The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-27 00:00:00

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

QUEENSTOWN, Saturday.
The Royal mail steamer China, from Ne qv York
on the 15th lust., arrived here at eight p.m. She
brings 83 pursengers, and 399,000 dols. in specie.
She landed all the mails and four passengers, and
proceeded immediately. All well. She was dc-
tained.l4 hours for despatches from Washington.

NEW YORK, July 15, Morning,
General Leo has escaped into Virginia with his
whole army.

Port Hudson has been eapthred,

An attack has been made on Charleston.

Bloody mob riots have taken place in New York,
in consequence of the enforcement of the conscrip-
tion.

General Meade officially reported yesterday as
follows :—" My cavalry occupy Falling Waters,
having overtaken and captured a brigade of
infantry 1,500 strong, two guns, two caissons, two
battle flags, and a number of small arms. The
enemy are all across the Potomac."

In a later report, General Meade announces the
capture of 500 additional prisoners, and says :
"General Pettigrew was killed this morning ; his
body is in our hands."
Unofficial advices state that General Lee's retreat
was conducted in good order.
The Richmond Inquirer publishes -llh-'officitil
despatch from Mobile stating that the New Orleans
Era announces the unconditional surrender of Port
Hudson, on the 9th inst.

Advices from Charleston to the 13th inst. state
that the whole of Morris Island, except Fort
Wagner, had been captured by the Federals. The
Confederates lost between 700 and 800 men. The
siege of Fort yV agner was progressing. Five moni-
tors were engaged.

Gen. Beauregard officially announced on the 10th
inst. that the enemy had obtained possession of the
southern portion of Morris Island. The Confede-
rate loss in opposing their landing was severe,
amounting to 300 killed and wounded. 'Rile enemy's
loss is evidently heavy.

On the evening of the 10th Gen. Beanregard re-
ports chat the enemy had a threatening force on
the lower front of James Island.

An attempt was made to destroy the Savannah
railway bridge, but failed, with the loss of one steam
boat. The main body of Gen. Bragg's army ia said
to have retreated from Chattanooga to Atlanta.
Gen. Rosencranz has captured 4,000 prisoners dur-
ing his forward movement.
General Morgan continues his raid in Indiana
and Ohio. He passed over the Cincinnati and
Indianopolis Railroad, 35 miles from Cincinnati,
and had reached Miamsville. Martial law has been
proclaimed in Cincinnati, Corrington, and Newport.
Gen. Grant paroled 31,000 prisoners at Vicksburg.
Immediately after the surrender Gen. Sherman, with
a large army, moved in the direction of Big Black
River. On the following day he met Gen. John-
stone in line of battle. A sanguinary engagement
is said to have taken place, resulting in Gen. John-
stone's retreat, with the loss of 2,000 prisoners.
Federal Gen. Blair is said to occupy Jackson. An
armed steamer, supposed to be a privateer, has been
seen off Portland.

A copy of an address from General Lee to the
army, dated the 11th inst., has been found at
Hagerstown. He tells the troops that if the fierce
and sanguinary battle they had fought was not
attended with the success which hitherto had
crowned their efforts it was marked with that heroic
spirit which commanded the respect of their
enemies and the gratitude of their country. Once
more they were about to meet their old enemy, and
he urges them to go forward in confidence to secure
the peace and safety of the country.
Vicksburg advices of the sth state that General
Johnstone was retreating and that General Sherman
was in full pursuit.
NEW YORK, July 15, Evening.

The Confederates have attacked Young's Point,
Mississippi, and carried off 1,200 negroes, who were
working on a plantation under Federal superinten-
dents.

Mr. Seward has officially authorised the correction
of the statement made in the English Parliament that
the British Government showed him the communi-
cation made to it last winter by the French Govern-
ment on the subject of mediation. The first know-
ledge the Federal Government had of the French
proposition was received from the French Govern-
ment itself.

ADDRESS OF GENERAL LEE TO TH E
CONFEDERATE ARMY.
(General Orders.—No. 16.)

a
Headquarters, Army of Northern Virginia,
retrtedhee th
long
hasn dever trying July 11, 1863.
A
m arehe s enduredthe
soldierswith
characterized
theffotit
of the army of Northern Vaw. • • n's, you have pene-
trated to the country of our enemies
and
recalled to
the defence of their own soil those
who were en-
gaged in the invasion of ours. You have fought a
fierce and sanguinary battle which, if not attended
with the success that has hitherto crowned your
efforts,was marked by the same heroic spirit that has
commanded the respect of your enemies, the grati-
tude of your country, and the admiration of man-
kind.
" Once more you are called upon to meet the
enemy from whom you have torn in so many fields
a name that will never die. Once more the eyes of
your countrymen are turned upon you, and again
do wives and sisters, fathers and mothers, and help-
less children lean for defence on your strong arms
and bravo hearts. Let every soldier remember
that on his courage and fidelity depends all that
makes life worth having—the freedom of his coun-
try, the honour of his people, and the security of
his home. Let each heart grow strong in the re-
membrance of our glorious past, and in the
thought of the inestimable blessings for
which we contended; and, invoking the assistance
of that heavenly Power which has Bo signally
blessed our former efforts, let us go forth in con-
fidence to secure the peace and safety of our coun-
try. Soldiers, your old enemy is before you. Win
from him honour worthy of your right cause,
worthy of your comrades dead on so many illus-
trious fields.

"11. L. LEE, General Commanding."

THE RIOTS IN NEW YORK.

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The New York papers give fearful descriptions of
the scenes of riot which followed the attempt to en-
force the conscription. The New York Journal of
Commerce of the 14th thus summarises the events
of the first day :

" Yesterday witnessed the most serious riot which
has ever been known in our city, and it raged all
day unsuppressed. In feet the upper portion of
New York was seized by the mob, ana held through-
out the day, and no exertions sufficed to give the
aproceedings. It is with the
deepestst check
pain that
their
we record the facts elsewhere—
-1 least ck to
facts which will be memorable in the history of our
city, hitherto celebrated for its law-abiding cha-
racter. The origin of the riot was in the Ninth
ni Congressionalenc
ed on
Saturday District,
last. where
A great
rheea draughting rearuogwhdt i;aat
gathered
yesterday morning around the office in 3d avenue,tredd
where the draughting was in progress. On Satur-
day the drawing of names had not been interrupted.
Sunday intervened, and no one anticipated any
trouble, nor is there any reason to believe that
the occurrences of yesterday were premeditated or
organised. On the contrary, there was probably
no idea of it in the mind of any one concerned up to
the moment of the outbreak. Then a pent-up fire
seemed to break out suddenly, and the absence of
the military forces relied on to check such demon-
strations prevented an immediate suppression, so