The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-07


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In addition to the above, we learned yesterday
that Surveyor Andrews caused the bark Laura
Russ TO be seized. 1t is stated the Laura Russ is
owned in Belfast; but good portion of her is
owned in Florida, hence the seizure. She has but
lately arrived; laden with sugar, and consigned to
Messrs. c. d L. j. Peters.
The schooners Emma Amelia, GAYLE aud Henry
Cole were seized day before yesterday in PhiIadel-
phis, under the Conication act; also sixty three
boxes of tobacco and nearly 50 600 worth of proper
ty of 5. NJ. Daley, of Richmond, captain of the
Confederate army This property in the hands of
Sank & Co, of Philadelphia.
4 steamboat ia course of construction at Pitts
burg Penn, for Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, has
been seized by the United States authorities under
the Contiscation act. Mr.. Bell has paid about five
thousand dollars on the contract.
A Prize.
The Boston Courier has the following special
despatch:
EAST PoRT Me-, Sept 4.-The ship Alice Ball
has just arrived here in charge of prize crew.
She was captured iu the Bay by the U. =. revenue
cutter Arago. The Alice Ball is from Liverpool,
and no register or other papers except clearance
from the Liverpool Office. She carries Confede-
rate flag, which flying with the stars and
stripes it. This is the third ship that has
been captured within week by the Arago. The
prizes all lying in this harbor.
Capture of Federal Picket.
The Coniederates have very large picket squads
all along from Munson's Hill to Great Falls; from
ten to twenty always being seen together. One of
the pickets from the Chain Bridge left his squad
and went down a field and climbed a tree
to get sight at the Confederate camp, and they
caught him.
What a Spanish General Saw in the Federal
Army.
General Lana, the Spanish officer mentioned In
Mr.. RusselPs last letter, a visit to Washing
ton, writes letter to the Dtdrto dc Ia Hd6ana,
lust after the battle of Manassas, from which we
take graphic and amusing extract:
It lis necessary to this place to be convinced
of what is occurring, and to form an idea of what
kind of an affair army is composed of men with
out military habits, and led by oiicers-chiets
and generals-fOr the most part devoid of the ne
cessary knowledge. Excepting the war material in
the transportation department. such as wagons,
gun-carriages, ambuances, &c, which is magnih-
cent, all else is confusion of illcad men, wi hOut
any military instruction, and what is worse, with
out trying to acquire it, according to appearances
them pass days and nights in the camps without
doing nything, with the exception Gf battalion
| drill for a short while in the morning, and ago.
| in the evening. As far as have been ablPyriug
serve, they have no large fields for me, since |
or target exercises, which surprisSnis country
know the fOndpess they have for re seventy thou
| Nothing impresses you that thpreparing for war
| sand men in the neighborth in the city and camns
Silence and tranquillitun if everything were in =
neither more nor les
] normal state.