The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-02
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ANOTHER SPEECH FROM PRESIDENT DAVIS.
A vast concourse assembled early yesterday eve
ming at the Central Railroad Depot, to await the
arrival of the train from Man assas. SO great was
the crowd that in anticipation of the arrival of the
wounded, it was deemed necessary by the commit
tee appointed to receive them to set strong guard
to prevent the pressure of the people around the
train when it should arrive. By this means, the
track and a considerable space either side of it
was kept clear, though the tops, fences and all
the eminenceS in the vicinity were thropged with
the expectant crowd. At quarter past seven, the
first train arrived, bringing twenty wounded SOL
ders and the bodies of four of our dead General
Barlow, Col Johnston, private of the Montgcm-
cry Guard named James Drscol, and another
whose name could not learn.
During the EXETER ent attending the anxious in
quiries after friends and the crowdiDg to look upon
the dead and wounded, it was WHISPERED throuph
the crowd that President Davis was on the train
mediately rush was made in search of the dis.
tingushed statesman and cheftain, and a thousand
shouts rent the air with wild huzzas as his we'll
known face and figure were discovered.
Though travel-worn, ana evidently fatigued BY
the trying scenes through which he had passed in
the last two DAYS, the President could not DENY the
enthusiastic citizens the pleasure of hearing from
his own mouth, something of the glorious deeds so
recently achieved BY our brave and invipcible pa
triot soldiers.
He pronounced the victory great, glorious and
complete. He said we had whipped them this time,
and would whip them often as they offered us
the opportunity. In alludng to the yastness and
importance of our captures. he said we had taken
every thing the enemy bad in the field; sixty pieces
OF splendid cannon, of the best ard most improved
models, vast quantities of ammunition arms enough
of various descriptions to equip large army,
hundreds of wagons and ambulances, of the most
luxurious make and finish, and provisions enough
to feed an army of fifty thousand men for twelve
months.
The headlong retreat Of the enemy he compared
to the wild and hurried flight of scared coyeV of
partridges. He said that so great was the terror
with which the repeated onslaughts of our men in
spired them, that, taking wildly to their heels they
threw from them their guns, swords knapsacks, |
and everything that could in any way retard their
escape.
With another allusOn to the glorious valOr of
our troops who had accomplished this great vcto-
ry, and reminding all of the great cause they had
for returning thanks to Him to whom alone thanks
were due for this blessing on our arms, he c0ncu-
ded amid the tumultuous applause of the assem- |
biage. aud was escorted to his hotel.
AT 81 o'clock large concourse of citizens and |
visitors having assembled before the Spotswood |
House, the President was again called out, and
again stirred the popular heart with his eloquent |
recital Q: the brave deeds done by our troops ia !
the late Tattle. rT2S preceded this occasion
by Col. Chestnut, of South Carolina an aid to Cen |
in a chaste aud eloquent speech.
This unannounced arrival of our President took |
the citizens by surprise. Had they known of his |
coming, such an ovation would have greeted his |
return as never before witnessed in the Old |
Dominion.
Just behind the train which brought the Presi-
dent, there arrived second, bringing five hundred
and eighty-fve Hessian prisoners, twenty-five of
whom were commissioned officers and thirty of .
Fire Z0uaves Passengers by this train
inform us that several hundred other prisoners
were left at Manassas, and that troops continue
to bring them in hourly; and that many of them
had come into our camp and delivered themselves
up. The five hundred and eighty-fve brought to
this city were Immediately marched to Harwood's
factory