The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-19 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

AMERICA.
(By telegraph to Halifax, after the departure
of the steamer Europa from New York.)
NEW YORK, Faa. 6, Evianso.
General Beauregard's official report on the battle
Ma1011138&8 has been published.
According to this report the loss of the Confede-
rates was 1,800 killed and wounded. The effective
force of the Confederate army of the Potomac was
21,000 men and 29 guns.
The report concludes as follows :
"In conclusion it is proper, and doubtless ex-
pected, that throughi this report my countrymen
should be made acquainted with some of the
sufficient causes that prevented the advance of our
forces and prolonged vigorous pursuit of the enemy
to and beyond the Potomac. The War Depart-
ment has been fully advised long since of all those
causes, some of which only are proper to be here
communicated. An army which had fought like
ours on that day against uncommon odds, under a
July sun, most of the time without water and
without food, except a hastily snatched meal at
dawn, was not in a condition for the toil of an
eager and effective pursuit of an enemy immedi-
ately after the battle.
"On the following day, an unusually heavy and
I ualirteeweitting fell of rain intervened to obstruct
our advance. Added to this, the want of a suffi-
cient cavalry force made an effective pursuit a mi-
litary impossibility."
The New York Chamber of Commerce has unani-
mously passed resolutions to sustain the govern-
ment in giving credit and currency to the
150,000,000 dole. legal tender notes, until they can
be placed on a specie basis by the imposition of
taxes adequate to their redemption.
The Philadelphia Enquirer say/ that it was re-I
in Norfolk that the Burnsidee expedition'
potted
Pamlico Sound, and proceeded further
south. Southern accounts declare that no Federal
vessels have been seen in Panilioo Sound.
The New York Evening Post strongly defends the
blocking up of Charleston harbour, and says the
complaint comes with a bad grace from the British
government. "If France closed Cherbourg nobody
it the world could complain with justice."
The New York World states that in 1779 the
English sunk stone vessels in the Savannah river
to prevent the approach of the American and
French fleeta. The vessels sunk were his Majesty's
ship Rose, the Savannah armed ship, and four
transorts.
The French steamer Ostinat sailed on the oth
from Fortress Monroe for Havannah. The French
steamer Pomone is still at Fort Monroe. It is con-
sidered probable that two or three French vessels
will remain at Fortress Monroe.
The steamer Panama arrived here yesterday
from Mazatlan, with 75000, dole.
Intelligence from Western Mexico represents
that there is a general termination of international
dissension among the people, and a union of all to
resist foreign invasion.
General Grant, with seven gunboats, has pro-
ceeded up Tennessee River, intending to attack
Fort Henry, which is supposed to be occupied by
15000 Confederates.
}dr. Hamilton Fish and Bishop Ames, the two
Federal commissioners appointed to visit the South,
are at Fortress Monroe awaiting permission from
the Confederates to proceed. The Southern press
oppose this visit.
Arrangements have been made to send a tele-
graphic communication direct from Halifax to San
Francisco,

The New York Tribune thinks the recognition of
the Southern Confederacy is to be determined in
America. "inaction may bring it about before
many months. A marching army, true to itself and
country, will make it impossible for ever." The
same journal also states that President Lincoln and
the Secretary for War will take the command of
the army, and that General M'Clellan will com-
mand the department of the Potomac.
The New York journals of to-day. (6th inst.)
discuss fully the probability of foreign intervention
in American affairs. The Journal of CUllifiterC4
thinks that the commercial interests of England
and France rule the moral interests of those coun-
tries, that it is evident that England will shortly
be urged, to interfere, and that the only way to
prevent this is to show energy in crushing the re-
bdlion.
The World considers that matters cannot remain
long in their present position without the recogni-
tion of the Southern Confederacy by the European
porers. This danger can only be averted by early
victories.
The New York Times thinks that the Emperor
Napoleon, in consequence of petitions from the
French commercial classes, may make a concilia-
tory protest against the blockade, but thinks this
diplomatic correspondence will be anticipated by
the crushing of the rebellion and consequent cessa-
tion of the blockade.
The New York Times says that Mr. Seward has
promptly declined to have his name used in con-
nexion with the next Presidential canvass, and says
that several gentlemen of the Federal administra-
tion shape their course with a too consistent re-
ferenoe to the possibility of needing suffrages of a
re-united people. These gentlemen should follow
Mr. Seward's example.
The Navy Department states that not more than
ten iron-clad gunboats can be built and equipped
this year.
President Lincoln has granted three weeks'
respite to Captain Gordon, of the slaver Erie, who
was to have been hanged to-morrow morning (the
7th inst.).
The New York press unanimously urge the car-
rying out of capital punishment.
Mr. Carl Schatz, American Minister to Spain,
has arrived at Washington.
The California legislature has assumed the collec-
tion of the United States direct taxes apportioned
to California.
The following despatch has been received from
Washington concerning the Southern privateers :
" The don. Alfred Ely, member of Congress from
New York, late a prisoner at Richmond, had an
interview with the President and Secretary Seward
yesterday, and it has been determined to place the
rebel privateersmen now in New York upon a
footing of prisoners of war. An order has been
issued removing them to military prisons, with a
view to their exchange for citizens of the United
States incarcerated in the South.'
This important and humane course on the part
of the government may result iu the return of
Colonels Corcoran, Lee, Cogi,niwall, Wood, Wilcox,
Major Voyles, and the other officers now held as
hostages for these privateersmen. A general ex-
change of all the prisoners will, it is believed,
speedily follow.
The New York Erening Post publishes the fol
lowing despatch :