The Express. — 1863-06-08 (London, England)

THE OPZRATIONB AT VICHSBURO. (Per aid Anweica.) QUEENSTOWN, Sow;  , ,  The Royal Mail steamship America, from Boston oa the 27th, and Halifax on the 39tli ult., arrived her/ at 12.20 a.m. to-clay. She brings 98 passengers, and' 291,790 dollars in ape& landed mails, eight passengers, andsproceedscl at 12.40 a.m. for Livsrpool. All, well.  KEW YORK, MAT 26 (wozaora),  After a series of bloody engagements in the rear of Vicicsburg, General Grant closely Invested that stronghold on the 18th. The reports up to the night of the 22nd state that General Grant completely commended the city in the rear, and that Admiral Porter's mortar-boats were bombarding it from the front. &Me Oonfederate forces under Johnston and Loring ate supposed to be in General Grant's rear ; b$ Washington despatches assert that these foam are not snfilsiently numerous to haperii Gifint's position.  NEW YORK, LT' Ehsurl,  conflict has taken place in WohingtOn br toimin the civil and military authorities in a fugitive slive case, the military refusing to deliver the slave up on a warrant issued by the Fugitive Slave Act Commissioners.  General M'Clellsn has received an enthusiastic; popular welcome in Albany. The New York Herald puts Mr. Lincoln fcirward as candidate for re-election to the next Presidency. The New York Chamber of Commerce has held a meeting to discuss the project of a canal around Niagara Falls, which has been urged as a military and commercial necessity.  (later by Telegraph to Hal Ear.) NEW YORK, MAT 28, Arriazioolt.  Vicksburg advioes reach to Sunday last, at which time the place still held out. The lighting appears to be very sanguinary•. The Federals have been repulsed, with heavy loss, in several desperate assaults ; but General Grant is reported to be confident of suocess ; and vague rumours are current that he has been reinforced by General Banks's army from Red River. The .Richmond Whig says that the Federal dead strew the ground in front of tbe works, and estimates the loss before Vicksburg at 10,000.  The Feditrals have destroyed Jackson, and sent their forces from that point to re-inforce General Grant.  A coloured regiment has left Washington for the seat of war amid much euthusiahm.  The Alabama, in company with the Florida, has destroyed the following vessels :—The ships Commonwealth, from New York for San Francisco ; the Oneida, from Shangliae for New York ; Louisa Hatch, from Cardiff for Singapore ; Nova, from Liverpool for Calcutta ; Charles Hill, from Liver. pool for Monte Video ; the barque Henrietta, from Baltimore for Rio de Janeiro ; and the whalers Lafayette, Kate Corry, and Kingfisher. The Great Eastern, Asia, City of Baltimore, Hansa, and Hibernian have arrived out. (By Telegraph to Cape Race.) NEW YORK, MAY 29, AlTll3loolf. Nothing later than Sunday has been received from Vicksburg. Additional accounts state that the Federals were completely repulsed all along their line in their assault on Friday last. Their loss on that day is estimated at from 1,000 to 5,000 killed and wounded. Fighting continues furiously. General Johnston is said to be gathering forces in Grant's rear, and General Banks is said to be coming up the Mississippi to reinforce Grant. The Confederates are crossing on the Rappahannock. General Lee has issued orders informing the troops they were about to have long and rapid marches in a country without railroads, and warning them to prepare for severe hardships. L►rge columns are moving in the direction of Culpepper, but whether to make a raid into Maryland, or to get between Hooker's army and Washington, is not known.  The Federals have impressed all the Degrees at Alexandria, near Washington, to throw up entrenchments, as a raid of Stuart's cavalry was apprehended at that place. The Richmond Examiner asserts that the Federal government has been notified that two Federal officers are to be executed by the Confederates in retaliation for two Confederate officers officially murdered by the rederals in Ohio, and that in future the law of retaliation will be regularly enforced.