The New York herald., 1862-07-29
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


l SOON TRAnSriGE.
An air Of excitement has perv AIDED Washington to-day
has not been manifest n any acts or expressions, but
in appearance OF anxiety every face 20 know what
Il going 10 % done The impression prevails tha.
thing startling Is 10 be attempted sefy susieS. The
President was al The War Department early seysu
O'Clock ihis morning, aud has tbs whole day there
Tie executive officers OF the depart,aen hays besn
eiosely occupied AL day and not accessible to the
masses Of visitors Tho Generals who have here
hayo held brief consultations aGd all gone.
preparing TO SET out at FOR their
Pope whose headquarters wee hxed In tho Aeid
Friday last, has been ai.ing ina instructions aud
viii leave 90 Wednesday.
Everything appears 70 be done quietly aud in busi.
ness ike way bu. with air of confidence that
ir near at hand The gloon that succeeded the reports
OF the days battle tue peainsus is dissraed,
and oil are satisfied that the aeianis raoa OF mill
tary Affairs will give onward impetus military
operations
the CAPTURE or THE ENGiIsH CONT soesATE
STEAMER TuDAL GAiS.
Captain David Porter, United states Navy, whose
signal serices in the Lower Mississippi havo rendered
him conspicuous, reached Washington this
having sailed with his ship. the cctorare from New
Orleans the nth ni She into Hampton Reads
whence ho Immediately proceeded 10 this city.
According 70 Captain porers report, made 10 the
Navy department on the 2sIh instant he captured after
~ exciting chase the British Tuba,
Can in latitude thIrtyone degrees dity -four minutes
north, longitude soyeny eight degrees twenty three
minutes west She then steering northwest. BY
north tor tho port OF Charleston. She sailed from Mas
san, y. H. sunday hs 10Th OF July, Instant in
paay With Two other steamers al loaded with and
amiancus or war and IL not Intercepted, the others
are BY this time safe 10 port.
The evidence aeairs, 'he Tuba Cain very clear The
act lha. she is !eaded with munitions OF var and
steering for Charleston being sufficient 10
| condsion her. Thers is, howeyes, much other
corrobotaiys evidence tia. bor errsnd vas tho
blockade. she Lad not broeo ou since leav ing Europe
III April as pad had been waiting tor month At NASSAU
TO the blockade
Her cargo very valuable, being, II Is understood.
almost entirely o. and munitions os war. The cap.
tried during tho chase rid her OF tho sallpetre
she carrod at taken with thirty tons OF it stl
| board.
SECESSION STORIES REL ATIrE TO E'sgfsa EECOGNI-
TIoN OF tue REBEL CoSFEpEKAcy.
escitcrne nj has been here day by
port ,ba has leaked from confidential source Rey
to ho wen informed that member OF the British legation
here has received IRON. Lord Lyons
that ha British government has determined To recognize
the Southern conioderacy The parties FROM whom this
Information derived sa,e that they have ssen the
| letter.
This ropor, only .,ciscs Indignation and spirit
of resistance greater than has before been exhibited
II should the effect hrongho the whole country 10
the oyel to The defence " their dag and loir
governments alike against iolnesic traitors foreign
foes
This attitude OF Great Britain should everywhere
stimulate cnlis'meDts aud i mcnts the field
tho maximum standard, 10 enable them to strike
down tue rebellion hrst and be ready TO rSpe foreign
| fec besidcs. b t--
| OFFICIAL ORDERS tELArwE 10 THE REcguITSo
a.
| The following army order has just hesa i-sned--
fstrhe recruitng detail for each volunteer ree mant
in The ied Will hcrcaitef CONSIST or two commissioned
officers rrei thc regiment nd ous non conmi soYed o
private each cont any Paragraph third Of
General orsls No l05 OF ls6l is amended alccrdnsy
Regsnl commanders will at once select the addiiqpal
herein su hor,le and the order FOR The detail win
- before DC given BY The commanders Of departments
main constantly ~ tc scnersl recraiting depot
| the recruits when sen from The readss ous aud
10 and control thor, after ucir arrival
I un;ii they ARE ordered 10 th~ir regiments.
I Th5--Rscruits for legolerts IA, ue aeld will be
nav prefer shotld ne co.upsay t,us selected bc t
when tbsy o.a Il they will be allowed TO select another.
se',,h All men VINO desire sinsly OF by squads 70
hsrscy authorized 20 nesenf themselves any recruiting
oncer when they win be enrolled and forwarded az
10 s general depot for tho state district there IN BE-
duly Istered aud % tho bounty allowed by law
n such eases enlistment pspefs and Descriptive lists viii!
bo forwarded directed General Orders No 165, OF
1861, tom this Once.
Another army order il AZ follows
| Tirs'.y'sscripve list, aud accounts OF the paw.
clothing &C. of soiaers win never, where it can be
slould bs entrusted only TO ths oicer non.commis.
| sired officer in chsigs of whom they arc.
Ssso.1Eycspt in such cases as that VI ordnance
sergeaht specially assigned 10 duty post where there
ara trcops and where he cannot DO regularly
cd no snr mGst be paid on more list and
OF iay aud clothing bu. only tho muster and
pay roll oi his company detachment party, that
o. general hospital u he be there sick duty 20
\ narf uatI Ia m ufiStp
1 yhird.-The giving in duplicate BY any orlssr cf the
army Of certificates OF discharge final statements .s
perelnptory forbidden Sce paragraph 1876 Of the es.
vissd Eeguatonsl Not even IL such papers lost or
| place them .NNH N
ttsts The proper course 60 be pursued IN such case.
will he found indicated in paragraph 341 Of the Revised
/ Regulations, aud is Substantially a. foilows;--
Application for psymens in these eases must be made
through hePsynaster General OF the army 10 the Second
Comptroller Of tho Treasury The application must be
accompanied BY the soldiers statement under oat that
MS anal state and ceihcates O discharge are lost
destroyed have rsver been ecsvsd by him that he
has made digeAi search or application for them; that
they cannot he rccovesd or obtsincd and thai lie has
Other person Al the cirournstauces of the oase
must be fully sol forth IN tbe affidavit, and
! corroboration or his ststsment which tho soldier
can produce on receipt o. this tha Second Comniroer
viii audit the accounts and satisfied Nt the evidence,
viii order payment lhe soldier Of the amount found
! justly due 10 him.
The attention or al officers Of the army and par,cn.
lsriy of all company resncn!a and post commanders,
m charge of general hospitals and II paymas.
scFs aud Of all soldiers discharged fro the ice who,
from tho want their aIal statements and cercaic
oi discharge arc Insb's 10 procure settlement or their
account with the government. Is specially directed TO
| This order.
FFEcf or GEN. roPxs ge,ssr ORDERS ON MS
TROOPS.
From the Army Of virginia no hear thst the recent
orders OF Gem role have infused fresh vgor into tho
roops aud aroused suihs that has before
been exhibited The % read in thsm the hsr-
bingsr of active service and sacccsa
Ia instances the order 10 forage on the
enemy construed into q permission Cor I'm
brliled license, bu, every instance OF appro
prs'ion OF rebel property without authority
from commanding offcsr hiss bcen punished, and
marandisg Of nil kinds suppressed. Arrangements have