The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-02 00:00:00

FIANCE.

BOURSE, July 1.--The market continues firm,
Threes, for the Accent, being unvaried at Of. 80c.
Mobilier last quoteq at 1,050 f. Railway Market
quiet, but with previous prices in general well
maintained. The market receded towards the close
in consequence of arks, and left off as follows :

41 per Cents. t3 40
Do. ead
3 per Cents
Do. end month 's 65
Credit Mobilier 142 50
Do. end month Rio
Bank Shares 33,j
Credit Foneier l2O
Roman:

Italian Loan 7O 35
Do. end month 7O 30
Ditto Threes, —
New Mexican 55 7.5
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes 5l 25
ome Debt
Deferred -
(ANS.

"icd. IL

Orleans .•••••
Northern ••• • ••..
Lyons and Medilerkmean

Ai3c6cso u n_t
985 990 --
880 880 --

.•••.• --- ••
Southern ,.... 645 .. 647 50
Western ,.... 501 25 .. 500
Eastern OOOOO 113•11 463 75 .. 460
Sardinian ......... .... 366 25 .. 365
Austrian . ..,.... 401 25 .. 405
Lombard ......... , • ... V 5 --•• 533 75
North of Spain ..., .... 427 50 .. 430
Saragossa .... 560 .. 561 25
Ditto to Barcelona .... .. 251 25

AMERICA.

BEuTIR's EXPRESS.

NEW YORK, JUNE 21.

Official advises from the Army of the Potomac
to the 19th have been received, The struggle for
the possession of Petersburg continued without
decisive results. A despatch from General Grant,
dated 16 p.m., June 17th, at City Point, states that
on the morning of that day the Ninth Corps carried
two more redoubts, forming a portion of the Peters-
burg defences, capturing 450 prisoners and 4 guns.
The crossing of the James River by General Grant's
army was effected without the loss of a wagon or
piece of artillery, at a point where the width of the
river exceeded 2,000 yards. Only about 150
stragglers fell into the hands of the Confederates.
A later despatch from General Grant, dated City
Point, June 19th, reports that the Federal forces
advanced on the 18th to within about a mile of
Petersburg, when they found the Confederates
occupying a new line of intrenchments, which the
Federals several times assaulted, but without suc-
cess. They, however, intrenched their advanced
position.

Unofficial accounts state that the fighting on the
17th and 15th was very severe, and the Federal
losses very heavy. The casualties are variously
estimated at from 6,000 to 10,000. The Confederate
line was in the form ota semi-circle, the ends rest-
ing on the Appamattox river,
Petersburg being
about the centre. On the 17th the 'heaviest fight-
ing occurred on the right centre, when each division
of the Second Corps charged the
Confederate posi-
tion without success. The Federals were compelled
to cross open fields exposed to a cross fire from the
Confederate batteries. The last attack was made
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon by the Third Division,
under General Mott. The Federals, in this assault,
suffered severely. On the afternoon of the 18th
portions of the Second, Ninth, and Fifth Corps
again assaulted the Confederate works,
and storm-
ing columns were several times thrown forward,
but encountering a terrific infantry and artillery
fire, which caused great havoc in their ranks, they
fell back, in some oases in confusion,
and the troops
.were finally withdrawn. Later unofficial reports
state that Burnside's corps (the 9th) gained some
decided advantages on the afternoon of the 18th,
and that a night attack by the Confederates had been
repulsed. It is also reported that General Butler's
forces, while engaged in destroying
the Petersburg
and Richmond Railroad, were surprised by General
Lee, and driven back with heavy loss. It is
thought that Beauregard has been heavily rein-
forced, and that General Lee
bad reached Peters-
burg, and was rapidly bringing forward his troops
in such force as to indicate a determination to bring
on a general engagement.

Despatches from General Sheridan report that
his command crossed th
Pamunkey river on the
7th, with the intention of destroying the Virginia
Central Station, and march-
ing against Cbarlottesviiie, after which he was to
effect a junction with General Hunter, when the
united forces would move against Lynchburg. On
the 11th Torbet t's and a
portion of Gregg's divisions
attacked the Confederates, driving them from their
breastworks through a dense forest to Trevillian's.
General Curtis's brigade then attacked their rear,
driving them off in These operations
occupied the entire day on the 11th. On the morn,.
confusion.
ing of the 12th General Sheridan's forces hommenced
destroying the railroad
from
Trevillian's to Lorraine
Court House. This was thoroughly effected by
3 p.m., when Torbett'a division and Davis's brigade
advanced in the direction of Gordous,ille to attack
the Confederates, who had concentrated and been
heavily reinforced by infantry during the night.
Their position was found to be too strong to assault,
and Sheridan finding that ammunition was nearly
exhausted, withdrew his command over the North
Anna at Carp9nter's ford. General Sheridan states
that his loss in killed and wounded was about 575;
120 of his wounded fell into the hands of the Con.
federates, who also captured 163 of the sth Michigan
cavalry. Five. caiesons of Pennington's battery
were captured, but all but two were retaken.
Confederate accounts claim a great victory over
Sheridan.

It was feared that inoonsequence of the inability
of Sheridan to effect a ju1:41(4 wir,h, General

Hunter, the command of the latter might be
overpowered by heavy forces sent against it by
General Lee. The latest report, which, however,
is unofficial, represents that General Hunter had
been joined by the commands of Crook and Averill,
and that the united forces were within eight railer
of Lynchburg, on the lice of the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad.

General Sherman announced in a despatch, dated
June 19, that the Confederates retreated on the
night of the 18th, and were being pursued as far
as the Chattahoochie. The despatch concludes. :
" I shall start at once for Marietta." A later
despatch from General Sherman, dated Juno 20,
says :—" I was premature in announcing that the
enemy had abandoned his position. I based my
report upon those of the army commanders. The
enemy has thrown back his flank and abandoned
all his works in front of Kesusaw Mountain, but
holds the mountain as the apex of his position,
with his flanks behind Noonday and Moses creeks.
We have pressed him pretty close to-day, although
the continued rain makes all movements almost an
impossibility." •
Richmond papers state that on the 16th Hooker's
corps made a charge on Cleburne's division, but
that it was repulsed with great slaughter of
Federals.
Advices from Charleston state that Gen. Foster
had received a letter from Gen. Samuel Jones,
the Confederate commander, announcing that five
Federal General officers had been placed in Charles-
ton, to be retained there under fire. Gen. Foster
had asked permission to place an equal number
of Confederate officers of equal rank in a position
in which they would be exposed to the Confede-
rate fire. The War Department had issued a re-
taliatory order, granting Gen. Foster's request.
Kentucky advices state that the Confederate
guerillas were still very active in that State,
and that a small body of . them bad cap-
tured Bandstown, and destroyed the railroad and
bridges in that vicinity. No reliable report has
yet been received representing that Morgan
has left the State, and it is rumoured that he still
purposes concentrating his men and recommencing
offensive operations.

In the Federal Senate Mr Wilson of Mass, offered
an amendment to the Enrolment Act, providing
that all persons drafted shall be discharged after
serving honourably for one year, with 100 dollars
bounty. This amendment was rejected.
In the House of Representatives Mr Ashley
offered a resolution, which was rejected, declaring
that the inhabitants of any State in open rebel-
lion should be incapable of voting in the Presi-
dential election un' it such State had legally been
declared as having returned to its allegiance to
the United States Government.

It is said that there will be no postponernciat
of the Chicago Democratic Convention to meet on
the 4th of July,

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS,

HOUSE OF LO 'Alps, JULY 1.
JAPAN.

Resolutions relating to, moved..on Question,'" Whether

to agree ?" Contents, 11; Not-Contents, 30,
CONTENTS.
ARCHBISHOP. EARL. LORDS,
Canterbury Verulam Dinevor
EARLS. VISCOUNT. Stewart of Garlies
Carnarvon Ilawarden (E. Gallowa
Grey [Teller] BISHOP Wynford [Teller]
Nel on Lineola
Romney

NOT-CONTENTS. .
LORD. VISCOUNTS. LORDS.
Westbury (Lord Sydney Monson
Chancellor) Torrington Overstone
DUKE. nisners. Ponsouby (11 Bess-
Somerset Chichester ' borougu) [Teller]
MARQUIS. Cork Rivtrs
Ailesbury Down llossle (L. Kinn,ird)
EARLS. COEDS. Seymour( E.St.Maur)
Caithness Camoys Stanley of Alderley
Clarendon Clandeboy (L. Duf- Siratheden
Dude feria ..t Claneboye)Suudridge (D.
(iranville Dartrey (Lord 1/4., re- Argyll)
liubsel n:orne) Talbot do Malabide
57. (therman,3 Fe:ey [Teller] Wociehou,te
Leigh

HOUSE OF COMMONS, JULY 1.
TESTS ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL.
Order for third reading read. Motion made and question
proposed, "That the bill be now read the third time."
Amendment proposed, to leave out the word " ww," and
at the end of the question to add the words " upon this
day three months." Question put, "That the word now'
stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes,
150; Noes, HO. Main question put. The house divided
—Ayes, 170; Noes, 170. Whereupon, the numbers
being equal, Mr Speaker stated that after the votes that
had been taken this evening, the house would not be
surprised if he desired to uffor them another opportunity
of deciding the question themselves; this they would be
able to do on the question, "That this bill do pass ;" on
the present stage he declared himself with the Ayes.
Question put, "That this bill do past." The house
divided—Ayes, 171; Noes, 173.

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