The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-02
ARRIVAL OF THE sALTIaopE cow,,,s-

"a of The BALTIMORE COMMITS
sioNERs AT NEW YORK.
The following is taken from the New York T,i
bume of August LIST:
mi ARRIVAL OF REBEL PRISONERS
Inc United States steam transnort Josnnb Whit
ney, from Baltimore and Fort McHenry, landed her
reoei prisoners yesterday afternoon at Fort Lafay
cue commonly called, from its shape, Fort Dia-
mona, New York harbor, recently designated as a
place Tor the detention of prisoners CHARGED with
offences against the Government and the laws Of the
ohited states. AS most OF our city readers are
aware that FORT Lafayette is the dark brown pile,
situated on the northeast side of the Narrows he
tween Forts Hamilton and Richmond Being sur
rounded by water, its isolated position admir.hI,
adapts 1t for the service to which it has been do
voted. lieutenant Wood, the officer csmmandinr,
rigidiy excludes civilians and all others NOT oD
official service; and the chances OF escape wben
once inside the grim walls, under arrest, are very
slim indeed save through the regular process of
pardon or acquttal.
The prisoners who were brought hither from Fort
Mcilenry are:-R. II. Alvey, John Ii. Kusick.
John W. Davis, Dr. Edward johnson, James Il.
humphrey, alias Murphy. 7. c. Fitzpatrick, VIM.
II. Gatchell, Charles N. Hagelin, Charles Howard.
Samuel G. Lyon.
They were marched out of Fort McEIenry within
two hollow squares of soldiers 200 of the Goth regi
nent, Col. Pratt of Ulster county, being detailed
for guard duty, to accompany the prisoners IN New
| York On landing at Fort Lafayette thew were re-
ceived by Lieutenant Colonel Burke ID Artillery
| commander Of the post, who read the warrant and
iindlng the return correct, handed the prisoners
| over to Lieutenant Wood, in charge of the fort
They will be lodged in the easements, the same as
! the officers and men, and Colonel Burke will see
that they have furniture enough for their convent
| ence.
Each prisoner will receive one soldiers ration
DAILY, and be at liberty to procure such luyuries as
| his means and inclinations may call for Some of
the prisoners are evidently in good crcum-
stances; others as their crime, piracy, indicates,
are pretty hard fellows. They will be strictly CON
nnpn n hn limit ,,f Ia
orders requiring them to be treated kindly but
kept safely, till the Government dispuses Of the
charges against them.
Mr.. r. II. Alvey belongs to Hagerstown, Md,
where he displayed his sedious proclivites so bold.
" that he had to be taken care Of John II. Ku-
sick, Samuel ii. Lyon, James L. Murphy, and
Charles NJ. Hagelin were arrested at Cambridge a
lew weeks since, on suspicion that they had been
concerned IN the capture of the steamer ST. Nicho.
las. Charles Howard, William II. GatchelI and
John W. Davis are members the Baltimore Board
OF Police. DIR. Edward Johnston, of st. Marv's
county, was arrested on the steamer Mary Wash
ington at the same time with Col. Richard Thoma,
(allas "the French Lady, and Z. c. Fitzpatrick
on suspicion of having been concerned with Colonel
ihomas on the pirate schooner Josephine which
was subsequently, found abandoned in the month q
Chester River, and also in the seizure of tha g.
Nicholas. Marshal Kane and Colonel Thomas wer,
not among those sent here 1t having been deter
nilheu 10 retain at Fort McHenry all those whom
the late Grand Jury of the United States Distr;c
Court had indicted only those were sent agains
whom no specific charges had been alleged an,
who had not been indicted.
DESERVING SoLDlERs.-The Upper Marlboro Ga
@ette, of Wednesday, SAYS:
Since Friday last about thirty soldiers belongin.
to the Federal army have passed through this vii
iage and we understand a much larger number ba
been seen passing through that part of the countr
lying north of the village. Most of these men ss1
they are discharged volunteers returning east: bu
from the fact that many of them have been see
swapping" clothing with our negroes, the infer
ence is that they deserters who having seen tn
elephant in Virginia do not like his size and an
pearance. =
NEW DANoEs.-The Paris correspondent of tn
journal Of Commerce says: "The reign of Polkas
, vaise deux temps, and the other hopping dance
appear to be on the wane; the most renowned mai
tres de danse have introduced into the ball room,
Of Dieppe, Vichy, Fecamp and the other summe
resorts, the quadrile lmperiale, graceful dance
partaklng little of the minuet and which an
pears likely to become favorte with the youn
folks
The ex-Queen of Naples amuses herself at Ron,
by driving four-in-hand phaeton through tn
avenues of the Quirinal garden, striking attituG
therein, and having her portrait taken BY youn
orother-!n-law, who is crazy the subject Of pht