The New York herald., 1862-10-22
GENERAL NEWS.

ENERAL NEWS.
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I wAsiiscIos Oct 81, 1862
ANOTHER LETTER FROM GENERAL SCOTT.
| fafy in 1861. when civil war seemed pending but had
os scaasy brokan oat General Scott wrote two papers
conta,nnx HE views professional ana political on The
crs,a on he rights duties which devo yed on gov.
ernneat an alhe momea.ons conjancturs oAeol them
ree,,yta pub,,shed without the write consent
| Tie secooa a,a cars to-day having been nasned 20
| the press sy 4 inseif It esaoishes ~ 'nS urs'
place ,bs patr, tic anxiety OF the Gsnera'a'chlef
10 nrso,re a., us coming storm, aud his earnest ana
ren,a,i ea,,s ra ,ya the government 70 garrison
secure thesoulra forts against every iosSoi" ~
tack d,sclcess ne second pace "e CIV @ " wv
fsicrc which IL is MON evident resu'tedsfom Tue mac
cs,on Presiieus lncnA AN VINO was aouot'ess iso'
by tho treachcry i t,ps etary Of War; not IN olher
members of the CabFsc. "oi' 'uo 17a y ' s''01
mcat veposcd nspAc0u ca hae"co'
Tns susIgess ey pysA WAR DEPARTMENT..
Tys fact is tore Is entrsJy 100 muth oashess ~ tho
War Department for t,se heass the usf'ethehs " ~
tent to properly. inseaaof SEA. chg ne"os " o'Vas
vito can se relied upon, srd' whe ''e 'n'ii - " - ~
positions. the secretary end hes ASSISTANT sN0iVS
untrries5s attend personally y" y" 'u"'''se'
business Of thr depart nen1 thos supor'
viye~eYerytSins that done etd avcsa pe 70 90 !" pe
the work thu, should I've dunc' by r~u t"ofe"y s'OV
They work with sinost so,pA human inuosTy-
There other department a.,vlor iesecfcaiy ana
.i.,, s..-o,.r,as 1,no. - ,,cns.a,u " but human
cucrgy isiusatscient perform The vaspA oo's MI s'
ton, md Mcssry Watson Wo'cost and 10 aer nave S
susled Until tcads Of bureaus fouHn VINO can 10
truslad 10 do the work egitimaeiy devolpuy uo s"n,
there will unavoNlabiy be delay IN the TIA saenon u
business requiring immediate attention., and'~ ooie'y
will be censuredfos the Consequences o: his ah ny 80
lec elcient and honest suborddates, who Win no' "
~ ,o ,.,,,s,, ,v,- o,e ovar ~ "a. i,eoA ~ the de-
par tsnent
PAsc,Ep.rwIsoNERs AND T8s cARTDsts
There are many pHroed prisoners here daihA eAns
information whether boy ull~excians<d- iney
generally raoiocd their Icgimenis and T7fs pK
commnndants have been told that no uf:fsp no
tcc Of their exchange having bcen receivedne heseM
ters they could cospe permitted to go duty TIA
10 bc great locsencss the manascment er %
exchange business Mcnihs allowed toTass afesfeI
changes effected eorc returned prise ssrs arc Eene
10 their Red tape cannot put them in posi-
sooner althoughshcy burning tayc anotssr
bout with those whe<res,sd them with sucS indgnttiss
while they n.ths South IT is to bo hsped thas>
some remedy viii DO speedily devised for this delay
cHE PRESIDENTS MELrvARY ArPoINrAEaHss AND THB
WAR pBPAKTMENT. y
There many Other officers lying hercauxiously
awaiting orders whose warrants Tor appointment ovcr thO
signature OF the President months back still
awaiting action the War Department Their scrvics
needed the oid the President supposes thsr
duty but tho peremptory orders Of the Pre-
sicn disrcgarded This state Of things ronaers H.
obvious the Presdons must cleanse the War Depart.
ment Of these delay and the pvOrnpt
OF hs orders that quarter before no osnsx
pec,our armies the Gaa advance upon the onezy,
unses proper organization
NEW YORK. oIsY POLITICS.
Tire New York Repa5+caa state Central Committee
have strong delegation hsrs who urging the Presi
dent take action to control tho politics Of New
York city. One Of their PROPOSITIONS the removal ofthS
commander Of the Brookly u Navy Yard
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. COURSE or THE TRIBuNss
Some OF the late articles Of the Tribune regarded
hero quito wide Of the administration mark Thus it
who opposing the diffusion Of negroes
through tho North sympahzers with the jeff Davis
usurpacn Mr. stanton has just ,eIegraphod
aro send cCniTabands into the interior o.
Illinois, So too the Tribune calls for concentration 90
all troops upon Gen McCesus column, whom
fact that General needs supplies than mon, and
when administration has strategic views that not
Sa,ircy known and il they were they could not be i'm
parted public The aritnc should know that thors
other ways OF striking at Richmond its country
comm manications than by ne valley Of Virginia
DECISIONS or THE COMMISSIONERS.
The Commissioner OF Isacsnal Revenue has made tho
| following DECISIONS
Fusi--In regard 10 tia manufacture Of alcohol from
whiskey distilled the place Of manu-
facturc prior 10 septeabcr l. Alcohol manufactured
from whiskey distilled prior 70 september l, and
which has not been paid, will be subject to duty
| OF three per cent nd vaiorem
Second-In regard 10 rnctioneers rcguarlylcenscd
anctioncor sell in his the goods of any
dealer but he canBct sell Tie goods. wares. &c, Of an
unlicci dealer who subject license al
(he deaer > place business, without being subject
70 the penalty An a tonecr can sell such goods a are
not usually inciudcd ia the stocks OF dealers, wherever
| sacn goods may be situated withou, taking special
l license therefor.
Third-Interpreed section seventy seven, in relation
10 csrrmgcs billiard tables and plate. Section seventy
seven in speaking q any persons ownnr or
keeping any yacht or billiard table, is TO b
interpreted referring TO three different classes OF own
ers, sueh as possess any carriage and as second
class, such possess any yacht and third class,
such possess any billiard tables There nothing IN
the wording of the law referring 20 plato that would lead
fo hp
contingent upon The keeping OF carriage, yacht or bh
| ltnrd table.
Cemmander BsIch has been ordered By the Navy De-
| partment TO the Pawnce
| CAPTAIN ellis has been ordered to the steam socp
Ossipcc.
| steamer Commodore Perry
Lieutenant Commander Bacon has been ordered 10 the
steamer Commodore McDonough.
TESTIMONIAL TO CArTAIN JOSEPH HESRIoUEs.
There seems TO have been error in tho announce
ment that Captain Joseph Henrques, OF the Fourth New
York regiment, dismissed the service, as no has
his possession order through General WOOL showing
that his resignation was accepted and he honoraby d
charged In consequence Of physical disability Ths nos
commissioned officers and prvatos Of hs company nave
transmitted 10 him tcstimonial, cer'hcd oy 'he euss'
nant expressing their high appreciation OF MIN as Oravs
| and accomplished soldier, officer and gentleman.
ruu cAsn or GENERAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
| GENERAL M0RBLL
I A The Martndale Court Of Inquiry to-day, Major
.sorc,, appcared and testified TO tho convcrsaton
= n,ch Geuerni Marndaie s charged with having pro-
| ro.sa .o surrender TO the enemy. Tho next morn
| ,ng after tho battle Of Malvern Hill, while The
srmv was respsasng 10 Wcscver, General Morea halted
:. the lane leading house used ~ hospital, aud ssnA
an aid 70 inquire about sick s<cers, and. willis
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