The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-06 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE SCOTIA.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.
The royal mail steam-ship Scotia, Captain Jud-
kins, which left New York on the 27th ult. arrived
in the Mersey this evening.
A telegraphic summary of her advices has already
appeared.

The New I ork limes of the 27th gives the fol-
lowing as the situation of affairs at that date :
" We gather, from various sources, a variety of in.
teresting information from our armies in Virginia—
all of it, we are glad to say, of an encouraging cha-
racter. Passengers from Virginia, who reached
Washington yesterday, report that there was an
engagement at Warrenton on Monday, in
which our forces were successful, having
driven the enemy out of the town. We
infer from this that the rebels have been
making strenuous efforts to turn our right flank, as
Warrenton is some distance this side of the Rappa-
hannock. Our despatch further' says that the rebel
forces which have been engaged in the recent
skirmishes are mainly cavalry, and it is probable
that the force at Warrenton was of this character,
and was not very formidable. A heavy rain oc-
curred on Friday afternoon and night, and con-
tinued through Saturday, in the vicinity of the
Upper Rappahannock. This swelled the river so
as to make it unfordable below the mountains back
of Warrenton, and, of course, put an end to all
efforts of the rebel army to cross until the river
shall again fall. There was artillery firing, never-
theless, at neerly all the fords throughout Saturday
and Sunday, but with results which have not been
deemed worthy of reporting. There is a rumour
the rebels have been moving a heavy force in the
direction of Luray, to operate in the Shenandoah
Valley, but no doubt General Pope has taken mea-
sures to guard against any disaster in that direction.

"The rebels have tried their hand at recapturing
Fort Donnelson, but have failed. The fort, garri-
soned by four companies of the 71st Ohio Regiment,
under command of Major Nab, was attacked on Mon-
day, by the force of rebels under Col. Woodward—
the same which captured Clarksville—but the Ohio
boys repelled the assailants, killing and wounding
30 of them. The rebel force consisted of 450 in-
fanty, 335 cavalry, and two pieces of artillery.
"News from Memphis renders it probable that
Breckinridge has thought better of his intention to
make a second attack on Baton Rouge. It is
stated that he is moving his entire army up to
Stentobis, on the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great
Northern Railway, about 42 miles below Memphis,
and that his cavalry are scouring Northern Missis-
sippi, and impressing every man under 50 years of
acre."

A letter to the Cincinnati Commercial, dated
Cumberland Gap, August 19, says :—" This place
is completely surrounded by the enemy. His
pickets are within four miles of the Gap, and ex-
tend entirely across the mountains. He is 20,000
strong in front, and reinforcements are still arriv-
ing from Knoxville. A heavy force has gone
through Big Creek and Roger's Gap. Captain
Martin's company of cavalry, sent out to watch
these Gaps, was suddenly attacked by Ashby's ca-
valry, 600 strong, and was cut to pieces or scat-
tered to the winds. Out of 80 men, but 15 or 20
have come in. Colonel Honck, of the sth Ten-
nessee, stationed at London, is probably cut off. The
enemy expect to starve us out, but Morgan will
neither evacuate nor surrender. Supplies are now
cut off, and sad disaster will come if the road to
Lexington is not promptly cleared. The latest
intelligence from Cumberland Gap represents
that Gen. Morgan is in no immediate danger. He
had provisions and forage enough to last him 30
days. He had repulsed a large force of the rebels
on the Tennessee side, and no doubt was ascertained
that he could hold the position until assistance
arrived. This assistance was being rapidly hurried
forward.

" We have advices from Port Royal to the 20th
inst. Eversthing remained quiet, and the health
of the troops remained good. The excitement re-
garding the great rebel ram at Savannah, which
was expected to make a descent among our ship-
ping, had entirely subsided, reports having been
received through deserters that she is a failure—
leaking badly, and defective otherwise, especially
in her steam apparatus."

The President had published the following letter
in reply to one addressed to him by Mr. Horace
Greeley, proprietor of the New York Tribune
" Executive Mansion, Washington,
August 22, 1862.

" Dear Sir,—l have just read yours of the 19th,
addressed to myself through the New York Tribune.
If there be in it any statements or assumptions of
fact which I may know -to be erroneous, I do not
now and here controvert them. If there be in it
any inferences which I may believe to be falsely
drawn, I do not now and here argue against them.
If there be perceptible in it an impatient and dicta-
torial tone, I waive it in deference to an old friend,
whose heart I have always supposed to be right.
" As to the policy I 'seem to be pursuing,' as you
say, I have not meant to leave any one in doubt.
"I would save the Union. I would save it the
shortest way under the constitution. The sooner
the national authority can be restored, the nearer
the Union will be the Union as it was.' If there
be those who would not save the Union unless they
could at the same time save slavery, I do not agree
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who would not save
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eye those who would not save
the Union unless they cou
could at the same time
destroy slavery, I do not agree with them. My
twiet them.
paramount object in this struggle is to save the
Union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery.
If I could save the Union without freeing any
slave, I would do it; if I could save it by freeing
all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it
by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would
also do that. What I do about slavery and the
coloured race, I do because I believe it helps to save
this Union, and what I forbear, I forbear because I
do not believe it would help to save the Union. I
shall do less Whenever I shall believe what I am
doing hurts the cause, and I shall do more when•
ever I shall believe doing more will help the cause.
I shall try to correct errors when shown to be
errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they
shall appear to be true views. I have here stated
my Purpose according to my view of official duty,
and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed
personal wish that all men, everywhere, could be
free.—Yours, . LINCOLN.
" Hon. Horace Greeley."

DEATH OF Ain. HEARD, Ex-M.P.--The Cork
Examiner announces the decease of Mr. John Isaac Heard,
who for many years held a prominent position in the county
of Cork. Mr. Heard was a man of large property in the
town of Kinsale, and of great influence in the locality .
During the active portion of his career he was an ardent
politician on the Whig side, and always took a leading part
in the elections for the borough of Kinsale. He was him-
self elected member without opposition on the retirement
of Sir Benjamin Hawes. At the last general election he
resigned the seat, which was occupied by Sir John Arnott.
Though he has occasionally between that period and his
death taken some part in local matters, he has not appeared
prominently in public affairs.

BARNET CATTLE FAIR, Friday, Sept. s.—This
great fair was resumed to-day, with the sale of beasts and
horses, but the large amount of business transacted yester-
day had very considerably reduced the cattle fields In the
Scotch fair all well grown steers found buyers, polled Scots
and Highland stock made £l3 to £l4, and Scotch runts £5
to £8; many large droves of runts were unsold. Welsh
cattle have had a good sale this year, and were selected to-
day at from £9 to £lO, and Welsh heifers £7 to £8; Here-
fords, £l3 to £l5, most of which were sold out; Devons,
£lO to £ll—a large herd remain on hand. Milch cows
continued to make high prices. Shorthorn cows in full
profit sold at £2l to £94, and small cows £l6 to £lB. In the
horse fair business was again dull, and many strings of
useful horses were without customers. Irish colts and
Welsh ponies sold at Bto 15 guineas. Many distinguished
foreigners have visited the fair this year. The horse races
of to-morrow (Saturday) will conclude the fair of 1862.
" Captain Miller," alias Captain Hamilton, was
brought before the Cork magistrates on Wednesday,
charged with stealing a gold watch and other things from
of Ennisty mon, County Clare, whom
Mr. M. O'Loughton,
he had engaged in Limerick as his' overseer." The latter,
a student just out of Maynooth, who resolved to devote
himself to secular pursuits, stated in his evidence that the
captain told him he had 4,t 00 slaves,and had just purchased
a vessel, "to run the blockade," from Messrs. Russell for
£B,OOO. The prisoner was committed for trial. Another
gold watch was found in his possession, said to have been
stolen, in Glasgow.