The New York herald., 1862-07-29


feeling prevailed in Washington Yesterday
shat an important military movement was about to
be made very soon. The President was nj The War
Department as carly as seven o'clock in the
morning and spent the whole dr. there The
executive officers of the department have been
closely occupied all day, and NJ. accessible 10
any ore. The Generals who have held briei con
versatiors 4 the capital either gone III are pre-
pairing T. *, out at once 70, Their co,rma.ds Cen
Pope, whose headquarters were iyed IN The Geld on
Friday last, has been awaiting fnal instructions.
ani viii leave on Wednesday. Everything AZ
peas 20 be done quietly and in business like
way but with al air Of confidence II Is said that
the 'ocm that succeeded the reports Of the late
battle on the peninsula is dissipated and ali are
satisf ID that the new administration oi military
affairs viii be satisfactory.
Rune 5 were atloat that member Of the British
legation ha received a letter from Lori LYONS
aanonncir that the British government has de
ternnined t recognize the Southern Coniederacv.
The parties from whom this Information i derived
state that IT, ~ haye the letter. but it was not
credited geue rally. Ii true the belief was that it
would vastly stimulate recruiting all over the
coantry.
Prisoners fioi our army, who have Just been
released by the rebels and brought down from
Richmond 10 10 tress Monroe, and who had an
interview with G, neral Mcclellan AZ tjty Point,
state that the reb, ,s are building three iron.,lsd
sanboats at Richmt nd, one Of which is called thc
New Merrnsc ana another tie Lady Davis.
These two nearly completed; the other is no,
20 Tar advanced. The rebel escort and surgeons
who accompanied the RI ,leased prisoners state that
The rebel srD,y is enc, unped about three miles
ana hall from the Ja, ues river and Is greatly
sirs'd OF our gunboats. The whareabouts Of
General Jackson they Won ID not reveal, although
shoy admitted inat he wa near enoRgh to be
reinforced from Richmond. ass that h> army vas
beiug strengfs+ med. From the sourceswo learn
fiat large rebel iorces are b. ins concentrated
sSe line OF the J.ses river al 'oVe tc junction of
'de A.pcmattox. They came Down from Rich |
noud by tho Pctsrssars RsiIrc.. d II i believed |
hey already nnraber FROM 5o,a o 20 20 900 men,
md tia, stoncwan Jackson i. in command there. |
Il Is further stated that ii is tho intention Of The
rebels 70 make an attack very SEQ, ou suffolk, as
hey are aid to be witiGu twenty miles Of thar
,ity with considerable force.
Among the many items from .hc "a ustern papers
which we publish to-dly Is very a pIueant one
rom the Richrnond Enquirer, 10 tfa effect That
twenty-five pieces Of artillery, captun =, at iDkeg.
mann from the Russians and rresem cd by ccr-
ain British merchants to tke soul bern con-
scdsrscy, have just been received " Maccn.
sa. These guns came over by til Nashville.
The Eaqo,,er say that thirty-eiglt are ex
psotsa. According to tie Chsrses, on Mercury
be Nashville not only entered ala !, orr scently,
With srfns and ammunition, IN Pi'e Of tie
blockade, but has gone safely to- again in com
paay wit, another vessel, the Kate. Our blocsad.
hx squadron cannot be very visiisnt i these
hugs are being done uader the guns
Our news from the Gulf is s'ercstiDg. The
lynitsd States steamer Octorsra with Commander
portsr 10 command, arrived Fortress Monroe
m Saturday from New orleaw ontte Ath inst
ybs ssssyner fell in with the riish screw steam
sn r,bsl Cain. nssr Cha lestou. bound froI |
rssssu. loaded with munito Is OF war for The r..
1s,.. valued at half milio Of dollars. After
~.,an, chase OF six hours Com. Porter captured |
her and she is now on h o. way TO New York IN
rharae OF q prize Office r. The visit Of Com.
por,., 20 Fortress Mon roe and Washington bs
sbus accidentally proved Of some effective seryic
,whatsyer its ultimate object may be. From our
oorrespoudents a. KsS West we learn that The
United States steamer Mercedita had arrived nom
h cruise, and reports she capture Of two m' re
Nsls--nsmely tho schooner Victoria, With one
inlet. N G., bound 10 Nassau, n. r., snd the
scaooner Ida, with an assorted cargo. evidsatly
su,enaed ror some rebel port. The Ida claimed 10
ta hound 70 Baltimore, but as soar watches drugs
s,d groceries are not usually taken from Nassau
a. baltimore. Captain stclimagcn, oi the Merce-
ala Thought best to tske charge 81 them Our
correspondence from Key Yves; will be iouul in
regard 70 olter details, highly interesting.
Tie new. from New Orleans BY the steamer
Marion y aiso important. Several prominent
citizens had .prnad 70 their loyalty, and cotton
was CON ns ii brsty. TIE sanitary condition Of
the sny vs. eAcolcnt, and General Butlcr's
erOrt q keen tie streets clean, ami thus avoid
diseasa. uprc nos. successful.
Our sur.peio dles " the Eta and sazouia