AMERICA. A FINANCIAL CRISIS IS EXPECTED. GOLD RISEN TO 232. ME. SECRETARY CHASE HAS RESIGNED. Tnn WESTERN STATES EXPRESS AN INTENTION OJF SECEDING FROM THE UNION. Nrw York, July 13.

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AMERICA. A FINANCIAL CRISIS IS EXPECTED. GOLD RISEN TO 232. ME. SECRETARY CHASE HAS RESIGNED. Tnn WESTERN STATES EXPRESS AN INTENTION OJF SECEDING FROM THE UNION. Nrw York, July 13.

Gcnei.il Giant, after attacking Lee on the Chickahommy, suddenly loimed Ins ioices ■vvitli those of Gciieul Bufclov, and assaulted Petersburg city, twenty miles south of Richmond. Aftei tv, o despeiate attempts in one day, with lot*,*, of 8,000 men, Giant >va& obliged to abandon the. position. Severe engagements ha\e taken place in Gcoigia. i Tho Federals, undev Genera] felievman, were

"defeated Avilli the loss of 4,500 men The Confedci'ates, assuming tlio'oflbn&ivo, invaded Maryland, defeating the Fedcial Genoial Wallace, who sought to withstand their advance The Fcdeinls retreated on Baltimoie 'in di&order. Au invading force, estimated at 50,000 men, under General Lee, according to the latest rcpoi l, wore within four miles of Baltimore and s>it of Washington. They captured the private despatches of Secretary Staunton, General Grant, and others, and others*, and (he tclegiaphic wires connecting with Now York, broke up the railroad, and destroyed bridges to prevent communication wiih the Noilh. The Baltimore banks luv\o removed their valuables, on boaid btcamors Tho Governor of Penn&yhania urges people lo \oluulcor, as> Go\eri\mout consider the case urgent Governor Seymour lias called out the Slate Militia, to Tjc in readiness for service. Those of New York, New Jersey, Venn&yland Ma^sac-husoUs {.how eel gioat indisposition to respond to the call for the defence of "Washington The Federal Go\ eminent li.iao appealed to the Banks for a loan of (50,000,000) fifly million dollars for i lie immediate wants of {he Gro\ rmnciit.

New Yoiitc, J uly 13 The Confederates after making demonslralioiib against .Foil iSlcumi-i returued on Thursday irom before "Washington, and rccrosicd 1 he Potomac AMllinmnoiisc quaiitities of plunder TVle«;rapliic eominunication with "Waslnnglon had been ic-c-jlabli^lied, and ihe imasion ib considered abandoned

New Yothc, July 1(5. The Confederates made demount rations against Grant's left a\ ith the object of ineet3ii£> ni his io.w General Sherman is reported to lu\c crossed the Chattahoochie, and armed before tlie defences of Atlanta Gold, 23 LJ The Northerners no longer feel much cnllmsi.im I'oi the M.ir The ]).\ilv formerly in iinour of A\ar now dccl.no publicly tli.iL i lie South cannot be eonqueied, and iliat the North ouijht not to btine any longer to accomphsli a puipo^o so iatal to her own liberty.