The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-16 00:00:00

(Per Canada.)

NEW YORK, MAWR 3, Evzirnict.
General Grant continues his operations against
Vicksburg.
The Confederates have captured the Federal
steamer Indianola, twenty-live miles below Vicks-
burg. They employed the ram Queen of the West
in her capture.

The Federal commander, Porter, attribute, the
lose of the Indianola to a non-compliance with hie
instructions.

Reports are still current that the Confederate
general Longstreet is at Cumberland Gap with a
large force, preparing to invade Kentucky.
It is rumoured that a large Confederate force has
appeared at Leesburg.
The Confederate cavalry raid across the Rappa-
hannock is said to have been a failure.

It is reported that the Confederates have laid a
network of torpedoes across the entrance to Charles-
ton harbour.

Two hundred Union cavalry bare been captured
near Strasburg, Virginia, during a pursuit of 20
mires. The disaster occurred through disobedience
to orders.

President Lincoln has called an extra session of
the Senate, for March 4th, to receive and act
upon such communications as may be made by the
executive.

Senator Sumner has reported to the Senate from
the committee upon foreign relations concurrent
resolutions regarding mediation. After referring
to the French offer of mediation, the resolutions
declare that any idea of mediation or intervention
is impracticable, unreasonable, and inadmissible.
Also, that any offer of interference so far en-
courages rebellion and tends to prolong the contest,
and that Congress will therefore be obliged to re-
gard any further attempt in the same direction as
an unfriendly act
The resolutions express regret that the foreign
powers have not frankly informed the Southern
chiefs that the work in which they are engaged is
hopeless, and that a new government with slavery
as its corner stone, and with no other declared
object of separate existence, is so far shocking to
civilisation and to the moral sense of mankind,
that it must not expect welcome or recognition in
the commonwealth of nations.

1 The resolutions express an unalterable purpose to
prosecute the war until the rebellion is suppressed.
The resolutions will be communicated to foreign
governments.

The Senate has passed an amendment that ne-
gran shall not be commissioned in the service ex-
cept as company officers of exclusively negro ooni-
panics.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill
of the Senate authorising the President to issue
letters of marque, also a bill taxing the sales of
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Both Houma of Confirmss have passed a bill in-
demnifying the President for the suspension of the
writ of Habeas Corpus. Also a bill imposing a tax
of 2 per cent. upon bank circulation.
The duty on paper has been reduced to 20 per
cent.

The legislature of California is putting the State
upon a war footing.
Fifty thousand persons were present at a Union
meeting held at Indianapolis, Indiana, at which
strong Union resolutions have been passed.
General M'CleUan has declined a public recep-
tion at Baltimore.

The privateer Florida has captured and burned
the ship Jacob Bell from China for New York, Jan.
12, in lat. 24, lon. 65. Her cargo is valued at
1,000,000 dole.
The steamer Columbian, with a cargo of cotton,
Las arrived at Saint George's from Wilmington.
The Federal government has purchased the
steamer Princess Royal.
Despatches received from San Francisoodiecredit
the capture of Guayas by the French. _

The French steamer Pallas arrived at Mazatlan
on the 4th of February, but did not communicate
with the ihore.