The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-04 00:00:00

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AMERICA.

SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 3.

The United States Mail steamship Fulton, Capt.
J. A. Wotton, from New York, on the 22d ult., has
arrived at Cowes, and gone on to Havre. Her ad-
vices are three days later than those received by the
Australasian. The Fulton brings 150 passengers, of
whom 13 are for this port, and 137 for Havre. She
has no specie.
he lleral(l of the 22d gives the following report
of the latest position of affairs.
" The most exciting news we have to record to-
day is that which reaches us from Harrisburg, to the
effect that the gallant Indiana regiment of Colonel
Wallace, which has been so active in dispersing the
enemy at Romney, has been surrounded at Cumber-
land, Md., by a force of over 10,000 rebels, com-
manded, no doubt, by General Joe Johnstone, and
all chances of retreat cut off. This disastrous intel-
ligence reached Harrisburg yesterday, and imme-
diately a strong force, consisting of Colonel Biddle's
rifles and Colonel Simmon's infantry regiment, was
ordered to start, with few days' rations, to the assis-
tance of Colonel Wallace's command. They left last
night by way of Hopewell and Bedford, and we
must await with anxiety the result of their mission.
The regiment of Colonel Wallace is composed of very
brave and daring set of fellows, the same who, be-
fore they left Indianapolis, knelt in front of the
State-house and took an oath to remember Buena
Vista,' and there can be very little
that in the present desperate emergency Le...,
make a gallant struggle, whether vanquished or
relieved. The anticipated conflict 'n tie neigh-
bourhood of Washington did not take place yester-
day as expected, the rebels, in this instance, as in
many others, having retired before the approach of
the Union army. When General M'Dowell advanced
his outposts at daybreak he found that the rebel
pickets, which were almost within speaking dis-
tance on the previous evening, had been called in,
and that the rebels had fallen back. It thus became
evident that some other design than an attack in
the direction of Washington had been decided upon,
and accordingly the orders for all the regiments to
hold themselves in readiness for an immediate
march were countermanded for the time being ; but
it appears that the orders to march were again
issued to five regiments later in the day, showing
that all danger of an attack had not been dissipated
by the sudden withdrawal of the rebels. General
M'Dowell, meantime, continues to advance his lines.
Five thousand of his division moved yesterday from
Ball's Cross Roads to the vicinity of Fall's Church,
a point about three miles distant from Fairfax Court-
house, and the same from Vienna. A reconnaissance
in the direction of the latter place yesterday after-
noon proved that there were 2,500 rebels there, and
it was thought that if they should be reinforced
a battle is inevitable at that point. There appears
to be stirring times about Fortress Monroe. The
outposts of the Union forces at Hampton and the
vicinity were driven in on Wednesday night by a
superior force of the rebels, who have been actively
extending their lines towards the fortress. A bat-
tery of five guns, strongly supported with men, has
been recently thrown up within four miles of Hamp-
ton. General Butler has, however, sent forward a
strong detachment, consisting of Colonel Duyree's
Zouaves, the third Volunteer Regiment (Colonel
Townsend), the Steuben Volunteers, and two pieces
of artillery, all under the command of Capt. Smith,
of the United States Topographical Engineers, to
make a reconnaissance, and it is quite probable that
onr next news from that quarter will bring an ac-
count of a sharp skirmish.
" The rebels have not abandoned the line of the
Potomac in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry. They
still continue to annoy the Union troops on the other
side of the river. Colonel Stone's command, which
is now at Poolesville, oppositeLeesburg, is harassed
by the fire of the rebels in that neighbourhood. The
Union troops return the fire with their rifles across
the river, occasionally shooting down the rebel ar-
tillerists at their posts while loading their guns.
Colonel Stone reports that with some artillery he
cauld do good service in dislodging the enemy.
" We learn from Missouri that the State troops
(rebels), who had been concentrated in large force
at Independence, had moved to Lexington, where
it is thought they intend to make a decided stand
against the Union army of General Lyon."
Six rebel companies, numbering nearly 500 men,
had left New Orleans for the seat of War in Vir-
ginia.

The Herald of the 21st says,—
"It seems evident from the information which
reached us last night—the particulars of which we
publish to-day—that the theatre of the first grand
battle is to be in the vicinity of Washington, and in
all probability before many hours have passed over
a collision between a large force of the union and
the rebel armies, at some point between the banks
of the Potomac and Manassas Junction, will make a
fearful opening of the campaign. It is stated that
an advance movement of the entire force under
General M'Dowell took place yesterday afternoon.
The Bth New York Regiment started with two
days' rations, and without knapsacks, towards Fair-
fax Courthouse ; several other regiments and all
the cavalry stationed in that locality will follow
them. It is certain that the rebels were advancing
from Manassas Junction and Fairfax Court-house
in the direction of the lines of the Union troops on
Arlington Heights, and that they were so close
yesterday that the pickets of both armies were
within speaking distance. General M'Dowell has
made an inspection of his division, and returned to
his headquarters at the Heights. He reports every-
thing ready for an attack, and the officers and men
anxiously awaiting it. The idea prevails that the
leaders, finding delay no longer possible, design to
provoke a conflict with the army of the Union, and
thus, by retiring from the field at an oppor- ,
tune moment, draw them into a succession
of ambuscades of masked batteries, which
they have located along the line from
Manassas Junction to Fairfax Court-house. The
War Department, however, is preparing for the
emergency, not only by advancing the troops into
Virginia, but by strengthening the forces around
Washington. A body of not less than 5,000 men
passed through Baltimore yesterday for the capital.
They comprised the 14th and 18th Regiments of
New York Volunteers, the 4th Maine Regiment,
the 2d Rhode Island Regiment, and one regiment
of the Scott Life Guard. A steamer had also arrived
at Baltimore from Fortress Monroe, with 90 tons
of shells, which were landed at Fort M'Henry.
" It is evident that the rebels are still lingering
around Harper's Ferry, for some purpose or the
other. Their pickets show themselves occasionally,
and sometimes fire across the river to the Maryland
shore at the Union troops there. It is reported that
a rebel camp is located within two miles of the river,
at Falling Water. General Cadwallader still re-
mains at Williamsport, with 6,000 men. There
appears to be some doubt as to the precise locality
at which the recent conflict at Piedmont, just con-
firmed by news• received at the War Department,
took place. It has been stated that the bridge over
the New-creek, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
has been guarded for some time past by Captain
Resley and some 40 or 50 men from Cumberland.
This bridge is seven miles south of Piedmont, which
is a little village in Hampshire county, on the north
branch of the Potomac, where the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company had several machine shops.
It appears that Captain Resley was advised about
10 days ago that a rebel force was about to attack
the bridge, and be immediately applied to Colonel
-Wallace, of the Indiana Zouaves, then stationed at
Cumberland, for assistance. The Zouaves were sent
down, but no attack being made, Colonel Wallace
finally marched his troops to Romney, where he dis-
persed the rebels. From these facts it is presumedl
that the recent fight did not take place exactly at
the village of Piedmont. but at New Creek Bridge,
seven miles distant. A despatch from Grafton says
there was no battle, but thatthoe
erse.b”els destroyed
the bridge and some telegraph p
The journals of Berlin speak of a conflict which
has arisen at Constantinople betwee
even intimate that the
n Count Goltz, Minister
and
of Brussia, and Sir H. Bu ,
former may be recalled. But the Kreutz-Zeitung, which is
in a position to be well informed on the matter,
states that
there will be no recall, and that the conflict referred to is
purely personal, and has nothing whatever to do with the
political questions which occupy European diplomatists in
the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
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