The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-05

votes were counted" And it IS positive hist2ri
cal TACT.
Southern Report OF the Hatfcras Affair.
Inc southern report OF the capture of the twf
Confederate forts at Hatteras Inlet differs material
Is from the official account rendered to the Gov
ernment By General Butler. Here are the fpure,
as gIVen IN each report of the number of men en-
gagged and the amount of ammunition iu the fort.
after they were taken
Northern Southern
Troops with expedition 500 zoo
Wen IN forts ........,......... 7i3 800
IoWaer' narre!s.... ............ None
ronuer' HtR' '''.'''.'.'... 10 None.
Cannon cartridges. ............. l56 None
Confederate Recruiting Stations
The Confederate War Department at Richmond
has authorized the establishment of recruiting sta.
tions in the States of Missouri Kentucky, MARYLAND
and Delaware. What will the neutrality party Of
Kentucky to this?
From Special D spatches to the ". T. Herald,
~ Reported Death of President Davis
"ASHINGroN, Sept. "a negro, arrived here
from Manassas tonight, reports that jeff Davis
d'~d at seven O'Clock on Saturday morning This
report is believed by members of the family resident
here. His physicians have long expected from
the condition OF his health, that if at any time he
should be SUBJ acted to protracted and extraord
mental exerton, he would die suddenly, The re-
port OF his death is believed here.
The Excitement Mt the Capital
Inc whole city was on the qai rire to-day. The
known proximity of the Union and Confederate
the booming of cannon was heard distinctly from
several points. Speculation was rife A general
attack had been made, thought some Old women
were nervous Boom! banged big gun down the
river ana Doom! Dang"da big gun up the river, and
thump went dull sound of big gun in the dis
tance between. II has since been ascertained that
tue hiring up and down the river proceeded from
the trlal OF new guns at the Navy Yard and srtil-
Iery practice at the Chain Bridge The intermedi-
ate sounds We're occasioned by the fire of Conf~de-
rate cannon from MunsOn's IIill to try whether
they could reach our pickets, either at Baileys or
bails Gross Roads, or any Of the dwellings of
uGlon men that mad not already been riddled.
Supposed Death of Colonel Stewart
10 Is supposed that the officer reported killed on
Friday afternoon the side the Ccnfederates was
Colonel Stewart He was SNOWY individual fond
ot display, and it was probably he who was hit in
the skirmsh in the neighborhood of Bailey's Cross
Roads FRIDAY last.
The flags at half mast NAV have been on account
OF the death of Colonel Stewart or jeff. Davis but
the probability is that they account OF the
Official Dispatches from Gen. Bosecrnns
TIE Geographic dispatches received from Gene
raj Rosecrans to-day show that all is we'll in that
section, and that the Union army there is neither
nor likely to be taken.
Lieutenant IViegtI
MIR. Wicgei, Of Baltimore, who has been for
some time acting as volunteer aid to General But.
Ter, and who was one Of the most energetic of the
mon officers at the capture of Fort Hatteras and
n
ant in the United states army, and detailed rs an
Abide Camp to the staff of Major General Butler.
This will CRAFTY the friends of Mr. Wiegel. who
has been persecnted for Union sentiments by the
'ecessonists OF Baltimore.
What Government Pays for Railroad V,,,rs-
pOrtatiGn.
The Government pays for its war transportation
to the following rates:
For passengers, per mile, two cents for distanca
moved. Equipments, munitions and supplies &C
rompanYing regiment. 80 miles less, ten cents
per lUO pounds; 80 miles, fifteen cents per 100
pounds; 100 miles, twenty five cents per 100 pounds
$50 miles, forty cents per 100 pounds; 200 miles
fifty cents per 100 pounds; 800 miles, seventv-five
cents per 100 pounds; $50 to 400 miles not exceed
og ninety cents per 100 pounds; special express
train, 81 per milo.
animals count fUU0 pOuuUs; tI I'm ,,,ey
as 5000 pounds; four animals count 5000 pounds;
seven animals count 10000 pounds; eight aui-
mails count as II 900 pounds; nine animals count as
II 900 pounds; fourteen animals, Is, 600 pounds
count as full car load. Provisions and heavy
freight, two to three cents per ton of 1000 poands
per mile. Dry goods, clothing and light goods,
three to five cents per ton of 900 pounds per mile
OGe large car load is rgckuned at nine tons.
From tie v. y. Ereniag Post Sept ,
''Smnil Matter
No excuse can be made for the reception at
their houses, BY high Government officers, Of per-
sons known to b. friendly to the Confederate cause
II n recent letter to the Home Journal, Mr.. Willis
writes that he met at an evening party at MIR.
SecretarySeward'S woman whose bitter enmity to
the Union cause, and as violent friendship for the
Coniederates, has never been concealed, but is
boastnd OF 50 openly that all Washington knows Of
it, Mr.. Seward NAV think this small matter +,
but simple-minded people out of Washington,
think it very grave.
From the N J. Ersuinq Post, Sept. Sd
More Onfiscafions
In addition the Southern vessels seized yester-
day, the Surveyor has seized the following vessels
to-day:
The steamship Marion, at Quarantine; Bark Nu-
remberg; ship Trumbull; schooner Marshall;
schooner Manchester; schooner Crenshaw; schoon-
er LYnchburg; schooner Haxall.
The Marion is partly owned By Messrs. Spofford
TiIeston, OF this city, and partly at the South.
She has recently been chartered BY the Federal
Government as a transport. The ship Trumbu
was lying in the stream, North river, loaded and
ready to sail for Antwerp. There obstruc
tious to the seizures Officers placed in charge,
and the Surveyor has forwa ded the list of vessels
seized to-day to Washington.
Easily Done.
The New York Erenjnq Post nominstes Coone
Corcoran, of the Sixty Ninth, as Union candidate
for the office of Sheriff in that city, and says:
"If it be objected that the Colonel is still pri
soner in the hands of the enemy at Richmond it is
a sufficient answer to say, that the men who are
likely 70 vote for him will be sufficient in number
to rescue him from his captivity, even if he should
not be released before the time of the election"
tOnttitlon OF Missouri
The editor of q Eco d' Italia has received the fo!
lowing letter from st. Louis, giving an account o.
the condition of affairs in Missouri:
Sr. LOUIS, Aug. 27.-We have very troublesome
times here at present. The CITY of ST. Louis is un
der martial Law, and a great many persons con.
tinualiy arrested for treason against the govern
ment. There are about sxtv thousand troops here
and more coming every day. They fortiy-
ing St. Louis with large siege cannon and throwing
nm aptr oh ms " Ia and piphf In pad
ditien to this, large wooden barracks are going to
be erected, to hold fifty thousand soldiers Since
General Fremont has taken command of this u iii
tary department, business is conducted with des
patch.
When this war is over, Missouri will be one vas
buryiug ground. The Gontederates have an army
in this STATE Of 10000 troops. \ great many o
my friends were killed at the battle of Springfield
some in the Federal army, others among the Con
fcderates.
From the ". T. Frcrinq Post
Decision Concerning the Pennsylvania Vol.
Gntcers.
HARRISBURG, Pa, September 2.-The State au
thorities have decided that the volunteer regiment
accepted BY the War Department are not entitled
TO commissions from the State that their fnmilie
not entitled to the relief fund, and that pension
to their widows and children are not provided b,
the State laws.
From Washington Cor. Of N. Y Times.
Passports.
There is considerable inquiry as to the mode O
obtaining passports under the new regulations th
fees charged, &c. For the information of the pub
lie on this point, would state that passports cal
! be obtained application either to the State De
! partment at Washington, or to the United State
! District Agent at New \ ork or Boston. The ap
| plicatOn must be accompanied by satisfactory evi
| dence that the applicant is native or naturaze
citizen, and loyal to the Government. No fee
charged by the Government for a passport, in an
| case bv whomsoever issued. Applicants at dis
| lance however, to save themselves time and trOu
| bic, usually employ a notary to prepare and fol
| ward the necessary proofs Of citizenship, and 70
this service the notary of course makes a charge
| but his services are not essential.
| What is the Cause:
1t is understood that since the battle OF Bull Ru
some hundred and thirty-seven commissioned Off
| GERS of Federal volunteer regiments have sent
their designations, and these are exclusively froI
among the three years regiments, and not tho:
whose three months term bad expired.
From the ". Y. World.
Draft Proposed
1t is useless to disguise the fact, that there is
strong pressure upon the President and Cabinet /
| men high in military station to resort Immediate
to drafting, to fill the ranks of our army TO IL
| number required to carry on the war successful
! At the present rate of recruiting to our regu
army, the new regiments will not be filled up b
} fore January, thus keeping out of active servi
| our best regular officers at time when their sc
vices are most required The $4,000 increase
the regular army ought to be in the field before u
lst of October; but how to get the men without
draft is the question. 1t is feared by many perso
e here that the stoppage of all news respecting q
condition OF the army is lulling the North to fat
e security, and that credited with twice {
. | number of troops on the line of the Potomac th
we really have in camp. If such is the case, let
be known that while have plenty OF men
: guard w ashingtoB, we want go, 600 more troops
V make effective forward movement With