The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-23 00:00:00

AMERICA.

A ptrtion of the following appeared in our impression of
yesterday.

President Davis made a speech, declaring that if
all heartily and unanimously answered the demands
of the present exigency, then he could say that the
South stood upon the verge of success, which would
teach the insolent enemy who had treated the pro-
positions with contumely that in that conference, in
which he had so plumed himself with arrogance, he
was indeed talking to his masters. If ariy man
supposed he (Davis) would, under any circum-
stances, be an agent for the reconstruction of
the Union, he mistook every element of his nature.
With the Confederacy he would live or die. If
half the absentees returned to Lee's army, Grant
'Would be taught a lesson such as he had never
received, even on the road from the Rapidan.
Beauregard had another army on Sherman's
path, and it would be soon shown that Sher-
' man's march through Georgia would be his last.
The Richmond Sentinel says the result- of the
conference has again roused the spirit of '6l through-
out the South.

Grant's left commenced moving on Alonday. The
3d Division of the sth Corps advanced along the
road leading from Duncan Road along Boylton
Plank Road, driving the Confederates from their
breastworks at Dabnye's Mills. In the afternoon
the Confederates made a determined attack along
the whole line, expecting to break through or cut off
the 3d Division. Simultaneously they made an
attack in front, and part of the 3d Division being
cut off from communication, gave way and retreated
in disorder to the breastworks erected by the
2d Corps. Part of the 3d Division of the. 6th
Corps, which had just crossed Hatcher's Run,
and become demoralised, were rallied, and assisted
in driving the enemy back. The Federals during
the retreat abandoned two artillery waggons.
Shortly afterwards the Confederates attacked the
left of the Second Corps, near Armstrong House,
on Duncan ROad, but were repulsed with loss. The
Federals lost on Sunday and Monday 1,180 men.
On Tuesday they occupied the ground lost on the
previous day. Grant's permanent lines now ex-
tend from what was formerly the extreme left at
Fort Cummings, or Squirrel Level Road, to across
Hatcher's Run, at Armstrong Mills.

Lee's report states that on Sunday evening he
moved a strong force to Hatcher's Run. Part of
his infantry crossed, and proceeded to Cattab
Creek and the cavalry to Dinwiddie Court House,
where they encountered the Federal cavalry and
retired. In the afternoon Hall's and Gordon's
troops demonstrated against the enemy on the left
of Hatcher's Run, near Armstrong Mills, but find-
ing him entrenched, withdrew during the night.
The force which advanced beyond the creek was
reported recrossing. On Monday morning Pc-
gram's division moved to the right bank
of the creek to reconnoitre, when it was
vigorously attacked. The battle was obstinately con-
tested for several hours, but Pegram being killed,
and Col. lloffmann wounded, some confusion oc-
curred, and the division was pressed back to its ori-
ginal position.

- - Van's division was ordered to support Pegram's,
and charged the enemy, forcing him back, but was
in turn compelled to retire. A.fahoney's division then
arrived, and drove the enemy rapidly to his defences
at Hatcher's Run.

The Federal loss is small, and the enemy's loss is
not supposed to be great. The object of Grant's
movement has not transpired.

Nothing direct has been received from Sherman.
A report prevailed at Richmond that he had
effected a lodgment on the railroad between Branch-
ville and Augusta. The only fact confirmatory of
this report was that the telegraphic communication
with Augusta was interrupted.

There were also rumours that Branchville had
been flanked and captured, growing out of the
receipt of news by the War Department that the
Confederate advance guard under Maclaw had
fallen back within 30 miles of Branchville, through
fear of being enveloped by the enemy's advance.
Augusta papers report two corps of Sherman's
army to be on the Georgia side of the Savannah
river.

Beauregard made a speech at Augusta declaring
that he would fight to the bitter end, and if he
failed, he could pay his passage to a foreign
country.

A Washington despatch asserts that military ope-
rations have been resumed below Wilmington.

A large Confederate force is reported on the
Arkansas side of the Mississippi, near Mound City,
preparing to cross into Tennessee.
New Orleans papers reassert that advices from
Mobile of the 25th confirm the evacuation of Mobile.
The Confederate Senate has almost unanimously
rejected the bill putting 200,000 negroes into the
Confederate army. The Senate has also confirmed
the appointment of Mr. Breckenridge as Secretary
for War.

The Vice-President has officially informed the
Federal Congress that Lincoln and Johnson have
been elected for four years. Two hundred and
thirteen electoral votes were cast for Lincoln and
Johnson, and 21 for M'Clelland and Pendleton.
The Governor of Kentucky has sent a message to
the Legislature recommending the ratification of the
constitution amendment, but thinks the Government
should pay Kentucky $34,000,000, the value of the
slaves in that State.

The Delaware Legislature has rejected, and the
Ohio Legislature has passed, the constitutional
amendment.

President Lincoln has communicated to Congress
the correspondence relating to the French transport
Rhine.

In reply to a letter from the Mexican Minister,
Romero, informing Mr. Seward of the passage of
French troops across the Isthmus of Panama, and
also referring to the trade between San Francisco
and Acapulco, and other points relating to the
neutrality of the United States between France and
Mexico, Mr Seward says the instructions already
given by the Treasury Department to the San
Francisco authorities to prevent these transactions
would be renewed.
The Nova Scotian Parliament assembled on
Thursday. The Governor, in his message, recom-
mends the unbiassed consideration of the Confede-
ration scheme.

The Australasian and City of London have arrived
out.

MEXICO.

NEW Yonk, Feb. 10 (Evening.)

The Havana correspondent of the Associated Press
denies the statement that Mexico had ceded any ter-
ritory to France, and that Senator Gwinn had been
appointed Viceroy. _

Gwinn had been unsuccessful in pressing his
claims in Mexico, and was en route for Europe, in
order to urge them there.

The NeW York journals publish advices from
Mexico to the 20th, according to which the French
were concentrating upon Oaxaca.

Havana correspondence states tnat many towns
were throwing off the Imperial yoke.

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