The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-23 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1863

street together. All clubs are closed, and all public
houses must close at 9 o'clock in the evening. No
persons, except the police or military on duty, cr
such as are provided with passes, are allowed in the
streets after that hour.

The Confederates have made a cavalry rsid in
Springfield Landing, whence Banks derives his sup-
plies, and retreated after destroying the stores.

The steamers passing between New Orleans and
Port Hudson are fired upon from the banks of the
river, and the steamer Berville has been disabled in
this runner.

Confederate General Taylor has 12,000 troops 40
miles above New Orleans.

An infantry brigade is being raised for 60 days'
service for the defence of New Orleans.
A case of retaliation has arisen at Richmond.
Two Federal captains have been selected for retalia-
tion for Burnside shooting two Confederate captains
at Sandusky, Ohio. The day of execution is not
yet fixed.
The draft is progressing in New England, Penn-
sylvania and New York.
A privateer, supposed to be the Florida, has been
seen off Gay Head burning a schooner and a brig.
The New York World says :—". Dix has aban-
doned White House and returned to Fortress
Monroe. He has destroyed the Central Railroad
bridges and torn up the track of the Fredericksburg
road, and effectually destroyed the communication
between Richmond and General Lee's army."
General Neal Dow and staff have been captured
inside the Federal lines, near New Orleans.

The New York Herald asserts that the question
of peace has been discussed in the Federal Cabinet,
and that a Cabinet crisis has been caused by a pro-
position 'of Mr. Seward to issue a presidential
proclamation offering an amnesty to the Southern
people, withdrawing the emancipation proclamation,
suspending the Confiscation Act, and offering
protection to the personal property and rights of
the Southern people, except the leaders.
The Attorney General Bates and Mr. Mont-
gomery Blair favour the scheme w ith modification.
Messrs. Stanton and Chase violently oppose it. Mr.
Wells also opposes it, but not so strongly. Mr.
Lincoln had given no opinion, but his speech on
the late serenade indicates that he favoured freeing
the slaves before consenting to peace.
The Reptibl'can party will shortly submit a
petition to President Lincoln to the following
effect :—They are willing to make peace aril restore
the Union. Slavery to cease after the year 1875.
Minors at that time would remain slaves till they
are 21 years of age. The loyal states only would
receive compensation for their negroes. A con-
vention would be called to revise the Federal Con-
stitution with a view to strike out the three-fifths
provisions recognising slavery as the basis of repre-
sentative population, and providing for emancipa-
tion in accordance with the above programme.
The New York Herald of to-day asserts that
Vice-President Stephens' message was a proposi-
tion from President Davis for a separate govern-
ment for the North and South, but only one Presi-
dent. This would avoid interference with Southern
property and negroes, but make one foreign policy
, for both sections.

In reply to the committee of Louisiana planters,
who stated that Louisiana wanted to return to her
allegiance with the state constitution unimpaired,
and requested President Lincoln to order the elec-
tion in November of state and Federal officers in
accordance with the state constitution and laws,
President Lincoln said he had reliable information
that the respectable portion of Louisiana desired to
amend the state constitution, and contemplated a
convention for that purpose. This was sufficient
reason why the committee should not act under
the existing constitution. President Lincoln could
not see how such a committee should facilitate
military operations, and it might be used to em-
barrass them.

The steamers Alice, Racoon, Kate, Antonica,
Elizabeth, Ellen, Beauregard, from Charleston, and
the steamnrs Banchee, Charleston, Lizzy, Flora, and
Fanny, from Wilmington, have all arrived at
Nassau.

LATEST.
(By Telegraph to Cape Race.)

NEW YORK, July 13, Evening.
Generals Lee and Meade's armies confront each
other, preparing for battle.
A serious riot has occurred at New York, caused
by the enforcement of the draft.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, July 10, Evening.

Money easy. Exchange—Bankers' bills, 145.
Stocks steady. New York Central, 11811 Illinois,
1061 ; Erie, 951 ; Six per Cent. United States
Bonds, 104,

NEW YORK, July 13, Evening.
Gold, 311 prem. ; Illinois Central, 107 ; Erie,
951 ; Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 103,1.