The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-10 00:00:00

Killed in the army ,
Killed in the navy
•• • •
Total killed —5O
•• •• .•
Wounded in the army ..• 209
Wounded in the navy .. . • • • 13
Totl-222
These losses in the navy include the attack made
at Elizabeth City. The official list of the prisoners
now foots up as follows :
Surrendered to General Foster .. 1,998
Surrendered to Generals Reno and Parke 520
Prisoners captured by the navy .. 9
Total prisoners taken .. —2,527
"The arms, on taking an inventory, counted up
3,500. They are assorted, and to a great extent of
an inferior kind, though it must be confessed they
were pretty effectively used. The ammunition which
the rebels had accumulated on the island were much
larger than was at first supposed. In the depot near
Camp Raleigh seven tons of fixed ammunition were
discovered concealed under ground, and there were
immense quantities also found at the magazines at
Forts Bartow, Blanchard, and Weir's Point Bat-
tery, making about 75 tons in all. This must be a
serious loss to the rebels."

The remainder of Gen. Butler's expedition had
left Boston for Ship Island.
The following despatch from General Halleck to
General M'Clellan gives the latest intelligence from
Missouri :

" ST. LOUIS, THURSDAY, FEB. 20.

" Clarksville is taken, with supplies enough for
our army for 20 days. The place is now occupied
by Gen. C. F. Smith's division. Price, being rein-
forced by M'Culloch's command, made a stand at
Sugar creek (we crossed into Arkansas on the 18th)
and was defeated after a short engagethent, and
again fled. Many rebel prisoners were taken, and
the arms which Price's men threw away in their
flight."
From Hatteras Inlet we have advices to the 15th
ult. At that time no further advance had been made
by Gen. Burnside, and none was expected immedi-
ately. The gunboats had returned from Elizabeth
City, and were at anchor off the island.
A despatch dated St. Louis, Feb. 20, states, on
doubtful authority, that the Confederates had eva-
cuated Columbus.

From Southern sources we have the following:—
"AUGUSTA, TUESDAY, FEB. 18.

" Professor Paul Eve arrived here to-night from
Nashville. He says that Fort Donnelson fell on Sun-
day morning,and that Gen. Johnston had telegraphed
to the enemy and offered to surrender Nashville on
condition that private property would be respected.
No answer was received, but the majority of the
citizens seemed willing to give up on these condi-
tions. A large number of persons had left the city.
13,000 Federal troops were stationed at Fort Don-
nelson, and 2,000 were at Clarksville. The river
was rising, so that the gunboats of the enemy could
reach Nashville. A large amount of Government
stores will fall into the hands of the enemy. Most
of the rolling stock will probably be saved;
" The Savannah Morning News has a special de-
spatch from Charleston, saying that the captain of
the schooner Theodore, captured on Friday by the
Yankees in Bull Bay, has escaped. He says that
the Yankees would capture and destroy Savannah
this week, and Charleston soon afterwards. The
latest intelligence from Savannah is that the Federal
vessels are gaining ground in their efforts to reach
the main channel of the river, and that the attack
would not be much longer delayed. A private de-
spatch states that all was quiet yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock."

According to letters from Richmond, General
Beauregard was at Nashville on the 15th ult.,
superintending the very formidable defences which
were being thrown up there. His force was esti-
mated at 60,000 men. To these would be added the
5,000 men who escaped from Fort Donnelson, and
he was further being reinforced from Virginia. Piles
had been driven into the river bed between Clarks-
ville and Nashville. At the latter place provisions,
guns, and munitions of war were in abundance.

TILE _INDIAN TABLET.

MEETING AT BURY.

A public meeting, convened by Mr. R. Hacking, chair-
man of the Bury Improvement Commissioners, in com-
pliance with a requisition numerously signed by the mer-
chants. millowners, cotton spinners, bleachers, dyers, &c.,
was held at Bury, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of
taking into consideration the advisability of memorialising
Government and petitioning Parliament for the repeal of
the Indian import duties on cotton and yarns. The meet •
ing was largely attended. Mr. R. Hacking occupied the
chair, and, in opening the proceedings, said ho was of opi-
nion that the present depressed state of the cotton trade,
and consequently the fearful suffering in the manufactur-
ing districts, ought to be a reason why the duties on cot-
ton goods should be removed. It was believed this tax
would not be repealed unless the people bestirred them-
selves in the manufacturing districts, and endeavoured to
influence members of Parliament and others in favour of
removing the impost. Mr. T. L. Openshaw moved the first
resolution. He said that not very long ago they saw the in-
dustry of the district in a state of unexampled prosperity—
every mill and every machine running full time, and some
machinery stopped for want of hands. They now saw a dif-
ferent state of things, a state in which there was depression,
such as was probably never known before in the history of
the cotton trade. There were no doubt several causes which
had contributed to this result, such as the Morrill tariff and
the war between the Northern and Southern States. Pass-
ing on to India, he alluded to the fact that our imports of
cotton from that country had increased threefold in 10 years.
This was encouragement to lead us to look for future sup-
plies from the same source. There was a prejudice exist-
ing against the use of Indian cotton, but this would die
away in time, for the chairman could inform the meeting
that machinery could be so altered that Indian cotton could
be worked with ease, and it could be rendered as profitable
as American cotton. It had been said that Surat cotton
would not bleach, but he had a sample in his possession
which was equal to any American cotton. It was said that
it would not dye, but he had a sample of blue calico which
proved the contrary. It was said that it would not print,
but he had a sample which would compare favourably with
any cotton brought into this country. He then proceeded
to point out the prejudicial effects of the Indian import
duties on the English cotton trade, and stated that pre-
vious to 1859 there were only four cotton mills in India,
but that now there were a great number, and machinery
was being constantly sent out from this country.
The duties operated as a protection to those mills, and
also to the hand-loom weavers which are scattered over
India—a race of men who ought to be employed in agricul-
tural pursuits. He had in his possession patterns of goods
made by these hand. loom weavers in India. There was
one numbered 35 in the book, the piece was 10 yards
long and 29 inches wide, and sells for 4s. in India. The
same could bo produced here from American cotton at 2s.
41d. The Hindoo weaver, his wife, and family, would
weave it in five or six days, while any factory girl in this
country would weave it in one hour. Another piece was.
piece. The Hindoo could sell it for, 4s. It could be 16 yards long
pro-
duced in this country, from American cotton, for 3s. The
ed four days,
ifaen,dan2ds,
fainmeihlyeswwouidide which
ehmiephiowyas a heavier
a half, and would be well paid with 3d. for her labour, while
wHhinildeotoh,ehEis
nglish nirl would be employed for one hour and
the Hindoo would receive 111 d. This showed that it would
pay the people of India better to grow cotton and let it be
manufactured in this country.—The meeting was subse-
quently addressed by Mr. John Hutchinson, Mr. John
Openshaw, Mr. W. Wanklyn, and other gentlemen. The
resolutions, condemning the duties and demanding their
repeal, were carried uneziransly.