The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1864.

L ATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
(Per the Africa, via Cape Clear, Aug. 28.)
NEW YORK, AUG. 16.
Admiral Farragut's official report of the opera-
tions at Mobile on the sth recounts that his fleet of
18 frigates and Monitors, lashed two and two
together, moving in close order, ran up to Fort
Morgan,and at short range poured in broadside after
broadside of grape and canister, driving the artil-
lerymen from their guns, silencing the fort, and
covering the passage of the fleet into the harbour,
excepting the Monitor Tecumseh, which was blown
up by a torpedo, and sunk with nearly all on board.
The vessels then separated and attacked the Con-
federate fleet, consisting of the ram Tenneesee and
the gunboats Selma, Morgan, and Gaines. The
Selma was speedily captured, and the Morgan and
Gaines driven into shoal water, but the Tennessee
fought the whole Federal fleet for one hour and a
half, and only surrendered when disabled in her
rudder and a combined movement was made by the
Federals to run her down.

The Federal loss is stated at 250 ; that of the Con•
federates at 300, principally prisoners captured on
board the Selma and the Tennessee.

Farragut's ships the Hartford and Oneida were
disabled, and the Philippe burnt daring the action.
General Canby,st New Orleans, officially reports
that Fort Gaines surrendered to General Granger,
commanding the land forces co.operating with
Admiral Farragut, on the Bth, with 56 officers, 818
men, 26 guns, and ono year's provisions ; also that
Fort Powell, mounting 18 guns, was abandoned by
the Confederates and occupied by the Federals on
the same day.

The Bichmond Whig, of the 12th, declares that
with the reduction of Forts Gaines, Powell, end
even Morgan, but a very small portion of the work
before the Federals at Mobile will be accomplished
and that there will yet remain a succession of for-
midable earthworks upon either sides of the bay,
and numberless obstructions and torpedoes in its
bottom, for a distance of 30 miles to be overcome
and removed before the city can he reached.
Federal accounts announce that Sherman lost 500
men in his unsuccessful attempt on the sth to
extend his right, and occupy the Macon road, pre-
viously reported.
Through Confederate channels at New Orleans
despatches of the 7th state that General Beauregard
with 20,000 trope had arrived at Atlanta, but
whether for the reinforcement of Hood or the
defence of Mobile is unknown.

Sheridan was at Cedar Creek, betweou Winchester
and Strasbourg, on the 14th. It is asserted that
20,000 troops, reinforcements from Richmond, are
marching to join Early, who will continue to retire
until he draws Sheridan into a position sufficiently
favourable to offer h:m battle.

General Burnside has been replaced in the com-
mand of the 9th army corps, before Petersburg, by
General Wilcox.

Washington is filled with rumours of important
movements by the armies of both Lee and Grant,
which, it is declared, will shortly change the entire
aspect of the campaign in Virginia.
The Tallahassee continues her depredations, mov-
ing northwards. On the 12th, off Montauk Point,
she captured the emigrant ship Adriatic, from Lon-
don for New Yolk, and on the 13th, off Nantucket,
the bark Glenalcon, iron laden, from Glasgow for
New York. The passengers on the Adriatic were
sent to this city in the Lark Saliatte, which she
subsequently captured and bonded.
The effieers of the Tallahassee state that since
leaving Wilmington, from which port they ran the
blockade, they have taken 50 vessc:s, of which 16
were captured within 30 hours.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Gold, 256. Exchange, 277.

Sixes, registered, 1881, 108 ; Five-Twenties
Coupons, 1091 ; Erie, 113; Illinois Central, 1311 ;
Atlantic and Great Western, Ohio First Mortgage

Bonds, 5 pm.

Cotton, 175 c. Breadstuff active, and firmer.
Provisions active, and irregular. Sugar, good de-
mand. Coffee quiet.

The Africa brings 31,270 dollars in specie.

(Via Halifax and Cape Clear.)

On Saturday night two corps of Grant's army
were transferred to Deep Bottom, north of the
James, and on Sunday morning they attacked the
Confederates, who retired skirmishing to within
six miles of Richmond, when they were reinforced
and drove back the Federals, who claim to have
captured eight cannon and 500 prisoners, Their
loss was upwards of 1,000.

Skirmishing continued throughout the 15th, 16th,
and 17th, without decisive result. This movement,
it is supposed, is to protect General Butler, who is
engaged opening a new channel for the James.
through Dutch Gap or across the Peninsula of
Farries Island, to enable his gunboats to avoid the
river obstructions below Drury's Bluff, which forti-
fication, it is asserted, will be shorty attacked by
the combined water and land forces.

Sheridan entered Strasbourg on the 15th, and
learnt that Early had been reinforced and was ad.
'slicing. Sheridan then retreated to Winchester,
Where he is intrenchiog himself.
Sherman unsuccessfully renewed his attempts to
Occupy the Macon-road on the 6th and 7th. The
Federal losses upon each occasion were upwards of
500 men.

The Confederate General Wheeler, operating in
Sherman's rear, demanded the surrender of Dalton
on the 14th, which, being refused, he attacked the
town. The garrison held out until aid from Chat-
tanooga arrived on :he following day, when Wheeler
retired.

Nothing later from Mobile.
The Tallahassee lestroyed 25 vessels off the coast
of Maine on the 16th ; she arrived at Halifax this