The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-15

Interesting from Washington--Officers Dis
missed from the A,my--Military Guard
ing all the Roads on the Outskirts ofFthe
City.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Capt VIM. B. Johns, of
the Third Infantry, having declined the command
OF his company when ordered on particular ser
vice, the President directs that he cease to be an
officer of the army from Wednesday.
First Lieut.. Abner Smead, of the First Artillery
having, when with his company. under critical cir
cumstances, rendered his resignation in order to
escape from duty Herewith, the President directs
that he cease to be an officer of the army.
The regular troops now here have been ordered,
and have proceeded to the outskirts of the city, to
watch every avenue thereto, while the volunteers,
recently mustered in, guard the armories and pub
lie buildings Videtts are constantly seen riding
through the streets. Notwithstanding all this,
there is comparatively but little excitement here
relative to affairs progressing in Cha rleston harbor
SECOND DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The news from Charles
ton this morning is received here with deep regret
at the prospect of the future. There is no extra
ordinary excitement, but on the contrary general
depression.
Serenade to President Davis and Secretary
Walker ut MOntgOmery--The Latter Pre-
Wave over Sumter and the Federal Capitol
at Washington.
MONTGOMERY, April 13.-President Davis and
Secretary of War L. P. Walker serenaded
here last night. The latter was called out after the
serenade and addressed the crowd He said, in the
course of his remarks, that the "Confederate Flag
would soon be waving over Fort Sumter and from
the Federal Capitol at Washington if the indenpen-
dence of the Confederacy was not acknow lodged
and hosiities continued.
The only despatch received here last night from
General Beauregard is believed to have been favor
able to the Confederate cause.
SAVANNAH, April 13.-The lights at Tybee and
in the harbor have been discontinued for the pres
ent
Later from Montgomery.
LIEUT.. WOODEN, BEARER OF DISPATCHES TO U. S. FLEET
AT PENSACOLA, TAKEN PRISONER.
MONTGOMERY, April l3.-Major Chambers, of the |
Alabama army, has arrived here from Pensacola, |
and brings Lieut.. Reed Wooden, of the Federal |
navy, prisoner of war. He was bearer of des- |
patches to Fort Pickens and to the Federal feet in |
Pensacola bay. He is held by the Secretary of |
War, who sent detachment to arrest him.
Dispatches from Governor Pickens, giving intel |
ligence of the surrender of Fort Sumter, were
received by the Secretary of War that afternoon
and read by the Clerk of the War Department
from the Executive buildings in the presence of
President Davis and his Cabinet. Seven guns were
fired in honor of the event. and there great re-
joicings among all classes of our citizens.
Lieut.. Wooden, who is prisoner here has been
compelled to give up to the Secretary of War his
dispatches from Lieut.. Slemmer to the government
at. w Washington. The.Attorney Generals opinion is
requested as to the law in his He violated
promise to report to General Bragg, and carried
in secret dispatches to Fort Pickens showing 10
Captain Bragg other dispatches, and failing to re-
port himself on his return.