The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-19 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS.

CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 19.

The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Company's steam-ship Edinburgh, which arrived
here this morning, brought 173,690 dole. in specie
and. 107 passengers. She had no mails.
NEW YORK, AUG. 7.
(Per Edinburgh via Queenstown.)

President Lincoln attended the war meeting held
at Washington on the 6th instant, and was enthu-
siastically received. Resolutions were passed urg-
ing a vigorous prosecution of the war.
It is stated from Memphis that a fight occurred
on the 3d inst. between 4,000 Federals and Con-
federates. The latter, under the command of Jeff.
Thomson, were driven back with great loss. No

particulars are given.
A band of 1,000 guerillas attacked the town of
Newark, Knox county, on August 1. The place
was defended by only 75 Federals, who were cap-
tured.

Captain Brown, commander of the Confederate
ram Arkansas, was wounded in the head while
running the gauntlet of the Federal fleet.
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500 Boston merchants have pledged themselves to
give their employes the situations they now occupy
after they return from the war, if they volunteer
immediately.

The Edinburgh called off Cape Race on the 11th
but received no later news than on the 7th instant
The wires were broken at Nova Scotia.

The commercial intelligence brought by the
Edinburgh has been anticipated.

INDIA AND CHINA.
From Telegraph to India Company's Station,
Jubal.)

CANTON, JULY 11.

Governor Robertson goes home by this mail.
The Government of Manilla has stopped the
transit of cargo in the mail steamers between
Manilla and Hongkong.
The arrival of the American Minister in Japan

has been announced.
Exchange on London, 4s. Md.
SHANGHAI, JULY a

The rebels remain quiet.
The American steamer Union Star has been
blown up. Several lives were lost.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Silk market excited. Settlements in fortnight,
5,500 bales.

Exchange on London, 6s. 4d.
Freight, 100 s. to 110 s.

INDIA.

(BY TELEGRAPH TO GALLS.)
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CALCUTTA, JULY 31

Slfirtings tending downwards. Mule twist active.
The indigo crop is estimated at 98,000 maunds
Copper unchanged. Saltpetre and linseed active.
Exchange, 2s (v.
Government Securities.—Four per Cents., 93
Five per Cents., 1044.
Freight advancing.

BOMBAY, JULY 30.
Cotton tending downwards. Linseed unchanged
Government Securities.—Five per Cents., 10g.
Freight dull.

PARIS, AUG. 18.
The Paris papers of this evening publish the fol
.owing telegram:—

ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 17

News received here from Damascus states that
general discontent prevails in Syria, and that the
situation of affairs is serious.

Troops have been sent to the Haouran.
The revolted Bedouins and Druses have refused

to pay the taxes.
Fears are entertained that the Mussulmans, .by
intercepting the roads leading to the south; will
bring about a stoppage of the payment of the
Christian indemnity.

TURIN, AUG. 18.

The official Gazette of to•day states that Gari-
baldi has gone from Piazza to Aidone.
Influential persons belonging to the extreme
party have written to Garibaldi, urging him to
abandon his enterprise, and spare Sicily a civil war.

impossible.

Garibaldi has proposed to some of his friends at
Palermo to establish a Committee of Public Safety.
It is said that they absolutely refused.
Perfect tranquillity prevails throughout Sicily.
Acorrling to further adviees received here from
Palermo, Garibaldi was still in the neighbourhood
of Piazza. The Royal troops had arrived within
half a day's journey from the Volunteers. The
number of the former was much superior.
It was believed that a pacific solution of matters
would be arrived at.

The conduct of the population continued to be
such as to render any extension of the movement

MOSTAR, AUG. 17.
The Turks have been driven back across the
River Rieka with considerable loss.

They still continue, however, to attack the
Montenegrins.
Cannonading was heard yesterday in the direc-
tion of Cettigne.