The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-05 00:00:00

army.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Money easy. Gold 281 per cent. prem. Ex-
change on London : Bankers' Bills, 139. Stokes
buoyant. New York Centrals, 12435; Illinois, 11*
Erie, 100: Si: per Cent. United States Bondi,
1054.

NEW YORK. in, 23, Nourin

The New York World says :—" General Maslen
army has crossed the Potomac near Harper's Ferry,
and has moved down the east side of Blue Ridge
upon the theory that General Lee was rapidly re
treating out the Bbenandoah Valley, on the we%
aide of the mountains, but General Meade fount
Lee hugging the line of the Upper Potomac, ale'
was threatening Maryland and Washington
General Lee's defiant attitude stopped Genera
Meade's advance, and it is now a question of ti
possibility of a battle."
Despatches received in Newbern on the 20n
inst, from Beaufort state that the Federal" hat
obtained entire possession of Morris Island. Th
report is not generally credited.

A steamer has arrived at New Orleans frog
Natchez. Her arrival is considered as a prod ci
the reopening of the Mississippi to navigation, sal
has caused much enthusiasm. The steamer has let
on a return trip to St. Louis.
The Federal movement for the occupation of tie
Teche country continues.
General Morgan's forces are now reported o
number 10,000, and to be still marauding in Oki.
Their progress has been several times checked, bt
they made good their escape.
The reports of General Roseman' movements c
Chattanooga and Rome are unfounded. He is sti
on the Northern slope of the Cumberland mow
tains preparing to move into East Tennessee.
The Richmond Whig says : "The evacuation ofJad.
son left in the enemy's hands the rolling stock oi
the Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern, Mu
sissippi Central, and Mississippi and Tennessee EM
road. Over 40 engines were lore The loss,"
tinned; the Richmond Whig, is " incalculable, is
portant, and wholly irreparable."
The Newbern cavalry expedition has destroyed to
miles of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, azi
burnt a bridge 1,000 feet long over the New Rive
Another Federal cavalry expedition, after We
fighting, captured and destroyed Wythville, Soak
Eastern Virginia, taking 100 prisoners, said too
pieces of artillery. They cut the Virginia awl
Tennessee Railroad at Wythville.
The Republicans attribute to Governor Seymour
treasonable views, and an intention to get the State
military power into his own band. _ .

The Democratic press assert Governor Seymour's
right to control the State militia, and attribute to
the Republican party a plot to consolidate the
military power in the hands of the Federal govern.
ment.

The arrests of rioters continue. The authorities
are still taking precautions against the renewal d
the outbreak.

A privateer steamer is again reported off the
coast of Maine firing at another vessel.

NEW YORK, JULY 25, EvEctsc.

The Confederates were yesterday in farce near
Front Royal. Their cavalry was driven fros
Manassas Gap by the Federals. l

It in believed that General Lee intends to cro
the Blue Ridge at Chester or Thornton Gap. Bei:
reported to have been delayed on the Upper Pow
mac in order to carry away the plunder gathered it
Pennsylvania and Maryland, and the new crop of
the Shenandoah Valley.

The opinion still prevails in some quarters that
Ise purposes another invasion of the North.
The steamer Lizzie has been captured ott Abaco.
and the steamer Kate Dale off Fortugal, with 81/0
bales of cotton.

The City of New York bast arrived out. The
Scotia has been intereepted off Cape Race.

CONYRRCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, JCLT Z. }Mac"
Money easy. Gold 27 per cent. premium. Fs'
change on Loodor—Bankers' bills, 140.
Stocks advancing. New York Centrals, 1241;
Illinois, 1121; Erie, 101}.
Cotton quiet : Middling Upland, W. Flour
tending downwards. Wheat and corn good in*
quirt'. Provisions dulL Coffee quiet. Sugar and
molasses steady.
The Edinburgh and Borussia take out 1,000,600
dollars. The large export of specie has mused the
rise in gold.
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(Per the Ediabwgh.) •
NSW YORK, JOLT RS, lioßma.
The United States District Court has affinuel
the decisions of the Lower Court, condemning the