The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-22 00:00:00

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THE WAR IN AMERICA.

NEW YORK, OCT. 10 (Evening).
(Per City of Baltimore, via Queenstown.)

Desperate fighting occurred on the Bth and 9th
instant at Perrysville, Kentucky, between General
Bragg and General Buell's forces. The Federal
loss is reported to have been 2,000 in killed and
wounded, two generals and a large number of offi-
among the former.
cers being

The accounts received are very confused, some
stating that the Confederates remained in posses.
sion of part of the field, while others, on the con-
trary, affirm that the Federals drove them seven
miles. The result of the engagement appears from
present accounts to have been indecisive. A general
battle was, however, expected on the following day.
Confederate General Morgan has been routed by
General Dumont at Frankfort, Kentucky.
The Confederates have evacuated Lexington, and
are moving in the direction of Cumberland Gap,
pursued by the Federals.

NEW YORK, OCT. 11 (Morning).

The Confederates, under General Stewart, have
again crossed the Potomac, at Hancock, into Mary-
land. They pushed forward across the country,
and yesterday occupied Mercersburg and Chambers-
burg, in Pennsylvania. Their force is estimated
at 3,000 men, their advance consisting of 1,000
cavalry and six pieces of artillery.
The inhabitants of Mercersburg and Chambers-
burg had no means of resistance. The Governor
of Pennsylvania is, however, sending troops up the
Cumberland Valley.

The news has created the greatest astonishment
in New York.

The latest reports state that the engagement at
Perrysville, Kentucky, on the 9th inst., was short
but desperate, when the Confederates broke and
retreated South, with the Federals in full pursuit.
The correspondence published in the New York
journals represents the fighting at Corinth, on the
3d and 4th inst., to have been very severe. The
Confederates succeeded in reaching the main public
square of Corinth, but new batteries were opened
upon them, and they retreated. The Federal pur-
suit was continued as far as Ripley, Mississippi.
The Federals have captured a battery on the
Saint John's River, Florida, and cut off the retreat
of a Georgia regiment.
A slight engagement has occurred near Suffolk,
Virginia. The Confederates were driven across
Black water River.

A Federal brig has been chased by a Confederate
steamer, supposed to be the Qvieto, in the Gulf of
Mexico.

The steamer Leopard has arrived at Nassau from
Charleston.

A resolution has been introduced in the Confede-
rate Congress authorising the Secretary of the
Treasury to purchase or impress one million bales
of cotton at a fixed price ; and also to send agents
to Europe to sell this cotton. The resolution also
proposes the repeal of all laws prohibiting the ex-
port of cotton from ports occupied by the enemy
when such cotton is purchased by foreign Govern-
ments or subjects.
The City of Baltimore takes out 1,141,986 dole.

in specie.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK OCT. 10, EVENING.
Money abundant. Gold 271 per cent. premium.
Exchange on London advancing. Bankers' bills,
140.
Stocks lower. New York Central, 104; Illinois,
80 ; Erie, 551.
Cotton good inquiry. Middling Upland, MI.
Flour 10c. higher, advancing ; wheat 2c. higher,
advancing; corn lc. higher, advancing.
Provisions, good inquiry. Coffee very firm ;
sugar good inquiry; molasses steady.