The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-08 00:00:00

UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

LIVERPOOL, 1u ex MOWING.

The Canadian mail steamer Hibernian, Cap-
tain Ballantine, which left Quebec on the 29th
ult., arrived in the Mersey about 11 o'clock
lest night, after one of the most rapid
passages ever made from the St. Lawrence. The
papers from New York are only one day later than
those already to band, and the Canadian ones con-
tain little detail of interest concerning affairs in the
States. We extract the following items.
_ _ .

Over 100,000 bales of Confederate States cotton
have been captured near Natchez. It is said there
are 8,000 rebel troops at Monroe, 6b mike west of
Vicksburg. Generals Walker and Heber are in
command. _ .

Affairs in Kansas and on the Missouri border
are assuming a serious aspect. It is reported that
General Lace has returned to Lawrence, where he
is organising a force to make a raid into Missouri.
General Ewing has given notice to the inhabi-
tants of the border counties that they must depart
within fifteen days, and at last accounts several
buildings in Cass County were in flames, and
upwards of 100 persons were reported killed.
Martial law had been proclaimed in Leavenworth.
The burial of the dead in Lawrence showed that
183 had fallen victims to the rebel massacre. The
merchants and others of neighbouring towns were
contributing sums of money to rebuild Lawrence,
and the work is now progressing.
. .

The Baltimore American publishes a despatch
dated off Morris Island, August 24, noon. It says :
General Gibncre on Thursday notified to General Bemire-
gard that if be did not surrender the forte, he would
shell the city in twenty-four hours, at the same time re-
questing him to remove the women and children. No
attention was paid to this notice, and on Friday night
General Gilmore threw 13-inch shell into the pity of
Charleston, charged with Greek fire. On Saturday
afternoon General Beauregard sent down a flag'.
of truce boat, with an urgent protest danouncisg
Greek fire u a most villainous compound unworthy of
civilised nations, and demanding more time to remove the'
women and children from the city. The English, French, 1
and Spanish consuls also denounced the short time
given by General Gilmore, and claimed more time to remove
the objects of their respective countries. General Gilmore
yesterday replied by a renewal of the demand to surrender
the forte and public property. General Beauregard answered
by asking a truce of four hours. General Gilmore refused
to give any more time, or to accept of any other terms than
an unconditional surrender. At 12 o'clock last night the
shelling of the city with Greek fire was resumed. It is
generally thought the stare and stripe* will wave over Sumter
to-night. The monitors and ironsides are preparing to go
ep at the hour the strainer mils. There is evidently greet
trouble in Charleston. It is not believed there are over twenty
men in the ruins of Fort Sumter. The whole of the rear
well is down, and shells pass entirely through the struc-
ture. The sea wall is terribly disfigured. All the guns
of Fort Sumter are now mounted on Sullivan's Island. The
ruins of Sumter are now held by the guns of Moultrie.
There are now only sufficient men in the ruins to keep the
Confederate Bag up, which is shot away every few hours.
This morning the south sea-wall of Sumter was battered
down to the frontier casement..

The Port Royal New South of August 217 has a
paragraph stating that the Confederate steamer
Everglade, with a cargo of cotton and • large num-
ber of passengers, including a full complement of
officers for • new pirate craft at Nassau,
has been lying several weeks in the Savannah
river. On the night after she attempted to run
out off the buoy, and was soon overhauled, and
sunk near Tybee Island. Twentytwo of her pas-
sengers were captured.

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ALLEGED DETERMINATION OF THE CON-
FEDERATES TO ARM THE NEGROES.
(By telegraph to Farther Point.)
NEW YORK, Auovar 29, Evrarnta.

Confederate papers received at Morehead City
state that President Davis has decided, after a
consultation with the governors of the Confederate
States, to call out 500,000 black troops, who are to
receive their freedom and 50 acres of land at the
end of the war.

A large sloop of war of ten guns, flying the
British flag, swept past the blockading steamers at
Wilmington, N.C. She immediately afterwards
hoisted the Confederate flag, and entered the port.
This is the fourth war vessel which has run the
same blockade at that port within the last aix
weeks.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Geld, 26 per met, premium ; New York Controls, 139 ;
Illinois Central, 135; Erie, 120.

THE DANUBE COMMISSION.
CONSTANTINOPLE., Sim 7.
The Danube Commission has decided upon the
St. George's month as the definitive ship channel.
The Porte approves the negotiation of a special
loan for the necessary works.