The New York herald., 1862-12-08
INTERESTING FROM THE soUrA.
AFFAIRS n THE REBEL CAPITAL
THE G0sIP OF THE REBELS.
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Affairs in the Rehe, Capital.
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RICHMOND, Nov. 20, 1852
~ sisalor--irssaeila.s Of Fgqh--Gyand Assaua
on Riehss sd rersio. Of Sareary Rasdorh's Rsfgna
tsos sy lss ressdss's Friends talsatof--ioia!ra
snd ray Idrkd-NeU Gun, dc, O..
whs1 me HKRup calls she situation" s mt very
clear force az ilo 900 alb htionss is concentrated
ncsr fredericksburg Northern papers tell us that Burn
vre Us there s every ind cst of great nsht Shch
may come on any day frederessoa + s,,yy aeany com,
sheiled any resistance e It's occupation y made
As p b. resisoncs but so long rs he river y between
she two armies general engagement ~ improbable
Hopes he occupation Of Frier'csg IS n.ersiy p.is
nis.iry str in ~ ocaemlstei srdaG sa e. upon 'c1-
vSosd .lrh nSl ID made 0rcrtchesl force " ldad
nd rasr-bv a colpp fivsa Fredericksburg, Gno., fran
Ssfbtk. and . fee. i' tts Jams
a many suppose, aud there movements accomplish
"a and contemplated, in the direction @ petersburg
sp immediate general assasst In North Caroln M the
Yankees gone beck 70 Newberr, Il r. supposed
she rurpse e concentrating IN this v,any at TIE pro
per time. All signs g. 70 show thai Fohn Van i'uren's
echome Of carrying Richmond will he attempted % .
scaie grcassr than eve before We arc not unprearcd
FER this attempt, spd await the isre With tranquility
he peoe dppeasns 20 re nafe concern GU prociiSs,
'xAa the armies vesch .is r,cini,g, h sngtsiig els
General Rapdcphs friends have given Their Of
The whch ipduced HE resig latou aud ew tho
psss Dents trtsGds follow in their tur They say that
W the beginning General Rndol II slagultry
puels, AID rather annoy ed Pfes eu BY requiring oi
him written opinion on eyerssrte lnc "a that
Asrore him but that laticrly H. has Scended his
p,wets by ordering mi srt.nt Novens nss sh ,ut con
sutng the President. ne Immediate u w ~ - bic
was M order from Randolph 10 Holmes d,erttar m 10
tho nissssippi and report Ge era Sragg, be
heve, bat at all events To lie Mis- issspi r,aing
81 this ihr Pres ant addressed a ne epera ran
aoiph .e7arstrg him hereafter lea 10 ia oria him
(the rasiient) Of movements so imp, who elpon
Ranin'ph resigned. Your reuter- determine for
fhense the re tive Nnl of the
Tho Era, iaer his long ediiora the b ct Of re
ssstien. which the Northern ~ II The
zen MssoGrians at Paliayra is qaoled Ia foil To The
hcr-ibc crime ~ Palmyra might be Nioei the bnrni
the town of Hay'nai kc. BY sigel's of NJ ch
neartre di 6 descriptcn taken rom Norine n
- publiseed in tnc morning pipers
Anticipating secdy attack uron D'ewry's Sluif the
~otr.iaJ of rmiad't niece octr upe NJ aeer ron
Eru.iea Of ,ohca has cseiei te 7nn 81 vail try
Sr some nrs an iron target Was ~ pre- "a alton to
test 'he powers OF this piece, but he Sec etys orde.
allowed the inventor only time enous h try q
sashy ~ Cd "a sarg :. rae ex e, men, me, was omi
the gun aing The Inventors most stnggine aa.!c-
pa,uns Yankee Noodle will tste o: this
b. ore he is prepared to let us alone.
RaounoyD, Nv. Ii, 1852.
Nr~ttern &ug-Rstq1acry ord.r--Brttish and fre7ieA
Ccnsas-Enqairer on hs Wdr-To-htfsge H0te,-- Asa
On our sde $50, there Is to be change whole
~ ect Of the war. Adjaant General 50 er publishes
h the En2tnre another order the Yankee ruan
Lowe and Harding, who il he language the order,
have been engaged IN series OF wi.lLlp craees and
6sneua' ions IN Carksyile Tennessee = in retlrn or
which ,hov III ed with the penal,yof being
-ansed If captured Other unknown United states
ONCE 8" also threatened with the calamity.
This the retalation which the Eaqir promised for
the Ten kssourlans who were hung not long ago.
Tho OF Mr Moore, the British Consul after
absence o; eighteen months, exc comment. III.
esrred ,ih h.a .h he ds,ar ed the INT re o he Tr
esr.a dest without any nte euce e, made
known to the public. NJ Paul The Freach Consul has
also returned without any cat to let out OF the bag 50 FAR
The GnQusycr, commenting OH the Northern eleotions
spe-ks boldly and sensibiy II says -. Let US, then,
pvrpare just az If Lincou had triumphed. Perh. 8
should prepare sti more energccaiy Tho Il the
elections may take the pressure from Mcclellan e we
Inn To his exflausng policy In order 10 end the
We shall then have TO seek and make all the fights We
must be strong enough not simrly 10 repuse bu to at
tack" II Lees strenl " BE- nhdt hear IS attack
om ana irlf e snn'y 9sre Us the chance ,oa
un,ay na
month. Ballard returns TO the Ballard House for want ol
furniture, sc 70 keep up tho Exch ango Like the army
We to have academy OF arts and sciences here
Tho master profound He tcaces the properties the
OF the poarizng prism, and pr, proies
Ssonal gentlemen, who aspire " enter the academy,
Psraax Of yances aid is supposed 10 refer TO the Gov
. nor of North Carolina in state Of pafaysis
Eeass from ne Fron,-Lierai uscrsn,,oss-Gie9.eral
Pctk--Aa,or Observation-Disclosures AtoQ JceGson,
m gentleman "just from the front the Yankees say
ypors our army in apple pie order, in high spirits and
faI, Gght. Old sonewal has again goye his boe
~ the ground and viii remain there until lie
Aom the skies upon tho Yankees who ancy they have
got possession o. all the gaps and going give
Fifteen thousand dollars have already subscribed
BY the citizens and others for the army. All the pr
Dent people paid readily and literally, except Mr. Mem
ninger, who, according to the ESanir, dcnouuce the
Dovenont as reflection upon the government The
Pr sident, while handing in $50, remarked faceously
That he bad pairs OF boots o. which be would
give. necessary and the other pair also but the
bet that he had be unaccust med u roiSg bare
fost that he afraid atiemprrt cid we iiher
MI BENJAMIN had just been informed that eleven thousand
pairs of shoes had gooe Up Lees army and that the
bare cot soldiers consisted only OF III sold their
shoes for whiskey, threw them away in der to be
ns, ne Tsa xs Il mas been cen only er,psat since
ment needed all the assistance could get or something
~ sustain Bragg. Perhaps the Presdopt threw new
light on the Kentucky campaign, or IL may that he
tDa lloaN
theGenersl plan at headquarters It is pretty certain
sAt Bragg received letter or des atch ordering him
A subject which should engage the pencil OF Shepherd
the now familiar character OF the MAJOR
Qusrternsster II would be hard to desc be this chaac
Ter IN words but there unmistskabe traits and
sures which point him even when the star on hs
STOUT finely dressed as general thing cheerful. soci
De- frequeuer OF stores 10 Cary street altogether
~ excellent amiablegenteman quite undsmayed by the
Here two anecdotes about jackson. A Yankee
captain, captured In the battles beyond Rchmond was
brought 70 some breadier's head quarters Being ia
gued he laid down under tree 10 Pretty socn Gen.
assea wa0 ~ and
Gaat terms Not long after jackson and his rode up
When told that that Jackson the Yankee bounced to
MS feo in great excitement showing that he much
nore anxious TO Old Sonewal than Lee He gazod at
hn long lime. "And that's stonewall Jackson ~
with tha, he laid dewn and went 70 sleep
During the same battles siragger, who had built
nice re the field and was enjoying Il oil 10 himself
ssserved what he took TO be squad cavalry. The
man in front seemed 10 be reelng In his saddle. The
etraEglerran out g. him and sad eok here old fellow
you are mighty happy. Where the III do you get your
bquor FROM Give me some m as dry a. n powder
horn' nagine his feelings when he found il was Jack
Son-the most ungraceu rider in the army, and who
scrally sways from side 70 side as II he three
sheets In the wild"
Tae Speech OF Vice President A. III. Ste
pcens ON the War.
vice President steptens made speech at Crawfcdvie
Ca some weeks since which ind reported In the Al.
eaetA Chrc"se The present be said is einphati-
caly "t1e pe0les wa' II IL the e.ort one reope 10
nlot anvtnsf ron exktece, qua IL becomes In
sne nouN 70 exercise every aaciy Ia aiding The army
which 10 preyenng his besoming worse than a serr lie
sad frankly thst the government while doing II can.
cannot compass AZ thorough relief the army as the
s0orts Of communities and individuals
In hs appeal for contributions alluded 10 tose bose