The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-06 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE
General Whittaker. Heavy rains had prevented
further advance.
The Senate, on the 23d inst., coveurred in the
repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, by a vote of 22
against 12.

(RENTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
(Per the Saxonia,)

The Constitutional Convention of Maryland has
abolished slavery in that State, by a msjority of 53
against 27.
The meeting of the Democratic Convention, to
be held at Chicago for the inauguration of the Pre•
sidential campaign, has been postponed from July 4
to August 29.
Isaac Henderson, navy agent, at this port, and
one of the proprietors of an Administration journal
(the Evenwy Post) has been arrested upon a charge

NEW YORK, JUNE 25.

The news from the army of the Potomac is very
meagre, and is entirely unofficial. It is under-
stood Grant is execut tog a movement of great im-
portance, the nature of which is unknown to the
public. It has been rumoured that the army wab
being transferred to Bermuda Hundred.

Latest advices, which are up to the morning of
June 23, state that, on the night of the 21st, Han-
cock's and Wright's corps marched from the right
to the left of the Federal tines, for the pu pose of
more closely iovestiog Petersburg by covering the

of defrauding the Givernment.
The Grand Jury have declined to take action in
the matter of the suppression of the TVorld and

,journal of Commerce newspapers, ou the grounds,

ne a the Weldon It turned to

of inezFAiency.

have anticipated this movement, tor, when near the
Jerusalem plank-rod, the two corps were con-
tronted by Hilt's corps, and a sharp skirmish en-
sued, during which the Confederates suddenly
charged upon the Twelf.h New 'York Artillery,
drove back the infantry supports, and captured
four guns. The Federals, however, soon rallied,
and the line was re established. A reconnaissance
was then made which developed the ConfrdelateM
in strong force on an intrenched line. Orders were
issued for a concentration of troops against this
point, a line of battle was formed, awl a general
engagement seemed imminent on the 24'h. Heavy
firing in that direction was heard at City Point on
.hat day, but the results we! e not known.
Oa the 18th, 19(h, and 20Lti there was no Etht-
ing b,yond occasional picket skirmishing. Presi-
dent L'ncoln visited General' Gant at Ci-y Point
on the 21st.

TEE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND.
JULY 6, 11 A.M.
The following telegram has bcen received at the
War-oilice

" TANRANGA, MAY 4.

" On April 29 Mtijor-General Cameron attacked
the rebels, who held a very strong position near
Tanranga ; the assault was unsuccessful, but the
enemy, who had suffered severely, abandoned the
position under cover of the night. [Tanralga is on
the east coast, about 100 miles south of Auckland.]
" Oar loss, together with that of the Royal
:N.ivy, amounts to 7 officers killed, 7 wounded, 21
men killed, 77 wounded. the officers killed are—
Clpt. Hamilton, H M.S. Dik ; Litur. HAI, H.M.S.
Coracoa ; Capt. R. C. Grover, 43d 11-giment ;
C. R. Mare, 411 Regime it ; Ceps. F Himik
ton, 434 11e, nt; E. Utterton, 43.1 Regi-
ment; Ensign C. J. Langlands, 434 Regiment.
" The officers woucd6d are Commander Hay,
H.M.S. Harrier (since dead, on April 31 ;
Lieutenant Duff, H.M.S. Rik, very severely ;
Lieutenant Hlnamiek, Cura9oa, very
severely; Lientenant.Colone Booth, 43d Re
giment (since dead, on April 30); Lieutenant
F. G. E. Glover, 433 Regiment (eince dead, on
May 1) ; Ensign Clark, 43.1 Regiment, severely ;
Ensign Nicholls, 43d Regiment, slightly.

It is reported, unofficially, that General Butler's
forces have succeeded in desiroying about three
miles of the Petersburg and Ricno,ond P.Ailroad.

The James River bas been obstructed by sunken
vessels at a point about four and a half miles below
Fort Darling by orders of Gen. Grant, who, it is
believed, considered his transports menaced by the
Confederate rams.

Confederate aeccunts represent that Gen. Hunter
has been defeated, and a large number of his troops
captured. They assert also that Lynchburg is
perfectly safe, and that ail Grant's operations
against Petersburg are worse than useless. The
Richman:l Despatch predicts the capture of Sheri-
dan's forco, which is supposed to be executing an-
other raid.

JAPAN.
SHANGHAI, MAY 23.
The expedition to reopen the Straits of Snimo..
noseki has sailed.

On the 20th a force of 1,800 FetleralF,under Gen.
Abercrombie, while acting as a guard for Gen.
Sneridan's trains left at White House, was attacked
by a force of about 7,000 Confederate cavalry under
Fitzhugh Lee and Wade Illmpton. The Confe-
derates were speedily repulsed by the Federal
b merits and three guuboats lying in the I",tmuuke3
River.

PRUSSIA.

BERLIN, JULY 6.

Prince John, youngest brother of King Christian
of Denmark, has arrived here, and wilt probably
proceed to Carlsbad.

BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS.
MAL l'A, JULY 5.
The Dclhi left for *Marseilles at 10 p.m. yes.

A despatch from General Sherman, dated on the
afternoon of the 21st inst., stated that his lines
rave been steadily prtsstd forward, and that an
t.nportant position Lad been cip.ortd by General

terday.
The Ellora leaves for Southampton at 8 a.m.

this day.

nowt,. rd'a col ps. The Cunfeder, tea bed made seve-
ral alt, mpts to regain ihe lost ground, making seven
assaults on Stanley's division. They were decidedly
repulsed with a loss of 700 men. It is rumoured
that a portion of Sherman's forces recently sue
ceeded in crossing the Chattahoochie, and that a
general engagement was immediately expected.
Kirby Smith, with a large force, was believed to
be marching to reinforce Johnstone.
Nothing further is reported in relation to the
movement of the forces under General Forrest, but
it is asserted that General Sherman has taken pre-
eilltiOnB amply sufficient to secure his commuaicd-
!ions against the eperatiens of Forrest.

OUTWARD CALCU HA, CHINA, AND
AUSTRALIA MAILS.
The Poonah, from S_uthampton on the 20th
Jane, reached Malta on the 29th, at 8 a.m., and
ieft at 6 p.m. for Alexandria.
The Eaxine, from Marseilles on the 29th Jane,
arrived at Malta at midnight on the Ist inst., and
left at 5 a.m. on the 2a for Alexandria.

New Orleans advices state that the State o

Arkansas is overrun with guerillas. The I4'ederals
however, still h id Li:tie Rack and Pine Bitiff6,
Grneral B,inks was at New Orleans.

Admiral Porter reports that the Federal ironclads
recently silenced and captured a Conf. derate bat-
tery of two rifled 32 pounders cn the Atchafalaya,
near Semmesport, Louisiana.
In the Federal Senate, Mr. Johnson, of Mary.
lAnd, offered a resolution requesting toe President
to inform Congress whether authority bad been
granted to any one to obtain recruits from Ireland
or Canada for the Federal army or navy.
Mr. Powell, of K•-niucky, offered a resolution
requesting the President to revoke the military
order suppressing the circulation of the Cincinnati
Inquirer, and to 16.51/0 such orders as will prevent
fartoer military interference with the freedom of

the Press.
The bill repealing tLe Fugitive Slave Law was
passed by a vote of 24 against 7. This bill, having
passed both houses, now fi'Mply awaits the Presi•

dent's signature.
In the [louse of Representatives the Loan Bill
was passed. This bill authorises Secretary Chase
to borrow 400,000,000 time., to time,
upon six percent, bonds, rEdeetnAle in five to forty
years. The interest p lab's in coin semi.annu4lly.
Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, gave notice of his in'
ten ticn to introduce a bill to establish peace among
the people of the United Stateu.
A Washington despaicti s,,ys that
the military
.uthorities of Onio urge the re-arrest of Mr. V3l-

ianaigbam, but notify the Government that blood-
shed would be unavoidable in so doigg, as an armed
and numerous organisation is pledged to protect