The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-01
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tnirty days for those vessels alreadv j.; var. - xo
On, Out gave no exemption to vessels arriv;na sf
Ter the date OF its passage s q"
Scottish rife comnanv b,, ho- e.,
New Orleans. They are Commanded ~, eI Gu "u. Il
Furvls and will BE- attached to the brigade of Can
| Labuzan. Vi "en
Picket Guard Attacked.
During last night the picket guard of com,or,
! ID, Union Regiment, stationed at the Goverppen
store house, opposite Arlington, was fired into bv
party who, it is supposed, across the river II
boat, using mufied oars. Several shots wer,
nred at the different seutines, who chased the at
ticEing party and fired upon them, but lost then
amoug several lumber yards about the old shi,
yard lieutenant Dubant had several musket ba i
through his coat, his position happening to be al
exposed one. 1t is supposed that the attacking
parCy OF dlSal Acled persons who infest the FRS
ward, and give no little trouble to the soldier,
stationed thereabou;s.- Washington Star, of Thurs
day.
important letter From Secretary Cameron.
The special messenger that left Washington on
wednesday night for Fortress Monroe takes with
him the following letter:
WAsHINGroN, May 3O.-Sir-Your action in res
- ~ Ihe negroes who came within your lines
from the service OF the rebels is apprOyed The
department is sensible of the embarrassment
"hch must surround officers, considering military
operations In State, by the laws of which sIavery
- - sanctioned The Government cannot recognize
the rejection by any State of the Federal obliga
tlons, nor can 1T refuse the performance of the Fe
Gerai oDhgatlons resting upon itself. Among these
federal obligations, however, none can be mora
important than that of suppressing and dspersipo o
armed combinations formed for the purnose of
overthrowing its whole constitutional authority
Whlie therefore, you will permit no nte rterence
oy the persons under your command with their ra
iaons OF persons held to service under the laws of
any state, you WILL on the other hand so long aS
any State within which your military operat;one
are conducted is under the control of such armed
oonolna'ions, refrain from surrenderng to alleged
masters any persons who may come within your
hhes. i ou VIII employ such persons in the SER
vices to which they may be best sdapt.d kaeninc
an account of the labor BY them performed. of tbe
value OF It, and the expenses of their maintenance
lne question OF their final disposition will be re-
served for future determination.
SIMON CAMERON,
To Major-General Butler
SewelI's Point.
Captain Engle, of the U. S. N is Just in from a
survey OF the position at Sewelps PoiLt,
ana reports that the Point is held by four
thousand troops, and that a powerful bat
tery is erected on the shore. The place is care
luIIy defended, and the task of capturing it
would De great Captain E., however does not
regard lts capture as at all necessary for the gov
frnment, especially as vessels of war can pass the
Point without incurring injury from the battery
HaP'a,n Epge reports that the position can be
u.neu ny rear movement. and that by cutting
on their Communication with the main lard the
reoels can be starved out Wash Corr ~ Y. Esp.
Army Contracts.
we see from our Philadelphia exchanges that
meeting was held in that CITY on last Thursday
evening to inquire into the alleged frauds in the
purchase OF provisions and clothing for the army
Mr.. Henry Bruner said that grave charges had
oeen made against some men high in authority
and the citizens of Philadelphia owed it to them
serves ana the State, and the volunteers, to inves
tigate the charges.
Mr. Joshua Husbands said that he had visited
the camp at Perryville, Md, and found that the
volunteers had been fed on biscuit that it was al
most Impossible to eat, and pork that was
spoiled One of the volunteers had subssted three
days on the food furnished by charitable colored
woman. AT the encampment at Broad and Prime
streets, much the same state CT things had ex-
listed. Va
A committe of ten appointed to arrange for
mass meeting.
A committee composed of one from each ward of
the city was also appointed to inquire into the dis
oursement OF the $500 900, first voted for and so
much OF the late loan of three millions AZ has been
expended. The speaker said that the question
mat most concerned the people was whether the
Governor of the Commonwealth ought not to be
hurieu from MS seat-whether he has not been false
10 tue people. He hoped the matter would be fully
Investigated, and that the report would be made at
mass meeting OF the citizens, which it was in con-
temptation to hold
We copy the following special despatch from the
Philadelphia Journal of Thursday evening:
HARRISBURG, May 30.-I have made the neces-
sary inquiries in the proper quarters this morning,
ana hnd that the rumOred resigna ton of Governor
Curtin is without foundation in fact.
There Is no use of denying that there is ouita q
large number of people who say tina, he ouqht 10 re
st9n But lind, on investigation that they are of
that class VINO have not been successful as Com
missioner Neal in getting fat contracts
The administration OF Governor Curtin is in yery
bad odor-but he staggers manfullv under all the
opproorium that is h@aped upon it. | have reason
to know that the Governor intends at an early
day, to make clean breast of it and If all be true
have heard, he is more sinned against than sin
nlng. lie has endeavored to serve some of hi.
friends, and they in their greadiness to deplete the
treasury, have nearly ruined him. In this c0pnec-
tion alude to nothing but what appertains to the
army supplies.
donot believe that Gov. Curtin has applied one
single penny, either directly or indirectly, of the
three and a half million war loan to his own mr.
poses. But his personal frends-hs Immediate So
cial eompanions-who have clung to him since his
lnauguTatIon-and who are well-known in PhiladeI
phla-have most shamefully and treacberousIv y
abused the confidence and trust which he has re
posed in them. They have not only abused his
confidence personally, but they have deliberately
swinded the State out of over one million and a
half OF dollars. If the accounts were closed to-day
you would readily perceive that have not over
estimated the tourps