The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-27

A gentleman who arrived in this city from Rich
mOnd, furnished us with copy of the Richmond
Examiner of Friday, in which find the following
returns of the vote on the secession ordinance
Special Despatch to the E1aminer
PORTSMOUTH, May 23-Mdnight.-Pollsa are closed
and result announced There were only rs votes
against secession cast here to-day.
The county is nearly unanimous for secession.
Harpers Ferry Jefferson county, votes SI2 in
favor, and 365 against, secession.
salem, (Roanoke county, Nav 23-The polls
at this precinct closed with the following result :
For ratifying the act of secession and amending q
the constitution, $780, no one voted against either
LYNCHBURG, MAY 23.-The polls are closed. For
ratifying the ordinance of secession 426; against
it none. Davis and Saunders are elected to the
House of Delegates. For amending the constitu-
ton, 1855; against it CO.
Other points, as far heard from, give similar
vote.
ALEXANDRIA, May 23.-The polls are closed. For
rattyipg the ordinance, 957; against it, log. Thos-
mas and CaZenOve are elected.
Fairfax has gone almost unanimously for seces-
sion.
MANCHESTER Chesterfield county, PRECINCr.-
The polls closed and the following is the result
ofshe vote at this precinct: for ratification, 800;
against il. none.
FREDERICKsBURG, Nav 23.-The polls are closed
For ratifying the ordinance of secession, III;
against it, 2
NORFOLK, May 23.-Tbs city is unanimous for
ratifying the ordinance of secession, ave6.
Albemarle county heard from, which give SIC for
ratification, none against it.
SCoTrsvILLE, (Albemarle county,, MAY 23-This
precinct pOlled 230 for raifying the secession ord-
nance; none against it.
KEYsvrLLE, (Charlotte,) Nav 23.-For ratifyng
the Ordinance of Secession IA; against it none.
GoHDoNsvTLLF, (Orange,), May 23.-For ratify-
ing Secession Ordinance 12S none against it.
HENRICo, c. H., May 23.-For ratifying seces-
sion ordinance ,OSG; none against it.
BOTErouRT COUNTY.-NOt vote against the or
dinance in this county as far as heard from.
SrAUNToN, May GAS far as heard from, in
Augusta county, the vote stands: For ratfying the
Ordinance $500; against it G.
Mr.. Charles Ii. Upton received 10 votes at Baps
Cross Roads for the Congress of the United States.
The vote upon the secession question for the
Union 70, for Secession 80.
AT Occaquan, Prince William county, the vote
was about 80 for dsunion to 60 for tie Union.
RICHMOND.
RICHMOND CITY, with the exception of one
ward was for ratification of the ordinance 2,499,
against it Q The ward to hear from is expected to
poll from 900 to l,200 in favor of the ordinance.
The Eraminer expects the whole vote of the State
to give a majority for Secession of 100, 900.
RICHMOND, May 23.- Robertson is elected to the
Senate, and Stegar, Robertson and Wynne to the
House. The vote against Ratification is very tri-
fling.
The Wise Dragons, Captain Adams company,
Occoquan, voted unanimously for secession.
FAUQCIER COUNTY.
Returns from this county show a unanimous vote
for Ratification far heard from.
Scott and Payne are probably elected to the Leg
islature.
CAMP ELECTION.
But ten UniO' votes were cast at the camp of
Col lien, in Berkeley county, to 252 for secession
The Border Guards, Berkeley Cavalry and He'd
gesvie companies, voted at Falling Waters. The
sense of the Jefferson companies taken for
members of the Legislature, showing about l20
majority in favor Of Andrew Hunter and A. K.
BOteler, W ho elected.
The Rockbrdge Rifles, under the command of
Capt. Letcher, and now stationed at Martinsburg,
voted unanimously for secession, as did the Cavalry
Company from Augusta county.
From Harper's Ferry we learn that the Union
vote less than 100, and that the vote for seces-
sion was 1900.
BY TELEGRAPH
Virginia Election.
WHEELING, MAY 25.-Twenty counties in Yves
tern Virginia have been heard from, and all give
large majority against secession.
Secession troops are now quartered at Grafton.
The number is not known.
A despatch from Frankfort, Ky. SAYS the Bor-
der State Convention meets on Monday.
SECOND DESPATCH.
MARIETTA, Pa, May 26.-The following election
returns have been received here from Western Vir-
ginia. showing Union majorties, as stated Berke-
ley county, 700 majority; Harrison, 1000; Wood,
1880; Morgan, 40G Rtchie, 37S; L0udon. / 600:
jackson, 400; Writ, 300; Pleasants, $50; bod,
bridge, $780, Barbour, $50; Taylor, 7OO Marion
$50; Wetzeil, l. Mason, L. 700; Cabell ESQ., Kan
auha, 200; Wayne, S00 Preston, 500
The office of the Parkersburg Ne,os, a secession
paper, was completely demolished on Friday night
by crowd OF Union men, who said they consider
ed 1t their duty to put stop to its issue.
SEIZURE OF PRIZE VEssELs.-The U. S. Distric
Attorney in New York has received communication
from the flag officer of the blockading squadron,
dated Hampton Roads, 2lst inst, stating that he
had forwarded to New York a number of prize YES
sells loaded at Richmond with tobacco, &C., among
which several English vessels. He desired
they should have early dis position. He states that
he does not think the English vessels desired to de-
fly the blockade, but that they merely sought to
cure the high freights and large cargoes they had
in. .-.--..-
The Pioneer, one of the vessels seized, is owned,
ship and cargo, at Richmond. The Tropic Wind,
another of the prizes, claims to be English ves-
sell but is commanded by Capt. Born, originally of
Massachusetts,, but more recently of Maryland
Ship North Carolina, of Norfolk Foster from
Havre for Norfolk, has arrived at New York prize
to the United States ship Minnesota She was
taken while going into Hampton Roads,
Several captures having been made in Hamnton
Roads before the expiration of the fifteen days no.
tice given by the Government of the blockade. res
titntion has been ordered in such cases.
Twenty vessels in all are said to have been seized
by the squadron off Old Point The blockade is
vigorous, and all attempts to evade it are unsuc-