The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-26
THE ARMY IN WESTERN VIRGIN,


GEN. LEE PROPOSES TO WINTER IN OHIO-GEE, RosEN-
GRAMS IN NEED OF MORE TROOPS, &C., &c
CLARKSRURG, Va, Aug. l9.-The rebels beyond
the Cheat Mountain Gaps, if not known to be ma
King any remarkable progress through our lines
are at least none too modest in their expectations
Lees troops now boast that they intend to winter
in Southern Ohio.
Provisions, transportation, munitions of war, all
abound across the river and across the river thew
mean to go before the winter sets in.
Certainly all this sounds like ridiculous fustiaD
And yet we have been driven back from Manassas:
we have been driven back from Springfield; every.
where the substantial fruits of victory remain with
the rebels. Is it to be wondered ct, that knowing
these things, and knowing that one of the most
prominent of the rebel generals has been sent with
large lorce to their relief, the secessionists of
Western Virginia should believe, as thev do that
| in less than month their cOuutrv will be freed
| from the presence of the 'invaders?"
In western Virginia. our army has to protect the
Union men of one-third Of the entire State from the
secessionsts against whom they too weak or too
co"ardly to protect themselves, and in addition to
TINS bas to maintain line of strong posts stretch
ing from Gauey Bridge northeast in line parallel
MIN the mountain ranges to Piedmont, on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. 10 keen IN this
line, and yet to have diSposabIe force ready to
meet Lee, Gen. Rosencrans needs more troops
IN nearly every instance thus far, the rebels have
met US with more troops than expected To-
DAY they present to the world the ectraordipary
spectacle Of an qn8urrecon chicb has on E0ot MARI
troops than the Government, tch;ch proposes to san.
press AZ, has raised, after months of preparaton -
AND setting aside all questions of probabilities for
the present, what assurances have we that Lee NAV
not have silently concentrated a force 6ouble thu
strength We have been supposing, and that bv a
we'll planned movement, he NAV not rush upon onr
line at some one OF its weak points, break through
ana rapidly attack our troops in their scattered
detachments?
We have now distributed, through our various
| posts all over Western Virginia, immense stocks
OF military stores, clothing tents blankets forage
| ID Of i
| mules, wagons ambulances, ammunition arms and
very valuable artillery. Let Lee once succeed in
gettihg through our lines and capturing a single
post with an accumulation of such stores, and the
| moral elect upon the respective sides will! be in
cacuia6le, to say nothing of the actual loss to u.s.
ARREST OF VIRGINIANs IN New YoRK.-An ac-
| count taken from the New York Rerald of the
arrest OF certain parties in New York appeared in
thursdays paper. 1t contained no Names The
| Following from the Post is more explicit:
george Miles, OF Petersburg, Virginia and Holm
uaFhetI guthrie, OF Richmond, collecting agents of
TOBACCO houses in Virginia, were arrested in this
city tins morning By the detective police and sent
| Secretary Seward % - ~ "
Mr.. Guthrie is tobacco manufacturer. and has
made shipments of tie article to this city, Phs
delphia and Baltimore. The passage of the confisca
ton act had impeed him to come North to make
COLLECTIONS, before the enforcement of the measure
| should annihiate all hopes of realizing. He ac-
cordiDgly visited these cities with such success as
| to OBTAIN about STA 900.
| Having fancy for speculation he v;si,ed We'll
street, where his friends helped him to liberal in
| vestments IN 6per cents. of Tennessee, Virginia
| georgia and North Carolina About this time his
operations came to the knowledge of the police.
Miles was agent for James Thomas of Richmond
and had been successful in COLLECTING shout sax non
tie had also made liberal investments in Southern
stock. $50 "
Sergeant Young and officer Wilson undertook
fhAsa
domlclllary visit to the metropolitan Hotel where
they found Mr. Miles and arrested him. Mr.. Gutb
RE was found at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
ABOUT SlI0,0 was recovered from the two
prisoners, principally in bonds, acceptauces siqht
uralts, virginia paper money and about 81 600 in
gold A large number of letters addressed TO per
sons IN the Southern States, found in their
possession, indicating tn they were contemplatin,
an early departure.
= Intelligence OF the arrest was telegraphed to the
secretary OF State, and inquiry was made as to
Ine disposition to be made of the prisoners. The
reply received from Mr.. Seward directed the rris
oners to be sent to Fort Lafayette. They were ar.
cordngly placed in charge of suitable police force
aud forwarded at once to that sanctuary.
RIFLED CANNoN-.Somhern Manufacture.-Tbe
war Is last developing the mechanical skill and re-
sources >, .t Oh our people On Saturday examined
at the foundry establishment of Messrs Cameron
Co., beautiful wrough-iron twelve-poundpr
Tlfied cannon, made from original models and I'M
der the Immediate superintendent and direction
VI INC ch'ei lsing proprletOrS The piece has
as yet been tried, but from its appearance there
can De no doubt that it will prove most efficient
weapon tor either field or privateering purposes,
or In iortihcation. It is intended for rapid firing
ana can be moved very quickly from place to place
we also witnessed in successful operation, per-
cusslon cap-making machine, capable of turning
out from 25,O00 to 80, 600 caps daily.
he copper is cut into strips of the proper width
and then passed through rollers which form the
stars. From that they carried forward to a
die and made into a cap.
large thirty-twO- pounder, recently riaed af
the establishment, and designed for Fort Sumter
was also exhibited to u.s.
The propretors have invented a machine for
rllng cannon OF any size twist that NAV be de-
sired, from ten to iorty-fve feet.-Soukcrn PAPER.
CHALLENGE FOR NAVAL ENGAGEMENr.-We learn
that on Saturday last the Confederate war steam.
snip Patrick Henry, formerly the Yorktown, came
down the James river to within mile of Newport
News, and offered challenge for combat to a large
United States trigate lying off that point. So great
was the agitation and confusion on board the fri
gate, 1t Is said, that they did not take time to furl
their awning, but pulled them right down and beat
to quarters The Patrick Henry stopped off at her
position, with her ports open ready for a combat if
she could induce the Yankee to come from under
the guns of the shore battery but the latter posi- |
livery declined the invitation, and stuck to her safe
place. 1t is believed by those who witnessed the
operation that the Patrick Henry would have ven
tured battle regardless of the shore battery but |
-NoTotk Day Book.
aft Ely is hung, let Faulkner swing" SAYS Prem |
tice.