The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-03 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The New York Herald professes to have been
furnished by an intelligent Union refugee with im-
portant and interesting information of affairs in
Richmond, from which place he made his escape a
few days previously. He states that
Since the appointment of General Lee as Goosed in
Chief, nearly the whole army has been concentrated near
Richmond, even recalling some mimesis sent againedGeoe-
ral Burnside. The Coescriptioa Act is rigidly enforced, the
conscripts being placed in the ranks of old regiments in the
field. Jeff. Davis is hated by the army as a stubborn **S-
willed tyrant, and Beaurepud has lost prestige, though they
still hold to the delusion of a rebel victory at Shiloh.
Correspondents are excluded from all the camps,
and the soldiers are not allowed to write to
their friends. The Southern papers praise the
explo4te of the guerillas, especially the fact of their
not taking any prisoners. It these guerillas capture any
Northern troops they are led into the woods, a few shots
are beard, and the statement made that the Yankees were
roiled. There are from 4UO to 500 persons in prison in
Richmond charged with disloyalty to the South. The
tepees are daily growing more open in insubordination, and
the burning of the city is by some considered certain.
While the rebels estimate their army round Richmond at
180,000 men, it cannot amount to less than 150,000. This
army, though largely made up of 000 scripts, is well died-
plined and effective, and has unbounded confidence in
General Joseph Johnson. The rebel soldiers still believe
that the tide will be turned against General
bl'Cbillan, and then the war will be carried across
the Potomac into Maryland and the North.
The army of Johnson is constantly receiving reinforce.
menu, and be expects to hold our army in check until the
impatience of England and France in reference to Southern
cotton and tobacco shall result in bringing those nations to
the rescue. The rebels still cling to the delusion that their
armies have only temporarily abandoned such places es
New Orleans, Norfolk, Nashville, end Memphis. The
rebel leaders are fully awes% however, that all their decep-
tions of military strategy will be expceed with the Ices of
Richmond, and hence their desperate efforts and labours to
hold it. They cannot explain their retreat from a crushing
defeat at Richmond to the satisfaction of their deluded
follower'.

A Washington despatch of the 19th says :—" Sur-
geon-General Hammond has within the past five
days provided 15,000 beds for the sick and wounded
in hospitals here and in Northern cities."
The editorial correspondence of the New York
Times says that General 51`Clellan bad been labour-
ing under indisposition more or less severe for
several days. He was much better, however, and
was indefatigable in his attention to the details of
official duty.
The fact appears to be well established that
yellow fever had not made its appearance in New
Orleans at the latest advicee, June 10. The deaths
in the city during the first week in June were 122,
not an unusual number.

The American consul at savannah having, how-
ever, informed General Butler that yellow feverhad
made its appearance among the shipping at that
place, General Butler has established a regular and
effective quarantine.
Wm. B. Mumford, who had been convicted of
tearing down the Union flag from the Mint at
New Orleans, was executed on June 8. The effect
of the execution was profound.
On the 6th June, General Lovell sent a flag of
truce toNewOrleans, stating that he was instructed
by the President of the Confederate States to say
that he had heard Mr. W. Van Bentheysen, a
citizen of New Orleans, had been arrested and was
to be hanged for aiding the escape of a spy. If
this was so, the President of the Confederate States
informed General Butler that he should inflict the
same punishment of death upon a citizen of the
United States in retaliation.

In reply, General Butler stated that the informa-
tion received by Mr. Davis was incorrect, and.
Mr. Van Bentheysem was pursuing his ordinary
avocations in New Orleans, having been released
some time since on wole. General Butler closed
his note to General Lovell with the following re-
marks :

To prevent the iteosasity of flags of truce containing
threats to me, hereafter, allow me to add that in no degree
will they change the course either of punishment or of
justice which my judgment may determine.
With respect to the attack on Charleston the
Boston Traveller says :
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We have received a private note from our oorrespoodeat
at Port Royal, in which he states that the effective Federal
force engaged in the attack upon Charleston does not exceed
5,000 or 6,000 men. Notwithstanding the large numbers
opposed to them, our troops have fought with great bravery,
and in every engagement have put to flight superior num-
bers. There is, however, a loud call upon the government
to send forward reinforcements, which are much needed to

garrison Port Royal and other Pointe. With the reinforce-
ments which the enemy have undoubtedly been able to send
to Charleston, we should consider Genera Hunter's army
in a very dangerous sitnatioo, were it uot for his gunboats.
These having entire command of the water passages around
the islands, will doubtless be able to protect him until be
has a sufficient army to attack the nit/.
The reported surrender of Fort Morgan, near
Baton Rouge, was premature. The power of de-
fence seems to have been greater than bad been an-
ticipated. Both the gunboats and the flotilla bad
had hard work, while a severe land engagement had
been reported.
The Provost Marshal General of Missouri bad
issued an order instructing the Provost Marshal of
St. Louis to cause all persons in the city suspected
of disloyalty or sympathy with the rebels to take the
oath of allegiance to the United States government ;
and that all persons known to be disloyal shall be
required to give bonds for their observance of the
oath. The Marshal also directs the arrest of all
persons guilty of disloyal conduct, whether such
consists of acts, or knowledge of the acts of
others.

Mx-Senator Pierre 801114 and Sheriff Mazentn,
of New Orleans, reached New York on the 19th,
and were forthwith placed in Fort Lafayette as poli-
tical prisoners.