The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-23 00:00:00

MB ER, 23, 1863.

• QUEENSTOWN, Boat!.
The Royal MaIT steamship Canada, from Roston
on the 11th, and Halifax on the 13th, arrived here
at nine a.m. to-day, with 120 passengers and 77,300
dollars in specie.
She landed five passengers and all her mails, con-
sisting of 98 sacks, and proceeded at 9.30—a1l well.
The Canada experienced severe easterly weather
throughout her passage.
The Canada brings no later news rid Halifax,
telegraphic communication between that place and
New York having been interrupted.
ADVANCE OF THE ARMY OF THE
POTOMAC.
CAPTURE OF PRISONERS.
(Pa the Canada.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.

The long-expected advance of the army of the
Potomac was made on Saturday, the 7th inst. The
following despatches have been received.
Head-quarters Army of the Potomac,
Nov. 7, 9.11 rat,

Major-General Sedgwick adveered to the railroad crossing,
where he drove the enemy to the river, aessidted sad cap-
tured two redoubts with artillery, on this side, talrhig •
number et rawer,. Major• General Free& &deemed to
Kelly's Ford, driving the enemy is small farce accost the
river, Rod captured several hundred prisoners at the ford.
Ow). G. Maw&
10 P.M.
General Wiwi* reporti capturisg this eves* is 114

operations four colonels, three lientenant-ooknisis, many
other officers, and over 803 men, sad four bilge Sap.
General French captured over 4C3 primeses, adlems, sad
men. Gauen G. Ream,
lialar-Generel Gemmesibig.
The following details of the tight have been re-
ceived :
On the morning of the 7th the fifth and sixth Army
Corps, ander General Sedgwick, advanced b Rappaltan.
Dock station, they having the right wing of the army. The
first, second, sod third corps, forming the left wing, nods'
General French, proceeded to Kelly's Ford. When the
right wing reached the Rappahannock they found the
enemy in considerable fame on the north side. Batteries,
redoubts, and earthworks crowed both banks of the raver.
Genera Sedgwick at once stormed end took them, musing
great slaughter, and taking many Owners.
When General French reached Kelly's Ford, about six
miles below Rappahsnneek Station, the enemy threw amass
a division to support their picket line. Gamed French
brought all his artillery to bear upon them, miming great
slaughter and throwing them into utter confusion. Many
prisoners were taken. General French then threw the first
division of the third come woes the river. On the fol-
lowing morning (Bth) General French erased with the re-
malodor of his ecenniud, General Sedgwiek having pre-
viously crossed, and at 9 o'clock the two wings formed a
junction, holding both hulks of the river. The enemy
after their defeat in these two engem:eats, were no hotly
punted by the Federal% that they threw themselves into
the river to maps. Al their artillery on the north bank
was captured, rid to be seven gone. Their whole camp
equipage was tam.
General Buford's cavalry crossed at Sulphur Spriggs to
cover the right flank, and Generals Gregg and Kilpatrick
crossed below Kelly's Ford to mover the left. It is reported
that Kilpatrick had a fight near Steivensbnrg, but the par-
ticulars are not known. The entire number of prisoners
taken by Generals Sedgwick and French is believed to be
over 1,800. The Federal loss is reported to be 400 killed
and amended ; no prisoners.
Latest accounts report General Meade's army to
be all across the Rappahannock, and the Con-
federates felling back towards the Rapidan, having,
as yet, taken no position to offer battle. Meade's
forces are united, and he is said to be pressing on
for a general engagement.
It is rumoured in Washington that a considerable
Union force has started, or is about to start, up
the peninsula against Richmond, the old artillery
roads constructed by M'Clellan being in good con-
dition for a co-operative movement by that route.
Intelligence has been received in Washington that
Generals Averill and Du6e, commanding separate
forces, after severe engagements on the 6th and
7th, succeeded in driving the rebels under " Mud-
wall Jackson" down the valley east of the Green-
briar Mountains, into and through the town of
Lewisburg, in Western Virginia.
A despatch, dated Chattanooga, Nov. 7, states
that the rebels were shelling the Federal position
from Lookout Mountain, but were doing no da-
mage. Boats with supplies came up from Bridge-
port to Brown's Ferry, from which plitoe there ii a
waggon transportation to Chattanooga, two miles.
Richmond papers of the 6th contain the following
telegrams :

Atlanta, Nov. 4.

The Yankees maintain permission of Racoon Yeey,
having been heavily reinforced. They shell our forces in.
ammently. The Yankee advance has reached Florence. We
occupy London, which Owes us within miles of Knox.
vine, and behind the defences of the enemy. The enemy
are raiding near Huntsville, committing great depredations.
Bragg an muscle the telegraph, but he cannot the mail&
The enemy have pined important alvanteges sith;ii the
lest forty-eight hours, which, noises they are counteracted,
will place the citation of enbisting his army at Chat-
tanooga beyond all doubt. The commander at Rome has
received a telegram from &line, stating that a
heavy faros of Yankee mounted intuit. y had reached Ta♦
°goose es route for Balm% They came from Tupelo by the
same route that Bragg arse by last summer.
General Grant is said to have telegraphed to the
war department that two of General Burnside's ad-
vanced
position' have been assailed and captured
by the Confederates, who made prisoners of pails
of two regiments that were holding possession at the
time.
A despatch dated Memphis, Nov. 7, states that
General Hatch has driven General Chalma's rebel
forces across the Tallahatchie river with heavy loss.
General Richardson, with a rebel force of 2,000,
struck the Memphis and Charleston Railroad six
miles east of Salsburg, burning the trestle-work
and destroying the track and telegraph. The Con-
federate forces under General S. D. Lee had gone
toward Decatur, and those under Generals Roddy
and Forrest are reported to be near Jukee. Guer-
rillas were operating on the 7th near Blandrille,
Kentucky, only twelve miles from Cairo.
Rumours, based upon Philadelphia despatches,
prevailed here on Saturday, to the effect that Fort
Sumter had surrendered and was held by a Penn-
sylvania regiment. This report received an effectual
denial by following despatcher contained in the
Richmond papers of the 6th inst. :
Charleston, Nov. 4.

The bombardment of Sumter omitiouee furiously. It
wu kept up lut eight and is still going on this morning.
President Davis has visited Faris Pemberton and Johnson
and the shore batteries.

Charleston. Nov. 5.

There is slow firing today from the enemy's monitor
and land hattaties ; 587 shots hare been Bred in the last
24 hours. No casualties on oar side. Another ironclad
has joioed the fleet. The lronsides is quiet. Three moni-
tors are taking in ammunition to-day.
General Banks's expedition, consisting of seven-
teen transports and three war vessels, left New
Orleans on the 27th ult., it is supposed for Sabine
Pass.

President Jefferson Davis made a speech at
Charleston. He believed Charleston never would
be taken. But, if captured, he desired the city
should be a mass of ruins. If Charleston was be-
leaguered on every side, reinforcements would be
sent in proportion to the enemy's strength.
It is semi-officially announced that Mr. Seward
has received information th►t the French govern-
ment has stopped the building of Confederate iron-
clads in French ports.

Meehtnics and other large bodies of working
man it New York and in Boston have struck for
kigher wages, stopping the construction of govern
tent vessels and injuring other branches of trade. I
'no steamer Panama, from Mexico, has arrived
at New York to coal. She has Marshal Foray on
board, who has gone incognito to visit the falls of
Niagara.
Southern journals assert that the prisoners at
Richmond receive proper food.
The steamer Mail has been captured and has
arrived at Key West.
The schooners Herald, Martha, and Jane have
been captured.
A body of 9,000 Confederates is on its march to
attack General Blunt, who is proceeding with 1,800
cavalry,and an immense supply train to Fort Smith,
Arkansas.