The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-30 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
EVACUATION OF VICKSBURG.
(Per the Australasian.)
NEW YORK, May 19, Morning.
The Federal loss in killed, wounded, and missing
the late battlei at Chancellorsvillo is officially

estimated at 13,500, and the loss in prisoners at

4,500.

The Confederates have thrown up extensive earth-
works along the ridge of the hills in the rear and to
the left of Fredericksburg. It is reported that Gen.
Hooker will be reinforced from the troops around
Washington and Baltimore and on the Virginia

and Maryland railroads, their places being sup-
plied by the Pennsylvania militia. Colonel Grier-

80D, with a brigade of Illinois and lowa catalry

'ram General Grant's army, has made an extraor-

dinary raid, passing from Tennessee through the
heart of Mississippi, and reaching safely Baton
Rouge, Louisiana. Northern correspondents as-

sett that Colonel Grierson travelled 800 miles in

seventeen days, destroying 4,000,000 dols. worth of
property, and portions of most important railroads.
It is also stated that he captured 1,000 prisoners
and 1,200 horses, and defeated the enemy at nume-
rous points, all resulting in advantage to General
Grant's movements.
Col, Grierson has been received at New Orleans
with great public demonstrations.
Admiral Farragut has arrived at Nqw,Orleans,
having passed in a small gunboat through the
Atchafalaya and Grand Lake. He has brought in-
telligence that Admiral Porter, with his own fleet
and portion of his (Farraguee) gunboats, took pos-
session of Alexandria, 70 miles up the Red River,
an the Gth inst.. On the same day General Banks'
forces arrived at Alexandria, forming a junction
with Admiral Porter.
Alexandria was abandoned by the Confederates,
who retreated to Schreveport, and took their gun-
! boats above Red River falls.
The capture of Alexandria interferes with the
Confederate supplies from Texas and Arkansas.
It is reported that Admiral Farragut will imme-
diately attack Port Hudson with the fleet from
below, in conjunction with Admiral Porter's fleet
from above.
Some accounts state that the bombardment has
commenced.
The Northern press think that Grant, Porter, and
Farragut's present movements will insure the open-
ing of the Mississippi.
Captain Dwight having been killed by guerillas
in the neighbourhood of Opelousas, General
Banks has ordered 100 inhabitants of that region
to be arrested, and kept in close confinement at
New Orleans until the guerillas are given up.
Gen. Banks has ordered an organisation of coloured
troops, to be called the Corps d'Afrique,and to con-
sist of 18 regiments of infantry, cavalry, and artil-
lery. They are to be organised and instructed by
the best army officers. In consequence of disturb-
ances at places of amusement in New Orleans, the
Provost-Marshal has ordered all the programmes of
all the entertainments to be submitted to him.
They were not to be interspersed with national airs.
Several New Orleans schoolmistresses have been
heavily fined for permitting the children to draw
rebel flags and sing rebel songs.
Heavy firing had been heard at New Orleans in
the direction of , Charleston;harbour on the 14th
inst: It was supposed. to arise from an attack by
Federal Monitoreon the -Qonfederate batteries oti'
Morris Island. The Charleston papers saithat the
guns of the Keokuk 'Were raised, and will be
mounted at Charleston.

The Confederates hake 'made a raid in Kanawha
Valley, capturing one cO4pany'of :Fedeial cavalry,'
portions of two infaii—try eduipanies, and 40 waggons.

The following letter from the President of the
Confederate States is communicated to the army as
an expression of his appieciation of its success :
" I have received your despatch, and reverently
unite with you in giving praise to God for the
success with which he has crowned our arms.
"In the name of the people, I offer my cordial

thanks to yourself and the troops under your com-
mand for this addition to the unprecedented series
of great victories which your army has achieved.
The universal rejoicing produced by this happy
result will be mingled with a general regret for the
good and the brave who are numbered among the
killed and wounded. " 11. E. LEE, General."
The Vallandigham excitement is inereasing. The
military court, with Gen. Burnside's concurrence,
has sentenced Mr. Vallandigham to close imprison-
ment in Fort Warren during the war. A meeting
has been held at Albany, denouncing the arrest, at
which several disturbances occurred through a feel-
log of opposition being known to the meeting by
some soldiers returned from the war. The Go-
vernor of New York sent a message to the meeting
characterising Mr. Vallandigham's arrest as " an
act bringing dishonour upon the country, and
full of danger to our persons and homes—
bearing upon its front a conscious violation of law
and justice." The decision of the adminis-
tratiod, for which the Governor looks with solemn
solicitude, will determine, he says, whether the war
is waged to put down the Southern rebellion or to
destroy the Northern free institutions.
A large meeting has also been held in Union-
square, New Yolk, at which letters were read from
the leading democrats, and speeches made and reso-
lutions passed denouncing the arrest of Mr. Yellen-
digham. There was considerable excitement at the
meeting, and a large reserve of police was at hand.
No disturbance, however, took place.
The New York Daily News has recommenced
publication under the auspices of Mr. Benjamin
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The steamer Britain has arrived at Charleston.
The steamers Ella and Anna have arrived at Nas-
sau from Charleston ; and the steamers Britannia,
Emma, Norseman, Antonica, Victory, and Calypso
have cleared from Nassau.
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places towards Jackson. The State Capitol at
Jackson was burnt.
Despatches from Gen. Grant state that the Con-
federates had evacuated Vicksburg, and that the
entire Confederate force was moving northwards to
reinforce Gen. Bragg for the purpose of attacking
Rosencranz. Federal reinforcements would be thrown
forward to intercept the Confederate movement, and
strengthen Rosencranz. Gen. Jos. Johnstone com-
mands the Confederates, who are moving from Vick-
sburg. 17,000 Confederates, with 14 pieces
of artillery are reported to have crossed the Cumber-
land River, and advanced on Richmond, Kentucky,
with the view of flanking General Rosencranz, and
compelling him to abandon his position at Murfrees-
boro. Twenty-eight Confederate regiments are
stated to be at Norris Town, East Tennessee, for the
same purpose. This report is not credited in Louis-
ville, but believed to be set afloat to prevent the
Federal,' reinforcing General Rosencranz or invad-
ing East Tennessee.
The press continues unanimous in denouncing Mr.
Vallandigham's arrest.
In consequence of the determination of the Con-
federate Government not to regard negro troops or
their officers as war prisoners, the coloured people
of 'Washington have petitioned President Lincoln to
adopt retaliatory measures.
Official instructions have been issued to the
officers of the Federal army that foreign consuls in
the enemy's country will be subjected to martial
law only in cases of urgent necessity. Any delin-
quency the consuls commit agi%inet the established