The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-21 00:00:00

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, MAY 9 (Evening.)
(Per North American, via Quebec and London-

Eleven Confederate gunboats were destroyed.

The Federal officer, Bailey, officially reports the
capture by the Federals of New Orleans, and Forts
Jackson, Philip, Livingstone, and Pike.
He also reports the total destruction of the Con-
federate gunboats, steam-rams, iron-clad floating
batteries, fire-rafts, obstructions, and chains.
The Confederates, with their own hands, are
stated to have destroyed cotton and shipping to the
value of from 8,000,000 to 10,000,000 doll.
The loss of the Federals amounts to 30 killed
and 100 wounded. The Confederates lost 1,500
men.

The way is clear, and all the Confederate de-
fences are destroyed from the Gulf to Baton Rouge,
and probably to Memphis.
The _Louisville Despatch reports that, along the
Mississippi, from New Orleans to Memphis, there
is a general bonfire of property, particularly of
cotton. At Memphis sugar and molasses, in large
quantities, were on the bluff ready to be rolled into
the river, and all cotton was to be burnt.

At the approach of the Federal fleet the people
of the river towns retreated inland, destroying the
property all along the southern tributaries of the
Mississippi. Among their great number only one
planter was found who objected to burn his cotton.

A Yorktown despatch of the 7th says :—" After
the evacuation of Williamsburg by tne Confede-
rates, General M'Clellan's forces pursued the Con-
federates eight miles beyond Williamsburg, as far
as the Chickahominy river. The Confederates re-
treating across the Chickahominy destroyed all-the
bridges. Gen. M'Clellan's forces rested on the left
bank of the Chickahominy. Twenty thousand Fede-
ral troops under Gen. Franklin hare been landed at
West Point, 20 miles above Williamsburg, at the
head or York river. Another division of the Fede-
ral army has left for West Poiht. Unless the Con-
federates, after crossing the Chickahominy, were
able to reach Richmond by way of the James river,
it is supposed that the Federal forces which have
been landed at West Point will be able to cut off
entirely the retreat of the Confederates at Rich-
mond. The Federal iron-clad steamer Galena, with
two gunboats, has started up the James river, to
cut off the river communication of the Confederate
army on the Chickahominy."

The Monitor and several Federal gunboats have
left Fort Monroe for Sewall's Point, which the Con-
federates have evacuated.

It is rumoured that the Confederates have also
evacuated Norfolk.

Mr. Adams, the American Minister in London,
has made a claim on the British Government for the
restoration of the Emily St. Pierre.
The Democratic party is again making a move to
reconstitute its influence.

In the House of Representatives a bill has been
passed making Hilton Head, South Carolina, a port
of entry.

NEW YORK, MAY 10 (Evening),
(Per North American, by telegraph to Father Point

and from Londonderry.)

.Reconnaissances of Federal iron-clad boats to
Sewall's Point have established the fact that very
few guns and men remained there.
The Merrimac and Monitor approached each
other several times, but no battle ensued.. The
Federal steamers returned to Fort Monroe.
Norfolk has not yet been evacuated.
An engagement has occurred at West Point

between General Franklin's lst division and the
Confederates under General Lee. The Confederates
were shelled by the Federal gun-boats and re.
treated.

General M'Clellan officially reports from Wil-
liamsburg on the 9th :—" I have effected a junction
with Franklin's forces, and the troops aro in
excellent condition. The Federal iron•clad steamer
Galena was aground in James river, a little above
Yorktown, it was supposed not badly. The main
body of the Confederates have retreated across
James river. The Confederates at Williamsburg
appeared to be very short of provisions. Many
soldiers captured had not tasted anything but bis-
cuit for 48 hours, acd were in a state of exhaus-
don."

Nothing decisive is reported from the armi es of
Generals HaHeck and Beauregard.
The Federals are fast approaching Charleston
and Savannah.
Eleven thousand bales of cotton were burnt at
New Orleans.

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Forts Jackson and Philip surrendered condi
tionally that the officers should be allowed to retain
their side arms, and the garrisons be permitted lo

retire on parole.
The N3rth American touched at Cape R-ice on
the 13th, but was unable to receive the latest flew;,owing to the breaking down of the teh-graphle line
upon the previous day.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, MAY 9 (EVENING).
Money abundant. Gold, 3 preni. Exchange
advancing. Bankers' Bills, 114 k. Stocks very
firm : New York Centrals, 88'4; Illinois, 61 ; EriY,
38-!-; Federal Coupon Sixes, 21 prem. Cotton ad-
vancing; Sales of the last two days amount to
2,000 bales; middling Upland ie quoted Vic. F 1914

• derry.)
Federal accounts from New Orleans state that
the bombardment of the forts below New Orleans
lasted six 6 days, without intermission. Twenty one
Federal mortar-boats and three gun-boats were in

action. On the 25ch ult. they silenced the fortifi-
cations, and secured a passage up the river for 14
Federal steamers.
Gen. Butler landed 4,000 troops above the forts.