The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-14 00:00:00

M. DE PEREIGNY CREATED A DUKE.

The Moniteur of yesterday contains an imperial
decree, by which K de Persigny is created a duke,
as " • testimony," says the official announcement,
"of our regard for the servioes be has rendered to
the State and for his devotion to our person." His
title is to be Duke de Persigny, and it will be here-
ditary in the direct male line in the order of pri-
mogeniture.

DISIPATCH OF TIM BOMBAY MAIL—The Pen io
lulu and Oriental Company's steamship Ceylon, Captain
Evan% sailed from Southampton at 3 p.m., os Saturday
with the mails for Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, Egypt,
Ades, Bombay, aid Upper Bangal, together with 33 first
mid 25 eseond-alses psasengers. The Csyloa took out oe
freight —1,157 boxes of aped* for Bombay, value 447,3341.,
of which moan' 323,800/. is tar silver ; 117,5001. bar gold;
5,0001. gold oole, 501. dollars ; sad 9841. in gold thread,
irintliaryotta. The Goyim also took out for Alarandrie
wrrereigsa-2.000; jewellery, 4681. ; and a full cargo of
posed resselmedies.

THe
Caw. FLBET.—FATAL AOCIDKNT TO AN
Ormuz. —llllrier, FaZDAT.—Today the fl set was visited
by wend thousands of persom, many of whom had come
into town from the country diatricts by special trains.
Mualpies in the town smarm for the time to bevy given place
to pleesero, the proprietors of sassy of tin large establish.
mete having given their employes • holiday to visit the
ships. Liesitaaant °orderer, of her Majesty's ship Edgar,
the flag-ship, has been killed to-Mehl on the Northern
Counties Railway. He had got on the top of the train,
sod, falliegdown, the train weld over him, anewhiog his
head and cultism a ODD of his hands.—Litabins Repress.
During the past month 86 persons selected from
the diamond districts of inacashire and Clashes have been
assisted oat of the feeds of the National Colonial Emigra-
tion Society, 44, Charlogerees, to emigrate to the colonies
'of Vide* tglieensisod and New Zealand. This society
nand °Saurian the Sanest mouth a number of yang
woman to 'Emma* are further .misting 43 mamas to
antigrate to Now Zealand, sad anangonnats are is
for lead* to South Australia *art mouth emend 1721riT,
number* d 0 to 70 souls, from Manaseater and &alloy-
War.

AMERICA.

(nova's TILEGBAXML)
(Per the Alia.)

NEW YORK, Sat. 1, Moms°.

Southern amounts state that the Federal@ as-
saulted Fort Wagner on the 26th ult., but were
repulsed.

The latest advice., to the 28th ult., state that the
Federals were working hard in the trenches in ftont
of Fort Wagner. It is understood that Fort
Sumter, although seriously breached, will not be
abandoned. General Beauregard is determined to
hold it. This, it is supposed, can be done by erect-
ing a temporary fortification. The Federal bom-
bardment of rorts Sumter and Wagner continued
without further result. No more shells had been
thrown into the city.

Federal advioes to the 26th ult. state that Fort
Wagner cannot yet be taken. The naval opera-
tions will continue without regard to Fort Wagner.
General Beauregard officially entice that General
Gilmore's first demand for the surrender of Fort
Sumter and Morris Island was not signed, conse-
quently it was returned unanswered, notwith-
standing which General Gilmore, in four hours
afterwards, threw shells into the city in the middle
of the night wept the inhabitants were sleeping,
causing Beauregard to threaten retaliation if the
act was repeated without warning.
General Beauregard refused to evacuate Fort
Sumter or Morris Island.

Despatches from Stevenson, Alabama, state that
General Rosman/I' army crossed the Tennessee
River on the 30th ult. at four points, with infantry
and cavalry. Little resistance was made in
crossing.

The Confederates are reported to be in force at
Rome and Cleveland along the Georgia State road.
General Burnside is near Kingston, about to
attack the town.

Southern journals assert that Chattanooga had
been bombarded without previous notice. Three
ladies and two male citizens were killed.

The Confederates in the trans-Mississippi de-
partment are organising for the better concert of
action.

Preparations for border warfare continue in
Kansas. General Lane is organising a large force.
The Fedorals are advancing towards Little Rock,
Arkansas.

General Price has 25,600 Confederates at Bayou-
Metarie, on the White River, where an engage.
ment is expected to take place.

It is reported that an attack on Mobile by three
Federal corps under Generals Franklin, Ord, and
Herron, all under the direction of General Banks,
will take place shortly. Admiral Farragut will
co-operate with the fleet.

Three thousand Federals are reported to be
moving from Yazoo city towards Benton.
The Confederate cavalry crossed the Big Black
River, and approached within eight miles of Vicks-
burg, but were driven back.
Southern journals state that the Federals were
defeated on the 27th ult. at White Sulphur
Springy, Virginia, with the loos of 150 prisoners and
one gun.

Bevrn deserters, mostly substitutes for conscripts,
have been shot for desertion from General Meade's
army.

General Mosby is reported to have been killed
whilst skirmishing.
General Pemberton's death is confirmed.
John B. Floyd is dead.
President Lincoln has written a letter to be read
at the Springfield Union meeting on the 3rd inst.
It is reported that he will foreshadow the future
policy of the administration.
The draft has been suspended in Ohio.
The New York Itorld asserts that this is done
by the administration to carry the elections. A
Union meeting is reported to have been held at
Pelham, Tennessee. Resolutions were passed re-
pudiating secession, expressing a desire to return to
the Union, and recommending a reorganisation of
the State.

Another meeting of drafted Germane has been
held at New York for organisation against the
draft.

The steamers Alice Vivian and Crescent, the
brig Atlantic, and the British schooners Cadmita
and Artist have been captured.

Blockade running between Wilmington and the
West India islands is very active.

A large steamer, with ten guns, entered Wilming-
ton on the 17th ult., being the fourth Confederate
war vowel which has run the blockade within six
weeks.

The steamers Robert Lee and Gladiator have ar-
rived at Bermuda from Wilmington.
The steamers 'Anna, Flora, Venue, and Phan-
tom arrived at Nassau during one week from
Wilmington.

NEW YORK, SM. 1, EVZ.IIIIO.

The news is generally unimpOrtant.
Fort Sumter has not yet surrendered, and the
situation at Charleston remains unchanged. The
shelling of the city has been discontinued.
The Federal cavalry has made a reconnaissance
from Yorktown towards Richmond.

The capture of the Federal gunboats Satellite
and Balance on the Rappahannock is confirmed.

The Jura, City of London, and the City of New
York hale arrived out.
The Africa has arrived at Halifax.
NEW YORK, S. a, MORNING.