The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-27 00:00:00

AMERICA

SOUTHAMPTON, TriumSDAY.

The l'iamburg-American Company's screw steam-
ship Saxonia, Captain H. Ehlers, which left New
York on the 14th inst., arrived at Cowes at 2 p.m.,
and went on to Hamburg after transshipping mails,
&c., for this port. She brings 643,341 dols. for
England, and 101,000 dols. for France.
The Saxonia has had light winds throughout the
passage, and on the 18th, in lat. 42 30 N., long. 52,
she passed some icebergs. The following vessels
were spoken on the voyage :—June 19, in lat. 43 45
N., long. 46 45 W., the British ship Gorilla, steer-
ing westward, and the schooner Moore, steering
eastward ; 19th, at 5 p.m., in lat. 44 10 N., long.
,45 20 W., the screw steamer Bremen, bound hence
for New York ; 23d, in lat. 49 52 N., long. 21 W.,
a Prussian barque, with flag No. 45, and the word
• Barth" beneath.
In the Senate at Washington, on the 13th, the
Bill appropriating 150,000 dols. for new postal
routes was passed. A Bill to carry into effect the
treaty recently negotiated with Great Britain re.
lating to the Slave Trade, was reported from the
Committee on Foreign Relations. The House Bill
prescribing an oath of office, &c , was debated, but
not acted upon. The Naval Appropriation Bill was
considered, and a number of amendments were
adopted. A long debate occurred regarding the
location of the Nava). Academy, which resulted in
an understanding that the permanent place for it
will be at Annapolis. The Bill was not disposed of
when the Senate adjourned for want of a quorum.
In the House, the Senate Bill, appropriating
100,000 dols. to enable the Secretary of the Navy
to raise sunken vessels, was passed. The joint re-
solution of thanks to Lieurenant Morris and the
other officers and men of the Cumberland was
passed. The Committee on Foreign Affairs reported
that no exigency seemed to exist requiring the in-
terposition of the American Government on behalf
of the suffering people of Ireland. The Bill to
secure the more prompt payment of officers and
volunteers was passed. The Senate Bill to increase
the medical department of the volunteer service
was passed, with an amendment abolishing brigade
surgeons, and placing them on an equal footing
with army surgeons.

General Prim was entertained at a grand banquet
at Delmonico's, at New York, on the evening of the
13th inst., by the Spanish residents of the city.
About 60 were present, including the following offi-
cial personages :—Tassara, the Spanish Minister ;
Barreda, the Prussian Minister ; Romero, the Mexi-
can Minister ; Montufar, the Minister of San Salva-
dor; Yrisarri, the Minister of Guatemala, General
Milan de Bosch, and a number of General Prim's
*Aides, the officers of the Spanish vessel Ulloa,
Comacho, the Consul of Venezuela ; the Consuls of
Spain, San Salvador, Peru, Mexico, and the son of
Gen. Paez. The toasts were, "The Queen,"" Gene-
ral Prim," " Perpetual peace between Spain and the
Spanish-American Republics and the Spanish Army
and Navy." The spirit of the assemblage was that
of thorough fraternisation between Spaniards in the
Old and the New Worlds. General Prim, in the
course of a spirited and eloquent speech, gave the
heartiest endorsement to this spirit of fraternisation.
Many people, he said, believed that they went to
Mexico with motives of oppression and conquest.
But never was there, in his Queen or his country,
from the time the expedition was first thought of,
the least idea of destroying the independence of
Mexico. Never—because she would be the first to
respect, and cause to be respected, the liberties of
Mexico. The Queen, as the first citizen of Spain,
was first in fulfilling this programme. After grace-
ful reference to the compliments paid him by
Messrs. Tassara, Comacho, and Barril, he said that
Spain would see all the treaties respected in Mexico,
and when one of the three allied nations varied the
satisfaction she demanded, Spain withdrew, because
the basis of the Convention was broken—the designs
of the Queen and the policy of the Government were
no longer being carried out. The Queen had ap-
proved his conduct, because it was according to the
letter and spirit of the Convention, and he was glad
to be thus greeted by his fellow-countrymen on his
withdrawal. In conclusion, with hearty wishes for
the speedy restoration of peace to the United States,
he proposed " The prosperity of the United States
and the success of her army." The assemblage
broke up with vivas for General Prim. It was un-
derstood that the General was to leave .New York
on the 14th inst., in the Ulloa steamer for Lisbon.
It is stated from Washington that Lord Lyons
had an audience of President Lincoln on the 13th
inst. to take leave, and was to sail for England in
the Persia steamer on the 18th, to be absent two
months.

A despatch of the 13th from Washington says :
" Advices of the latest dates, received at the War
Department, indicate quiet in the Valley of the
Shenandoah. Nothing of public interest had tran-
spired at General M'Clellan's headquarters to-day.
No later news had been received from the West.
"By an order from the Secretary of War, the
Department of the Mississippi is extended so as to
include the whole of the States of Tennessee and
Kentucky. All the officers on duty in these States
will report to Major-General Halleck. The Moun-
tain Department is extended eastward to the road

running from Williamsport to Martinsburgh,
Winchester, Strasbargh, Harrisonburgh, and
Staunton, including that place; thence in the same
direction southward until it strikes the Blue Ridge
to the southern boundary of the State of Virginia.
The department of the Shenandoah in extended
eastward, to include the Piedmont district, and the
Bull Mountain range.

" Governor Bradford and ex-Governor Hicks, of
Maryland, are both said to favour a special session
of the Legislature to take into consideration the
President's Emancipation Message, and there are
many evidences of an inclination on the part of the
slaveh-4clers of the State to heed 'the signs of the
times,' "

The following is the latest from General Hal
leek's army :

" Washington, Friday, June 13.
"Despatches from General lialleck, dated June
12, 7 Pan., have been received at the War Depart-
ment. Beauregard is reported to have been at
Tupello (?) with the remains of his army on Satur-
day last. Spies and deserters represent the rebel
army, to be greatly disorganised. Mutinous and
deserting regiments which refused to serve longer,
their time of enlistment having expired, have been
disarmed and large numbers shot. The immense
destruction of valuable stores proves that the rebel
retreat was a hurried one. Half burned locomotives
and cars are found in places where they would not
have been left if the enemy bad been making a
prepared retreat. The rebel army
contemplated and
south of
has stripped of food the whole country.
Corinth, and many stars,_qr.!. the inhabitants are m a
inc.,' condition.'

General Fremont telegraphs follows as
" HON. E. M. STANTON.
dead-quarters, Mountain Department, Har-
risonburgh, Virginia, June 10.
" In my despatch of yesterday, 1 omitted to state
that Col. Cluseret's Brigade, consisting of the 16th
Ohio and Bth Virginia, afterward supported by the
Garibaldi Guard, formed our advance, and com-
menced the battle of Cross Keys by sharp skirmish-
ing at 9 o'clock in the morning. During the day
they obtained possession of the enemy's ground,
which was disputed foot by foot, and only withdrew
at evening, when ordered to retire to a suitable
position for the night. The skill and gallantry
displayed by Cluseret on this and frequent former
occasions, during the pursuit in which we have been
engaged, deserve high praise.—Respectfully,

-
J. C. FREMONT, Major-General."
A despatch from Memphis says
" Memphis, June 12, via Cairo, June 13.
" The reports that the rebels have burned Vicks-
burgh were not credited. Several gunboats and
rams are starting on a reconnoissance up %% hite
River. Many families are starting North who have
been waiting months for the Union forces."
The correspondent of
the 2ribune with General
31 Dowelrs corps sends the following despatch—
•
" Manassas, June 13.
6, A report has just reached here that a guerrilla
party, numbering 150, dashed into Warrenton last
Monday evening, end captured 22 sick soldiers left
in the hospital, and from 25 to 30 stragglers from