The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-31
WAR ITEMS,
Confederate Prisoners

~ Confederate Prisoners
Inc following the names of tha nrisonar.
taken by forces in Virginia and confined in the
old Capitol Building:" Sergeant r. J. Bates
Russell county, Alabama; T. Il. Buck, j. L. Cof4y
Gh' Gno 1pnn W. Davis, Autauga county, Ala. T. j..
Chambers, 2. g. Alfred, w Tofiin. Henry countv,
Alabama; j. ii. Howard, w. A. Price, R. T. Pool,
j.. ". Perkins, Russell county, Alabama of the 6tb
Alaoama regiment, and taken at Fairfax Station:
hpoert fauding, Uniontown, ID. ID. Fiquet, Tus-
canosa, and j. ). Walker, Pickepsvie OF the 9Th
ALABAMA regiment, taken at Springfield; Thomss
huIison, Uniontown, 4th Alabama regiment. taker
At Bull Run; NJ NJ MallOwes, Alleghanv county
srgihla, and D. 1. Mays Botetort county, Rad
Iords regiment, taken at Flint Hill; f
haycock, Fairfax county, same reoimant
taken at Vienna; A. C. Landstrest2 F,;r
lax county, and George H. Thomas Of
DistTict OF columbia, taken at Falls Church; Da-
via Porter, o: District of Columbia and same rep-
iment, taken in Georgetowp; s. S. Green Rich
mono, GoveTnors Guards taken at Burk's Station.
- "A. Reynolds, Slumtown, Virginia, sta regi-
hens' W. a. Melbnrn and Claiborne Lang, of
I3ouueun county, Virginia, lst regiment; H. C.
ferriii, charleston, South Carolina Hampton Lee
gion Ii. u Lewis, Anderson, South Carolina, and
H. bowman, Greenville, South Carolina 4th South
Georgia; Randolph Gray, Bibb county, F. Ward
iarris county, :. B. Bulklev, Bibb county
1e0rSia, 9th Georgia regiment; Lieut. Col B.
ID. Boone, iIshiniugo, ID Mississippi regiment; r.
Siie,i, ~ alhtr, lppah county mississippi, second
m'Sslsslppl regiment; Thomas Havs, New Orleans
Del'a Rangers; Lieutenant Danott, AlIegbapv
county, Virginia, 27th Virginia regimen: i II
Mcf all, Anderson, South Carolina, 4th South Caro-
Haa m regiment; George Barker, W. c. Humphreys,
L. A hammonds, Atlanta, Georgia; J. r. C. Cal.
VIE, Green county, Georgia; James Heshaw. =
Garrett, j. Brick, l.. Il. tirunaing Atlanta; A r.
nolmes, >: W. Brush, Lewis EstmeaI, Savannah,
oe"'Sl"j w. a. Barren Rome, Georgia, Sth Geor-
ga regiment; Il. PInkney, Pendieton, South Caro-
nna, 4th South Carolina regiment; F. +. Graysnn.
LesSeurg, Virginia, Sth Virginia regiment: and !
brlen, savannah, Georgia, S'h Georgia regiment
t@Aen Ge a. buIl Run John Silks, AbbevilIe South
carolina, Second South Carolina regiment; taken
at CentreVilie. w. NJ. Javins, Columbia South
Caro!lna, same regimeut taken at Fairfax Court
house. W. NJ. I. Thompson, Pontntac, Mississinni
.. ii. Wngh~ld, Amherst county Virginia, nine
teenth Virginia regiment; taken at Centrevilla
John Il. Ledbetter, Hanover county Virginia. Rad
lOrd's regiment; taken at the C0urt-house A !
om'th, Russell county, Alabama; taken at Sang
Teer Gross, Roads, and Michael Key, New Orlears
LOUISIANA, first specia! battalion, deserter. Wash
lHYtOn Republican,
nv, From the Washington Star rof last ereniug
"io'ehtehts Down ,he River-Attack on n
New TSattery
Last night the gunbUat Reliance came TO the
ara ior supply of coal, and to dav proceeded
back to her former station along the river shores
Yesterday. she and the Yankee discovered A new
battery, about half mile below Aqua Creek, near
the mouth of the Potomac Creek and round shot
was pitched into the Confederate camp visible
but a short distance in the rear of the battery
ihree rlled II FOUNDERS Immediately returned the
hre; diSchhrging seven shots at the vesses-Gour at
the Reliance, and three at the ankee. The Reli-
aice was not struck, though shell passed lust
ABOVE her smoke stack; but IL pound shot struck
the a1kee on her port side, Just forward of the
Phot-oox, ana lodged in the stOrage-room. The
smells from our guns could be distinctly seen burst.
ing IN the enem''s camp and batteries
Inc focahontas and Ice Boat Law off at a short
distance but did not engage in the attack The
gunboats laid off about l 200 yards from shore.
and poured in the she'll pretty thick from their d
ana 81 pound guns. What damage was done to the
Contederates could not De ascertaned; that to the
ankee was Insignificant.
The Freehorn lay at Fort Washington Yesterday
with prize schooner, having on board two females
caught between Fort Washington and the White
honse IN small boat, carrying information over
to Virginia. WV
The steamer George Page can be distinctly seen
lying up Aqua Greek, by vessels, but it is
probable she will rot down before she will be of
any service to the C0nfederates
Chicago Company taken Prisoners.
correspondent ot st. Louis Democrat
writing from Camp RoIla, Missouri, under date of
July 18th states that the night of the 24th
Captain Wadsworth, Of company |, 18th Illinois
lWyman's regiment). went ont towards Lanes
fralrle with a detachment of sixty of his men to
hunt up body of Con,ederates and have not return
ed. On the night Of the 25th, a MESSENGER came
into camp and reported that Capt. Wadsworth aud
his men bad been suddenly surrounded by party
OF Conederates numbering five hundred, and were
all taken prisoners. force of three companias
and several mounted rfemen were Immediately sent
out to the aid or release of Captain Wadswortb
and were expected to reach where he was by eight
O'Clock On the morning of the 26th CAPTAIN Wsds
worth is citizen of Chicago and is well known.
ii large proportion OF his company are from Chi
cagO.