The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAM.]
AMERICA.
(Per the Persia,)

NEW YORK, OCT. 21 (Morning).

General Meade is advancing from the front of
Washington. General Lee is retreating, but his
object is not positively known.
General Rosencranz has been superseded by Gen.
Thomas. General Grant has been appointed to
superintend all further operations.
President Lincoln has called for 300,000 volun-

teers.
Gold has declined to 46. No special cause is
assigned, except speculation.

(From the Special Correspondent of the limes.)

NEW YORK, OCT. 19, 5 p.m.

It 'is still asserted from Washington, under date
of the 17th and 18..:11 inst., that no general engage-
ment had occurred between the Armies of the
Potomac and Northern Virginia.
During Saturday and Sunday Washington was
filled with conflicting rumours of General Lee's
whereabouts and intentions, as well as those of
General Meade. At one time General Lee was
reportEd to have crossed the Potomac near Lees-
burgh, and to be advancing into Maryland, but this
has since been contradic'ed. Another account
stated that General Meade's whole army bad re
tired within the defences of the capital. This also
has been denied ; the belief, however, exists that
the lines of the two armies are but little changed
from their positions of Friday last.
The cavalry under Mosley continue to operate it
the rear of Gen. Meade, capturing solitary officers
and small squads of men.
Mr. Lincoln, notwithstanding his assertion in
his correspondence with Governor Seymour, in
August last, that the volunteering system had
been proved so far exhausted as to be inade-
quate for procuring soldiers, issued a proclamation
on the 17th instant calling upon the Governors of
several States to furnish immediately their quotas
of 300,000 new volunteers to serve for three years
or the war. The necessity Mr. Lincoln assigns for
this fresh demand is the depletion of the armies
which will occur during the coming year through
the expiration of the terms of service of the troops
now in the field. The proclamation adds that
should any of the State fail to raise the quota
assigned to them before the sth of January, 1864,
a draught will be made on that day in such States
to make up the deficiency.
The New York Times, in support of the call, says :
—" Even though Rosencranz had defeated Bragg at
Chattanooga—even though Meade had met and dis-
comfitted Lee on the Rapidan—even though
Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and Wilmington
were in our hands,—it would not be safe to permit
our armies to lose their strength. We should still
have heavy bodies of rebels posted through the
Rebel States, at points from the James River to the
Mississippi, and even beyond it ; we should still
have to show a front of power in the midst of a re-
bellious and disaffected population.
The moneys received by the Government in pay-
ment of the 300 dols. fee for exemption from the
late draught are said to already amount to 9,000,000
dols., which it is thought will be increased by
2,000,000 dols. additional.

Report alleges that the whole sum will be applied
to recruiting purpose 3, under the present call of the
President for vo!unteers.