The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1862.

their'stragglers, the number of whom is said by
citizens here to be large.
It may be safely concluded, therefore, that the
rebel army lost at least 30,000 of their best troops.
"From the time our troops first encountered the
enemy in Maryland, until he was driven back into
Virginia, we captured 13 guns, seven caissons,
nine limbers, two field forges, two caisson bodies,
30 colours, and one signal flag. We have not lost
a single gun or colour.
On the battle field of Antietam 14,000 small
arms were collected, besides the large number car-
ried off by citizens, and those distributed on the
ground to recruits and other unarmed men arriv-
ing immediately after the battle. At South Moun-
tain no collection of small arms was made, but
owing to the hasty pursuit from that point 400
were taken on the opposite side of the Potomac.
(Signed) GEO. B. M`CLELLAN, Major-General.
"Major-Gen. H. W. Halleck, General-in-Chief
of the United States Army."

The Richmond Examiner of the 26th ult. says
that Gen. Bragg, with 10,000 men, is at Glasgow
junction, and that Gen. Rossean has gone to meet
him. The Norfolk Union regards the defeat of
Gen. Bragg's army as certain, and says that there
are 200,000 Federal troops between Nashville and

The Boston Daily Advertiser of the Ist October
publishes the following in reference to the eva-
cuation of Cumberland Gap :

" New York, Sept. 30

"A special despatch from Cincinnati to-night
says, intelligence has just been received from Gen.
Morgan, who has evacuated Cumberland Gap with
his entire force, and is now well on his way to
the Ohio river. On evacuating the Gap General
Morgan sprung the mines, closing the passage
through the mountains so completely as to make
it entirely impassable. All the stores, artillery,
and munitions of war were either brought away
or destroyed, not leaving the value of 5 dole. to
the enemy."

seldom recollect a season when the sale of goods from second
hands was so restricted as it now is. The present inacti-
vity is no doubt chiefly owing to the suddenness of the late
advance in the value of all staple goods, and to the fear of
the present exceptionally high rates not being maintained,
We cannot, however, but think that the present inaction
will shortly be succeeded by corresponding activity, more
especially as it is generally reported that stocks in the con-
suming districts are reduced to a very low point, Yarns
of all kinds are equally dull with piece goods, and no sales
have transpired since our last. Metals are generally quiet.
Copper brazier and tile are selling slowly at our quotations,
and there is some demand for British bar iron, Other de-
scriptions of metals are almost neglected.
Exports.—We have had a very quiet market for cotton
lately, and the few transactions reported are all on native
account. Seeds continue in demand at unchanged rates.
Freights.—During the two days after the last mail left
the stagnation in business continued, ships were unwilling
to accept the current rate, £2 10s., and no shippers were in
the market. On the 29th ultimo a large native merchant
took 1,000 bales at about ss. above the market rate, and the
desire of other native shippers to secure tonnage at once
raised Liverpool rates materially. Cotton has also begun
to arrive in small quantities, and a large number of engage-
ments hav 3 been made for shipment during the next month
or six weeks. At first this was obtainable at £l2 2s. 6d., at
which rate some engagements by English houses were
made, but the rate now is fully ss. highe7, in:many'cases
being demanded. We anticipate considerable fluctuation
in rates of freight during the next two months. On the
one hand, a large amount of tonnage (about 15,000 tons) is
expected from Calcutta, and the amount from England is
about a fair average; but in China the market is over-
stocked with vessels, and rates both there and in Manila
are receding. On the other hand, great eagerness is shown
by the shippers of cotton here to send it off as quickly as
possible, and as the season advances we presume the usual
rice and timber charters will help to keep rates at least at
their present level. We quote rates :—To London; cot-
ton, £2 ss. to £2 10s., nominal ; seeds, to £2 55., nomi-
nal ; to Liverpool, cotton, £2 12s. 6d. to £3 ; seed, £1 17s
6d. to £2.

permitted to enjoy their refuge undisturbed, but
the military officer in command observing that the
rain showed no signs of abating, and that those
who were entirely exposed to its fury gradually re-
treated from the ground, gave the word to clear the
place of strangers. In a short time those who had
sought the protection of the trees found the heavy
dripping from the foliage more unbearable than the
pelting rain in the open, and they also gradually
wended their way homewards, and by half-past
four the park was in the undisputed possession of
the police; some score of itinerant fruiterers (who
during the whole afternoon had carried on a pro-
fitable trade), a few hatless and shoeless boys, and
perhaps a hundred or so of disappointed roughs who
had come in the hope of sharing in and profiting by
a "row," being the only representatives of the
general populace left.