The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-08 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(R TITER'S TELEGRAMS,)

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AMERICA.

The Royal Mail steamship Scotia arrived at
Qaeenstown at 6 10 a.m. this day, with 215 pas-
sengers and 412,552 dots. in specie. She landed

112 sacks of mails and 18 passengers, and pro-
ceeded for Liverpool at 630 a.m. All well.
NEW YORK, JUNE 29, Morning.
No engagement has taken place at Petersburg
since Wednesday.

It is supposed that Grant will abandon further
assaults, and commence the siege of Petersburg and
Fort Darling.

Johnstone is heavily reinforcing Lee.
Sherman has been repulsed in Georgia, with
heavy loss.

President Lincoln has officially denied hnv
authorised recruiting in Canada.
NEW YORK, JUNE 28 (Evening.

On Friday the Confederates vacated their en-
trenchments in Grant's front, and prolonged their
right flank against Grant's left, apparently to pro-
tect the Weldor_ Railroad against Grant's further
advance.

General Grant has abandcned hia advance upon
the Weldon Railroad, and returned to bdforc
Petersburg.

In AVednesday's engagement the Confederates
elaitn to have driven Grant two miles from the
Weldon Railroad.

Grant and Butler's armies are suffering from
scarcity of water and the intense heat.

The New York _Herald thinks the capture of
Richmond this summer improbable.
Sheridan has moved from the White House to
the south side of the James River.

Hunter reports himself victorious in every en-
4age.rnent with the enemy, upon whom he inflicted
great injury; but from want of ammunition and
Supplies he was compelled to withdr&w.
‘slouthern journals claim that Hunter retreated
with a loss of 13 guns.

Wilson's cavalry struck the Danville railroad
near Burkesville, destroyed the track, and moved
,outttvard,

Stanton reports that all the railroads leading to
Richmond have been destroyed,
Sherman unsuccessfully assaulted I: enesan Aloun-
ain on the 21th, losing 3,000 men.
The Confederates are operating heavily in Sher-

man's rear.

Advices received here from Mexico announce
hat the French have occupied Acapulco and raised
he blockade.

The City of London, City of Manchester, City o,
Cork, and Bavaria have arrived out.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW Y ORK, JUNE 28 (Evening).
Money tight. Gold 238. Exchango on London,
257;. on Paris, 2.271 to 2.25. Stocks dull. New
York Centrals, 134 ; Illinois 1301 ; Erie, 1141 ;
United States Bonds, Five Twenties, 1031.
Cotton steady. Middling Upland, 145. Flour
and wheat advancing. Corn dull. Provisions ad-
vancing. Coffee and molasses, good inquiry. Sugar
in good demand for export. Crude Petroleum, 47
to 48. Refined do., 72 to 74,

NEW YORK, JUNE 29,

Money tight. Gold very excited at 248 to 250.
Ex3hange on London, 257; on Paris, 2.271 to 2.25
Stocks dull. Now Yark Centrals, 1331;
1291 ; Erie, 114 ; Uuited States Bonds, Five
Twenties, 1031.

The Government has offered the balance of the
'5 million 6 per cent. loan at not less than 4 prem.

(FROM THE TIMES' CORRESPONDENT.)

Per the Royal Mail Steamship Scotia, via Cape
Clear, July 8.)

NEW YORK, JUNE 29, 11.30 A.M.

The reverse to the 2d Corps of General Grant's
irmy on the 22d was greater than at first reported.
One entire brigade, besides many other prisoners
flci five cannon, were captured. The loss in killed
-►nd wounded was heavy.
In consequence of this disaster General Grant
nas been obliged to abandon his attempt to occupy
She railways running south from Petersburg, and
tie has withdrawn his lines to their previously in-
trenched position.
Severe skirmishing occurs daily.

Several Confederate attacks upon the weaker por-
tions of the Federal lines have been made, but are
stated to have been repulsed. On the 21st a small
detachment under General Forster, by direction of
General Grant, occupied a position on the north
bank of the James River at Four Mile Creek, oppo-
site Bermuda Hundred.

On Friday evening Sheridan commenced crossing
the James River, near City Point. He was at'
tacked by a heavy Confederate force, which he re-
pulsed after a severe fight, in which he lost 1,000
men. A portion of his troops were still north of
the river on Monday.
Mr. Stanton announces that Hunter, finding his
ammunition running short, is retreating to Western
Virginia, but reports the complete success of his ex-
pedition to Lynchburg.
Confederate despatches of the 25th state that the
Confederates were pursuing Hunter, and had
attacked him several times, captured 13 of his can-
non, and inflicted heavy loss upon him in killed,
wounded, and prisoners. At last accounts ha was
between 50 and 60 miles north-west of Lynchburg.
Sherman reports that two columns of his army,
ander Macpherson and Thomas, simultaneously at-
tacked the Confederates at Kenesan Mountains on
the 27th, and were repulsed. He admits Thomas's
loss at 2,000 and Macpherson's at 500, among
whom were General Harker and four colonels.
Confederate despatches state the Federal loss at
4,500. Sherman believes the Confederate lots to
nave been light, they being protected by breast.
works.

The Confederate General Pillow is operating on
Sherman's rear, and has captured the town of
Lafayette.

Mr. Lincoln has formally accepted the nornina-
'ion of the Baltimore Convention.

A mass meeting was held at the Cooper Institute
on MoucLy evening, to ratify th© nomination of
General Fremont for the Presidency. All the
pcukers vehemently denounced M. Lincoln.