The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-29 00:00:00

LATET NEWS.

THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA

PER THE STEAMER CITY OF NEW YORK, via
QUEENSTOWN.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, EVENING.
There is no conclusive evidence of the occupation
of Beaufort by the Federals.

The Charleston papers of the 12th inst. deny that
the Federals have occupied the town, and state that
reinforcements had been sent thither by the Confe-
derates, who were preparing to defend the town.
Federals, however, have occupied Hilton Island, the
cotton crop on which was found to have been fired
by the residents before leaving.
The Charleston Courier says there is little cotton
stored at or near Beaufort.

The New York journals state that the Federal
Government has not determined whether Beaufort
shall be made a port of entry.
The Southern journals state that black flags have
been hoisted at Charleston and Savannah as an in-
dication that no quarter would be given, and that
none would be asked.

Eighteen Federal officers, prisoners of war at
Richmond, have been selected to be hanged, should
the Federal Government hang the crew of the pri-
vateer Savannah.

Confirmatory accounts have been received of
bridge burning on a most extensive scale by the
Union men of East Tennessee and Missouri.

The Federal army has evacuated Springfield,
Missouri, returning to St. Louis.
It is reported that an United States war vessel
has captured a large British steamer, supposed to
be the Fingal, laden with arms, at Key West.
Colonel Cochrane, in addressing his regiment at
Washington, urged the arming of the Southern
slaves against their masters.
The Secretary of War was present on the occa-
sion, and is reported to have fully endorsed Colonel
Cochrane's speech.

A despatch from Fortress Monroe reports the
arrival of the United States steam sloop of war San
Jacinto, from the coast of Africa, with Messrs.
Slidell and Mason on board.

The reported battle at Pikeville, Kentucky, was
very much exaggerated. There were no killed, and
the number of wounded and prisoners is reduced to
80 and 50 respectively.
The report of the capture of the Sumter has not
been confirmed.

The New York Herald of the above date publishes
various Southern accounts of the battle at Beau-
fort, all of which coincide in admitting the disaster
which has befallen the Southern arms in that quarter.
The Southern papers also confirm the fact that a
large amount of cotton must necessarily fall into the
hands of the Federal army. The census returns
show that the Beaufort district contains 12,672 bales
of ginned cotton, of 4001 b. per bale, Of this amount
probably 10,000 bales are now at the disposal of the
Federal Government. The Charleston Mercury says
there is no doubt that the Union army would cap-
ture a large amount of cotton in the vicinity of
Port Royal, and that Beaufort itself contains an
mmense quantity of that staple. That the Union
Government intends to maintain Port Royal as a
permanent station, is evident from the fact that
orders were despatched to New York yesterday for
the preparation of a large quantity of lumber for
the construction of buildings for a naval depot
there, intended for the manufacture of machinery,
and orders also to despatch at once a number of store
ships to be permanently stationed at Beaufort.
The Chief of Police of Baltimore arrived in
Washington yesterday, and dated to the Secretary
of War that news had been received there, by the
boat from Fortress Monroe, to the effect that Gen.
Sherman had seized 2,000,000 dols. worth of cotton
at Beaufort, and that the loyal citizens in that
vicinity were soliciting arms to protect themselves
against the despotism of the Confederates.
It is said that the Secretary of the Treasury in-
tends immediately to appoint a collector for the
port of Beaufort.
Governor Pickens, of South Carolina, has issued
a message to the Legislature of that state, in which,
the .Herald says, he admits that South Carolina is
discontented with the Southern Government, and
alludes to the intense suffering of the Confederate
troops.

Among the rumours contained in the Southern
papers is one that Colonel Corcoran, of the New
York 69th, together with three captains and 18
lieutenants, captured at Ball's Run, have been
selected from the prisoners at Castle Pinkney to be
hung, in case the crew of the privateer Savannah,
lately on trial in New York, were consigned to
death.

Everything remains in statu quo in the army of
the Potomac.
From St. Louis it is stated that Gen. M'Kin-
stry, one of General Fremont's subordinate officers,
was arrested on his arrival in that city, it is ru-
moured, upon some charge of pecuniary malfeasance.
The Unionists in Tennessee have been doing
terrible damage to the railroads, over which the
Confederates might effect the transportation of their
troops. The splendid bridge north of Nashville has
been burned.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE;
NEW YORK, Nov. 15, EVENING.
Money easy. Exchange firm, and advancing.
Bankers' bills, 108 1081. Stocks declining. New
York Central, 809 f Erie, 34i; Illinois, 64t. Cotton
dull; middling upland, 241 c.
Flour in good demand for export. Wheat firm,
and advancing. Corn fiat. Provisions quiet.
Coffee in demand ; sugar heavy ; molasses dull.

ARRIVAL OF THE JURA.

LONDONDERRY, THURSDAY EVENING.

The Canadian steamer Sara, which sailed from
Quebec on the 16th, has arrived. She landed all
the mails, except those for Liverpool, and proceeded.
Her news is generally anticipated by the arrival of
the City of New York, at Queenstown.
As it was thick, with a heavy snowstorm, when
the Jura was off Father Point, the despatch boat
did not come off; and when off Cape Race it blew a
gale of wind, which prevented her from getting
despatches there.

QUEBEC, Nov. 16.

The provincial tug steamer Napoleon 111, has
arrived in port from Mingan, where she had been
despatched on Monday last for the purpose of ren-
dering assistance to the shipwrecked passengers of
the North Briton. On her arrival, a special meet-
ing of the Cabinet was held, and Captain Grange
was called before the meeting, and examined as to
the cause of the accident. Nothing further was
elicited, however, than what is already known. The
captain of the Napoleon 111. reports having spoke
three schooners in Mingan harbour laden with a
portion of the cargo from the wreck.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 29.
The Jura has arrived here.

The telegram from Boston states that the col-
lector at that port had received inetructionii from