The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-29 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(PER NjtiWEGIAN, via QUEBEC AND LONDON-

DERRY.)
NEW YORK, OCT. 18 (Evening).
The Confederates have evacuated Vienna, and
destroyed the railroad.
They have fallen back with their entire column
on Fairfax Court house.

Colonel Rankin has been dismissed from the
Canadian Militia for violating the Queen's procla-
tion respecting neutrality.

(LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO FATHER POINT.)

NEW YORK, OCT. 19.

The New York Banks have offered for the
third 50,000,000 dole, of the Federal Loan, and for
100,000,000 dols. of 7 per Cent. Bonds.
....

Lord Lyons has protested against the arbitrary
confinement of British subjects, alleging that the
authority of Congress was necessary for such mea-
sures.

Mr. Seward replied to the effect that, in the pre-
sent emergency, all classes of society alike must
cheerfully acquiesce in the measures which the
safety of the people demand, and that the British
Government would hardly expect the President to
accept their explanation of the Constitution of the
United States.

General Price has made a stand at Carthage,
Missiouri. A battle is expected. Large reinforce-
ments have gone to Kentucky, where a battle is
imminent.

The navigation of the Potomac is almost closed
by the Confederate batteries.

For the last two days fighting has been going on
at Harper's Ferry, which has resulted favourably
for the Federals.

It is strongly rumoured that General Fremont
will be withdrawn.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Cotten steady. Breadstuffs quiet. Provisions
quiet.

Stockss heavy. New York Centrals, 77k; Erie,
314; Illinois, 654.
Exchange on London, 1076. Money abundant.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

The Royal Mail steamship Niagara has arrived,
with advices from Boston to the 16th, Halifax to
the 18th, and later despatches from New York, via
Cape Race.

Fifty-seven Federal soldiers detained as prisoners
at Richmond having been released on taking an oath
-not to take up arms against the Confederate Govern-
ment, an equal number of the prisoners of war taken
from the Confederate States, confined in Washing-
ton and in New York harbour, were to be released
on taking the prescribed oath of allegiance to the
United States, or -,an oath not to engage in arms
against the United States.

On the 10th 15,000 troops passed over the Anna-
polis Railroad from Washington for some unknown
destination. Five of the largest of the vessels in-
tended for the demonstration on the Southern coast
had sailed from New York for Hampton Roads and
Annapolis.

On the 11th the Confederates advanced in large
force in the direction of Prospect-hill, driving in the
Federal pickets. General M'Call's division was
immediately formed in order of battlo, and ad-
vanced supported by cavalry and artillery. No
collision, however, occurred. On the 12th the Con-
federates showed in considerable force at Miner's-
hill, but retired without any skirmish. The Fede-
ral outposts on the left of their line had been ex-
tended to the mouth of Little Hunting Creek, six
miles below Alexandria. Thence they skirted
around the Mount Vernon estate, touching the
upper part of Dougue Run, crossed the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad, and ran north to Edsall's-hill.
Frequently, in the daytime, the pickets pressed west
to Springfield Station, but they were drawn in at
night. The Confederates' pickets were occasionally
in sight. Scouting parties penetrated each day
further towards the south and south-west from
Alexandria, but except in the above instance had
not been able to see more than an occasional picket.
Skirmishes continued to be of frequent occurrence.
The Federal steamer Union had succeeded in
burning a schooner fitted out near Acquia Creek,
by the Confederates.
A Federal account of an engagement at Pensa-
cola is contained in the following telegram :

" Baltimore, Oct. 12.
"The Norfolk Day Book, received this morn-
ing, contains despatches from New Orleans giving
an account of a surprise and attack made on Col.
Billy Wilson's Zouaves, at Santa Rosa Island,
on the Bth instant. Detachments from several
Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama regiments
made a landing in the night and drove in
Wilson's pickets, and shortly afterwards a
fierce fight began. The Zouaves of Colonel
Wilson are credited with having fought with
great bravery, and the rebels admit a loss of
40 killed and about double that number wounded.
The rebels claim to have spiked the guns of the
Zouaves and destroyed all the camp equipage. They
also claim to have committed great slaughter among
the Zouaves, but give no number of the killed. The
rebels also say they carried off a number of prisoners."
A despatch from New Orleans tells a somewhat
different story :

" About 2 o'clock on the morning of the Bth inst.
the Confederates, commanded by Gen. Anderson,
crossed the bay, and landed on Santa Rosa Island
near Wilson's 2onave encampment, without being
discovered, drove in the pickets, and stormed the
place in ;less than an hour. They destroyed all
Wilson's tents, with the exception of the hospital
one, captured a large amount of rations, equip-
ments, stores, and ammunition, and spiked all the
guns placed in position. Among the Confederate
loss are Capt. Bradford, of Florida, and Lieut.
Neims, of Georgia, killed ; and Lieuts. Bugler and
Syre, badly wounded. The Confederate force con.
sisted of three companies of a Georgia regiment, a
portion of the Mobile Continentals, three companies
of regulars,a detachment of Mississippians and Geor-
gians, 200 Alabamians, and a number of naval offi-
cers and seamen, commanded by Capt. Brent, for-
merly of the National navy. Lieut. J. E. Slaughter,
gooud
fntreudc.e forivia
jaorcels.savtoiodngeosf,
of the National 2d Light Artillery, recently at
hwohsitlielitcie carrying
Fortress Monroe, was taken prisoner."
Secretary Cameron had concluded his visit to the
seat of war in Missouri, and was reported to be on
his return to Washington. He spent the night of
the 12th in Jefferson City ; arrived in Tipton,
General Fremont's headquarters, on the following
morning; rode over to Syracuse in company with
General Fremont in the forenoon, and reviewed
General M'Kinstry's division, making a speech at
the close; went to Tipton again, where he reviewed
General Asboth's division, and returned by special
train to St. Louis. Secretary Cameron was supposed
during this brief visit to have satisfied himself that
the affairs in General Fremont's department were
in a highly satisfactory condition. General Fremont
was reported to be on the eve of moving, but was
greatly embarrassed by want of transports. Late
Federal intelligence from Price's army represented
it to be much dissatisfied and demoralised. It was
stated to be a short distance south of Johnstown, in
Bates county, moving southward.
The New York
Tribune's Washington correspondent says that the
Secretary of War had ordered General Fremont to
discontinue, as unnecessary, his fieldworks around
S. Louis, and that which he was erecting at Jef-
ferson city, and to suspend work on the barracks
building near his residence for his body-guard of