The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-27 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
ARRIVAL OF THE BELGIAN.
(Via Greencastle.)
NEW YORK, SEPT. 17 (Evening),

General-Grant has arrived at Washington.

Secretary Stanton has ordered the draft to take
place on the 19th inst. in all thole States which
have not supplied their full quota.
The New York ihmocratic State Convention has
nominated Mr. Seymour for Governor.

NEW YORK, SEPT. 17, MORNING.

The TVashingtcn Republican discredits the
rumours:that Farragat's vessel s had advanced
within shelling distance of Mobile, and asserts
that the Admiral will not attack that city with
gunboats.

Southern journals publish rumours that Farra•
gut's fleet is about to attack NV ilmington.
The Confederates, ander Generals Price and
Shelley are preparing another invasion of Missouri.

The election of Mr. Lincoln is preferred by the
Southern journals to that of General M'Clellan
whether regarded from the peace or war point of

view.

Gold declined last night to 22ii, in consequence
of rumours that Sherman, with a large force, WAS

reinforcing Grant.

A large Confederate cavalry force made a raid
within Grant's lines, capturing 2,500 cattle op.
posite Harrison's landing.
Heavy picket firing was progressing.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW 'YORK, SEPT. 17 (Evening).

Money easy, Gold, 2223. Stocks dull. New
York Centrals, 126! ; Illinois, 126; ; Eria, 1 C4l-,
5'20 United States Bonds, 11013. Cotton quiet.
Middling Upland, 180. Flour tending downwards.
Wheat slightly firmer. Corn heavy. Coffee quiet.
Sugar very dull. Molasses dull. Petroleum, crude,
46; refined, 76i.

The Visit of the Prince and Princess of
Wales to Stockholm,

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 26.
The Royal yacht Osborne, with the Prince and
Prince and Princess of Wales on board, was
sighted off the entrance of the Bay of Stockholm
at noon to-day. Prince Oscar and the Danish Ana,:
bassador went out to meet them.

Their Royal Highnesses are expected to arrive
at 6 p.m. _ _ _

An immense concourse of people is assembled at
the landing place.

LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening,

FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 3.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint
Charles A. Sinclair, Esq., now her Majesty's Oontul at
Chinkiang, to be her Majesty's Consul at Foo-chow-foo.

The Queen has also bjen -graciously pleased to appoint
Frederick Harvey, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at
Ningpo, to be her Majesty's Consul at Uhinkiang.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
William Henry Fittock, Etiq , now a British Vice-Consul
at Shanghae, to be her Majesty's Consul at Ningpo.
SEPT. 26.

The Queen has been pleased to approve of Said Abdullah
ben el Djenid as Consul at Singapore for his Imperial Ma-
jesty the Sultan.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of M. Ens-
trade Petrocoechino as Consul at Malta for his Majesty
the King of the Hennes.
ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 26.
Royal Marine Light Infantry—Colonel and Second
Commandant William Friend Hopkins, C. 8., to be Co-
lonel-Commandant, vice Mitchell, retired on lull-pay—
Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Cclonel William Robert
Maxwell to be Colonel and Second Commandant, vice Hop-
kins—Captain and Brevet-Major Charles Frederick
Menzies to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Maxwell—First
Lieutenant and Quartermaster Melville Suther to be Cap-
tain, vice Menzies—Second Lieutenant Somers Reginald,
Lewis to be First Lieutenant, vice Sutber—First Lieuten-
ant Daniel Connor to be Lieutenant and Quartermaster,
vice Suther.

SEPT. 23,
The undermentioned officer has been promoted to the
rank of Chief Engineer in her Mojesty's Fleet, with senio-
rity from tha Bth ins:.—John Bruce (B), Esq.
SErT. 26.

Mr John Hancock (A) has been promoted to the rank of
Engineer, with seniority from Bth inst.
Mr Win. Crow has been promoted to the rank of Engi-
neer, with seniority from 22d inst.
Mr Wm. Campbell Graham has been promoted to the
rank of Assistant Engineer First Claes, with seniority from
Bth inst.