The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-30 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE SCOTIA.
(Via Cape Clear.)

QUEENSTOWN, SEPT, 30.

The Royal Mail steamship Scotia, from New
York on the 21st inst., arrived here at 5 30 a.m.
to-day. She brings 60 passengers and 331,810 dols,
in specie. She landed 95 sacks of mails and three
passengers, and proceeded at 5.50 a.m. All well.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 21 (Morning).

Sheridan reports from Winchester on the 19th,
that he attacked Early on the Berrysville Pike at
the crossing of Occoquan Creek, and after a stub•
born and sanguinary engagement, lasting from
early morning until five in the evening, Early
was completely defeated and driven thrcugh Win-
chester.

The Confederate Generals Rhodes, Warton, and
Ramseur (?) were killed. Most of the Confederate
wounded, and all their killed, fell into Sheridan's
hands. Sheridan's loss is estimated at 3,000 men.
General Russell was killed. Sheridan captured
2,500 prisoners and 5 guns: The Confederates lost
5,000 killed and wounded. They escaped up the
valley under cover of the night. The Federal
cavalry started in pursuit at daylight.
The Confederates keep up a heavy cannonade on
Grant's left. It is rumoured they were attempting
to turn his left. Grant's cavalry have been unable
to take the cattle captured by the Confederates.
Daring the pursuit one of Grant's cavalry regi-
ments was captured.
The M'Clellan ratific3 lion meetings at New York,
Washington, and throw ;hout the Nortb, have been
great successes, Great enthusiasm was manifested,
Thirty Confederates from Canada have captured
two steamers on Lake Erie. It is supposed that
they will attempt the rescue of the prisoners on
Johnson Island,

It is reported that the privateer Florida has ar-
rived at Wilmington.
The Nero York Tribune asserts positively that
Fremont has withdrawn from the Presidential

canvass.

The Hibernian and City of London have arrived
out.

General Grant, after a consultation with General
Sheridan at Berrysville on the 16th inst., visited
his family at Burlington, New Jersey, and yfister,
day returned to his headquarters before Petersburg.
A supply train and two sutlers' trains, with 600
mules and 40 horses, which recently left Fort
Le:venworth, Kansas, for the Federal garrison at
Calun Creek by the Confederates.

The SE. Paul Press reports that General Stanlly
again routed the Indians near Big Knife River,
Dieotah territory, on the 28th ult., killing and
wounding upwards of 200 of them. Shnlly's loss
was two killed and ten wounded.

Grant is reported mastiag his forces on his left
for a movement against the Danville Railway.
Official despatches from Sherman, received yes•
terday, contain nothing of importance.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, SEPT, 21 (Morning).

Money easy. Gold, 2231. Stocks quiet. New
York Centrals, 126 k; Illinois, 127; Erie, 1041;
United States Five-Twenty Bcnds, 110 i. Cotton
quiet. Middling Upland, 175. Flour heavy.
Wheat tending downwards. Corn steady. Pro-
visions good enquiry. Coffee steady. Sugar and
molasses very dull. Petroleum, crude, 46; do.,
refined, 760.

MEXICO.

NEW YORK, SEPT. 21 (Morning).

Advices received from Mexico via New Orleans
report that 6,000 French attacked Cortinas at Mata-
morf son the 6th inst. During the engagement,
the Confederates, on the Rio Grande, under Colonel
Fordo, espoused the cause of the French and
attacked Cortinas. The Federal forces stationed at
Brazow de Santiago then attacked and drove Forde
off. After the engagement Cortinas crossed the
river and occupied Brownsville, Texas, driving the
Confederates cut. Cortinas hoisted the Federal
flag at Brownsville, declared himself an American
citizen, and offered the services of his troops to the
Federal Government. The truth of the news is
doubted in New Orleans.

The French have seized, on the Rio Grande,
several vessels from New Orleans with supplies for
Cortinas.

SPAIN.
MADRID, SEPT. 29, Evening.

The Clamor Publico is in favour of settling the
Santo Daminico question by preserving only the
towns of Santo Domingo, Samorna, and Puerto
Plata, abandoning the rest of the island and termi-
nating the war.

THE BRAZIL MAIL.
(By Telegraph from Lisbon.)
BUENOS AYRES, AUG. 27.
Exchange, 501. Ounces, 28.10. \Vet salted
hides, 38k. Dry American, 32 to 35. Wool firm.
Tallow, 14t. Timber, 39 to 42/. Flour, 6 47.
Refined sugar. •

MONTE VIDEO, Aua, 29.

Exchange, MI. Wet salted bides, 6.40 to 5.20.
Dry American, 4.65 to 4 80. Dry German, 5•70 to
5.40. Wool unchanged, Tallow, 1:85.