The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-20 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
QUEENSTOWN, FRIDAY.
The Royal Mil stermship Auqtralasisn, from
New York on the 10th inst., arrived here to-day,
at eight p.m., with 41 passengers and 307,182 dole.
in specie.

She landed two passengers and 85 sacks of mails,
and proceeded at 8 30 p,m. ' All well.
NEW YORK, FEB 8 (Evening).
General Mcade's army made a reconnaissance in
force on Saturday last to the south side of the
Rapidan. Lee was found in full force in the Fede-
ral front. After heavy skirmishing, in which the
Federals are reported to have lost from 200 to 3uo
men, they returned to their old qvrters.

Four thousand Conftderates made a deroonstra-

lion against Cumberllrd Gip on the 29th ult., but,
after heavy skirmishing, were driven back and
have since made no further movement.

General Johnstone's main army is stated to be at
Rome, Georgia, where the general is supposed to
have retired, either for convenience in obtaining
supplies or to prevent desertions, which were
very numerous.

Southern advices to the sth report that 8,000
Federals had crossed the Tennessee River near Ger-
mansville, their supposed object being the destruc-
tion of the iron works in the Cherokee country.

The Nezo York World asserts that Sherman's ex-
pedition has moved from Vicksburg duo east in the
direction of Selma and Montgomery, Alabama. In
conjunction with Sherman's movement a large
Federal cavalry force, under Grierson, is advancing
southwards from Holly Springs, the object of the
combined movement being, it is thought, to conquer
Mississippi and Alabama. Iu order to strengthen
Sherman the Federals have withdrawn their forces
from Middle and Western Tennessee, and abandoned
Corinth and the line of the Memphis and Charles-
ton Itailro:ld as far east as Bridgeport.
MAile dispatches of the 4th inst. assert that the
Confederates had occupied Jackson, Mississippi.
Southern accounts assert that General Early had
captured 800 Federals at Petersburg, Western
Virginia.

Advices from Charleston to the sth state that
he firing on the city and Fort Sumter continued.

A committee of the New York Union Lincoln
Association has callcd the people throughout the
state to meet on the 22d February to give public
expression to their sentiments favouring Mr. Lin-
coln's re-election to the Presidency.
A new political organisation has been started in
New York favouring a more radical abolition
policy than that pursued by the Lincoln Adminis-
tration, and organising a movement for the nomi-
nation of candidates to carry out this policy.
Horace Greely spoke in favour of the movement.
The steamer Presto ran ashore off Charleston on
the 2d inst. The Confederates would save most of
the cargo.
The blockade runner Wild Dayrell has been de-
stroyed near Topsail Inlet.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.

Mobile despatches report that eight Federal
regiments, with two batteries of artillery, crossed
Big Black River on the sth inst. Considerable
excitement prevaled in Mobile. _ _ _

The force which was expected to attack the city
was estimated at 30,000 strong.

•
There is a doubtful report from Chattanooga of a
wide spread mutiny in the Confederate army.
General Butler sent an expedition, consisting of

three brigades of infantry, four regiments of
cavalry, with 12 guns, across the York River to-
wards Richmond, for the purpose of surprising the
Confederates and releasing the prisoners in Rich-
mond. The expedition reached within 12 miles
of Richmond, but was discovered through infor-
mation furnished by Federal deserters, and com-
pelled to return without attaining its object.

Advices from Charleston to the 7th inst. state
,hat the firing on the city had ceased.
NEW YORK, FEB. 10, Morning.

Tht _Richinoizd Examiner states that a German

has been arrested i❑ Richmond as the ringleader of
a plot for the release of the prisoners in that city,
and the assassination of President Davis.

The striae paper states that the Federals lost
1,500 men daring; the Confederate attack on the
Federal outposts at Nevvbrn.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
NEW YORK, FEB. 9 (Morning).

Money easy. GDld, 59, firm. Exchange on
London, 1741 ;on Paris, 3214. Stocks firm and
advancing. New York Centrals, 1331 ; Illinois,
1304; Erie, 113 i ; 6 per Cent. Uaited States Bonds,
1074.

Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 830, Flour very
firm. Wheat in good demand for export. Corn
heavy. Provisions good inquiry. Coffee firm and
advancir•g. Sugar steady. Molasses inactive.
Petrolcura—Crude, 30 to 31; refined, 45 to 47.

MEXICO.

NEW YORK, FEB. 8 (Evening).

Mviced received here from Vera Cruz to the Ist
ult. confirm the news of th© French occupation of
Z leatecs, Guadablitra, and Agnes Cid ;ntes.
Several Mexiem generals, the Juarez Finance
Minister, and numerous officials, have, given their
allegiance to the French.

The H4v4n.ah eon espondent cf tic Herald aserts
that at a council ;f Spanish generals held at Ha-
vanah, it 'was determined to petition the Spanish
Government to abandon San Domingo.