The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-29 00:00:00

THE ANGLO-CHINESE FLEET.

On the 9th of February a motion was made in the
House of Commons for the production of the cor-
respondence relating to the fitting out, despatching
to China, and ultimate withdrawal of the Anglo-
Chinese fleet, under the command of Capt. S. Oaborn.
The papers have been published, but they do not add
many important facts to those already known. In-
deed, the greater number of the despatches and en-
closures, no less than 15, dated from August, 1862,
to the end of November last, refer exclusively to one
preliminary point, the selection of a flag for the new
naval force. It appears to have presented some
difficulties not only as td the selection, but as
to the approval of the Chinese Government, and the
notification in the London Gazette. The Anglo•
Chinese Fleet has no intermediate history between
the settlement of the flag question and the dissolu-
tion of the whole force. The last communicatian on
the former point is dated April 22,1863 ; and in the
next document in order of time Captain Osborne
announces the dissolution of the force under his
command. All the transactions connected with the
fitting out of the fleet took place in England. The
intelligence of the arrival of the ships in China and
the announcement that it could not render any effi-
cient service under the conditions required by the
Chinese Government reached this country almost
simultaneously. All the interest of the correspon-
dence, therefore, is confined to the differences in
China which neutralized the aid intended to be given,
and those differences have been already described.

THE SHAKSPERE MEMORIAL BUST. By Felix
M. Miller, sculptor to the Government School of
Art. Howell, James, and Co., London.—ln com-
memoration of the 300th birthday of Shakspere,
under the special sanction of the National Shakspere
Committee, Messrs. Howell and James have just
published a memorial bust of England's greatest man
and the world's greatest poet. The idea is aptly suited
to the timd and the event about to be commemorated.
Thi bust is the work of a most distinguished artist,
Mr. F. M. Miller, of the Government School of Art,
sal is in every respect a masterly production. Mr.
Miller has chosen that period in the life of the poet,
when he was in the full vigour of intellectual
rn.ght, taking for his guide, as to the mere likeness,
th 3 Chandos and Lansdowne portraits, and the
Stratford bust. The broad and lofty forehead, so
suggestive of deep thought, the facial evidences of
genius, the massive brow shading the deep-set ear-
nest eyes, the air of grandeur which pervades the
whole bust, enable usto say that the artist has per-
formed in this work a labour of love after the
most careful study of his subject. The bust, is 15
inches high, and can be had in terracotta and
Wedgcvood'e ceramic ohinaLas also. in bronze.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

AMERICA.
(Per the Arabia via Roche Point.)

NEW YORK, FEB. 16 (Evening).
After a slight skirmishing, General Sherman
occupied Jackson, Mississippi, on the sth.

The Confederates were retreating across Peare
River. General Sherman has since advanced to
Brandon. Another portion of Sherman's forces
permanently occupied Yezoo City for foraging
purposes.

In conjunction with General Sherman's move-
ment a large cavalry force moved southward from
Corinth.

On the 15th an army corps advanced from Hunts-
ville, Alabama, crossing the Tennessee river at
Larkin's Ferry.

It is reported that General Grant's army is in
motion from Chattanooga towards Tunnell Hill
and Dalton.

Bishop Polk, commanding in Mississippi, is be-
lieved to have received reinforcements from Dalton.
General Longstreet holds the Tennessee Rail-
road to Strawberry Plains.
General Peck has arrived at Newbern, and has
made preparations for Ilia defence.

President Davis has issued an address to the
army, thanking the troops for their alacrity.
He said that the spring campaign opens under
auspices well calculated to eustain their hopes.
Assured success awaits their struggle for liberty
and independence.

President Davis has signed a bill prohibiting the
export of tobacco, rice, sugar, and molasses, except
by special permit ; also a bill prohibiting the im-
portation of luxuries after March next, and fixing
the maximum price at which articles of silk, wool,
flax, and cotton may be imported.

One hundred and ten Federal officers who had
escaped from Richmond prison have arrived 'at
Fort Monroe.

The House of Representatives has passed a re-
solution favouring an amendment to the constitw•
tion abolishing slavery by a majority of twenty-one.
The Supreme Court has decided against Mr.
Vallandigham's application to annul the sentence
passed upon him by the military court.
A committee of ways and means will report on
the bill authorising the Secretary of the Treasury
to sell gold, providing he retains a sufficient amount
to pay the interest on the public debt.
The steamers Hatfield, Spunkie, Dee, Jenny,
Emily, and Fanny have been destroyed, and the
City of Petersburg captured, off Wilmington.
A brig, with 700 slaves on board, was captured
on the 9th, off North Side, Cuba.
The North American has arrived out.
(By Telegraph to Halifax.)
NEW YORK, FEB. 18 (Evening).
General Grant's forward movement has not been
confirmed.

The commander of Mobile has telegraphed that
he anticipates an early attack on the city.
Admiral Farragut's fleet has left New Orleans,
destination unknown.
It is anticipated that the Confederates will open
the spring campaign by a formidable raid into
Pennsylvania.
The New York herald asserts that President
Lincoln will issue a proclamation of universal
emancipation, including the Border States, on the
221 inst.

General Banks has issued an order at New
Orleans, stating that it is the people's duty to assist
in restoring the civil government. Indifference
will be treated as a crime. Men refusing to

defend their country with the ballot box or cartridge
box have no claim to the benefits of liberty.
The New York journals coneider this equivalent

to compulsory voting.
Several republican members of Congress have
denounced President Lincoln's policy of establishing
State Governments under the amnesty proclamation
as illegal.
The steamer Cumberland has been captured whilst
entering Mobile harbour.
The steamer Denbigh has been destroyed whilst
leaving Mobile.

NEW YORK, FEB. 19 (Noon).

The expectation that Congress will pass the bill
authorising the Secretary of the Treasury to sell
gold has caused a great decline.
It is reported that the Federal Government has
received information that Confederate vessels have
left Asia for the Pacific.
An attack on San Francisco is feared.
President Lincoln has declared Brownsville,
Texas, open to trade. The entry of spirits and
articles contraband of war are forbidden. American
Consuls will grant licenses to foreign vessels for
Brownsville.