The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-27 00:00:00

AMERICA.

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SOUTHAWPrON, AUGUST 26.

A refugee had arrived in Washington from Lex-
ington, Virginia; he reports great demoralisation
in Lee's army. Some Mississippian and Texan
regiments had left the army to go home, and were
driven back by Stuart's cavalry at the point of the
sword. Lee's army is almost in open mutiny. It
was currently rumoured that Lee had tendered his
resignation, and that he and Davis were at enmity.
Horses were exceedingly scarce in the rebel army.

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SOUTHAMPTON, AOOIIBT 27.

The North German Lloyd's steamship America,
Captain Weasels, from New York on the afternoon
of the 16th inst., has arrived here. She brings 155
passengers from Southampton, Havre, and Bremen ;
188,500 dollars in specie for England, and 1,803
dollars for Bremen ; a cargo of 1,200 tons, and 80
bags of mails.
• **America experienced head winds during the
Rest four days of her passage.
(Per the America.)

NEW YORE, Sootier 11S, Mow°.
General Meade is visiting Washington.
The Confederate cavalry have captured a Federal
signal station near Warrentown.
Admiral Dablgren's official despatches represent
that there is little doubt of a triumphant result of
the Federal operatioas before Charleston.
It is rumoured that the 300-pounder Parrot gun,
sent to Charleston to be used against Fort Sumter,
wast bet overboard at Morris Island.

Commander Bell has superseded Admiral Far-
ragut in the Gulf department. .

Numerous guerilla bands are marauding through-
out the interior counties of Missouri.

The British, French, Russian, Spanish, Prus-
sian, Italian, and Swedish ministers hare left
Washington, accompanied by Mr. Seward, upon an
excursion to the Northern lakes.

Mr. D'Arcy DUG*e has addressed a letter to the
Montreal Gazette, stating that the Federal govern-
ment has erected a new fort at Rouse'a Point, 45
miles from Montreal, with magazines capable of
containing supplies for a hundred thousand men,
also barrack accommodation for a permanent gar-
rison of five thousand men.

The plan contemplated at Washington for an
invasion of Canada is to march a hundred thou-
sand men up the district of Montreal, to cut the
connexion between Upper and Lower Canada, to ab-
stain from meddling in local affairs, but to force the
separation of the upper and lower provinces by the
mere force of the army of oocapation interposing
its military barrier to their intercourse. What
would follow such a separation has not escaped the
calculation of the Federal government.
Mr. 14'Ciee urges the appointment of a Crown
Prince for Canada, adopting other means for her
closer connection with England ; otherwise in the
day of need England will only give nominal as-
sistance.

The Canadian parliament assembled on tbel3th.
The Governor-General directed the special attention
of the legislature to the militia law, which required
extensive amendment to make it effective. He
asked parliament to sanction the outlay incurred in
consequence of the last parliament ending without
voting supplies, and also for a pledge for the near-
sary expenses for the current year. He recom-
mended the establishment of telegraphic and postal
communication between Lake Superior and the
Pacific.