The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-23

From the Philadelphia Inquirer. Nav %
THE COMPTON OF THE SOUTH-STATE-
MENT OF NORTHERN TRAVELER-SIXTY
MORTARS BEARING ON PICKENS-ONE
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE THOT1
SAND MEN UNDER ARMS
gentleman Just returned from New Orleans via
Montgomery, called on us yesterday, and commu-
nlcated many important and interesting items ofin-
teigence as to the operations, etc. of the South
He informs us that it is generally understood in
Montgomery that Immediately upon the passage of
the secession ordinance by VIRGINIA the seat IF tho
Confederate Government will beochanged to Rich
mond, and it has been proposed that the Confede-
rate Congress shall convene there the fourth of
next July.
All through the South they are abundantIv
supplied with firearms of the MIME and Enfield
patterns.
Since September last there have been large and
steady importations of English and Belgium arms
into New Orleans, Mobile, and other Southern
ports.
They have ample supplies of powder, and. in
tact, of all the munitions of war The cannon
selzed at Norfolk have been conveyed to all innor
tant points in the seeded States that wonId no
likely to suffer from invasion.
AS many guns as could be spared have hsan 70
moved from Charleston harbor and sent tn Pensa
cola, where they have been mounted in the bat
teries. VIZ ''''
General Bragg has sirty moriars boor;,, ,o,..
Jla"h upon Fort PicEens. The railroad from Mont.
gomeFy to Pensacola was completed two weeks arn
yesterday. So
Large numbers of cavalry are now coneentrat;no
at the latter point, and the infantry are being with
drawn and sent North. "''D
Inc OBJECT OF concentrating the cavalry at Pen
sacela is probably to more effectualIy resist the
LANDING OF the United States troops For similar
purpose sand-bag batteries have been erected for
number OF miles along the shore.
For number Of months past the women and
children have been busilv occupied in sewing and
ming these sand-bags. Nevertheless, Gen. Bragg
does not deem it advisable to attempt the coptnre
OF Fort Plckens at this time, and the croiect hos
been deferred Indefinitely
Ills whole attention now seems directed to on
posing an efectua resistance to any land attack OF
the Government troGps.
The forces now at Pickens. under Rragc !, ost;
mated to be abo ut 5000, one-fourth of which con-
sists of cavalry D'N'' wa
The authorities at Montgomery estimate that
with 'helr present organization they are able TO
put one hundred and seveDty-ive thousand men
INTO the Held. fully equipped and armed and with
ammunition for one year. Our informant states
that ne has every reason to believe that thew do
not eXaggerate their strength. His opportpnitias
nave peen such as to enable him to become thor
oughly ''posted' on this point and being az baort
strong Union man, his statements NAV hn roiia5
upon. ' "e leieu
oD Els way up, our informant noticed at the DIFF
lerent seations large collections of troops who an
peared to be moving towards Virginia,
Al memphis the Disunion spirit is daily GAINING.
strength. Deep indignation is felt and expressed
Ia consequence of the stOppage OF boats OF the Ohio
and Mississippi at Cairo.
AS lar as provisions are concerned we ara in,
formed that all through the Cotton States the
crops are very promising, thus in a measure con
a ming the statements heretofore made that the
cotton has been pl0ughed up and supplanted hv
corn. Andwe are further told that fresh baar i
now being brought from Texas to New ORLEANS h.,
way of the Red river. -