The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-11 00:00:00

THE AMERICAN NEWS.

(hem the Deily News.)

Tits news by the Peruvian confirms the only
inference we felt at liberty on Monday to draw
from &moral BRAGG'S despatch to Mr. DAVI&
The re-embarkation of General Btrnatt's troops,
after the unsuccessful assault on Fort Fisher, was
equivalent to the temporary abandonment of the
expedition. It appears that the operations were
commenced on Saturday. Dec. 24, by the explo-
sion of the powder ship Louisiana • but the shock
from which so much bad been expected produced
no effect. Admiral Poems then commenced the
bombardment of the fort, and in one hour silenced
its fire, exploding two magazines. The bombard-
ment continued until dark. On the following after-
noon General Warr= Laded 3,000 troops on the
spit upon which Fort Fisher is built, captured two
batteries, and advanced within 50 yard/ of the fort,
but found an assault impracticable, and withdrew.
Most of the troops were embarked the same even-
ing, and the remainder on the following day. A
difference of opinion existed between Admiral Poe-
TIE sad General Bowan, the Admiral thinking
the preepect of swoon in an assault much greater
than the General was willing to allow. Dorian
declared that Fort Fisher had been substantially
uninjured as a defensive work by the heavy
naval fire, and that the place could only be taken
by reguar siege. The bombardment was eon-
linked for a short time after the departure of the
Unihn troops, and then Admiral Ponies followed
General livriaa to Fort Moirsoz. The experiment
appears to have been attended with very little leas,
and the sea and land foram may soon be made
reedy again for service wherever they are required.
It is not to be supposed that the design of closing
the port of Wilmington is abandoned. It appears
to be the intention of the Government of the
United States to employ the forces at its disposal
in taking possession of the remaining seaports, and
so relieve its blockading squadron from its present
duties. Now that Savannah has fallen, the next
operations against Wilmington will no doubt be
combined upon a different plan, the navy oo-
operating with a larger military foray commanded
by an officer of greater professional experience
than General Burt" who seems to have made
scarcely any use of his troops. In the meantime
we bear of a military expedition against Mobile,
which set out from Parapets, in Mimissippi, on
the 15th of December. Raiding upon a large scale
had taken place for some weeks before, and the
last mail brought word that the Federal General
DAVISON had arrived at Pascagoula with several
thousand cavalry from an expedition in the interior
of Alabama and Mississippi. General Gambino,
however, appears to contemplate systematic and
serious operations. His base is a gulf port in the
Sound of the same name, and is lam than 50
miles from Mobile. It will be remembered that
the last expedition against Mobile, which placed
its harbour in the possession of the Federal.,
was not aimed at the town, and included a very
inconsiderable land force. It is not known
by what number of troops Mobile is defended.
There are the natal reports in circulation that the
place is held only by home guards, but General
GIANGIR evidently expects to have to take it by
real fighting. The Mistiorippi Clarion of Dec. 11
stated that the Confederate General GAZDNIIIIBII
marching for Mobile with 5,500 men, and that the
city was in no danger from Davison, "unless he had
" a strong column to operate with him." General
GRANoes when last heard of was pushing rapidly
to Mobile. The intelligence from Tennessee is
uncertain, but it is of one complexion, and repre-
sents Hoon as still struggling with difficulties in
his retreat.

DECLINI or Strrisertrroi IX !Isms& —A letter
from Maple@ sites like usdsrsceetiosed hot as widow et
the dulled of supereelliee is that city :—" be the aburelt
Del Carmine, celebrated for the tombs of Manniello sad
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Goorudiimi is a wooden arociix, which during the doge el .
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bell which had entered the ceareb. Baer sines the head has
riots* bane a crop at hair add the Syndic of Naples,
socompasted by the nausids:ality. boa every year bass to
the habit of cutting cm Christmas Day. Mauy of the wisest
beets maintained t the oteervasoe of this eereasoey was
teddy:rumble, harder sot to wound the religious fe=dl
• • people, who would perhaps revolt if the Syriac
it. This year tie 13yedd had the camp sot to ge sad re-
move the hair from the atteeinx. aid everything, sevorthe
leer, reseeded perfectly quid. Oct believer, however, more
sealed thus the rest, wont to the phos, and, ea a pretest
Reside the impiety of the times, was about to set fire to as
enormous squib, when he was arrested by the pollee."
CITY SEWERS COMNISSION. —The first meeting
of the oommiseica this year was held yesterday at
Guildhall ; Mt. Deputy Ds Jersey presiding. A me
tios of Mr. Monello, to the effect that it should
be • refesenes to the shot ecnornittes epee gas to
consider he questirm it the smonsissicrers smasfare
taring their own gas, sad to report thereat to the mart as
early ILI ceoveofect, was agreed to, sad a letter from the
iababitaets d LsadeshalLroarket, comphipiag of the
bad lighting of the market, and request* hat means
may be tdom to remedy the mos, was dm referred
to the same ooromittee. Dr. Letbeby, the radical oder
of health, in reference to • letter of Mr. B. time=
Treernaoheere, from SirGeorp Grey, dal* that complabits
had been made by a depota*a of jounieymee takers, to
the oiled that the takeleceses of the metropolis were set
regulated awed* to he Bakehouse Regslatim Ast. sod
alluding to three paniould bakehouses is the Cad,
stated that be had made *dries in reaped of these
mentiosed,sad found that the complalets in these laseasese
Wife estalockel, sad the rogulatiod had hoes _crahl4l42
with. He reported that the impeeken had dotted 418
hoods der* the week, aid he submitted a list of 63 plasm
for mole Iraemest, as wallas a list of placer tapir*
further h esesequesse of coded already issued
not ha hese despite& Mita TIM markets sad olaeghtee
bodes base impeded, sad she diked had osedseased
7,432 ha. of mat se milt for \mesa feed. It candsted of I
30 sheep, 2 waves. 12 5,4111 waders of heel, sad 60 diets 1
of med. The aedh l sheer sithaltled three mess to
width be seesemaseded hod prosesdhp to be lade, and
they were refereed to the Whiter te take the horls_ml7 saps.
Doe* the bet hen wain 138 births sad 168 deaths had
bees registeed. The deaths was beim the avenge
for the serteepsedieg pried of the lad6o ref six yews. 60 4
the deaths weer ism* old ponsoes of elistuedN sad
the did easels el death were as ham :—Plethiis, 10;
hyddeephatas, 3 ; posesseeki, II ; haseishild, 22 ; ere.
dead fever, 7 ; emellpse, 1 ; whooping cough. 2 t ere* and
diphtbale, 4; maddes, 4 ; eryri 3; Irk* 17 free
Ilsheratbe Memo aid 33 hod hteeresehry albedo. of
the Imes