The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-07
WAR MOVEMENTS
FROM FORTRESS MONROE
Brush Between the Harriet Lane and
Battery.

A Brush Between the Harriet Lane and n
Battery.
Correspondence of the associated Press.
t FORTRESS MONROE, June 5.-Co Townsend's Al
: bany Regiment arrived here to-day, and goes into
! encampment near Hampton. 1t is thoroughly pre-
pared for immediate service.
Col Bartlett has not yet arrived from Washing
ton. The Naval Brigade will doubtless be entirely
disbsnded in few days. Eighty of them are still
at the Rip Rsps
f This morning the Harriet Lane exchanged about
fifty shots with the Confederates' battery at Pig
, Point nearly opposite Newport News, on the
James river She received two shots, wounding
five men, one of them severely. The Harriet Lane
about three-four this of mile from the battery
the seven embrasures of which disclosed heavy
pieces Two of the Harriet Lanes shells burst
Immediately over them.
On Monday night five companies went nearly
to the ''iialt-way House." between Hampton and
= Yorktown.
, General Butler has spent the day at Newport
News.
FROM CHAMBERSBURG.
Arrival Of TrOOps-From Harper's Ferry
only two Guns on the Maryland Heights
.-Ihe Advance Movement of the Penn
sylvania Army.
ChAMBERsBURG, June 5.-Only 100 out of the 200
baggage wagons necessary for transportation pur-
poses OF the whole force have as yet arrived.
TWO regiments of volunteers and five companies
OF cavalry will advance as far as Hagerstown to-
night or tomorrow. The Seventh, Eighth and
Tenth Regiments will leave Camp Slifer as
the rain abates and will encamp ten miles below,
near Greeocastle.
Perfect plans of all the cross and country roads
Leading to Virg inia in Maryland, in possession
OF General Patterson, and copies being rapidly
made Tor distribution among the field officers
The troops are very impatently awaiting the for
ward movement.
scout reports this morning that the rebels have
succeeded in passing a wagon load of powder
through the Home Guard at Sharpsburg, and car
red it safe into Harper's Ferry.
Colonel Rowley's Thirteenth Pennsv Ivania Regi- |
ment arrived from York last night. The Sixteenth
is expected from the same point to dav.
Two men belonging to Company f, Second Cav
airy Regiment, yesterday lett their camp with a |
pass, came to town, put on citizens clothes, and
started southwark. They were arrested by the
picket guard of the Scott Legion, ten miles SOUTH |
and brought back. They are lodged in prison
| Each of them had three pistols
Through scout sent to the Maryland Heights,
| overlooking Harper's Ferry, who returned to- day,
we have n report that there are fewer troops upon
| the Heights than one week ago. He says positively
| that there were only two guns in the battery, and
that 1t can be st rmed with but little loss of life
and the guns turned upon the Ferry He explored |
| three routes by which the troops can approach |
| within three hundred yards of the battery, and
then by rush carry tlre guns at the point of the
| bayonet.
| 1t is the impression of the residents of the neigh
borhood that the troops are preparing for retreat
| as an eventuality.
forward movement is evidently contemplated
| for to-morrow. The advance will consist of Colo
mel Thomas Cavalry, which will march overland.
The other corps and regiments will be thrown for
| ward rapidly.
Colonel Thomas cavalry comprises five compa-
nes of the Second United States Cavalry, includ-
| ing the First City Troop. These, with two campa-
MES of artillery, acting infantry, commanded by
| Captain Doubleday; one company Of regular in
| fantrv, also under Captain Doubleday; the Sixth
Regiment Colonel James Nagle; the Twenty first
| Regiment Colonel BalIier, and the Twenty-thrd
| Regiment, Colonel Dare compose the First Bri-
| gad-, Colonel Thomas, commanding.
| Second Brigade-General Wynkoop, command
| ing First PENNSYLVANIA Regiment, Colonel Y ohe;
Second, Colonel Stambaugh; Third Colonel Man
Mere; Twenty fourth. Coone Owen.
Third Brigade Brigadier General Williams
The Pennsy vania regiment, ColoneIIrwin; Eighth,
Colonel EmIey; Tenth, Colonel Meredith; Tweu-
tieth (Scott Legion) Colonel Grav
Fourth Brigade-Brigadier General Neglev.
Thirteenth regiment, Colonel Rowey; Fourteenth,
Colonel Johnston; Fifteenth, Colonel Oakford Six
teenth, Colonel Zegler.
The Nj tn regiment, Colonel Longnecker, will
be brought here and attached to the First Brigade
The whole will be under the immediate comm and
OF Major General keim, General Patterson, senior
officer, commanding: General Bartram A. Shaffer
is now acting as Adu.ant General.
THE AFFAIR AT PHILLIPPI.
Colonel kely's Wound not MOrtal-His
Chances for Recovery Good-The Troops
still at Philiipp.
GRAFrox june A messenger has lust returned
from PhilIippi, having left there at o'clock this
AFTERNOON, medical examination of Col. kelly's
wounds has been made by Drs. Frizze Thoburn,
and Robinson, who pronounced them not mortal.
His chances for recovery are considered favorable
He was in good spirits.
The troops are still concentrated at Philppi
and large cargoes of provisions left here Tor
them to-day.
VIM. J. Wiley is a prisoner, and at this time is
quite i'll; Valuable papers found in his pos
session. indicating his extensive completely in the
bridge-burning business When arrested he en-
deavored pass himself for Waitman T. WILEY
The Wheeling Mteltgencer of Wednesday says:
We learned yesterday evening from various teIe-
graphic dispatches that the bridges recently burned
by the SecesSionsts, and more recently repaired
by our folks, were washed away yesterday by the
high waters. A despatch to Mr. George Harrison
yesterday morning stated that Col. Kelly was bet
ter A despatch Yesterday afternoon to the same
gentleman announces that "Col. Kelly is badly bat
not fatally injured" A despatch to Major Oakes
also contains the gratifying aun0unc -ment that
Colonel Kelly is not dangerously wounded"
Report of Arms being stored Mt Havana fer
the COnfederates.
WAsHTNGToN, June 6.-It having been repOrted |
that large number of arms had been stored at
Havana under the protection of the British flag for
the Confederate States, Consul Shuhat was direct
ed to inquire into the subject. A letter has just
been received from him, in which he saws the mat
ter had previously engaged his attention. He had
heard that all munitions of brought there as
merchandise must b. Immediately deposited in a
Goverument warehouse, and sold then only by |
express permit from the Captain General. bms IT, |
1t would be impossible to land the number of rifles
specified, namely, 200 900, without the knowledge
OF the G"vernment, and the authorities on their
own account would be extremely unwilling to per-
nit the Illicit importation of such large amount
of arms to the Island of Cuba and, besd s, he had
the assurance of the Captain General that it will
not be permitted.
A Spanish house had ordered in Belgium 7e, 900
rifles with view to speculation in the present
crisis but as this house has failed the Consul pre-
the order will not be filed. fle is under the
impression that few Of the rejected muskets of the
Spanish army have been sold there at public auc.
tion-say ten thousand-and that these are the only
arms which have gone from Havana to our South
ern ports for the use of the secessionists
Dispatches to the Navy Departments.
WAsH'NGr"N, June 6.-The Navy Department to-
day received dispatches from Lieutenant Craven,
commanding the STEAMER Crusader, dated Kew |
West May 9th. He SAYS: "On the l4th the
steamer Swannee late iampero, arrived there from
New Orleans. Under the proclamation of blockade
as also the order of the Secretary of the Treasury
for clearance to ports of the seeded States al
refused to permit her to return 70 New Orleans,
he offered to clear her for New York, which offer
was declined. He therefore detained her for the
use of the government and the captain relingush-
ed the command
The "Swsnnee' belongs to the same company
who loaned their steamer Rusk to the parties who
seized the Star of the West. Lieut.. Craven con.
fessed some degree of satisfaction on being thus
able to intiict on that party retaliation for thus
using their own steamer. Lieutenant Duncan was
placed in command and sent search for the bark
Mystic, about which great anxi- -ty was felt. He
fell in with her at sea and conducted her into Key
West
On the 23d, order having been received from
Col. Brown for troops and stores for Fort Pickens
1t. Duncan sailed in the Swannee with 70 soldiers |
and full freight of stores of various kinds for that
fort
Notwithstanding the Southern reports to the
contrary, it appears from Capt. Adams letter to
| the Navy Department, dated May 20, that great
preparations had been made for an attack on Fort
| Pickens, which at that time hourly expected
| He despatched the Wyandotte to Kew West to
| bring down troops and afterwards placed her in |
position where she could render the most aid. Pre-
| vious to that time Capt. Adams informed General
Bragg that the port was strongly blockaded, and |
that vessels would be dealt with according to the
| laws against violating blockade.
General Bragg, in reply, said he considered this
notification virtual acknOwledg dgement of national
existence, and Of the independence of the Confed-
crate States. He asked Capt Adams to please
consider the harbOr closed against all boats and
vessels of the United States, he should permit
none to enter except Capt. Adams despatch boat
under white flag.
To this Capt Adams did not respond.
Commodore Shilling, commanding the East In
dia Squadron, reports, under date of MAY 10Th,
| good health prevailing on board all the vessels
! comprising squadron. He to the Secretary
| OF the Navy: 'The opening of the Yangtsze to
BRUSH trade will make me hasten arrival at
onanghal, and as soon after nv arrival there as |
can make tne necessary preparations, intend to
cuP tne langtsZe as far Manking in my flag
snip, taxing the Dacotah and Saginaw with me at
| Marking. ~ ~ -
81 hope to come to agreement with the insur
gent chieIs 10 permit the free navigation of the
flVer oy American ships. The Insurgents have
command OF ooth branches of the river from the |
vicinity OF Ching kiang to the nepbborbnnd of
| Hong Kong, and it is very important to cacpra
their good will, otherwise our ships could ntt nae
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