The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-20 00:00:00

CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

FIGHTING IN VIRGINIA
VALLEY.
NEW YORK, AUG. 8 (Evening).
(Per Etna via Roche's Point.)
The Federal General Hooker's division has fallen
back from Malvern Hill to their encampments,
leaving a strong guard at Haxhalls.
The Confederates were under the impression that
the Federal army was advancing towards Rich-
mond. They therefore moved down from Richmond
by three roads, concentrating their forces near Mal-
vern. The Confederates appeared in considerable
force above City Point, and drove the Federals a
short distance.
General Burnside's forces are reported to have
landed at Accuia Creek.
The engagement reported near Memphis was an
unimportant affair.
A collision has occurred at Point Pleasant, Mis-
souri, between the citizens and State troops, the
citizens having united together to resist enrolment.
The Confederate general (Morgan) is reported to
be advancing into Kentucky.
A secret society has been discovered in Indiana,
numbering 15,000 persons, for preventing Federal
enlistments, resisting taxation, and aiding the Con-
federates generally.
The Secretary, of War has issued an order that
no citizen liable to be drafted into the militia shall
be allowed to go to a foreign country. The Federal
officials at the ports, seaboard and frontiers, will
arrest such persons, who will be taken to the nearest
military post and placed on military duty for the
term of draft. Writ of habeas corpus, in respect to
such persons, is suspended.
All persons discouraging volunteer enlistments
will be arrested.

NEW YORK,• AUG. 9.

(Per Etna, via Roche's Point.)

General Burnside's whole command is said to be
at Fredericksburg. He will operate with Pope,
but whether their destination is Richmond or an-

other point is not known.
The heat has become so intense within the last
few days that military operations are materially
retarded.

The Federal fleet below Savannah is momentarily
expecting an attack from a powerful Confederate
ram completed at Savannah. The land forces at
Hilton Head aro also expecting an attack from the
Confederates, who are in force at Bluffton.
The whole Federal army is moving forward in
the Virginia Valley,
Fighting is rumoured to have taken place at
Gordons-ville.

The Federal General M'Cook has been shot by
guerillas in Alabama, whilst travelling in an am-
bulance. The affair created great excitement at
Nashville. Some Federal soldiers went to the
neighbourhood of the occurrence, burnt some
houses, and hung several men. It is rumoured
that prominent Secessionists in Nashville have been
shot by exasperated Unionists.
The captain of the Federal vessel Adriondack (9)
denies that he chased the British steamer Herald
within British jurisdiction.

President Davis has issued a proclamation,
stating that he should not have signed the cartel
for the exchange of prisoners if he had known of
General Pope's orders, which change war into in -
discriminate robbery and murder. He therefore
orders, that if Pope or any non-commissioned cffi-
cer of his command be captured, they shall not be
treated as prisoners of war, but be held in close
confinement. In the event of the murder of any
unarmed citizen of the southern Confederacy,
under any pretence, an equal number of commis-
sioned officers of Pope's command will be imme-
diately hung. The above regulation extends only
to Pope's command, and as privates act in accord-
ance with superior orders, they will be treated as
prisoners of war.
A Confederate invasion of Kentucky is expected.
The drafting excitement continues. Many per-
sons have been arrested while endeavouring to leave
the country.

Sir Allen Napier M'Nab died on the Bth inst. at

Toronto.

The crew and passengers of the Golden Gate
numbered 330, out of which 100 were saved. The
fire occurred 15 miles off Manzanillo. The steamer
was at once headed for shore, which was three and
a half miles distant, but the fire made such rapid
progress that in half an hour the upper deck fell.
The steamer struck the beach soon after, and the
people jumped overboard to swim ashore. The
vessel burnt to the water's edge, and soon disap-

peared.
The Jura was intercepted off Cape Race.

NEW YORK, Auo. 9 (Afternoon).

Great excitement has prevailed on board the
European steamers sailing to-day. The police ar-
rested many persons liable to drafting. Many
were disguised as sailors. Several fights occurred.
The Government telegraphed that all persons
who had purchased tickets previous to the late
order could proceed on their voyage.
It is again reported that on account of sickness
in Richmond the Confederate army has been re-
moved from the city to the south side of the James
River. Pestilence was reported to be raging among
the inhabitants of Richmond, and hundreds were
dying daily.
The Etna was detained for a Queen's Messenger

from Washington.
The Nova Scotian was intercepted off Cape Race
on the 9th inst.

SEVERE FIGHTING IN THE VIRGINIA
VALLEY.

NEW YORK, AUG. 11 (Evening.)
(Per Etna, by Telegraph to Cape Race and from

Queenstown-)

Severe fighting has taken place in the Virginia
Valley. General Jackson having crossed the Rapi-
dan, General Pope sent forward two army corps
under General Banks to check him. At daylight
they were discovered by General Jackson, who
immediately advanced, and the numerous Confe-
derate batteries being unmasked, a very severe con-
test ensued about a mile and a half from Cedar
Mountain. The contest lasted from three o'clock
till dark, when the Federals retired to a position
beyond the Confederate guns, but to what distance
is not stated.

The Federal infantry was badly cut up, and the
Federals lost two guns. The Confederate force was
estimated at 20,000 men, and that of the Federals
at 7,000. Large reinforcements have been sent to
the Federals, and more fighting is anticipated.
The Uonf€derate ram Arkansas has been blown
up on the Mississippi.
Yellow fever is raging at Key West. A vessel
has arrived at Boston from Key West with 30 cases
of yellow fever on board.
Porter's guerillas have been routed in Missouri.
The chief superintendent of the New York police
has been appointed provost-marshal, and the New
York Police is constituted a provost guard, to carry

out the order of the Secretary of War relative to
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drafting.
There is very little probability of any specie being
saved from the Golden sate.