The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEAIBER 16, 1863,

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
(Per the America.)
NEW YORK, DEC. 5 (Morning).
General Meade has abandoned the campaign,
and retreated to the north of the Rapidan.
Bragg has been superseded by Hardee, who is
preparing to assume the offensive.
Longstreet has been repulsed in an attack on
Knoxville.

President Lincoln's illness is said to be more
serious than was at first reported, his malady
having been small-pox.
Thirteen steamers ran the Wilmington blockade
on the 19th ult.
The Confederates have made a reconnaissance
across the Rapidan, but have been driven back.
The Washington Star, an official organ, declares
that Meade's campaign was a military failure. It
is rumoured that General Sedgwick will supersede
Meade.

Cumberland Gap despatches to the 3d inst. re-
port fighting to have taken placo at "Walkersford,
two miles from the Gap, between Forster and
Longstreet's cavalry. The former, in attempting to
cross the Clinch river, were repulsed, with the loss
of 50 men, but captured four guns.
General Bragg has been superseded by General
Hardee, who is preparing to resume the offensive

against Grant.
The Conservative Union National Committee, at
a meeting held in Cincinnati, nominated General
MSC.ellan for the next Presidency.
NEW YORK, I)ac. 4 (Evening).
(Per the America.)
General Meade finding Lee's position on Nine
Run Valley too strong for assault, retreated on
Tuesday to the Rapidan. It is supposed that Meade
will go into winter quarters near Washington.
The publication of Grant's movements has been
forbidden.
General Joe Johnston has reinforced Bragg near
Dolton. The reported capture of 5,000 of Wheeler's
cavalry was untrue.
Longstreet assaulted Fort Saunders at Knoxville
on the 29th November, and was repulsed with con-
siderable loss. All was quiet at Knoxville on the
30th ult, Longstreet had been reinforced by two
divisions under Bushrod and Johnson. Foster had
reached Cumberland Gap.
Washington despatches state that Foster would
be able to inflict some damage on the rear of Long-
street, who was retreating into Virginia.
It was expected that Sherman would reach
Knoxville on the 3d.
Despatches have been received from Charleston
to the Ist inst. Gilmore is throwing 20 shells per
diem into Charleston. The shelling of Fort Sumter
has been discontinued.
Meade's casualties during the late campaign are
estimated at a thousand men.
Southern accounts of this campaign represent
that in Friday's fight one Confederate division
drove French's corps several miles. On Thursday
Mostyn burnt Meade's head-quarters, near Cal-
pepper. On Friday General Rosser made a raid in
Meade's rear, Capturing some ammunition waggons
and horses.
Further details from Chattanooga report that
Hooker, prevfously to evacuating Ringold, fought a
battle on the 27th, in which two Ohio regiments suf-
fered severely. It is rumoured that Breckenridge
was killed. Bragg's report from Chickamauga,
dated November 25, says :—" After several success-
ful assaults on our lines, the enemy carried our left
centre about four o'clock today. The whole left
soon gave way in considerable disorder. The right
maintained its ground, repelling every attack."
Southern pepers urge Braggs removal. They do
not doubt his patriotism, but people have no coufi-
dence in his ability.
The Confederates are reported to be stretched
along Little Missouri river preparing to attack
Fort Smith or Little Rock.
General Banks announces the occupation of
Brownsville, and says three revolutions have oc-
curred in Matamoras. The first was adverse to
the interests of Mexico and the United States.
Everything, however, is now as favourable as could
be desired.
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Strong abolition resolutions have been introduced
in the Missouri Legislature.
Senator Toombs has delivered an address to the
Georgia Legislation on the Southern situation. He
said there was cause for great anxiety but none
for despondency. He denounced the course the
Government took in carrying out the conscription,
and obtaining supplies.
The Russian fleet has arrived below Washington.
A large meeting has been held at New York to
raise volunteers, President Lincoln's illness con-
tinues. The America (Canadian steamer), Hibernia,
and Scotia have arrived out.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, DEC. 4.

Gold has fluctuated since Wednesday between
49 and 531,-, closing to-day at the latter quotation.
Money tight. Exchange on London, 167, 168 ;
Paris, 3.32/. Stocks improving—New York Cen-
tral 133 a, Illinois 118, Erie 106, Six per Cent.
United States Bonds 1071. Cotton very firm—
Midland Upland 79c. Flour steady. Wheat ad-
vancing. C)rn declining. Provisions good inquiry
Coffee quiet. Sugar very firm. Molasses quiet.
Petroleum very firm—Crude 26 to 27, refined 43
to 41.

NEW YORK, DEC. 5 (Morning).

Gold 511.
Petroleum market excited, and prices
have advanced considerably--Cruse 32c., re-
fined 40c.

THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION.
COPENHAGEN, DEC. 16.

Lord Wodehouse had an audience of the Presi-
dent of the Council of Ministers yesterday, and will
probably be received by the King to-day.
The Danish representative at the Federal Diet
has received orders to quit Frankfort as soon as the
Federal troops enter Holstein.

Numerous addresses have been received here
from Lauenburg, signed by the Mayor in the
name of the inhabitants, which declare that there
scarcely exists a country where the inhabitants live
better than in Lauenburg, under the Danish rule,
and that they do not wish to be withdrawn from
beneath the King's Sceptre.
THE PRINCIPALITIES.

BUCHAREST, DEC. IG.

The draft of the address submitted to the Cham-
ber having been unfavourably received by the mem.
bers, the committee have withdrawn their original
draft and submitted another.

THE SUEZ CANAL•

PARIS, DEc. 16.

The Illonileur of this morning publishes a despatch
from Suez, dated yesterday, stating that the fresh-
water canal is completed. The water was at three
kilometres distance from Suez. The inhabitants of

the town had offered their congratulation to M. de
Lesseps inviting him to be present in Suez on the
day of the inauguration.
Their Majesties will return to Paris from Com-
piegne on Saturday.

HOLLAND.
THE HAGUE, DEC. 16.
It is rumoured that M. Maesen Sombriff, Minister
for Foreign Affairs, has tendered his resignation.