The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-22

peas potatoes etc etc, were completely destroyed.
One gentleman ntnrms me that his loss and that of
his neighbors, will be $4,000.
| NEWS.
Second Lieutenant George ID. Parker of the
| Provisional army. has been chosen Captain of the
Harrls Guards, Sixth regiment Virginia vOlun-
| teers, In place of Captain A NJ Cunningham, re-
| signed Parker was in charge of one OF the guns
| at Seweii5 Point in the engagement with the
| steamer Monticello, and rendered good service
tie is native of Portsmouth and graduate Lex
| ington.
g. robert B Brnkley, late Orderly Sergeant of the
oeHoik Conlnpntals, whose election to the Can
taincy of the Cyprus Chapel company was men
S; S!nnsu wStk since, has accepted the new post
"iT2 M -oco men have already enrolled.
oan; no oageSon H7eys, Captain Etheridge, recently
" ySao'Ieu IN the county, have decided to attach
themselves to the new regiment of C,oInneI SamnaI
": Hs'n. Ii this scheme succeeds Portsmouth
VIII then have, exclusive of three from the conn
try, twenty-tour full companies in the field Isnot
this the banner section? NV
A rumor prevails that DR.. V. b. BilIisoIv. of this
city, one OF the pest surgeons in Virginia. has been
appointed to Colonel CEambliss' regiment. II this
Is true, Mr.. Secretary Walker deserves all praise
for restoring this chivaric gentleman to rank of
which he was deprived for the benefit of Dowb?
He was an Assistant Surgeon to the Third (Va)
regiment; but displaced by that miserable policy
which prevailed at Richmond prior to the accession
OF the Confederate States Government.
ENLIsTfNG FOR THE WAR.
The term of enlistment Of the Woods Rfemen
Capt. m Lamb, of the Argus newspaper, will ex-
pre- on the 3Oth of this month but it is understood
they will re-enlist FOR the war Such seems to be
the intention of all our volunteers, as RAPIDLY as
their present terms run ont.
MORE ABOUT GOV. LErCHER
Much criticism has been adventured here with
regard TO the last proclamation of Gov. Letcher
conlmOn-sense people failing to comprehend the
wisdom OF rejecting thirty thousand volunteers,
under the plea of inability to arm them, and
then, two months later by a general sGeep
Withdrawing in certain sections the total agricultu
RAJ and manufacturing labor. 1t amounts, virtu-
any, 10 cutting OFF State supplies and crippng our
cnmmissariat.
The First Regiment of South Carolina Vol
m unteers.
The Charleston Mercury saws that most of the
Is reg If South Carolina volunteers returned
Inere rom Virginia, will make arrangement to
leave their homes again in ten davs or a Fortnight
for the seat OF war.
From the Richmond Enquirer we clip the fol.
lowing:
Prisoners of War
The Hon j. P. Benjamin, Attorney General of
the G. S. A., has issued circular of instruction
to MarshaIs in relation to prisoners of war, and
persons captured at sea, under date of July 18th
1861. We insert that PARTON of it which is O
most Importance
l. All persons captured at and placed in GUS
tody OF the Marshals, are at to be confined in
such manner to prevent their obtaining anv
information which could be made useful to the
enemy.
2 All persons captured board of vessels
"hether armed OF unarmed) employed in the
public service of the United States, are to be con-
sidered as prisoners of All persons employed
IN the service of the enemy to be considered as
prisoners OF war, even when captured on unarmed
vessels not employed in the public service of the
enemy.
Persons captured on private unarmed vessels,
aud not employed in the public service of the enc
NY, are not prisoners of war.
Az Vha h,ra ,a1 hall Lnro
into custody persons captured sea, he shall make
out list of their names, rank and position, and
submit one copy thereof to the Judge of the court
aud another to the captors or their proctor for the
purpose of designating such as are to be detained
AS witnesses.
4 after separating those who are to be detained
IN confinement as witnesses, the Marshal will at
once deliver to the commander of the nearest mill
ary post ali the prisoners of war; and will trans
port to the frontier and place beyond the limits of
he Confederacy all such alien enemies as are not
prisoners of war.