The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-15 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(urn's TZLICIALY.)

The R.M.S. Persia arrived at Queenstown at
11.15 p.m. this evening. She brings 79 plumage!,
and 92,978 dollars in specie. She landed 76 sacks
of mails, kc., and proceeded at 11.30. All well.
The Persia experienced a week's strongly easterly
weather.

(rid Crooklaves.)
NEW YORK, Oar. 5, R 011111203.

Further details of the operations of Grant's left
on the south-west of Petersburg, states that on
Friday the sth corps and two divisions of the 9th
corps carried the two first lines of the Confederate
defences, but advancing further a gap was formed
between the sth and 9th corps, through which the
Confederates charged, and flanked the 9th corps,
capturing 2,000 prisoners.
On Saturday the Federals advanced three-quar-
ters of a mile, and entrenched themselves close to
the south side of the railroad. The Confederates'
main line of defences in Meade's front cannot easily
be carried.
The Confederates were found in force behind
the formidable defences on the Boynton-road, over
which they receive supplies by waggon.
On Thursday, the 10th and 18th corps, under
Birney, had crossed to the north side of the James,
and advanced towards Richmond by the New-
market road. The 10th corps carried the New-
market heights and advanced two miles. They then
assaulted the Laurel Hill works, but were
repulsed, and withdrew to the junction of the
Varian and Newmarket roads. The 10th corps
lost 1,500 men, and a negro corps suffered severely.
The 18th corps drove the Confederates to Chapping
Bluff, which they captured after desperate fighting.
On the following day the Confederates made seve-
ral ineffectual attempts to recapture the main
position. They succeeded in retaking one redoubt
near the river. A small Federal force of infantry
and cavalry penetrated into the inner line of works
east of Richmond, meeting no resistance.
Sheridan is at Harrisonburg, preparing to drive
Early from Brown's Gap. Sheridan's cavalry had
visited Staunton and Wayneaborough, and de-
stroyed the bridges and !railroads between those
places. The Richmond papers declare Sher4dan to
be retreating.

General Price, with a force estimated at 20,000,
and 5,000 recruits taken in Missouri, is advancing
on Rolla in three columns, the right under Shelley
and Marmaduke, the left wider Cooper, and the
centre under his own personal command.
No communication has yet been established with
Every's forces, who has evacuated Pilot Knob.
Price has burned the Soto, and destroyed the
Iron Mountain railroad. The Federala have con-
centrated in Jefferson city, which they are fortify-
ing. Rosencranz has taken the field against Price.
Admiral Farragut is fortifying Fort Morgan.
The Federal gunboats have not approached Mobile.
Forrest has demanded the surrender of Hunts-
ville, Alabama, which the Federals refused. Fight-
ing is progressing.
The Confederates have demanded the surrender
of Dalton, Georgia.
No despatches have been received from Sherman
for several days. Vigorous efforts are being made
to drive off Forrest and Wheeler.

The military authorities have suppressed a lead.
ing democratic journal at Baltimore.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ad vertised a
loan of 40,000,000 dole. in 5.20 Six per Cent, gold
interest bearing bonds.
The amount of the public debt announced 30th
September, is 1,960 millions of dollars.
A panic prevails at Chicago. Large bank failures
hare taken place.
The steamer Matagorda has been captured.

The China and Saaonia have arrival out.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Ocr. 5, Mcnurnra.

Money easy. Gold has fluctuated since Monday
between 192 and 189, at which latter quotation it
remains this morning. Stocks depressed, the panic
continues ; New York Centrals, 108 ; Illinois, 109 ;
Erie, 85i ; Five per Cent. United States Bonds,
107. Cotton inactive. Middling Upland, 115 to
125. Breadstuffs heavy. Provisions declining.
Coffee quiet. Sugar steady. Molasses heavy.

SOUTHAMPTON, Ocr. 15.

The Hamburg and American Company's steam-
ship Borussia, from New York on the Ist inst.,
passed the Needles at 10.35 a.m. to-day.

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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BOAT RUN Dosne BY • STEAPALR.—FOUR MIN
DhowNeil—About 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning. as the
mew of the goblet-boat Gleaner, of Eyernouth, were fishing
off Bt. Abbe Head, about seven miles from the Berwick-
shire coast, they were run into by the steamer Dalhousie,
of Dundee, while on her way to Newcastle. The whole
crew of the Gleaner, consisting of six men, were thrown
into the sea. Life-buoys were mat from the steamer, and
two of the men sand; but the other four were lout.
The names of those drowned are—David Fairbeiro,
Paul Fairbum, Thomas Douse', and William Angus.
They were all fishermen belonging to Eyemoutb, and, with
the exception of the lest, were married sten with families.
The two survivors, who are both young um shout twenty
years of age, were taken to Newomtle by the steamer, and
returned to Evemouth next day. They bed bees picked up
insensible. One of them remember' grasping at the
steamer, and falling into the water, sad the steamer punier
over him. They say that on seeing the steamer enproach
they held op lanterns and cried out, but no *Mice we.
takes oe board the steamer till the eollisiou occurred. The
occurreuee has created a melancholy 110•Mii1112 in Eye.
mouth, coupled
in with
by a holies of isdisoatioa at the ears-
Impose exhibited time charge of the steamer.
If Gentian the ambotitim of the meaty are investigating
the matter.—Edinburot Courant
Trizes ISLAND.—The last sale of salt ascended to
13 owls, per bushel, sad the prioeipal propriebere have eon-
abided to raise their pylon. This le otemieeed by • mean-
stow of heavy rains whoa Wit ovulated, as August is ne.
rally the best month for gathering sok The im-
precision is that oar salt wawa, mob a it has hese, ha
arrived at • chasm. Indeed, it bas been the worst mem to
10 or 15 years. As near as ma ma arrive at it, sot ware
than one-quarter of our usual amp of salt will be obtained.
—American paper.