The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-15
WAR ITEMS.

Searching Houses i'm ISelair-Arrest of Archer
II. Garrett.
on Saturday morning, the good people of Beiair
were visited by $50 troops Of the PennsvIvania re-
giment stationed along the Pennsylva line 1t
soon became evident that they were anxious to
make % the acquaintance of a number of promineat
Jarrett was waited on, and ordered give up the
arms of the Bela- Light Dragons which he per
emptoriiy refused Co do. He then placed
under arrest. The military then searched a
Der OF dwellings aud ware-rooms for arms, but did
not succeed in finding any. They also searched for
several other citizens, and two arrests were
made, but they were released again. Capt. Jarrett
"as taken into Peunsy ivania. The people of Beiair
are greatly incenSed at this outrage.
The Commander Of the Confederate Forces
Beverly.
1t has been err0neously stated in several papers
that the Confederate troops who have been trying
to hold General Mcclellan in check, are command
ed By Mr.. Garnett, a late member of Congress from
Virginia. This is a mistake. The General of the
Coufederates is Major Robert Garnet, late of the
U. s. Army.
FROM FORT PICkENs AND KEY WEST.
From the Rloekattin% Sqmnsirun--N0 War
like MovcinentS zap 10 July ;.
The steamship Illinois, p. L. Terry, commander.
engaged in the transportation OF munitions of war
to Fort Pickens, arrived this afternoon
Left Fort Pickens Juna 10th and arrived at Tor
shell, &c, at Iorfugas (th@y not being required at
Fort Pickens) left July An and arrived at Kew
West the same day. l. f. Ky West july Sth at 3
Z. Nj, and arrived at New York july 18th.
The following ships were at Fort Pickans on our
departure:-The United States steamships Mssis-
sippi, ater Witch and Niagara: STEAMSHIPS Var
derbilt and Cahawba; also, II. B. Nj 5 steamship
Jason left the fleet on the 26th of June, and pro-
ceeded TO sea.
At T"rtugas, reports the bark David Wilson, dis
charging coal.
At Key West on departure of Illinois, were the
following ships: United States steamship Niagara,
she having come from Fort Pickeus for c0al steam
ship Cahawba, bound for New ork, with Captain
Barry s artillery company, waiting for coal and
water; United States frgate Colorado, United
States steamship Crusader, and Salvor.
On the 5th the steamship State of Georgia came
in from Fort Fickens, heing ordered to Key " est
for coal for the feet off St Rosa Island Schooner
Henry Mutt, of Philadelphia By news brought
by the Cahawbs up to the 9th Of July, no warke
movements had taken place at Fort Pickens
The State Of Georgia took from Pickens two
companies Of Wilson's Zonsves, and left them at
the Fort on Tortugas Island, and took from Tortu-
gas, 10 exchange, Capt Dawsons company of ar
men crsniug North.
At Key West every Ything is quiet.
Two briggs, the Brilliante and NJ. Stetson, are in
| the harbor, and four more are expected daily all
having been Captured at the mouth of the Mis-
sissppi.
The report that the Brooklyn was on shore of
one of the passes is incorrect The s. s. Sumpter,
belonging to the Confederacy formerly the Ha-
bana, ran the blockade while the BROOKLYN was in
pursuit OF an English vessel, and she is upon
the seas.
The Illinois brings Major Hunts light battery,
COMPANY W, 81 men, Lieutenants Chlze, Thomp-
son, Bailey, CheTbnurGe and Platt. Mr.. Tiff, Cap.
tain Burrows, Plupket-7 discharged seamen, and
10 discharged mechanics. Total 100 steerage, and
first cabin.
The Privateer JEFF Davis--ViSOrous Mea-
sures FOR her Capture.
The above active little vessel seems to hold in
contempt the present blockading feet. The New
York Herald of Saturday says:
The old revenue cutter Washington, seized at
New Orleans by the rebels last winter, has turned
up most unexpectedly in midst Under the
name OF jeff Davis, and commanded by
| Postell, late of the United States Navy, she has
been playing pretty pranks with our merchant
nen. From our telegraphic dispatches it appears
t'at this "bold privateer has been cruising off the
Virginia capes during the past week. and that her
| captures have been quite numerous. 0Oe ship,
| two brigs and two schOoners are known to have
| been seized, and the probability is that several
other merchantmen have fallen into the clutches Of
| the pirates.
Immediately upon the receipt of the news rela
tive to the seizure OF the above mentioned vessels
| the government at Washington ordered a fleet of
| revenue cutters and gunboats to be despatched
| from this port in quest of the daring privateer-
| The command of the feet was contided to Captain
Howard, and the cutters Jackson. Crawford and
| Farlna went promptly to sea- in tow of the steam.
boat Mercury. The Henrietta, Lieutenant j. G.
Bennett, Jr., now living off the battery, will start
in pursuit of the pirate to-day, provided her guns
arrive in time. The gunboat Ir0quois, one of the
fastest in the navy will also start on the same err
rand, to-day, so we shall have five armed vessels il
pursuit of the JEFF Davis before many hours.
Another Vessel Boarded.
| NEWPORT, July 12.-The brig Mary E. Thomp
| SOD, Captain Havner of and from Searsport Me-
| and bound to Antigua, arrived here this morning
The master states that be was boarded by boa
| from Confederate privateer brig.
Captain Havner also states that several othe
vessels were captured by this privateer, on the
same and two previous days, and headed for South
| ern ports.
The ship Mary Goode, from New York, wa
boarded but afterwards released.
The Mary E Thompson was boarded on the 9tl
inst, in lat. $50 l6|, long. go 40/.
NEWPORT, r l., July l2.-The schooner Enehan
tress, from Boston for st. Jago, was captured o
the Sth inst. by the privateer "Jeff Davis" an
sent to some Southern port.
From Fortress Monroe
The news by the steamboat yesterday mornin
| and on Saturday morning of little interest
| n Friday night body of thirty nine pickets wer
| sent out, who approached too near the Coufederat
lines, and twenty-five of them were captured sew
| enteen only returning to camp. There is no proba
| bility of an advance by Gen. Butler.
| COIumbiads.
A large number OF coumbiads have arrived i
Cincinnati from Pittsburg during the last fe,
days. Their destination, it is Understood, is Cairo
/ DR.. Simpson, Surgeon U. S. A, stationed at tn
Key West Barracks. died on the evening of the 4th
He was buried on the 5th with military honors.
The steam gun-boat R. Cuyler is now blockadin