The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-15 00:00:00

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, Mar 2.
(Per Bohemian cid Londonderry.)
The French war steamer Labradore arrived at
New York April 30. The steamship City of Wash-
ington arrived at New York April 30. The America
arrived at Halifax May 1.
Nothing further has been received from New Or-
leans, except the correspondence between the Fele-
int commander and the Mayor of New Orleans,con-
cerning the surrender of the city.
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of
Charles Lathrop as Collector of the Port of New
Orleans. This appointment of a collector leads to
the belief that there may be some intention on the
part of the Federal Government to open the port
at an early date.
The following despatches have been received con-
cerning the fall of Fort Macon :
Fort Monroe, May I.
Hon. E. M. Stantoe, Secretary of War.
I have just received a despatch from BeigadierGeneral
Mansfield to the affect that five nog roes have arrived from
Portsmouth. The cootrabands report that Fort Maroc wee
taken on Friday last. Eighteen rebels were killed, sod 27
wounded.
General Beauregerd has evacuated Coriath and fallen bark
on Memphis.
It ia reported that Commodore Tetuan and the principal
officers of the Merrimac have resigned. The Merrimac lies off
the Marine Hopital, at Caney Island, fast to the buoy.
She now moulds twelve guns. There ere no other steamers
them
(Signed) Jolla E. Woot, Major-General.
Wilmington, April 29.
Fort Macon surrendered on Friday, 25th instant, after
a bombardment of ten and a half hours. The batteries were
planted behind heavy sand banks. The breaching battery
was 1,100 feet distant, and the mortars 1,400
tirely concealed from the fort. The garrison were allowed
the honours of war. The officers retained their side arms,
and all paroled. Seven men were killed and 18 wounded,
two mortally. The eaemy's loss is not known. Col. White
and 155 men arrived off the her yesterday afternoon en
board the Federal gunboat Chippewa, and were tut:atoned
to a river steamer under a flag of truce. The others were
seat up the Sound from the fort.
The following despatches have been received from
the seat of war in the south-west :

Cairo, May L

The river bag risen 2 inches in the last 24 hours. The
steamer Bella Creole has arrived from Pittsburg Landing.
Her dates are to Wednesday noon.
A moonnaimarica in force was made yesterday morning
from the right wing, friar miles this side of Purdy, on the
Memphis and Ohio road. They met a force of Tibia
cavalry, who fled in gnat haste, and could no. be rallied.
They were pursued to Purdy. Our forces, on taking par
mission of the town, burnt two bridges and ran a Imo.
motive into the river. Three prisoners were taken.
Our forces than retired, having cut off all railroad coup
munication with the country north of Corinth, which his
been a groat source of rebel supplies.
Fort Wright, April 30.
There has been no change in the outward appearance
things at this place for the last two days. Certain indica.
tions now point to a woody termination of our protracted
siege, but I am not at liberty to my how soon.
A deserter today from the rebel fleet says that the
vessel to which be was attached has been employed sally
a week past cruising between Memphis and this port in
search of cotton. Every lot discovered has been burned.
These lot. varied from sto 60 bales. The aggregate de.
staoyed is several thousand bales.
Montgomery's rebel gunboat fleet, from New Orleans, bad
arrived off the fort, and joined Hollins's fleet. They have
DOW a sufficiently strong naval form to make a show of re.
sistanoe.

Pittsburg, Tennessee, April 10, 11 a.m.
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
Movement& continue. The roads are hard, and require a
great deal of work for heavy trios. The reconnaissance to
Purdy was sucomful. They destroyed two bridges on the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and captured one locomotive and
• train of men.

THOMBB A. SCOTT, Assistant Secretary.
Pittsburg Loading, May I.
Gemmel Halleck telegraph, to Secretary Siesta' that
coMeial isformatioe has been received of the defeat and rest
of 000 savages, under Colonels toffee and Staiewright, at
Neosho, Mo., by 150 Missouri Volunteer. ; 62 prisons;
70 homes, and a large quantity of arms were takes.
The body of Go►ernor Harvey, of Wicoossio, rem*
drowned at Savannah, barn been found 40 miles below en

the bank.
The weather is deer and pleasant, with • good preepati
for an improvement in the roads. The river is telling.
General T. W. Sherman has arrived from Port Royal ud
taken his brigade.
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Pittsburg Lending, April 30.
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
Reliable information has been received that Maid
Hubbard, let Missouri Volunteers, on the 26th, with MS
men, defeated Colonels Coffee and Btaanwright, ii• 1600
Indians of Neosho, Mo., killing and wounding 32, and car
taring 62 prisoners, 76 hones, sail a large quantity of arms.
(Signed) H. W. Mathieu, Kaior-Gevard.
Huntsville, Ala., eid Leming* May 1.
To Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
On yesterday the enemy having out wires, and attacked
daring the night one of our brigades, I deemed it my duty
to head in person the expedition against Bridgeport I
started by a train of cars in the morning, followed DT two
additional regiments of infantry and two companies of.
cavalry. I toned that our pickets had engefisa
the eoemy's pickets four miles from Bridgepod,
and after a sharp engagement, ia which we lost one
man killed, drove them across a stream, whose ragas)
bridge I had burned. With four regiment+ of infintil,
two pieces of artillery, dragged by band, and two oompirala
cavalry, at 3 p.m. we advanced to the burst Dndife,
oa
and opened oar fire upon the enemy's pickets
the other side, thus producing the impression that our
advance would be by the railway. This acoompliehed.
the satire fovea was thrown scroas the omitry about
a mile, sod put on the road leading from Stavensua W
Bridgeport. The middle column now advanced at a owl
rapid paos. Our scents attacked those of the evenly, lad
forced them from the Bridgeport-road. We thus succeeded
in making a complete warped*, immediately formiog our DM
of battle on the crest of a wooded hill within 500 yards of the
works constructed to defend the bridge. At our first fin *0