The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-20 00:00:00

NEW YORK, JUNE 12 (Evening

(By Telegraph to Cape Race.)

MEXICO.

NEW YORK, JUNE

PARIS, JUNE 20,

With the view of facilitating commercial opera-
tions in Mexico, General Forey has decided that
merchandise consigned to ports occupied by the
French, and destined for portions of the country in
French occupation, shall only pay half of the im-
port duty to which they are liable by the regular
tariff.

HAMBURG, JUNE 17

News received here from Copenhagen states tha'
the taking of Puebla by the French produced im.
mense excitement.

The King has instructed Mr. Hall, the President
of the Council, to offer his sincere congratulations
on that happy event to the French Ministers in
Copenhagen.
The King of Sweden left on the 11th inst. for
Seania, where his Majesty will inspect the troops.
It is asserted that the Kings of Sweden and
Denmark will have an interview in the course of
the present month.

THE EXECUTION OF FRANKOWSKI.

THORN JUNE 20,

Frankowski one of the insurgent leaders was
hung at Lublin on the 16th inst., by sentence of
a court-martial.

It is rumoured that Archbishop Felinski has been
exiled to the Government of Vologda.

THE POLISH QUESTION.

PARIS, JUNE 20,

The Courser du Dimanche of to-day in an article
upon the despatch of the notes of the Western
Powers to St. Petersburgh says—" The French
note is marked by the same sentiments of modera-
tion which characterized the first French communi-
cation. As regards the proposal of an armistice it is
said to have been dropped at least in the form it
was originally put forward." i

If our information is correct, the despatch of M.
Drouyn de Lhuys confines itself to expressing the
hope that Russia, in the event of her deferring to
the wishes of the Powers, would take the most pro-
per measures to arrest the effusion of blood during
the pending negotiations.

It is asserted that M. Drouyn de Lhuys, in draw-
ing up the six points already known as having been
proposed by the Powers to Russia, endeavours, in
order not to establish any sensible divergence be•
tween the attitude of France and that of Austria,
not to lay too much stress on the 2d and 3d points.

POLAND.
WARSAW, JUNE 15.

A few days ago a lady of the name of Baldicka,
of this city, was murdered in her own house. It
was then said, and generally believed, that the
murder had been committed in consequence of her
having acted as a spy. This statement, however,
was incorrect, as the unfortunate lady found her
death at the hands of thieves who were detected in
the act of robbing.

The relations of the murdered lady, desirous of
maintaining the honour of the family, forwarded
a petition to the National tiecret Committee, pray-
ing that an official statement might be made, de-
claring all reports current to be false. This peti-

tion was duly attended to by the National Govern-
ment, and the required official statement, N 0.1148,
declaring that no suspicio❑ had ever been enter-
tained of Madame Baldicka, was published in the
Prazoola of to-day.

Three revolutionary journals have been published
to-day. A glance through their columns will
show what a vast and varied number of cases the
National Secret Committee have to dispose of ; and
one cannot but feel surprised thftt, notwithstanding
the many difficulties to contend with, and the strict
secrecy to be constantly observed, they are still
beyond the reach of the Russian authorities.

To-day all telegraphic communication to this
city has again been interrupted. All the telegraph
offices are closed in consequence.

Within the last few days several unimportant
skirmishes have taken place in the vicinity of
Warsaw between the Russian troops and the in-

surgents.

Much excitement was caused yesterday evening
by the arrival of a Russian patrol in charge of two
insurgent prisoners, who were fully armed and
equipped as Polish Mllans.
At Rawa, on the occasion of the procession of
Corp! Christi, composed exclusively of Russian
Catholics, it was joined by several fullyequipped but
unarmed Polish inns, who at the termination of
the ceremonies returned unhindered to join their
comrades in the woods.

From time to time the insurgents surround War-
saw and tear down the Russian eagle. Detach-
ments of Russian troops are despatched daily from
this city, with orders to scour the surrounding
country, while others return harassed, after days of
long and wearisome marches.

railroad bridge between Savannah and Charleston
Reinforcements are being forwarded to them.

Three brigades of Federal cavalry and two thou-
sand infantry crossed the Rappahannock on Tuesday
last, at Beverley Ford, and had a severe engage-
ment with General Stuart's cavalry, lasting all day,
when the Confederates received heavy infanty re-
inforcements, and the Federals recrossed the river,
bringing away their dead and wounded.
The object of the expedition was to frustrate the
plans of General Lee, who had assembled a force of
cavalry at Culpepper Court-house, with the view
of making a raid into Maryland. The expedition is
said to have succeeeded in its object.
General Lee has received reinforcements, and the
impression still prevails that he will shortly assume
the offensive.

Great preparations for defence are being made in
Pennsylvania.

News from Vicksburg is to the Bth inst. The
seige was progressing, but the situation had not
changed.

The enrolment is being resisted in Indiana. The
Provost-Marshal and his assistant have been shot.
Considerable excitement prevails, and a military
force has been sent to the scene of disorder.

Mr. Vallandigham has been unanimously nomi-
nated candidate for the Governorship of Ohio by
the Democratic State Convention.

President Davis has revoked the exequatur of
the British Consul at Richmond for disregarding
the legal authority of the Confederate Government,
in assuming to act as Consul for other cities than
Richmond, and other States than Virginia.

Advices received here from Puebla to the 18th
May, via San Francisco, state that the French were
at Cholula, six miles beyond Puebla, on the way to
Mexico.

The Mexicans asserted that the approaches to
;he City of Mexico would be vigorously defended.