The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-04 00:00:00

AMERICA..

NEW YORK, OCT. 22, EVENING.
(Per Asia, via Queenstown.)
The New York journals generally approve of the
language of Mr. Seward's letter to Lord Lyons, and
repudiate as an unwarrantable interference any
British interpretation of the Federal constitution.

The New York Tribune, however, denies the
necessity either for confining prisoners in military
prisons, or for the suspension of the Habeas Corpus
Act in the State of New York.

It is reported from Washington that the Treasury
department denies the statement of the New York
Evening Post, that foreign capitalists had offered to
take 100,000,000 dols. of the Federal loan.

The Federals have retaken possession of Lexing
ton.

The New Fork Tribune states that General Fre-
mont's removal is certainly decided on.
Colonel Baker, a California Senator, was killed
while leading the Federals in the Harrison's Island
affair.

The Charleston Enquirer denies the news of the
departure of the steamer Nashville,
A despatch from Toronto states that notice has
been given of an application to the Court of Chancery
for the appointment of a receiver and manager of
the Grand Trunk Railway, and for an injunction to
restrain the English contractors from seizing the
rolling stock under an execution against the
company.

The Etna and the North Briton have arrived out.
NEW YORK, Ocr. 23, MORNING.
The Lower Potomac is considered effectually
closed, as the Confederate batteries command the
river at every point below Washington.
The Washington Star denies that General Stone
was repulsed, and says that he obtained his object,
but suffered loss to his right wing. He still held
his position on the Virginia side of the Potomac,
and was throwing up works to protect the crossing
of the whole of General Banks's division.
The movements on the Potomac indicate that a
general engagement may be expected almost imme-
diately.
It is reported from Missouri that the Federals had
routed the Confederates under Jefferson Thomson,
and captured four guns.
General Zollieffer has attacked the Federals at
Camp Wild Cat, Kentucky, and been repulsed.
The Charleston blockading squadron has de
stroyed the ship Thomas Watson, from Liverpool,
while she was endeavouring to run the blockade.
It is rumoured in Washington that additional
correspondence has passed between Lord Lyons and
Mr. Seward.

The British gunboat Racer has arrived at New
York.

The Africa passed Cape Race on the 21st inst,
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 3

The Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, from New
York on the 23d ultimo, arrived here at 2 a.m. to-
day with 81 passengers.

She landed all mails except those for Liverpool,
and four passengers, and proceeded at 2.30 a.m. ;
all well.

The Asia experienced strong easterly winds on
her passage home.

QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 3

•
The Royal Mail steamship Niagara arrived here
at 3 p.m., embarked the mails, passengers, and
latest telegrams, and proceeded for Boston and
Halifax at 4 p.m. All well.

BATTLE OF CANAD f RICA-DEFEAT

OF URQUIZA.

BUENOS AYRES, SEPT. 28

We have positive news of a splendid victory for
the Constitutional party of the Republic. The
arms of Buenos Ayres have given a death-blow to
the barbuism which has so long desolated the
country. The revolution of May, 1810, is ended,
and, for the first time in history, the Liberal party
among the Argentine people is triumphant. The
hasty despatch of General Mitre is the best story of
the fight :

" FIELD OF BATTLE, PAVOW, Sept. 7,

"To the Minister of War,—l have the honour to
inform you that last night I commenced the inva-
sion of the territory of Santa Fe. This morning I
marched upon the enemy at the head of 15,500 men,
with 34 pieces of artillery, of which the army of
operations of the province was composed. Whilst
marching upon the enemy I was enabled to cut his
line of battle, isolating two of his divisions, and
driving his vanguard to the other side of the Canada
Rica, where I met the army of the enemy in a body
of 16,000 to 17,000 men of the three armies, with
42 pieces of artillery, some of them of heavy calibre.
At half-past two p.m. the firing commenced on both
sides, our line advancing until it was placed at half
cannon shot from that of the enemy, who had de-
ployed his centre upon a strong position on Palacio's
estancia, with his rear to the Pabon. After haying
shaken his line by a strong cannonade, I ordered
my chief of the staff, Colonel Wenceslo Paunero, to
advance resolutely with our centre and storm the
infantry and artillery of the enemy.
" This order was obeyed with rapidity, cour-
age, and skill by Colonel Paunero, assisted by
Colonel Emile Mitre, whose horse was killed
under him, at the head of his column, by a
cannon ball, by the Colonels Rivas and Arguero,
and the intrepidity of our battalions, together
with the intelligence and energy of our chiefs and
officers who commanded them, and who took the
entire centre of the enemy under a deadly fire
of musketry and artillery, putting to flight
the enemy's infantry, taking the greater part
of their guns, pursuing the fugitives, and capturing
a number of prisoners. Our cavalry was surrounded
on both wings, some 300 men only remaining on the
field of battle, including my escort of the National
Guard, part of which I placed under the orders of
General Hornos, who, after making supreme efforts
to contain his left wing, joined the triumphant cen-
tre with the few troops he could assemble. There-
after he took 37 ammunition waggons from the
enemy, carrying them off by force from a strong
column of cavalry, which took him off the field.
"At 4 p.m. our infantry remained in quiet pos-
session of the field of battle, a large part of the
enemy's cavalry being dispersed, but from which we
have taken many prisoners. Our 18 battalions and
artillery are all united without other loss than those
killed on the field of battle, for we have gathered
up our wounded. The trophies of this victory are
1,600 prisoners, 34 pieces of artillery, some of heavy
calibre, 11 flags and standards, all the park, ambu-
lances, and commissariat of the army, 5,000 horses,
and 4,000 arms, including lances and swords. Among
the prisoners are many chiefs and officers, and
almost all those belonging to the artillery. Our
loss has not been great, and at present I have no
knowledge that any chief or officer of notability has
fallen. All those of the infantry and artillery
except some wounded are in their places."
Later intelligence reports that General Mitre is
about to march upon Rosaria.

PRORGESS OF WESTERN AIISTRALIA.—At present
the colony is very thinly peopled. A country as capacious
as some eight United Kingdoms possesses less than the
population of many a quiet English town. In time, how-
ever, we may hope that the rich loam in the Herefordshire-
like district beyond the dividing Darlirs range, vaguely
known as "the country over the hills," will be thickly
dotted with farmsteads, and produce not only corn enough
for the colony's consumption, but a large surplus for
expor-
tation. There was a considerable increase in the exports
of Western Australian produce for 1859. The value was
£93,037, against £78,648 in 1858. Copper ore, timber, sandal
wood, and wool we're the articles which contributed most
largely to this increase. At the end of 1859irt twelveGd to
Geraldine
mines
were working in Western Australia—eight copperioe and
lydfiioienuleder
lead. The Wheel Fortune Copper rnalA metaluinestira ;
timber has
Australian the
an average, of about 28 par 6a
arleraeaddl‘yliwnoenB4a wPeirdececnelte.brlitVye:te
for its endurance. It defies
the borers and crumblers which by land and sea soon riddle
and rot the majority of wood. It also preserves from rust
iron driven into it. There is a great demand for it in India
for railway sleepers. The sandal wood is chiefly exported
to Singapore. Wool, of course, depends upon grass. With
great pleasure, therefore, we read in a Perth paper that
the pasturage of Western Australia is remarkably im-
proved. Besides those already specified, the exports of
Western Australia are horses for the Indian army, oil,
whalebone, raisins, currants, olives, and guru,—Australian
and ,Arew Zogqn4 Gazette,