The New York herald., 1862-11-24

BY order OF the SECHETAHY UF WAX.
L. d. TOWNSEND, Ass sistant Adjutant General.
GENERAL NEWS.
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WARRINGTON, Nov. 20, 1862.
PUBLICATION OF THI NAMES OF OFFICERS DIsMI, sED
FROM THE SERVICE FOR CAUSES.
The War Department has commenced the publication
Of the Of dismissed ONCE among other causes,
being absent without leave, intoxcaton disrespectfu
language towards the President and commanding officers
cowardice The nrst printed list comprises eighty
captains and ieutenants.
THE RUMORs OF MEDITATION Ard INTERVENTION
The sensation Of meditation and inter.
ven,ion brought by the Persia is spurious.
THE MOVEMENT TOWARDS RICHMOND.
There reliable information from below TO the effect
that rapid progress making the construction Of the
railroad from Aqua creek Fredericksburg is not
understood any contrabsnds engaged on the
road meantime many needed supplies being subjects
Of requisition 10 the department here respect to
Richmond, il is 10 be remembered that we
have winter weather here fully two earlier At
Richmond.
The gunbsat CurrtucE has Just a new propel-
Ter al The Navy Yard here and has gone down the
river.
the COMING SESSION OF CONGRESS EXPECTED 7c Bs
STORMY AND EXCITING.
will be exciting and stormy. The radicals are deter.
mined mako last desperate effort the fues,
extent the rsmaing days Of their sscendancy The
conservatives preparing TO organize for the purpose
OF cAeesmstng any obnoxious the part OF
the extremists among their opponents. very large
Of the members Of both houses already in the
city and President Cabinet are hurryne for.
ward the Message and npanying reports II b prosa
ble thu, Congress will get fairly to work without delay
and that the business remaining from last sea,
sion vill be promptly taken up and disposed Of
Iu the meantime is the determination Of the govern
mont to push its military movements with the utmos,
possible rapidty in order that the rebellion may be viz
tasy crushed out before the expiration Of the present
republican Congress and the credit Of the reduction OF
the rebellion be thus saved to that party
CAPTURE oEeINTEREsrNG REBEL CORRESPONDENTS.
There been received in this city package Of rebe
correspondence consisting for the part several
letters OF different dates addressed to his family ia Flo
renee by Thomss rsPage formerly Of the United States
Navy and during the years 1853 1884, 1856 and 1856
com Of the American expedition Tor the expsrs
ton Of tho In Plata and its trbutaries Accompanying
these epstles from the father two from
other Of the family. Something said in these
letters concerning the Transmission of rsbel commit
nicsious persons OF females from French Con
sulsie Richmond, and by Of the British mails
from Tampro The letters Of recent date and
refer to subjects which have be discussed The
capsiu expresses !hs opinion that " England were to
send fifteen men.ofwar INTO the Chesapeake Bay, nei
thsr Old Point Washington city could hold three
weeks. Old Point would be starved and the army
would bs compelled to abandon Washington, because,
without the supplies oy navigation through the bay It
cannot possibly DO supplied through the railroads He
has doubt Europeans synpsthze with the
North. because noarly all they read and hear
Nnrth tp THAR cfr.
IS glad the writers British papers fully
stand the condition os things and will all
the civilization does not centre al the North Captain
Page predicts good many navsl victories for the
feaerscy, having much faith in the tarte and
Bu, his aniicipatons not realized lne captain
letter TO his wife. dated Richmond tells her or his mill
,sry experience : the COMMANDER Of battery. aud
ssys speaking OF the United states soldiers whip
them most soundy IN almost every engagement,
when they not than three TO one, and
We, you will read their glorious victories
THIS is BY the government 10 inducs the people to
furnish money That government, with all rs bossted
resources. is ten times oa thsa this You must
write 20 Mr.. Mason, my dear ~ils ami Mrs Slidcl snd
s.k them to tor ward your etters In curt criticism
On the fren, ansir he says, uld Seward suspst
cnnuing and as,ute tor Lord Lyons"
IN. rnmedste female relatives OF the captain have q
ysry contemplate opinion OF tue Yankees, and Of
them ssys--They md k tougher work conauering the
south than they Arst imagined. aad the rebels have
shown very unexpected courage, pluck and determination
oRpsx FROM THIS cosMuss,oSxs oY INTERNAL
gEvENuN.
The Coumissoaer OF internal Revenue has addressed q
letter 20 each Of the tina, when The annual
sesment Tor september sad the returns thereof Of
ss .aus are complete they will consider whether the
services Of portion Of their assistants be dis
pso,ed WITH s least unt MAY 1885, retaining those best
enaned for the anty consequent upon business relating
20 manufactures II any 6nd such reduction Of
his assistants imprsscable he reqsested communi.
cate tbe circumstances consideration Of the bu.
reau.
rHK NAvv.
Lieutenant Commander De Haven has been ordered 10
the command or the Penobsco,
Paymaser washington Irving hss been ordered TO the
~. Lawrence.
rux suFrEHINos OF rHE wogNpsD SOLDIERS AT
CAMP NIsxRv.
II Is slated by parties who have been 10 Camp Misery
A. the convaescent camp called that although greatly
improved its old cognomen 10 still dessrvedy character
,s,c There are absut twelve thousand usn there, a
large aumber Of capable Of being sent their
reuments and asking TO g there, while
a,,ed for the hospitals from which they we're
! vrs~ssurely discharged. large number ought 70
bs ssu, 70 the States frsm whence they came, and
allowed On opportunity 70 recupsrsts there bo dis
s.rsd the asrvise altogether being foP Nhe most part