AMERICA.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IV, Issue 198, 28 October 1864, Page 3

AMERICA.

New York, 12 August. The Federal General Grant is completely beaten by Lee, and compelled to abandon his campaign.

Grant sprung a mine under Petersburg, blowing up and destroying one part, and with it a whole Confederate regiment. _ The attack was then ordered and led by Burnside, and after terrific fighting he was driven back with loss of 5,000 men.

Anderson’s treachery is universally denounced. The London Times believes that both Richmond and Petersburg are impregnable. The Federal fleet, under Admiral Farragut, consisting of thirty-two vessels, carrying 231 guns’ attacked the Confederate flotilla and Fort Morgan, at the entrance of Mobile Bay. After a desperate resistance the Confederates were defeated, and the Federal* entered the Bay to attack the city. On the 7th instant the Confederates evacuated and blew up Fort Powell. The Confederate fleet, except one vessel, is destroyed. The reported capture of Mobile is discredited.

Fort Gains was treacherously surrenderd by captain Anderson, of Alabama, to the Federals ; the fort was of great strength and provisioned for six months. Anderson had strict orders to defend it to tlie last.

General Beauregard is ordered from Petersburg to take command at Mobile.

The Confederates have again invaded Marvland and Pennsylvania, taking several towns. They have burned Chambersburg to the ground, carrying off immense supplies. The Confederates threaten Pittsburg. Hood had attacked Sherman at Atlanta, was defeated. Hood’s losses estimated at 20,000 A heavy bombardment of Fort Summer and Charleston is still progressing. At Andersonville, South Carolina, over, 30,000 Federals are prisoners; 2,000 died during the month of June.

The Confederates have retired from Maryland. General Averill overtook and defeated them at Moorfleld, Virginia.

The Georgia —late Confederate war-steamer, but recently bought at public auction]by the Liverpool merchants—was seized by a Federal man-of-war, and sent, to New York with a prize crow. Important international questions will arise in consequence. Federal agents have been trying to induce English soldiers to desert. From Atlanta the news is conflicting. General Hoed, whoj superseded Johnston, lost 10,000 men in an attack on Federal forces, in one week ; the latter also suffered severely. Federal General Stoneman and 1,500 men were captured in attempting to destroy the Macon and Western railroad.

The recent Confederate raid into Maryland is said to be to cover Early’s operations in the valley, and reinforce Atlanta and Mobile.

A plot to capture and destroy Buffalo, by Secessionists in Canada has been discovered ; a largo force was organized for the purpose, and they intended to destroy a large portion of the Erie canal.

The reported resignation of Secretary Stanton is contradicted.

General Sheridan is concentrating liis men against the Confederates, in the famous valley of Shenandoah.

An enthusiastic mass meeting of 100,000 persons was held at New York to nominate General M’Clellan to the Presidency. Resolutions were passed, denouncing Lincoln’s policy, and declaring M’Clellan the only man capable of suppressing the rebellion and restoring the Union. Southern agents at Niagara are concerting with Northern democratic leaders to end the war. Should their candidate be elected President, an armistice will be proclaimed, and a national convention of all States of the old Union called to decide whether re-union is possible. This movement is considered in England to be an attempt to excite civil war in the North.

A court of enquiry is investigating the late Federal repulse on the 30th ultimo. Generals Meade and Burnside cast the blame on each other.

General Sherman is shelling Atlanta. A Confederate privateer captured a pilot vessel, 60 miles S.E. of Sandy Hook.