The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-23 00:00:00

[Stamped, ld. Additional.]

whom are efficient soldiers. General Grant had
determined to assault the place again upon the day
following that on which the surrender was made.
It is stated that the surrender will give the
Federal government 100,000 troops to be employed
in other quarters.
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The B►ltimore correspondent of the Herold says
that on the day following the battle at Gettysburg
Lee's army peened through Emmettsburg, and by
the country roads north of that place from near
Gettysburg across South Mountain towards Hagers-
town. The movement was made in perfect order,
without haste or confusion. General Stuart had
15,000 cavalry at Zumsettsburg. 1
The Baltimore American of the 7th estimates
that 9,000 or 10,000 Confederate prisoners have
been captured from Lee's army, in addition to
numerous prisoners gathered up by the Federal
cavalry. The Americas thinks the Confederate
loss in killed and slightly wounded cannot fall
below 12,000 or 13,000 men. It is doubtful if any
Confederate artillery was captured. The same
journal estimates the Federal losses in killed and
wounded et 12,000. General Lee paroled 3,000
prisoners ; but this parole under theterms of the
cartel ie said to be of no effect, as General Meade
refused to agree to it ; and General Lee sent the
prisoners to General Couch, who accepted the
parole.
The Tribune says that the Secretary of War has
given orders for mounting gnus and garrisoning the
forts in Portland Harbour ; and has authorised
the Governor of Maine to raise artillery companies
for the defence of the coast towns.

The World says that a Federal expedition of
12,000 men, which was sent from White House to
out a bridge across the South Anna River, had re•
turned unsuccessful, having met a force at the
place of their destination too large to cope with.
General Prentiss reports on the afternoon of the
4th, that although the rebels were badly whipped
at Helena, Arkansas, there was no doubt they would
renew the attack, and were massing their troops for
that purpose.

General Prentiss's force was inferior to that of
the Confederates, bat with aid from liurlburt and
from the gunboats be thought the Confederates
might be severely beaten. General Hurlburt was
sending reinforcements.

NEW YORE. JULY 10, EVWYU.

General Morgan, with 8,000 men, has captured
Corydon, Indiana, and is advancing to Jeffereon-
'tile, where there are large Federal supplies.
Business is suspended at Indianapolis, and the
Governor of Indiana has called out 50,000 men.
The Confederates have retired from Helena.

General Bragg has crossed the Tennessee river
and destroyed the bridge at Bridgeport. It is stated
that General Bragg will make the Tennessee river
his future line of defence.

It is supposed that the Confederates will abandon
the Huntsville, Memphis, and Charleston Rail-
road.

The Richmond Enquirer of the 6th inst. says that
General Taylor has captured 7,000 Fadersls near
New Orleans, and is marching on that city.
The Southern journals state that Vic -President
Stephens' visit to Washington was either to arrange
for the exchange of prisoners or to inform the
Federal government that if private property was
not respected the Confederates would retaliate.
The counsel for the captors of the Peterhoff claim
the condemnation of the vessel and cargo on the
ground that the destination of the vessel was a
blockaded port, and that even if it belonged to a
line of vessels designed to go to Matamoros, yet
there were traces that the destination of the cargo
was Texas, the voyage to Matamoros being a con-
trivance to do indirectly what it was not prcticable
to do directly. If it was proved that the cargo
was contraband of war, and that the owners con-
templated the direct transit of the cargo through
Matamoros to Texas, the counsel maintained that
it did not help them that they took the vessel to a
neutral port.
The British schooner Frolic has been captured.
A privateer steamer is reported cruising off the
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eastern coast in the Seal Wand fishing grounds.
The Jackson (Mississippi) journals of the sth
inst. state that the entire force under General
Osterhaus crossed the Big Black River on the 4th,
and that it wu supposed that fighting with Grant
would commence.

NEW YORK, JULT 11, /Amnia.

Cannonading was heard at Frederick yesterday
in the direction of Booneaboro. There was
skirmishing between Jeukiogs' Confederate cavalry
and the Federal& under Buford. Jenkings is said
to have been captured.
General Lee's army, is estimated at 50,000 men,
with 250 pieces of artillery.
The Richmond papers speak of the occurrence
of a fight between Generals Meade and Lee,
stating that the Confederate centre under Hill fell
back, drawing the Federal from their works,
when Generals Longstreet and Ewell advanced
upon both Federal flanks, and captured 4,000
Federal prisoners.
The Confederates, under Morgan, have captured
Salem, Indiana, and burned the depot of the Louis-
ville, Chicago, railroad. Morgan has moved to strike
the Louisville, Indianapolis, railroad; the Federal&
are iu close pursuit.
Martial law has been declared in Louisville. All
citizens have been ordered to enrol themselves, or
to go north.
Vicksburg advice, of the 4th inst. state that the
terms of surrender were that the prisoners should
be paroled, and that the officers should retain their
side arms and horses. 27,000 prisoners, 102 field
pieces, 30 siege guns, and 50,000 stand of arms
were captured. The capitulation was caused by
destitution and prostration.
10,000 to 15.000 deserters from General Bragg's
army are reported to be in the country north of
Franklyn, Tennessee.
General Rosecranz's army is at the bend of the
Elk River.

New Orleans advioes to the 4th inst. state that
Port Hudson still held out.

Public assemblages, except for public worship,
are forbidden in New Orleans without the permis-
sion of the comiandant. No more than three
persons are allowed to assemble or congregate in
the street together. All clubs are closed, and all
public-houses most close at 9 o'clock in the even-
ing. No persona except the police or military on
duty, or such as are provided with passes, are
allowed in the street after that hour.
The Confederates have made a cavalry raid in
Springfield Landing, whence Banks derives his
supplies, and retreated after destroying the stores.
The steamers passing between New Orleans and
Port Hudson are fired upon from the banks of the

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river, and the steamer lkwrille has been disabled
in this manner.

Confederate General Taylor has 12,000 troops
40 miles above New Orleans.

An infantry brigade is being raised for 60 days'
service for the defence of New Orleans.
A case of retaliation has arisen at Richmond.
Two Federal captains have been palmated for retalia-
tion for Burnside shooting two confederate captains
at Sanderaburg, Ohio. The day of execution is not
yet fixed.
The draft is progressing in New England, Penn-
sylvania, and New York.
♦ privateer—reported to be the Florida—has
been seen off Gay Head, burning a schooner and a
brig.
The New York Wo►ld says :—" Dix has aban-
doned White House, and returned to Fortress
Monroe. He has destroyed the central railway
bridges, and torn up the track of theFredericksburg
road, and effectually destroyed the communication
between Richmond and General Lee's army.
' General Neal Dow and Staff have been cap-
tured outside the Federal lines near New Orleans.

The New York Herald asserts that the question
of peace has been discussed in the Federal cabinet,
and that a cabinet crisis has been caused by a pro-
position of Mr. Seward to issue a presidential
proclamation offering an amnesty to the Southern
people, withdrawing the emancipation proclama-
tion, suspending the Confiscation Act, and offering
protection to the personal property and rights of
the Southern people, except the leaders.
The Attorney-General Bates and Mr. Mont-
gorsery Blair favour the scheme, with modification.
Messrs. Stanton and Chase violently oppose
it. Mr. Weller also opposes it, but not so
strongly. Mr. Lincoln had given no opinion, but
his speech on the late serenade indicates that he
favoured freeing the slaves before consenting to
peace.

The republican party will shortly submit a peti-
tion to President Lincoln to the following effect :
They are willing to make peace and redoes the
Union. Slavery to °ease after the year 1876.
Minors at that time would remaia skives till they
Sr. 21 years of age. The loyal States only would
receive compensation far their negrose. A conven-
tion would be called to revise the Federal constitu-
tion, with a view to strike oat the provisions
recognising slavery as the basis of representative
population, and providing for emancipation in
accordance with the above programme.
The New York Herald of to-day asserts that Vice-
President Stephenes message was • proposition
from President Davis for a separate government
for the North and South, but only one President.
This would avoid interference with Southern pro-
perty and negroes, bat make one foreign policy
for both sections.

In reply to the committee of Louisiana planters,
who stated that Louisiana wanted to return to her
allegiance with the State constitution unimpaired,
and reluested President Lincoln to ordet the
election in November of State and Federal °Ems,
in soeordanoe with the state, constitution, and
laws, President Lincoln said he had reliable in-
formation that the respectable portion of Louisiana
desired to amend the State constitution and con-
templated a convention for that purpose. This was
sufficient reason why the committee should not act
under the existing constitution. President Lincoln
could not see how such a committee should facili-
tate military operations, and might be used to
embarrass them.

The steamers Alice, Racoon, Kate, Antonio*,
Elizabeth, Ellen, and Beauregard, from Charles-
ton, and the steamers Banshee, Charleston, Limy,
Flora, and Fanny, from Wilmington, have all arrived
at Nassau.

(BY TELEGRAPH TO CAPE RACE.)
NEW YORK, JOLT 13, Emma.
Generals Lee and Meade's armies confront each
other, preparing for battle.
A serious riot has occurred at New York, caused
by the enforcement of the draft.