The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-22 00:00:00

AMERICA,

QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 21.

The Royal Mail steamship China arrived here at
12 20 p.m. to-day. She left New York on the 9th
inst. The China brings 102 passengers and 621,201

dols. in specie.

She landed 70 sacks of mails and nine passengers,
and proceeded at 12 40 p.m. ; all well.
The China experienced severe easterly weather.

SURRENDER OF ISLAND No. 10.

DVANCE OF GENERAL M'CLELLAN ON
YORKTOWN.

NEW YORK, APRIL 8, EVENING.
Flag-officer Foote reports that Island No. 10
surrendered to-day to the Federal gunboats.

An important engagement is said to have taken
place at Corinth.

A Norfolk paper of the 7th inst. contains a de-
spatch from Mobile, dated the 6th inst., stating
that a battle had been fought at Corinth, and that
the Confederate captured eight Federal batteries
and a large number of prisoners. No Northern
account of the fight has yet been received.
The Federal army under General M'Clellan,
which is supposed to number from 100,000 to

150,000 men, arrived in front of the Confederate
works at Yorktown on the sth inst.

The Confederate position is said to be strong,
extending two miles in length. The batteries are
mounted with heavy guns. The ground in front is
low and swampy, which renders it impassable.

The Federals commenced an attack with artil-
lery, which was replied to by the Confederate
batteries. The cannonading on both sides was
without any inatarial rPstilt.

Advices from Fort Monroe state that nothing had
yet been done in front of Yorktown. General
M'Grader, with 30,000 Confederates, occupies
Yorktown, but it is supposed that the place cannot
hold out against the immense force of men and
artillery under General M'Clellan.

The British steamer Phaeton is reported to have
arrived on the Rio Grande. The commander is said
to have stated that his mission was to keep open
the navigation of the Rio Grande at all hazards.
The steamer Hibernia has arrived out.
THE GREAT BATTLE NEAR CORINTH.
(Per Steamer China, via Roche's Point.)
NEW YORK, APRIL 9, Morning.
An extensive engagement has been fought near
Corinth.

The Confederates, under Generals Beauregard and
Johnstone, attacked the Federals, and at first had
a decided advantage, but, the Federals having re-
ceived reinforcements, the Confederates retreated to
Corinth. The Federals are reported to have lost
20,000 men in killed, wounded, and prisoners. The
loss of the Confederates is estimated at 35,000 men.

FURTHER DETAILS.

NEW YORK, APRIL 9, Morning.

The battle near Corinth commenced on the
morning of the 6th instant, and lasted all day.
The Confederates, having the largest force, gained
the advantage. They were reported to number
60,000 men. The battle was, however, renewed at
daybreak on the 7th by the Federals, who, hav-
ing been reinforced during the night by General
Buell, with a large body of troops, attacked the
Confederates, who were compelled to fall back, and
at four o'clock in the afternoon retreated to Corinth
pursued by the Federal cavalry.
Generals Bragg, Breckenridge, and Jackson com-
manded the positions of the Confederates.

No official account of the loss has been received
it is supposed, however, to be exaggerated.

General Johnston was killed, and General Beau.
regard wounded.

The Federal General Prentiss was captured.
Six thousand prisoners and 100 siege gums are
reported captured at Island No. 10.
General Halleck reports that not a single life was
lost among the Federals at that island.

The Merrimac and the steamers Jamestown and
Yorktown are waiting at Crane's Island.
The House of Representatives has passed the Tax
Bill, and also a resolution to appoint a committee
of nine to report if a plan can be proposed for the
gradual emancipation of the slaves in Maryland,
Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and

Mississippi.
Another resolution was adopted to extend the
inquiry to other States.

A resolution has been introduced for a semi•
monthly statement of the financial position of the
Government to be submitted to Congress, and dur-
ing the recess a monthly statement to be published.
The Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee
estimates that the national debt will amount to
1,200,000,000 dollars, even if the war is ended this
year.

The steamer Etna, from Liverpool, has arrived oui

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
(Per China, via Roche's Point.)
NEW YORK, APRIL 8 (Evening).
Money easier. Gold, 2 per cent. premium.
Exchange on London very firm, at 1128 to 113.
Stocks tending downwards. New York Centrals,
83} ; Illinois Central, 62; Erie, 371.
Cotton very firm ; middling upland, 28c. 1,000
bales of Government cotton, ex Magnolia, have
been sold to spinners at 271 c. to 27!c., being an
average rise of lc.
Flour tending downwards. Wheat dull. Corn,
good inquiry. Provisions buoyant. Coffee quiet.
Sugar unchanged. Molasses steady.

THE OUTWARD MAIL.
QUEENSTOWN, APRIL 21.
The Royal Mail steamer America arrived off the
harbour at 12 last night.
She embarked mails, passengers, and latest tele-
grams, and proceeded immediately for Halifax and
Boston ; all well.
The America had been detained by fog.

MEXICO.

Advices from Vera Cruz are to the 23d of March

The Diario Marina says :

" The Juarez Government has imposed a forced
loan of 500,000 dole. on six commercial houses of the
city of Mexico, three Spanish firms having to contri.
bute 300,000 dole. The allies were about to send an
ultimatum to the Juarez Government to the effect
that if the loan from the Spaniards were not an-
nulled war would be declared."

CADIZ, APRIL 21.
According to advices received here from Vera
Cruz to the 23d ult., General Prim had occupied
Orizaba, and the French Tehuacan.

President Suarez had ordered the collection of a
forced loan of 10,00),000 dole,

The allies had decided upon sending an ultima-
that they would commence
turn to Juarez, stating
hostilities if he persisted in collecting the loan.
Marquez and Cuernavaca continued at war with
the Government in the interior.

Juarez had ordered the arrest of General
Almonte.

A conspiracy, had been discovered in the city of
Mexico, in consequence of which the capital had
been placed in a state of siege.
Numerous arrests were taking place.