The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-22 00:00:00

• LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

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AMERICA. Li•
REPORTED CAPTURE OF BATON ROUGE
BY THE CONFEDERATES.
NEW YORK, JuLTI4, Damao.
(Per Anglo-Saxon, by telegraph to Cape Rees sad from
Londonderry.)
An uneasy feeling generally prevails concerning
military and political matters.
A meeting of the members of Congress for the
Border States has been held at Washington to con-
sider President Lincoln's emancipation scheme.
The New York Evening Post says that the majo-
rity oppose the scheme and will decline to aooept
the proposal.
A large body of Confederates has captured Mur-
freesborougb, near Nashville, and taken one Federal
regiment prisoners. It is supposed that they will
attack Nashville.
Mobile despatches say that the Confederates
under Van Dorn have captured Baton Rouge, near
New Orleans, and taken 1,500 Federal prisoners.
Considerable excitement exists at Louisville,
Kentucky.

The Confederates are reported to be in force near
Frankfort.

001411ERCL1L INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JULY 14, EVIIIINQ.
Money easy. Gold further advanced.
Exchange firm at 1284. Stocks heavy and lower.
Cotton buoyant and again higher. Breadatuffa
firmer.

A strike has taken place among the labourers
who load grain ships, causing nearly the entire sus-
pension of shipment of breadstuff°.
Provisions quiet. Coffee and sugar advancing.

VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE ARMY.
NEW YORK, 3m U.
(Per Auglo-Saxoo, ei4 Quebec lad Loodoodary.)

The New York Tribune bays that the President
returned to Washington last evening, after visit-
ing General M'Clellan's army.
A letter from Fort Monroe says that he went to
see for himself, and learn what changes, if any,
were needed. The troops were well rested, and all
going on satisfactorily.
Another correspondent says that on the arrival of
the President at Harrison's Landing, General
M'Clellan, with several other generals, visited
him on board, after which the President and
the general held a private conference for
half an hour. They then proceeded to
visit the line of entrenchments. The President
was welcomed with great enthusiasm. He was
not satisfied with riding in front of the army, but
dismounted, and ascended the ramparts in view of
the enemy's picket.
The President briefly addressed the soldiers. He
said he had come to see for himself, and that he
should go back satisfied. It was said that they
had been whipped, but it was not so and never
would be. He knew the men around him would
prove equal to the task before them, and would
never give up without going into Richmond.
He declared his confidence in the army and its com-
mander.

The party continued their route along the lines,
and at nine o'clock in the evening returned to
General MiClellan's head quarters.
On the morning of the 9th, after a conference
had been held at head quarters, the President
started upon his return.

The reinforcements under General Burnside bad
passed up the James River.
The New York Booting Post publishes a special
despatch from Washington, Mating that the forth-
coming address of the Republican members of Con-
gress to the people will be in favour of most
energetic action in prosecution of the war, and
of using all means in our power against the rebellion
and foreign intervention especially.

SPAIN -AND ITALY.
MADRID, JULY 21.

The Correspondeneia Autograja of to-day lays :
" It is not impossible that, under certain con-
ditions, and at a time not yet fixed, Spain might
recognise the kingdom of Italy."

RUSSIA AND AMERICA.

The Paris correspotolcut of the Indepouianee
says :

France and England are not alone in wishing to inter-
pose their good officio between the belligerent parties in
America. The Emperor of Russia has proposed to make, as
a preliminary to any concerted action, a personal appeal to
President Lincoln, in order to induce him to accept in prin-
ciple the negotiation of a compromise between the North and
the South. If this negotiation were accepted it would have
the effect of suspending any mediating action whatever, and
intervention or mediation would only be undertaken in case
the North should positively refuse to come to an under-
deeding directly with the South. The proposition of the
cabinet of St. Petersburg wu communicated to the Foreign-
office by M. Brunnow during the stay which our Minister of
Foreign Affairs made in London. It is announced that it has
been accepted, but also that it has been decided that
after the month of respite which it would give, England
would no longer hesitate to bring about a collective media-
tion, in case the cabinet of the President of the American
Union should reject the individual good offices of Russia. It
ti in these terms that M. Thouvenel was charged to trans-
mit to Vichy the decision which I intimated three days ago
had been arrived at by the British government.

It appears from the Russian journals that the de-
structive fires which 'have spread such terror among
the people are still numerous in the provinces.
The Civil Governor of Tobolsk reports to the Mini-
ster of the Interior a fire that has destroyed in
that city, 96 houses, a wooden church, the office
of the administration of the commune, and the
archives. Only the official papers for the last four
years weresaved, and someof the churc4 ornaments.
A second fire is reported from Klamenetz-Podolsk,
that has destroyed several private houses, the
police-office, the printing-office of the local govern-
ment, and the treasury. The catholic cathedral
is also very much damaged. A third conflagration
at Browary, in the district of Ostersk, has de-
stroyed 14 houses. The reports describe the origin
of these fires as unknown.

The Emperor has authorised the establishment
of a bank for Finland.