The New York herald., 1862-11-18
NEWS FROM WAsnlNeToN.
wAsa,scroS. Nov. IL. 1852.

IL Is said Aqua has been held for days pAss
by the Yankee, Satellite and ether gunbcsss lying on
nsre and tho place has been evacuated by the rsbss
RECOMMENDATIONS OF SENATOR WILSON.
Senator Wilson Chairman cf tie senate Military Oom
mit,ee has Just visiting headquarters
General Burnside He and others urging upon the
military authorizes the coucentlation Of all armies
for the capture Of the rebs capital They dc
precae the dissipation Of tho military power Of thego
vernment in Independents expeditions coastwse
unit. hs main point shall have been attained II Is oe
ieved however By bgh military authorities, shai 'e
forces destined for the attack Richmond are
amply sufficient and those designated for tho va'ous OK
petitions slse~ viii required either TO defend
Washington or capture Richmond
MOVEMENTS or GENERAL FREMONT.
General Fremont concluded hts business IN WasnnstoA
to-day and has reformed 10 New York
wAsHrNaToN ovEaauS BY THIEVES AND PIcKrooKErs
The army contractors not the only pundorets In
this city II is estimated by tho police that thore
six hundred professional thieves and pickpokes hero
from the principal cities OF tho North II II not Tor
the presence of sharp detectives from New York
aud elsewhere the ght.nngered gentry would clean
out all the money aud vaiuabes in this city.
THE coRcoRAS LEGION.
The One Hundred and Seventisth Now York regiment
Coonel McDe,mot left to-ay join General Corcoras
division.
THE NEW LRvIkS IN THE FlhLD.
The statistics at tho Adjunt Generals Office show that
hundred and sixty Thousand OF the troops undsr
the las coil for three hundred Thousand In the
Geld.
GENERAL HITCHCOCK APPOINTED COMMISSIONER FOR
EXCHANGE or PRISONERS.
General Hitchcock been appointed commissioner for
the exchange prisoners war which duty Colonel
Ludlow acting as his assistant
EXCHANGE OF rRIsoNgRs IN THE WEST
Official information has been received here that the
linton soldiers taken prisoners Munfordsve, and now
camp indianapolis, TO the number OF four thousand,
have been exchanged also about ve thousand Of the
New York troops captured Harpers Forty, and who
at Chicago Tho latter. it Is understood have
been ordered to return 70 the Potomac.
ISSUE or STAMPS BY THE TAX OFFICE
The following has been Issued BY the Tax Comms-
sioner
TRxAsunr DxPARYSEsr, cFrcx or ISrzhsn RrvssuH.
WAsrixtYros, ~ G., Nov IT, 1862. + .s
The Comm ssioner Internal Revenue Is prepared u
supply the following stamps IN quantities sucientfsr the
ESQ OF the people Of ns Dss. g Columbia snp o ,ns
cards. proprietary. e2press" !" "tecgraph "inso
rance" 'iiie Insurance., nre and mar'ne, passage
tokeis,r and 'sprotest" The oil the stamps herein
ecied is hereby required In the District and States
above dse ibed on aud after tho dsdsy q December
the law. GEO j. BOUTWELL,,
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue.
A jew, extensively engaged in passing qninne through
our lines, was sent the Old Capitol yesterday.
SEIZURE OF ooNTRABAND GOODS.
Tho Kilweu was this morning searched by order o.
Cot Doster and the Leonardstown stage seized About
FIVE hundred dollars worth Of medicines we're captured
and large rebel mail, mpcatng ny parties III this
district The mail carriers caught.
SUBSTITUTES FOR DRAFTED MARyLANDERs.
Txentyeight meu, engaged by parties in Maryland as
substitutes 5000 piece taken from the city this
morning.
ILLNESS OF GENERAL wADswonrH.
General Wadsuorth has been conAned his room 70.
day by inaisposition, which Is not likely TO prove
serious.
DEP ARrURE OF COL. MURPHY ESoISEsR REGIMENT.
The depar ture OF the Fifteenth New York Engineer
gncnt Colonel ). Mcleod Murphy, bctokcus an advance
OF the army.
BIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL wool.
Recent occurrences In the military OF Major
General John f. Wool have stimulated the publication by
an enerprisng York publishing house. Of elaborate
biography OF the General, written By distinguished
Southern statesnan life long friend OF his who COM
menced labor in the latter part Of 1853 The original
intention vas puaish s poshumously but the Gene
rails friends at tho North have deemed It's immediate
publication proper; not, however, with his approval
PROMOTION or COLONEL CLARENCE BUELL..
Al the instance Of large number Of influential New
nominate Colonel Clarence Buel, csmmanding the
one Hundred and Sixty ninth regiment of New York Ve
useers be Erigader General cr volunteers sor gal
anry in the field Colonel Bas distinguished himself IN
the Harris Liz hi Cavalry IN the early part Of The war
DrsApfEARAScE or CAPTAIN LocDoS.
Captain Ioudon, Of Company +, Harris Isht Cavalry
Who has been for time past on detached duty IT
Gebe Cottage miles from Chain Bridge sot out more
than two weeks to JON his command the front
aud has not since been heard from. Fears
tanned that he has fallen hands Of the enemy
RESIGNATION OF CAPTAIN LIpDLg.
Captain Jock Iiidle. OF Company f. Harris Light sssal-
~ las resigned his position aud been honcrabl, dis
charged from the service
ILLNESS OF MINISTER coawIS.
Severe lIness has induced fion. Thomas coT~in our
Minister 10 Mexico 70 renew s application for leave of
absence to yisit his home ia Ohio
AppoETMsNr.
McNichael for many years Of the propre,crs
Of Congress Hail. Saratoga, ard an old officer Ct The cse
brated Albany Burgesses Corrs has beer appointed
brigade quartcrmastsr ia tho regular army.
GENERAL sEpGwrck ADovr 10 rAsE TnE FIELD.
General John edswlcI who was wounded al Ante;am,
viii soon return 10 the Army % he otonac, and
either command Of the corps which he assigned
before that battle, tho formerly commanded BY
General sunncr snd more recently by General Corcb.
THE WORK on TnE CAPITOL.
The po seose the wings OF the Capitol arc being
pushed ieswsid 10 completion, large force Q, wekmsn,
under Captain Morsao seng engaged in laying The steps
the ct .. which already 10 their places.
PAIsoSERs or WAN.
Yesterday tho following rris1ners seat IN from
General sigeis headquarters BY Colonel Robinson, Pro-
vost Msrshai of sissi's corps
sergeant george Mohnndia, Fiteenib Virginia
C. 7. parDen. sixth Virginia.
q. smith, Eighteenth virginia.
H. Tichfeld AID J. G. Dixon snn IS paynlas.eT Dixon
Y. y. Al, Eighth Virginia.
Peter Hughes (eu,pesed from his ambiguous siaemsns
10 be q spy, or dessrter from ,ha Lnicn army.
They we're si ,ommnisa by Coors, Poster 70 The oi
Capitol