The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-18 00:00:00

Hon. E. M. Stanton. Secretary of War.

Refugees coofirm the statement of deserters es to the
captured General Early sod nearly his entire fortis. They
say it took plane on Thursday lest between Staunton sad
Charlottesville, end that the defeat wee total

(Signed)

U. S. Garr, lieutimmt-CleastaL

Secretary Stanton, in publishing tho above de-
spatches, says, under date of March 5, " General
Sheridan and his force commenced their movement
last Monday, and were at Staunton when last
heard from. Major-General Hancock was placed
in charge of the Middle Military Division during
the absence of General Sheridan, with headquarters
at Winchester."

(ascrra's

FRANCE.

PARIS, MAiton 18.

The Constitutionnel of this morning publishes an
article signed by M. Limayrsc, demonstrating that
the apprehensions of American aggression in Mexico
are chimerical, and stating that the relations be-
tween Spain and Washington have never ceased to
be of a most satisfactory character.

THE CAPE MAIL.
PLYMOUTH, Mutca 18.

The mail steamer Britain arrived here this morn-
ing, with the Cape mail. She left the Cape on the
11th ult., St. Helena on the 19th, and Ascension on
the 23rd. She brings 50 passengers.
At the Cape the next parliament had been sum-
moned to meet in Cape Town, on April 27, when
the most important business to be dismissed
will be the annexation of British Kaffraria.
Against this project the Kaffrarians were dm-
claiming. The extension of railways and telegraphs
wrllalsooccupy much of the time of the parliament.
In the western province the present line of railways is
to be extended still further into the heart of the
country. In the eastern province all preliminary
arrangements had been made for the construction
of a railway between Grahamstown and Port
Elizabeth, and the government only awaited the
voting of the necessary sum for the construction to
commence the works.

Affairs on the frontier were pacific. There had
been some equivocal proceedings of the Basutos,
but no outbreak was expected in the Traaskeian
territory. Future trouble was expected from the
increasing power and warlike demonstrations of
Kreli, since he bad been permitted to return
into the country from which he bad formerly
been driven. The Tambookies, his enemies, had
also been permitted to occupy part of the same
country. The British resident was in a delicate
position, and had much trouble to prevent a collision
between the two parties.
Trade was steady in the colony, the import
market quiet, and money easy.
The new eastern district court had been opened
at Grahamstown.

The English Church Diocesan Synod had been
held at Cape Town, under the presidency of the
Metropolitan. The Synod amended its previous
acts, in accordance with the judgment of the Privy
Council in the case of "Long v. Bishop Gray."
Two great agricultural shows had been held ; one
at the Paarl, the other at Port Elizabeth.

The steamer Queen of the South, from Calcutta,
left Table Bay Feb. 11, and the Diamond Com-
pany's steamer Eastern Province was also to leave
that port on the 23rd, both vessels for England.
The President of the Free State, Mr. Brand,
was at Bloerafoemfontian, and the burghers had
left the frontier for their homesteads.

The Minister of Public Works attached to the
Notified goreromeut has r*es►tly published ► list el the
prime* beildiogs that have bees repaired and restored
&visa the lest fire years In Rome. They are the Baths of
Titus and Camellia, the Tanabe( the Scdpiss, the Cameo,
the Colman el Trojan, the Orate limainans, the Panthers,
the Forum of Augustus, Nalis Aqueduct ; and, without
the walla of Some, the Palace of Lanais at Frascati, the
Pyramid of Oertius, Adrian's Villa at Tivoli, the Etruscan
Yoantments at Condo, sad the Conduit at Tishah.