The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-21
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN sTEAMERs.
NEWS VIA WASHINGTON,
From last evenings Washington .Mtar:

Last night, two fine side wheel steamers-the
Underwater and Jacob Bell of New York ARRIVED
at the Y ard, where they rapidly being trans
formed into gunboats for the Potomac The Jacob
Bell expected to take on her armament and oo
down tonight, the Underwater following to-mar-
row evening. Two other steamers 1.-THE Satellite
and Putnam) of the same line have also been pur-
chased, and will arrive here in a few days These
vessels can carry a very effective armament, but
the exposed condition of their machinery renders
them quite liable to be crippled in an engagement
The steamer Baltimore came up from Old Point
last night, where she has been detained by bad
weather, bringing in tow eleven fine ships launch
es; Tour OF which were at once fitted out, each
with twelve-pound boat howitzer and marines
and towed down to tine fleet by the Baltimore. To-
day workmen are rapidly fitting up the remaining
seven in the same style, and these will doubtless 60
down to night. The Baltimore reports all quiet
down the river, and at Old Point.
Last Friday morning the U. s. ship Cumberland
arrived in Hampton Roads from Boston, where she
had been undergoing repairs. Immediately upon
her arrival, flag of truce down from the
Confederates, bringing one or two prisoners, but
their evident purpose to learn the name etc
of the new conner. Commodore Stringham how
ever, has upset the plans o'ssecesh in their efforts
to spy about IN our lines under flag of truce and
now when one appears a Federal tug meets it at
Sewelrs Point, (haf way,) where our officers can
examine the work of the COnfederates as we'll The
Cumberland will tarry but a short time, it is be
lieved, at Old Point, but will soon leave on
the seacoast.
The Penguin has left Old Point and Joined the
Potomac totila now lying off Aqua Greek. The
Mount Vernon block AIDES the mouth of the Kappa
hammock, and the Louisiana guards the Eastern
shore, near Cape Charles All on board these yes
sells are well and in good Spirits
Some time since the ''interna machine" captured
by the Resolute was examined and about two
barrels OF pow der taken from tn iron bomb but no
other explosive material was found 1t is rumored
that other 'masheens" have been found, but this
needs confirmation.
The seaman, Earnest Walton, who was wounded
in the affair of the Resolute at Matthias Point is
lying quite i'll at the hospital and it is thought will
! not recover
Ine newspaper story alleging that Commander
WIN. ID Porter, u. S. NJ is on his Wav home from
the Pacific sdel in irons by order of The NAVY De-
par'meht, Is untrue. On the publication of his
.e ,et,er, encouraging his to fight in the oil
| gsIpny army, orders were sent to the Commander
OF the fachc squadron to take from him the COM
mand OF the sloopof-war of which he was in charge
and to hand him his dismissal from the service
sen, to the Commodore's care at the same time.
p. mnen .nose papers were received, Commander
| Porter was at San Francisco, and was teleorsnhed
for to return to the ship. But getting wind H. :;
presumed) of the contents of the despatchas ro; "
ing his immediate return to his ship, he failed 70
| obey the order BY telegraph, and has not bsen
| heard of by the Commodore up to the latest ad
| vices received from him at the Department OF
another officer has been put in charge of the
| sloop-of-war. ...
| THE TWO YEARS MEN.
We hear that portions of the 18th and 2lst New
FORK regiments have been melted by some unknown
parties to set up the plea, that the two years men
and the three months men are on the same footing.
1t can only end in trips to the Dry Tortugas; we
apprehend, on the part of such of them may de.
'"ne TO do duty on any such foolish excuse.
Foh WHAT CAN THEY Be INrENDED?-we are au.
= 1eu 10 request the officers Of the Home Guard
oompanies 70 call their men together at their
1ho rn;,s .n,s evening, to ascertain the number
ssru;ca W." d Tor short period patriotic
fence ou Tuesday morning.
dn case any are required to leave the city, they
patch. "''0"'y D''
Ell. Inc Dubuque Herald has reduced it's column,
rem eignt to seven, on account, the sd;tnr ssv
o. the falling of Of advertising matter snd r.: