The Express. — London, England, 1862-09-29 00:00:00

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Berea' we know all the circumstances in which M'CLELLAN fought his great battle on the 14th we learn that it was but the first of an important series of battles, the issue of which is still uncer-• taro. It is well to observe, however, that we have no report from M'CLamAN later than that published on Saturday. Up to the 14th the Federal General had been steadily making his way by Sugarloaf Mountain and Frederick on to Middleton, intending by his advance to get into the rear of the enemy, who, in the confidence of recent victories, was pushing on from Williamsport an d H agerstown to invade Pennsylvania. General Les, perceiving from M'CIALLAN's movements that he must either abandon his Pennsylvanian campaign or fight M'CLELLAN, resolved to dispute with the latter the passage of the Gap in the ridge of hills which crosses the road from Middleton to Boonesboro'. Then followed the battle of the 14th, erroneously described in the earlier telegrams as having been fought at Hagers town, but correctly stated in M'CLELLAN'S de. 'patch as a contest for the possession of the road to that place. The divisions of HOOKER and RENO, which formed the centre and right, stormed the heights and obtained possession of their whole crest, while FRANKLIN captured the Gap. Hooara was immedi►tely sent in pursuit of the enemy, and reported that he was rapidly moving on the river. The Confederate corps which fought at Middleton Gap is known to have been commanded by Gene ral LEE, and we are now told that it retreated upon Sharpsburg, on the Potomac. The news papers report that on the 15th a second battle was fought between LEE and M'CLELLAN, near Sharpeburg. A third severe engagement is incidentally spoken of as having taken place on the 16th. But after the battle near Middleton Gap, the most important one of which we have information was fought on the 17th. By that date LEE had been joined by JACKSON, and M'CLELLAN had also received rein forcements. The assurance was not needed that under such circumstances the Confederates fought with great vigour ; but if it be true that, after fighting until four in the afternoon, the Confede rates were compelled to retreat, leaving General Loriormizirr and part; of his division prisoners, there must have been considerable vigour on the Federal side also. The recital of four engagements, two of which were undoubtedly great battles, attended with enormous loss, ends with an intima tion that a decisive result is still to be waited for. Both armies would be sure to receive reinforce ments. LEE, if able and resolved to remain north of the Potomac, would be obliged to call up bri gades from the Rapidan and the Rappahannock. But the recent encounters must have made him reconsider the calculations which led him to Mary land and Pennsylvania, and another defeat may have induced him to abandon the project altogether. THE hi1t.027 01 the wretched woman, CATH ERIN P. WILEON, just convicted of murder by poison ing at the Central Criminal Court, reveals a long career of crime so secret and appal ling that it is almost impossible to think of it without a shudder. Though several times sus pected, and more than once actually arrested on a charge of secret poisoning, Carew/is Wiraox had successfully evaded the avenging sword of justice. She has, however, been at length over taken by the strong arm of the law, her guilty career is finally arrested, and she will speedily pay the just penalty of her accumulated crimes. The particular crime for which this guilty woman is at length condemned was committed no less than six years ago. And considering the long interval that has elapsed, and the great difficulty of obtaining definite proof in such cases, the evidence produced at the recent trial must be regarded as remarkably satisfactory and conclusive. It was of course purely circumstantial, but the circumstances proved were so decisive, that the conviction of guilt amounts to a moral certainty. About Christmas in the year 1855, the prisoner went to lodge with Mrs. Soaans, a widow lady, residing with her two daughters in Alfred-street, Bedford-square. She occupied the first-floor unfurnished, and a young man, named DIXON, afterwards one of her victims, but who she said was her brother, came with her, and for a time occupied one of the rooms on that floor. Her first object in taking up her PREsENTS TO THE Qua= OT PORTEGAL —The presents sent by the Pope to his god-daughter, the Princess Pia, on the occasion of her marriage, are much more valuable than was at first stated, being worth, it is said, several hundred thousand franca. One consists of • double leaf of maniac gold, opening in the forgo of an album, and containing two precious relics—a piece of the veil of the Holy Virgin, and • thorn from the crown of o ur S a vio ur . Those two relics are imbedded in the gold leaves, and surrounded by • border of precious stones. The two outer surfaces are ornamented with two extremely beautiful miniatures, corresponding to the rears in which the relics are placed. The miniature at the back of the veil represents an Addolorata, and the other an Ecce Homo. There is also a chaplet of 315 beads, each separated by a pearl and • diamond ; also a time-piece of exquisite workmanship, the hours of which are each represented by a relic; lastly, there is ao heraldic album of the popes, with portraits and inscriptions relative to each pontiff, the whole ornamented with precious stones. The binding is in gold, studded with jewels. The present of the municipality of Naples is • splendid set of ornament s in pink Aral. of t he value, as already stated, of 30,000 fr., consisting of a necklace of two rows ; several br a c e l e t. ; double pins, one in a single piece, worth 3,000 fr. ; twelve large buttons for a riding dress, others for cuf f., with combs sad pins far the hair, the whole most admirably carved. The artist took four years to complete this set, as the coral fishery could not sooner supply him with the peculiar kind of coral required. These ornaments are placed in a case covered with velvet, and studded with coral-headed nails. --- CZYSTAL PLUM. ON. Bnn.uNo DAT. SATCRDAT, BgPTIMIIIII 27.—Admissions as paymact, 3,530 ; ditto by moon tickets, 916 ; total, 4,476. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY E . residence in the house was tollstablish herself in 4 3313. QI I visrt•P^' her landlady's confidence and smuts her good op- • Mon, and in this she appeals to have sismeeled. The Members id the The eldest daughter, in givigg he evidengs, states, make i ma m.. noma F " The prisoner became on vary intimate terms the prince d W a l e . an d Prince " with my mother soon after she came, and my burg and the aeighbouring rocky " mother frequently went to her room." The A great oesting al deputies frees various German choral prisoner, Mrs. WILSON, continued to live in the societies Is sow Wag held at Coburg. Os Holiday last, house on terms of growing intimacy with the family daring the shy f some el them at Roseau, they seat the till the month of October. On Wednesday, the ki l '" i. g ee _,___„_" A 'g mm , b '', blr , jiga j isi Y_.. at Riejahal l ilimn 15th of that month, Mrs. Soamrs went to " `"` "'"P`""' """ —c h ora l seeleties were as sembled this mooing in the builtplaes or his royal high. see her brother, who resided at Holloway, with the I the revered Prince Consort, Duke Albert. In melee view of obtaining some money from him, and he I °holy remembrance, and with the despot respect, we have let her have 91. in gold. A legacy of 1001. had swilled this event by a unanimous solemn cheer (fool what been left her by her father a little while before, Hoch) for the welfare of yorr Majesty. That this an which she appears to have received from her brother naseemme. may be aractosiely received prays the penitent by instalments, so that she had been in the habit 41 "7". 11. N. ) I Jar 1 1 4 84uttgard of going to him from time to time for money. Her l e deputies were emetehted hi the the the brother deposes that when with him on the after- I telegraph brought them the followiag reply : noon of this day his sister was in her usual good' "Her Majesty the Queen returns bier deeply-felt Works health and spirits. On returning, she had ,to the deputies of the German choral ocietio now mem tea with her daughters as usual. " While bled at Coburg for the friendly telegram jest received from "we were at tea," deposes the eldest Ulm- "O. ROLLED." daughter, " the prisoner came in and told my I " mother she wanted to speak to her, and she " went up to her room." During the night Mrs. Swarm was attacked with violent sickness and great pain in the chest. The pains and sickness appeared to increase rather than diminish, and during the whole of Thursday the poor woman was very ill. A medical man, Dr. WHIDRORNE, was sent for, and he, taking the symptoms to indicate English cholera, administered the usual soothing draught to arrest the progress of the disorder and relieve the pain. The prisoner was constant in her attendance on the nick woman, and insisted on giving her the medicine. After taking it, however, the terrible pain in the chest and the sickness came on with greater violence than before. On his emend visit the doctor, being surprised and puzzled at this unexpected result, prescribed • stronger opiate, in the hope of affording relief. This too was administered by the prisoner, and with the same result of aggravated symptoms as before. Both daughters depose that during the day the prisoner several times gave their mother some thing to drink in • tumbler, while the younger " adds that she expressly told her that it was • mix ture of brandy and egg. The poor woman con tinued to get worse, and, after suffering dreadful tortures, died during the Frid►y night. Dr. WHIDBORNE was so dissatisfied and suspicious that he refused a certificate as to the cause of death, and made a post-mortem examination, with the view of ascertaining whether poison had been admi nistered. No traces of it were, however, disco vered. Both he and Dr. TAYLOR agree, however, that the symptoms were not those of English cho lera, and could only be accounted for on the sup position that some vegetable poison had been admi nistered and rapidly absorbed into the system. What this poison really was, another part of Dr. Warn soaes's evidence may serve to explain. He says : " A person named Duce: lodged in Mrs. Swans% " house, and he died there in June, four months " before the death of the deceased. During his " illness I had a conversation with the prisoner, and " she told me that DIXON had been in the habit of "taking colchicum for rheumatism, and I " told her that it was a very dangerous medicine, " and that it should not be administered except " under medical supervision ; and the prisoner re " plied that she knew this, and was well acquainted " with it. An overdose of colchicum would pro " duce all the symptoms that were exhibited by " the deceased—namely, vomiting, purging, sick " nem, and pain in the chest and bowels. No " such results could have followed the administra " tion of the medicine that I preset:bed." Dr. TAYLOR'S evidence as to the influence of colchicum was to the same effect, and there can hardly be a doubt that the poor woman died from this poison. A number of decisive circumstances connect the prisoner with the administration of the poison. She not only gave the medicine, as we have seen, and another mixture with her own hands, but she kept the bottles containing the medicine carefully locked up in her own room, and on being asked by Miss Ross, one of the lodgers, why she did so, explained that "it was particular stuff, " and she must administer it herself, and give it "to the deceased with her own hand." It comes out in evidence, moreover, that the prisoner, with • view probably to her own protection, circulated in confidence the report that the deceased had poisoned herself, that she was privy to the fact, bet did not wish to reveal it for the sake of her family. It was proved, however, that the poor woman was perfectly cheerful, in good health and spirits, with no motive whatever for commit ting such a desperate act, and had, in fact, made arrangements during her short illness on the expectation of her speedy recovery. If she died by poison, as the prisoner con fidently asserted, there could be no doubt as to who h►d administered it. The only point remain. hag to be noticed is the motive for the murder, and this, as in every previous case of poisoning by the same hand, appears to have been money. The prisoner knew that Mrs. SoANts had gone to i her brother for money, and probably did not know bow much she had actually received ; but what ever it might be she evidently resolved to possess herself of it, and accordingly no trace of the 91. in gold was found after Mrs. SOAMES'S death. It appears uncertain whether she bad not obtained other sums from the murdered woman. After her death she certainly obtained ten pounds from the daughters, on the faith of a document said to be in their mother's handwriting. But it is perfectly clear that this wretched woman had become so terribly familiar with the appalling crime of secret poisoning, that the certain prospect of even • comparatively small prize would be quite sufficient to incite her to another attempt. Fortunately, though justice has been slow in overtaking its victim it has not failed, and this merciless woman will now ex piate her offences on the scaffold. Timis vigticrtallikir URG, Inst.ll4 rpyal . ily oontinue to Rh ,restorday Ilie Wirt -"1-44.1 It it; rumoured Oars the Manchester Guardian) that Lewd Gough, the Duke at Ostabndge, sad Lord Clyde will be promoted to the rank of field-marshal on the occa sion of the Prince of Wake attaining his roajority. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and their Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, who hare been staying during the week with the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, at Gedling Lodge , Nottinghamshire, returned to town on Saturday. The Earl and Countess of Derby returned to Knowsley, near Prescott, on Saturday. from Gedling Lodge, where they hare been among the guests of the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield. The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley left Grosvenor-square on Saturday far St. Giles, Dorset. The Earl of Warwick left his house in the Stable yard, St. Jame's, on Saturday, for Warwick Castle. The noble earl and counties leave in a few days for the Earl of Wemyse seat in Scotland. The Duchess (Dowager) of Sutherland has arrived at Inverary Castle, N. 8., on • visit to the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, from Erskine House, where the dachas has been staying with Lord and Lady Blantyre. The Earl of Chesterfield arrived in town on Sa tsrizy from Codling Lodge, Nottinghamshire, and will Lave to-day for Newmarket. The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam left to J on Saturday for Wentworth House, Yorkshire. The Dowager Marchioness of Queensberry has arrived in town from the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood. The Earl and Countess of Lincoln have arrived at Thomas Hotel, Berkeley.equare, from Clamber Park, Worksop, Nottinghamshire. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are re. calving • 100011/111011 of visitors at their seat, Bros Saudi, Hants. Viscountess Jocelyn and family are expmt-d at Cambridge Rouse today from a tour on the Continent. Tile opera reason in Dublin commencer on Tues. day, the 7th of October, under an arrangement with Mr. Mapleson, of Her Majesty's Theatre. The company is a good one ; it includes Mlle. 'Miens, Madame Leroaire, Signora Giuglini, %dish, Herr Formes, &c. The operrs announced are II Troratore, Lucia di Lammermoor, Purigani, he. The united agricultural societies of Leicestershire and Waltham met on Friday at Melton Mowbray, when there was a most succensful show of cattle and sheep. Prizes were given to the labours= successful in various competitions by the Duke of Rutland, who also assigned very good reasons for the practice. At the dinner which followed the great question was the distress in the north of En3land. The various speakers dwelt on the comparative prosperity of the farmers at the present time as a reason for sympathy with those whose lot was so muck less fortunate, and Lord John Manners renewed and enforced the suggestions he made • short time ago at Leicester, that it would be well to adopt lines and woollen garments in place of cotton, and that the opei•tives should be employed in the production of these fabrics instead of waiting idly for an indefinite period in the hope, which might possibly prove a delusion, that cotton would become se abundant as before. At Gaivaborough, the other day, at a dinner of the Rifie Corps, Major Hutton said he had had the pleuure some little time ago of visiting Garibaldi at Caprer► The first thing spoken of on reaching his house was the volun teer movement "I consider it," Garibaldi said, "to be the finest thing England ever did." For a fell hoar he con tinued to put questions about the movement, and in bniob iog the conversation to a close he said, "So long as this movement Leta, England never need fear an enemy." Prince Christian of Denmark, with the princess, and their daughter the Princess Alexandra, have returned from Belgium and Germany, and are now passing some days ►t Banker, in the duchy of Alton*, one of Unseats of the Landgrave William of Hesse, who is their near relative; but it is expected that they will shortly proceed to Copen hagen, where the people are most anxious to have an oppor tunity of expressing their satisfaction at the high destroy which awaits their favourite princess. A correspondent of a cotemporaty writes :—" 1 have noticed on my various visits to St. Paul's ever sin°s the opening of the International Exhibitioo, that, though it is crowded with visitors, there is not a single seat for any one to sit down upon. I have more than once been asked by ladies who requir:d such accommodation whether a seat could not be obtained, and on applying to the vergers I have been told by them that all sesta were removed by order of the dean. This I cannot believe ; and I write this that the matter may be put in your hands, and that by your able pen you may demand that visitors—and especially ladies— after, perhaps a fatiguing walk, may, wheu they go to see the cathedral of which we are so proud, dud a seat on which, for • brief space at least, they may rest. Of course I allude to the cathedral as found by visitors when service is not going on. There is no seat in either of the side aisles, or in the nave, or under the dome. I may add that at West minster Abbey the side aisles are clothed with seats, as are both the transepts." TEE GARIBALDIAN PRISONERS. A correspondent of the United Itaiiana writes from Genoa, 18th September, that many of the prisoners from Anpromonte are suffering in health from the close pack ing within a narrow space in the prisons. The letter continues, " Government, dominated by the rage of reaction, is be coming ridiculous. To find elements for proceeding against Signora White Mario, they have thoroughly searched every part of Sampierdarena and Rivard°. Besides the most minute search into her house fishermen and pennants were sub jected to interrogatories in order to know whether in her house meetings bad b:en held, if she spoke politics, if she appeared preoccupied at the period of Garibaldi's enterprise. Some of these questions made these poor hardworking men laugh, and they ingenuously asked the government agent what he meant by ',enure. 1 think the ministers, basely servile towards Napoleon, have dis played so much zeal against Signora Mario principally be cause, she being English, persecutions attempted against her were sure to prove acceptable to their masters in Paris. Great efforts have been made to find out "flagrant cnnie" in the Deputies Fabrizi, Mordini, and Wein.", imprisoned in the Castel l'Uovo at Naples, thus in some way to , justify the brutal violation of the statute in their bop won meet, being deputies. THS REPRRSIONTATION CAMBRIDOIL -"NVO were not mistaken in Colonel Adair," says the Cambridge Inde• pendent, " He has handsomely and promptly responded to the requisition, and his address has been issued. It is just what we should have expected. It is manly, stmight forward, temperate, and judicious. Report says that the con • servatives are about to tly in the face of Scripture, and are endeavouring to accomplish an impossibility, by taking thought to add lone Cubitt' to their stature. Bat the Lord Mayor will be too wise, we should think, at upwards of seventy years of age, to embark on the troublous sea of Cambridge politks." BRISTOL AS AM EM 'ORATION PORT. —Mr. H. Berkeley, M.P., and Mr. John Millington, shipbroker, of Bristol, had an interview on Tuesday with Mr. W alcot, one of her Majesty's Commissioners of Emigration, to urge the claims of Bristol es a desirable port for government emi gration, and also to solicit that the Ivanhoe, a vessel which hoe been chartered by the commissioners to convey 350 (ma. grants to Melbourne, may be allowed to embark her rani graata at Bristol. Mr. Walcot intimated that with regard to the Ivanhoe the commissioners could not disturb their present arrangements. As to the matter of government emigration generally Mr. Waloot expressed himself favour• ably disposed to the claims of Bristol, provided similar fool. 'Ales were offered to those afforded at other porta. The matter is being taken up by some influential citisens of ' Bristol, and steps are being taken fur providing the aocom• modation now afforded in London, Plymouth, Southampton, and Birkenhead. - G, SEPTEMBK LATEST INTFILLIGgINCE. (zzorra'a rexamtua.l •• • AMERICA. • (Pet Ash, by telegraph to Halifax sad ;PA Qaerastearo.) THE FIGHTING BETWEEN GENERALS M'CLELLAN AND LEE. The Associated Press Wash 'Tigton despatches, dated Sept. 17 (even'ng) Ray Intelligence from near the trait of our army shows that at noon yesterday the retre►ting columns of the rebels under General Lonntreet were overtaken by General M'Clellan's advance division, when they formed in line of battle on the range of the small hills on the west bank of Antitam Creek. between ltohoesville and Sharpsburg Ford on the Potomac. Late in the afternoon more of our division came up, and shortly after 5 o'clock ►ttacked the enemy, the battle lasting four hou , i, and the rebels, according to all advice*, getting the wont of it, being nearly surrounded and almost exhausted in provisions and ammunition. This morning the battle was renewed, leading to the more than probable inference that daring last night Jackson's or some other division, which left Harper's Fer.y ye .t .rday morn ing, ostensibly for Martinsburg, has reinforced the rebel army. The battle continued during the whole of today. No official news of this day's contest is at hand to-night, but the War Department, nevertheless, has not an unfavour able word at a late hour. No official news had been re ceived from the battlefield of yesterday and to-day, owing to interruption of the telegraphic communication. A mes senger who has arrived from the army reports everything was progressing satisfaciefly when be left, and that there could be no doubt of a successful result. The fight hes raged some twelve hours, and has undoubtedly been most desperate. Wounded officers arrived here to-night from Western Maryland say when they left at 7 o'clock this morning ► battle commenced at Buricietteville, about two miles from Centreville. The following particulars of the Stet battle in Maryland is taken from the Baltimore American: FREDERICK, Sr.t 15, 2 P.Y. _ The news that reaches here from the front, coming through • variety of sources, is all of • gloriously en couraging character. Our troops have been driving the enemy ever since they left Frederick, and yesterday fought them for four hours in • general engagement, de feated them, and sent them flying in rapid retreat. The scene of the fight yesterday was upon what is called generally the Seared Mountains of the Cabala range, but on the map is called South Mountains. Our forces co Saturday drove the rebel rear-guard out of Midl'etown, and our advance halted that night a short distance beyond that village. Early on Sunday morning the onward movement WWI re sumed by General M'Clelba. The rebels were directly in front, and retreated slowly, and resolutely coot? .t. ing every foot of ground. Up to about 2 o'clock the engagement was principally with artillery. The rebels placed their batteries in every advantageous position, and shelled our advance. Oar artillery re plied, and the firing at times was very heavy ; but the advantage from the higher ground they occu pied being with the rebels is the, art'llery practice, our generals depended more upon their infantry, and heavy columns were pushed successfully forward, driving the enemy back until about half the ascent of the moun tain was gained. In doing this work some splendid dashes were made by our trows, in which Burnside's and Hooker'. corps, formerly M'Dowell's, particularly distiorl-he I themselves. Between 2 and 3 o'clock the rebels were found drawn up in lice of battle, their left covering Tarim a gap, through which the pike to Hasletown passes, and extending to Cnmptoo's Gap. Our right was led by General Hooker in the advance, with General Franklin on the left, ad General Burnside's corps in the centre. General Heintzelman'a corps was pressing up in the rear, ad was, I believe, in reserve. Some portions of it may have participated in the fight. When the enemy were thus found drawn up in line of battle on their chosen position the engagement at once became general and fierce. The musketry fire, as described by officers wounded in the battle' and now here, was the moot continuous and sus tained of the war. It rolled rapidly and fiercely from right to left and back and forward with irre sistible fury. Our artillery was brought splendidly up, and played its part well. For two hour.: this continuous exchange of musketry and artillery continued until the enemy began to show signs of wavering. Our extreme right had been gradually but surely pushing the enemy, crowning him towards the "gap," and threatening his flank. At 5 o'clock, • general charge was ordered, and our men,responding willingly and bravely to the all, sprang forward with an impetus that car.iel all before it. The rebels fell back, eodesvouring spin to bring their disordered column into line of battle, but fa . " I. Wildly cheering and determined to win, nor Imes pushed forward, and drove the enemy from point to point ; and es the last rays of the sun gilded the mountain and rea:hed its sum mit, the pass was won, and the enemy were in rapid and disordered retreat down the slope toward Boonsboro. The pursuit was continued for two miles down the mono tin, until darkoesi put an end to the contest. Our troops bivouacked for the night on the battle field, whilst our pickets extended three miles forward and beyoad the little village of Bolivrr—not the Bolivar of Harper's Ferry. The rebels left their kllled and many of their wounded on the field. My informants had oo koowl.: Ise of the enemy's loss except where they were engaged immediately on the right, and can, therefore give no e - Aimste of the general loss on either side. They found the ground over which they passed thickly strewn with rebel deal and wounded. Our men fiught the whole day with desperate valour, sod literally drove the enemy the whole time, giving them no time to rally, no opportunity to recover, and thus kept them at a disadvantage. The new regiments rivalled their elder Tompanions in arms in the steadiness with which they went under fire. Among our lases we have to lament General Reno, who was killed by a rifle ball whilst feeling the position of the enemy on Sunday. General Lee is reported killed, and the best pa , .: of Longstreet's division captured. Tracing these reports es far u I am able, 1 find that General Lee is re ported by prisoners taken as wounded, and some say killed. General Garland, of Virginia, was certainly k'lled. Of prisoners probably from 1,500 to 2,03 bave Leen cap tured, independently of wounded left on the field. • The reports are that the rebels retired during the night, and this morning were in rapid retreat towards the river, rendering it doubtful whether they would be overtaken be. fore they had put the Potomac between themselves and General Y`Ckllan. THE BATTLE AT HARPER'S FERRY. NEW YORK, Seer. 18. The Federal forces which surrendered at Harper's Ferry consisted of the 12th New York State Militia, 87th Ohio, Bth New York Cavalry, 111th New York Volunteers, 126th New York Volunteers, two companies of sth New York Artillery, and one Maryland regiment. The battle at Harper's Ferry commenced on the 12th by a Confederate attack on the Federals sta tioned on Maryland Heights. The Federals sent reinforcements from Harper's Ferry to Maryland Heights, and the engagement continued during the 12th and 13th. The Federal. evacuated Maryland Heights on the 13th, and crossed on a pontoon bridge to Harper's Ferry, previously spiking the guns on Maryland Heights. On the 14th the Confederates assembled on Loudon Heights, and opened their batteries from that point, and also from Maryland Heights. Skirmishing continued during the 14th. During the night of the 14th the Confederates planted additional batteries on London Heights, and another battery on the opposite side of the Potomac to the right of the Federal position, thus enfilading the whole of the Federal entrenchments. The Con federates opened fire from these batteries on the morning of the 15th, when a Federal council of war was held, and a white flag displayed. During the hoisting the white flag a shell struck Colonel Mike, who commanded at Harper's Ferry, wounding him mortally. The Federals surrendered to General Jackson on the following terms :—" Officers and men to have ready parole. Officers to retain their side-arms and private property. All United States property to be turned over to the Confederates." The Confederates paroled about 8,000 prisoners, 26, 1862 and the New York Tribune correspondent says they captured 10,000 stand of arms, 40 cannon, and cartridges and stores. Fifteen hundred Federal cavalry succeeded in escaping pre viously frost Harper's Ferry, and captured en route Confederate General Longstreet's baggage train. Rumours from various sources state that the Confederates immediately evacuated Harper's Ferry, and that the Federal General Burnside has since occupied it. The battle of Sunday, the 14th, was fought in • gorge of the mountain, on the turnpike road be tween Middletown and Boomsborough. The Federal attack commenced with artillery. The Federal General Reno ascended the moun tain on the left with infantry to attack the enemy's flank, when the Confederates gave way, leaving the Federals in possession of a portion of the ridge. Hooker's division, with the Pennsyl vania reserve, ascended the mountain on the right to attack the enemy's left, in which he was success ful. On the following day the Confederates took the road towards Sharpsburg. The Federal General Morgan, who is surrounded at Cumberland Gap, writes that his troops are in good health and spirits, and that his condition is in every respect better than that of the enemy who surround him. It is stated that the reported investment of Charleston by the Federal gunboats has received some confirmation in a letter received from the Federal squadron, stating that Fort Sumter had been fired upon with shot and she'll, resulting in serious damage. Fighting continues at Mumfordaville, Kentucky, between the Confederates under Bragg, and the Federal; under Wilder, with a portion of Buell's army. It was reported on the 16th that Buell himself had arrived and joined is the engagement. The Governor of Pennsylvania states that 72,000 have responded to his call for the defence of the State, and he expects the number will be increased to 103, oca. These men are being furnished with equipments, and being moved to the State border as soon as possible. Drafting is to commence in the State of New York on the Ist of October. An explosion occurred yesterday at No. 8 Arsenal, at Pittsburg. One hundred and seventy boys and girls were employed. Eighty were killed by the explosion. The medical director-general of General M'Clel lan's staff has telegraphed to New York for surgical aid for the wounded in the late battles. The Federal Commodore John Percival died yes ter ay at Boston. DEBATE IN THE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. A debate occurred on the 12th in the Confederate Congress on the resolutions thanking General Lee for his brilliant victories, and stating that the Con gress heard with profound satisfaction of his cross ing the Potomac. Mr. Lyons disapproved that portion of the reso lution which was in favour of the invasion policy. Mr. Miles strongly favoured the plan of re lieving the oppressed in Maryland, and marching into tho enemy's territory. Mr. Lyons did not think the Confederates could go so safely into the heart of the North. Mr. Miles, however, fully believed they could, and said, " Now was the time to strike. The re gular armies of M'Clellan and Pope were unable to meet one-fifth of the number they ought to be. If the resolution was struck out, the Congress would not favour the awessive policy so much desired by the count y." Mr. Ayre, of South Carolina, thought that the people desired the war to be carried into the enemy's country, and he wished the army to dare, and dare again, and still to dare. Mr. Smith was of opinion that the voice of the people was not always the right voice ; the people were very often wrong. He opposed the resolution. They had never been invited to enter Maryland, and they did not know how they would be re ceived. If the invasion policy was continued they might look for the second day, which tried men's souls. Mr. Foote thought that the voice of the • people must be listened to. The resolution favouring the invasion policy was then passed by a vote of 56 against 13. THE PONTIFICAL STATES. ROME, Sm. 28 The French Ambassador, the Marquis de Lava tette, has left to-day for Paris. The marriage of the Princess Annonziata with the Archduke Charles will take place by proxy on the 115th of October. THE BRAZIL MAIL. LISBON, Snrr. 2S. The Royal Mail steamer Tyne, with the above mail, arrived here this morning. Rio JLNEII.O, Sart 9.—Exchange on London, 2C. Coffee, good first, 6,009 to 7,000 reis. Shipments since the departure of the last steamer, 41,500 bags, of which 29,003 were for the ChanueL Block, 160,000 bags. Freights fiat to the Channel, 255. to 325. &L At Labia exchange on London was quoted 261, 261. Cotton nominal. Sugar, 1,850 to 1,900; white, 2,450 to 2,500. Exchange at Pernambuco, 261. Sugar, white, nu sales ; brown, 1,700 to 1,000. Cotton, 20,000 eels. The Tyne spoke the Guiana on the 13th, in Ist. 11 s., lon. 36.30 W. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Sr. 29. The Royal Mall steamer Tasmanian, with the above mails, has arrived off Netley Hospital. She brings 99 passengers, 2,168,429 dole. in specie, and 2,300 packages of cargo. She left St. Thomas's on the 13th inst. Vera Cruz was very unhealthy. Mich fever prevailed among the shipping lying at Sacrificias. The Bishop of Honolulu and party arrived at Colon on the Bth instant. The mission was to leave for Panama ou the Bth, to await the arrival of her Majesty's ship Topaz, which would convey it to Honolulu. The bishop had held a confirmation at Colon, and would hold another at Panama. D'Ospina, the deposed president of New Grenada, and several members of the conservative party who had been imprisoned at Carthagena during the pleasure of Moequera, escaped, and took passage in the Royal Mail steamer Avoe, and arrived at SL Thomas. Yellow fever had been very fatal among the shipping at Havana. The number of cases, how ever, was fast diminishing when the mail left. Her Majesty's war steamer Challenger arrived at Trinidad on the 13th August. The weather at Barbadoes was very hot, and yellow fever very prevalent. Many cases had been fatal. The crops were generally good and improv ing. The provision market was dulL Exchange, 90 days, 1971 dollars. Trade continued dull at Demerara, without pr( A _ pect of improvement. The stocks of provision. were abundant. The crops were fast arriving at maturity. Harvest operations would shortly cow menoe on the estates. The Jamaica legislature was appointed to inert on the 28th October. The new measures to be introduced by the executive committee bad INA transpired. The markets were still dull, awl rtocks abundant. Transactions were Heavy rains had retarded the picking of th e coffee and pimento crops. The latter was reportoi to be limited. Sales of coffee bad been made at 488. to Ms. Sugar, 16e. to 18s. Freights doll Exchange, 90 days, it per cent. prem. The Tasmanian wu detained 21 hours by fog, THE FRENCH IN MEXICO. (BT i7.IRYC TZLIGRAPI4.) SOUTHAMPTON, Mosim. The Tasmanian has brought news that thrt-, I n of-battle ships, four transports, and two guilb.. 4 were lying off Sacrificios, in the Mexican Gulf. 1% , thousand five hundred French troops landed at V, ra Crux on the 28th ult. Twenty-five thousand troops were to be lawi..l by the end of October. The French communicati.a between the coast and the interior is repeatedly is. terrupted. 'Fifteen to twenty persona are dyihq daily in Vera Crnz. The shipping at Sacrifici,l is unhealthy. THE ROMAN QUESTION. The Independance of yesterday says : Orne of oar Par's correspoodents furnishes no with rii information that for two mouths a warm straggle to brn going on in the imperial cabinet with respect to the Memos in the Moniker of the documents which hate recently appeared therein. Besides, the intimation of Y. Thomen that he would resign, the influence of M. Farad's chosen - afire', and the resolution of Prince N►poleon not to go to Lis WI satisfaction was obtained on this head, seem to have derided the point in favour of the friends of ltd., It is added that upon the return of the Emper sr they sill make a last and final effort. At the ministered council which is already fixed for the 6th of October, 11 Thouvenel has decided upon reading bis reply to the tut note of M. Durando, and retiring from the direction of foreign affairs if the spirit, at least, of that note does not rally round it a majority of vote.. This resignation would probably involve that of M. de Persigoy and create the necessity for constituting • cabinet openly retrograde and anti-Italian. It seems to us doubtful whether the Emperor will be desirous or willing to push his condescension so far in the direction of • policy which is incompatible with the interests of his mown and country, especially if it be true, es the Petrie affirms, that the unexpected publienice in the Moniteur was preceded by the sending to Rome of despatches which showed the inn Witty of the last efforta of French diplomacy, and informed the pontifical govern* mist of the resolution of France to give up in future all atteniptor at conciliation. However, we moot not abandon omwelves to too decided hopes. Appearances are for the moment favourable to Italy ; but a transformation may take place, and public opinion should be on its ',nerd against surprises. A misisterial council was held on flaturday, nun the:presider:icy of Count Walewski. Lord Cowleylhai sent a note to M. Thou:vend, pointing out the necessity which exists for the evacuation of Rome by Freon, explaining the entire policy of Great Britain in regard to the Italian cum. tioo, and completely justifying England with respect to the participation attributed to her in the last Gard:skin EXPRESS FROM PARIS. 011011 OUR OWN 'G FROM ITALY. PARIS. SUNDAY EVENING. The only news of any interest about Italy is to be found in the Prase, and the very exclusive. ness of this information rabbis, a doubt of its authenticity in the precise proportion of its im portance. The Presse Turin letter, dated Septets. ber 25, begins by saying, "The liberal patty Ina carried the day." It then states, in the most posi tive manner, that the scheme of forming a military cabinet is abandoned, and that the state of siege, the seizure of journals, and all the repressive mer surer lately resorted to, will also be renounced; that tho three ministers, MM. Sella, Pepoli, and Depretis—who had made up their minds to resign if the military party got the upper hand—w:ll now remain rs office; and that M. Pepoli has sc• cepted the portfolio of Minister of the Interior, M. Rattazzi remaining President of the Council and taking the portfolio of foreign affairs. Curiously enough this correspondence makes no allusion whatever to M. Conforti, the Minister of Justice, who it was lately reported had resigned, because Rattazzi had in his absence given as illegal order to the Naples Court of Caseation relative to a change of venue for Garibaldi's trial. The Preset further states that, to the great con sternation of the military pretenders to power, M. Pepoli has only accepted the Ministry of the Interior on the express condition that there is to be an amnesty within a month. With this ministry it is hoped that no dissolution will be necessary. M. Parini, whose name has been mentioned for the Ministry of Commerce, is Said to be suffering from softening of the brain to each an extent that he frequently breaks down in the middle of a sentence, forgetting entirely what he said but a moment ago. The Movimento publishes the following letter from Garibaldi, the original of which it declares it possesses in the general's own handwriting : I have read in No. 1,027 of the Periereeraitm a ktter quoted from the Esprit Public, which is said to have Lem written to me by au agent of Albizzias on August 19, gal to have been toned upon me by the royal troops at Aspro- Moine. These two bite of news form one lie. Another journal, the Patric, has got somebody to write to it fen Speszia that the English surgeon put into my hands a stun of 15,0001. on the part of Lord Palmerston, es a testimonial of the sympathy of the English people w*h the enterprise spins% Rome. It is sad to see Guttenberg 's invention turned to such vile and abject purposes. G. Gasman'. The Monde anuounces the death, at the age of sixty-nine, of P. L. Taparelli d'Areglio, a writer in the clerical journal the Cioita Cottoliea ; be was the elder brother of the Marquis Massimo d'Azeglio. The Temps says that of all the absurd ideas en gendered by the Roman question the most chnueri' cal of all is that of • congress to reconstitute Italy, and guarantee the temporal power of the Pope. This proposition is too self-evident for it to be necessary to recapitulate the arguments of the Temps against M. Guerouniere's trickish rums for prolonging the French occupation. The Pays asserts that Hanover, which at lied gave an ambiguous answer to Prussia when asked to join in the commercial treaty with France, new refuses distinctly to have anything to do with it. A letter from Havanuab, of August 30, state' that a brother of General Doblado, the late minister of President Juarez, bad left by the Spanish packet on a political mission to Paris and Madrid. The Daily News is seized. Durrarca or AmmucAir Matte.—On Saturday the Omelet Royal Nail steamer Penia was deepatehed fro , Liverpool for New Yoe* with mak for the United Stew , sad &Web North America, together with about WO lA' wagers, cargo, ko. The meat A 113116C50 mail despatch f nm Liverpool will be ma Wsdeesclay, whoa the howl steamer City of New York will leave the Mersey for New York. with mils for tbe UngedBtates. Tbe box at the Liverr' l Poet -onto. will be open oti that day for the reoeipt oflettem to., until 11 o'clock, a.m., ancliket Cork till 6.3 U p.m.