The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-18
From Europe

The forrisn malls received horc by .hs C.ty o.
Dublin and North American arc 10 the 2d instant.
The news Of the capture = For, Fisher sided
mate1slly to the depression prevalent among the
soIhern symps,hrers, while tho friends oi IA.
North wero corresponding'y claicd
Tho DAuY Srw9 say. there seems nc douh, that
tho possession of Fort Fisher implies the closing
OF the rort Of Wilmington, and ,,y. ''no more
Rl.keley guns more small arms no moro salt
ro;rc, no more lead, will henceforth rcsch the
southern con'ederscy from sbroAd."
Tho London TNrs, remarking on the success. al
For, ' sher, observes thA, usually the winter hsd
been time of involuntary sruistics, but now, in
the dsTth of the season, and amid The dAncers of
sudden tempest and fatal coast, tbs Federsls have
won heir last victory, and may succeed in
totally closing or destroyiug tho last considers
Die port Of tho Confederates To give the south
no turn of respite, no opportunity for fresh pre-
psIstons, no hresthiag time which should refresh
Il for uev eyertionA u the policy ~ tho Cabinet
II IA difcut to believe that tho capture OF Fort
Fsher viii no, load TO other suoce.soa, which will
ether plsce Wilmington in tie hAnds of the Ped.
erals, or render 4 useless ss . port Tor blockade
runners II will he seen then how far the South IL
capable Of doing without that which England has
hitherto furnished her. The vast efforts which
have hccn made by the fedeTAls 70 shut up the
= u
the oegn has been pursued, proves that in tie
opinion Of those host informed, tha isolation Of tn
Confederate states 10 necessary for the successful
termination Of tho war"
Ar Adams The American Minister H London,
had lcngthcnsd interview With Earl Russell on
tho 9sh January. Nothing was Of course known
a. W ~hsi uansprei, bui the interview va, com
meutei upon ,s ms,ter Il interest st this june.
ture
The Surrey Theatre, largs building situated in
nlsoA trArs rosd London, took FIRE during the per.
Torrance q tho rsntom,rlo on tEe evening Of ,hS
SON January The rrHSs SAYS;
The lat sccre Of the psntoulrne wss heing per.
FORMED when, Il = said part of the ceiling umme-
diAtev ever the largo chandelier b. Which ha
build ng WAS principally lighted, caught fro, and
feeling 4 alarm Immediately took TnNseslon ~ tho
whole 81 the audience that remained. Al THIS cris
H. NJ. Green, tho atNge manager presented him
scl' 10 front n the present IN, AMI imIlured thr
p-' pie for 'toir sAkes 70 rruAin a. quiet ~
roN'ihle, AMI y, leave tho thestre IN an orlerl =
I manner. 1hev could sor for themselves tLat n
was tho ceiling alone which had ~ thai
tine caught hre, and ho appcAiet y
hcir reason that IL must hirn upwards and hA
taorc vDs ample time Tor hom 20 leave The build
! ing unlulur~d- II thev only did m In calm Anr
collected manner The audience. on TIE whole, I
IS ssd, followed this verv sensible Advica, snc
| vcrc ro enabled 70 leave TIE place unhuTt Mr.
h-een, tho stAeN manager, having Hulce'ded "
abaIing tho alarm among the audience, A. po.
! himself With great energy IN collecting al tho pr
| sons engaged N the pAntomimc, many Of then
/ young ballet girls and ~ ng them ssfe ou, n IN
binding, h. hrnscf heing srN--g & tne last N leave
Most of the r@niominists m.ie II e,r escai> IN III
grutssque costumes 10 which they lad heen per
! forming, and took refuge IN house opposite
Liul ifsny, Of thc movable property m the build
| ing ooUld have been saved, 80 rapid was tho pro
! grcss Of the fire
! Tho PARIS PATrTp o' the 29th ult, made H.. .vk
/ vnrd mistake ot announcing the lsAth Of VI
| ThoLVensl, cX-A Auisicr Oi Foreign AfIlrs II Wa
reissiye of the distinguished dpiomAuE VIII
/ d.ed