The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-26 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA.

The Royal Mail steamship Persia, from New
York on the 16th inst., arrived at Queenstown at
5 p.m. yesterday. She brings 106 passenger?, and
162,000 dole. in specie. She landed 112 sacks
mails and eight passengers, and proceeded for
Liverpool at 5.20 p.m. All well.

(Vii Crookhaver.)
NEW YORK, N0v.16, MORNEIIO.

No despatches from Sherman have been received.
It is asserted that he is in a position bevood oom-
munication with Washington. Southern journals
report that Hood is marching on Chattanooga. The
Richmond papers warn their readers to expect
startling news from Sherman.
The press continue to speculate on Sherman's
movements, some asserting that he bee started for
Andersonville or Savannah on a sixty days' cam-
paign, while other papers state that he is marching
on Knoxville, his object being Lynchburg,
Virginia.
Forrest has moved from before Johnstonsville,
and is supposed to have joined Hood.
The Confederates have again attempted to pierce
Grant's lines, but were repulsed.
Richmond papers anticipate that Greet will
attack Richmond immediately.
The Dutch Gap Canal is complete.

Butler has left New York for the James River.

Sheridan is encamped in the neighbourhood of
Winchester. The Confederate cavalry, during a
reconnaissance of his position,were driven back and
pursued beyond Front Royal, with a loss of two
guns and 150 prisoners. General Early is at Fisher-
hill.

The Governor of Georgia, in a message to the
legislature:of that State, declares that this war may
continue indefinitely, unless the people both North
and South, in their capacity as sovereign States,
shall bring their influence to bear upon both go-
vernments, requiring them to stop the war, and
permit the people of each State to vote to which
confederacy they will unite their destiny. In the
meantime the Southern animus must be sustained.
The governor disapproves of arming the slaves, but
would employ them in all useful capacities.
It is reported that the Confederate Secretary of
State doss not yet see the necessity, nor approve
of the policy, of arming the slaves. The Riektnond
Whig opposes President Davis's proposition to
emancipate the slaves after service.
Butler, in a speech that be made at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, stated that he thought the time
hal arrived when the North, in the magnanimity
of her strength, could offer an amnesty to the
South. If this were not accepted, be urged that a
short, sharp, and decisive war should follow, with
partition of the Southern lands among the soldiers.
On the arrival of the Florida, the American Con-
sul at Bahia proceeded to Washington, where be
had an interview with Mr. Seward. It isnot known
what course Mr. Seward will pursue in the Brazilian
difficulty.
Lieutenant-Governor Jacob, of Kentucky, has
been arrested, and sent to the Washington political
prison.

The Toronto municipality has received informa-
tion of an intended raid into Canada by members of
the Fenian brotherhood from the United States.

On the question of the arming of the slaves being
discussed in the Confederate Congress, the plan was
opposed bye large number of members.
A postscript in the bew York Herald asserts that
Butler will supersede Stanton, who will be ap-
pointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
General M'Ckllan's resignation of his commission
in the United States army has been accepted, and
Sheridan has been appointed to the vacant major-
generalship.
The press accept Lincoln's election as a decla-
I ration of four years' more war.
Numerous guerillas have crossed the Potomac,
and the citizens on the Pennsylvanian border are
organizing themselves for defence.
The Tallahassee has escaped pursuit off North
Carolina oast during the night.
The Peruvian, Nova Scotian, City of London,
and Australasian have arrived out.