The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-02
ANOTHER DEsPATCH-sPECTAL.
IMPORT Mt WAR NEWS FROM COAST
OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The Federal Fleet Attacking Two Salad Bat
terieH-TheIr Capturing six Hundred Pri-
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A.
THE Federal Fleet Attacking Two Sand Bat
terie4-Their Capturing six Hundred Pri-
soners, dc.
The Louisiana, Capt. Cannon, from Old
Point, arrived Sunday, A. NJ and brings the fol-
| lowing important advices FROM the Federal feet,
! which sailed from Old Point Monday last. The
| steamer Adelaide had returned from the feet and
| proceeded to Annapolis on Saturday, having
! board Major General Butler ard fourteen wounded
| Confederate prisoners, b0uad to Washington. We
understand that the entire feet, consisting of five
war vessels, surrounded and engaged two sand bat
teries on the beach, at the mouth of Hatteras Inlet
and after considerable firing on both sides shell
from the trigate Minnesota caused the explosion of
the Confederates magazine, when the entire body,
said to number six hundred, forced to surren-
der, from loss of ammunition and no means of re-
treat. Included among those taken prisoners, was
Com. Barron. They were all sent to New Y York.
The Federal loss is not reported but the steamer
Harriet Lane either grounded or sunk aud will, it
| is supposed, prove total loss. Her guns
| thrown overheard, but still she would not float.
| The fleet remained off Hatteras, and the Adelaide
will Immediately return with water for the squad
ron. The total number of men engaged in this ex-
| pedtion is said to be about 800 The sand bat
teres captured are in perfectly barren shore, up
wards Of eighty miles from the nearest hahitable
part of North Carolina.
From several gentlemen who came up in the
Louisiana, We learn that the Confederates had but
two three guns. The statement that thirty guns
were taken, is exaggerated. 1t should be observed
that while the Federal despatch claims 730 prison
ers, the official report of Commodore StTingham
makes th5 number 615. Mr.. Snowden Andrews, of
Mary land not there. He is il command of a
company of light artillery, and when last heard
frem was at Richmond. Instead Of "forts" we
have sand batteries; and while there is ''nobody
hurt on the Federal side gather from the
Government dispatches that the bombardment was
kept up the greater part of two days, when the
magazine of the Con'ederates exploded. For once
we have pretty clear statement of numbers
4,500 the Federal side, without the feet, and
about 700 on the otner. The Harriet Lane is lost.
her guns being first thrown overboard.l
Still Another Account.
We have received despatch from Louisville,
purporting to come from Richmond, by way of the
Nashville Union office which gives the number of
Conederates in the batteries at 300 and the Fedora
guns at 100.
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BY Washington Mail Train.
From Washington, by the w Washington train, last
evening, information is received of an attack upon
Arlington Heights yesterday morning, by the Con-
federates, which resulted in their being repulsed.
The number engaged was not stated, nor were any
particulars given to the loss on either side. 1t
is not known whether it was serious attempt to
carry the Heights, or whether it was merely feint
to draw the Federal troops out of their entreuch-
ments.
An Appeal +. ON the Secretary of the
Treasury.
WARRINGTON, September l. Secretary Chase has
Just issued the following patriotic appeal to the
citizens of the United States, in behalf of the Ma
tional Loan:
Your National Government, compelled by
gull conspiracy, eliminating in causeIess insur-
recton, is engaged IN war for the security of Lib
erty, for the Supremacy of Law for the defence of
Union, and for the maintenance of Popular Institu
tions. For means to defray the necessary expenses
of this war, your Congress has directed that Ap
peal be made to you, by opening a subscription to
National Loan of One Hundred and Fifty Millions
of dollars.
Already the enlightened and patriotic capitalists
of the great cities of New York. Boston and Pha-
delphia have manifested their clear sense both of
duty and interest, by the subscription of fifty mil
lions of dollars.
The Act OF Congress under which this subscrip-
tion was received wisely provides, however, that
the advantages well as the patriotic satisfaction
of participation in this loan shall be offered not to
the capitalists of the great cities only, but to the
people of the whole country.
In order secure a substantial reward for their
public spirit to those whose patriotism prompts
them, in this hour of trial, to place their at
the disposal of the Government, Congress has di-
rected that an interest of seven and three-teuths
per centum be paid on the several amounts sub
but constituting for the subscribers revenue not
only certain in receipt but greater in amount than
can be expected from any ordinary Investment.
And, in order to afford to all citizens equal op-
portuuities of participation in these advantages,
Congress has further drectad that subscriptions be
received for small fifty dollars as well
as for larger amounts; ard that, should the sub.
scriptons exceed the whole sum desired, the small
Ter be preferred in the distribution.
Each subscriber, on payment of his subscription,
will be entitled to receive Treasury notes of equal
amount in such denominations be may prefer,
whether of fifty, one hundred, five hundred, one
| thousand or five thousand dollars.
| The interest, at $40 per annum will be, the
notes of ffty dollars. cent; one hundred dol
lars. two cents on five hundred dollars, ten cents;
on one thousand dollars, twenty cents; and on five
thousand dollars, one dollar each day.
All Treasury notes issued will bear date on the
18th OF August 1861, and will carry interest from
that date. Each note will have coupons attached,
| expressing the several amounts of semi in-
| terest, which coupons may he detached from the
note and presented for payment separately.
| Each subscriber may pay the whole amount sub
scribed at the time OF subscription or if he prefers
| to do so may pay one-tenth at that time and one
| third every twentieth day thereafter At each
| payment the accrued interest on the amount from
the 10Th of August to the day of payment must
also be paid, and the amounts of interest thus Maid
will be reimbursed in the payment OF the first cou-
pom. ~ .azy 5- s.e.
: In order to secure beyond peradveuture the
punctual payment of interest and the gradual re-