The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-15 00:00:00

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNISDAT.
The Montreal Ocean Mail Steamship Company's
screw steamer North American, Captain Burgess,
which left Quebec on the 3rd instant, arrived in
the Mersey at 7.30 this morning.
A telegraphic summary of the news from the
States to the evening of the 3rd inst., received by
the above steamer, has already appeared. The
New York journals are only one day later than
those received per Asia, and the Canadian ones
contain nothing of interest.
General }Mellen had assumed the command of
the army of the Potomac, and had issued his two
first general orders. The first announces the ap-
pointment of his staff, comprising, it is said, a body
of excellent and efficient officers ' • the second order
embodies the first step towards reorganising the
army. It commands the instant return to their
several camps of the officers and soldiers scattered
round Washington at hotels and boarding-houses,
reminding them that duty requires their presence
at the headquarters of their regiments to restore
order and discipline among the men. Colonel
Porter was appointed Provost Marshal to carry out
this order, and he had already begun his work by
closing up the liquor saloons in the capital, around
which much drunkenness and riotous conduct has
misted. By the adoption of these stringent and
necessary measures there was but little doubt that
perfect order would reign in all the camps in a few
days, and that the army would be in perfect con-
dition once more.

It was stated by an army officer who was taken
prisoner at Bull's Run, and made his escape into
Washington, that the rebels had not less than
240,000 men in Virginia. He reports further that
no intention exists to attack Washington, and that
General Beauregard is is favour of acting on the
defensive entirely. He represents Fairfax as being
rapidly put into a state of defence by the construc-
tion of fortifications and entrenchments.

General Banks was in a strong position on the
Maryland shore, and completely commanded
Harper's Ferry.
The Missouri State Convention had declared
vacant the offices of Governor, Lieut.-Governor,
and Secretary of State. The seats of the members
of the present General Assembly were also de-
clared vacant. The convention then proceeded to
appoint a Provisional Governor, Lieut.-Governor,
and Secretary of State. Hamilton R. Gamble, of
St. Louis, was appointed Governor of Missouri by
68 votes ; Willard P. Hall, Lieut.-Governor ; and
Mordecai Oliver, Secretary of State.
The schooner Tropic Bird, which was seized on
the 29th June for violating the blockade of the
Potomac, near fortress Munroe, had arrived at
New York with a prize crew on board. This
vessel was seized ou a previous occasion, but upon
examination of the charges against her was dis-
charged by the Secretary of State.
The matter of the writ of habeas corpus, in the
case of Purcell Ild'Quillan, confined as a political
prisoner at Fort Lafayette, had been settled in the
United States Supreme Court by the judge refusing
to order the execution of the writ, it having been
disobeyed by order of General Scott—the judges,
in the present condition of the country, not being
inclined to urge a conflict with the civil and mili-
tary authorities.
In the United States Senate, on the 31st ult., a
communication was received from the President
Itransmitting a report of all the instructions given
to the foreign ministers of the United States in
reference to the rebellion. The communication
was ordered to be printed. The bill to increase
the consular representatives abroad during the con-
tinuance of the rebellion was passed, and progress
made with sundry other pending measures.
The House of Representatives passed a bill pro-
viding for the monthly payment of the troops.
Leave was asked to introduce a preamble and reso-
lutions to the effect that the war shall only be
prosecuted so far as is necessary to enforce obedience
to the constitution and the government, and that
it shall in no case be allowed to go so far as to
reduce any portion of the country to an inferior
condition. This was declared out of order under the
rules.

The .New Orleans True Della incidentally
states that three-fourths of the men who had left
that city and state in defence of Southern righti
are Irishmen. The same paper states that any
official and reliable detailed intelligence of the bat-
tle of Manassas would possibly be withheld from
the public by the provisional government.
The Montgomery Mail asserts that the Confede-
rate government has 250,000 soldiers, well drilled
and armed, and judiciously disposed for defensive
operations. As the editor of that journal is secre-
tary of the Southern Congress, the above informa-
tion is supposed to be derived from official sources.
Several European officers are said to have arrived
at New York in the steamer Borussia, for the pur-
pose of offering their services to the United States
government.
The Richmond Examiner, of the 27th ult., states
that prisoners were still being brought in, and that
1,000 of the enemy's dead still remained unburied.
There had been reports of a fight at Bullistown,
but a Washington telegram of the Ist says that up
to noon of that day no verification of the statement
had been received. The same despatch says :
"The rumour of General Wise retreating is con-
firmed ; but under what circumstances is not
stated."

Prime Napoleon, as arranged left New York for
Washington on the 31st. The Prince will make a
tour through the West, and return in a few weeks
to New York, where the imperial yacht will await
his return.

A Washington telegram of the let to the Nem
York Herakt says it was suspected that the army
of the Potomac would not be kept idle for so long
a time as had been generally predicted. General
M'Clellan was expected to Wilco as soon as ready
without waiting for the weather.
The Canadian news is quite unimportant. The
Great Eastern was to leave Quebec on the 6th met.
The final passage of the Tariff and Direct Tax
Bills through bed' Houses of Congress, and the
latest commercial intelligence has already been
Riven in the telegram ri4 Londonderry. A private
despatch from New York, dated evening of the 3rd,
quotes cotton firm at 1611 c. to 17c. for middling
uplands, and the tendency still upward. The sales
of the last three days reached 8,000 bales. No
reliable information could be obtained iu regard to
the growing crop.
Flour was quoted at 4 dole. 30c. for extra state,
and wheat at 1 doL 17c. for winter red. Coffee
was tinn at 13c. to 131 e. for Rio. Sterling ex-
change, 1071 for bankers' and PYT for commercial
bills. Freights to Liverpool : Flour, 2s. Ikl. ;
wheat, 9id.

LONDON GININAL PONTKRB' BINEVOIJENT Asee-
CIATION.—The fourteenth quarterly general meeting of the
members was held lasi evening, at the Gnaw Inn, Alder.
manbury ; Mr. F. Litt in the chair. The chairman said—
Finlay; es much interest as ever in the association, he con-
gretuuted them on its steadily increasing prosperity. He
entreated the young porters in City houses to come forward
and join the society, and thus confer a benefit not oily on
themselves bat on the clime to which they belonged. The
reretery, Mr. /tonne* read the report, which stated:—
'That the reoeipts of the past quarter had been 21114 Oa 4d.
The balance is now 2471. Is. 3d., which added to the funded
capital of 3,780/. 2a. Id., makes a tots! of 4,0274 lls. 4d.
to the credit of the emaciation. The society has received
an accession of seventy new members and subecribets during
the three months now past. In May last three pensioners
were elected on the tondo, making now four persons re-
ceiving benefit from the society. There are several candi-
dates waiting for election. To still further increase the
numbers and to benefit the porters the board have resolved
to have a book kept at the office, for the purpose of
metering the names of porters out of eituatious and smiting
them to get employment. AU members of the amociation
will be allowed to enter their Denies free of charge ; non-
members will he charged Is. Employers will he invited to
send down to the office all vacancies in their establishments
free of expense. It is hoped by this project still further to
assist and benefit the porters of London.

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