The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

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Adviess from Mississippi state the Confederates
under Marmadnke have pleated heavy batteries at
Greenville, Mississippi, and Columbia, Arkansas,
thereby effectually blockading the navigation of
the Mississippi river at that point. Southern ac-
counts state that Martne.duke had already crippled
three Federal gunboats end destroyed three trans-
ports, securing two of their cargoes,

Southern papers state that the entire number of
Federal prisoners captured during the recent cam..
paign in Louisiana and Arkansas was 16,000, and
that Col. Alexandria, on the 7th ult., captured two
Federal gunboats and three transports in the
Calasim river, in South-Western Louisiana. The
same journals allege that the Federals destroyed all
property in the Rod River from Natchiloehy to
some distance above Alexandria. Dwelling-houses,
sugar-houses,cotton-gins, ecN,were indicrimingoly

burned, thereby causing great suffering among
the population.

Advices from the blockading fleet announce the
capture of the U.S. steamer Water Witch by a
fo.rce of Confederates from Fort M'Allister, Georgia,
who boarded the vessel with launches during the
night. The Water Witch was a regular navy
built vessel carrying five guns, and very fast. An
expedition was fitting out at Port Royal to endeafl
vour to recapture or destroy her.

The following resolution was adopted on the 3d
inst. in the Confederate Senate :—" Resolved, that
the President be requested to make an exposition,
through our commissioners abroad, to the various
European Powers, to which they may be accredited
of the violins of the r3les of civilised warfare
and outrages committed by the armies and Govern-
nfent of the United States in the prosecution or
hostilities against the Confederate States."
In the Federal Senate Mr.Towell moved to take
up the bill prohibiting military interference with
elections. The bill was defeated.

Mr. Darn, of Kansas, offered a resolution recog-
nising the legitimacy of the loyal State and Govern-
ment of Arkansas.

The Baltimore Convention on June Bth nomi-
nated Mr. Lincoln and Andrew Johnston, of Ten-
nessee, for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency.
The Platform adopted a series of resolutions de-
claring that the rebellion shall be suppressed, and
no terms from the South listened to other than un-
conditional surrender,. and a return to their alle•
glance to the constitution of laws of the United
States. Usher resolutions embraced an enforce-
ment of the Monroe Doctrine, and the abolition of
slavery by constitu►ional amendment. Another
resolution endorsed the course of the present
administration.

At a meeting of a M'Clellan Democratic club of
New Jersey, Mr. W. Cornell Jewett, well known
for his exertions to secure European intervention,
offered a series of resolutions, which were adopted,
nominating for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency
General George B. M'Clellan and Milliard Fillmore,
and declaring that the war, if it must be continued,
shall only be prosecuted with a view to preserve
the constitution and union, independent of slavery ;
that the liberty of speech and the press shall be
maintained; that all sieve confiscations and other
proclamations, and Congressional acts connected
therewith shall be rendered null and void ; that the
people of the United States shall vote upon the re.
cognition of Maximiliin's Government in Mexico;
that coloured troops shall be withdrawn from the
fie:d, and that a cessation of hostilities shou;cl be
proclaimed, during which commissioners from the
different States, North and South, can meet to de.
termice upon a just mode of settling the existing
difficulties by arbitration or otherwise ; the final
result to be submitted to the voice of the people
by ballot.