The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

FRANCE.

An Imperial decree, on the proposition of the
Minister of 'War, makes three nominations to the
rank of Knight in the Legion cf Honour, and grants
12 military medals for listinguished services in
Algeria.
On the proposition of the Minister of Pablic
Instruction, the educational establishment atVanves,
an old branch of the College of Louis-le-Grand,
has received the appellation of College of the Prince
Imperial.
BOURSE, Sept. 21,—Little change has taken place
in the tone of the market. 'threes are now un-
varied at 66c. 5c., and Mobilier 1,022 f. 50c. Not
much business doing in Railway Shares, with a
slight decline on some of the lines. The market
became rather weaker towards the close, and left
off as follows

4i per Cents .. 92 50
Do. end month....
3 per Cents ...... 6:5 85
Do. end month.... 65 95
Credit Mobilier.... 1010 .SDo. end month....
1012 50
Bank Shares...... 3390
Credit Foncier ....1220
Roman
BALL

Italian Loan 67 80
Do. end month 67 85
Ditta Threes
New Mexican
Russian
Austrian .. B2
Spanish Threes 49 25
Home Debt
Deferred

ATEI.
Cash. Account.
Orleans o 4........ 890 .. 892 50
Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean 9'lo .. 926 25
Southern
Western ......
eastern ....
Sardinian. ....•
Austrian ......
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa .. 4OO .. 490
Ditto to Barcelona

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE JURA.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.
The Canadian screw steamer Jura. Captain
Graham, from Quebec on the 10th last., reached
the Mersey about noon today.
The latest official bulletin from Secretary Stan-
ton is as follows :

TO MAJOR GENERAL JOHN A. DIX.
War Department, Washington, Sept. 7, 10.30 p.m.
The department is still without any despatches from
south of Nashville. It is supposed to be General Sherman's
design to withdraw his advanced columns and give his army
rest in Atlanta, and re-establish himself securely there and
restore his railway communications broken, by Wheeler and
Forrest, before making further advances.
No operations by the armies of Generals Grant or Sheri-

dRn are reported to-day.
The provost marshal general's office is busily employed in
arranging the credits of the several districts, and is ordered
to draft, without delay, for the deficiencies in the dis`ricts
that have not filled their quota, beginning with those most
in arrears. Credits for volunteers will bo allowed as long

es possible, but the advantage of filling the armies imme-
diately requires the drat to be speedily made in the de-
faulting districts. All applications for its postponement

have therefore been refused.

E, M. STANTON, Secretary of War,
In regard to affairs in Virginia a Washington
despatch of the Bth says:—
Information is received from Grant's army that the re-
bels in front of Watren's position on the Weldon Railrcad
have been Wrongly reinforced, and a battle seems inevit-
able. Their troops have been moved with all possible
secrecy, but our generals are aware of the movement.

A despatch from the head quarters of the army
of the Potomac, dated Sept. 6, evening, says :
Rumours have been prevalent for two days past that a
part of Early's troops had arrived in our front and were
massing on our left 11 ink, necessitating another struggle
for the possession of the Weldon Railroad. and preparations
were made to receive them; but thus far, with the excep-
tion of a few guerillas, no enemy has appeared in that
direction.
The following extract from a letter written by
Gen. Grant to the Hon. E, B. Washburne is pub•
lished :
I state to all eit'ze,ns who visit me that all we want to
ensure an early restoration of the Union is a determined
unify of sentiment North. The rebels have now in their
ranks their last men. The little boys and old men are

guarding prisoners and railroad bridges, and forming a good
part of their garrison for entrenched positions. Any man
lost by them cannot be replaced. They have robbed the
cradle and the grave. Besides what they lose in frequent
skirmishes, they are now losing from desertions and other
causes at least one regiment a day. With this drain upon

them the end is not far distant if we will only be true to our.
selves. Their only hope now is in a divided North. This
might give them reinforcements from Tennessee, Kentucky,
and Missouri, while it would weaken us. With the draft
quietly enforced the enemy would become despondent, and
would make but little resistance. I have no doubt but that
the enemy are exceedingly anxious to hold out until after
the Presidential election; they have many hopes from its
effect. They hope a counter-revolution; they hope the
election of the peeco candidate. In fact, they hope, like
Micawber, for something to turn up. Our peace friends—
if they expect peace from separation—are much mistaken to
have peace on any terms. The South would demand resto-
ration of their slaves freed; they would demand indemnity
for losses sustained ; they would pay for the restoration of
every slave escaping to the North.—Yours truly,
U. S. GRANT.
The official notification to Gen. M'Clellan of his
nomination for the Presidency was made on the
Bth. He gave a verbal acceptance and afterwards
a written one, the substance of which was embraced
in the telegram via Father Point, already pubs
lished.
It was rumoured that M'Clellan had resigned his
commission in the army.
As regards operations in the Shenandoah Valley,
a telegram from Harper's Ferry of the 8:h says :
The military situation remains unchanged. Since my
despatch of yesterday the rebels have retreated up the
valley, and yesterday were west of the Opequan River,
closely followed by our cavalry, General Early had his
head-quarters at Berryville the day Mere yesterday. A
batch of official despatches, printed orders, &e., relating to
the rebel army, were found in the house which he had oc-
cupied at heed-quarters. The 3d division of cavalry, under
General Wilson, skirmished with the rebel near guard
all day yesterday. Officers from the front to-day report all
quiet there.
Another dispatch of the same date from General
Sheridan's head-quarters, near Berryville, says :
In my account of Saturday's engagement at Berryville I
erroneously stated the number of our wounded at 300. From
official returns it appears that our total loss will not exceed
100 seriously wounded and killed. The enemy's loss was
very heavy. They are known to have lost 300 in ono
brigade, and their total loss cannot fall short of 500. The
rebel General Humphreys was mortally wounded, but
escaped capture.
This decido I repulse and defeat of the enemy by General
Crook's command reflects great credit on General Sheridan,
General Crook, and the latter's gallant command, who
fought splendidly. With respect to the loss of the am-
bulance train, it appears that there was a suffioient guard
furnished to prevent its capture if a proper disposition had
been made of it. The train has, however, all been recap-
tured, with the exception of one.
The enemy are believed to be encamped in the vicinity
of Winchester. There has been no change in affairs since
my last.
The New York Tribune's Harper's Ferry corre-
spondent, writing on the Bth, says :
Our cavalry yesterday crossed the Opequan, and drove
the rebel pickets to within four miles of Winchester, where
the enemy's infantry was posted in force. The infantry
immediately advanced on our cavalry who skirmished their
way back at a small loss to a little this side of Berryville.
Advises from Fort Gaines of the Bth say
Our troops have effected a landing at Cedar Point, three
miles above Dauphin Island, and 23 miles to Mobile. The
road running to Mobilo is held by the rebels, It is re-
ported that they have no fortifications on the road, except
near the city. a
A torpedo taken from the water last week ex-
ploded, killing five or six and wounding five men.
The work of destroying the sunken Nashville in
the channel above Dog River Bag was progressing.
The following is General Hood's account of the
surrender at Atlanta :

Headquarters, Sept. 3.
On the evening of the 301 h August the enemy made a
lodgment across Flint River, near Jonesboro'. IVe at-
tacked them there on the evening of the 31st, with two
corps, but failed to dislodge them. This made it necessary
to abandon Atlanta, which was done on the night of the
let September. Our loss on the evening of the 31st was
small. On the evening of the Ist Sept. General Hardee's
corps, in position at Janesboro', was assaulted by a superior
force of the enemy, and being.outft Inked was compelled to
withdraw during the night, with the loss of eight guns
The enemy's prisoners report their loss very severe.
(Segued) J. P. ROOD, General.
A Washington letter says :-
The President, in a recent conversation with a Republi-

can, said that an armis'ice once arranged for or granted
from a government to rebels has never resulted other wise
than in a final acknowledgment of the independence of the
rebels, as the independence of Texas was eventually ac-
knowledged by Mexico. So an armistice granted to the Con-
federates would be an indirect agreement to at some future
time acknowledge their independence.

la regard to the draft he stated that in the first nine days
after the call was made the average number of recruits was
about 200 per day In the ensuing nine days the number
increased to 300.

The whole number during the 50 days is 50,000, and the
number is daily increasing.
We must, he said, do what we can to encourage this.
We shall probablybo compelled to enforce it in a few localities
where they do not show sufficient energy in recruiting.
It had been decided to rescind the order prohibiting the
exportation of arms, and necessary orders would be issued
in a few days.

Mr, Lincoln said that ho and Secretary Fessendon had
many anxious discussions as to permitting and encouraging
trade in cotton, and he thought this was the way to decide
upon: it, viz :—Perfectly free trade in cotton by individuals
who pay for it in greenbacks. The army and navy to be
directed to protect and encourage the trade so far as con-
ducted withia our lines, the only condition being that all
cotton should be shipped to or through New York, there to
be inspected and pny taxes or internal revenue•
The Richmond Examiner congratulates the South, that
though Atlanta is lost the army is safe. The loss of the
former is nothing, while the loss of the latter would have
been without remedy.
In another article, the Examiner condemns the removal
of Johnston, saying he was superseded by Hood, a com-
mander who has proved incapable of managing anything
larger than a divirion, and that the disaster at Atluata hap-
pened in the ve-y nick of time, when such a victory alone
could save the party of Lincoln from irretrievable ruin.