The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-20
WAR MOVEMENTS,
FROM AN EyE-yvrTynss .n VIEW,

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"hlle IN Alexandria to dav | saw tho ero;no
VINO was on the train that was fired into at Viarn
e loiu me that the first ball damaged the cvIind
VI 'he engine and cut the connection between ii
car next to the engine and the otbers Tha f..
hung himself fat down on the bottom of +to .,I
ana refused to bulge. The engineer ,,ot tbo =,
g'he In starting order, however. and a. ,haro -,
TI TI great weight attached. managed IN ,novo of
me Srads was down hill, and onca st,rtad bo D.
no n u'inculty. He had barely started hafora -
WonieaeTate troops, after pouring in Crane an
masNeefy, charged on the Federals and ronpIetaI
must baue h' tpem' rms he saw. He says the los
"iTSt Tt nave been very heavy.
Ihere are no troops here comnary oo,,
oIn 1911 IN tne me Mount Vernon from Washington ves
ae'uay: They caught a negro at tba IanJin,
San,,,ap np'csa h'm t" conduct them to Captai
Cantain OK OK mousse which they searched
;GaPtain Cox told them be had a decided oh
JeO1ioh 70 their proceedings, but as thev warn to
/ t1ng' ne intended to make no resistance Tbo,
were as civil as possible, under the crcumstonco:
"ha Gnu u'd no damage. They afterwards bought
SSheep, which they concluded to slaughter with hi
lets. They finally succeeded on frinr the t,-an.i
e'a Voiiey Worse shooting cannot be imaginad
! me steamer st. Nicholas was boarded in 81
mary river on Saturday last. Boxes we're broka,
npIhn tTrh ana bales ripped, but trunks were dis
III IL was, OF course, the work of some scrub
me Navy officers give us no trnubIa II - !; a.
SNilah muftS," who infest the river with 60
description of small craft 1t ia astonishing rba.
&C. ., oeggars have been commissioned bv the GOV
| Jr, - p"S'e, C.
~, The Federal Loss at Grent Hetn.,
Inc New York Tribune publishes the Sto+a,
W W. s"idler In the GeTman regiment who was !,
Tue Tue nght at Great Bethel. He puts down the ios
oI l,'e herman regiment alone at 45 men, and tht
Total loss of the various regiments engaoad q,
from $50 to l60 s"seu al
Federal Troops at Port Tob,cco.
we mentioned yesterday that two comnapies n
the list regiment had left the Navy Yard at Wosh
'nston for Port Tobacco. We take the foIIovino
account OF the trip from letter to the New yorI
Tribune: Vi
!, landing was made at Chanel Point four r,iIo,
I'M; !il' slde OF Port Tobacco at O'Clock this morn-
S, "nen the two companies took IN n line -,
TI1! ch INTO the interior under command of Canta;n
the vi company +, for the purpose of searching
one premises of a captain of secession cavaJrSS
oomTpahy some live miles distant
en'y HVe men were sent ahead in two amin
lahces' guided by slave, whom the ex nlorara ~
Notbin, N, a'ter much coaxing, to point out the wav,
ana ammunitions having doubtless baan rao,S a, S
otn D. inc premises. On their way back to ChonaI
it, several barns and schoOl-housas We
Sesrched, but with like result. "e'e
'o trace OF the rebels at Port Tobacco was die
'eu' 10 the modification of the bovs of tho 7Ist
VINO had been led to believe that tbev ara .n
NJ NJ naFe an opportunity of meeting the enemy
10y learned while there that several hundrad
thu ,ne men crossed over to the Virginia shore onv
donbtIy oeLore IN schooner, among whom were
search. " "H0u 'hey were IN
ne rebels guns and flags were distinctly viO;bIa
hC Aquia creek and from the fact that large nnm
ston sS ehIS were discernible, it is certain that
st'nS lorce Is gathered there which is heino ro;
forced from time to time from tba IeIn-
Inc steamer Mount Vernon TODAY recaived ar g
W get Immediately under weigh for soma
PIiad pida uo"n the rlve: and amply manned and pro
II WIN ammunition, she has departed
e'ident that the secPssinnists intend IN ointor
lere with the navigation of the Potomac % ~ 'ei
erecting batteries on its banke '0i "y
o;t Sonn bnaGshaw, of Indianapolis, has bean an
pointed Brigade Quartermaster, 'N "p-
- Correspondence Of the Daffy EyccbanosI
hh"de Island Regiment Mt Frederick.
FREDERICK, June Is, lSGl.-We have in town tho
crack Rhode Island regiment TODAY on tbair
way 10 Washington. They have deported tbo,n
serves In the most disorderly and undetermined uo
violating not only nropriety, but all respoct Eor
private right. They endeavored to breo,, into ,bo
Herde@ ofhce being informed that there vas ,bo
impression OF small secession flag pastad IN tbo
"ail-sroke into sundry enclosures to mil do,rn
little secession flags set up by the boys-and fan,
a,uant .g ago crowd OF them rushed down the
secoss; .o"aru' mouse where they were informed
seoeSsioh nag was to be found. They filled tha
mouse, at once, with armed men, in the absence nr
'"e o"her-a shop-keeper, and ransacked every
apartment, IN the most violent and riotons man,
her,to the great terror of the women They we're
utterly vold OF all control and discipline or vera
let loose on the town. do MT o,ac,r.
ate their behavior In the least IS -
man VINO cheered for jeff. Davis was cbarrod
on oy soldier, and would have been narnnotaJ
t"u iot the putt OF the muSket been Knocked down
py ahystander. Some of the Union mon oT 3D.
LOWE acted as guides to the troops and indic,tS
erners" o'n"ApouS oouth-
Cor. Of the Associated Press
~ Ihe Latest from Fortress Mo,,roo
FORTRESS MONROE, June IS, p M.-DUrirr tbo
last two nights important reconnoisances bape bane
made from the Fortress and Newnort- NJ ;
dne utrec,lon of Great Bethel Last nghta strong
oetachment was at New Market bridga tn
glon about the mouth of Rock River b,s oId lL - re
examined by our scouts Lieut.. Rutlar onJ Mra
w w lhtnrop Yesterday visited Great Bethel win -
nag OF truce for the body of the late Major WI,
at ntp' Tue mission was entirely successful. The
PPa,tf were Kept waiting at distance from the
M, l@r runcatlons until the BODY could be nrncnred ~
1y 1hey were courtesly treated by the officers and
oo,' ~, Magruder sent his compliments to GannroI
tter. NO information has been obtained reIa.
i've to the forces at Great Bethel. AccnrJin,r "a
orktown. '-ei'S "'
Major Wnthrop's body is now being conveved 70
tne ba aimore boat and will be taken to Boston for
S: 5. Gils, of Col. McChesnev,s reoimert rr..
buried to-day. He was accidentally shot wI,iIa on
guard oy the sentinel nearest to him. Col Nc
HHinesney mas resigned his command on account of
illness, and returned to New York VI
Gen Butler is to-day on the Rim Rams o>,nori
lient'ng with Sawyer s ri1ed gun.
LCorrespondence ofthe " r Times
1he Ifiai of Sasvyer's RifIed Cannon
s roNfhEss MONROE, June l7.-Recent events have
ai'ention with great point, to the proper
Ioholhalon OF the regular and volunteer forcaS
IL Is clear that a reform is needed in tbis 80;
'ant matter snd that it should be made So 90 tp b
permanent. Intelligent officers of the volunteer
~ ~. tions oi tIe army are becoming more and more
uP lesseu win the fact that they need and must
nave the experience of the regulars The nrinoi
pal leaders OF the Confederate troops-tba mon
most active In the actual feld-are those who hava
Deen successful officers OF the United States arnv
hey nave not lost their skill and efficiency. They
nave but transferred them from the banner of ~
Union to that of Secession
An exhibition Of the SAWYER proiecIila tool- rloo
yesterday at the Rip Raps F"o0
The gun.was brought from New York recentIv
M, ~ e oostzacGaicoS, II connection with the Ma
'si M brigade. 1t was placed on the unfinished for
LlhcatIon at the Rip Raps known as Fort CsIbonp
"hlch commands the shore up and down in tho al
'ectlon OF SeweIPs Point. Here it was pronosed
70 ,est the proJectile, and learn the exact range
my oeGti"h OF the secession batteries The gun
" DIS Hred eleven times. The charge was about 5lI
pounds; the aim as high as 45O, and as Ioy %
To- Inc nearest distance hit was 9, $50 wards. the
ireateSt distance hit was 500 yards; this carried
'Se 0NeS t"'o me 'oaer of Hampton Roads, ouer and
'eyomd He'oelPs Point. VIZ"
Mt the Camp of the Morv-
land Volunteers.
An anair occurred at the encampment Of the Ma
'ylana Volunteers, near Mount Clare denot. on
honuay, which is an indication of the reckless
'haracer OF the men and the utter inability of the
'hlcerS to control them when they give vent to
'helr hendIsh propensities. As Colonel Smalps
pennsylvania regiment was passing in the cars for
" ashlngton about four o'clock that morning, from
accident or otherwise shot was fired from the
window OF one of the cars. The MARYLAND soldiers
immediately returned the fire; and as the aim of
several of them too high, some of their halls
oyer the tran and took-etfect in the encamp-
ment OF Colonel MOreheads regiment which is Io
Gated on the opposite side of the railrnad Ino
'Dort tlme the entire regiment were under arms.
out as the train had passed, the firing subsided
during :he firing, however private of Colonel
hoIeleau regiment was shot in the elbow. The
" "ounue" S0luler was under the impression that he
had peen shot by one of those on the train; bat in
view OF all the circumstances, it was a dificult
matter to determine who had shot him. 1t is STA
Tea that Col. Morehead has asked of Col McCon-
'el an explanation of the affair. We have heard
ot other acts committed by mem bers of this regi-
neDt, which do not tend to reflect credit unon
either officers men. FOA
Passage of More Federal Troops.
About eight O'Clock yesterday morning the
twenty first New York Regiment from BROOKLYN.
by Colonel VIM. F. Rogers, arrived at
the Bolton depot. After dsembarkipg, the line
was formed and they marched to Camden station.
where they were seated in cars which had been
prepared for their transportation to washington
The body numbered 1000 strong, and was well
'qupped.
At three O'Clock in the afternoon there was
another arrival over the Northern Central Raj