The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-04 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(REVTER'S EXPRESS.)

(Per Africa.)
NEW Yong, April 21, Evening.
The reported occupation of Gordonsville by tili
Federals was untrue.

The Southern journals assert that Genera]
Stoneman's Federal cavalry had made a demon'
stration to cross the Rappahannock 25 miles above
Fredericksburg, but failed to accomplish their
purpose.

General Foster has reached Newborn from
Washington. He ran past the Confederate bat-
teries in a small steamer, the pilot of which W'
killed.
General,Foster's forces still remain in Washing"
ton, surrounded by the Confederates.
The Federal gunboats on the Nasemond River,
Eastern Virginia, have been shelling the Confsde"
rates, who are attempting to plant batteries at
different points on the river, and a Federal force,
co-operating with the gunboats, has stormed and
captured a Confederate battery of six guns, and
taken 200 prisoners. The Federal sick and wounded
have been removed from Suffolk to Norfolk.
There is continued skirmishing and activity"
among the opposing forces in the neighbourhood
of Suffolk.
Considerable excitement prevails at Nashville,
caused by the reported advance of the Confedc-
derates under Van Dorn.
Governor Johnson is authorised to raise 25,000
Federal troops for special service in East Ten"

nessee.
The latest reports assert that Admiral Dupont's
Monitor fleet still remains off Charleston Bar.
General Foster's troops, who had reinforced
General Hunter at Port Royal, are returning to
North Carolina.
Accounts are still conflicting as to whether the
attack on Charleston will be renewed or entirely
abandoned.
Several Union meetings have been broken up ill
Indiana by parties of Knights of the Golden Circle.
During the riots which ensued several persons
were wounded and one killed.
The general commanding the Indiana Depart.
ment declared the Knights of the Golden Circle to
be public enemies, and stated they should be dealt
with as such, cautioning the people also against
wearing copper-head badges.
The New York journals publish Washington de'
spatches asserting that the case of the Peterhof'
will
be left to the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with.
out interference from the Government. The trial
commences to-day.
Earl Russell's letter of April 3, concerning the
right of the British vessel to trade with Matamorast
was well received, and created a favourable impres-
sion here.
The British gunboat Cygnet was fired at on the
4th inst., in the Bahama Channel, by the Federal
steamer Connecticut, who mistook the Cygnet for
the Alabama. The captain of the Cygnet went oa
board the Connecticut, and the affair was amicably
settled.
The Confederate steamer Barrose, from St•
Mary's for Nassau, with cotton, was abandoned at
sea, and a portion of her crew who were picked uP
have arrived in New York.
The steamers Flora and Pell arrived at WilminE
ton on the 16th from Nassau.
A new war frigate for the King of Italy has been
safely launched at New York.
The City of Baltimore, Kangaroo, and Jura have
arrived out.
Money abundant. Gold 464 per cent. prem. Pc"
change on London, bankers' bills, 161. Stock.
steady. New York Centrals, 114, Illinois 88k,
Erie 788, Five per Cent. United States Bonds 96f
Six per Cent. ditto 1042.
Cotton quiet. Middling Upland 65. Flour doll,
and 10c. lower. Wheat heavy. Corn heavy and
1 c. lower.

Provisions dull, Coffee steady. Sugar good in'
quiry. Molasses quiet. Crude petroleum
NEW YORK, APRIL 22, Evening.
Admiral Porter, with five Fedeml gunboats and
three transports, with a portion of General Grane°
forces on board, ran the Vicksburg batteries front
above during the night of tiara 16th inst. All passed
safely except one transport, which was hurnen•
Admiral Porter reached Warrenton, which place he
bombarded.
The Federal commandant at Memphis has tele-
graphed that he had information from Souther°
sources that Vicksburg was being evacuated.
General Banks has commenced operations in tilt',
Bayou Teche country. One portion of his force ba'
crossed Berwick's Bay and advanced towards Pater'
son vile. Another portion has embarked at Bra'
shear city, and will proceed into the Grand Lake'
The .New York Herald has a special despatc4
stating that the Confederates have evacuated them'
works near Brashear city, and would probably 138
captured, as they were surrounded by General
Banks' force.
The Federals had recaptured the steamer Queen
of the West on the Grand Lake with all her ere'',
It is supposed that Admiral Porter's Fleet will
operate on the Red River, and that General Bank..
and Admiral Porter's combined movements will cut
off from Vicksburg and Port Hudson the
supplie!
which the Confederates obtain from Western Lout-
sianaand Texas.
The Confederates still thaeaten the Federal line°
at Baion-Rouge.
The Confederates have retreated from before Washington, North Carolina, and abandoned their
batteries below on the Tar River.
A steamer has left Newborn for Washington, and
is reported to have passed up without molestation'
The Navy Department has received a despatch
stating that the Confederates were retreating from Nasemond River, and that the Federals were endow
vouring to cut off a Confederate brigade.
The capture of a Confederate battery on Nese°
mond River is officially confirmed.
The Confederates still hold Williamsburg.
Severe fighting has taken place in the neighbou`.„
hood of Corinth. The Confederates were drive"
from Bear Creek to Crane Creek.
0
The case of the Peterhoff came before the p i
ft
Court yesterday. The district attorney, on the Part
of the Government, proposed to hand over the malls
unopened to the British Consul, but the captors °P;
posed the motion, and the Court postponed the cane
to consider their decision on this point.
President Lincoln has proclaimed that Wetafe--rn
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Virginia will become a State of the Union in
days from the present date.
A Loyal League meeting has been held in --1"-cgli;
son-square, New York. Several thousand pers°ii,
were present, and the usual war speeches were 11040
The Africa takes out 83 passengers and 34 '`
dols. in specie.