The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-23 00:00:00

_ME SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAACEI 23, 1863,

the public peace may be the last that occurs before
the final disparition of the causes that have led to
this unfortunate and unnatural state of things
among the working classes of the community.

Brigham Young and Councillors Kimball and Wells.
The citizens are armed, and determined to resist
the arrest of their leaders.

A movement has been made by the Government
to make General Butler provost-marshal under the
Conscription Act.
Resolutions have been introduced into the Con-
federate Senate to inquire into the expediency of
repealing the resolution declaring that a neutral
flag covers enemies' goods, with the exception of
contraband of war.

The Washington senate is occupied in executive
session with civil and military nominations.

Despatch bearers to the British and French mini-
sters have arrived in Washington from Richmond.
The New York Journals assert that gold at Rich-
mond is at 350 (P) premium.
The privateer Retribution was at Nassau on the
28th ult. Three iron steamera arrived at Nassau
on the 27th ult. from England.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, March 10, Evening.
Money easy. Gold 59 per cent. premium. Ex-
change on London : Bankers' bills, 178 to 180.
Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 1181; Illinois,
90; Erie, 78Z.
Cotton steady ; middling upland, 87e.
Flour improving, and prices 20c. higher. Wheat
and corn improving. Provisions quiet.
Sugar improving. Coffee quiet. Molasses ad-
vancing.
Crude petroleum 20 to 21.
NEW YORK, March 11, Morning.
Van Dorn's forces in Tennessee are reported to
have retreated South. Another report says that a
large Federal force has moved against the Confede-
rates at Spring Hill, Tennessee, and that a battle
is imminent. It is also rumoured that Van Dorn
has been defeated with heavy loss.
The wreck of a steamer has been seen about 12
miles from Havannah, and an impression prevails
that it was the wreck of the privateer Florida.
President Lincoln has issued a proclamation de-
claring that absent soldiers who return to their
commands before April .1 will be reinstated, but
that those who do not will be arrested and treated
as deserters. Ha warns the people against enticing
soldiers to desert, and calls upon them to assist in
preventing desertions.
Several persons who had left New Orleans for the
South, as registered enemies of the Union, have re-
turned to New Orleans in a starving condition.
The New York Tribune asserts that the Federals
were expecting to be attacked at Baton Rouge.
Mr. Slidell's property had been confiscated in
New Orleans.
The three republican members are reported to be
elected in New Hampshire. The legislature will
also be largely republican. No governer has been
elected, as there were three candidates, and neither
had a legal majority, consequently a governor will
be appointed by the legislature, which, being re-
publican, will appoint a republican candidate.
The committee of the New York Chamber of
Commerce has had an interview with the President,
urging him to issue forthwith litters of marque.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Times asserts that General Butler will be appointed
Provost Marshal.
The following are the particulars of the Confede-
rate raid on Fairfax Court House :
Information has been received that the rebel
Captain Aloseley, with his command, stealthily
entered Fairfax Court House this morning at two
o'clock. They captured Provost Marshal Oscanner's
patrol, horses, &c,, together with Gen. Stoughton
and all the men detached from his brigade.
They took every horse which could be found,
public and private.
The commanding officer of the post, Colonel
Johnson, of the sth New York Cavalry, made his
escape. The rebels searched for men in every
direction.

All our available cavalry force were, at last ac-
counts, in pursuit of the rebels.
The enemy appeared suddenly during a rain
storm. General Stoughton had established his
head-quarters at some distance from his brigade.
The rebels captured one hundred and ten horses.
They went in search of Colonel Wyndham, but
that gentleman happened to be in Washington.
They, however, searched his trunk and took his
papers. A telegraph operator, it is said, was taken
prisoner by the rebels.
The capture of Brigadier-General Stoughton,
with his headquarters, guard, and fifty-five horses.
by a marauding party of rebels, within our lines,
is regarded by the military authorities here as
deeply mortifying and disgraceful.
Upon securing their prisoners and booty, the
rebel party retreated by the Warrenton road. Hav-
ing obtained possession of the countersign from the
captured order books at headquarters, they need it
on their arrival at Centreville to pass the outposts,
and went to the right.
An orderly who had been taken escaped during
the morning, and arrived at Fairfax Court House
at 2 p.m. He reported the enemy rapidly retreat-
ing, and our cavalry in such close pursuit that the
rebels had left behind them 30 of the captured pri-
soners, and were running for life.
At the moment of this raid Colonel Wyndham
was in Washington under arrest, for causes hereto-
fore stated. It was his custom, while commanding
that post, to keep patrols between the pickets, which
would have prevented this raid upon the head-
quarters of a brigadier-general.
A few days ago Colonel Wyndham was tempo-
rarily released from arrest to take command of an
important cavalry expedition, with orders to report
himailf again under arrest when the duty had been
performed. To-day he was unconditionally released,
and directed to resume the command of the cavalry
forces at that point.
The following Southern despatches are published
in the New York journals :
Commander Porter has proclaimed that any
parties firing on unarmed vessels shall be hanged;
also persons burning cotton, or levying contri-
butions.
The Jackson Mississippian's correspondent says
there are but 2,000 Union troops in Arkansas. The
rebel Generals Holmes and Hindman are at Little
Rock,and there is a demand among the rebel troops
for their removal, and for fighting generals to be
put in their places.
In the rebel Senate, on the 3d, a resolution was
adopted to inquire into the expediency of repealing
he resolutions declaring that a neutral flag covers
enemies' goods, with the exception of contraband

of war.
In the House a resolution was offered to suspend
all business until the Currency and Tax Bills are
acted upon.
A bill has been introduced into the rebel Senate
to place all telegraphic lines under the control of the
Postmaster-General.
A Fredericksburg correspondent of the Enquirer
gives the following prices there :—Coffee, 5 dole.
per pound; sugar, 1 dol. 50c. per pound ; candles,
1 dol. 50c.; boef, 75c. per pound; peas, 16 dole, per
bushel; butter, 3 dole. per pound. All are on half
rations.
The Bichniond Dispatch, of March 6, says—" The
gunboat Indianola, recently captured from the
Yankees, was blown up last Tuesday night by the
rebels, and her guns fell into the hands of the
Federals. The Queen of the West left in such a
hurry as to leave part of her crew on shore.
A later despatch states that the Indianola is not
destroyed, and that they aro raising her.
The Federal gunboats aro making great destruc
tion on Lake Providence.
The Federals attacked Van Dorn, March 1, at
Thompson's, near Franklin. He drove them back,
and captured 2,200 officers and men. The rebel
loss is not yet reported.
An attack is daily expected on Port Hudson by
General Banks' force.
The preparations of Admiral Dupont for the at
tack upon Charleston and Savannah are said to be
completed. He has under hie command a mos;
efficient and iron clad fleet, with all manner 01
novel and ingenious appliances for removing till
obstacles which the Confederates have placed in
the harbour of the former city, and the assault ma 3
begin at any moment. At the last advices the
Confederates were in high spirits, the officers 01
Beauregard's staff having recently given a brilliant
ball in the threatened city, and the defence will
doubtie s be as deternfeaed se the aeeault.

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HER MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, March 21.

Her Imperial Highness the Duchess of Brabant,
attended by the Countess d'Yve, left the Castle last
night.
Her Royal Highness the Countess of Flanders
arrived at the Castle last evening and accompanied
the Duchess.of Brabant to Lordon.

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by her
Royal Highness the Princess Louis of Hesse,
walked and drove in the grounds this morning.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Beatrice tock
a carriage airing.
His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended
by Major Elphinstonc, arrived at the Castle this
afternoon.

March 22.

The Queen, Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse'
Princess Helena, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leo-
pold, with the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting,
attended Divine service this morning in the Private
Chapel. The Rev. F. C. Cook, Chaplain in Ordi-
nary to the Queen, preached the sermon.