The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-18 00:00:00

AMERICA-

A telegram. dated Baltimore, July Rh, gives the
following particulars of the Confederate movements
on Maryland:

At 6 o'clock this eves* the rebels wen about to attack
Marylnd Heights, when Sigel's tones were coometrand
far defames. Up to 9 seeks* this wenn Sigel holds tin
heights. Your railroad trains loaded with government sup-
plies, as well am the mail kale which was laterrupted by
Mosby, all worked theragh to.olay erithout the slightest loss
Thn wen lied et, however, opposite Paint of Books.
No damage kiAlse railroad Is known as yet. MO waggons
of stores. suppled to have been captured, passed through
Inskeirk to-day fir Baltimore. The Cbssspsske and Ohio
Omni has been badly damaged. A umber of inn aad
trains were captured.
Dispatches from Sandy Hook, oa the Maryland side of
Harper's Ferry, show no engagerneut had tsisen place op to
tecto'clock to-sughtjarther
stead two
firieg. The Inatome
here had bean takes up aad two span of the rafinad
bridge removed by in troops ea withdrawn( tees Harper's
Fry. The rib* had set Ire to the Virginia side of the
bridge„whic dar
h wee Wang.
sired ea Oar MX, on attempting to ex-
tins, were in the
town,nguish the
and compelled to desist. by thargehooters
There is no rebel tone mist of Harper's Fern, except on
ataelrinia Ricky at. Point of Rocks. The road ameb-
ae far es Beady Hook. It is 'smeared that the
rebel force opposite Point of Reeks is under command of
Cenral Roes, welch if true would imply the presence there
of a coosiderable faros, but this is donnfaL At all events;
we Inn now at Point of Boob a Nat West force to bold the
place naiad any opposing faros likely to be brought
against it.
Nothing definite la known se to the strength and move-
ments of the rebels rest of Harper's Ferry.
The largest estimate of the strength of the forge at Herpn's
Ferry is 4,000 infantry sad cavalry. Up to this swami
Hamereloera was act asoapied, ate is there any robed foros
there.

It is known thee Gessral Heater had Neehed the Parkas-
burproad, and is moving rapidly seat.
A Boston journal says :

It is Mari Mat Herper's Ferry was attacked en
Moodey, and the !anima despatches indicate that the
rebels had compiled the town, and that General Weber
to shell them out, from his position on Mary.
CrHeights. The rebels ere plundering in their usual
Kyle es their march, sad impremieg all the horses sod
abliebodied men that fall into their hands. Asti?. preps.
rations are everywhere going as to meet this advance. The
government stores at Harper's Ferry were removed in time,
and the sick have been carried sway from the hospitals at
Frederick, in which city great exeitriment prevails. The
Pesosylvania memo are already on the wok in the
direction of the seamy, sad General Heater's ectinamed is
mid to be also is motion eastward. The latest despatch,
reueived this morning, states that the rebels were at Her.
• Ferry, where Gemara! Sicars forme ware ocaosetiated.
The Prient has called for troops from .reed States for
three months' service, to repel iamisioe.
A Boston despatch of the 7th says :

The reports of the Nobel demeoatratio; in Maryland and
Peerylrani* are very contradictory. One amount says
20,000 Confederates bad crossed the Potomac river at Point
of Rocks. Another account Mates the fore. does pet eased
4,000 to 5,000 men. It is believed that theme stories are
zsi Niers:do.
trux:iy, in order toindues Grant to 'sakes

The President had called upon the governor of
the State of Now York to furnish 12,000 militia for
100 days to repel the Confederate division. The
President in his call says that the Confederates,
15,000 to 20,000 strong, have taken Harper's Ferry,
and threaten other places. Governor Curtin, of
Pennsylvania, had called for 12,000 additional
reserves.

THE REPORTED SL FIGHT IN THE OIL/MEL.
Our Southampton itorreependent says :—" The origin of
the reported sea•Eght of Jenny has now hese ascertained.
A party of friends was made op last Wednesday, at St.
Helier', Jersey, for a land excursion round the island. One
of the number, however, ultimately declined to go. When
the excursionists reached Gorey, they jocosely sent him •
telegram stating that he bed lost • great treat by remaining
behind, as they had witnessed a magnificent fight between
the Kearearge and Florida. They added that the Kearearge
wee beaten and had sought shelter in Gorey, and that the
Florida was off the Minquiet vreitiag to renew the contest.
This telegram was shown to two or three persons, and the
engineer of the steamer Wonder heard one of them speak
about it just u the vessel was leaving for Southampton on
Wednesday evening. When he mentioned the circumstance
oa beard the Wonder some of the more imaginative pee.
imagers at once fancied they had heard distant firing during
the day."
Tits CONFEDERATE CRITHIER FLORIDA. The
Nourmahal from Sydney, March 22, mired is the Channel
yesterday- She reports speaking, June 5, Is lat. 22 N.,
long. 41 W., the Confdente cruiser Florid•, sad receiving
from her four prisoners for conveyance to Amorist. The
men were part of the crew of the Federal schooner Genii
Latimer, which bad been burnt by the Florida, May 18, is
W 35 N., long. 35 W. The remainder of the crew of the
George Latimer had *sod the Ooafederate reseal. &ace
Bevies Brest the Florida had at that time only raptured
the above sehonser, end a barque front the South See
Lies& for Cork. The latter was taken in April. On Jane
23, the Notirmahal taseefisred the four pitmen to the
WWI brig lhvide B. Cerlise. from /throw for New
reek.