The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-30 00:00:00

A de3patch in the Illeto YorA Times says:—

"General Sheridan has pushed h a advance from Win-
chester to Strasburg, Early retiring from that point west-
ward. It is believed to be General 3heridan's intention to
head off Early and envelope him between forces, but as it
is now ascertained that Lee has sent at least 20,000 men to
reinforce the rebel column in the Shenandoah Valley, there
will probably be a stout contest for the possession of that
region."

Tho Baltimore correspondent of the New
York Herald writes:—

" The interdiction of the use of the telegraph in the trans-
mission of information relative to operations in the Valley
has cut us off from the main source of speedy and reliable
news. No reason is given for this action. Were it not for
the continued arrival of favourable reports wo might sup-
pose that some misfortunes had occurred which the autho-
rities at Washington were desirous of concealing. There
have been occasions since the first appeal anco of the enemy
north of Winchester end the Potomac) River when these
restrictions would have been much more reasonable, but
they were then omitted—now they are introduced, when
the people are even rn)re anxious than ever to know the
the fate of Early and his audacious band. The falling
back of the rebel forcet in the Valley is considered by many
as not an absolute necessary movement, but as part of a
deep-laid programme ea the part of the enemy to entice our
forces forward until tie reinforcements, which ara now
very positively known .0 have left Richmond a short time
ago, have been able to,oin Early. The enemy, with his
whole streng h, is then expected to fall suddenly upon
Sheridan and crush him, unless he be eautious not to ad-
Vance too rapidly and allow his columns to become too
much scattered."

With reference to the proposed negotiations, the
Richmond Sentinel declares itself " willing and
anxious to make peace," and says :
Those who find fault with this paper tread in the precise
footsteps and follow precisely the example of Lincoln. They
would have peace (at lecst, they say so), but only on condi-
tion that before entering into the negotiations they be
allowed to prescribe all tie terms. They and Lincoln each
know that there never cat, be peace on such conditions. They
know that freedom of discussion is essential to peace negotia-
tions to bringing about pace. But their whole sole object
appears to be to trammel the Administration—so to trammel
it that it will be utterly impossible in any contingency, or on
any terms whatever, to open or assent to peace negotiations.
It is impossible to conceive that they are actuated but by a
single motive, and that they wish to embarrass the Adminis-
tration and to bring it into disrepute, wholly reckless of the
consequences resulting to the country. It matters not how
long the war shall continue, provided they can glut their
hatreds and see their predictions of evil fulfilled,
The Examiner recommends an armistice on the
following conditions :

Let there be not only as armistice, but a formal renuncia-
tion of all right and pretence to coerce these States, and of
coarse an entire withdrawal of all land and sea forces which
occupy any portion of our soil or blockade any of our ports,
and than the Northern States will for the first time be in a
position to propose to us reconstruction of the Union or a
Convention of States for the purpose of negotiating that. It
may safely be premised that such proposals would then be
at least considered. At present ono cannot say what would
be the result of that consideration ; but, in short, lot our
Northern brethren try us. With such a change in the
existing relations no doubt there may come also a great
change over man's minds.

The New York Herald is urging upon the Ad-
ministration the advantages which would follow to
the national cause from the experiment of a peace
commission to Richmond, with authority to enter
into arrangements with the rebel leaders for an
armistice of six months, and a Convention of Repre-
sentatives from all the States in the interval, to con-
sult together upon the ways and means of peace.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
World gives currency to a rumour that President
Lincoln has under consideration the propriety of
proposing an armistice with the enemy as a politi•
cal Man ceavre.

FATAL ACCIDENTS ON THE THAMES.—On Sunday
afternoon an itinerant barber named John Crane, went on
board a collier brig lying off Shadwell to exercise his voca-
tion. In the evening, as he was about to embark in a small
boat to return to shore, he fell into the water, and although
the men endeavoured to save him at once, a few minutes
elapsed before he was taken oat, and life was then extinct.
On Saturday night some sailors on board a coal ship at
Rotherhithe were skylarking an deck,when one of them, in
getting out of his shipmate's way, fell into the river and
was drowned. Yesterday morning the body of a lad named
James Stovin, belonging to the schooner Lord Elgin, of
Perth, was found in the river near the H ermitage,Wapping
There have been no less than 10 fatal accidents on the river
during the last week.

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