The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-23 00:00:00

FRANCE.

The Opinione Nationale states that it gives a
letter from the Emperor to M. Billault, which com-
pliments him upon his speech in the Senate.

The Constatuttonnel affirms that the letter of the
Emperor to M. Billault is not only a striking tes-
timonial of satisfaction for the illustrious statesman
to whom it is addressed, but it is a solemn declara-
tion which sanctions on all points the exposition of
the policy of the Government by M. Billault, and
the vote of confidence expressed by the Senate.
The Emperor's letter is a solemn ratification, which
gives room for no equivocation, and which will be
perfectly understood both in France and also
abroad.

The Siecle animadverts upon the language of the
Constituttonnel, in its postcript concerning the
defeat of Langiewicz, where it says, " that it is
Amnesty which completes such victories, and the
world will applaud Alexander 11. if, after having
put down the insurrection by force, he can disarm
it by his magnanimity." Such words, says the
Sleek, ought not to be found written by the pen of
a Frenchman. It is doubtful if they would be toler-
able in the official journal of St. Petersburg. The
writer speaks of the magnanimit y of the Emperor of
Russia, and the plaudits the world will give to his
conduct if he accords an amnesty to Poland. But how
can the right cause ask or receive a pardon ? Even
after her defeat will not Poland still be living ? She
knows how to trust to the magnanimity of Alexan-
der. Poland wants no amnesty. One day, when
she has regained her independence, it will be her
part to give an amnesty to her executioners, and the
French writers who invoke the generosity of the
Russian Emperor at the very moment when blood
flows in Poland, and when, according to the un -
nappy expression of the Constitutionnel, the Czar
has put down the irsurrection by force. If, which
God forbid, these noble martyrs have been crushed
by treason or overpowered by numbers, there ought
to be no place in any journal of our country for
such revolting plaudits. Every one ought to groan
at a victory which will leave the Polish nation at
the mercy of its oppressors. Every one ought tc
appeal to the French Government to obtain
striking reparation for such long and cruel suf-
ferings.

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
QUEENSTOWN, March 22.

The Royal Mail steamship Africa, from New
York on the 11th inst., arrived here at 12.14 a.m
to-day, with 40 passengers, and 1,315,264 dole. in
specie.
She landed the mails, &c,, and proceeded at 1.15
a.m. for Liverpool; all well. The weather was
foggy off the harbour.

(Per Africa.)

NEW YORK, March 10, Evening.

Federal gunboats are reported to have passed
through the channel, from the Mississippi, into Lake
Providence, and to be doing considerable destruction.
It was thought that the Confederate transports
would come out of White River, and offer battle.
One Federal gunboat is said to have reached Yazoo
City through Yazoo Pass.
- The Federal Commander, Porter, has proclaimed
that all parties caught firing upon unarmed vessels,
burning cotton, or levying contributions, should be
hanged.

Immense numbers of troops are sick at Vicks-
burg. The Confederate General, Stephenson, offi-
cially reports that the steamer Indianola was not
destroyed, but was being raised. One gun had
burst, but the others were uninjured. The Confe-
derates made a raid into Fairfax Court-house at
two o'clock on the morning of the oth inst., and
captured Brigadier-General Stoughton, with his
headquarters, guard, and fifty-five horses. After
securing the prisoners and booty they retreated by
Warrington-road, and, by using the countersign
obtained from the captured order books, they passed
the outposts at Centreville. The Federal cavalry
was sent in pursuit.
On the 7th inet. the Federal cavalry attacked the
Confederates at Unionville, ten miles from Mur-
freesboro', Tennessee, capturing their camp equipage
and a number of prisoners.
At the late engagement at Springville Van Dorn
is said to have had 10,000 men, whilst the Federals
numbered only 3,000 men.
According to Southern reports Van Dorn cap-
tured 2,000 prisoners.
The destruction of the steamer Nashville at
Savannah is confirmed.

A collision between the military and the citizens
at Utah is imminent. T'ne Governor of Utah a#36
his associate justices ordered the military to arrest