The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-01 00:00:00

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AMERICA.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
The following appeared in our late Edition of yceterda
evening :

ARRIVAL OF THE CUBA.
The following are the heads of the news brought
by the Cuba.

NEW YORK, March 22, Noon.
Sherman is marching on Goldsboro'. It is un-
reliably reported that he had occupied it.
Lee is reported to be in command at Raleigh.
Sheridan has reached Whitehouse. The Confe-
derate Congress have passed the measures recom-
mended in President Davis' message.
Affairs in Richmond are reported gloomy.
Gold, 1574.
Sherman left Fayetteville on the 14th and was
marching on Goldsboro', after destroying the cotton
mills and the arsenal containing all the material
taken from Haiper's Ferry. Unreliable reports
assert that Sherman had occupied Goldsboro' and
formed a junction with Schofield, while other re-
ports assert that the Confederates had evacuated
Goldsboro', and moved towards Virginia.
The Richmond Sentinel publishes a rumour that
four divisions of Sherman's army had been repulsed
near Fayetteville on the 16th with heavy loss.
Hardee retreated from Fayetteville with 20,000
men towards Raleigh, where it was reported that
Lee was in command, having brought with him a
large force from Richmond.
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Sherman's and Shofield's armies were receiving
supplies up the Neuse river. The Herald says that
Sherman's army is in possession of three-fifths of
the personal property of the counties through which
he has passed.
Great activity continues both in Grant's and
Lee's army. - _ - .

It is reported that the Confederates attempted to
blow up Fort Nell. The Federals had previously
evacuated the fort.

Beauregard and Johnston are said to be com-
manding before Richmond.
Sheridan has arrived at Whitehouse. On the
18th he moved to join Grant, and destroyed all the
bridges of the James River between Lynchburgh
and Richmond, and all the railroad bridges be-
tween Stanton and Charlottesvile.
The Richmond papers state that the damage done
by Sheridan can easily be—repliked.
It is reported that Grant has sent Kantz's cavalry
to open the communication with Sheridan. Kantz
encountered a heavy force of Longstreet's corps
near the Chickahominy, and returned without ac-
complishing his object. _ _ _

Deserter; report a small Union cavalry force at
Burkeville, at the intersection of the Richmond,
Danville, Petersburg, and Lynchburg Railroads.
There has been a severe storm in Mobile Bay,
and several transports were stranded. The Moth-
tors attacked and silenced two batteries defending
the bay on the 11th.
Lieutenant Forrest has made a naval'expedition
up the Tennessee River, and destroyed Roddy's
camp and the Confederate communication atLamb's
Ferry. He found much Union feeling up the river.
The New York Times says that the Confederate
Congress, prior to its adjournment, empowered Pre-
sident Davis to seize the specie banks for supplies,
and also empowered the Secretary of the Treasury
to procure specie from the different States, upon
terms agreed upon with the State authorities.
The writ of habeas corpus has also been suspended.
The Secretary of War at Richmond has authorised

the raising of companies of coloured soldiers for im
mediate service at Richmond, and he recommends
the arming of slaves, but opposes their emancipation.
The fall in gold has seriously affected trade
throughout the country, and several failures have
taken place. The Government securities are unfa-
vourably affected. $20,100,000 of 5.20's remain un-
sold. It is reported that. Maccolloch will not im-
mediately anticipate the May interest payable in
gold on the bonds. The New York Tribune an-
nounces, on the highest authority," that Mr. Mac-
culloch will issue no more gold bearing bonds.
The Herald says Grant believed Richmond would
be evacuated in ten days. -
The Herald states that owing to the gloomy state
of affairs at Richmond, Lee and Davis had deter-
mined to abandon the contest.
Davis has decided to leave the arbitrament ques-
tion to Lee and Grant. Seward and Lincoln held
a consultation over the latter proposal—Seward
favouring and Lincoln opposing it.
The Tribnne says that Lee informed Davis that
it was impossible for him (Lee) to make head against
the forces concentrating for his overthrow.
The RichMond banks have, in anticipation of the
Government, secured their gold, disposing of the
same for the redemption of their notes in circula-
tion.
The Augusta paper says that Stephens has not
spoken since the last news from Georgia, but his
silence will not continue.
A large popular meeting has been held at Wil-
mington. At the call of the Mayor resolutions
were passed that the rebellion was hopeless, and
that the people would do everything to restore North
Carolina to the Union.
Martial law is abolished in Missouri. The
destructive floods throughout the country are sub-
siding. The New York Central Railroad bridge at
Rochester has been swept away, the Erie Railroad
injured for a distance of 100 miles, and property to
thevalue of severalmilliondollars hasbeen destroyed
in Rochester.
20,0001 b. of Sea Island have arrived at New York
from the Bahamas.
A privateer was reported to be off Massano on
the 14th. Her name is supposed to be Confederate
States.
The Tullahassee was at Bermuda on the 11th
under a new name.
The blockade runner Bat has been captured.
The steamer Colonel. Lamb ran into Galveston
and carried out 1,500 bales of cotton.
The steamer Golden Gate left San Francisco on
the 13th with pomp& in specie, of which
poo,ooo are for New York, and the remainder for
Mexico and England. Victoria had opened the
coasting trade to foreign vessels on equal terms with
British ships.
The steamers City of London, City of Washing-
ton, City of Cork, and Borussia have arrived out.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Money easy. 'The panic in gold continues, the
price declining yesterday to 153. The latest quo-

tation to-day is 1571. Exchange on London, 1701,
on Paris, 3 281. Stocks depressed. New York
Central, 100 ; Illinois, 101 i ; Erie, 61i ; 5-20
Bonds, 1051. Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 50c.
to 52c. Flour, wheat, corn, and provisions declin-
ing. Coffee, sugar, and molasses very dull. Pe-
troleum dull. Crude, 33 ; refined, 55.