The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-23 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(REUTERS TELEGRAMS.)
(Per the Persia.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (Morning).
Mosby's guerillas have been repulsed in an
attack upon the Federal camp near Harper's
Ferry.
The siege of Charlston is progressing; 20 shells
were thrown into the city on the 7th.
The Confederates have retreated from Western
Virginia to the Shenandoah Valley. The condition
of the roads rendering the transportation of artil-
lery impracticable, appears to have interfered with
the plans of their campaign.
Now Orleans advices state that the Confederates
have concentrated 20,000 men from Louisiana and
Mississippi to Central Texas, to attack the posi-
tions held by the Federals along the Texas coast.
It is rumoured that the expedition which lately
left New Orleans was destined for Pascaooula,
near Mobile.
A meeting of Democratic Conservative members
of Congress has been held at Washington. Reso-
lutions were passed that president Lincoln's am-
nesty proclamation was unwise, inexpedient, re-
volutionary, and unconstitutional, and should there-
fore be disapproved of.
It was also resolved to prepare amendments to
the Army and Navy Bill, providing for the pay-
ment of the army and navy in specie or its equi-

valent.
The House of representatives has ordered an in-
vestigation into the charges of official misconduct
in the New York customhouse.
A resolution introduced into the House of Re-
presentatives by Mr. Fernando Wood, to investi-
gate the charges affectiag General Butler's integrity
in New Orleans, and the frauds committed in the
various executive departments of the Government,
was defeated by a vote of 63 to 77 (?).
Senator MiDougal introduced a resolution relat-
ing to the French occupation of Mexico, which was
referred to the committee on foreign relations.
The New York Herald asserts that the resolution
declares it to be the duty of the Federal Govern-
ment to demand the withdrawal of the French
from Mexico before March next, otherwise it is the
duty of the Government to declare war against
France.
The Judge and Advocate-General of the Admiralty
Court at Halifax have expressed their opinion that
the rescue of the Chesapeake was piracy, and that
the Chesapeake ought to be delivered to her
owners.
Intelligence from Nassau to the 2d inst, states
that numerous steamers had left for Washington,
many of them with cargoes for New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (Evening),
The correspondent of the New York Tribune
states that three new Confederate iron-clad vessels
are visible in Charleston harbour in a forward state
of construction. It is expected that these and other
Confederate iron-clads will shortly make a sortie
against the Federal squadron.
The New York Times asserts that the Republican
members of the Indiana, Maine, and Illinois State
Legislatures will nominate Lincoln for the Presi-
dency.
Resolutions have been introduced in the Ken-
tucky Legislature—that Kentucky opposed the re-
duction of the revolted States to territories, protested
against the enlistment of negroes, and lamented the
encroachments of the Mministration and of Con-
gress on the liberties of citizens, and recognised in
them a preliminary step to the formation of a mili-
tary despotism.
Now YORK, Jan. 13 (Morning).
Guerillas still continue their incursions around
the army of the Potomac.
Accounts from Newbern assert that disaffection
towards the Confederate Government was increas•
ing in North Carolina.
The Confedrates still continue to fall back up the
Shenandoah Valley.
The Senate has passed a hill to continue the pay-
ment of bounties till March next.
The Committee of Ways and Means has reported
upon the amendments to the Internal Revenue
Bill, placing a duty of 6c, per gallon on spirits,
and of 2c. per lb. upon tobacco. It also provides
that spirits may be stored in banded warehouses and
exported without payment of duty, and only such
can be exported, as no drawback will be allowed,
It is said that the committee will tax refined petro-
leum 20 percent., but will not tax crude. The De-
mocratic and Conservative members of Congress
have unanimously passed a resolution disapproving
the emancipation proclamation, and favouring a
policy towards the insurrectionary States as shall
be best calculated to terminate the war, and to re-
store the States to the Union under the Constitution,
and with all the constitutional rights of the people
unimpaired.
Those persons who rescued the pirates of the
Chesapeake, at Halifax, have been held to bail to
appear before the Supreme Court.

MEXICO.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.

News from Mexico to the 22d ultimo states that
the success of the French continued uninterrupted.
They had occupied the capitals of all the principal
States.

It was reported that Juarez would take refuge

in Texas.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (Morning).

Aclvicos from Mexico to the 22d ult. state that
the French had defeated Uraga, at Morelia, with a
loss of 2,000 in killed and wounded.
The Franco-Mexican General 'lobar had been
defeated, near Guadalajara, by the Mexican Col•
Rajos.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (Evening).
Money still continues very active, but is slightly easier.
Gold opened on Monday at 52, advanced yesterday in con-
sequence of an animated demand to 54i, and closed to-day
at 54i per cent. prem. The advance is attributed to the
continued increase in the excess of the imports over th,,,
exports, and to anticipation of a large export of specie. Ex-
change on London, bankers' bills, 169 ; on -Paris, 3.30.
There was considerable excitement in the stock market
yestetdayo with a large rise in some of the western rail.
roads. Stocks continued to advance to-day. York Cen-
trals were quoted Eit 133; Illinois Centrals, 123; Erie,
1391; Six per Cent. 'United states Bonds, 1042. Cotton
advancing—middling Upland, Sle to 81.1 c. Flour very
firm. Wheat advancing. Coi slightly firmer. Provi-
sions rising. Coffee quiet. Sugar stejY• Molasses good
inquiry. Petroleum steady—crude, 31c to ; refined,
46c to 470.

GALWAY, JAN. 23.

The Atlantic Royal Mail steamer Adriatic, from
Boston, arrived here at 9 a.m. to-day. She brings
32 cabin and 20 steerage passengers, and 21 sacks
of mails. She was unable to call at St. John's in
consequence of the fog. Her news has been fully
anticipated.