The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-01-14


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The kohfntn nj pspers conunae TO discuss tie
JcT Davs p-opositioI to return a. colonial VASE 4.
age anu surrender the southern sl-tce to Enrlar
50 means Of sycr.ns de OVERT NV of Nc . "-
fs1crscy ~ nc Ys'ko~-. The Wuta now mtif1y
rTpcse. 10 schcrnt, -ot frrn snv impulse OF ma
t.ntl pride OF hc',r, br' on tho v-ouud ths; ,h-
! roliSn opportunity has 'ss.r'i. snd ENGLAND would
not le Wte'y to accept ne = ushern STATS =
sin II adds:
! Anv Interference ~ England would be rc.ente 1
tn insult. and she has no, the power W enforce
suy Hse Of h,stlo lul.ey SLe may sioIt. Bho Las
| sIoVcl tuC Yankees = put their Csn roaste iu.o
'uch stat" ~ drf,nse - " render thon unasss-
Ahie rs her fr' .. sue hss M ~ tLst oOuld Gu.
! couUtc. .iC i.nsce monitors with Sly prospect of
success qpi .lttoreh " Is easy euouvh Fot fuy to
! hufi such. 70, the rryhsb lity "a that tboy wouL
! not " ario ~ Ou'@- he ocean. Monitors made
ior coast dcicuce aud MT for pcan navigation. Sic
! Dou' ~, tt"n, IN all pro' shlty even break up
! TIE blockade of our ports, lar cH- send army
aud hcei here 20 SSaist us 10 driving away tie Yam
KEGS prtIsraIor! 20 rrtrruiu. g. colonial vsssasgo
w think Il. therefore. hardly worth while 10 IN.
| cure into the exp f,cncy " pturuirr To q arms
- OK tnI~nd' reo'ng that Oh IN, 'ald could not
,rr yankees. Tive ,,eru,,vc presented /. death Or
slavery. We hope our reope have not yet come "
tat point hal ILGy Hesitate ia their choice
The wius then draws tic following probably
faithful prophetic sseleh Of the result. o. the success
Of the United SiO,es IN this war:
Great Britain has leen Guilty Of q great tlundcr
in Oyerl .ISng the Ella Ms of the COME erscy to he-
| r1tlco, and In truckl'nr she hn, done, 10 thc
YANKEES. She haI neglected opportunity Of
certainly nunibl.G Il C. most formidable riv. that
"a" hGs IN a." wtTlt. .nl IA ihiown upon rs the
tntire burden Of a war In which she il quite as
much interested a. We. II tho Yankee could sue
/ n .rNt uas he ~
| would he scaled. Rsiore the year 1900 aho would
have lost all her SHIPS and all her colonies Ireland
| would 10 torn irom her grap, aud sho might
| iromblo for her supremacy even Ia England it.
self
Tho ESouIzrG Las m attack on France for her
neglect Of the Conloderacy in something Of the
same vein, and threatens that country in the
following highly significant style;
Napoleon might be startled with another phe-
nomens upon Iosco between the North aud tic
south. A. might not bc impossible shat T. ,rtion
| a the troops now eugag cd IN deadly conflict mi ght
| unite under the 2mc banner aud march upon the
| invasion % Mexico. We furLenr to extend this
suggestion, hui Il IS borne out hy thc l'Htorv of
| amo-t al nations who have fought with each
other. TIC people continue host lo soldiers " ~
| iraternize IN common cut rpriFo.
Wilmington dispatch to Richmond paper,
wtuon ON the day that tho military were first
landed, after describing the terrible effects Of the
bombardment by the feet gives the following nc.
coun, o'how very near We came to capturing VII.
m'ngton:
| But the most ser'ou-part Of the fight to-day re-
mains 10 De told portion Of tho fleet, moving up
! the leach two and half milea above Font Fisher,
| swept III, shore with grape and canister for an
| hour NJ the eud of which toais were lowete l. and
force s'imatcd 70 he three brigade. was land
ei. This iorce was imnedistely engaged by RI
lHnOs brigade, hut Il hnlf past 1--we ,',lck tn. en-.
| euiy sill maintained bis foo<lng on the honh lis
rot urroea lc that other troops will lc landed To-
night anu po4s.t some artillery. The enemy snow
between wilmington ard For, Fisher, and has
| cut oli oommu nlcsuuu by land with the IL ter II
be Is not dslldkel soon, 4 shcr m ~. f,n "a Fort
Morgan nd, and With u inl' the port Of wimin.
ton viii be sealed. Once trmly established on the
| narrow spit OF SAND, upon tie outer end OF which
Fisher stands, the closing Of the river above will bo
| only mait'r of time; and thon away go Fisher,
| CAsvell and all tie other works by which the bar.
| Dor and town are defended There has been lross
derrlction of duty between here and X Richmond
but whether the military or railway author ~ are
IesI onsblc Tor Il remains tu hc seen. HIt moro
oi this hereafior. Genera. widths IL 10 couiniand
| below. HIS report a the operations to-day has
not lcol received AZ | close. ecu. Bragf IL doing
the place.
The tXAAiNEE has snccrng editor a. on nut.
er's failure aud lnt'mses 4 a. he will he consi-,u
ei to private life II aidsi
II Butler Is to get loqye e. rc, re int, priy.e
| liz, and not 10 te thruHt upon MS any more Az
| Commissioner We shall soon know whether the
enlharrassuents IN the Way " oXchan.,. reall \
arise rom puncto about that fclon aud Jul.
law, or from other more mt Dual considerations
The death O. Generals Hood and Forrct were re.
ported in Augusta
South Carolina PAPER gives the following ac.
count Of the results of the battalion Of Union pr,s
oncrs than entered the rebel army as means OF
escaping the iHghti1l tarbarucl OF their prison.
peu
-Four u tic six companies cousiimtiur the bat.
talon vrro sent forward For some time alto. 70.
Ing TO the mont tie CopIuct Vi tie cuumsud was
GENERALLY good They were several uInos uu. OF
the hro u sharpshoo'ers and one was WOUNDED
They were generally steady on uuty On ul about
the lbeh Gl-t., whom sueampci wlthiu SNout seyou
hundred yaTls Of the euruy's uutp.sts SHERMAN
sent secret en- ssary, promising amnesty ID they
imuo'tiNtelv Joined him, aud great severity If they
did not II they should 'gl into Lbs hands. The hat.
tai on, with ic" exceptions, Immediately decided
upon soang over to the ep otuv and upon capturing
o." II Necessary, Kill ~ Their officers. Tins which
Was 70 lie dole ~ a concerted sgnHl, vas discoy.
C'ei IN time. eSyrl ~. hoir rum,cr wore srut on
Ne spot, and tie rest have teen re,naul,4 ~ tao
ietoSal PRISON
The itIlef IN. c. proGlp,s giyes tho 'ol wiz.
REASONABLE am arparcauy truthful account o. Il,
fcieTd eNp"dihun to tie Roanoke river, VII Oh
nATrows the Richmond ciAms Of GLORIOUS Confcr'
crate successe " down " The most ridieulousl,
small proportion;
We learn. on Toe sll oriIy Vi vep.leulaD VIII,