The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-19 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

AMERICA.
(Per the Persia.)
QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 19.
The Royal Mail steamship Persia, from New
York on the 9th inst., arrived here at 2.30 a.m.
to-day, with 72 passengers and 304,387 dols. in
specie. She landed all mails and five passengers,
and proceeded at 3.15 p.m. All well.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 7.
It is denied that Lee's army or any part of it
crossed the Rappahannock, except an inferior
cavalry force. Deserters report Lee's forces south
of the Rapids between Blue Ridge and the mouth
of the Rappahannock, and evincing no sign of a
forward movement.
The New York Times' correspondent states that
three brigades of Lee's infantry had loft Fredericks-
burg on Thursday to reinforce Bragg.
Advices from New Orleans of 29th ult. state that
the Confederates in Attakapas County crossed the
Grand Lake 8,000 strong. It is supposed they in-
tended to attack Brashear City for supplies.
General Schofield has telegraphed to the Go-
vernor of Missouri that there will be an invasion of
Missouri by the Kansas people.
Guerillas have been threatening Eastern Ken-
tucky since the removal of Burnside into Ten-
nessee.
The reported approaching departure of ironclads
from England causes considerable excitement.
The New York Herald recommends war rather
than submission to such hostile measures. It sug-
gests that, as soon as an Anglo-rebel steamer at-
tacks a Northern port, an embargo be laid on Bri-
tish shipping to compensate for the damage, and
that British property should be sequestered until a
settlement is made by England.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 8 (Evening),
Money easier, Gold, 32 per cent. premium.
Exchange on Loudon—Bankers' bills, 1451.
Stocks improving. New York Centrals, 133 ;
Illinois, 1261-; Erie, 1051 ; 6 per Cent. United
States Bonds, 105.

Cotton inactive. Middling Upland, 69c.
Flour and corn heavy. Wheat in limited de-
mand.
Provisions in good demand. Coffee very firm,
Sugar quiet. Molasses very firm.
Petroleum, 351 to 371.
Stocks better. Gold, 32 per cent. premium.

and that aNEW YORK, SEPT. 9, Morning.
Southern despatches from Chattanooga, to the sth
i nst., say that both armies were in close proximity,
meat at any moment.
Southern journals say
slight cause might bring on an engage.
that the Federals were re-
pulsed at Dramend Gap, Tennessee. They shelled
London, killing two women. A bridge was burnt
to prevent their crossing.
The same journals state that General Prince had
defeated the Federals below Little Rock, Arkansas.
Imboden, with 1,200 men, had attacked the Fede-
rals, 300 strong, at Moorfield, Virginia. The
Federals fell back to Cumberland. The Confede-
rates had attacked Bath, Western Virginia, but
were repulsed. Quantrell is 30 miles from Kansas
city, with increased forces. The citizens of Kansas
were still preparing for an invasion of Missouri,
Memphis despatches report numerous desertions
and demorali...tion in Bragg and Johnstone's armies.
Much Secession feeling is said to prevail in Ten.

n essee.
The Baltimore correspondent of the New York
will shortly
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The New York Tribune says it is rumoured that
Juarez has arrived at Washington incognito, and
had several interviews with Mr. Seward.
GenerallitaSchoffeld has ordered that the Kansas
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not be allowed to enter Alissouri.
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General Burnside has occupied Knoxville.
The siege of Charleston has no decided result up
to the present.
The troops are removing from the public squares
of New York to the suburbs of the city.
Correspondence between Fernando Wood and
President Lincoln, dated December last, has been
published. Wood informs Mr. Lincoln that he has
information that the Southern States would send
representatives to the Federal Congress, provided a
general amnesty was granted, and suggesting that
an official correspondence be opened with the
Southern leaders on the subject. Mr. Lincoln re-
plied that be thought Air. Wood's information
would prove groundless, but if the people of the
Southern States would cease resistance, reinaugu-
rate,
submit
to and
andmaintain the national
authority within the limits of the Southern States,
under the Federal Constitution, then war would
cease on the part of the United States. If within
a reasonable time a full and general amnesty were
necessary to such end it would not be withheld, but
ho did not think it proper to communicate this to
the Southern People, who, he believed, already
knew it, and when they chose, could communicate
with him unequivocally. Mr. Fernando Wood
replied, regretting. that Mr. Lincoln declined the
innocent effort to ascertain whether the South
desired to return to TT
the Union.

The DJuglas
eaptposition and Breckinridge sections of the
Democratic party have held a meeting at New
York,
all minor differences were satis-
factorily adjusted,Whieh in order that an united Demo-
cratic to President Lincoln's administra-
tion might be
presented to the people during future
elections.

The Mayor of Leayenworth, Kansas, has been
arrested by the military authorities. This occur-
rence has caused much excitement.

The Wilmington blockading fleet has been
strengthened.

According to Southern despatches from Charles-
ton to the 6th inst., the bombardment of Forts
Wagner and Gregg by fleet and land batteries had
been incessant for the last 32 hours. Tbey also
state that on the sth inst. the enemy landed near
Comm in g's Point, assaulted Fort Wagner, and was
repulsed.
Correspondents assert Admiral Dahlgren to be
of opinion that Sumter is not silenced—his chief
pilot stating that the north-west of the work was
as sound as ever, six- guns being mounted on the
parapet.

General Gilmore does not share this opinion.
The General has mounted 30 guns, which will
shortly throw Greek fire into Charleston.
It is rt;paried that General Rosencranz attacked
Chattanooga on the ith

The Scotia has arrived out.
NEW YORK, Sm. 11.

General Gilmore officially reports under date of
the 7th inst. that his guns completely cover the
city and harbour of Charleston. The Confederate