The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-24 00:00:00

ITALY.

The .111oviinento of Genoa announces that. Baron
Ricasoli will proceed to Vichy to meet the Emperor
Napoleon. "The object of this journey," it says,
"is to give the first Minister of the King of Italy an
opportunity of becoming more perfectly acquainted
with the views of the Emperor of the French, and
of thus establishing a complete accord between the
Cabinets of Paris and Turin, as was the case during
Count Cavour's Ministry."

" We learn by our private correspondence," says
the Constitutionnel, " that General Delta Rovere
has refused the portfolio of the Ministry of War.
The Minister ad Mierilit will therefore hold it till
the end of the session, when it is thought General
de La Marmara will replace him."
A letter from Turin of the 18th says :—" Public
opinion receives with great favour the news of the
recognition of Italy by France, especially since it
has become known that, though the latter makes
reserves, she does not impose conditions.
Tho same letter says :—" Garibaldi is decidedly
not to return to this city, but intends to remain
quietly at Caprera. lie has never been ill since he
went back to his island, and at this moment his
health is excellent. Ido not know why the report
of his being ill was spread; but since the death of
Count Cavour unfounded rumours of numerous re-
markable personages of Europe having died or
fallen ill have been put into circulation."

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA.

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QUEENSTOIV.N, JUNE 23, EVENING.

The Royal Mail Company's steam ship America,
from Boston on the 12th and Halifax on the 14th
inst., arrived here at 1 p.m. to-day, with 101 pas-
sengers. She landed all mails except those for
Liverpool and Scotland, and proceeded at 1.15 p.m.
all well.

NEW YORK, JUNE 11, EVENING.
(Per America, via Boston and Queenstown.)
Very extensive movements of Federal troops are
taking place towards Harper's Ferry.
Three thousand Federal troops left Fort Monroe
on Sunday night to attack the Confederate position
nine miles distant.

In the darkness two Federal regiments fired on
each other with fatal affect.

At daybreak the Federals advanced, but were re-
pulsed by masked batteries of heavy rifled cannon.
Brigadier General Pierce, commanding the
Federal forces, is said to have lost presence of mind,
and the Federals, after having been exposed for one
hour to a galling fire, retired to Fort Munroe.
General Butler estimates the loss of the Federal
troops at 30 killed and 100 wounded.
The Federal Government has chartered the
steamer Vanderbilt, which is now loading with
ammunition, it is rumoured, for Fort Pickens.

(LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX.)
NEW YORK, JUNE 13.
General Butler reports the Federal losses at Great
Bethel at 14 killed and 45 wounded.

General M'Chelland's forces are rapidly moving
towards Harper's Ferry from the west.
NO Secessionists have been routed at Romney,
Va., by an Indiana regiment.
Troops are advancing from the eastward by three
routes on Harper's Ferry.

GALWAY, JUNE 23.

The Atlantic Royal Mail Company's steam ship
Prince Albert, from New York on the 11th and St.
John's on the 16th inst., has arrived here with 27
cabin and 100 steerage passengers, the Canadian
mails, and a heavy cargo.

The Adriatic arrived at St. John's in five days
and two hours from Galway.

NEW YORK, JUNE 15.
(Per Prince Albert, by telegraph to St: John's and
via Galway).

Harper's Ferry has been evacuated by the Con-
federates in great haste. They attempted to
destroy the railway bridge, but failed.
All the Government property has been burned.

The Confederates have abandoned the -whole line
of the Potomac, with the intention of concentrating
their forces at Manasses Junction.

The report that General Butler had captured the
Confederate batteries at Great Bethel has proved
untrue. General Butler requires more men before
undertaking offensive operations.
Ten regiments have been ordered to reinforce
him at Fort Munroe.

The Governor of Missouri had issued a procla-
mation calling for 50,000 State troops to resist the
Federal usurpation ; he and the State officers have
abandoned Jefferson city and burnt the railway
bridges west of that point, with the idea of con-
centrating their forces at Arnow Rock. General
Lyon, with a large body of Federal forces, followed
them in close pursuit.
At the election of a member to Congress in
Maryland the Union party triumphed.
The Virginia Convention at Wheeling has passed
an ordinance vacating the State offices and pro-
viding a Provisional Government.
Eastern Tennessee has given 10,000 votes against

secession.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

NEW YORK, JUNE 15.

Stocks steady. Erie, 23 ; Illinois, 662- ; New York
Central, 73. Exchange on London, 1051. Cotton
firmer; middling Upland 14 to 141 e. Flour de-
clining. Wheat firm. Corn nominal. Provisions
dull.

NEW GRENADA.

BATTLE BEFORE BOGOTA-REPULSE OF THE

LIBERALS.

Extract from the Colonial Standard and Jamaica
Dispatch, Kingston, May 21 and 22 :

" Bogota, April 27.

" General Mosquera had established himself with
his army on the height of Santa Barbara, well pro-
tected by entrenchments. Our army presented
itself on the opposite valley on the 22d inst. After
a day's rest the troops began their movements on
the morning of the 24th, taking a northerly direc-
tion, and they took possession of the heights which
commanded the enemy's position.
" On the 25th, in the morning, the advanced
troops were repulsed, and we then formed one line
of battle on the north and west of the enemy. Our
artillery was posted on the height which commanded
the western portion of the enemy's camp. After a long
cannonade our infantry began the attack,which ought
to have been done simultaneously on the two flanks
of the enemy's position ; but through some cause
or other, either our right attack was precipitate or
the left was retarded ; the first, charging the diffe-
eent positions taken by the enemy beyond the re-
trenchments, repulsed them, compelling them to
enter their works; but, not being properly sup-
ported, the enemy reinforced, and, led in person by
Lopez and Gonzales, our troops were compelled to
retire, losing their first position.
" This attack was sustained principally by the 7th
Cipaquiras, who suffered severely ; but, notwith-
standing this, supported by the Ist of the line and
the cavalry of Banea, they again returned heroic-
ally on the enemy, and pursued them back to their
entrenchments. In the meantime Mosquera, with
other portions of his troops, fell on our artillery
which cannonaded the esplanade, and he himself,
at the head of a portion of infantry and cavalry,
endeavoured to outflank us: In the movement ho
was supported by Mendose, G. Menez Victoria, and
the best portion of his army.
" But the 4th and the artillery defended our flank,
while our cavalry charged the enemy in front
with such impetuosity that some of them, detained
by the entrenchments, dismounted in order to carry
them, and pursued the enemy beyond them. Mos-
quera lost his horse under him, and would have
been taken prisoner but that he was met by Mr.
Simon Arboleda, who gave him his horse, Arboleda
himself remaining in our hands.
" From this time the enemy, severely handled,
did not attempt to leave their entrenchments, but
they continued their cheers and noise much like
the savage Guezabara of the Indians during the
wars of conquest.
The night approaching there was nothing but
some firing of artillery, and we retired to the
positions occupied the day before.
"This statement gives us but a slight idea of the
bloody action. As far as the conduct of the troops
and those who led them is concerned, it is enough
to show the list of casualties, where we shall find
that some of the principal officers have either
been killed or severely wounded—such as Diego,
Guttierez, Lee, Diana, and Moreno, all wounded.
" The troops have all satisfactorily performed
their duty, and many names are mentioned with
great praise; but I am afraid to mention any one
lest I should mention others not less deserving.
"Our troops are full of enthusiasm, and no one
doubts that the rebel army will soon be destroyed.
" There is nothing poitive with regard to the
losses on either side, because up to yesterday even-
ing the wounded were being taken in and the dead
buried. Notwithstanding this it is said that the

enemy lost Generals Limenez, Gonzalez, and other
officers of distinction ; General Mondose is severely
wounded ; Victoria in the same state ; that their
deaths amounted to more than 100; that the pri-
soners already taken amount to 150, among them
Simon Arboleda and Luca Estrada. The missing
are also supposed to be in great numbers, 30 hav-
ing presented themselves yesterday in our camp. ,
" On our side it is calculated the deaths amount
to 60, more or less; among them some brave officers.
The wounded do not number 100. We had some
missing, principally amongst the 7th, but yester-
day more than 30 returned to the camp with their
arms.

" Mosquera remains with little or no supplies for
his army, and our troops can prevent him getting
any relief. His army does not amount to 2,000 men,
which can be easily seen by the extent of his lines.

" I do not know whether the Government plan
is to attack or starve him out of his entrenchments ;
both these steps have their inconvenience, but
there is no question about our ultimate triumph.
" I am told to-day in the Savannah that 400 men
who were in Meza, had left for Boyoca, and it was
believed that they were intended to reinforce Mos-
quera. The cavalry now in the Savannah are
observing them, and at the head- quarters they are
aware of the movements of those troops, so that
they will not be able to carry their design into
effect ; it may perhaps be politic to allow them to
join Mosquera. This will augment his difficulties
and induce him to leave his present position and
accept battle, in which case his destructiOn is sure.
Of Santoz Guttierez there is no news whatever, but
if he attempts to support Mosquera we have the
means of preventing this being carried out. Our
situation is thus far very satisfactory, and we can-
not doubt of the triumph of legitimacy. It is,
however, necessary, that in this movement our
exertions should be redoubled, and that we should
do everything to facilitate the Government and
afford the army all the assistance they may
require."

THE LOSS OJ THE MAIL SLEAIIER

CANADIAN.

On Saturday we announced briefly the total loss
of the Canadian Royal Mail screw steamer. We
have received the following particulars of the wreck
from Messrs. Allan Brothers, the Liverpool agents
of the Montreal Ocean Steam Navigation Com-
pany :

The Canadian was lost about noon on the 4th
inst., about five miles off Belle Isle. The weather
at the time was thick, and a shed sea on. The ship
was going " dead slow" when she struck a large
piece of sunken ice, the top of which was flush with
the water, and which appears to have ripped up the
bottom to a large extent. For some time the fore
compartment of the vessel was kept perfectly free,
until the water had come up over the main deck, hav-
ing forced up the hatches, and then flowed through
into the hold, and filled it. When the Captain
(Graham) found that his ship was so seriously
damaged he turned her head to "the westward, and
steamed full speed towards the land. At this
juncture, land was 11 miles ahead. When Captain
Graham found that the ship was settling fast, he
stopped the engines and got the boats ready as fast
as possible, the passengers all the time remaining
cool and collected, with the exception of some of
the ladies, who were in a state of much anxiety and,
grief. Everything being ready, the passengers and
crew got into the boats, all of which were lowered
safely, with one sad exception. One of the boats,
fitted with Clifford's patent lowering apparatus,
capsized when being let loose from the davits,
and all on board perished. There was
plenty of accommodation in the boats for
all on board ; and to show that every-
thing was done in the least possible time—con-
sidering that the vessel sank in about half an hour
after she struck—we may state that a portion of the
mails were saved. The boats were afterwards
picked up by three French fishing vessels which
were in the immediate neighbourhood, and conveyed
to Quirpon Bay. Captain Graham then chartered
the largest of these vessels to be put in proper con-
dition to carry the ship-wrecked people to St.
John'is, Newfoundland, for which place they sailed
on the Bth instant. In order that news might reach
England as soon as possible of the loss of the
Canadian, Captain Graham caused two officers, first
and fourth, to be left behind, with one of the life-
boats to intercept the North Briton, in order that
she would follow the barque to St. John's, for the
purpose of bringing the crew and passengers
home. The officers and seamen sailed up to
Point Amour, in the Straits of Belle Isle, and
succeeded in boarding the North Briton. The
latter attempted to force her way down to St.
John's, but owing to dense fogs and impenetrable
ice she was compelled to abandon these attempts,
and steer away for England, after a detention of
70 hours. It was expected that the barque would
reach St. John's in time to telegraph to Montreal
for the Hibernian, leaving Quebec on the 15th
June, to call at St. John's, and pick the survivors
up.
As no correct list of the Canadian's passengers
has come to hand, Messrs. Allan Brothers are
unable to state positively who and how many were
drowned, but from all that can be learned, it is
probable 23 of the passengers and 10 of the crew
perished.

The value of the Canadian was about £60,000,
and at the time of her foundering she had a full
cargo, which may be valued at from £15,000 to
£20,000.

We have received the following communication
from the chief officer of the Canadian. It is im-
portant, as it bears upon the point of the propriety
of passing through the Straits of Belle Isle at this
season :

"Liverpool, 22d June, 1861.
" Sir,—An impression having gone abroad that
the late steamer Canadian was coming home by the
Straits of Belle Isle at an unusually early period of
the year, and that the loss of the ship is attributed
to her having taken that passage, I beg to inforra
you that the Straits are frequently clear of ice bf
the end of April, and generally by the middle of
May. It has also been stated that the navi-
gation is intricate and dangerous ; but the
captains of all steamers trading to Canada
consider it much safer than the route south
of Newfoundland, which is proved by the
fact that no accident has ever happened
to a steamer in the Straits of Belle Isle. The acci-
dent to the Canadian happened after the steamer had
got safely out of the Straits into the Atlantic, and
the same thing was quite as likely to have occurred
had she come south, as it is well known that at pre-
sent large quantities of ice aro collected to
.the
eastward of Newfoundland, extending south into
the track of steamers coming from New York, several
of which have been amongst it. The Hibernian
passed outwards safely through the Straits three
days earlier than the Canadian came through, and
this year the steamers have been ten days later in
attempting the
passage than in former years.--I
s, ALEX. KELLY,
am, ire.,
Chief officer of the late 5.5. Canadian."

THE APPROACHING ROYAL MARRIAGE.—His
Grand Ducal Highness Prince Louis of Hesse, the Royal
bridegroom elect of our Princess Alice, has commanded Mr.
Frederick Augustus Lewis, the writer of some published
lines on the approaching auspicious event, to be honoured
with the following notification 7—" Buckingham Palace,
June 3, 1861.—Sir,---I am commanded by his Royal High'
ness Prince Louis of Hesse to acknowledge the receipt Of
your letter of the 3d May, and to convey to you his Royal
Highness's best thanks for the poem you have forwarded.
I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, Baron
WESTERIVELLER.—Court Circulai
WILLS AND BEQUESTS.—The will of Lady De'
Lacy Evans was administered to in the London court on
the 11th inst. by Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans,
G.C.8., D.C.L., M.P., her husband. There was no ow-
tutor nominated in the will, only by inference. The will
bears date September, 1860, and her ladyship died at, her
residence, Bryanstone-square, on the Bth April last. The
personal property was sworn under £6,000. Iler ladyship'4
maiden name was Josetto Arbuthnot, daughter of Colonel
Arbuthnot, and married, first, Mr. P. Hughes, and in
1834 married, secondly, Colonal Evans, now Lieutenant-
General Sir De Lacy Evans. Lady Evans, possessing pro-
perty in her own right, has by her will bequeathed the
whole thereof to Sir De Lacy for his life, and upon his de-
cease it will devolve upon her ladyship's son, Mr. Philip
Alexander Hughes, who has been in the receipt of an an-
nuity, which, however, ceased on her demise, ho being
amply provided for, added to which he is ultimately to re-
chive the reversionary interest above mentioned.—lllus-
-17'00 London Arms,