The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY '2B, 1863.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE BRAZIL MAIL.

RIO JANIERO, MAY 9.

(Per the Oneida by Telegraph from Lisbon.)
Exchange on London, 271 to 27g. Coffee, good
first, 7,100 to 7,300 reis. Shipments since the de-
parture of the last steamer, 38,800 bags, including
9,405 for the Channel. Stock, 70,000 bags.
Freight to the Channel, 40s. to 475. 6d.

Exchange on Londou at Bahia, 271.
PERNAMBUCO, MAY 17.
Exchange on London, 274. Sugar, 1,600 to 1,650.
Cotton, 19,000 reis.
The Guienne arrived here on the 11th instant.
LISBON, MAY 28.

The Royal Mail Steampacket Company's ship
Oneida, from the Brazils, arrived hero this morning,
and will leave for Southampton at 3 p.m., with
115 passengers, £1,498 in specie, 985 packages of
tobacco, 181 packages of coffee, and 250 packages
of sundries,.

AMERICA.

(Per the Norwegian.)
NEW YORE, May 15, Morning.
The truth of the reported engagement with Gen.
Grant near Jackson is doubted. Alt last accounts
General Grant was encamped near Block River, 18
miles from Grand Gulf, awaiting reinforcements.
The Government has forbidden the exportation
of horses, mules, or war material.
General M'Clelian denies that he has tendered
his resignation.
The correspondent of the New York World says:
There are indications that General Lee's army is
taking up a line of defence that shortens its rear
and affords protection to both railroads running out
of Richmond. The army is believed to be swinging
round its left on the Gordonsville and Richmond
road to Frederick's Hull station, with its right
resting on the Fredericksburg and Richmond Rail-
road at Bowling Green, thus protecting the upper
end of the angle formed by those two roads at
Hanover Junction, 16 miles from Richmond. The
position thus assumed places the Confederate army
half-way between Fredericksburg and Richmond,
and gives them two railroads from Richmond to
their army. Ttie two bridges of any length on
the Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad are
across the North Anna and South Anna rivers,
which form the Pamunky river, several miles
south of the railroad. It was supposed
General Stoneman had destroyed these bridges,
bat this was not the case. A bridge
across the Pamunky was burned, but that was
crossed by no railway. The bridges across the Anna
rivers, on account of some mismanagement, were
not destroyed. Trains are now running upon the
Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad with such
facility as to bring the Richmond papers to Frede-
ricksburg on the day of their publication.
General Lee, hearing of General " Stonewall"
Jackson's wound, addressed him a letter, dated
Chancellorsville, in which he says—" I cannot ex-
press my regret at the occurrence. If I could have
directed events, I should have chosen, for the good
of the country, to have been disabled in your stead.
I congratulate you upon the victory which is due to
your skill and energy."
General Lee issued the following general order
upon the 11th inst. :—" With deep grief the Com-
manding-General announces to the army the death
of Lieutenant-General Jackson, who expired upon
the 9th, at 3.15 p.m. The daring, skill, and energy
of this great and good soldier, by a decree of an all-
wise Providence, are now lost to us. But while we
mourn his death, we feel that his spirit lives and
will inspire the whole army with his indomitable
courage and unshaken confidence in God as our hope
and strength. Let his name be a watchword for
his corps, who have followed him to victory on so
many fields. Let officers and soldiers imitate his
invincible determination to do everything in the
defence of our beloved country.
(Signed) "R. E. LEE."
General Thomas Francis Meagher has resigned
the command of the Irish brigade. He says that
the brigade no longer exists. The assault against
Fredericksburg in December last reduced it to some-
thing less than a minimum regiment of infantry.
General Meagher states that he has in vain memo-
rialised the War Department that the brigade
should be temporarily relieved from duty to give it
time and opportunity to renew itself. That memo-
rial was never acknowledged. General Meagher
accompanied his brigade through the late operations
at Chancelloreville, though he felt it was to a seed-
fice rather than to a victory that he was going. His
command, which was a mere handful, did its duty.
To remain in command of the remnant of the bri-
gade would be a public deception, in which the
military reputation of a brave race would be in-
volved. General Meagher, however, places his ser.
vices at the disposal of the Government in any
c3pacity they may appoint.
It is reported from Newbern that the Confede-
rates refuse to receive disloyal citizens sent out of
the Federal lines by General Porter, unless they
can give security for their ability to take care of
themselves.
Southern papers say that the siege of Suffolk,
which was kept up three or fuur weeks, enabled
General Longstreet to gather up, besides large
quantities of corn, over 1,500,0001b5. of bacon.
A captain of a New York regiment has been dis-
missed the Federal service for violating the
sovereignty of a friendly State in arresting a de-
serter and bringing him away from within the
boundaries of Canada. The deserter has also been
discharged from the Federal service.
It is reported that the sailing line-of-battle ships
of the Federal navy ara to be examined, and those
which are found sound converted into steamers.
The New York Tribune asserts that General Sigel
has returned from Washington, having been re-
fused a command by General Halleck:
A call has been issued by the Fernando Wood
adherents of the Mozart Democracy for a peace
meeting to be held at New York in June. The
efforts of the administration to restore union by
force of arms are declared to have failed. Union
cannot be restored by mere brute force, therefore
the vigorous prosecution of peace is now urged, and
while no national dismemberment, or terms not
justified by every principle of honour, will be sub-
mitted to, yet the parties issuing the call will go
very far in a spirit of conciliation and concession to
restore " the Union as it was under the constitu

tion as it is."
Great preparations are making for a meeting of
all the Loyal Leagues in New York State, to be
held at Utica on the 27th inst. This meeting will
urge the vigorous prosecution of the war, and ar-
rangements have been made that all the soldiers
returned from the war shall be present.

The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
has decided that no slave can be arrested and re-
turned to a disloyal master.
The property of the late Mayor of Washington,
Charles Hailoch, has been confiscated; and it is
stated that the property of Mr. Corcoran, formerly
a Washington banker, and now in France, will
meet the same fate.

The mayor and common council of Washington
have arrived at New York, and presented a series of
complimentary resolutions to Gen. M'Ciellan.

The United States Circuit Court at Cincinnati
has not yet decided whether it will grant Yellen-
digham an application for a writ of habeas corpus.
General Burnside has sent a protest to the court
saying it is his duty to stop license and intemperate
discussions, which tend to weaken the authority of
the government and the army. These are his rea
sons for arresting Vallandigham, and for issuing
order No. 38. In enforcing this order he says he
can be unanimously sustained by the people or
opposed by factious, bad men. In the former event
quietness will prevail; in the latter event the re-
sponsibility of retribution will attach to the men
who resist the authority, and to the neighbourhoods
that allow it.
Mr. Vallandigham's counsel, in urging a grant
of habeas corpus, declared General Burnside's pro-
test to be a political speech from a general carrying
a sword and wearing epaulettes. He denied the
authority of a military commission, and declared it
to be the duty of the court to grant the writ.
NEW YORK, May 15, Evening.
General Hooker has visited Washington and re-
turned to the Rappahannock, where all is reported
quiet.

Mosby's Confederate cavalry have made a forag-
ing expedition in the Shenandoah Valley, and are
moving towards Leesburg.
All is quiet at Suffolk and West Point.
General Grant is endeavouring to cut the railroad
between Jackson and Vicksburg. The reports of
that General having fought any battles were
untrue.

An unreliable rumour has reached Murfreesboro'
that a battle had been fought between the land and
naval forces at Vicksburg, the result of which was
unknown. Port Hudson is said to be garrisoned
by a very small force, with heavy artillery.
It is reported from Southern sources that
General Kirby Smith, with 10,000 men, had
defeated General Banks, and driven him from
Washington, Louisiana. Tnis report is considered
doubtful.
Ten Federal negro regiments have been organised