The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-31

nanses and tongue, the heads Of tho bolts are en-
trcy covered aud titus u source Of weakness III tie
iron.plating generally IN use, In obvisted
The ports are covered with heavy Rrmor, are d.
vldcd hOriz ntally, open In the middle, and are
moved By levers which may he worked with great
rariiity. In the middle Of tho port-coycrs holes
constructed Of Sufficient size To allow the mu1ze
Of gun u prirudo hut these holes have covers
carefully fitted, and dc,rned To- lie quite rs imlene-
Etruc,.ons placed la our river t. rr,yeut thrr pas
gage. II won i lc Improbable mud uselc's t. dis
cu's TIE sncacity displayed ln the selection oi tue
point ior the distractions aud the ingenuity o the
obatrctiou itself lat 1t may Toe doubted whether
ether would would stand against fair criticism.
should the iiil nnts le resisted, however thnt IL
! all We could expect no matter What the ST. OF
the barrier, nululy can complain.
our news c.lu'nus rive all ne Intelligence we
have truri The point assaulted. II may he that tie
barrier will bo pnBs,d. u m shall have tLe hat
Toe here IN lric time TIE question aris +, onld
only u few gunh att present tleinso'yes, u" back
ct Is nu army lint In "ught tr Ugh on uWn
| rccs vii The city be surrendered To ,LcmS W.
feel assured tat tho lonl WiilrcsIuud With unah-
UNITY, n The en,u,n,, ~ far as We lave
LcAri Il, h most decided We believe tAe govern
| mcnt aui people ar united ON This point. Tuourh
| tlcrc have been rrI - d,rol tiors Win reference
T. tie riy,r defence q public are nj wiiius t.
! incur the d!s-rl,, of submitting g. t,.1 pr tirrc
! federal llliOutta T.ry WIFI r. si4t uuhl IL demand
| ,nu o. la Ecl ly s..l Gree uai r.t1ma,pnc,s rs
o., lea T. make q surrender en act tint 4 citrron
/ o." cheek viii shame Under Rny Nir'y al such 10
tate a. the occuIGti "a o. us cts ol uutiiu l,i
i.mo and f,ucrl. ,r,.. aH, lyt t,d raj Invade -
It will he painful q mHt'Frt n'tn'c; 'ut
whcncy fthat event tHr- ugcir l't 900 rt iO st hope
thnt t ~ ~ curry with 1t Lo d.s'"u"r 'or IT,, e3u.
! Wuut!.
WHAT my InrSE OF Sry oEir,.9 NNu S1-rl'.,.
snystl. G mos. ,Dl,atu!ts Cur..t..co, .iea.
whiting from M.uli4t
Thcos. ,patou 81 %,a on. an. .ec.grfe opens
tie IA. To 81 u So, Il L uuI Fp'ri % s4ubuois
lny, a'r,uy .,t'tI up ~ river "a Gins. oi or' OF
! Yti 4 F.. At y /
vicinity of M,mlH.. w.ttm lIur d'ys-a ooutln-
gcnc' which yout c'rr'sI n",nt " u t'sne ou''y
sid,ut' of the city viii remain ami take heir
chauccs under Ic,egui Dominion. Those most
c'pst!y identified VITA tie s'.th 'ru cause hnve
already ,eoac, and ny ue 'nd 90, t's M', ,,t
live at work, ~ will have followed IN their wake.
The AVALANCHE will c.utinUc IT, publication lu
Mtmphia. Coni,dcr'tc money IL refused here In
do1. - 4 rlncea, md for smal articles II IL iwl as
sihlo t. make use ol this cuse of funds. Tennessee
money is At a premium Of from fifteen t. twenty
per cort At Melville 1t is selling "a, the '9me
rate SONG OF tic merchants have closed their
stores rat tr than sell their goods for Confederate
money, which thoy cannot use; and whenever q Is
accepted, Tie surplus 81 each Il beng invested IN
real estate, lewC!ry, plate and diamonds, sugar
has risen two .uts and hnli. Those who viii &C..
main IN . mp, ayc generally Tire imam al gray
boards W oso property and pecuulHry Interest. arc
at stake, aud 10y hny, been the first on the black
list ut the approach OF Ian 'cr % sound tie alarm,
produce puc, and discredit the success of the con-
i,lcraoy.
are among those who Will tender their respects t.
tho fed ra, sol.ory. The ladies' rs ever, are true
m steel, to.other with hundreds of brave men wLo
cannot leave bat besides these, the fighting poru'
laton b,u1 largely represented in The He'd, lev can
lie sin si put with whom the almighty dollar Is not
of vastly more consequence than the Interests OF IT,,
coul.deracy
the French baukt of New Orleans.
| Tho Ausustn ,,icorgia) CuUpNICIE and SRNrISrI.