The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-08 00:00:00

OUR ARMY SAFE.

While the army itself may be considered safe
enough, it is most certain that if the enemy have
the advantage of greater numbers, flanking move-
ments will compel ltosencranz to retreat across
the Tennessee, in case reinforcements should not
promptly reach him.
The following is from the New York Herald of the
25th Sept, :
The Confedaate accounts give the view of the

battle near Chattanooga, taken from their side of
the lines. The following are General Bragg's re-
ports :

Chickamunga River, Sept. 20, via Ringgold,
Sept. 21.

To General S. Cooper, A. and I. General :—After
two days hard fighting we have driven the enemy,
after a desperate resistance, from several positions,
and now hold the field, but he still confronts us. The
losses are heavy on both sides, especially so in our
officers.

We have taken over twenty pieces of artillery and
some twenty-five hundred prisoners.

BRAXTON BRAGG, General.
Ten Miles South of Chattanooga, via Ringgold,

Sept. 21.
To General Cooper :—The enemy retreated on
Chattanooga last night, leaving his dead and
wounded in our hands. His loss is very large in
men, artillery, small arms, and colours. Ours is
heavy, but not yet ascertained.
The victory is complete, and our cavalry is pur-
suing.

With the blessing of God, our troops have accom-
plished great results against largely superior
numbers.

We have to mourn the loss of many gallant
men and officers. Brigadier-Generals Preston
Smith, Helm, and Deshler are killed. Major-
General Hood and Brigadier-Generals Adams,
Gregg, and Brown wounded.

BRAXTON BRAGG%

The newspaper Gceounts plainly show the fight-
ing to have been most desperate, and the Union
resistance stubborn. Tho rebels claim to have
captured 42 pieces of artillery and from 5,000 to
6,000 prisoners.

The telegram from General Sam Jones at olli-
coffer, Tenn., to the rebel Adjutant-General, at
Richmond, reports that the Union cavalry attacked
the rebel position at that place on the 20th instant,
and were repulsed, after four hours' fighting. A.
Eecond attack was hourly expected. Z)llicoffer
is not many miles from the border line between
Virginia and East Tennessee, and is situated on the
railroad to Knoxville, but is over 100 miles distant
therefrom.

General Buford's cavalry of the Army of the
Potomac have returned to head-quarters. While
absent on their expedition, they, on Tuesday last,
drove the rebel pickets through Madison Court
House, and when three miles beyond that position
met and engaged the rebel cavalry, forcing them to
retreat across the Rapidan, and by the Gordons-
ville-pike. The Union casualties during the move-
ment were but one killed, and 20 wounded, while
the rebel loss was heavy, including 45 pri-
soners, among whom was a lieutenant-colonel of
Cobb's Georgia Legion. The rebel guerillas
are still operating on the outskirts of the army and
around Washington.
According to the rebel accounts the " belli-
gerents" at the Rapidan are drawn up in battle
array within half a mile of each other, and a fight
is expected almost hourly. The Ilichniond Enquirer
states that " General Lee will be prepared for Meade
whenever the latter shall announce his readiness
for battle."

A body of rebel cavalry crossed into Upper Mary-
land on Tuesday, but were met, fought, and de-
feated by a force of the Union cavalry operating in
that region. The rebel loss was 34 killed and
wounded, including the captain who led the forces.
The President has issued the following procla-
mation opening the port of Alexandria, Va., to
trade :

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 1863.
By the President of the United States—a Palela-

oration.

Whereas, in my proclamation of April, 1861, the
ports of the States of Virginian and North Carolina
were, for reasons therein set forth, placed under
blockade ;

And whereas the port of Alexandria, Virginia,
has since been blockaded; but as the blockade of
the said part may now be safely relaxed with ad-
vantage to the interests of commerce ;
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Abraham
Lincoln, President of the United States, pursuant
to the authority in me vested by the fifth section of
the Act of Congress, approved on the 13th July,
1861, entitled " An Act further to provide for the
collection of duties on imports, and for other pur-
poses," do hereby declare that the blockade of the
said port of Alexandria shall so far cease and de-
termine from and after this date, that commercial
intercourse with the said port, except as to persons, ,

things, and information contraband of war, may
from this date be carried on, subject to the laws of
the United States and to the limitations, and in
pursuance of the regulations which are prescribed
by the Secretary of the Treasury in his order, which
is appended to my proclamation of the 12th May
1862.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand,
and caused the seal of tho United States to b©
affixed.

Done at the City of Washington, this 24th day
of September, in the year of our Lord 1863, and of
the Independence of the United States the eighty-
third.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

By the President—
Wm. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.

THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.

The latest Confederate accounts of the siege of
Charleston state that the Federals were working
with great energy on Forts Gregg and Wagner.
Fort Moultrie and Battery Bee, on Sullivan Island,
and Batteries Simkins, Cheves, and Haskell con-
tinued to keep up a steady fire on Al orris Island.
They succeeded in driving the working parties at
Battery Wagner under cover every five minutes,
and at Battery Gregg the enemy's operations are
suspended during the day time. During the night
they have been busy in the erection of another
bombpr'of at Battery Gregg.
A telegram to the Richmond papers,dated Charles-
ton, Sept. 26, says :—Nothing unusual has tran-
spired. The monitors and ironsides are within the
bar.

SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 8.

The North German Lloyd's steamer Hansa, from
New York on the afternoon of the 26th, has arrived
off Cowes, en route for Bremen. Sh© brings 124
passengers, 250,000 dols. for England, 10,000 dols,
for France, and 2,000 dols. for Bremen ; 1,000 tons
cargo, and 34 bags mails. _ _

The steamer Anglia, from Galway, arrived at
Boston on the 25th ult., and the Bavaria, from
Southampton, arrived at New York on the same
day.

(Per the Hansa.)
NEW YORK., SEPT. 26 (Afternoon).
In the battle of the 20th inst., the Federal army
is said to have suffered much from the absence of
command, itosencranz having returned to Chat•
tanooga before the engagement was over. Two
corps commanders were also absent.
It is stated that the defeat of the Federal army
was rather the result of inefficient tactics than of
deficient numbers.

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General Thomas only saved the army from utter
annihilation.

General Itosencranz attributes the loss of the
battle to 111(Cook's disobedience of orders.

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