The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

AMERICA.

GREAT BATTLE BEFORE PETERSBURG
AND DEFEAT OF THE FEDERALS.

Reported Retreat of Grant to Washington.

The Royal Mail steamship Europa, from Boston
on the 3d, and Halifax on the sth inst., arrived at
Queenstown at 8 a.m. to•day. She brings 59 pas
sengers and 15,508 dole, in specie. She landed 79
sacks of mails and four passengers, and proceeded
at 8.15 a.m., all well.

(Arrival of the Europa, via Crookhaven.)
NEW YORK, AUG. 2, Evening.
On Saturday Grant exploded a mine in Burn.
side's front, blowing up a battery of six guns. The
troops, advancing through the opening, carried the
first line of entrenchments, but advancing further
were repulsed with a loss of 4,000 to 5,000 men.
After the first onslaught the negro troops were

demoraized.
On Tuesday a truce was agreed upon to bury

the deal.

Gene7al Burnside was slightly wounded.
Gram's movements to the north bank of the
James :liver was a feint, as the troops returned on
Friday to the front of Petersburg.
On Sunday President Lincoln proceeded to For►t
Mourve and had an interview with Gen. Grant.
rte Governor of Pennsylvania has called upon
the Legislature to devise means to make the mili-
tary ?owers of the State available for its defence.
Ho)d assaulted Sherman's position on Wednes-
day, and, was repulsed with considerable loss.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Money easy. Gold 257 k. Stooks steady. New
York Centrals, 1301 ; Illinois shares, 129 i ; Erie,
112 i; Six per Cent. U.S. Five Twenty Bonds, 1071.

NEW YORK, AUG. 4 (Afternoon).

The forces of Generals Thomas, Early, and Breck-
enridge, estimated at 35,000 men, are concentrating
around Martinsburg.
Small raiding parties have re-entered Maryland.
Hooker has left Sherman's army, and it is
rumoured that he will supersede Meade.
The Bremen has arrived out, and the African is
at Halifax.

Advices from Mexico via Havana, to the 233 ult.,
state that the Emperor Maximilian had accepted
the surrender of Ucagua.

Gen. Grant has again assaulted the Petersburg
defences, and has been repulsed with heavy loss.

A small Confederate force has burned Chambers-
burg, Pennsylvania, and afterwards retreated out of
the State.

Another Confederate invasion northward is ex.

It is rnmourEd that Grant is retiring on Wash-

ngton.

Money easy. Gold 258. Exchange on London,
bankers' bills, 280. Stocks steady. New York
Centrals, 131; Illinois shares, 1291 ; 6 per Cent.
United States Five Twenty bonds, 1071.
Cotton advancing. Middling Upland, 166 c. to
168 c. Four dull. Wheat dull. Corn declining.
Provisions dull. Coffee very dull. Sugar steady.
Molasses quiet. Petroleum, crude, 51ac.; re,
fined, 831 c.

NEW YORK, AUG. 5 (Morning),

Advices from before Petersburg are to the 3d.
The picket firing in front of the 9th corps was kepi
up, with occasional shelling.

The Confederates aro working principally a
❑ight, and are regaining their works.
A court of inquiry is to be convened to investi•
gate the late repulee.

The Federal loss in that affair is officially an•
flounced to have been 5,640 men.

There is nothing from Sherman lately. Gold 257.
NEW YORK, AUG. 6, 6 a.m.
The Confederates have re-entered Maryland in
orce, and have occupied Hagerstown:

It is still reported that Grant is moving on
Washington.
Admiral Farragut's fleet is rumoured to have
successfully attacked Mobile.