The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-12 00:00:00

AMERICA.

lIETJTER'S TELEC-LAM.

LIVERPOOL, AUG. 12.

The Liverpool and Manchester papers publish a
despatch, to the effect that a private telegram put
on board the City of London at the last moment,
says it was currently reported and generally be-
lieved at New York that the Federals had captured
Fort Wagner.
The City of London has reached Liverpool, but
brings nothing in confirmation of this despatch.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
NEW YORK, AUG 1.
The following is the " situation," as described by
the New York herald of to-day
"Information received at Washington yesterday
from the army of the Potomac states that Lee
massed his forces at Culpepper on Wednesday, and
made other preparations to give us battle on the
Rappahannock. His first advance, south of Cul-
pepper, was to foil us in taking the Fredericksburg
route ; but finding we did not advance, he concen-
trated his army at Culpepper. The Rappahannock
is guarded from Fredericksburg to Ely's Ford on
the Rapidan by one rebel regiment. The Rapidan
is fortified south of Culpepper.
"Mosby's gang made an extensive haul of
antlers on Thursday night at Fairfax Court-house.
There is no Union force stationed immediately in
the Courthouse. The antlers of the army of the
Potomac have been generally advised of the fact,
but is is a convenient resting-place at the end of
`che first day's journey, and some six or seven
sutlers, with their trains, wares, and chattels,
bivouacked there, and were all made prisoners.

" Gen. Gillmore's despatches to Gen. Halleek
state that his total loss in killed, wounded, and
missing during the three days' action on Morris
Island was only 985, of whom 350 are missing.
" The news from Kentucky and Tennessee con-
tinues most discouraging for the rebel cause. On
Thursday, near Paris, the rebels, 375 strong, drove
in our pickets and unsuccessfully attempted to flank
our troops and burn the bridge. They were
dr2vea back two miles, when the 45th Ohio came
on their rear, captured 15, and drove the rest
towards Mount Sterling.
" Col. Sanders attacked their main force, about
2,C00 strong, at Winchester, with 8 pieces of artil-
lery. The rebels retreated towards Irvine, Colonel
Sanders pursuing them.
" A despatch from Memphis, of the 28th ult.,
says that the forces sent on under Colonel Hatch, to
look after the rebel troops enforcing the conscrip-
tion in West Tennessee, had a fight at Lexington,
routing the rebels and capturing Colonel Campbell,
of the 23d Tennessee, 2 lieutenants, 25 privates, and
2 cannon. Colonel Campbell was en route from
Chattawooza to join General Pillow, who is under-
stood to be near Paris, Ky.
"A despatch from Cincinnati reports that the
rebels were attacked yesterday at Lancaster by
our troops, and had 20 killed and 100 captured.
The enemy got possession of Stanford Keys at
noon, but our cavalry soon drove them out, with
great loss, and at last accounts they were making
for the Cumberland River.

"We learn from Vicksburg that General Herron
has gone to Mobile with his division. Our army at
Vicksburg has fallen back to the Big Black River.
It was reported that Joe Johnston was retreating to
Mobile.

"By the arrival of the Morning Star from New
Orleans, with dates to the 25th, we learn that the
Mississippi is fully open to navigation. Several
steamers had arrived at New Orleans from St.
Louis, within a few days. General Franklin had
reached Baton Rouge.
" Our war vessels are committing some havoc on
the enemy. The United States steam•sloop Ossipee,
captured on the 20th ult. the James Battle and
VI m. Bagle, loaded with cotton, blockade runners
from Mobile.

"The United States steamer Sciota, off the coast
of Texas, on the 7th ult., chased two small vessels
laden with cotton, both of which ran ashore and
were burned by our men, there being no means of
saving them. On the Thursday following, while
passing Corpus Christie, two vessels were discovered
at anchor behind Mustang Island, apparently loaded
with cotton and awaiting an opportunity to escape
the blockade. A rifled 20 pounder was fired at
them, when both got under weigh and stood up the
bay about 6 miles, where they grounded and were
then burned.

" On the 22d ult. the privateer Florida was still
at Bermuda, her departure having been delayed by

the refusal of the naval authorities to furnish her
with fuel ; but she was then getting a supply from
the rebel steamer Harriet Pinckney, and would sail

in a day or two on her voyage of destination.
" Our advices from Nassau, NP.., are to 26th ult.
The Federal gunboat Tioga arrived at Nassau on
the 24th ult. from Key West, and left shortly
afterwards. The Governor of Bahamas had re-
ceived an intimation from Lord Lyons that his
lordship's efforts to induce the Washington Cabinet
to withdraw its prohibition of exportation of live
stock to Nissan have been wholly fruitless. Ad_
vices report that several blockade runners had
returned, unable to enter the rebel ports.

The following additional particulars appear in

the New York journals :
General Jonn Morgan and Colonel Cluke and
staff arrived at Cincinnati, July 27, shortly after
ten o'clock, over the Little Maine Railroad, guarded
by troops ulider General Sehackelford, the captor
of Morgan. It consisted of Morgan and Cluke, with
their staff and orderlies, amounting in all to 31 per.
sons. "On disembarking from the train they were
taken in charge by a detachment of the 111th Ohio.
A large crowd assembled at the depot, and as

the prisoners moved immense numbers were added
to it. When they marched down 9th-street not less
than 5,000 persons surrounded the famous guerilla
and his aides. Many of these lookers-on seemed
excited, and cried, " Hang the cut-throats."
"Bully for the horse thieves." Several of the
spectators were flourishing pistols, but the guard
quickly drove them away.

The field bud of the 111th discoursed "Yankee
Doodle" on the march, which the prisoners endured
with complete sangfroid, Morgan on the way in-
terrogated the captain commanding the guard con-
cerning the whereabouts of his brother. His ques-
tion on that point being anewered, he turned and
said, "Pass up that whisky." The whisky was
passed forward in a canteen, which the General
proffered to the captain, who politely refused. The
General then took a long pull.

They were ensconud in the city prison shortly
before eleven o'clock. Before locking them up they
were deprived of a large number of pistols, which
they stated they had been permitted to retain by
the terms of surrender. There was a bushel of
pistols, all loaded, stowed away in the office of the
city prison last night, all of them revolvers, many
of the officers carrying a brace.

Horgan is fully six feet high, and of preposses-
sing, though not imposing presence. He was
attired in a linen coat, black pants, white shirt, and

light felt hat. No decorations were visible. He
has rather a re;11.14 thzro Lag' mtainly nothing