The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-19 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, TONADLT.
The Royal Mail steamship Africa, Captain Shan-
non, which left New York on the 6th inst., arrived
in the Mersey at 11 o'clock last night.
Full telegraphic summaries of the news has al-
ready been published.
The New York Herald of [the 6th instant gives
the following details of the situation of affairs to
the morning of that day :
All doubts as to the malty of the great naval expe-
dition are set at rest by the intelligence received here
yesterday from Fortress Monroe that the whole
'quadrat, ',Rape exoeptioa of two or three small
reseals, which bad been mattered by the gale, and
two of which, the Belvidere and the Florida, had put back
to Hampton Roads, had sailed into Bull's Bay, twenty-five
miles north of Charleston, South Carolina, on
Saturday night in good order. This intelligence reaches
us by the steamer Monticello, one of the blockading
squadron, which passed them on her way from
Savannah to Fatima Monroe. The opinion of her
officers was that the form would land at Bull's Bay, on
Sunday morning. The captain of the Florida reports, that
when he wee compelled to leave the fleet, owing to some
damage to his machinery, the war ramie were leading on
steadily, and be could distinctly hear the drums beating on
board.

It is probable that the object of the fleet in entering Bull's
Bay may have been to obtain • safe place of rendezvous as
• bane of operations for some further movement, as there
is • convenient sachoe•p of 25 feet deep inside,
sad • depth of water at high tide at the bar at the en-
trance of fully 18 feet, sufficient for the passage of the
squadron. But it is not at all unlikely that • por-
tion of the expedition may remain there, and
the rest make • landing further south—proba-
bly Port Royal, 50 miles below Charleston—thus
planting an armed force on both flanks of that city. Thus
looated,•nds•fely entrenched, reinforcements may sully swell
the 20,000 men in the presentexpedition to 40,000 or 50,000,
and more if necessary. The effect of such an army Oa the
enemy's seaboard, with the prospect of opening the ports to
the shipment of cotton by the Union men of South Gaso-
line and Georgia, will bo • wholesome step towards re-
storing the disaffected to loyalty, and breaking the fares
of the rebellion.

The news from Western Virginia is most satisfactory.
The War Department smeivel news yesterday con-
firming the statement of the repulse of General
Floyd, by General Ronne:an; at Gantley Bridge,
cm Friday. The latest dispatches stated that the brigades of
Generals Benham and %ken& hadgot to the rear of Floyd
on the new road, and that the capture of his entire force
—said to be seven thousand strong—was hourly expected.
Reports reached Fortran Monroe on Monday that a num-
bar of rebel troops have been withdrawn from Big Bethel,
Yorktown, sod the neighbourhood of Norfolk. It was men-
tioned In the Norfolk Doi Book that General Beauregard
had resigned, and despatches from Richmond state that a
rumour to the same effect was prevalent there.

The rebel batteries on the L,wsr Palm a° were silent all
day Saturday and Sunday. Not • sae was and from
Shipping Point, Aqui& Creek, or Evansport. It ie said
that the government intends to open the river this week by
driving the rebels from their batteries.

No pickets of the rebels have apposed for the pest ten
days opposite Washington. They have been ascertained,
however, by the pickets of General Smith's division, in the
direction of Fairfax Court Howe, to have advanced within
a mile and a half of Vienna. A considerable number of
them occupied Fairfax, and many of them were moving
towards Leesburg.

A smut jun returned from Virginia dates that Beau-
rapid's army, lying between Fairfax and Centreville, is
100,000 strong, with 200 pieces, the guns being iodiffer•
ently manned, the men undisciplined and is
bed condition. The soldiers are said to be dispirited ;
frequent desertions are taking place.

It 'would appear from the Military movements going oil
in Washington that Cleasral 3relellan assumed the supreme
command, that a decisive battle was in contemplation, sad
may come off in a few days.

despatch from Springflekl, Missouri, dated Monday, Midas
that General Fremont had just received orders from the
War Department, removiog him from command at the
western military district. It is said that the greatest
exclemneet and indignation was manifested among the troops
at the intelligenee ; that many officers expressed their
intention of resigning ; and that several companies had laid
down their more declaring that they would not serve eider
say other commander. This mutinous spirit was suppreesed
by General Fremoot, who expostulated with the men. He
immediately Mined a farewell address to the army, in which
he 000jured them to remain faithful to his soccemor, and
carry out the career they had .o bravely begoa.

The following is General Fremont'; farewell ad-
dress to the troops :

Spring66l4.. Missouri, Nov. 2.

Soldiers of the XimissipplAntiy,—Agresably to orders
received this day, I take leave of you. Although our army ham
been of sudden growth, we have grown up together, and I
have become familiar with the bravo and generous spirits
which you bring to the defence el your country, and which
make me anticipate for you • brilliant career. Continue
se you have begun, and give to my successor the same cor-
dial and enthusiastic support with which you have en-
couraged tom Emulate the splendid ex ample which you
have already before you, and let me remain as I am, proud
el the noble army which I have thus far laboured to bring
together•

Soldier., I regret to leave you. Most sincerely I thank
you for the reprd and oesfidenos you have in-
variably shown me. I deeply regret that I shall
not have the honour to, lead you to the vietory which
you are just about to win; but 1 shall claim the right to
share with you in the joy of every triumph, and trust always
to be personally remembered by my companions in arms.

JOHN C. Fgamorrr, Major-General.
The gale on the 2nd lust., already reported, ap-
pears to have been severely felt on the New England
coast. The ship Maritana, of Providence, from Liver-
pool to Boston, struck on Egg Rocks, near Bos-
ton Light at midnight, and at eight the next
morning went to pieces. The captain, mate, and
25 of the passengers and Grew were drowned.