The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-22

MS Excellency GOV. Brown by one of our mer-
cnants, In answer to some inquiries. 1t explains
itself:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT J
MILLEDGEYILLE Ca, Nav ii, 1861
Dear Sir:-Gour letter reached this office while
was In Macon. | now reply that nv proclama
o.on applies alike to each aud every debt due each
Gnu every citizen of any one of the so called free
t,onS r,I llh winch we are at The law of ma
IONS makes no distinction and il il not for tho
ueotor here to decide that one of the ci,izans of a
~ a'e Is our friend and another our enc
y. a.. ~ Is the duty of the debtor to withhold nav
tbo e tne eou oil the war in every case where
the creditor Is the citizen of a State which r,in
tains hostile attitude toward the Cfiu iaiu,
states, OF witch Georgia is a member. ''o
very respectfully, your obedient servant
JOSEPH L. Buowy.
kUMoRED COMMENCEMENT OF THE CoyrLlcr At
PENsAcoLA.-The following dispatches w,ra sna
cially telegraphed to the New Orleans DeJ,a 'pe-
MONTGOMERY, May l5.-Since the departnra oF
PRESIDENT Davis from this city for Pensacola mn
merous rumors prevail here as to why he left so
suddenly and quietly. The streets, Offices in fact
a places give forth varied rumOrs on this subject.
put the prominent one is that the ball was opened'
nghting had commenced at Fort Pickens and PEN
sIscola, and that the first fire was opened by the
Federal forces y '"0
In the absence of ANYTHING official nm to this
hour, this rumor prevails as the tonic You will
oe duly advised of the first important action. sub
Ject to the action of the President
n.
MONTGOMERY, May l5.-Nothing vet autbentio :;
learned from Pensacola, still the war rumnrs sre
prevailing, yet doubted, and all the peopIe bere
are ahHlouSIy awaiting the arrival of messages or
speclaI agents by the morning cars iof the iGtb
Mrs Davis, the wife of the President accomnenia4
him to Pensacola. P"N'eU
THE BRITIsH MINISTER ON THE R1ocK.Dr qbo
following is an extract from letter bv Lord LYONS
to the British Consul at Mobile, dated Nav s,b.
The best advice you can give British sbins ist 30
get OH as last as possible without serious inconva
nlence. Alter the effective blockade has been com
nenced they viii be allowed fifteen days to take
ther departure, but they will not be allowed ~
carry out any cargo or part of CARGO taEsn w W
BOARD alter the effective blockade was ctuaIIr b
gun Indeed, according to the rules of bIockada
oeIleve they will be liable to confscation for At
tempting to 90 out with a cargo sbinnad or,ar H.
commencement of a blockade. But the effactiva
blockade does not begin'until the bockading sonad
ron actually appears off the port The Presidents
proclamation is only the declaration of an intep-
tiOn to blockade"
ARRIyM OF TRooPs AT RGcHMoND The Rich
mona Ernminer of Monday says.-The av.iI,bI.
force of the Confederate States army raor piL
mona, has been considerably increased since Sat
uiuay, on the morning of which dav arrived &,
Iarge detachment from Union Parish in Louisiana
wa Danvl'le road. On Yesterday morning shnmt
500 more from the same place. and nnmh1- ~
INDIANS arrived; 300 400 more of the latter we're
expected last night, and about / 200 men from
Arkansas and Louisiana. The 500 North Carolina
oovs that came by the Peter sburg road frnm WI
don on Saturday evening, proceeded immediataIv
TO JOIN the brigade of North Carolina troops now
at Howards Grove. The GOochland troop. and
anotner rom an adjoining county, the two num-
berlng about lG0 men, rode into town Yesterday
evening. They were fully armed and eouipped
The INTEREST GREAT BRITAIN HAS Iyrup CovpnD
ERATE SrATES.-Engsh authorities have racanti,,
estimated the capital Invested by their countrvrrey
~ noop Sp1nnimg ana weaving cotton alone at about
Sozo' o'Z9o,O OOO, and that further sum of $3.50 600
OOO must be added for the processes of fdvainJ nrt
ing and bleaching. The floating canit.I dr 10
importers OF the raw material is estm ated st c29
oooOUO; that OF the ship owners at SIS 600 600 >
making total Independent of all subsidiary trades
nlnlsterlng indirectly, S523 75O 600 These arc tba
estimates OF Mr.. James A. Mann in his TsCotton
Trade of Great Britain" published in Londop la"t
year The Westminster ReUie,o for ApriI adontS
theSe hgures, and, although large does not think
lhere Is any reason for believing them to be exag-
gerated. " " "a
LETTERS OF MARQUE IN ESGLAND-The city ar
tlce of the London Times of May 7th saws that the
Ministers were to be again nterrogated on the sth.
In regard TO letters of marque, blockade &c, and
adds
Every event now happening in America seems
10 tell US mat upon the extent of our rights os a
neutral power must depend, for some time vet to
come the continuance of the manufactures of Lam
cashlre and the maintenance OF our commercial re-
IA 'ioAs WIFI our pest customers
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES IN RIcHMOND.-It is rumor
60, says the Richmond Examiner, that Vigilance
COMMITTEE Is about being formed in this ritv ar
the head OF which same Of the most dignifsd
but desperate men of the community some of
these gentlemen hold high positions, and they have
determined to proceed with their work when thew
begin, with power and effect. We hope thev viii
act win discretion, and hang those only who are
positively guilty of bad faith to the STATE Iat
.nose VINO are wise take heed in time, ere it NAV
be too late. !
mond '''S Sa9s aF99sAgcomlt s is mentioned by fh :1
Seward, that within the last fortnight a Nortbern
man visited that city for the purpose of buying to-
oacco. lie proeSsed to have written permit from,
the Government to the effect that he might send
and load vessels in Rich with tobacco if those
vessels came empty. He was very anxious to in
augurate trade on this one-sded basis. but bn
met with very poor success.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN SoUTU Avrp1-
A'-ln addition to the six thousand lives lost bv
the earthquake at Mendoza, South America Wa
learn that San Juan, situated one hundred and
twenty leagues north of Mendoza had been nearly
destroyed by the same earthquake, with en- estima-
ted loss OF three thousand lives The eartbouaka
approached from the direction of VALPARAISO and
great anxiety Is manifested to hear from that ouar
ter. 4
DISASTER ON SENECA LAKE.-A terrible disaster
happened on Seneca Lake on Wednesday evening
resulting In the drowning of a number of men
steamtug was coming down the lake having in
tow eleven canal boats, loaded with coal and yh.n
about twelve miles from Geneva a storm ca,,a u
and the boats broke loose from the tug, and three
ot them went to the bottom with their crews. 1t
Is not known how many persons were drowned
The loss of property must also be consider able
In the will IF Gaor,, V;I.-n Io,.,.-
Carlisle, Great Britain, is the following singular
legacy:
81 give and beoueath unto the narson for tba
time being Emperor of China, min neteen pounds
n,neteen mn shlIiings. as mark of my gratue for
az uniIo' IN attention with which was treated by
o pinclaIs nI mat Empire, during my visit there
III Tue } ear 1000.
g IL I;ah !; stated that Nr d. H. Haght, of the
~" ard ~ ~h"le' New York. Is now in Washing
tbn sita i.u i"p"ses II the government will furnish
e M te1 " erect ovens large enough to bake bread
free of cost ''''
Thu c,o - -
hos hasn - To-, ~ ei !" en- machlhe IN fhllau"lphla,
49, 81 g. ~ having no PAD intent to blow
Villeroi satisfies himself for ininrv ddno tbat ~
newspapers have given his marhina a frStrata ~,
tice.
7.
urday that Virginia troons wara corcsnt-ot;n',
numbers at Grafton on the linz ortSo pitiS -
and Ohio Railroad Tbe ronnt b,o-r ,a,T D.''n"o ,i
confirmation 'epo'' no"e'er' LACKS
The Jackson nUio-;--;---;-,-,--,---- n "
RussaH of tbo. ;, P'o' ~ 1"'t ~ " "
H Rnssa, ne. o{ Is near reIat'ye "i W"
that the latter will probably extend his visit to
Jackson, on a visit to the Doctor