The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-13

LOSSES.
ALEXANDRIA, September H.
| know how very difficult it must be for you tt
obtain possession of facts in regard to military ope
rations in this quarter; for the utmost pains are
taken by the military authorities here to prevent
anything from being made public which might have
tendency to discourage enlistments to cast a
shadow over the sangujne and-rDay | also add
sangunary hopes of the North. In anything may
have occasion to write to you from this place,
shall relate nothing but what is personally known
to myself, or reaches me from sources which be
lieve to be perfectly reliable.
A strong detachment of Confederate troops which
had been advanced near to this city has been sent
back toManassas in consequence of the restivenesa
they displayed whilst they we re within sight of the
town. Daily had they heard, at and II o'clock
the Catholic church bell, and some among them
were Alexandrians, you may imagine the home
feelings that this simple circumstance excited
About o'clock on Friday night-which was dark
and stormy-the town was quite illuminated by the
burning of large stable. w neither it designedly
fired or not, is net known. There cry of
fire, bells, no engines. These latter had already
been destroyed disabled by the soldiers
Three miles from the Theological Seminary
the Confederate troops, believing that the
torch had been applied to the town, were
thrown into state of wild excitement, and were
eager to rush to the rescue. General Beauregard
with difficulty restrained them. He addressed
them in simple and touching language, remind II 2
them that their friends had trouble enough already
"why should they endanger the lives of whole
regiment, and perhaps injure the cause that was
so dear to them, by precipitation" Perceiving
the reasonableness of his appeal, quiet gradu-
aliv rpstoTed and soon after. nv his cDmmand thew
retired in good order to Manassas.
A Federal officer said the other day that there
had been constant succession of severe skirmish-
ing for several days past, and that General McCle
Ian had lost about one thousand men, and
twelve pieces of cannon, during the past week; but
they try to keep all such news from getting
above Georgetown, they lost over four hundred
men.
On last Saturday evening a cavalry company
passed through here numbering eighty seven men.
They were ''gay and happy" and passed up the
road toward the Confederate camp jauntily, and
with defiant air Yesterday the same company
acknowledged, crestfaen, some with swordiess
scabbards-only thirty-eight of them! Where
were the forty nine? FAIRFAX.
Gen Beauregard's Report of the Battle of
July 10.
From the official report of General G. I. Beaure
gard of the battle of the 10Th july which his con-
! stantly engrossing duties, as commander of an
army corps composed wholly of volunteers has de-
layed till the present time, make the following
extracts
As part of the history of this engagement,
desire to place on record, that the 18th of July
not yard of entrenchment rife pit shell
tered the men at Biackburns Ford, who-officers
and men, with rare exceptions-were IN that day,
for the first time, under fire, and who, taking and
maintaining every position ordered, cannot be too
much commended for their soldisrly behavior.
Our artillery were manned and oficered by those
who but Yesterday were called from the civil ave-
cations of "a busy city. They matched with the
| picked artillery of the Federal regular army
Company E, 81 artillery, under Capt Ayres-
and drove their veteran adversaries from the field,
| giving confidence in, and promise of the coming
| efficiency of that brilliant OF our service.
1t is proper here to state, that while from the
outset it had been determined, on the approach of
| the enemy in force, to fall back and fight him on
| the line of Bull Run, yet the position occupied
bv Gen Eweli's Brigade, if necessary, could have
been maintained against largely superior force,
| and the post was only abandoned under genera /,
but specific imperative orders, in conformity With
! long conceived, established plan of action and
! battle.
Our casualties in all were fifteen killed and fifty
| three wounded, several of whom have since died.
| The loss of the enemy only be con jectureo; it
|
nation which made by details from Long
streets and Early's brgades. the 18th July, of
that part of the field Immediately contested snd
near Blackburn's Ford, some sixty-fOur corpses
were found and buried, and at least twenty prison
ers were also picked up, besides one hundred and
seventy-fve stand of arms, large quantity OF ac-
| coutrements and blankets, and quite one hundred
| and fifty hats.
The effect of this days conflict was to satisfy the
| enemy he could not force passage across Bull
Run in the face of troops, and led him into the
| flank movement of the 2lst of July and the battle
of Manassas the details of which will be related in
another paper.
| From Special Despatch 10 N y. Trening Post.
| s.Secession'' in Maryland
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Confederates sta
| toned at Aqua Greek growing boder. They
| have erected line of batteries along the shore,
| mounted with heavy guns and extending for dis
| tance of six miles.
The Maryland secessionists are evidently bent
! upon doing mischief. The State Legislature is u
re. assemble Tuesday next, and it is understood
that the majority of the members intend to take
measures to prevent the invasion of the State hy
the Confederate army, and then to pass an ord-
| nance of secession.
Generals Dix and Banks are fully apprised Of
these movements, and will employ their forces tc
prevent the contamination of reasonable acts.
| General Howard, who has been nominated by
| the Maryland Convention for Governor of the
| State, is the official reporter to the Supreme Court
of the United States.
From the West.
| A letter to the CINCINNATI Gazette, from Cumber
land Gap, dated 50 inst, says about 900 Confeder
| ates are encamped there.
They had just received fifteen wagon loads o
provisions
Everything is quiet among the Union men o
| East Tennessee.
The Confederates, however, claim that they have
| submitted to the Confederate rule.
Union men no longer permitted to move tc
| Kentucky.
Nothing new from General Rosecrans' division il
| Western Virginia.
| From the Ne,c York Herald.
Important from kentucky.
/ FRANKFoRT, Ky, Sept 1.-THE House of Re
| presen tatives has adopted resolution directing
the Governor to issue proclamation ordering the
Confederate troops, now encamped in this State
to evacuate the soil of Kentucky. The vote on the
passage of the resolution stood II in favor to q
against
| The House then refused to suspend the rules, il
order to allow the introduction of a resolution or
dering the Governor to issue proclamation order
| ing both the Federal and Confederate troops tC
evacuate the State.
| LOUISVILLE, Sept. 10.-The Journal of this morn
| ing calls upon Kentuckians to rise and make wal
TO the knife upon the Tennessee invaders.
General Anderson has not yet assumed and
| but will await the action of the Legislature in re
ference to the invasion of the Confederates. Tba
ject on Wednesday, when the fate Of the Stat'
| will be decided.
Il The Confederate Government has established
agencies in all the Confederate States for the col
lection of small-arms,