The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-26 00:00:00

AMERICA•

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
SUSPENSION OF THE HABEAS CORPUS
ACT BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN.

QuEENsTowN, Sept. 25.

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The royal mail s
9 p.m. to-day, with 123 passengers and 150,000 dols.
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Proceeded at
9.15 p.m. All well.
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NEW Yonx, Sept. 14 (Evening).
General Beauregard reports that 113 Federals
have been captured in an unsuccessful assault upon
Fort Sumter.
The Federals have had an engagement at Dug
Gap, Tennessee, four miles from New Lafayette,
where Bragg's main army is posted. The Federals
retired to Look-out Mountain. The amount of
casualties was small.
Mr. Seward bas issued a circular to the American
Legations, stating that as prejudged opinion still
existed in France and
Union, England. that the Federals
cannot preserve the prudent concern for
foreign relations and the interests of peace and
humanity at home demand that a new effort should
be made to correct this prejudice. The insurgents
are able to protract their
resistance by means of
foreign sympathy and aid. The expectation of
more effective foreign assistance is now their chief

resource.
Mr. Seward reviews the military situation, and
says Those seeking the renewal of commercial
prosperity through peace in America will find that
the quickest and shortest way to gain that end is to
withdrawgen ts,
and
their support and power from the
leaveinsur-
the
adjustment of the controversy
to the American people."

NMI' YORK, Sept. 15 (Noon).

Rappahannock and passed through Culpepper,
cavalry has crossed the
driving the Confederate cavalry before him, and
General
capturing three
Pleasan tows
guns and 100 prisoners at Cul-
pepper. He afterwards advanced to the Rapidan,
where he found Lee's forces in a position to prevent
his crossing.
An impression, however, prevails that Lee has
sent a large:force to reinforce Beauregard, and
is falling back towards Richmond .
NEW YORK, Sept. 15 (Evening).
It is reported from Fort Monroe that Fort Moul-
trie surrendered on the 11th inst., and that the
Federals had captured half of James Island.
General Gilmore has received instructions to shell
Charleston until it surrenders.
Southern accounts state that the Massachusetts
State flag floats over Fort Wagner, which is gar-
risoned by Massachusetts negroes.
General Gillrner, the chief of the Richmond engi-
neer bureau, has been sent to Charleston as second
in command to Beauregard.

It is reported that 17 Federal regiments left New
Orleans on the 3d inst. for Brownsville, Texas.

General Hardee is organising the Confederate pri-
soners parolled at Vicksburg and Port Hudson, to
be ready for service when exchanged.
The capture of Little Rock, Arkansas, by the
Federals is ❑ot confirmed. 17,000 Confederates are
reported to be on this side of Little Rock, awaiting
Steele's advance. _ _

Negroes man the upper batteries of Vicksburg.
Peace propositions in the Virginia Legislature
have been voted down by 3S to 1.
Georgian soldiers have destroyed the office in
Raleigh of the North Carolina Standard, a peace
journal. The opposition party have destroyed the
State Journal office, the war advocate.
Tae President has refused to accept Genera.
Burnside's resignation. _ _

Indiara4 soldiers have unsuccessfully attempted to