The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-02 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
(Per the Jura via Greencastle.)
NEW YORK, OCT. 20 (Morning).
Hood is retreating southwards. One corps of
Sherman's army is at Lafayette.
Price has captured Glasgow, recruiting his army,
which is now assuming formidable proportions.
Forrest has invaded Western Kentucky.
Twenty.fire armed men arrived at St, Albans,
Vermont, robbed the Bank, killed two citizens, and
afterwards left in the direction of Canada. They
are supposed to be southerners from Canada.

President Lincoln has made a speech, stating that
some persons have construed Seward's remarks
into a threat that if he (Mr Lincoln) was defeated
in the Presidential election he would do what he
could to ruin the Government: Others interpret
the Act of the Chicago Convention not adjourning
sine die as an intimation that if their nominee were
elected he would at once seize the control of the
Government.

The people need not be uneasy on the latter
point, since their will, constitutionally expressed,
must be law for all.

The steamer Roanoke is reported to have been
captured by the Confederate-Lieutenant Brain, who
tcok her to Bermuda, where he landed the passen-
gers, and burned the Roanoke off the harbour.

Afterwards Lieutenant Brian returned to Ber•
muda with his crew in boats, when he was arrested
by the British authorities.
Quebec despatches state that the Conference had
decided on Confederation, which will be submitted
to the existing Parliament without direct reference
to the public.

NEW YORK, OCT. 21.

Sheridan reports that on the 19th the enemy
attacked his army at Cedar Creek before daylight,
turning and driving most of his line in confusion,
and capturing 20 guns, Sheridan hastened from
Winchester, found the army between Middletown
and Newton driven back four miles, formed a com-
pact line of battle in time and repulsed the enemy's
attack at one o'clock in the afternoon. At three
o'clock Sheridan attacked the enemy, drove and
routed him, capturing 50 guns, including those pre-
viously taken by the Confederates.

Unofficial ad vices state that the attack upon
Sheridan's army was made by Longstreet during a
dense fog before daylight.
The Federals were surprised and their left com-
pletely turned. They fled in disorder, abandoning
their breastworks and 24 guns. Sheridan then
rallied his troops, attacked the Confederates, drove
them from Middletown, across Cedar Run, the
cavalry pursuing them beyond Fisher's Hills.
Confederate General Ramseur was killed.

The Federal General Bidewell was killed, and
Generale Wright, Grover, and Ricketts were

wounded.

Sheridan captured 1,600 prisoners.
The correspondent of the New York herald
estimates the losses of Sheridan at 5,000 men.

Stanton reports that the telegraph is working to

Atlanta.

Southern despatches indicate that Hood is about
to change his base of operations to North Alabama,
where he will be joined by Beauregard, for the
prosecution of the campaign !against Huntsville,
Alabama.

Southern journals continue to represent Sher.
man's position such that the evacuation of Atlanta
may daily be expected.
Price reports from the east of Blackwater River
that Rosencranz was marching against him.
A Federal force has been concentrated at Kansas
City to attack Price.
The guerillas who entered St. Alban's, Vermont,
have been mostly captured, and the money re-
covered. The Canadian authorities assisted in
capturing them.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, OCT. 21 (Evening).
Money easy. Gold 109 per cent. premium. Stocks
steady. New York Centrals, 11%; Illinois shares,
1171 ; 6 per Cent. United States' Five Twenty
Bonds, 1071.

NEW YORK, OCT. 22 (Morning),
Curtiss engaged Price's advance.

The burning of the steamer Roanoki is confirmed.
Advices from Mex!co state that the French occus
pied Matamoras on the 25th nit.

Money easy. Gild, 1088 per cent. premium.
NEW YORK, OCT. 22 (Evening).
The -Richmond Enquirer recommends a conscrip-
tion; also that all negroes arming should be free.
The paper thinks the people will call upon the
next Congress to provide for it by law.
The Confederate Government of Louisiana also
recommends arming the slaves.

NEW YORK, OCT. 22 (Evening).
Money easy. Gold 114 per cent. prem. Stocks
steady. New York Centrals, 1181 ; Erie, 971 ; 6
per Cent. United States Five Twenty Bonds, 1071.
Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 118. Flour and
wheat advancing. Corn inactive. Petroleum etude,
43c. Refined, 63e.

LISBON, Nov. 1.

The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship
Magdalena reports having passed at sea on the 22d
October the 0 aeida (with the outward Brazil mails),
which left St. Vincent on the evening of the 21st
October.