The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-11
Especial Correspondence Of tie Daily Ezchange !


ANNAPOLIS, July ..
Nessrs. Editors-IavIng occasion to visit this
the capital of our State, to-day, | was somewhat
surprised to find it so unusually quiet and duIl
Standing at either Of its two centres, flor it has
two, viz: the State House aud ST. Anne's Church Y
and looking down the streets which radiate there.
from, but few signs of life met the eve A Iapk and
hungry cur noseing the cutters here and there.
with few lazy negroes basking in the sun. consti
uted the dramatis person ofthe street scene in the
Deserted Village. Even the seats under the umbra-
geous elms in the Court house vard-whiom occu
plea by notwithstanding sm0kers-were yaca-
tea. considering the temperature of the weather
anu the times, the startling quietnde that broods
Eyer the ancient city would not have surprised me-
rumor mad not described its streets as the favored
aoooe OF industry and trade Soon after the inva
sion OF TINS place by the Northmen few weeks
ago, the whole country rung with the ris;n1
grandeur of Annapolis. That distinguished Mns
tang General (Bombastes Furioso Butler) had
declared that he would create a city here which
should supplant that hated Baltimore which had
dared to raise its naked hand AGAINST his err,a1
legions. He would lay down railroads and bnild
up warehouses, and encompass the harbor with
grand and massive wharves of Ouincv granite -
de would establish n line of 'fswift and superior
steamers between this port and Perryvle In
snor Annapolis should become the great emporium
OF the Chesapeake, and the Monumental City should
SINK INTO everlasting oblivion. But alas for Anna
polls! Bombastes compelled to move his boots
from It's admlriDg streets; and all these visions of
future magnihcence vanished with him. He de-
parted one Sabbath morn, with a numerous and
deroW retnue OF horse, foot and artillery" to hold
darne service at the Relay House; nor has this
guiieess people since beheld the gracious counte
nance OF the gay deceiver. Some of them, how
eser, nave heard that he subsequently occupied
y"ur CITY with the same pious foILouers; and that
ne promised your merchants that they should feed
,aI upon Government contracts, if they wouId only
be loyal to Lincoln. The Puritan warr;or nort
energies Suddenly and brilliantly as the comatl
ssniong tne stricken crowds lying from the Bethel
night. He is ubiquitous among mules and amin
lances; and since then has been making himself
terrible with the Long-bo,o and riled cannon.
though one Colonel Wallace at Cumberland gives
promise OF even superior excellence with the for
mer weapon.
But to return to Annapolis. learn that the 4th
OF July was celebrated here in manner 80 unique
as to deserve special notice; and wish some eve
witness could be prevailed upon to describe it to
your readers as twas told to me. Though you are
constrained to chronicle daily the degradation of
the State by the strong arm of despotic power YOU
might be unwilling to add to our shame by publish
ing the selnhcted humiliation of our own peo-
pie. Your neighbor-the American-may, how
ever, be pleased to know that the sovereign peo-
pie OF this UniOn-lovng town wear their chains
right joyously that on the 4th of July the Dutch
regiment stationed here paraded the streets in full
pain,orly, and that The Governors Guard followed
w"hont arms; but l do not learn that they
@re hsnd.cuifed. In the evening the Hessians
nron,; uali which was attended by white and black
ladies danusly 1t is said, however, that the white
black ladies only with the officers; while the
common laoer ana compelled to trip it with the
triotic and phanthropic ST.. other equally pa
keu t1e gay, In this city. o,oa a. salo 10 nave
sao a. I: 8: nI Is not the Hn; GO. y. ere
progressing In old Mary andP o"'on sentiment
- POTOMAC.