The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-29 00:00:00

The Spanish Progressist Party.

MADRID, Oct. 24.
The Correspondeneta de Espana of to day says :
" To-day at 12 oclock the Progressists reassems
bled at the house of Senor Olozaga, to continue
the debate on the question of abstaining from vot-
ing. But before giving the details of to-day's meet-
ing we shall amplify tie particulars we have already
published relative to the proceedings of yesterday.
" The incidental question, whether the opinion of
the majority should always be decisive (which the
Progressist Committee discussed yesterday), was
initiated by Senor Munoz Baeno, the delegate from
Caceres. The object of the question was to decide if
every individual was bound to subscribe to any re-
solution of the committee in which something might
be recommended to the party which the conscience
of the subscriber could not admit. Senores de la
Serna and O:ozaga took part in the debate on this
question, and it was decided—as might be expected
—that members of the committee were not bound
to recommend what their conscience might reject,
but they must submit to the decision of the majority.
" Upon the question of abstentions Senors Madcz
and Figuerlo spoke yesterday against, and Don
Victor Balaguer in favour of this policy. The
speeches were very animated, and each expressed
with entire frankness the reasons he believed most
proper to sustain his opinion. All three speakers
were willing to abide by the decision of the majority.
Senor Balaguer said that his constituents, the Cata-
lans, would obey this decision as one man. Ho
wished, however, that the abstention should be al).
solute. On this question, and on account of some
personal allusions,several other gentlemen addressed
the meeting.

" Tosday the debate on the question of abates•

Lion was continued. Senor Bantista Alenso ex-
pressed himself favourable to such a policy, while
General Latorre opposed it. The proceedings of
the commissioners of Oveido and Malaga were
approved, and those of the Pontevedra committee
rejected. The question was then put to the vote,
when 66 persons out of the 70 present at the meet•
iog declared in favcnr of abstaining from voting:'

Proclamation of King Christian to the

Fleet.

COPENIIAGEN, Oct. 25.
King Christian issued the following proclamation
o the Danish fleet

",More peaceful relations have now supervened,
and the majority among you can return to their
homes. I have followed your honourable enter.
prise on sea with joy. Whether combating the
elements during the harsh winter season, whether
in battle against the enemies of the country, you
have always shown courage and endurance. In
resuming your peaceful occupations retain your
affection for your King and country, and for the
fl ig under which you have fought ; and should
duty again call you to arms for the defence of the
tatherland, hasten, wherever you may be, to as-
semble round the old Dinnebrog. Brave eons of
Denmark, I send to you all, officers, subordinates,
and men alike, my royal greeting and hearty thanks
for the faithful readiness with which you fulfilled
your duty. _

(Signed) " CHRISTIAN R.'

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

(Per the China, via Rochb's Point, Oct. 29, 4 a.m.
NEW YORK, OCT. 18.

Despatches from Washington yesterday state that
Secretaries Stanton, Seward, and Fessenden have
gone to Grant's head-quarters to urge upon him the
political necessity of his achieving some decisive
military success previous to the Presidential elec-
tion, and to authorise him to concentrate troops
from any and every quarter in furtherance of that
object.

Latest despatches from Georgia report General
Hood, with nearly his whole army, operating upon
Sherman's communications. He recaptured Resaca
on the 12th and Dalton on the 14th, taking prim
Boners the entire Federal garrisons at both places
and destroying large sections of the railway. On
the 16th he occupied Lafayette,
Sherman is reported following Hood, but what
portion of his army he has withdrawn from Atlanta
for that purpose is unknown.
The Confederates in Missouri have occupied Se-
dalia, Danville, and Lexington.

General Rosecrans is stated from St. Louis to
have proceeded to the front, but no engagement has
yet occurred.

Great excitement exists in Kansas, and the
militia has been called out under the belief that the
invasion of the State is imminent.

The War Department announces that Long-
street, in command of Early's late army, has ap-
peared before Strasburg.
Skirmishing with Sheridan commenced on the
loth.

The Federal merchant steamer Roanoke, from
Havannah for Naw York, now a fortnight over-
due, is reported to have been captured by a party
of 25 Confederates, who are known in Havannah to
have been among her passengers.
The Democratic Presidential electors of Tennessee
recently waited upon Mt, Lincoln, and petitioned
the modification of Governor Johnston's test oath
and the guarantee of non-interference by the mili-
tary in the November elections. They were sum-
marily dismissed, with the assurance that Mr Lin-
coln " intended to manage his side of the Presiden-
tial contest in his own way, and that he expected
the friends of George B. M'Clellan to manage their
side in their way.

Several dry goods and other merchants in Wash-
ington and Baltimore were arrested yesterday and
imprisoned in Washington, by order of Mr Stan-
ton. The charge against them is believed to be
contraband trading.

The Tribune published a letter from Mr John
Bright, M,P., to Mr. Hoarce Greely, recommend-
ing the re-election of Mr. Lincoln and the prosecu-
tion of the war.