, 1862-11-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Feeling In Washington Regard.
1N:s the Elections.
WAsH1EeToE, Nov. 8, 1862.


TIE FEELING IN WASHINGTON.
The feeling In Washington to-day in
vlsw OF the general success of the |
Democrats in the late elections, is one
II glo ,my anticipaiions. Most regard it as q
III. Of the administrative feebleness OF the
& avernmcEt, but fear that the effect will be
Eth further to increase its tImidity and trres-
Olution. Secretary Seward xas with the pres-
;dent quite early this morning, and Secretary
Case sooa afterward.
GEN. D1X's THEORY OF TIE REBEL OPERATIONS.
We have to-day heard the opinions Of three
maler generals, and these opinions are the re-
Ae2 o. all military optalons here, to the eif:cs
thHt the yleW OF the rebel programme enter
tanned BY Major General Dix ls the CORRECT
cne, and that the rebels are actively retiring,
with view Of concentrating at Petersburg,
where Gen longssree1, with his vanguard, Is
already in command, for the purpose Of ma
King an attack on Suffolk and Yorktown.
capturing the supplies and vast stores OF
heavy artillery left oehind in the latter ptace
on the abandonment Of the Peninsula, aud
then makinE an attack in torce upon Fortress
Monroe, which G0y. Letcher has declared to
b the one point essential to the sovereignty
o: the State Of VirEiEla and the safety Of the
c 1tedefate government.
GENERAL ORDER no. ISL.
It is understood that TIE genera1 order Of
The war department authorizing the with
CraEal Of Lien from volunteer Organizations
to i'll the ranks OF favored regula1s, YVES draft
ed at heaGQuarse1s OF the army OF the Poto~
mac, ard waE transmitted for PRONUNCIATION
80 the sdj 4tant general, Who publistea it
suhs' 'an.sslly as received. The manifest IL
5nstsce OF the order as originally published,
his already caused i.s modification; and it Is
doubtless will be still further modified, in
tefereDce to tie unanimous protest Of yo1un-
1eer oflcels against its provisions for tue
dinainntion of 1heir commands. Sucha an order
could not but have the effect Of 6isastrously
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01y soldiers OF volunteers who might receive
unpleasant orders from their own officers,
being titus ,Eiyen the option Of deserving to
the regulars ut s nlonent's notice.
THE MoDiF1cAT1oS OF GENERAL ORDER
NO l54.
The modification Of the order to enlist vol
ncteess into the regular army 70 1s to requ,Ee
that only ten nen BE- taken from each coin2a-
NJ or battery for regular regiments, will not
Eare the effect Of renewing tre dissatisfaction
which prevails anon. volunteer officers
Many OF the volunteer rsGin:en-s are mere
Skeletons OF from 1G0 to 50} men, aud it ten
01 Ihe best G,eu are selected from each com~
Tary tcr the regu!ars, the officers and men re-
manning will ue Gisriri:e5, and the result will
1rrEaps be that i?cnsres ws1l obliterata all
distinctions which Low divide the army If the
Ualen.
TIE EEEr1- NAVY EE1SG Er11.T
There can he 60 doubt that the rebels ar4
SEan ntk!1s l2Tnadaole pr"srees IN lhe
c.snstruc;iau OF lavy. We published the
1acr few days SIEGE, t1at tie English sai J.
ya1t:s are big used tor .le purpose OF build
i,,g large iror-c1a5s tcr THE reoel government 1t;
the payment Ut hich it is near1Y certain is
mrdG .trc1u E Sl,sh s5u:cIs. Two Of these
Vessels have been seen by one osthe persona
fem whom Cur informal on is 1erived.
We have positive assurances, also, from
Richmond, that tie nes M=rsitnac is finished,
ard that t"o Other similar vessels are under
f,SF 1En.A4 n5
Cai,t. Scmme-, clearly iadica1e a h,pefuiness
END to'titnce on the part Of the reb=ls, that
preiSise US . Stubborn slr1Egle in their sub.
jugalior-