The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-19 00:00:00

ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON

CAPE CLEAR, AUG. 19,

The Inman steamship, City of Washington, from
New York on the Gth inst., arrived here this morn-
ing. Her advises have been fully anticipated by
the Belgian, which brought despatches to the 6th
evening.

NEW YORK AUG, 6, 11 A. 31

The re-invasion of Maryland is fully confirmed.
The Confederates crossed the Potomac yesterday
morning, in three columns of six to eight thousand
each, at Hancock, Shepardstown, and Williamsport,
at 10 a.m. They occupied Hagerstown. They are
reported to have reached Middleburg, 11 miles north
of Hagerstown, this morning. Despatches from
Harrisburg assert that the three columns have
united, and are marching upon Cumberland and
Pittsburg,

The situation at Petersburg is reported unchanged

Nothing later from Atlanta.

Non•offi2ial advices from New Orleans state that
Admiral Farragut, with a large fleet of gunboats
and ironclads, attacked the defences of Mobile on
the 27th ult., and succeeded in passing Forts Gains
and Morgan, commanding the entrance ,o the har-
bour. The contest was still in progress on the 30th
tilt. The result is unknown.

Governor Seymour has remonstrated with the
authorities at tit Lshington upon the excessive
quotas assigned to the cities of New York and
Brooklyn under the President's late call for troops.

Gold 1611.
The City of Washington takes ont 79,561 dole,

in specie.

SPAIN.

MADRID, AUG. 18,

It is asserted that the Minister of Finance
intends to propose a modification of the Customs
tariff with France, which is to be framed in a
more liberal sense.

ARRIVAL OF THE RIPON.
SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 9.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Ripon, with the heavy portio❑ of the Calcutta,
China, and Australian mails, arrived here to-day.
She brings 144 passengers, £942 in specie, 858
packages of cargo,including raw silk, value £60,000;
musk, 1,600 rupees; precious stones, 1,000 rupees;
gold embroidered velvet carpets for Sir Charles
Wood, value 25,03 rupees; and jewellery, value
500 rupees.

GIBRALTAR, Aug. 14.

Her Majesty's ships Procris and Redpole, the
French transport Jura, and an Egyptian gunboat
were in the harbour. Exchange on London, 90
days, 501 ; on Paris, 5 21 ; on Genoa, 5 31 ;
Madrid, eight days' sight, par.

CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
SUEZ, AUG. 19.
The Bengal, with the above mails, reached Suez
at midnight yesterday.
The Nubia arrived at Point de Galle on the 2d
inst., all well.

BANK OF FRANCE.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
PARIS, August 18.

The following is the return of the Bank of Francr
for the week, together with the corresponding
figures of the previous account :

AT GUST 18. AUGUST 11.
DR. c. t C,
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition toCapital

(Art. 8 law June 9 1'857) 5,126,1 711 5,114,862 48
Reserve in the Bank and

its branches
Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4,000,000
Notes in circulation 769,096,425 777,023,925
Bank notes to order and re-

ceipt4 payable at sight 5,290,677 1G 6,233,349 15
Treasury ac.,. cur. creditor 61,400,089 79 57,068,339 40
Curreut dccounts—Paris —111,077,386 20 122,2.54 979 44
Do. branch-banks 28,t,69,631 26,611,833
Dividends pay.blu
Discuunts and sundry

interests 7,848,640 17 7,124,540 9
Re-discounts of the last