The New York herald., 1862-11-21
NEws FROM WASHINGTON.

uCRN0T OpLsTHE RAIN ON hoADS Nv An"AH-3>-'
AND VIRGINIA.
ro.ms,.r h, ave Just arrived from sharpsburg say
tbs road. are 4; r tched condition. almost impassao
. ulsces on accoup, NJ the rain The late storm wnic
.,n ss.A,,s vii, ae,,orsf, embarrass the movements
the army traihs agon the roada !" "e
CAPTURE OF TIE STEAMER !.
WITH C0TTOT. :, A.. x.,on
The Navy Department. has iniormassoA ,,s hound !,
capture Of the steamer California from soA tho,son,
Havana, loaded with from one hundred to~0f ,rv
bales OF cotton. She captured by the .Nohtgoms.
The Information brought by Unitec ss steamer
Connecticut
THE DEFENcES or NEW YORK HARBOR AND sIEvE.Ss
BATTERY.
The recent excitement in regard TO the deences OF the
harbor Of Now York has induced the to
to the scheme of completing the celebrated Stevens
battery II is represented that it alone will be sufficient
for the protection OF that harbor and its in this
will leave the iron clads to sweep the and open
blockaded ports.
CAPTURE OF ooNrRABAND GOODS AND PRISONERS.
Last evening the gunboat Jacob Ben arrived with
large lot of contraband goods consisting Of boots and
shoes, hats dry goods, and about thousand wool
cards, and the following prisonersR W. Browning, of
Richmond formerly Of this city; VIM Willis Captain /.
Jones. n B Hodges Joseph Dalgan Louis A. Mclean J.
Wilson Page and A. r. Jones, of Baltimore, Md Hugh
Spencer, of Maryland; L. v. Stewart W. +. Ltepage,
Hugh Rice, L. II. Rhoderck ~ eadley v. Crabbe Geo.
Williams John Hacket John Lauret and J. S. Wallace Of
Delaware These all captured by the schooner 7. A.
Ward gunboats Cer de Leon and Jacob Bell in attempt
ing to the blockade, and embrace prominent
men. They had with them about twenty-five thousand
dollars in money, nine thousand of which gold
They will probably be sent to the Old Capitol to-day.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS OF wAR--IMPoRTANT
The following OF the result OF he recent
exchange of prisoners of at Aikens Landing OIL
caly by order OF the Secretary OF War, and all
officers and enlisted snen interested will be governed
accordingly,
Fs,-Al officers and enlisted in the United States
service who have been captured and paroed Virginia
and Maryland up to November 1852 except the officers
enlisted captured and paroled in September
1862 Harpers Ferry and not hereinafter mentoned'
and all deliveries Of prisoners up to November IL 1862
the United authorities in the peninsula and
its adjacent waters are included in this exchange.
Second-Al officers and enlisted men captured and
paroled at Santa Rosa Island, October 4, 1861.
Third-Al officers and enlisted men captured and pa.
rolled at Chambersburg, Pa. Oct. 4 1862.
Fo,uth-The Eleventh Ohio captured at Carksvile,
Tenn.
Fifta-Onicers and enlisted men captured at South
Mills, NC.
Stra,-One hundred and four nonc0mnssioned officers
and privates belonging TO the Second United States
vary, First United States infantry, Sixth United States
cavalry Second United States artillery Third United
States infantry Sixth, Eighth, Tenth Eleventh, Twelfth
and Seventeenth United States infantry Fourth and Fifth
United States artillery sent from Annapolis Nd to Fort
Columbus, New York, Oct. 4, 1862.
SsvSnth-All officers and enlisted captured at
Richmond and lexington KY by the forces under
tho command Of General Kirby Z. Smith.
Ei0heh-Al officers and enlisted delivered TO Cap
tans azeue and Swan the 1st 5th yh 18th and Goth
OF September, 1862.
Ninst-An officers and enlisted men paroed al Cumber
land Gap on the % and 11th Of October, 1862.
TewA-Company A and Company +, Of the Fifth New
York artillery detachment Of Eighth New York cavalry
Thirty NINTH One Hundred and Eleventh, One Hundred
and Fifteenth One Hundred and Twenty-nfth and One
Hundred and Twsnty-slxth regiments New York volun-
teers all captured at Harper's Ferry and now Camp
Douglass.
E1erenh-Rigsby battery, two captains, three 6rst
and second lieutenant and TIVE hundred and sixty
commissioned officers and privaes taken Harpers
Ferry.
All paroled officers and soldiers, who under any
Of the foregoing classes absent from the several
camps of rendezvous, established in paragraph three
Of General Orders No. 72, Of the 2sth Of June
from the War Department, whether with or
granted by the proper authority will Immediately repair
TO the camps, follows, vz;-mose in New England
Camp Joe Hooker, Lakevile, Mass those in New York
and Pennsylvania TO the camp at Elmira New York;
those in Ohio to Camp Wallace Coupbus those in
Illinois TO Camp Butler, H.; those in Michigan Camp
Backus, Mich; those in Wisconsin and Minnesota TO
Camp Washburne, Milwaukee, and ali others in the
Western States 70 Camp Benton Me- The OF
the several camps named, except Camp Wallace Ohio,
from time time sufficient numbers assembled,
forward them the general camps established in Genera
Order No TO- Camp Wallace being substituted Camp
Chase. The paroled troops in Indiana absent from
Camp Morton, other camps established by
Governor Morton, not on sick eave will Immediately
pair 10 the camps at which the regiments stationed
Camp Morton the regiment is in the field The regi
ments these camps will receive special instructions.
Military commandants in the different States will furnish
transportation to all paroled officers and soldiers who
report under this order and will furnish the of
all persons provided with the paid for each
the commander Of the camp to which they sent who
will forward IL, with any additional transportation
the commander Of the general camp finally entered
upon the company rolls, unless it Is shown the absence
was authorized. Commanders OF camps temporarily
established for the accommodation Of paroled troops
are now exchanged, will Immediately forward all who
may present the Of the general camps
named.
COLONEL coLBuRN AND CAPTAIN DUANE RELEASED
FROM ARREST.
Lieutenant Colonel Colburn and Captain Duane the two
officers Of General Mccelans staff who recently
ordered here under arrest have bcou released and or
dersd TO duty. Captain Duane Is report to General
Brannan and Colonel Coburn is to take charge Of i'm
portant bureau the Adutant Generals Office Neither
of these officers charged with any misconduct but
ordered here arrest TO ascertain by what auths
risy they left the Army Of the Potomac and accom-.
hpanied General Mcclellan TO Trenton. Their answers
were satisfactory. COL CoIburn the chief Of the
personal aids Of Gen. Mcclellan and entrusted with all
his orders. Gen. Haleck however, did not regard him
as belonging technically 70 the Generals personal sta
ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS FROM GENERAL sIcKLEs'
DIVISION.