The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, FRTDAY.
The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Steam•ship Company's screw steamer City of Wash-
ington, Captain S. Brooks, which left New York
on the 19th October, arrived in the Mersey this

morning.
The City of Washington called at Queenstown
on Wednesday afternoon, landed mails, &c., and
proceeded for Liverpool. Shortly before midnight,
however, the crank shaft of her screw was found
to be broken, and she had to proceed under sail.
On the intelligence being received at Liverpool,
two powerful steam-tugs were dispatched to tow
her here, where she arrived about 8 o'clock this
morning.
The following is a summary of her news :
NEW YORK, OCT. 19.
The steam-ship Glasgow arrived at New York on
the afternoon of October 16, and the steam-ship
Arabia, at Boston, on the evening of the 17th.
The Amy York Herald of October 19 has the
following on the " Situation
It is evident from the result of the reconnais-
ances made by General M'Clellan's forces for the
past two days that the lines of the Secessionist
army are broken up, and that the whole front has
changed its position. That they have aban-
doned Leesburg is certain, and withdrawn from
Vienna, Fairfax. Court-house and Annandale, so
"that is front now extends Creek,
on the Potomac, to Bull Run and Manassas
Junction, with Fairfax and Centreville occasion-
ally occupied as outposts. A large body of their
forces has also been thrown forward in the direc-
tion of Shipping Point, where they maintain an
efficient battery. This movement is probably to pro-
tect themselves from an attack by the Union army
in that direction. Some apprehensions were felt in
Washington yesterday that the main body of the
Secessionists were about to be transferred to Ken-
tucky for winter quarters, as the resources of Vir-
ginia were inadequate to the maintenance of so vast
a force, in which event the theatre of war would
necessarily be removed from its present site in front
of General M'Clellan's army to a new point. It is
said that the Secessionist troops are very much dis-
contented with their present inactivity, that they
are unwilling to make their winter quarters in Vir-
ginia, and demand either to be sent home, or to
march into the State of Kentucky, where they ex-
pect to find abundance of comforts for the winter.
Notwithstanding that the Secessionists still hold
their batteries on the lower Potomac, our vessels
continue to run the* blockade at night. It will be
seen by our despatches to-day, that the accounts of
our victory at Bolivar are fully confirmed. Parties
who arrived at Baltimore yesterday from Harper's
Ferry, however, report that the Secessionists had
renewed their attack on the Union forces under
Major Gould, on Linden and Bolivia Heights, and
that the fight was still going on. Major Gould
felt confident that he could maintain his ground

until reinforcements arrived. Meantime he was

throwing shot and shell at the enemy, from the gun
captured from them on. Monday, from the Maryland
Heights. The utmost consternation exists among
the inhabitants of Bolivar and Harper's Ferry.
News from that quarter up to 12 o'clock last night,
however, states that the Secessionists wore driven
back by the splendid fire of the Rhode Island bat-
tery, the captured gun and the two 12-pounders of
the 13th Massachusetts Volunteers, and Harper's
Ferry thus saved from the threatened attack of the
Secessionist chief, Col. Ashby,
",Our intelligence from Missouri possesses much
interest. From the head quarters of General Fre-
mont at Warsaw, despatches were received at
Syracuse by General M'Kinstrey on Thursday, that
General Price had made a stand 25 miles from
Occola, in Cedar County, with 20,C00 men.
" When General Fremont reached Warsaw, the
opposite bank of the Osage river was lined with
Secession cavalry, who were soon dispersed by a
few rounds of canister shot. General Fremont
was preparing to throw his army across on a pon-
toon bridge, and force the enemy into a fight, or
compel them to retreat.
"It is stated on the authority of the Cincinnati
Gazette, that Secretory Cameron, on his recent visit
to St. Louis, was the bearer of an order from the
President for the removal of Major-General Fre-
mont, and the transfer of his command to General
Hunter, the delivery of the order being left to the
discretion of Mr. Cameron.

" This authority states that the Secretary of War
was satisfied, upon his arrival at the West, that a
change in the department was necessary, but that
at the request of General Fremont he delayed the
execution of the order for a few days, but that his
removal is decided on, and will probably be made
on Tuesday.
"While in Cincinnati, General Cameron received
urgent despatches for reinforcements from General
W. T. Sherman, now in Louisville, and despatches
were instantly sent by General Cameron to Chi-
cago, Indianopolis, and Pittsburg, ordering a force
of 8,000 troops to be sent to Louisville without

delay by special trains. Stirring events are,
therefore, expected in Kentucky.
" From Darnestown, Maryland, we learn that
intelligence has reached the Point of Rocks that

.he Secessionists were advancing in large numbers

,owards the Potomac from their former retreats in
he Shenandoah Valley, and would soon make
heir appearance at every ford on the river now

passable by reason of the fall of the waters.
" Mr. Muir, of Charleston, who was arrested some
time since when on his way to England, has been
released from Fort Lafayette.
" The Surveyor of New York has seized the ship
John Fyfe, lately arrived from Glasgow, on the
ground that 1-16th of her is owned by a Mr. Bing-
ham, of New Orleans. A despatch has been for-
warded to the president of the Pacific Telegraph
Company, announcing the completion of the over-

land line to Great Salt Lake City, and the opening
of telegraphic communication with the chief city of
Utah territory."
The Confederate batteries on the Potomac con-
tinue to interfere materially with the free naviga-
tion of the river ; they are said to be well manned
all along the banks from Acquia Creek to Occoquan
Creek. A Confederate force of 30,000 to 40,000
men is said to be stationed at Shipping Point.
The news of the speech of Mr. Lindsay at Sun-
derland, in which he advocated the propriety of a
recognition of the Southern Confederacy by the
Governments of France and England, created a sen-
sation in New York, and was freely discussed by
the American press.

The n
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Tones writes as follows: .It is possible and more
than probable that the Mexican
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ask the mediation of thee States to settle the
troubles between Mexico and
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the custodium or trustee of certain properties rr
venues, and to pay therefrom the interest and prin-
cipal of her indebtedness to European capitalists;
the United States guaranteeing not only
the pro.
per collection and application of the revenues, but
also their sufficiency to meet theobligations
im-
posed upon them. I think the Government of
the United States has informally expressed
a friendship for the present Government of Mexico,
and a willingness to do anything that is proper and
possible to insure her from the dangers by which
she is menaced. I understand further that some
American capitalists have already initiated and al-
most perfected arrangements by which they will at
once advance any sum which our Government may
require to facilitate the settlement of the matter."
The Federal Government has appointed Thos. S.
Dudley, of New Jersey, as Consul to Liverpool, and
Amasa Mason, of New York, as Consul to Manilla.

Mr. Seward's circular to the loyal States of the
Union, urging that active measures should be taken