The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-23
Old VIRGINIA MOVING.
Reception Of the News from Baltimore in Richmond.

e hetepIOn OF the News from Baltimore in Richmond
4 THE PEOPLE ENROLLING EN- mAssE.
. I'M MEMS TURNOUT.
THE DEVICES ON THE BANNERS AND
TRANSPARENCIES.
SPEECHES IN DIFFERENT PARTS or THE CITY,
THE EXCITEMENT SPREADING.
THE DELUSION OF THE ADNIINISTRA-
TION AT WASHINGTON.
Henry NJ. Warfeld, Esq, President of the Corn
Exchange" arrived in this city yesterday morn
ing at 3 O'Clock from Richmond, and has favored
US with the following particulars:
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED FROM BALTIMORE.
The news from Baltimore was received in Rich
mond by telegraph on Friday afternoon. 1t spread
like Wildfre, and created the most intense and
astounding enthusiasm The whole population was
perfectly wild with joy.
| WHAT THE RALLYINe CRIES WERE
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land forever" rent the air. ''Maryland and Vir-
ginia are one and undivided" "Who will now
say that Maryland's heart is not now with her
brethren of the South"
LAMENTATIONS AND DEVICES ON THE TRANsPERANcEs.
| large illumination and procession was already
in preparation to celebrate the passage of the seces
sion ordinance OF Virginia. The whole city was
lighted up. There was an immense turn out, and
| numberless transparences were born aloft.
Every one of them bore the name either of "Ma-
| ryland' or Baltimore" auding to the noble
stand of this State.
Speeches were made in different parts Of the
| city, and the burden of them was the glory with
which Maryland and Baltimore had covered them
| selves.
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS.
! The number of volunteers is incredible. There
are no longer any Union men in the neighborhood
Oh hichmond at least. The negroes are in an i'm
mense state ofexcitement, and their hearts are with
| the South.
THE EXCITEMENT ALONG THE LINE OF RAIL BETWEEN
| RICHMOND AND ALEXANDRIA.
| The excitement was unbounded along the line of
railroad from Richmond to Alexandria. At Cul-
| pepper Court House speeches were attempted to
be made, without success. The huzzaing was too
tremendous for any to be heard The action
of Maryland filed every voice.
From Alexandria Mr.. Warfeld crossed the Long
Bridge in an omnibus to Washington. There he
found it impossible to procure any conv eyance to
this city. After three hours he saw an old Irish
man with his carriage, from Baltimore, who
agreed to drive him through.
The Administration party still declare that three
fourths of Maryland are with them.
HOW THEY FEEL WASHINGTON.
The feeling in Washington is one of intense sus-
pense. Citizens believe that they will soon be-
called upon to bear arms. And with many it is
now question, "can we fight against Maryland,
our families and our friends"
COLONEL LEE.
COL Lee received his commission Yesterday as
Commando Chief of the Virginia forces
HARPER'S FERRY.
We learn from reliable authority that the arse
nal alone at Harper's Ferry has been burnt and
one workshop in the yard. All the other work.
shops, containing valuable machinery, were saved.
About three thousand muskets in a nearly finished
state only requiring to be put together, were re-
covered besides large quantity of unfinished por-
tons of muskets in different stages of preparation
5000 stand of arms had been saved from the fire
by the citizens and secured in their houses. They
were all recovered by the troops. The machinery,
which is of the greatest Importance and in CON-
plete state, is being transported to Richmond as
rapidly as possible
We take the following from the Washington
States of Saturday:
Messrs. Adams and Painter, correspondents of
the New York World and Philadelphia Inquirer
left this city yesterday afternoon for Harper's
Ferry for the purpose of nscertaining the true
state of affairs there-at which place they arrived
at o'clock last evening. On the route thitber
large crowds were collected at all the depots and
intense excitement seemed to prevail, though no
one could assign the
At Point of Rocks, on the Maryland side of the
Potomac, the flag of the confederate States" had
been hoisted and the crowd saluting it as the
train dashed by. At a short distance this side of
the Harper's Ferry Bridge, the train was stopped
| by detachment of Virginia troops, and each car
| and passenger was critically examined; and the
latter were informed that they could not stop at
the Ferry, if such was their destination The
train was then allowed to pass slowly through the
| bridge between file of troops, and permitted to
! halt at the Virginia end Here a surprising sight
met the eye. Batteries of cannon were placed on
| each side of the track, commanded by artillery
| men. The flag of Virginia was flying from the
| flagstaff and the town was swarming with SOL
| diers. The two armories, where the United States
| arms-some l2,000-were stored, were masses of
smouldering ruins. The Federal troops had de-
| parted in the morning across the country for Car
! Isle Barracks. The armories were burned by the
Federal troops before the arrival of the Virginia
soldiers. Gunpowder had been laid under the
bridge for the purpose Of blowing it up.
The train left Harpers Ferry, no one being al
| lowed to get off,
At 2 o'clock Saturday morning all the down
passenger and freight trains were stopped at the
Ferry and examined to see il Federal troops were
| on board. The Quartermaster of one of the Vir-
! ginia regiments stated this morning that there
$500 troops about the town, but so far as the
| correspondents could learn otherwise, there were
about l,500. The telegraph office at the Ferry was
| under the surveillance of the troops, martial law
| having been proclaimed
The Alexandria Gazette of yesterday has the fol-
lowing:
We have the following reliable intelligence from
| Harper's Ferry, from the lips of our townsman,
| Surgeon c. w. Chancellor, who arrived in this
city this morning direct from Harper's Ferry:
The flag of the free Commonwealth of Virginia
| is lying over the works.
The Virginia troops took possession of the ar
mory at Harper's Ferry after the United States
! force had retreated. They found there five thou
|
chine shop and the machinery, which will be of
| great service to the State.
| The armory buildings and two carpenters shops
at the Ferry destroyed by fire, but all else is
| saved.
Seven of the United States soldiers, who had
been stationed at the post, deserted and joined the
! forces of Virginia.
This is certainly reliable, and is the only definite
| account which we have yet received.
| ARRIVAL OF HARPER's FERRY TROOPS AT CARLISLE
| CARLISLE, Pa, April 20.-Lieut. Jones and 43
| men, lately of the Harper's Ferry Garrison,
rived here yesterday evening. In consequence of
| the approach of $500 men, ordered by Governor
Letcher to take possession of the armory they de-
| stroyed all the buildings, together with Is, ,OO0
stand of arms, and made forced march to Hagers-
| town during the night.
| From the Washington Star Of last etening.l
! NoRFoLK.-The u s. NaUoG Steamer Pawnee.-
| The Pawnee, which left the Washington Navy
| Yard carrying a considerable reinforcement of
marines on Friday morning last reached her des-
| tination in due time On her arrival, the guns of
the Norfolk Navy Yard duly spiked, and as
| our informant was about leaving there, she was
preparing to proceed to perform her misson-to
all the vessels of the United States of value
that could possibly be prepared for service,
somewhere in the roads, beyond the reach of mo-
lestation, by order of the Virginia authorities or,
if that be found impossible to blow them to atoms.
| Commodore Pauding charged with the execu-
| tion of these ORDERS and went down upon her.
| The fripate Cumberland, laying broadside be-