The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-30 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

AMERICA.

Omura's Tazawis.)
EVACIJATION OF VICESETJEG.
(Pee the Agatesladen.)
NEW Yolllt, MAT 19, Mollllfo.

The Federal loss in killed, wounded, and missing
in the late battles at ebanceliorsville is officially
estimated at 13,500, and the loss in prisoners at
4,600•

The Confederates have thrown up extensive
earthworks along the ridge of hills in the rear and
to the left of Fredericksburg. It is reported that
General Booker will be reinforced from the troops
around Washington and Baltimore and on the Virginia
and Maryland railroads, their places being "applied
by the Pennsylvania militia. Colonel Grierson,
with a brigade of Illinois and lowa cavalry
from General Grant's army, has made an
extraordinary raid, passing from Tennessee through
otheart of Mississippi, and reaching age* Baton
lionishasa. Northers' inetesereshole,
assert that Colonel briers= traiellad 800 ADE*
in seventeen days, destroying 4,000,000 dols. worth
of property, and portions of moat important
' railroads. It is also stated that he captured 1,000
iprisoners and 1,200 horses, and defeated the
enemy at numerous points, all resulting in
! advantage to General Grant's movements.

Colonel Grimm has been received at New
Orleans with great public demonetfttions.
Admiral Farragut has arrived at NeW Orleans,
having posed in a small gunboat through the
Atchafalaya and Grand Like. He has brought
intelligence that Admiral Porter, with his own
fleet and portion of his (Farragut's) gunboata, took
possession of Alexandria, 70 miles up the Red
River, on the 6th inst. On the same day General
Banks' forces arrived at Alexandria, forming a

junction with Admiral Porter.
Alexandria was abandoned by the Confederates
who retreated to Scbreveport, and took their gun-
boats above Red River falls.

The capture of Alexandria interferes with the
Confederate supplies from Texas and Arkansas.
It is reported that Admiral Farragut will imme-
diately attack Port Hudson with the fleet from
below, in conjunction with Admiral Porter's fleet
from above.

Some accounts state that the bombardment Las
commenced.

The Northern press think that Grant, Porter, and
Farragnt'a present movement& will insure the
opening of the Idiatimll)o.

Captain Dwight having been killed by guerillas
in the neighbourhood of Opelousas, General
Banks has ordered 106 inhabitants of that region
to be arrested, and kept in close confinement at
New Orleans until the guerillas are given up.
General Banks has ordered an organisation of
coloured troops, tobe called the " Corpa d'Afrique,"
and to consist of eighteen regiments of infantry,
cavalry, and artillery. They are to be organised
and instructed by the best army officers. In con-
sequeece of dketurbeeeilat please of amusement in
New Orleans, The Proirst•Marshalltai ordered all
the programmes of the entertainments to be sub-

mitted to him. They were not to be interspersed
with national airs. Several New Orleans school-
mist eases have been heavily fined, for permitting
the childrento draw rebel flags, and sing rebel songs.
Heavy firing had been heard at New Orleans, in
the direction of Charleston Harbour, on the 14th
instant. It was supposed to arise from an attack
by Federal Monitors upon the Confederate batte-
ries on Morris Island.
The Charleston papers say that the guns of the
Keokuk were raised, and will be mounted at
Charleston.
The Confederates have made a raid in Kanawha
Valley, capturing one company of Federal cavalry,
portions of two infantry companies, and forty
waggons.
The Vallandigham excitement is increasing. The
military court, with General Burnside's concur-
rence, has sentenced Mr. Vallandigham to close
imprisonment in Fort Warren during the war.
A meeting has been held at Albany, denouncing
the arrest, at which several disturbances occurred
through a feeling of opposition being shown to the
meeting by soms soldiers returned from the war.
The Governor of New York sent a message to the
meeting characterising Mr. Val andigham's arrest
as 4' an act bringing dishonour upon the country,
and full of danger to our persons and homes—
bearing upon its front a conscious violation of law
and justice." The decision of the adminis-
tration, for which the Governor looks with solemn
solicitude, will determine, he says, whether the war
is waged to put down the Southern rebellion or to
destroy the Northern free institutions.
A large meeting has also been held in Union-
square, New York, at *Lich letters were read from
the leading democrats, and speeches made and reso-
lutions passed denouncing the arrest of Mr. Vallan-
digham. There was considerable excitement at the
meeting, and a large reserve of police was at hand.
No disturbance, however, took place.
The New York Daily News has recommenced
publication under the auspices of Mr. Benjamin
Wood. It announces itself as opposed to the
further prosecution of the war, and attributes to

the administration purposes ulterior to the recon-
struction of the Union, and not according with the
spirit of republican institutions.
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The steamer Britain hu arrived at Charleston.
The steamers Ella and Anna have arrived at Nas-
sau from Charleston ; and the steamers Britannia,
Emma, Norseman, Antonica, Victory, and Calypso
have cleared from Nassau.

NEW YORK, MAT 20, MORIFINO.

General Grant occupied Jackson, Mississippi, in
the rear of Vicksburg, on the 14th instant, having
previously bad a brisk fight at Raymond and Mis-
sissippi Springs, driving the Confederates from
those places towards Jackson. The State Capitol
at Jackson was burnt.

Despatches from General Grant state that the
Confederates had evacuated Vicksburg, and that
the entireConfederatefoece was moving northwards
to reinforce General Bragg for the purpose of
attacking Rosencranz. Federal reinforcements
would be thrown forward to intercept the Confe-
derate movement, and strengthen Roeencrana.
General Joseph Johnstone commands the Confede-
rates, who are moving from Vicksburg. Seventeen
thousand Confederates with fourteen pieces of
artillery are reported to have crossed the Cumber-
land River, and advanced on Richmond,
Kentucky, with the view of flanking General
Rosencranz, and compelling him to abandon bis
position at Murfreesboro. Twenty-eight Con-