The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-06 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY SWIM am

TKLEGR4PHIC DITELLIGENCE.

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The Royal Mail elleemehip Airioe, from Boston
on the 25th, and Halifax on the 27th ult., arrived
at Queenstown at 1 p.m. yesterday. She Wage
13,284 dole. (1), landed 59 each of reads and eight
passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 1.30
p.m. All well.
(Per the Abbe. vi► Reehea NW.)
NEW YORE, mar 24, Emma.
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General Grant commenced moving his army on
Friday (20th inst.) to compel Lee to abandon his
position at Spotteylvania. During the night
Hancock's corps moved to Guineas Station on the
Fredericksburg Railroad, advancing along the rail-
way to Bowling-green. Another corps subsequently
followed on the same line. Immediately after
Hancock's movement Generals Longatreet and
Ewell started south.

Secretary Stanton has announced that telegraphic
advioes received on Sunday state that there were
indications of Lee having fallen back beyond the
North Anna River. Grant occupied Garvey' mid
Mudford station', lied the math bank of the{
2dattapony River. Hooke's brigade from North
Carolina had reinforced Lee on that line.
Mr. Stanton announces that General Grant's
army is as strong in numbers, and better equipped,
than when the campaign opened.
On Thursday night and the following day Beau.
regard attacked Butler's entrenchment. at Bermuda
Hundreds, capturing the rifle pits in Ame's and
Terry's front. The latter recaptured his rifle pita,
but the former failed to recover his line. On
Saturday night Beauregard again attacked General
Ame, but was repulsed with considerable loss.
Confederate cavalry have attacked Fort Powhat-
tan, on the James River, but were repulsed.
General Sherman rested two days at Kingston,
to replenish his supplies. He resumed the pursuit
of Johnston on the 23ri.
Admiral Porter has reached the mouth of the
Red River. The vessels grounded above the Alex-
andria Falls have been relieved, and.are returning
down the Red River.

General Banks has evacuated Alexandria, and is
marching towards Semmesport.
The House of Representatives has called for
particulars of the explanations given by Mr.
Seward to the French government concerning
the resolution of the house with regard to
Mexico.
The Governor of New York has instructed the
district attorney to indict the persons engaged in
the seizure of the New York World and the Journal
of Commerce.

Official correspondence has been published show-
ing that Mr. Seward has consented to stay the
delivery of Colonel Arguelles to the Cuban autho-
rities. The New York grand jury has indicted the
officers who arrested Arguelles for kidnapping.
Advices from Matamoras, via New Orleans, state
that numerous collisions have taken place between
the Mexican and French inhabitants. Cortinas has
hung one Frenchman.

6, 1864.

TUAMMI NIXPLOSION AT CORYtr.

IUIB3IITA, Join 5.
Yeiu. hem Corfu Mahe that an explosion at a
poet* magazine had warred there. Fifty houses,
isaldlagi the hospital, a fort, the custom-house,
and Ute adjoining factories, have bees destroyed.
90 soldiers have been killed, 90 wousded, and 28
are seising. Of the inhabitants 47 Sr. dead and
900 woended. Great excitement prevailed.
News from Tunis announces the extension of the
insurrection. The Europeans and Jews are leaviag
the place.

THE TUNIS INSURRECTION.

Joss 4.

letters from Tunis to the Slat ulk repress at the
bituaticin as less favourable. The insurrection is
state/to have extended to the gates of Tunis. The
Bey was in a state of hesitation. The demands of
the Arabs are incressiag ; those who have already
paid the extraordinary taxes demand their return.
The Governor of the Steroidr has been killed, and
the property of his employ& seized. It is asserted
that the French consul has supplied the Bey with
material proofs of the infidelities of the Basnuctar.

SPAIN AND PERU.

MADRID, Jim' 4.

' Th(Peruvian Consul in this city has i:nnouneed
to the Spanish government that he is empowered to
arrange all the differences existing between the two
governments.