The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-02 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, July I.—The market continues firm,
Trees, for the Account, being unvaried at 65f. 80c.
Mobilier last quoted at 1,050 f. Railway Market
quiet, but with previous prices in general well
maintained. The market receded towards the close
in consequence of Bales, and left off as follows :

4t per Cents. 93 40
Do. end month....

Italian Loan 7O 35
Do. end month 7O 30
Ditto Threes ..
New Mexican .... 55 75
Russian
Austrian
Spaniel} Threes 5l 25
Flome Debt
Deferred
r
Cash. Account.
867 50 .. 8i.,5 --
985 990 --
880 • . 880 --

3 per Cents
Do. end month 65 65
Credit Mobilier...• 1052 50
Do, end month 1050
Sank Shares 3305
Credit F ancier 1240
Roman" 72,1

SA IL

Orleans
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean

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New ditto _______
Southern
Western
Ea A tern .......... 463 75 .. 460
Sardinian ... ..... 366 25 .. 365
Austrian
Lorr bard
North of Spain
Saragossa 560 .. 561 25
Ditto to Barcelona - - O. 251 25

AMERICA.

REUT ER's EXPRESS.

NEW YORK, JUNE 21.

Official adviees from the Army of the Potomac
to the 19th have been received. The struggle for
the possession of Petersburg continued without
decisive results. A despatch from General Grant,
dated 10 p.m., June 17th, at City Point, states that
on the morning of that day the Ninth Corps carried
two more redoubts, forming a portion of the Peters-
burg defences, capturing 450 prisoners and 4 gune.
I'he crossing of the James River by General Grant's
army was effected without the loss of a wagon or
piece of artillery, at a point where the width of the
river exceeded 2,000 yards. Only about 150
stragglers fell into the hands of the Confederates.

A later despatch from Gmeral Grant, dated City
Point, June 19tb, reports that the Federal forces
advanced on the 18th to within about a mile of
Petersburg, when they found the Confederates
occupying a new line of intrenebments, which the
Federals several times assaulted, but without suc-
cess. They, however, intrenched their advanced
position.

Unofficial accounts state that the fighting on the
17th and 13th was very severe, and the Federal
losses very heavy. The casualties are variously
estimated at from 6,000 to 10,000. The Confederate
line was in the form of a semi-circle, the ends rest-
ing on the .Appamattex river, Petersburg being
about the centre. Oa the 17th the heaviest fight-
ing occurred on the right centre, when each division
of the Second Corps charged the Confederate posi-
tion without success. The Federals were compelled
to cross open fields exposed to a cross fire from the
Confederate batteries. The last attack was made
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon by the Third Division,
under General Mott. The Federals, in this assault,
suffered severely. On the afternoon of the 18th
portions of the Second,
Ninth,and Fifth Corps
again assaulted the Confederate works, and storm-
ing columns were several times thrown forward,
but encountering a terrific infantry and artillery
fire, which caused great havoc in their ranks, they
fell back, in some oases in confusion, and the troops
were finally withdrawn. Later unofficial reports
state that Burnside's corps (the 9th) gained some
decided advantages on the afternoon of
the 18th,
and that a night attack by the Confederates bad been
repulsed. It is also reported that General Butler's
forces, while engaged in destroying the Petersburg
and Richmond Railroad, were surprised by General
Lee, and driven back with heavy loss. It h"
thought that Beauregard
has been heavily rein
forced, and that General Lee had reached Peters-
burg, and was rapidly bringing forward his troops
in such force as to indicate a determination to bring
on a general engagement.

Despatches from General Sheridan
7th, with the intention of destroying
his command crossed the Pamunke9 river on the
report that
the Virginia
Central Railroad at Trevilliwa Station, and march-
ing against Cbarlottesville, after which be was to
effect a junction with General Hunter, when the
united forces would move
against Lynchburg. On
the 11th Torbett's and a portion of Gregg's divisions
attacked the Confederates, driving them from their
breastworks through a dense forest to Trevillian's.
General Curtis's brigade then
attacked their rear,
driving them off in confusion. These operations
occupied the entire day 013 the 11th. On the morn.
ing of the 12th General Sheridan's forces commenced
destroying the railroad from Trevillian's to Lorraine
Court House. This 'was thoroughly effected by
3 p.m., when Torbett's division
and Davis's brigade
advanced in the direction of Gordonsville to attack
the Confederates, who had concentrated and been
heavily reinforced by infantry
during the night.
Their position was found to be too strong to assault,
and Sheridan finding that ammunition was nearly
exhausted, withdrew his command over the North
Anna at Carpenter's ford. General Sheridan states
that his loss in killed and wounded was about 575;
120 of his wounded fell into the hands of the Con•
federates, who also captured 160 of the sth Michigan
cavalry. Five caissons of Pennington's battery
were captured, but all but two were retaken.
C.'nfederate accounts claim a
great victory oyez
Sheridan.

It was feared that in consrcinenee of the inability
of Sheridan to effect a junction with, General

Hunter, the command of the latter might be
overpowered by heavy forces sent against it by
General Lee. The latest report, which, however,
is unofficial, represents that General Hunter had
been joined by the commands of Crook and Averill,
and that the united forces ware within eight miles
of Lynchburg, on the line of the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad.

General Sherman announced in a despatch, dated
June 19, that the Confederates retreated on the
night of the 13th, and were being pursued as far
as the Chattahoochie. The despatch concludes :
" I shall start at once for Marietta." A later
despatch from General Sherman, dated June 20,
says :—" I was premature in announcing that the
enemy had abandoned his position. I based my
report upon those of the army commanders. The
enemy has thrown back his flank and abandoned
all his works in front of Kesusaw Mountain, but
holds the mountain as the apex of his position,
with his flanks behind Noonday and Moses creeks.
We have pressed him pretty close to-day, although
the continued rain makes all movements almost an

impossibility."
Richmond papers state that on the 16th Hooker's
corps made a charge en Cleburne's division, but
that it was repulsed with great slaughter of
Federals,

Advices from Charleston state that Gen. Foster
had received a letter from Gen, Samuel Jones,
the Confederate commander, announcing that five
Federal General officers had been placed in Charles-
ton, to be retained there under fire, Gen. Foster
had asked permission to place an equal number
of Confederate officers of equal rank in a position
in which they would be exposed to the Confede-
rate fire. The War Department had issued a re-
taliatory order, granting Gen. Foster's request,
Kentucky advices state that the Confederate
guerillas were still very aotive in that Stare,
and that a small body of them had cap-
tured Bandstown, and destroyed the railroad and
bridges in that vicinity. No reliable report has
yet been received representing that Morgan
has left the State, and it is rumoured that he still
purposes concentrating his men and recommencing
offensive operations.
In the Federal Senate Mr Wilson of Mass, offered
an amendment to the Enrolment Act, providing
that all persons drafted shall be discharged after
serving honourabiy for one year, with 100 dollars
bounty. This amendment was rejected.
In the House of Representatives Mr Ashley
offered a resolution, which was rejected, declaring
that the inhabitants of any State in open rebel-
lion should be incapable of voting in the Presi-
dential election un. it such State had legally been
declared as having returned to its allegiance to
the United States Government.

It is said that there will be no postponement
of the Chicago Democratic Convention to meet on
the 4th of July.