The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-20 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCI:

(MUTER'S TILCGRANL)
AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Julia 8, Eft/rm.
(Per the Amis.)

The report, received on Saturday last, that
General Lee had evacuated Fredericksburg, and
that Hooker had occupied the city, was untrue. It
appears that in consequence of the withdrawal of a
Confederate brigade from Fredericksburg, General
Hooker on Friday afternoon sent a division across
the Rappahannock at Deep Run to reconnoitre. This
division crossed in face of a heavy fire from the
Confederate rifle pits on the opposite shore, and
after capturing 100 Confederates in the rifle pits,
and ascertaining that Longatreet was there in force,
I they recrossed the river with the loss of 40 men.
It is supposed that General Lee maintains his posi-
tion at Fredericksburg, and that his late move-
ments were made to place his army in a more
healthy situation.
General Stuart received from 12,000 to 15,000
Confederate cavalry at Culpepper on Saturday last
Advices from Vicksburg are to the 3rd inst. The
siege operations continued. One division of
General Grant's army was on the west aide of
Black River bridge watching General Johnston,
who appeared there on the Ist and 2nd bud. with
5,000 troops, but afterwards retired. General
Johnston is reported to have altogether 18,000 men,
but no artillery. Communication between Generals
Grant and Banks is kept up along the Louisiana
shore.

Southern journals assert that General Kirby
Smith has defeated General Banks at Port Hudson.
The steamers America and Hammonia have
arrived out.

NEW YORK, Join 9, Emma.

Blair's division of General Grant's army has
made a reconnaissance 45 miles to the northward,
but without finding any enemy. The country was
very rich and fertile, and the Federals destroyed
quantities of cotton and stores.
Memphis telegrams assert that all negroes in
Federal uniform captured by the Confederates are
hung. . .

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The government of Georgia, in view of the
imminence of an early invasion of that state, has
called upon the people to organise for defence.
Since his assault of the 27th, General Banks has
made no fresh assault on Port Hudson, but has
commenced mining and siege operations. The
Confederates fought with unusual fierceness against
the negro troops, and some accounts state that no
wounded negroes were taken prisoners, but all were
slaughtered.
The Confederates have reoccupied the Bayou
Teehe country. _ _

The negro expedition from Port Royal has made
a raid up the Comhabee river, capturing a number
of negroes and destroying property. They also
burnt Bluffton. The Federal expedition from
Yorktown destroyed the Confederate foundry and
stores on the Mattapouy river.
General M'Clellan has reviewed two returned
regiments from the balcony of the Fifth Avenue
HoteL Tremendous enthusiasm was displayed for
him by the soldiers and people.
The nomination of Mr. Vallandigham as a candi-
date for the governorship of Ohio by the demo-
cracy of that state is considered certain.
A democratic meeting has been called in Brooklyn
to denounce the usurpation of the administration.
The editors of the New York journals have passed
resolutions asserting their right to criticise the acts
of the administration and its subordinates, and
denying the right of the military to suppress papers
published far from the seat of war.
In the case of the Dolphin it has been decided
that a vessel bound to Nassau, with the intention
of sailing from thence to a blockaded port, was
equally liable to capture as if she was bound direct
to a blockaded port. 66 cases of rifles and swords
were found on board the Dolphin, entered
on the freight list as hardware. A letter from the
owner was also found, requesting the agents not to
discharge the cargo at Nassau, but to obtain
additional freight from there.
In the case of the steamer Pearl time was allowed
to the claimants to produce further testimony,
but it was decided that vessels bound to
convenient ports with intention of making voyages
from there to blockaded ports, are subject to cap-
ture before their arrival at the ports from which
they intend to sail for blockaded ports.
Eight schooners are reported to have been cap-
. tured in the Gulf.

KEW YORK, Jana 11, Momaim.

(By Telegraph to llalifax.)

General Banks officially reports that the conduct
of the negro troops has been heroic, and that there
is no longer any doubt that the government will
find in the negroes effective supporters.
General Banks's loss, from the 23rd to the 30th
tilt., was 1,000 men, including many of his ablest
officers.