The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-25 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE,

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

AMERICA.

(Per the North American.)

NEW YORK, APRIL 9, AFTERNOON.

The army of the Potomac is preparing for an

early forward movement.
All surplus baggage has been sent to the rear,
and furloughs have been stopped.

Money tight. Gold 70:- premium. Exchange
on London 1861. Stocks opened firm to-day, but
have since become very heavy. New York Centrals
1431. Illinois 1491. Erie 1261. Cotton quiet.
Middling Upland 740. Breadstuff advancing.
Petroleum very firm. Crude 351. Refined 52 to
521.

QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 24.

The Royal mill steamship Africa, from Boston
on the 13th and Halifax on the 15th, arrived at
Queenstown at 11.30 a.m. today (Sunday). She
brings 92 passengers and 10,540 dole. in specie. The
Africa landed 76 sacks of mails and four passengers,
and proceeded for Liverpool at 11.40 a.m. All well.
NEW YORK, APRIL 12, EVENING.
GenEril Meade has moved his head-quarters to

Culpepper.
The army of the Potomac has been largely rein-

orced.

A destructive storm has interrupted the commu-
nication between Washington and the army of the
Potomac, delaying the military operations of the
Federal armies.

Active preparations are being made for a cams
paign in the south-west.

General Forrest has been reinforced. It is re-
ported that he is about to cross the Tennessee river.
General Johnston is being largely reinforced from
Polk's and Beauregard's armies.

The Confederates have made an unsuccessful
attempt to blow up the flag-ship Minnesota, off
Newport. The Minnesota was seriously damaged.
An exciting debate has taken place in the House
of Representatives, concerning a resolution which
had been introduced for expelling Mr. Long, of
Ohio, and Mr. Harris, of Maryland—the former for
expressing a disbelief in the practicability of quel-
ling the rebellion, and urging the recognition of
the South—the latter for expressing a hope that
the Federal armies would be unsuccessful in their
efforts to conquer the South.

The steamers Sumter and Hattebrook have been

captured.

Money easy. Gold opened yesterday at 1701,
but has risen since to 174/, its present quotation.
Exchange on London—Bankers' bills, 191. There
is great spEculative excitement in Stocks, which
have risen and are still advancing. New York
Centrals, 1434, Illinois Centrals 149/, Erie 1264, Six
per Cent. U.S. Bonds 114/. Cotton steady;
Middling Upland 77c.
NEW YORK, APRIL 13 (Morning).

After the wain body of the Federals had left
Alexandra, Louisiana, the Confederates in heavy
force attacked the fortifications, but were opposed
by four Federal regim(nts. The loss was severe on
both sides.

The Federal cavalry have occupied Eagle Pass,
Texas, 400 miles above Brownsville.
The sinking of ;the Confederate ram Tennessee,
off Mobile, is denied.

The Etna has arrived out.
Money easy. Gold, 174 t.
NEW YOEK, April 14, Morning.

Forrest's forces demanded yesterday the surren-
der of Fort Halleck, Columbus, Kentucky, and of
Fort Pillow, which wa3 refused.
Reinforcements have reached Columbus, where

fighting continues.
In the Senate the committee upon foreign affairs,
in accordance with the wishes of the Administra-
tion, has deferred to act upon the resolution of the
House of Representatives respecting the French
occupation of Mexico.
The matter is indefinitely postponed.
Money easy. There has been great excitement
in gold siace yesterday. Its price has risen, under
symptoms of a panic, to 185.
NEW YORK, APRIL 14 (Evening).

Money tighter. Gold yesterday reached 178.
The market was greatly agitated this morning with
symptoms of a currency panic, and the price of gold
rose to 189, It has since receded with violent fiuc.
taations to 1761. Exahange on London, Bankers'
bills, 1991. Stocks heavy. New York Centrals,
14l ; Illinois, 1414 ; Erie, 1231; Six per Cent.
United States Bonds, 115 i. Cotton very firm—
Middling Upland, 80 to 801 c. Flour, wheat, corn,
and provisions advancing, Coffee, sugar, and
molasses very firm. Petroleum advancing. Crude,
42 ; refined, 65c to 70c.

The advance in gold has unsettled all business.
The Asia has *rived at Halifax.

MEXICO.

NEW -YORK, APRIL 13 (Morning),

Advices received from Mexico, via New Orleans,
state that in the French march on Matamoras a
fight occurred, in which the French were victorious.

Three French frigates were off Matamoras, pre-

paring to cross the bar.

The City of Manchester, from New York on the
9th inst., arrived at Qat enstown at 7.30. She
brings 131 passengers, and 276,270 dole, in specie.
She landed ten seeks of mails and twelve passen-
gers, and proceeded at 7.40 a.m.
Her news has been anticipated.