The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-19

and the fOI1Owlng morning nHus tHeI1 HP75dr dHCe,
| one by one, coming into camp. Many ot these
were terribly torn and lacerated by the orars and
| bushes, and some of them were Obliged to swim and
| wade across streams and marshes on their way.
Lieut.. Herringer, who reported among the killed,
| was probably only wounded. He had borrowed a
| horse belonging to Col. Phelps, and was mounted
| when the charge was made. The horse was shot
under him, and in falling entangled him that he
| is believed to have been easily taken prisoner.
! Lieut.. Moseback returned this morning He is
| slightly wounded. His return now leaves among
the killed and missing officer and ten
The enemy have unquestionaby facilities for
thoroughly understanding our forces and position,
aud the recent seizure of crops and live stock by
| the orders of Gen. Butler, may induce "swoop"
! OF the forces whose pickes within three miles
| OF BucKron farm, seized Friday and under guard
! of a small comp any of Federal forces.
| L have no doubt numerous channels of this kind
| are constantly employed, and that the enemy, as |
have said before, fully aware o our iorce posi-
tioa, and the most advantageous places where an
attack can be made.
Affairs i'm NIissouri--FaIse Rumors
SYRACUSE, Mo, July lS--A rumur was current
| Yesterday that a battle had taken mace near
| Georgetown, Ky, between the HGme Guards and
secessionists, under Governor Magofiin. The re-
port, however, seems to have been hoax, started
by the secpssonists, who also gave out that Syra-
cuse and Florence, ten miles southwest of this
place, would be burnt last night. The citizens
kept watch all night, but there was DO disur bance
large number Of men are by the same report said
to be hocking to Magoiiin's aid
The War in Missouri--Rout Of Cen IEarris--
Eighty Confederates Killed and Two Hum
dred taken Prisoners.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July lS.-A fight is
ported to have taken place near Fulton, Galloway
county, between Col. NcNePs six hundred Federal
troops ard General Harris force of one thousand
seccssiOnists. Six of the Federal troops were
killed, and eighty secessonists killed and two
hundred taken prisoners. The rebels were COM
pletely routed.
An official despatch from Col. Mcneil states that
he had met General Harris and completely routed
him, and adds: "Our loss is twelve wounded.
General Harris force is considerably diminished"
Washington Items,
WAsHtNGEoN, July lS.-rweuty-tour army wag-
ons, loaded heavily with boxes of muskets, left the
arsenal here at o'clock, p. NJ. and proceeded to
the railroad station, where they were transferred
to a freight train and taken off on the Washington
Branch road, probably for Col. W. Ii. Lannon's
MartinSburg regiment.
The gunboat Freeborn having been thoroughly
overbauled and repaired at the Navy Yard,
launched from the ways this evening. She will
receive her armament and provisions and imme-
diatelv rejoin the Potomac river police.
The steam propeller Jersey Blue came up to the
Navy Yard this afternoon to be inspected, the
owners offering to sell her to the Government tor
gunboat
The Quartermaster-G General is as actively en-
gagged in the preliminaries for the construction of
2unbnats for the Western waters. Plans and spe-
cilIcatinns for their hulls exhibition at his
cfiice and at the office of the Quartermasters at
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, st. Louis and Alton. The
boats are to be delivered at Cairo. Bids should be
sent to the QuartermaSter-Genera by the lst Of
August.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in reply to res
oluuon of the House, says that he has not sufficient
force to protect United States commerce from
Southern privateers. Congress, however, will pro-
vide adequate means
The argument in the Court of Claims, in the case
of Latham the United States for erecting the
custonl-houses at Buffalo and Oswego, CON
cluded to-day. H. b. Stanton and l.. :. ChalfeId
argued the case for the plaintiffs, and Mpssrs.
Gibson and Mcpherson, United States Solicitor
and Assistant Solicitor, for the Government. The
amount involved is about $l56,000 The argument
has occupied five days.
Southern Intelligence via Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, July ia detachment from the
Tompkins Z0uaves sent to the depot asst light,
TO prevent further attempts to resist the order of
the Surveyor in reference to the shipment of con-
traband goods over the Nashville Railroad. The
Jo"rno( suggests a change of starting hours from
noon and midnight to six in the morning and eve
ming.
The Chief of Police has prohibited noisy and
boiserous shooting in the Streets being likely to
produce collision.
A correspondent of the Courier writing from
Camp Bonneville, Tenn, on the l4th says that the
kentuck ians, among the Confederates there, have
plenty to eat bat that hard drilling, camp duty
and requi itions for enlistment for the war have
scared off few.
Per contra, the Journal contains a statement
from two young men direct from Camp Boone, to
the effect that when they left desertions of
daily occurrence, and the woods on the Kentucky
side OF the river full of deserters from that
camp; also, that there about l, 800 ragged,
half starved victims only left at the camp.
The Knoxville Register, Of the l4h, nominates
Connolly f. Trigg, of Knoxville, for Governor of
Tennessee.
Intelligence from Richmond states that the Con-
fds ESsenye prohibits persons
The Raleigh Register of the 10Th says that the
steamer Winchester captured off Cape Hatteras,
on the 81 inst, the schooner Herbert Martin, of
BarDstab!e, Mass, with cargo of sugar and mo-
lasses, valued at $50, 900.
Seizure OF Contraband Werc7,antEise.
LOUISVILLE, July lS.-Three Thousand dollars
worth pf leather seized near Salt River to-day,
in wagons, on their way from Portland, Kentucky,
to Tennessee.
Invasion of IOyva--The Towns of Milan md
UniGnvillc Burned by the SecessiOnists
BURLINGTON, Iowa, July Is The Ha'ok Eye
that messenger reports that 800 Confederate
cavalry had invaded Appearance county, Iowa.
They are reported to have burned the towns Of
Milan and Unonville. Iowa. 1t was feared they
would also burn Centreville, the county seat OF
Appearance county. There great excitement
in Monroe, Davis and other counties adj lining.
The people were gathering up everything available