The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-11 00:00:00

TELEORAPHIC INTELLIGENCEI.

(111101ZI'll TILIEGIAMIO
THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES.
BUCHAREST, Aueourr 10.
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Prince Coosa has granted a genesid amnesty to
all political offenders. Foreigners, although in-
cluded in that measure, are nevertheless to leave
the Principalities immediately.

ITALY.
TURIN, Auooll7 10, Evnirnro.

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The Official Gazette of to-day, reproducing
in its bulletin several passages from a pea-
torsi letter of the Archbishop of Vienna respecting
the Pontifical loan, points out the violent language
and base insults contained therein, and says--
"They would not even be justified from enemies,
and are unworthy of the sacerdotal character of
the latter."

AUSTRIA.
, BERLIN Aimo3wr 10.
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Baron Von Sebeel-Plessen, baying been sum-
moned by telegraph to Vienna, left here for that
city to-clay.

AMERICA.

(Per the America.)
NSW YORK, JOLT 30.
Advice. from the army of the Potomac indicate
that General Grant is again moving. On the 26th
heavy artillery firing occurred between the Confe-
derates and the 18th corps. The results were
unimpmtaat.
Federal operations in the vicinity of Bermuda
Hundred having induced the Confederates to
believe that Richmond was about to be approached
on the north side of the James River, they with-
drew from Petersburg a portion of Hill's and of
Longetreet's corps to °ppm, the movement, where-
upon the second corps under General Hancock was
detached and sent across the James River on the
afternoon of the 26th inst., on a pontoon bridge
near the mouth of Four Mile Run. The movement
is believed to have surprised the Confederates, who
fell back hastily to their entrenchments on being
charged upon by the first division. The Federals
recaptured four 20-pounder Parrott guns; which
were taken from the 18th corps near Drury s Bluff
on the 27th of last May. A portion of the 19th
corps is also reported to have crossed the James
River.
The entrenchments to which the Confederates
retreated were constructed over two years ago, and
are known to be of great a
The position now held btryentteral Hancock is
within ten miles of Richmond, and it is believed
that General Grant intends advancing from that
direction to the immediate defences of the Confe-
derate capital with a view to open a regular siege.
It is rumoured that the entire army is to be trans-
ferred to the north bank of the James River.

It was reported that the Confederate rams bad
descended from Richmond and destroyed a Federal
gunboat, and that they were about to attack City
Point.

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Advicee from the Upper Potomac confirm the
report of General Averill's defeat on the 25th, and
the subsequent 'retreat of Hunter's entire force to
Harper's Ferry and Williamsport. Confederate
accounts claim that in the battle near Snicker's Gap
Early achieved a decided victory, capturing 800
prisoners and four guns.
It is reported that all rebel troops that could be
spared from Richmond bad been sent to Early,
and his force numbers 50,000. The banks at
Frederick are closed, the citizen, leaving, and go-
vernment stores removed.

Latest accounts are very contradictory. One
statement is to the effect that the Confederates hold
several of the ford* of the Potomac, sad purpose
crossing the river in very large force. Another re-
presents that their entire force, 40,000 strong, has
retired from the Upper Potomac, possibly to
attempt a crossing further down. The prepara-
tions made by the military authorities are said to
be such as will secure the safety of the capital, and
regain possession of the Shenandoah Valley. It is
thought that the Confederates will at least attempt
to hold the valley until they cat secure its harvest.
The Richmond Examiner of July 25 says :

The sews of the violexy at Atlanta, which the telegraph
brought to EP;laced ea last Batsrday, delighted the public,
as muds as Kay that has been received daring the war; it
caused a geceral joy throsgbout the city, and will otery the
moil to all quarters of the country. General Hood has
'timeliest' his acceptance of the corentaud of the army of
TOI2OOIIIIOO with a brilliant victoey, aod justified hie aelection
by success, the highest evidence of ita propriety. The tide
has tented, the army has faced about, and the strategy of
drawee takes the place over that of retreat The iaitiative
of snack bee at hat been taken by our army, sad its pres-
tige and monde wrested Enna the mew. Gemara Hoed
has turned upon file enemy, and been tuoosestaL It is no.
possible to envoy say idea of the gratdoetion which the
news of this victory essied.

Further on, recollecting the experience of pre-
vious reported victories, the journalist grows more
cautious, and observes that "the press despatch
was at first doubted. So often had the community
been elated by first news from that army only to be
disappointed by subsequent intelligenoe, that men
hesitated to believe what they red e' and that "of
the completeness of this victory at the time of
writing nothing is known."