ cOnJc, tgic nor need TIE arithmetic OF
Rhapsody be used 10 magnify mort. nor 10 cloak
Disgrace. We know t,iry the force q the enc
~ flung ike y thIuleri olt upon US at the Seven
Pines. n ,ras s,xtg thousand A lieutenant % u
North Carolina regiment walked Into our picket
line In front ~ Sumner. and said that honcefotth
he was ont ~ this war; AMI surrendered himself a
prisoner. IL has lst + sscd mp ~ head1usrtersin
i'uas. lis information had Startling interest for u.s.
H. said positively tina, the attack upon us was
made 10y Gp,oAO nen-that II was repealed that We
fairly and slustc'y whipped h,m--that their loss
in killed, wounded and captured was at least 10000
and that the sentiment OF the whole rebel force
engaged was that tho next time 5000 Yankees
were to be shot aud drowned, as Saturday AFTER
noon, froic, tho Job had better be hired out. This
wss sail seriously and not in any spirit Of peace
yforing 's,tory. Bu, what he next said r0ssess-
cd military interest Of deeper moment 10 llent1cl.
man. Who stood 10y, nervuusly weaving his grizzed
beard ss the news was delivered, syllable by syl-
iable--of deeper moment " him and oil others who
lean their burden Of responsibility upon tho future
lie further said that our desperate fighting and
or presence ut every poin, Of attack in mum.
bers sufficient TO kill them in piles had
| ~ impressed the rebels with sense
Of our manhood and power, that the
| feeling Of encouragement among them uni
versal-thst this, In connection with the now we'll
| known North Carolina Uni,nisin 81 feeling. had
broken out on Tuesday In open revolt In six North
Carolina regiments, an entire brigade indeed from
| the North Sats-that the brigade was surrounded
with Mississippi AMI Alabama troops in superior
| numbers and dissrned, and placed in confinement.
| Tho Seven Pines waved against more than the
Palm ON the 3ist. They snote the error out Of
many an officer that God had made him warrior.
kesisnstions have come In brisky since the battle.
| Tho funniest case Is OF noted colonel who pleads
| Inflammation OF tie brain and = wound from a can
non ball ~ his excuse Tor retiring from the service.
| lilo had MI attack Of delirum tremrns after the
| fght aud had tumbled blind drunk from his sal.
die While his regiment was forming line Of battle.
But our army 10 yet Ia prlcess OF formation. Tbs
| throwing out OF tho worthless mater al has not
| much more than begun Ia time 1t will compare
with the best troops that Cromwell trained 10
| slant victory.
| The TIMES, after a review Of the military
operations Of the rebels in tho Southwest and in
| Virginia, concludes that a secret understanding
exists between JEFF. DAVIS, BEArREGAnp aud
the other leaders, to retire into the cotton States
and abandon the border States to their f.tc.
The Journal OF COMMERCE observes that
the war is doing us good, in educating US into
that healthy respect for constitutional law,
which had been undermined by the combined
assaults Of hAo,i;:onists aud Secession4t', and
| conyic,s tho TEIBuSE and Wendell Philips
clique Of disloyalty by extracts Of articles and
| speeches.
| A Shanghai (China) correspondent Of the TRI-
nrSE, under date of March lst, gives the follow
ing interesting remarks in reference to the re-
| bellion and trade of that country
II Ia now null thirteen years since the Rebellion
FIRST showed its head in tho vicinity Of Canton. The
.1t..l ~ sl...D -.
| to Chris,sni2e has become the Mahoinmed Of lsG2.
and dictates to hordes Of followers. It Is believed
| that there are In all the Provinces at least
one million of armed men enrolled under iis
banners. They are led in different directions
to the four points Of tho compass under four
General Chiefs, styled Northern King, East.
ern King Southern King, Western King. aud
have oycrrun three-fourths OF the heart y! China
having population OF some eighty million 4 souls
They have tskeu aud Sucked, among others, tho old
| and wealthy cities Of 500 Chico. Sngpo and Hang
chow. They have laid uuder heavy contribution OF
life and property hundreds % villages and thousands
| Of ham.ts and with fire and knife deso,ated the
country. II is usual Tor them to kill the old people
and the Young children and press into their service
the middle aged of both sexes. They court geous
and cruelty yiniictiye, aud having been engaged so
long In this business OF war, they now have IN
clnaipn 10 return g. he honest avocstons OF peace.
Tapping Wang claims to lie divine Ia the Chris
tian sense. The Emperor claims also b. be tho rep
reseitatiye Of heaven ON earth. But the Rebel
,hiri Is Mt content with simply holding thst
/ .
| lie Is the brother of Jesus Christ, and now daily
takes his authority and inspiration from God, our
Father, The Emperor knows not the MsL Of Cal
vary, or his inspired tencu. lie Ia more familiar
| with ConiuciGs. Not ~ Tapping Wang. lie is
believer IN the Divinity Of Christ lie observes the
sabbath. lie and his household repeat the Lords
Prayer morning and evening, and recogni2cthe Ten
| Commandments staut,lly, though !! hS.' o.
vhstl hear IN true, very mperf,Ctiy ID lerye thein
but he demands that all persons shall acknOw,dkc
HIM a. DIVINE, and commissioned t. rule the earth,
h"th temporarily and spiritually. ne,srso o. this
quasi reco, n!ti OF the Christian religion no dout
many at fist though, the rebellion, II successful,
| would be the entering wedge 10 the eyangtliAtlon
| of tho "Flowery Kingdom" Hence, the reh,lI at
the outset had much sympathy but the a. IirAons
OF their Chief leak out tho tide cbbs N another d.
r.ction, and now both merchant and m 'ssioUary
come hesrer toy ther in their estimate Of the intel
| ectual and moral character of these louy.hRirCd
Asstics. The result is tAst foreign troops tBritiHh
and Frenchl are aiding the Imperial authorities to
flush the rebellion Already four battles hsyc been
successfully fought within dozen miles ~ this
port and the probability is TINT these Ell rts II be
renewed until peace Is rest red TO the native lopu-
| .aton, In this part " the Empire, ut least.
The distracted condition o. tie country Ina been
very injurious to commerce. There las been Irtch
risk and difficulty in introducing foreign merchan.
disc into the interior, aud transporting the teas and
silk b. the seGbusrd More or less tribute has been
exaoted by tie rebel authorities O. the creeks
aud rivers, tie natural canals of China, Gnd nut o
fsw have lest their lives, Besides, in many
locs tiles acres and acres n tho mulberry, whose
leaves feed the silk worm, have been devastated IS
| well as the tea, The amount Of production has be-
come less and less year after year and thus, while
! the Chinese themselves have been great sufferers,
the consumers of IroDe and the United States also
have been compelled t. contribute indirectly 10 the
caprice and wantonness of this ianat cism. VIVA,
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