The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-30 00:00:00

scheme.

President Lincoln has signed the Confiscation
Bill, with amendments that the provisions of the
bill should not apply to acts of rebels done previous
to the passing of the bill, and that the confiscation
is only to be daring the lifetime of offenders.

A message was previously Bent to Congress by
the President suggesting some modification in the
bill, but it was not favourably received by the Re-

publican party.

The President has signed an act for issuing post-
age and other stamps for currency, and forbidding
banks or corporations to issue bills for less than
one dollar.

Congress adjourned on the 17th inst. During
the session it has appropriated 800,000,000 dols.,
including 560,000,000 dollars for the army, and
100,000,000 dols. for the navy.
The Confederate General Lee congratulates the
Confederate army upon releasing Richmond from a
state of siege, and claims to have captured 53 pieces
of artillery in the late engagement.
The Confederate Gen. Price is reported to have
crossed the Mississippi into Arkansas, to co-operate
against the Federal General.
_ _

The Confederate General Hindman has issued a
proclamation from Little Rock, urging the people
to make a determined effort to prevent General

Curtis from escaping.

General Curtis, by forced marches, had arrived
safely at Helena, Arkansas.

Several small engagements have occurred in
Arkansas, in which the Federals were successful.

The Confederates under Gen. Morgan are com-
mitting serious depredations in Kentucky, and were
advancing on Louisville.

The Federals, with several pieces of artillery, left
Louisville and advanced to Georgetown to meet
General Morgan's forces.
General Pope's army has entered Gordonsville
and destroyed the junction of the Orange, Alexan-
dria, and Virginia Central Railroads.
It is claimed that this will cut off a large quantity
of supplies for the Confederates at Richmond.
General Pope has issued a general order that the
army will subsist on the country in which opera-
tions are carried on.

The Confederates have captured Cynthiana,

Kentucky.

Great excitement exists at Covington (?), New-

port, and even at Cincinnatti.

The South-West is overrun with guerillas.
The Confederates have captured Henderson,
Kentucky, and Nawbourg, Indiana.
The Richmond papers speculate upon General
M'Clellan's advance by the James River, and strongly
urge the erection of earthworks.

The Confederates are reported to have evacuated
Murfreesboro' and retired to Cbatvanaga.
It is rumoured that General Stonewall Jackson is
in the Shenandoah valley advaacing upon Harper's
Ferry,

The British steamer Ann has been captured in
Mobile Bay.

BI TELEGRAPH TO FATHER POINT, AND PROM

LONDONDERRY.)
NEW YORK, JULY 19, AFTERNOON.
Vicksburg still holds out.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Money easy. Gold, 19 per cent. premium. Sil-
ver, 13 per cent. Exchange unsettled at 1311.
Stocks dull. Federal Securities weak and lower.
United States Registered Sixes of 1881, 971 ; New
York Central, 911; Illinois, MI ; Erie, 33:1.
Cotton very firm. Middling Upland, 481.
Flour in good demand for export. Wheat and

corn quiet.
Provisions steady.
Coffee and sugar very firm.
Molasses steady.

The Kangaroo sailed to-day with 1,045,000 dole.
specie on freight.

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, July 29.—Sellers report an im-
abeen
phurosviheedsst.onelninytahrins
smtharekreeth generally,
more but d no
iont
gm,
aut
nc dhe
prices are fully id, to id per lb. in advance of,
quotation of last Tuesday. In some rather excep-
tional cases an advance of
id has been obtained.
The demand has been chiefly for Germany, and the
houses in that trade has been rather free buyers for
all kinds of yarns at id to id advance. Buyers for
the home trade and for India,China, and the
Medi-
terranean have been doing very little business
j There has been a little better feeling springing up in
1 the cloth market since Friday, partly owing to bet-
I ter accounts from India and partly the result of a
firmer cotton trarket at Liverpool, which has
\
strengthened the hands
of sellers of nearly all kinds
king the extreme rates of last
\ of cloths, who are as
week. Buyers, however, are exceedingly caution:
encouraging
and the increased firmness of sellers is by no meas.
them to renew operations. pseud'
ingly litlt le business has been done to-day, and what
has been done has been chiefly for speculation.
this
LEEDS, 29th.—The markets in the cloth halls There
morning have been of an ordinary character.ad they
was a moderate attendance of buyers'oods. The
bought a fair quantity of seasonableaffn,
and the
weather 'laving become bright
f and
wwoollen trade in
harvest, prospects more hopeol,nthin3proving
aspect.
general i n this district
we abrustathe local dealers have
Wools keep firm in
price;ow than was the case a few
rather le;ii, demand just no
looking in some degree to
weeks ege, manufactroef
colonial wools in London
the forthcoming
1 their wants, or as to form an index
either to supp•Y
prices for some time to come. The flax trade is
tolerably active,
of but the advance in the price of the
raw material rather checks operations.
RocsALE
r" '
29th.---The flannel and wool trades
here keep Sty, ead and prices ate firm. To-day there
has been s, fair sale of the finer qualities of flannels,
and a mod erate one of the coarser kinds. Low good'
for the col onies continue in request, and of 5;:e
.
descriptiocts the stocks are small. The Inal;r:at
turers are not very brisk, but they have no
oomplaints to make of the want of work'
..-_,2!_------ The number
THE IN T ERN AT-10N AL EZEiii3i-TrZy 29, was :—....,33".'3*
of vidtora sit the Exhibition yvater: aYd'op, 00; by P '
season ticl to ts, 5,036 ; ditto for i
ms t, isS,Oill ; tow, 6029'