The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-27

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tral. 1t is said that there are four in the Conul-
/ tion for union to one for secession
Washington InteIIigence-LincoIna an LL.p.
| NAshINGToN, June lit has been ascertaird
at the State Department that Bavard Clark's rel
ment oil cavalry from New Yoik is unccnditiopsv
accepted.
All speculatiuDs about disposition on the ut
oil the President, or the Cabinet, or Gen Set,
or anybody else, to favor comnro,pisp or de,
| have no foundation in truth
Hon. Albert e. Parker, Of Indiana to-day p1-
cured an order from the War Department for ie
TRANSMISSION to the Governor of that State of Sic
al ms "t the noD-eommissianed officers and ml-
clans of the twenty Iodiana regiments, viz: or
l'Z00 swords. They will be sent in a few DAYS
suthcient supply is not now on hand but they re
being rapidly manufactured
WASHINGTON. June 26.--The President has o.
pointed IN. W. Murphy, of Michigan, Consult
frankfort on-the-h Main, and Richard Hdretb.
New York, Consul Mt Trieste
, lhe.degree OF LII. ID. having been conferred q
the President by Columbia College, New Yor,
Dr. Lieoer has come hither to present the i
ploma.
That the Presidents message. at the opepiv
OF the extra session of Congress, will recommed
any compromise having for its object the recon
ation oI those now in arms against the Federl
government, no one at all acquainted with ta
views ot the Administration believes On the co !.
trary, it will doubtless be found that the course a.
ready initiated will be firmly m maintained in cons
nance with the inaugural address; and on this s
on all other subjects, the Administration is 'oS,
UNDIVIDED, AND UNDIYISIBLE"
Robert ID. cunningham has been onnointed po,
master at jamestown, New York.
hHrd Lyons, accompanied by the Secretary {
state, officially visited the President TODAY to d.,
ilver to him the royal letter. announcing the dealt
OF Queen 'ictoria's mother, the Duchess of Ken
contradiction of the Reported Pence Promo
ma sif'On from Jefferson Davis.
The following despatch has been received by tn.
agent of the Associated Press
~ WASHINGTON, June 26.
Ihe man is vet to be seen in Washington who
has seen or heard of the compromise alleged %
nave been proposed BY Jefferson Davis To the ad.
ministration. + w Srwtnn :
'ohtradIction of the Alleged Compact Be
tween Gen. Mcclellan and the KentucI<-
Authorities.
~ WASHINGTON, June &c.
To the Associated Press:
zen. Mcclellan has telegraphed to the govern
ment that he has read iu the newspapers an accom-
ot compact which ne is said to have made wifi
ven: Buckper In regard to the status of Kentucky
lie denies, contradicts and repudiates the Who'll,
statement to the great satisfaction of the Command.
ing General and the Administration, whose only
knowledge of the pretended compact was from the
newspaper statements which Gen. Mcclellan tn us
denounces. + w :
A Skirmish Oh the Potomac,
WAsHTSGToN, June 2G.-The steamer James GUY
mas just returned from trip down the Potomac
river On Tuesday afternoon she steamed to Mat
thiaS' Point In company with the Pawneee, where
they discovered that the Coniederates had arrived
apparently $50 strong, and were encamped about a
mile back from the Point, near a marsh. The
fawnee opened fire upon the secession camp, under
cover OF which three boat loads of men ere landed
ihe enemy tired in all directions, but the federal
torca not being adequate for the purpose, no pur-
SUIT was made. Two horses, some overcoats camn
equlpage, and one sample of contraband in shape
OF strapplng negro were captured by the boats
crews. The enemy were there to erect battery,
out mad not succeeded, owing to the difficulty in
guns, etc., etc.