The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-04 00:00:00

EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING AUGUST 4, i 1362.

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(Per Europa, rid Boston and Roche's Point.)
NEW YORE, JOLT 22, EVENING.
The enlistments continue somewhat inactive.
Vigorous efforts and further inducements to volun-
teering continue to be made.
A portion of General Pope's command has made
& descent upon the Virginia Central Railroad, 35
miles from Richmond, destroyed the railroad, the
telegraph line, and a quantity of Confederate
stores.

Great excitement prevails at Nashville. The
Federal pickets have been driven iu, and the Con-
federates are reported to be within five miles of
that city.

Arran-gements have been concluded for a general
exchange of prisoners.
President Lincoln has issued an order forbidding
military commanders to exact the oath of allegiance
from foreigners. In all cases where an alien is de-
prived of, his liberty a full account of the circum-
stances must be sent to the War Department, for
the consideration of the State Department.
The Governor of Ohio has issued a proclamation,
to the effect that if the quota of troops demanded is
not raised in forty days, he will resort to drafting.
Federal military governors have been appointed
for Louisiana and Arkansas.

At the request of the British government, General
Butler has recognised Mr. Coppell, the British
acting Consul at New Orleans.
A street riot has occurred in New Orleans, aimed
by the arrest of a female wearing a secession badge.
The British steamer Adele has been captured
east of Abaco.
The New York and City of Washington have
arrived out.

The Axis was intercepted off Cape Race on the
21st instant.

(Per Europa, by telegraph to Halifax, and from
Queenstown.)
NEW YORK, JQLY 24, Moimuto.
The secession members of the municipality of
Baltimore have twice rejected a resolution making
appropriation for volunteers. They were threat-
ened by the mob, and it is found necessary for the
police to guard their residences against violence.
The Federal Captain Porter's fleet of mortar
boats has returned to Orleans from Vicksburg.

The price of flour is quoted 20 dole. per barrel ;
fresh meat 30e. to 40c. per lb.
The Richmond Enquirer of July 19 says :—" We
are informed that Lord St. Maur, son of the Duke of
Somerset, who left Richmond on the 15th under a
flag of truce for General M'Clellan's head-quarters,
was not allowed to proceed on his homeward
journey, but was sent back to Richmond, and his
baggage detained by the Federals."
Southern papers say that the mortality among
the Federal prisoners at Richmond is very great.
Mr. Alonzo Upham has been appointed judge, to
reside at Cape Town, under the Anglo-American
treaty for the suppression of the slave trade.
The steamer Golden Gate sailed from San Fran-
cisco on the 21st of July, with 1,000,000 dollars in
specie for New York, and 270,000 dollars for Eng-
land. Ex-President Van Buren is dead.
NEW YORK, JULY 24, EVENING.
Much public despondency exists, and the people
appear inclined to take more gloomy views of the
position of affairs than at any time since the com-
mencement of the struggle. The popular confi-
dence in General M'Clellan appears shaken by the
late events before Richmond, and many of his
admirers now assert that he is not the man o
action.

All coin of every description has almost entirely
disappeared as a circulating medium, and postage
stamps of all denominations are generally employed
for small change. The public freely accept them
as currency ; many articles of daily use are, how-
ever, advanced in price.
Some anxiety exists to hear the comments in
Europe upon the news of the Federal check before
Richmond.

General HaHeck has been officially appointed as
General-in-Chief to command all the land forces o
the United States. The appointment has been
favourably received by the public.
President Lincoln has issued a proclamation

authorising the military commanders to seize and
use for the Federal army all property, real and per-
sonal, in the rebel States which may be necessary
for military purposes. Property may be destroyed
for military purposes, but not otherwise. The mili-
tary and naval commanders shall employ as many
negroes for labourers as can be advantageously used
for military or naval purposes, and pay them
wages.
Reinforcements for General M'Clellan continue to
arrive at Fort Monroe.
Interesting news has been received from General
MClellan's headquarters. A portion of General
Pope's command had a successful skirmish with
the Confederate cavalry beyond Fredericksburg,
burnt their camp, and captured some stores.
Confederate advices state that the iron clad ram
Arkansas came out of the Yazoo river on the 15th
and ran through the Union fleet above Vicksburg,
and anchored under the batteries at that city.
The Southern papers report that all the Union
vessels below Vicksburg put off down the river to
escape the ram after the engagement. •
A special despatch to the Chicago Times, from
Memphis on the 20th, says the Arkansas succeeded
in running through the whole fleet, and that Far-
ragut made an ineffectual attempt to sink her. His
entire fleet passed down the river, each vessel
pouring a broadside into her as she passed.
The rebels acknowledge that one 7-inch steel
pointed shot went through her, but assert this is
the only damage she sustained. The reconnoissance
the next morning showed that the Arkansas was
undergoing repairs, but she did not appear to be in
any danger of sinking.
The Navy Department at Washington bad re-
ceived the following official account :—" Cairo,
July 21.—Tbe rebel gunboat Arkansas, with 12
rifle 68-pounders, came out of Yazoo River on
Tuesday. She encountered the Tyler, Carondolet,
and ram Lancaster. After a running fight of 10
miles the Carondolet closed with the rebel vowel
Both vessels grounded side by side, the rebel
being ahead, maintaining a running fight, until
the fleet was reached. Our transports being
in range prevented an effective fire from our
gunboats. The Arkansas succeeded in getting
to Vicksburg under the shelter of their batteries,
to appearance much injured. Total Union loss 27
killed and wounded. Among them are the engineer
and pilot of the Tyler. Ferragut's entire fleet is
below Vicksburg. Our vessels received but
slight damage.
(Signed) " Gaonoz D. Wise,

" Captain and Assistant-Quartermaster-General"
The following is the Confederate sooount of the
engageikent :
" VICKSBURG, JOLT 15.
"We engaged to-day from 6to 8 a.m., with the
enemy's fleet above Vicksburg, consisting of four or
more iron-clad vessels and two heavy sloops of war,