The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-12 00:00:00

AUSTRIA.

FURTHER DESPATCH OF AUSTRIAN
TROOPS TO SCHLESWIG.
BRESLAU, FEB. 12.

According to a telegram received here a body of
Austrian troops numbering 3,400 men will arrive
in this city in a few days on their way to Schles
wig. They will be conveyed by eight special trains,
and will be quartered here for the night.
A meeting of the directors of the railway took
place at Cassel yesterday.

CLOSING OF THE AUSTRIAN REICHSRATH.
The Session of the Reichsrath will be closed in
state on Monday next by a speech from the throne.
The Emperor will give a soiree to-morrow to all the
members of the Reichsrath.

The new lottery loan of 40 million florins was
negotiated yesterday evening at 96 per cent.
The Austrian Credit Mobilier takes 15 millions,
Messrs. Rothschild 111 millions, and Baron Wodi-
aner 13 millions. All the other competitors for
the loan joined these capitalists.
Large offers for the loan were made to the
Government both by foreign and home capitalists.

FRANCE.
PARIS, FEB. 12.

At a dinner given yesterday evening to celebrate
the Suez canal undertaking, Prince Napoleon made
a speech which was loudly cheered.
His Imperial Highness retraced the history of
the enterprise, dwelt upon its grandeur and utility,
and paid a tribute of praise to all who had parti-
cipated in the undertaking.
M. de Lesseps replied.

BOURSE, Feb. 11.--The arrival of the English
funds with higher prices, and the reduction of the
rate of discount by the Bank of England, have
given firmness to this market, and prices show an
advance. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f.
45c. Mobilier have improved to 1,122 f. 50c. Rail-
way Market not very animated, but previous quo-
tations pretty well maintained. The market closed
as follows :-
41 per Cents. 95 20
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 66 50
Credit Mobilier 1020
Do. end month 1022 50
Bank Shares 3300
Credit Fonder 1240
Roman —

Italian Loan 6B
Do. end month —
Sew ditto .. 67 40
Do. end month....
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes 5(l
Rome Debt .. —
Deferred -
RAILWAIN.

Cash. Account.
Orleans lOOO .. 997 50
Northern
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 935 .. 935
New ditto — • .
Southern — .. 665
Western
_Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
►,ombard
North of Spain
Saragossa ..
Ditto to Barcelona .... 298 75 .. 305

AMERICA.

(Per Etna, via Orookhaven, Feb. 11.)

NEW YORK, Jan. 29.

The contaadictory reports which have been re-
ceived during the two past weeks from Knoxville
have been reduced to intelligibility.
A letter from the correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette states that skirmishing between the forces
of Generals Longstreet and Foster commenced on
the 15th, and continued until the 20th, when the
Federals fell back to Knoxville, having lost upwards
of 150 men.

A great battle was considered imminent, and
much anxiety was felt in Knoxville for the result.
Cairo despatches report that the Confederates,
under Generals Marmaduke, Shelby, and Fagan,
were advancing upon Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on
the 22d.

An attack upon Marmaduke by Lieutenant Payst
had been repulsed ; the other columns were skir-
mishing with the Federals under Clayton.

The same despatches state that guerilla firing
upon the Mississippi steamers had been resumed
at Milliken's Bend.

Despatches from General Thomas to the 27th do
not confirm the reported failing back of General
Johnston from Dalton.

Charleston telegrams of the 23d, via Richmond,
announce that the bombardment of the city was
almost suspended. The Courier of the 26th states
that trifling damage has been done by the Federal
shells.