The New York herald., 1862-11-18
Washington News I'm the Rebel Capital.
ICorrespondenco Of the Charleston Mercury.l


After yesterdays cold storm Of rain is pleasant 10
zee the sun face We have little news during
This dreary weather excite From Lees taee
ore tldiqs d. not sndicOtc tg gentleman who
pcrs and detained there two months. has returned
~ this city Hs says the Signs are quite IN Nvor o
pcAe The Yankees tired u the var, sd ersIioss for
fNcy interference excuse TO end IT, The rssras DO
gi hat II easier tor them to nundats and cheat
uSbut of our estates m peace than in war
HenceorIh, they inform this gentleman, the war 10
70 be conducted civized principles no pcE hfing 10
be allowed private property and private cizens TO BE-
respected and al that. This 70 be incorperalsd IN the
be form lly sanctioned by the two governments
raes hike this, suppose, will iuA our snpl.
ine act that see, az It wersxth own eyes, IN
Wt tremendous frtfdrcsios going on jar The stensdtson
grame formerly Sci FORTH 70 be put int eiec. whom
d can be.
I'm promptly and m,rii ssy lania ed urh fo g,ac
eeuera Bragg is here, but the object Of his visit has
Ao TRANSFERRED No Belgian Minister has yet arrived as
many deluded ones supposed on yesterday An active
warfare 10 going the Erqirer aud Examiner,
the former alleging that the latter has changed It's
spn,os ON the purchase question: and the latter
declaring that Nj Dick Smith, Of she former, has gone
Into tine substitute business and appropriated 81, 200
d,posilsd in his hands by youthful victim. The con
Noyers, largely instructive to outsiders but not ee
vating = the press.
Judging from the advertisements in the Naomal Intel
homer Washington given to actors, strong mind
cd womon and quacks who treat special diseases Mrs.
Charles giving 'Readngs in the House OF Repre-
oentattsef 70 mo SDIdcfSSuD Martyrs OF IlDer
ty' An extract from letter the battle field Of An
stsm worry pathetic, and turns out TO be biz puff OF
Plantation htsers Davenport is playing at GOWNS the
stre, in Pennsylvania avenue, WIZARDS Hotel and
Owens the Washington theatre, corner Eleventh and
slrsets.
Magic Mitchell s At Fords theatre. Butlcr's
Olympic Music Hall opened on Saturday the llth The
Great American Circus will exhibit on Louisiana avenue,
the bridge julia Mortimer, the dealizati Of me-
hoy aad bsany acknowledge 70 be the most beautiful
bslorc the public,' displays her charms at the
Cantei bury, Of the Nasi nal Hotel The "ndian
Herb tocor from Canada, will describe diseases and tell
his patients the nature Of their COM kamts ilnesn
without receiving ary Information from hem No charge
Or consultation adviccn And this the elevation 70
which city 10 brought by Yankee civnizationi
Presbyterian synod Is session here Its proceed
nAs attract mnsh general interest but the discourses
q hs ministers At various churches yesterday are
highly conp menied.
Ns oug since officer In lees army sent In his resig
bon, giving he posed, good reasons for dong
J. Hrl--sobeT old fellow a. he smsdc, substantially
the GLOWING ndoreement the paper ''Most emphati
esly dsapproyed This endorsement was cordially
slroved" by Generals Jackson and Lee. and duly for
Wsrded Il inferred that the resignation of the officer
n question was not accepted.