The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-02 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, July I.—Speculators are occupied with
the settlement of their monthly accounts to the ex-
clusion of any. new operations of consequence.
The market has been quiet, but. rather firmer.
Threes, for the Account, are now at 68f 25c.
The Railway Share Market rather heavy, The
market closed as follows
41 per Cents. 96 60
Do. end month 96 60
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6B 05
New 3 per Cents
Do, end month —
Credit Mobilier 847 50
Do. end month 847 50

Bank Shares 3140
Credit Fonder 1640
Piedmontese Fives 72 90
Italian Loan . 72 90
Roman —
Austrian
Spanish Threes 5l
Home Debt

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans lOO5 .. 1003 75
Northern
New, ditto ** .
Lyons and Mediterranean 1090 .. 1092 50
Geneva
Southern
Western
Eastern .. 642 60 ..
Sardinian -
Austrian
Loirbard

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

(Per North American, via Quebec and Londonderry.)
NEW YORK, JUNE 21, Morning.
An active skirmish has taken place before Rich-
mond, the Confederates assuming a more menacing
attitude.
The Confederates opened fire upon the Federal
fleet at City Point. The Federals returned the
attack, silencing the Confederate batteries.
General Buell's army has left for East Tennessee,
via Huntsville.
General Jackson has a considerable force at Har-
risonburg and Fort Republic.
General Shields has concentrated his forces at
Strasburg. Fremont is advancing to New Market,
and an engagement is expected in the Valley of the
Shenandoah.
General Pope has relinquished his pursuit of

Beauregard.
It is reported that the Federals will now form a
defensive line from Corinth to Memphis, and aban-
don their aggressive policy in the West during the
summer months.
The Confederates continue to receive reinforce-
ments at Richmond.
It is reported that the Federal Secretary of War
will call on the Governors of the various States for
additional troops.'
The Federals have occupied Cumberland Gap,
evacuated by the Confederates.
No material change has taken place in New Or-
leans. One man has been hung in that city for
hauling down the Fpapral flat from the Mint.
Pierre Soule has arrived at New York, and is
confined in Fort Lafayette.
The House of Representatives has passed a bill
confiscating the slaves of rebels.
A Federal supervisor of the press has been ap-
pointed in Memphis. The Federal sentinels have
received orders to shoot any persons attempting to
lower the Federal flag or to molest Union citizens.
Three thousand bales of cotton have been shipped
from Memphis. Guerillas are reported to be burn-
ing the cotton in Northern Mississippi.
In reply to the Emancipation Committee, Presi-
dent Lincoln said that an emancipation proclama-
tion would not attain the desired end, as the con-
stitution itself cannot now be enforced in the
Southern States.
The Committee of Ways and Means have re-
ported a bill largely increasing the temporary
duties upon imports, imposing an additional duty
of 25c. per gallon upon brandy, and an additional
duty upon all spirits, iron, copper, coal, carpets,
woollens, books, tobacco, coke, and drugs ; in fact,
upon all articles of foreign importation.
The Naval Committee have reported a bill to
Congress establishing naval depots and yards on
Lakes Erie, Michigan, and Ontario.
(LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO FATHER POINT.)
NEW YORK, JUNE 21, EVENING.
The Confederates have been largely reinforced
at Mobile, and are making extraordinary efforts to
prevent the capture of that city.
The Federal troops at Key West will reinforce
the troops before Charleston.
The Federal gunboats have captured a Confede-
rate battery on White River after a sharp engage-
ment.

Beauregard is at Okalona with 80,000 men.
Kirkby Smith is at Anooga 20,000 'strong, and
Van dorn with a small cavalry force is at Granada.
Wild rumours of the defeat and success of
M'Clellan are current this afternoon, but cannot be
traced to authentic sources.
General M'Clellan reports this afternoon that
" things are pretty quiet to-day, and there is not
quite so much shelling as usual. Our prepara-
tions," he continues, "are progressing well. The
enemy opened fire with some heavy guns yester-
day, but did no harm."
Other despatches state that nothing more than
daily skirmishing has yet occurred before Rich-
mond.

The confiscation of the steamer Circassian is con-
firmed. The schooner Mary Stuart Nashua has
been captured while running the blockade. The
crew escaped ashore.
The City of Washington, leaving to-day, takes
out 2,400,000 dols. in specie.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE•
Money abundant. Gold, 6t- premium. Stocks
dull. Cotton slightly firmer. Provisions steady.

NEW YORK, JUNE 21,
The New York journals publish advices from
Vera Cruz to the Ist of June.
Almonte was acting as Provisional Governor at
Vera Cruz. He had issued a notice permitting
the entry of flour on the payment of 3 dols. per
barrel duty.
The Few ork Herald has Mexican news from
Yucatan to the 28th of May, stating that the Mexi-
cans were rising in large numbers to resist the
French, who would be compelled to surrender.
The officers of the French fleet in Ne w York har-
bour report that the latest official Mexican de-
spatches were very favourable to the French.