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London, England, 1862-12-16 00:00:00

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Nothing important has occurred at FredPricks-
burg. The Confederate Cavalry have crossed the
Rappahannock and captured two entire companies
of Federal cavalry.

Five Federal gunboats are reported to have pro.
ceeded by the Rappahannock, and anchored oppo-
site King George's Court-house.

A successful cavalry reconnaissance has been
made from General Sigers army, in which 40 Con-
federate cavalry were en), fired.

The Legislature of Alabama has placed
1,000,000 dols. at the disposal of the Governor, and
has authorised him to impress one-tenth of the
negroes in Alabama to erect the defences. The
negroes will at once commence to obstruct the
channels leading into Mobile Bay, and in the rivers
above the city.

The Southern journals assert that the Federals in
West Tennessee have forbidden the farmers to plant
anything but cotton.

A meeting of the New York Chamber of Com-
merce has been convened for the 4th instant, to
consider measures for the relief of the distress in

A portion of General Banks's expedition has

The Federal army of the South-West has coin
menced a general advance from Memphis and dif
ferent parts of the Mississippi.
Preparations are being made at New Orleans fur
an advance by land and water up the Mississippi.
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General Butler is appointing journals de-
overseers for the
plantations which he has confiscated.
General Butler, in a letter permitting the Na-
tional Advocate to resume publication, says all per-
sons expressing a desire for foreign intervention
will be treated as traitors.

Nearly all the Democratic candidates have been
elected at New York city election.

A resolution has been offered in Congress to hold
a convention of delegates from all the States at
Louisville in April next, to consider the state of
the country, and the proper means to be pursued
for restoring the Union.

General Halleck's report contains a letter from
General M'Clellan, in which he strenuously opposes
the removal of the army from the Peninsula to
Acquia Creek, declaring that the same would be
fatal to the Union cause.

The British frigate Ariadne has arrived jilt New
York.
The Hibernian has arrived out.

COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK, DEC, 2, Evening.
Money easy. Gold 30i premium.
Exchange on London, Banker's Bills 1441.
Stocks steady, New York Central 1024, Illinois
784, Erie 64.

Cotton advancing, middling upland 68c. Flour
improving, 10c. higher. Coffee and molasses quiet.
Wheat and corn a good inquiry, at an advance of
2c. Sugar quiet and unchanged. Provisions dull.
NEW YORK, DEC. 5, Evening.
Gold tighter. Money, 311 p.m. Exchange on
London, banker's bill, 145 k to 146. Stocks heavy.
New York Centrals, 1021; Illinois Centrals, 784- ;
Erie, 611. Cotton steady. Middling Upland, 68.
Bread stuffs heavy. Provisions quiet. Coffee very
firm. Sugar advancing. Molasses dull.

NEW YORK, DEc. 3.
Advises received here from Vera Cruz state that
the French had occupied Jalapa.
A fight had occurred at National Bridge. The
Mexicans were routed, and the French captured
their commanding officer. 8,000 French troops
were to occupy Sonora.

General Forcy had issued another proclamation,
declaring that he had not come to fight the Mexican
people but only the Mexican Government, whose
incapacity had placed Mexico in a deplorable posi-
tion