The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-03 00:00:00

AMERICA.

UEENRTOWN, SOWDAT.
The Royal Mail steamship Africa, Captain Shan-
non, arrived off the harbour at 4.46 a.m. She
brings 88 passengers. She 'snded all mails, except
those for Liverpool, and 18 passengers, and pro-
ceeded at 5 a.ni. all well. She left New York on
the evening of the 22nd ultimo. The steamers
Canadian, Edinburgh, and Persia had arrived out.

QUEENSTOWN, SATURDAY Nicer.
The Canadian screw steamer North American,
Captain Aiton, from Quebec on the 18th ult., has
put in here disabled.
The Nova Scotian had arrived out.
The news by the North American has been anti-
cipated.
NEW YORK, Mar 22, 2 P.M.
The Confederate Congress has ordered the emis-
sion of a loan for 50,000,000 dollars. Three-fifths
of the amount are to be issued in bonds bearing 8
per cent. interest, and redeemable in twenty years,
eitar4
and the remaining 20,000,000 dollars in
notes without interest.

General Butler and nine Federal Regiments hays
been ordered to Fort Monroe.

Advicee from Washington state that the Federal
government will make no immediate aggressive
movement.

The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald announces that the Federal government has
resolved to declare war against any power that
should interfere in the present dispute ; that Mr.
Lincoln's administration is willing to adopt the
code of the European Congress of 1856 in regard
to privateers ; and that it had informed Spain that
she would take possession of San Domingo at her
Poril•
President Lincoln has accepted the regiment of
Canadian volunteers.

The New York press diseusscs the statement re-
ported to have been made by Lord John Russell in
Parliament, that England would regard the South-
ern privateers as belligerents, iu a tune highly hos-
tile to England.
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The Governor of North Carolina has telegraphed
to President Davis that the accession ordinance has
passed unanimously.
The people of Virginia will vote to-morrow on
the secession onlinanoe.

The North Carolina Legislature has voted five
million dollars for the war.

The Governor of Kentucky has warned both the
Federal and the Confederate troops against making
any movement on Kentucky soil, and declaring a
strict neutrality.
The Federal government has seized all the de-
spatches which have accumulated within the laid
twelve menthe in every telegraph office throughout
the Free States.

The blockade of Charleston has been raised, the
frigate Niagara having left for the Gulf of Mexico.
Several vessels have arrived and sailed.

A British ship has charteredli;Mi tor cotton at
20. per pound.
President Davis has arrived at Pensacola, and
was received with enthusiasm.

A Federal steamer has destroyed one of the bat-
teries defending the approach to Norfolk Harbour.
More riots have taken place at St. Joblen, New-
foundland. The troops fired upon the mob,
killing two.

COMMERCIAL LNTELLIGENCE.
Stocks are dull, and lower. Illinois Central are
quoted 652 ; New York Central, 711 ; Erie, 211.
Exchange : Bankers' bills, 106 to 106 t. The cotton
market is dull and heavy. Middling Uplands, 112.
Corn steady. Flour improved.
NEW ORLEANS, Mar 21.
Cotton, middling, 112 c. Freight to Liverpool,
ld. to 12d.
LIVERPOOL, Joe! 1.
The Royal Mail steamship Arabia, which sailed
to-day for Boston at 1.40 p.m., took 82,8611. 10a.
in specie.
QUENNEtr9WN, Floartr, Juni2.
The Royal Mail steamship Arabia arrived hero
at 1.30 p.m., embarked mails, passengers, and
latest telegr:uns, and proceeded fur Halifax and
Boston at 4.10 p.m. All well.