The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-25
Interesting from Harper's Ferry and Will
liamsport,

Transport.
HAGERsTowH, June 24.-The correspondent o
The Associated Press has Just returned from Har.
per's Ferry. The town a look of des0iatior
almost incoBceivab!e. Scarcely an inhabitaut i.
visible, and no troops are there. The last Coufed
crate scout was seen ou Thursday last. On thai
day skIrmS5 took pl ace between the Confederate
scouts and the Sharpsburg Home Guard The lat
ter were under cover of the canal. and took deb-
crate aim at the seceSsionsts and it was stated
the Ferry that two of the Confederate troops were
killed, and one wounded.
the best informed sources there saw that bodv
OF l,5OO to 2,GC0 Confederate troops are stationed
about three miles from The Ferry, towards Vim
chester, but they were not visible either from Camp
Hill pinnacle or the Luudnun county mountain
berdStown.
The Confederate pickets no longer show them
serves st Shepherdstown, but they are known to be
Concealed as near as two miles back from the river
ana rumor is general that General johnson, at
the head Of four regiments has entered the neck,
an, amd Is stationed seven miles from Wiamsport.-
lhis report needs confirmation, although it is gen.
era,ly believed at WiiiismSport.
hugh Brennan, private in Company + of the
Z4ih pennsylvania Regiment was arrested for try-
ing to shoot Captain Thomas Smith, the officer of
the day, on Saturday, in the camp of the 24th He
bly, be shot "
Jonn NJ. Stonebracker. prominent secessonist
VINO hei1 commission in the Virginia militia, en-
oeaFofed TO get his company into the Confederate
'iNS' diiIuS W uO TINS, ne suDpIled tIelaral
JoonS0h's troops with provisions at the Ferry, he
having two brothers in the Confederate army He
came into Maryland on Friday and was arrested
Dy order OF Gen. Neglrg. at mis- mothers house at
9har pspurg, where he as concealed under sofa
ne Is no" under strict guard at Gen. Negley s
quarters, and it said there is the most direct evil
Gence against bin. Lieut.. McNealy of the 18th
pennsylvania regiment, effected his arrest.
Southern News via Louisville
LOUISVILLE, June 23.-fhe Democrat states that a
p' W VI eIteIs, percussion caps and cartridges for
the south have been seized at Jeffersonville.
Inc same paper says there is great prubsbiiitv
that Mr. Breckinridge will not claim his seat at the
extra session of Congress, and it is the unanimous
Wish oil his constituents that he shall not
, a special despatch to the Charleston Courier saws
that only one IN eight shells thrown by Sawyer's
gun to SewelPs Point burst, and the gunner at
aqua Greek says that be was lately in the empInv
ot the Government filling bombs which he did With
them. "'A'''S :
The correspondent of the Memphis Appeal saws
1heTe IS only one Union man in the Legislature of
tennessee, and no representative from East Tennes
see.
Also, that there was lately a negro rebellion at
ALakapa, Louisiana, headed by German
Troops lett Memphis on the 2lst inst. for Whita
river, Arkansas.
The Memphis Bulletin of the 22d says that the
agents OF the Confederate Government are in the
market tor wheat All breadstuffs are very bigh
Wheat is quoted at Sl.25, -four S7.50@s8 10 corn
66cts:. bacon lS15 cts, shoulders 171% cts mess
pofk EoZl coffee 23 cts, with active demand for
ali articles.
The Richmond Enquirer saws that paoers are in
circulation among the Presbyterians of that State
calling a convention at Richmond to ascertain the
sense OF he fTesby teraps in regard to the forlna
con OF General Assembly of that church in the
90 me Memphis Bulletin Of the 22d saws that 500 or
GU MIsSouriaus reached Memphis within The nra
siouS 4" hours. VINO will probably go back with the
Rrdhd army ot the W est preparing to exterminate
the abolition hordes.
The same paper says the LincoIpites will not be
permitted to remain at Cairo many more dave to
steal or interfere with our steamboats,.
The Late Action at Matthias poin.
ALEXANDRIA, J une 24th.-The following ia a nor
rect account Of the affair at Matthias Point, on the
Potomac, on FRIDAY last.
., Ihc steamer Freedom in passing received
charge ot musketry from that place but the shots
went over the vessel. The Frteborn responded nv
throwing grape upon the shore, repeating the dose
ON Saturday afternoon
IL Is further stated, but not on such good author
lty that small cannon was fired from the Paint
This occurrence has been magni6ed into an an
gagement between the Freeb0rn and a masked hat
teFy. A clump OF trees at Matthias Point affords
gooo Opportunity for conceaing a battery.
by order of the War Department trains co,,
meneed running regularly to-day on the Loudoun
ana Hampshire Railroad to the camps leaving nh
o12 A. N and O'Clock in the evening, under
chafse OF Henry &. Gray.
--latest from Alexandria
NO intelligence has been received of the where
aoonts OF Captain Kellogg, of the Connecticut %
regiment, whose gallantry lately led him into an
ambuSeade. He was in command of the Wirston
company. WV y" i+s''ii
:. Professor Lowe made an ascension to-day. but no
o!rect information Of his observations has been ra
celved outside of the War Department; buf report
says that be discovered large secession f,rce at
some point not designated. 1t is said that the ga
cessionlsts also employ balloon for the same pur-
poses. '~"- p~'-
~ wa" q"'"' a. the ontpoot" during last night.
Tyler were Gus during the night
IL was reported this evening that the Pocahan
tas "oo!o san for Matthias Point at O'Clock but
a personal visit disproved the rumor aItboonEb
steam was up, and she was ready to start at any
moment. The Pawnee is still in the neighborhood
OF Aquia Greek, and can attend to operations at
Matthias Point. F"'A'"' 81