The Sun. — 1864-02-06 (London, England)

AMERICA.  (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ARRIVAL OF THE SCOTIA.  CAPE CLEAR, Friday. The royal mail steamer Scotia, from New York, passed Cape Clear, at about half-past two p.m. She was intercepted by the Magnetic Telegraph Company's boat, and having thrown telegrapaic despatches overboard, she proceeded immediately for Queenstown and Liverpool, all well. QUEENSTOWN, Friday Night. ..... .  The royal mail steamer Scotia, which sailed from New York on the 27th ult. arrived off the harbour. She brings 114 passengers, and 547,662 dole. in specie. Having landed mails and 11 passengers, she proceeded for Liverpool; all well. She experienced easterly minds throughout the voyage. NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (Evening).  The Federal officers who arrived at Cincinnati on the 24th from Knoxville, reported that General Longstreet had been reinforced by 20,000 men, and that he was advancing on Knoxville, pushing the Federals before him. Advices from Nashville, however, assert that General Longstreet's movement was only to recover the forage ground occupied by the Federals, and that is he is now returning. The Chattanooga correspondent of the World asserts that General Longstreet's plan of campaign is to endeavour to capture Knoxville and move immediately into Central Kentucky to obtain supplies, and by this means to force General Grant to evacuate Chattanooga. A correspondence has taken place between Gen. Longstreet and Gen. Foster, at Knoxville, concerning the circulation of President Lincoln's proclamation, of amnesty among Gen. Longstreet's troops. Gen. Lou gstreet says—" If the object in view is to hasten the day of peace, I suggest the propriety of the Federal Government communicating their views on this subject through me rather than through handbills circulated among the soldiers." General Foster replied, accepting the suggestion, and said it would have been more courteous to send documents for circulation through Gen. Longstreet, and enclosed 20 copies of the proclamation, relying on Gen. Longstreet's desire for peace to give them publicity. The guerilla Gen. Morgan was at Atlanta, in order to organise cavalry to cut off the communication between Chattanooga and Knoxville, or make a raid into Kentucky. He made a speech declaring that the Federals must evacuate Chattanooga.  There was considerable excitement at Louisville concerning the anticipated Confederate raid, it being asserted that the Confederates would enter Kentucky at three different points. Union refugees, who have returned to East Tennessee, are reported to be committing atrocities, and murdering Southern residents.  NEW YORK, Jan. 27. The news is generally unimportant. The shelling of Charleston still continues. Dejection in the Southern army appears to be becoming universal. The Federals have made a successful raid upon the James River, and captured large quantities' of stores,  The Confederate Vice. President Stephens is dangerously ill at Augusta, in Georgia. The house of President Davis, at Richmond, has been set fire to and robbed. The Federal General Grant arrived in St. Louis on the 26th. General Rosencranz was expected there on the 27th.  Mr. Fernando Wood has spoken strongly, in the House of Representatives, in favour of peace, declaring that the administration opposed the restoration of the Union, and favoured the maintenance of war for partisan advantage. He said the most damnable deeds were perpetrated under the plea of patriotism; The Republican members of the New Jersey Legislature have nominated Mr. Lincoln for the Presidency.  Advices from Charleston to 23d state that the Federals were throwing one shell into the city every five minutes, night and day.  The Damascus has arrived out.