The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-04
WAR ITEMS.

WAR ITEMS.
From III: PhH1dslptia Inquirer.
The HatteTas PRISONERS,
lheir arms were mostly altered from flint 20 per
cussion locks They were of very poor oualitv
But two companies were fully uniformed the res
were IN citizens clothes. There was a separat
corps OF Coast Guards recently organized into regi
ments under Col. Martin, one Of the most prn mi
nent North Carolina LAWYERS
| a number of the defenders were from the com
| Try, having volunteered since the arrival of th
heet, Consisting OF substantial men, planters shin
owners, tar-boiers, prOpretors.
When the prisoners were taken on board tb,
! Adelaide the call for water universal and the
! thirst appeared unquenchable. All the ice or
BOARD was used up in a twinkling. The prisoners
sald they had had water fit to drink since they
had been in the tort They were perfectly ex
| Aamsted, and could lie down anywhere for a nan
Inc hospital was poorly supplied The wounds
without exception, were caused by the explosion o.
bombs, and were Of horrible descrintioo. Tbcv
| hot she'll r avn
=, The Roanoke was shot once, and the Monticello
| thrlGe, but sustained no great DAMAGE Thcsc
| were the only rebel shots that struck
- me rebel prisoners speak Of the firing Of the
Cumberland and the Susquehanna as most terrific
and telling.
| little before the surrender, a detachment nj
the 10Th regiment proceeded to the encampmpnt ol
rebel regiment up the inner beach, and burnt the
tents, munitions, and all the garrison equpsge
Inc 0ombardmcnt was terrific. Gen Butler
counted with his glass twenty eight shells falling
in the space OF eight minutes within Fort Hatteraa
all thrown a dsta: ce Of two miles and half The
rebels wondered that the range was so exact. not
knowing mat our men at Fort Clark guided the
gunners by signals.
=. helntorcenents of 1000 men were on the way to
the tort when it surrendered.
Affairs ut Manassas-Ealtimore Wanted {
Winter Quarters.
Se dc Kay" writing to the Louisville Courier
from Camp Barlow, near Manassas under date of
of August 23d, says:
week of chill rain storms has served ia remind
US not only OF the personal discomforts of camp life
but OF the rapid departure of summer and the near
approach OF the season of the "mist and mellow
truittulnes5." The "last roses" are indeed bloom
ing, though 1t was but the other day that pucked
one on the battlefield, where it bad opened its
delicate fragrance upon the tainted air. amid the
wreck and desoatiou of horrid war
e still nger IN possession Of our dearly bought
position; our forces occupying, at present,
advanced lines than before the 2lst of july Aside
from the moral effect upon the whole world and
that Is momentOus, Immortal victory has
availed us but little. We barely hold our own; but
then the month of apparent .naction has been
wisely employed by our Generals in preparing for
the decisive blow Of the contest. When we shall
strike QUEEN 8dbe? No one, save General Johnston.
who closets himself in his little yellow brick head
quarters mile west OF our camp, and diligently
engages himself in reorganizing the army and
making ready for the conflict which shall result in
freeing nine millions of people and re-establishing
the Ark of Liberty, SO long desecrated by the i'm,
pious Northmen.
That there will be forward movement soon we
nave every reason to believe, and no reader of the
Courier need he astonished while slipping his morn
log coffee If be sees the announcement Of our occu
ration of Maryland and the hemrning in Of the
Federal Capital. We must have winter Quarters
and Baltimore would furnish splendid accoinmoda.
tiOns for our forces.
We take the following glaring canard 10 the SEN
sational strain, from the Philadelphia Inquire of
yesterday. There Old house or two on fire
"onlF this and nothing more''
AErocious ViiIainy--Attempt to Burn the
City and Rescue the Female Prisoners.
Beyond any doubt the fires Of SATURDAY. NIGHT
caused by ucendiares for the PURPOSE of
rescuing the women confined here for their tra-
t0rous pTocivities Let female alone for cxpe-
dlent5. 1t was undoubtedly we'll planned, and the
time set tor operations to commence at given
signal. fortunately, however, there was no wind
astir, and the flames from the old wooden buildings
which mad 60 purpesely fired, were soon extin-.
guished. lfit had been otherwise, the surrounding
houses could not have been saved, in which
event, the prBOn-hOusC OF Mrs. GreenhOw and
Mrs. Phillips would have been in great Danger
A rush was made by Somo unknown persons to
the dwelling OF the prisoners, demanding entrance
to TO- save the ladies from the approaching flames
They were ordered back by the guard, but thew
persisted and made another attempt, and were
1naIly driven back and away at the point of the
bayOnet.
Another attempt was made late at night. a stable
being fired. In the height nf this on1agration, a
group OF men discoved in close consultation in
tn vicinity OF the prsan-house-- started to-
n ara a. aq9 a s R ne2c gTSvg4 e sc9TeT that
and finally retired.
From, the PhHqdDlptia Lcdgrr.
A biography of the sumter.
Ihc following, in reference to the pFiyateer Sum.
ter, was obtained from authentic source The
vessel WAS modelled by Mr.. John w. Lynn, then of
the firm of Byerly Lynn, and built by that
firm. She is 1853 feet long, by rs feet beam, II feet
bold, and is OF $50 tons register. Her machinery
was made by Me3srs. Reaney, Seaie 4 Co. She
has two boilers and her engine is of 400 horse pow
er. Her cylinder is so inches, and her propeller
wheel oi brass, 10 feet in diameter. She was built
for Captain James COnnell d Co., of New Orleans,
and was designed to ply between th at port and Ha
vana. Herera & Co, of Havana, were part own
cas- The steamer was launched on the 18th Of
May, 1893, and was christened "Habana." Ou her
trial trip, on the Delaware she went from the
Navy Yard shears to Chester distance of sixteen
miles, in IS minutes, and afterwards in carving
the mail between New Orleans and one of the ports
OF South America, she acquired and maintained
reputation for speed, which made her uuite notori-
GUS She is precisely the size of the gun. boats
which are now being constructed for the govern.
ment. 1t is the opinion of those who best know
the Sumter that vessel OF the United States
Navy is Of equal speed.
Biography and Description Of the JEFF.
Davis
The Richmond papers announce that the priva-
teer brig Jet Davis has been wrecked of the coast
ofFl0rda. The JEFF. Davis was formerly known as
the brig Washington, Coast Survey vessel, we'll
known in the waters Of the Chesapeake and was
seized last winter at New Orleans. When she was
attached to the Coast Survey, in the year 1916.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox was mid
shipman ou board OF her.
Since her seizure by the Confederates she has
captured several of our merchant vessels. AS
prlvateer, she may be described as a full-rigged
brig, painted black outside, and has a very dirty,
rusty appearance. She is heavy king, sits deep
in the water, and is not at all rapid sailer. Her
sails are all OF hemp, except the main tnpsai and
fore topgallant sail, VIII ch of cotton. An iron
rail runs around the quarter and the poOp is even
with the rail.
On the main deck, between the foremast and
mainmast, carries long TWENTY-FIVE pound gun,
of the Uld-tashioned English make, with a
British crown and other English insignia stamped
on the breech. The gun is mounted on a revolving
carronade slide, rendering it capable OF being
turned in any direction, like swivel. Her battery
or broadside is located amidships, and consists OF
four gnns. They two thirty-two pound and
two twelve-pouud carronades, mounted on the ordi-
nary carronade slides. One twelve pouuder and
one thirty-two-pounder each side of the
ship, giving her broadsde of forty-tOur pounds.
These guns are OF the same pattern as the long
gun forward, and are similarly marked and stamped.
The port holes have been pierced in the bulwarks
OF the main deck (which is made to serve as a gum
deck, and kept closed until the intended victim
is within deadly range. Her crew numbers about
sixty men, and to accommodate the extra force of
privateersmen, rough temporary deck has been
erected below the main deck, and partitiOned off
into hunks.
Among the Trumpets. Ha ! FIa.
We fear the Philadelphia Inquirer is going to
"the Sawannas where the war is" In the name
of Hatteras says heroes must be forthcoming,
and it follows that the editors of the Inquirer will
be going forth "with ffeand drum"
'The tide of victory seems fairly to have turned,
and corresponding aacrity will no doubt be
hereafter shown in the enstments. Who will lie
at home. content with simply reading and hearing
of the stirring scenes in which our brave soldiers
enemy? Bring out the drum and hfe-now heroes
must be forthcoming"
Important Movements.
A special (NashviIle) despatch to the Louisville
Courier states that General Bragg has been ordered
to report for duty with the army of the Potomac.
maud at Pensacola. The Confederate Congress, max
ing virtue of necessity, have reported bill pro-
hihting commercial intercourse with the North
during the existence Ot the war, except in certain
necessary articles, which are specified. The Con-
federate States War Department has authorized
the establishment of recruiting stations in Missouri
Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. State hos
pitals have been established in Louisiana, Alabama
Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina. 1t is
currently reported that John Slidel, of Louisiana
will be appointed one of the new Commissioners to
Europe.
\ Warming
The Charleston Courier is denghte with the nom
intercourse policy. ltsays: "The late declarations
from the Vigilance Committee of several cities, and