The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-12 00:00:00

LA T EST NEWS.

THE WAR IN AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 12, '7.22 A.M.
Advices have arrived, per the Kangaroo, from
iew York, to November 1.
General Mitchell has suffered a severe repulse At
Mackay Point and Pocotaligo, in an attempt to cut
off the railway communication between Charleston
and Savannah. The General is blamed for his rash-
ness by the Northern press.
The advance of General M'Clellan, from which
so much was expected a few days since, has not
ansumed any large proportion. The quarters are at
Bierlin, on the Potomac, seven miles from Harper's
Fe ,rry.
The Confederates are in force at Winchester, in
tb.e Shenandoah Valley, and on the road from Win-
e' ►ester to Gordonville.

The exploits of the Confederate steamer Alabama
excite great dissatisfaction in this city. The Govern-
meat is reproached with culpable negligence and
apathy in not taking measures for her capture.

The Merrimac No. 2 is said to be ready for sea.

The New York ship Alleghania, bound from Bal-

timore to London, with a cargo of guano, was cap •
tured on Wednesday, in Chesapeake Bay, by a party
of Confederates from the shore, and burnt. The
captain, mate, and pilot were taken prisoners.

General Wool has arrested several citizens at a
Union meeting in Baltimore, for the offence of en-
deavouring to procure signatures among his own
officers for his removal from command. The Pre-
sident has ordered the arrested persons to be set at

liberty unconditionally. It is expected that General
Wool will resign.

Judge Clifford, of Massachusetts, granted a writ
of habeas corpus in the case of Mr. W. H. Winder,
of Philadelphia, illegally detained in Fort Warren.
The sheriff was denied admittance to the Post to
serve the writ. The Judge has declared that he has
orders to enforce the sentence.

The election of the Democratic ticket for the State
of New York, on Tuesday, the 4th instant, is con-
sidered certain. The President has expresed his
surprise and regret at the turn which the elections
have already taken. The Democrats expect to carry
the States of New Jersey and Massachusetts, as
well as New York.
There has been a series of strikes among the work-
ing men of New York for increased wages, in con-
sequence of the depreciation of the paper currency
and the alarming and rapid rise in the price of the
necessaries of life. The demands of the working
•
men have been acceded to.
General Banks is to be appointed to the command
of an expedition to Texas.
General Maclernand is to co-operate with Admiral
Dupont on the Mississippi.
NEW YORK, OCT. 31, EVENING.
The Confederates are still in force in' the, imme-
diate front of the Army of the Potomac.
General Burnside has moved down along the
eastern base of the Blue Ridge Mountains and
formed a junction with General Sigel.
It is reported at General M'Clellan's headquarters
that General Bragg is on his way to join General
Lee in Virginia.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.

Great activity is observable on the part of the
Confederates, who are in strong force between
Winchester and the Potomac.

Large bodies of Confederates are moving without
baggage along the Front Royal Road, and others
towards Shannonv ale Springs and GaistlemmaV.ery,
1 V.deval General Stoneman hasmei:Tied Leesburg
without opposition.

The Federals have occupied Charleston, in
Western Virginia, and Grand Junction, Mississippi.

The .Confederates are in force nine miles from

Grand Junction,

General Curtis reports that the Confederates have
been routed near Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Deserters from Richmond report that the steamer
Merrimac No. 2 is a complete success.
The Southern journals state that Federal General
Butler has landed at Pensacola with 7,000 men. It
was expected he would advance to the junction of
the Mobile, Montgomery, and Pensacola Railroad.
The Commercial Advertiser asserts that Nash-
ville is surrounded, and that the inhabitants are

nearly starving.
The Federal Governor of North Carolina has
proposed to hold a conference with the Confederate
Governor of the State to discuss the position of pub-
lic affairs and the aspect of the war. The further
objects of the proposition are not stated.
Washington despatches assert that many of the
Southern slaveholders are running their slaves
through the blockade, and selling them in Cuba.

The New York Municipality has resolved to issue
3,000,000 dols. paper currency in amounts under
1 dol.

Numerous strikes have occurred in different
branches of trade, but employers have consented to
pay the wages demanded.
It has been found impracticable to serve the writ
of habeas corpus at Fort Warren.
A large republican meeting has been held in
New York. The speakers declared the determina-
tion of the Republican party to subjugate the South
and endorse Mr. Lincoln's proclamation.