The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-03 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1866.

AMERICA.

Nauru%

The Royal Mail steamship Scotia, from New
York on the 24th ult., arrived at Queenstown at

10.30 p.m. yesterday evening with 114 passengers
and 338,743 dole. is specie. She landed all the
mails, oonsiating of 117 sacks, and 15 passengers,
and proceeded for Liverpool at 10.45 p.m. All
well.

(Per the Scotia, via Roche's Point.)
NEW YOBS, JAN. 24, XOIIIIINO.
Brownsville despatches to the 15th inst. give

additional but confused particulars of the capture
of Bagdad. A party of 123 soldiers, mostly
coloured troops of the 118th Federal Infantry regi-
ment, under the command of Colonel Reid, crossed
the Rio Goinde at Clarksville, and divided into
three detachments. On the morning of the sth
the first detachment entered Bagdad, and captured
400 prisoners and 4 guns. 7.1 e second party cap-
tured the imperial guard at the ferry, kill-
ing ore imperialist and wounding another. The
third party captured Colonel Rios, the commander
of Bagdad, at his head-quarters. Ten men fired
upon the imperial gunboat Antonio, killing a ear-
-1 pant and wounding several men. The Antonio
returned the fire, and killed two and wounded one
of the attacking party, who then fired two shots
from howitzers, one shot passing through the
Antonio above the water-line.

On the morning of the 6th a French frigate
shelled Bagdad, without doing any damage. Shots
were afterwards freely exchanged between the re.
publican howitzers on the beach and the howiteer
boat from the frigate. A detachment of 200 men
of the 118th coloured infantry was sent over to pro-
tect the American citizens in Bagdad. The 46th
coloured infantry relieved them on the 7th, with in-
struction', it is said, to withdraw in case of an
attack by the imperialists.
A conflicting despatch says that Bagdad was
nearly deserted, its captors keeping np an uninter-
rupted pillage. The stolen goods taken to Browns-
ville were seized and restored to their proper owners.
Another report states that a small liberal force was
fortifying Bagdad with cotton bales. General
Crawford, after disputing with Esooledo concerning
the command, left for New Orleans, where be has
since arrived, in order to obtain reinforcements and
supple*.
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General Mejia is building earthworks mounting
Bans between Matamoros and the river command-
ing Brownsville. He has notified to General
Weitzel that it attacked from the American side
he will open fire, in which case it was very likely
that some of the shots would lodge in Brownsville.
Weitzel immediately sent General Smith to ascer-
tain Me jig's intentions. The result of the interview
is unknown. Weitzel has ordered old Fort Brown
to be rebuilt, and mounted with 32-pounder
Parrott guns. A long pontoon train is also being
rapidly put in order.
The New York Herald states that the Marquis
de Montholon, the Frencli ambassador, has asked
the Buie Department for information *oncoming
the capture of Bagdad, but the department had no
advices on the subject.
The government has telegraphed to General
Sheridan to investigate the affair and punish the
offenders.
Further diplomatic correspondence between the
French and American governments has been pub-
lished. In August last M. Drouyn de Lhuys wrote
to Mr. Bigelow, pledging the word of France to re-
main neutral in the internal affairs of Ame-
rica, France being satisfied with the word pledged
to her by the United States government to remain
neutral in all affairs regarding Mexico.
The authorities have seized the steamer Meteor
upon duspicion of her being fitted out as a Chilian
privateer.
The Supreme Court has confirmed the condem-
nation of the British ship Admiral.
The Fenian president Roberta and General
Sweeny have left New York upon a tour
through the States to canvaes for vigorous military
action.
The adherents of the senate have held a meeting
at New York, which was violently interrupted by
partisans of O'Mahony. The speakers advocated
the invasion of Canada, and the seizure of Cana-
dian ports, whence privateers might be despatched.
The Reconstruction Committee have reported a
bill to Congress amending the constitution, and
bating congressional representation on the entire
number of the population, excepting such persons
as are by the State laws denied the suffrage on ac-
count of colour.
Considerable opposition is manifested in the
house to the passage of this bill.
In the house Mr. Stevens introduced a bill pro-
posing that the Federal government should lend
the Mexican government a sufficient sum to pre-
vent the establishment of a monarchy in Mexico.
He subsequently withdrew the bill, however, owing
to the *beetlee of an opportunity to explain it.
A democratic delegation from Pennsylvania has
visited President Johnson, and after hearing his
views pledged him their hearty support. Mr.
Johnson said that he would not swerve from his
duty for party, men, or objects.
New Jersey has adopted the constitutional
amendment.
The British barque Diadem, from New York for
Liverpool, has been totally wrecked, but a portion
of her crew were saved.
The City of New York, Henn, and North
American, have arrived out. The Kangaroo has ar-
rived at Halifax, short of coal.

NEW YORK, JAL 24, Mosanzia.

Money abundant. Gold, 1391. Exchange on
London, 161; on Perim, 3.73 g. Stocks declining :
New York Centrals, 91; ; Illinois, 128 ; Erie, 86,
ez dividend ; Five-Twenties, 1031. Cotton tending
downwards : Middling Upland, 50. Flour heavy.
Wheat declining. Corn dull Provisions, limited
demand. Coffee very firm. Sugar declining.
Molasses dull. Petroleum very dull : crude, 32 ;
refined, 53 to 55.