The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-07 00:00:00

MEXICO.

MATA3ton.xs, May 4.
Heavy skirmishing took place before this city on
the 30th ult., resulting favourably to the Impe-
rialists. General Negrete is believed to have with-
drawn.

Communication with Boca del Rio and the inte-
rior is cut off in consequence of the capture of
Monterrey and Camargo by the Juarists.

SUEZ, June 5.

The Messageries Imperiales steamer Mosambique,
with Mauritius and Reunion mails, arrived here at
8 p.m. to-day.

LONDON GAZE PTE---Last Evening.

FOREIGN-OFFICE, Jusz G.
Copy of a letter from Earl Russllto the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty:—

Foreign-office, June 2, 1865.
My Lords,---I have the honour to state to your lord-
ships, that since the date of my letter of the 11th ult., in-
telligence has reached this_country that the late President
of the so-called Confederate States has been captured by
the military forces of the United States, and has been
transported as a prisoner to Fort Monroe, and that the
armies hitherto kept in the field by the Confederate States
have for the most part surrendered or dispersed.
In this posture of affairs her Majesty's Government are
of opinion that neutral nations cannot but consider the
civil war in North America as at an end.
In conformity with this opinion, her Majesty's Govern-
ment recognise that peace has been restored within the
whole territory of which the United States of North Ame-
rica before the commencement of the civil war were in un-
disturbed possession.
As a necessary consequence of such recognition on the
part of her Majesty's Government, her Majesty's several
authorities in all ports, harbours, and waters belonging to
her Majesty, whether in the United Kingdom or beyond
the seas, must henceforth refuse permission to any vessel
of war carrying a Confederate flag to enter any such ports,
harbours, and waters ; and must require any Confederate
vessels of war which, at the time when these orders reach
her Majesty's authorities in such ports, harbours, and waters
may have already entered therein on the faith of Procla-
mations heretofore issued by her Majesty, and which, hav-
ing complied with the provisions of such Proclamations,
may be actually within such ports, harbours, and waters,
forthwith to depart from them.
But her Majesty's Government consider that a due re-
gard for national good faith and honour requires that her
Majesty's authorities should be instructed, as regards any
such Confederate vessels so departing, that they should
have the benefit of the prohibition heretofore enforced
against pursuit of them within 24 hours by a cruiser of the
United States lying at the time within any such ports,
harbours, and waters, and that such prohibition should be
then and for the last time maintained in their favour.

If, however, the commander of any Confederate vessel of
war which may be found in any port, harbour, or waters of
her Majesty's dominions at the time these new orders are
received by her Majesty's authorities, or may enter
such port, harbour, or waters, within a month after these
new orders are received, should wish to divest his vessel
of her warlike character, and, after disarming her, to re-
main without a Confederate flag within British waters, her
Majesty's authorities may allow the commander of such
vessel to do so at his own risk in all respects, in which
case he should be distinctly apprised that he is to expect
no further protection from her Majesty's Government,
except such as he may be entitled to in the ordinary
course of the administration of the law in time of
peace. _

The rule as to twenty-four hours would of course not
be applicable to the case of such vessel.
I have addressed a similar letter to the Secretaries of
State for the Home, Colonial, India, and War Offices, and
also to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Trea-
sury, requesting them, as I do your Lordships, to issue
instructions in conformity with the decision of her
Majesty's Government to the several British authorities at
home or abroad who may be called upon to act in the
matter.—l am, &c.,

, .
(Signed) RUSSELL.
NOTE.—A similar letter was addressed to the Secretaries
of State for the Home, Colonial, War, and India Depart-
ments, and to the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's
Treasury.

ADMIRALTY, JUNE 3.
Royal Marino Light Infantry—First Lieutenant Alexan-
der Donellan to be Captain, vice Little to retired full-pay ;
Second Lieutenant Digby Henry Dent to be First Lieu-
tenant, vice Donellan promoted.
The following promotions have this day been made :
Commanders—John Erskine Field Risk, Frederic Dam-
pier Rich, Edward Madden, John Laisnd Perry, Arthur
ITAury John Johnstone, to be Captains.
Lieutenants—Henry Augustus Claverhig, Henry Rogers,
Henry Needham Knox, John Nott, Robert Sterne, William
Frederick Lee, George Parsons, and William Greenhill
Silverlock, to be Commanders.

JUNE 5.
George Tucker, Esq., has this day been promoted to the
rank of Inspector of Machinery afloat in her Majesty's
Fleet.

BANKRUPTS,

The following are the only bankrupts of commercial
importance in the Gazette :
Thomas Wood, builder, Pickering
John Holmes, boiler maker, Liverpool
Wm. Bidmead, builder, Cheltenham
H. E. Oakley, printer, Bromyard
William Pomphrett, grocer, Mile-end-road
Joseph Major, farmer, Hampstead
James H. Watson, or, Norwich
William Nice, cutler Stratford
Samuel Caswell, baker, Pimlico
Robt. Scott Blades, tailor, Hounslow
George Pryde, sailmaker, Liverpool
William Lloyd Hughes, attorney-at-law, Holyhead
James Sadler, chandler's-shop keeper, Feltham, Mid-
dlesex.
Henry Stoneham, miller, Bedhampton, Southampton-
shire

BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED.
John Maidlow, builder, Bayswater
Joseph Henry Challenger, pianolurtc maker, Upper
Cleveland- street, Middlesex
Wm. Hatch, dealer in boots and shoes, Brighton.
Matthew Pound, chemist, Leather-lane.
Edmund Wollheim, merchant, Westbourn.e-terrace.
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
Harvey and Co., painters, Ayr
Wm. Wylie, builder, Glasgow
James Mitchell, merchant, Elgin