The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-21 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ANGLO-SAXON.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.
The Canadian Mail steamer Anglo-Saxon, which
left Quebec on the 10th instant, and touched off
Londonderry last night, has arrived at this port.
The American journals are only one day later than
those received by the Arabia ; and, as usual, the
Canadian papers contain very little late news from
the States.

The steamer Europa arrived at Boston on the 9th.
A Washington despatch says that some of the
newspapers there, having disregarded the agree-
ment with General M'Clellan as to the publication
of army movements, dm., were to be subjected to
stringent rule, as the general was determined to
enforce his policy.
A despatch from Fortress Monroe of the Bth
says : Hampton has been burnt.
"Scouts and fugitives yesterday morning brought
word of the approach of a large Confederate force
at Yorktown. These rumours were confirmed at
5 p.m., by an intelligent deserter from the rebels,
a native of Maine, but a resident of Georgia until
impressed into the service, who ban furnished us
with an account of the expedition. He has been
stationed at Yorktown since the Ist of June.

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" On Friday last General Magruder left Yorktown
with a force of 7,000 men, including 200 cavalry
and eight pieties of artillery. Part of the troops
were from Williamsport. On Monday night they
encamped at Great Bethel, which bad been com-
pletely deserted. Tuesday night they advanced
towards Hampton, and at noon yesterday took up
their position at the river, some three miles from the
town, where the deserter managed to escape.
" He says the object of the expedition was to draw
out our forces, attack Camp Hamilton and New-
port News, if practicable, and at least to destroy
Hampton, and to prevent out using it fur winter
quarters.
"Colonel Weber erected a barricade near Hamp-
ton, at the end of the bridge, and placed a strong
guard at various points this side of the creeks.
"About midnight, Magruder, with about 500 Co-
nfederates, entered the town, and immediately fired
buildings with torches. The greatest part of the
houses were built of wood, and with a strong south
wind soon produced a terrible conflagration. Seve-
ral of the whites and negroes were hurried away to
be pressed into the Confederate service. A com-
pany of rebels attempted to force the passage of
the bridge, but were repulsed with a loss
lof three killed and six wounded. The fire
Zitall night. The greatest part of the
s withdrew next morning, and at noon
to-day we visited the place, and but seven
or eight buildings were left standing. Magruder
has encamped near Newmarket-bridge. The de-
serter says there have been about 7,000 Confede-
rate troops stationed at Yorktown ; provisions are
abundant there, and most of the regiments are re-
ceiving new uniforms for the winter campaign."
The affair at Dug Spring', Missouri, already an-
nounced telegraphitally, is thus described by the
New York Herald : " The Union troop. in Mis-
souri under Geu. Lyon, on the 2nd inst. had another
affair with the rebels, commanded by Ben M'Culloch,
at a place called Dug Springs, about 19 miles south-
west of Springfield, which resulted in the defeat of
the rebels. It appears that it was only the United
States cavalry on the side of tieueral Lyon's com-
mand who were engaged, and a small body of 270
of them made a splendid charge on a force of about
4,000 rebel infantry, cutting their way through
with only the loss of five men. The cavalry are
said to have been crossing a ridge of high land,
partly enclosed on the east by a valley, and when
descending the hill came upon a large force of
the enemy's infantry, and being unable to
retreat they charged and cut their way through.
The lieutenant commanding the cavalry was
killed after killing eight of the rebels. Meantime
I the enemy appeared in large numbers moving along
the valley, but they were put to flight by the artil-
lery. The rebels retreated southward to a plat*
called M'Cullough's stone, on the Faetteville
road. Thu number of rebels found deacon the
field amounted to 40, and some 44 wounded were
picked up. General Lyon is said to be strongly
entrenched iu close proximity to the enemy, and
another battle is expected to take place very soon."
The State Convention at Wheeling, Virginia,
re-assembled on the 6th inst. A resolution that it
would be unwise to act upon the division of the
State was tabled by 39 to 23. A warm contest was
expected on this subject, and the disunionist, were
thought to bo in a majority.

The United Status frigate St. Lawrence, when off
Charleston on the let inst., was fired into by a pri-
vateer. The frigate returned a broadside, which
sunk the privateer. Five men were drowned, and
thirty-six had been sent to Fort Mifflin, below
Philadelphia. The vessel was called the Petrel,
and was formerly in the United States revenue ser-
vice. Newborn, in North Carolina, was reported
to be the rendezvous of the privateers.
Californian advice' to the 27th ult. from San Fran-
cisco. The commercial market was quiet, with the
exception of goods affected by the tariff. The
whole territory of Arizona wee said to be at the
mercy of the Indians.

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Canadian intelligence is of little mportance, and
the latest commercial has already appeared.