The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-30 00:00:00

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[REUTER'S TELEGRAM.]

AMERICA.
NEW YORK, DEC. 19, Morning.
(Per the Etna via Crookhaven).
The Federals are falling back in East Tennessee
before Longstreet, who has turned against his
pursuers.

The New Orleans papers repeat an improbable
report that the Mexicans had recaptured Puebla.
Tho Hecla, Hibernia, Australasian, and City of
Washington have arrived out.

Advices receivad from Charleston announce that
the Federals threw a largo number of shells into
Charleston on the 10th, provoking a heavy fire
from the Confederate batteries. A severe gale had
seriously injured the Confederate obstructions in
Charleston harbo'ir, it was believed sufficiently to
render them ineffective against the Federal fleet,
Hardee's army is estimated at 35,000 strong,
and is at Dalton, with pickets extending to the
tunnel. Wheeler is reorganising cavalry at Dalton
for an active winter campaign. Grantland Sherman
have left Chattanooga for Bridgenorth.

The guerilla General Morgan has escaped south-
wards across the Tennessee river, sixty miles above
Chattanooga. Sixteen of his escort were captured.

The official reports of the commanders of the
monitors during Dupont's attack upon Charleston,
now published for the first time, show that all
the monitors received severe damage, and if the
attack had been continued they would have been
disabled. One commander says he was disap-
pointed beyond measure at the experiment of Moui
tors overcoming strong forts, and considers it was
a fair trial.

The New York, Tribune asserts that as the
Chesapeake was captured in British waters she will
be delivered to the British authorities, but it was
not believed that pirates would be allowed to
put to sea again. Mr. Seward has had a friendly
interview with Lord Lyons on the subject.

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS
SOUTHAMP lON, DEC, 30.

The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship
Shannon, with the above mails, has arrived here.
She brings 142 passengers, 3,319,261 dollars in
specie, of which 88,133 are on account of the Mexi-
can dividends, and 1,500 packages of cargo.
She left St. Thomas on the 16th inst.
Her Majesty's ship Nile, Admiral Milne, arrived
at St. Thomas on the 14th inst.

It was reported at Havana on the ith that news
had been received favourable to the Spaniards.
The revolution was expected to be soon over. The
news from the West India Islands is unimportant.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.
BRESLAU, DEc. 30.

Arrests continua to be made in Warsaw, particu
larly at the hotels. The National Government has
made a fresh appeal to the insurgents in arms.
Intelligence received from Radom states that
Chimielinski has been ehot at that place.

JAPAN.

PARIS, DEC. 30.

According to news received here from Alexan-
dria the parties of the Tycoon and Prince Satsuma
bad agreed upon the expulsion of foreigners from

Japan.

The yielding of the Tycoon was attributed to the
pressure exercised by Prince Satsuma.

THE SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN QUESTION.
FRAI\ KFOR L-ON•MAINE, DEC. 29
(Evening).
The following is the text of the Austro•Prussian
motion introduced in yesterday's sitting of the
Federal Diet :
"That the Confederation should require Denmark
definitively to suspend the November Constitution
with regard to Schleswig, and should at the same
time notify that, in case of refusal, the Confedera-
tion will be compelled to obtain a pledge for the
fulfilment of its just demands by the military occu-
pation of Schleswig.
"That the Federal Diet shall also request the
military committee to submit propositions for rais-
ing the forces possibly required for the occupation
of Schleswig to the necessary strength."

THE BRAZILS AND RIVER PLATE.
(By Telegraph from Lisbon.)
BUENOS AYRES, Nov. 28.
Wet salted hides, 35 to 88 ; dry American, 33 to
37 ; wool, 85 to 102 ; tallow, 141 ; lumber, 34.
Flour native advancing.
Imports paralysed owing to the depreciation of
the currency and the unsettled state of affairs.
MONTE VIDEO, Nov. 30.
Exchange, 52k. Wet salted hides, 5.30; dry
American, 4.74 to 5 ; dry German, 5.20 to 5.60,
scarce, small transactions. Wool, 3.80. Tallow,
1.65. Imports unaltered, very dull.

(Reuter's Express,)
MILAN, Sunday.
The Alleanza publishes the following proclama•-

tion, issued by order of Louis Kossuth, by the
Hungarian National Committee, and distributed
and placarded in all the cities and towns of the
kingdom :

" BY ORDER. OF LOUIS KOSSUTH.

" THR NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF INDEPENDENCE TO THE

NATION.
" Faithful attachment to the flag of 1849 is un-
alterable in the heart of our nation. The great
majority of the nation, rejecting every kind of com-
promise, is firmly resolved to shake off the detested
yoke of the Austrian domination.
" But, as the outward signs of our national life
have not latterly been in harmony with this reso-
lution, doubts have arisen among our natural allies
abroad with regard to the firmness of those inten-
tions. These doubts have been the greatest obstacle
to the efforts of our government, tending to effect
the freedom of our country. To remove this obstacle
becomes an imperious necessity in view of the new
direction of European events, which offer a tempting
perspective to all the peoples groaning under a
foreign yoke.
" We must give some sign of life in order that
our natural allies may be convinced that they can
count with certainty upon the Magyar arm against
the common enemy. We must be on our guard in
order that the stratagems of alarmed Austria do not
draw our nation into a snare.

"We must prepare ourselves so that we may be
!ti a condition to energetically take advantage of the
favourable opportunity. To obtain all this the Go-
vernor, Louis Kossuth, terminating all previous
arrangements, has deemed it necessary to order the
formation of a new general committee.
" By the present act it is therefore made known to

the nation that in consequence of this order the
General Committee of Independence has been con-
stituted, and that, having as object the realisation
of the declaration of independence of 1849, being
ready besides to make every sacrifice, it has reso-
lutely undertaken the direction of affairs, in con•
formity with the instructions received and to be
hereafter received from the elected governor of our
country.

" The committee counts on the patriotic senti-
ments of the nation that the crders it may give
will be promptly executed, its instructions followed
and its arrangements spontaneously carried out,
"At the same time it seriously warns the open
and secret enemies of the flag of 1849 to abstain
from any plot or intrigue if they do not wish to
incur the penalties inflicted upon traitors to the
country.

" Inany case, the General Committee of Indepen-
dence declares that it has determined to secure
obedience to its orders and the execution of its
eventual arrangements. Let the nation live in
good hope, and let every honest patriot prepare for
action

" Our device is ' 1849 and Victory.'
" Given at Buda-Pesth, Nov. 26, 1863."
Here follows the seal of the committee, bearing
the national arms, around which are inscribed the
words, " General Committee of Independence."

This proclamation has been printed in all the
dialects of the kingdom.

IS, 1863.

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