The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1863.

LATEST INTELLIGENOR.

AMERICA.

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SOUTHAMPTON, TEMBADAY.
The steamer &monis has arrived from New
York with dates from that city to the 7th inst.
A Federal attack on the rebels at Vicksburg and
Charlestown is hourly expected.
The rebel generals and governors are denouncing
deserters, and threatening them with death if they
do not return to their regiments.
In northern and north-eastern Georgia, and in
south-western North Carolina, there are insurrec-
tionary movements amongst the rebels.

(asorms's TELEGRAM)
(Per Edinburgh.)
NEW YORK, FEB. 6.

The third editions of the Richmond papers con-
tain no comments whatever on the Charleston
affair. The Southern journals of the 2nd assert
that, immediately after raising the blockade a
vessel was despatched from Charleston to notify
the authorities at Nassau.

Savannah despatches state that the Federal fleet
of one iron-clad turret, four gunboats, and one
mortar boat attacked Fort Maualliater, at Genesis
Point, on the Ist inst. The firing continued until
half-past two in the afternoon, when the Federals
retired defeated. The bombardment was more
furious than the previous one.
Despatches to the 31st ult. from Charleston
announced that General Ripley had sent an
artillery force under Colonel Yates to James
Island with the design of attacking the
Federal gunboats cruising in the Stone River.
Colonel Yates posted his guns, twenty-one in
number, about eight miles from the city, in a semi-
circle, stretching on both aides of the river around
the Federal gunboat P. Smith, and at 4 o'clock
opened a concentrated fire upon her. The engage-
ment lasted one hour, when the P. Smith hauled
down her flag, and surrendered unconditionally,
with 180 prisoners. She carried eleven guns. The
P. Smith had 8 killed and 15 wounded. She is now
safely anchored under the guns of Fort Pember-
ton, and will soon be ready for sea.
Colonel Stewart, chief of the cavalry on General
M'Clernand's staff at Vicksburg, whilitt out on a
reconnaissance with 200 men, was shot and deserted
by them. Col. Stuart had upon his person a memo-
randum book containing full estimates of the num-
ber and calibre of the forces and guns of Generals
Sherman and M'Clernand, and much useful infor-
mation, including projects respecting canals upon
which work has been commenced. This book fell
into the hands of the enemy.
The canal around Vicksburg, which General
Grant is digging, is an entirely new one ; General
Williams's canal having proved useless. At last
accounts water was beginning to rush into the
canal. A considerable force has been landed and
marched across the peninsula to a point opposite
Warrenton, where they are encamped. They are
in a position to communicate with the troops from
below on the Louisiana side should the latter be
able to pass Port Hodson.
The weather still renders any movement of the
army of the Potomac impracticable.
The New Orleans correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Enquirer mentions as a rumour that the
pogrom recently sent to garrison the forts had
come into collision with the white soldiers, and that
a general revolt had taken place.
The Federal cavalry have captured 100 Con-
federates with their camp equipage at Middleton,
15 miles from Murfreesboro', Tennessee.
The House of Representatives has passed a bill
providing for the establishment of a submarine
telegraph cable from Fortress Monroe to Galveston,
communicating with intermediate points on the
coast.

Secretary Chase is reported to have written a
letter to the Finance Committee, declaring his
ability to carry on the finance without a further
LIMO of legal tender notes if his currency scheme
is adopted by Congress.
The New York Herald says that ex-Governor
Morgan is a member of the conservative portion
of the republican party, and that his election to
the United States Senate may be looked upon as
very favourable to public) interests.
The New York Times says :—" Ex-Governor
Morgan's election is understood to signalise a de-
cided defeat of the radicals. It is acceptable to
the more loyal and conservative section of the
democrats, and will give general satisfaction
I throughout the country."
The New York World thinks that his election is a
heavy blow to the radicals, and that be is the most
generally acceptable selection that could have been
taken from the republican side.
The Albany correspondent of the New York
Tribune says that Senator Morgan has written a
letter taking ground in favour of the emancipation
proclamation, and declaring himself prepared to sup.
port that and all other measures of the administra-
tion for the suppression of the rebellion. The New
York Tribune says nothing editorially concerning
the election. . .

Mr. Wendell Phillips has been lecturing in
Brooklyn, urging the people, before the let of May,
to demand of President Lincoln an army of 500,000
negroes, with arms in their hands. He advocated
the return of General Butler to New Orleans and
a command being given to General Fremont. Mr.
Wendell Phillips said be went to Washington, but
found no cabinet, "only a snag." As for the Pre-
sident, he said, he found a very honest man ; but
he would say what he was made of, and continued :
President Lincoln stood for thirty years in
the centre of Illinois ; to the north of him the northern half
of the State free, educated, intelligent, republican; to the
south the southern half of the State—Egypt—
ignorant, proslavery ; Southern, servile, dark. He
has been balancing all his life to be popular with
both, and he is the result of the balance.
That is the education of thirty years. No blame of his.
He lived there and he could not help it. He has succeeded
in being the favourite of that mosaic State of Illinois, and
the result is Abraham Lincoln. That is exactly the
honest, cunning, shrewd, Western politician, who is now
President.

Mr. Wendell Phillips also thought that both the
President and administration had a Southern bias,
and said that if the country was saved, it would be
in spite of the administration, and because it was
not possible for the President to ruin the country.
The New York World contains an anonymous
communication from the citizens of New Orleans,
bringing grave charges against General Butler of
spoliation, plunder, and venality during his
administration. The World says :

If the facts are u repreeseted by Butler's en*
mien the government abould not forbear investigation
because his accusers are bitter secessionists. If those repre-
sentations are not true, it is due to General Butler and to
the American n►me that they should be shown to be with-
out foundation ; if true, General Butler should be dis-
avowed and diapered.
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The Secretary of the Treasury has informed the
Senate that a reduction of the ditty upon paper
would increase the government revenue.
In Congress the Bankrupt Bill has been laid
upon the table by a vote of 60 to 53, aad the