The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-03 00:00:00

AMERICA.

The Royal Mail steamship Canada, from Boston
and Halifax, arrived at Queenstown at 11 a.m. to-
day (Jan. 2.) She brings 53 passengers and
$56,622. She landed all the mails and seven pas-
sengers, and proceeded at 11.30 a.m. All well.
She was detained one day at Boston by a snow
storm.

Admiral Porter's fleet of 100 vessels, including
65 war vessels, amongst which are the most power-
ful in the Federal navy, was spoken 40 miles south-
ward of Hatteras, bound south, it is supposed for
Wilmington or Charleston.
Thirty companies of Canadian volunteers have
been ordered to the frontier. It is reported that
the money taken by the St. Alban's raiders is now
in the hands of the Confederate agent in Montreal,
and will be returned to the proper authorities.
The House of Representatives has passed a reso-
lution that Congress has the right to declare a
foreign policy, and the recognition of new Powers.
The executive department is bound to respect this
policy in diplomatic relations.
Mr. Seward has ordered that persons coming to
the United States, except emigrants, must have
passports. This regulation applies specially to
persons coming from the British provinces.
The Cuba has arrived out.
Hood is reported to have raised the siege of
Nashville and commenced to retire southward on
the 13th. Thomas reports that he had pursued him
to Spring-hill, south of the Franklin, on the 18th,
making daily captures of men and artillery. The
Confederate losses are, however, believed to be
greatly exaggerated, and it is asserted that, with the
exception of the battle of the 16th, in which Thomas
admits a loss to himself of 3,000, the engagements
have been confined to skirmishing with Forrest's
cavalry, acting as rear guard to Hood's main army.
Southern papers contain the following despatch
from General Bragg :—;

" Augusta, Monday, Dec. 6.
"About midnight on th'e 3d Wheeler's cavalry attacked

the enemy on the Savannah Railroad, a few miles below
Waynesborough. Follawing up their defeated cavalry, he
came upon a heavy force of infantry tearing up the rail-
road—at daylight a very heavy force of cavalry, infantry,
and artillery, before which he retired, fighting, to Brier
Creek, inflicting a heavy loss on the enemy. This morning
it is ascertained they have moved rapidly towards Savannah,
our cavalry piessing their rear. All our available means
should be concentrated at Savannah and Grahamville, and
the people of the country should tear up and blockade all
roads leading across the Savannah River below the mouth
of the Brier Breek.

" BRAXTON BRAGG.

" To Governor M. L. Bonham."

The Richmond Examiner of the 14th ult. says :

" The only definite information from Georgia is the 'ap-
pearance of Sherman's army in the vicinity of Savannah.
The Yankee papers informed us that he had accomplished

this march almost a week ago, but of course their statement
was based upon what they deemed the probability of the
situation. Up to yesterday forenoon no fighting had taken
place between Sherman's army and the Confederate troops
I n the defence of Savannah. gen. Hardee commands the
iatter. A contemporary paper speaks of Savannah as in-
vested. This is not the case. Savannah is no more invested

than Richmond, and we have'no evidence that it stands in
the- least danger either from assault or siege. An official
despatch of yesterday mentions that. Sherman had developed
his army near the town, but that does not signify that he
will go into trenches. Savannah has a triple line of de-
fences."

The Augusta Chronicle of the Bth ult. asserts that
the only effect of Sherman's march has been to de-
velope the latent strength of the Confederacy. "It
has," it_says,—
" Brought out another formidable army, which, doubt-
less, to Sherman's great surprise, now confronts him on the
coast. It is truly a wonderful and gratifying fact that while
the armies of Tennessee and Virginia are hurling defiance
at the foe in those States, the energy and patriotism of the
people of Georgia and South Carolina are creating a
third army of the Cumberland—the victor of Donelson, of
Vicksburgh, and Missionary Ridge. The truth is the people
of the South are just finding out their own strength. The
present extraordinary efforts of the enemy only serve to
develope it. • Sherman is the greatest recruiting officer we
have ever had among us. He has effected what no con-
script law could have accomplished."
The Richmond Examiner of the 13th ult. holds that
no strategical object can be gained by Sherman :

" Whatever he may do now will have little effect on the
fortunes of this war. His campaign may yet furnish some
additional material for Yankee brag, but has attained no
strategical object beyond the ruin of a belt of country a
couple of miles wide, between Atlanta and the sea, and his
presence on the seacoast is far less injurious and dangerous
than either at Chattanooga or Atlanta."
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, DEC. 20 (Evening).
Gold has fluctuated since' yesterday between 211
and 227, closing to-day at 2231. Exchange on
London, 243 ; Paris, 2.10 2.15 ; Stocks dull ; New
York Central, 1154. ; Illinois, 126 i ; Erie, 91 ;
5.20 Bonds, 109.