The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-11 00:00:00

AMERICA.
(REUTER'S TRLEGRAMS.)

(By Telegraph to Cape Race.)

NEW YORK, Jane 1.

Advices from Vicksburg ere to May 27. The
Federals had been repulsed in three assaults. The
last assault was made by Gen. Sherman, with 20,000
men, and he lost 600 killed and a large number
wounded. The Federal outer lines were within 100
yards of the Confederate works. The Confederate
fortifications consist of a chain of forts 800 yards
apart, connected by deep entrenchments and ex-
tending several miles. It is supposed that regular
siege operations will be necessary to capture the city.
Apprehensions are entertained of an attack in
Gen. Grant's rear.

Gen. Johnstone was reported to be in the neigh-
bourhood of Jackson, with 15,000 men, short of pro-

visions.

Southern journals assert that two gunboats had
been sunk at Vicksburg, and Vat Gen. Banks had
crossed the Mississippi at Bayou Sara, seven miles
above Port Hudson.

Commodore Porter officially reports that he has
destroyed the navy yards at Yazoo city, together
with three powerful steamers, a formidable ram, all
kinds of machinery, and property valued at two
millions of dols.

Despatches from Murfreesboro state that the Con-
federate Gen. M .rmaduke was reported to have cap-
tured Helena, Arkansas, and many negro soldiers,
all of whom, together with their officers, be had
hung. The public await further advices before
crediting this report.
Gen. Burnside has informed Gen. Bragg that he
should hang ten Confederate officers if the Confede-
rates retaliated for the two whom Gen. Burnside
asserts were spies, tried and condemned in accord-
ance with the usages of war.
The movement in Gen. Lee's army on the Rappa-
hannock continues, but it is still matter of conjecture
against what point it is directed.

(Per the North American.)
NEW YORK, MAY 30 (Evening).
(By Telegraph to Father Point.)
Nothing decisive hae been yet received from
Vicksburg.
The New York Democratic Committee has passed
resolutions protesting against any negotiations for
peace by the Administration, except upon the basis
of the preservation of the union and of the, con-
stitution.

The Jura has been intercepted off Cape Race.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, MAY 30, EVENING.

Money easy. Gold, 45 per cent. premium; Ex-
change on London Bankers' Bills, 158* ; Stocks
improving—New York Centrals, 1231 ; Lli❑ois,
109 ; Erie, 95: ; 6 per cent. U cited
States Bonds, 108. Cotton quiet. Middling Up
i.nd, 51c. Flour very firm. Wheat in good cie-
m4ud for export, and le. higher. Corn improving.
Provisions, c$ e, sugar, and petroleum dull. Mo-
lasses quiet. .

The North American takes out 59,000 dollars in

specie.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
(Per the City of Baltimore.)
NEW YORK, May 30.
The fol owing is the " Situation," horn the New
York Herald of May 30 :
D, spar ches from Gen. Grant were received at the
War Department yesterday, which are more satis-
factory b. cause of an official and reliable character
relative to the condition of affairs at Vicksburg.
Gen. Grant's despatches are dated Monday, the 25th
inst., three days later than the previous despatches
received by the Government, and they represent the
siege as progressing satisfactorily up to that time,
and that Gen. Grant was quite able to maintain the
investment of the city and repel any attack in his
rear. This is the latest news we have from that
quarter. The intelligence to Friday last, the 22d
jest., telegraphed from the field on Saturday, wis
that Grant's army had been repulsed in all parts of
its lines—that the repulse was complete, but the
troops were then intrenching themselves and build-
ing rifle pits. The final success of the Union army
was, however, fully assured. Gen. Grant is reported
by despatches from Mentpnis as having captured all
the redoubts, taking some of them by means of
scaling ladders. Frightful havoc was done by the
enemy's shells during the storming. A telegram
from Murfreesboro yesterday says that General
Grant had made something like a general attack
upon the rebel works at Vicksburg since Sunday
and failed to carry them ; that he had thereupon con-
cluded that the place was too strong to be taken by
assault, and had opened a terrible and sustained fire
upo❑ it with his artillery. General Johnston had
not then attacked General Grant, but was still col-
lecting forces is his rear. He had managed to send
word to the garrison that if they should hold out
for 15 days he would raise the siege with an army
of 100,000 men. He also said he would do this if
he abandoned every other point in his department.
The most interesting news from Gen. Hooker's
army is that a balloon reconnoissance yesterday
failed to discover any indication of a move on the
part of the enemy, although their camps and the
whole country were clearly visible. It was believed,
however, that a portion of the rebel forces had
passed up the Rappahannock.
Our marine brigad's in the West has been distin-
guishing itself. An official despatch to the War
Department yesterday from beneral Erlet, corn-
, mending the ram fleet, dated Helena, Arkansas,
May 25, says that as his command was descending
the river from Memphis, May 23, the Commissary and
Quartermaster's boat was fired into from the Missis-
sippi side by the enemy, with two pieces of artillery,
about six miles above Austria. He returned next
day and landed his troops, when the cavalry under
Major Hubbard, 200 strong, came up with the
enemy, 1,000 strong, all mounted, and eight miles
out. The fight lasted nearly two hours. The M jor
was compelled to take shelter in a favourable po i-
tion, where he succeeded in repulsing the enemy,
and finally drove them off before the infantry could
come to his relief.

General Diet burned the town of Austria, having
first searched every building, As the fire progressed
the discharge of loaded firearms was like volleys of
musketry as the fire reached their hiding places.
and two heavy explosions of powder aim) occurred.
The loss of our troops was only two killed and 19
wounded. The enemy lost five killed and three
prisoners.

Our army correspondence from different sources,
which we give to-day, presents an excellent history,
in detail, of all the minor incidents and movements,
which combine to make up the picture of camp life
in all its curious vicissitudes, from Virginia to the
Fdr West—the courtesies between corps and corps,
the interesting ceremonies of il.ig presentations,
the distribution of medals and [Tosses to the brave,
and the dangerous irregular conflicts with guerillas
and hostile pickets.

Mr. Vallandigham appears by the latest reports to
be in a very uncomfortable position. He is at pre-
sent reported to be at General Bragg's headquar-
ters at Shelbyville, Tenn., awaiting the fiat of Mr.
Davis. It is said that the latter gentleman, in
reply to a question of General Bragg as to the dis-
position of Mr. V., stated that if he took the oath
of allegiance to the Southern Confederacy he might
remain within its jurisdiction, but if he refused he
must be sent back within the Federal lines. As Mr.
Vallandigham has always professed to be an uncom-
promising Union man, and as he is not regirded
with a very friendly feeling at the S )uth, it is not
likely that he will conform to Mr. Jrfferson
demand, so that we may see him back again before
long, to be once more adjudicates upon and disposed
of by the United States Government.
The recent raids of the privateer Alabama on the
coast of Brazil have provoked the authorities of that
country to remove the commander at Fernando de
Noronha, for permitting her to commit depreda-
tions in Brazilian waters, and her presence in that
region was forbidden by his successor, The Navy
D 'partment rent the Vanderbilt down there to look
atter the Alabama, with a view especially to Fer-
nando de Noronha; but as soo-. as she got to the
West Indies Admiral Wilkes took possession of her