The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-07 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

AMERICA.

taxtriza's
(Per Norwegian.)
(The following appeared in the greater portion of our
yesterday's impradon aJ
NEW YORK, Dec. 26, Emmy].
The witnesses before the Congressional Commit-
tee concur in attributing the disaster at Fredericks-
burg to delay in sending the pontoons from Wash-
ington. General Haneck states that his responsi-
bility ceased when he gave the order to forward
the pontoons. The responsibility of delay is not
clearly fixed upon any one.
The military situation in the South-West is at-
tracting much attention. President Davis is in
Tennessee, supposed to be maturing a plan for the
capture of Nashville.
The Confederates have recaptured Holly Springs,
Mississippi, with half a million &Ban al Federal
supplies. They have also made a raid in the
suburbs of Memphis, where a meeting was called
to consider the beet means of defence.
The Confederates have burned the bridge over
the Obion River, cutting off Jackson in Tennessee
from Columbus and Cairo. They also burned
Union City, in the rear of Federal General Rosen-
crane, and were advancing on Columbus, as a
strong position on the Mississippi The Federal
commander at Columbus is confident he can hold
the city. The Confederate cavalry has seized the
railroad north of Jackson, thus cutting off the Fe-
deral General Grant from his base of supplies.
The further progress of the South-West campaign
is anxiously looked for.
It is reported that President Lincoln will veto
the bill for the admission of Western Virginia as a
new state.
The New York Herald urges Governor Seymour
to call a convention of loyal states, and issue an
invitation to the rebellious states to join the con-
vention, and establish peace upon the platform of
the United States constitution.
A steamer heavily freighted ran the blockade
into a Southern port on the 19th.
NEW YORK, Doc. 2T, almanac.
The Confederates have evacuated Winchester,
Virginia, and have moved towards Staunton.
The Federals have occupied Winchester.
The Confederates have destroyed the Winchester
railroad, and carried away the iron.
The Federals have destroyed the Confederates'
works at Yellville, Arkansas.
During an attempt to carry out the Federal Con-
gressional election in Smithfield, Eastern Virginia,
considerable skirmishing occurred between the
Federal* and the Confederates in the vicinity.
It is supposed there would be a difficulty in
getting returns from Smithfield.
A bill brought in by Secretary Chase gives autho-
rity to raise 300,000,000 doh. for the service of the
current year, and 600,000,000 doh. for the service
of the next year, in any mode heretofore sanc-
tioned by Congress.
This bill includes the issue of 6 per Cent. Bonds,
7.30 Bonds, and 7 per Cent. Bonds, also the issue
of small notes bearing 3.65 per cent. interest, and
of legal tender notes bearing no interest.
The bill authorises further the formation of
banking associations for the issue of United States
notes, secured by United States bonds, but payable
on demand, primarily by the issuing association.
It is supposed that President Lincoln will carry
out his promise of issuing his emancipation procla-
mation on January 1, excepting from its provisions
Delaware, Missouri, Maryland, Kentucky, and
portions of Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana,
and Tennessee.
The New York Tribune asserts that coloured re-
foments will be organised to guard the banks of the
Mississippi and to man the forts below New Or-
leans, and others to enforce the emancipation pro-
clamation among the negroca.
The New york Tribune also states that the
Committee of Ways and Means will propose the
issue of 1,2, and 3 year Bonds, bearing interest,
in place of the issue of 300,000,000 dollars, legal
tender notes, subject to certain restrictions upon
the sale of the bonds.
The New York Times says that the navy depart-
ment has received tenders for building two iron-
clad steamers of 7,000 tons.
General Bonham has been appointed Confederate
Governor of South Carolina, in place of General
Gregg, killed.
Apprehensions are entertained of a negro insur-
rection in Franklin County, Missouri.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 1 r.a.
The guerilla General Morgan has occupied
Glasgow, Kentucky.
President Davis has issued a tetaliatory pro-
clamation, dated 23rd inst., to the effect that Gene-
ral Butler or any of his commissioned officers, if
captured, shall be delivered to the States where
they belong, to be dealt with according to the laws
of those States. Commissioned officers command-
ing slaves will be delivered to the authorities of the
States where they may be captured.
The Europa has arrived out.
The Edinburgh and Bavaria take 300,000 dollars.
COILVERCLAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Doe. 26, EVIIIIIG.
Money easy; gold, 32 per cent. prem. Exchange
on London, betoken: bills, 146/. Stocks dull ; New
York Central, 103} ; Illinois, 714 ; Erie, 62/. Cot-
ton quiet ; middling upland, 664 c.
Flour and wheat slightly firmer. Provisions
quiet. Coffee quiet but unchanged. Sugar steady.
Molasses quiet.