The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-29
NEWS VIA WASHINGTON

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n.' w, '',"he u, ,'sSue 'ecei'ed orders at the
po,at OF hocAs 10 MAKE forced marches to lin Cen
son; anu never were men more wiling; Tor
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- a" V t"S. e ~ ,e ls un' saiiy io'en III the army
mere We ie'C al our irnts ahd cnmDersome oag-
E'Se "tn'nu' anu lolne1 atters"h at Martinspurg.
MHs tne op'h''h VI a.. 'nat we were 10 march to
w w hchester, ana cut OH Jnhnston's junction with
"a"dSsds uaP. All were 'n hlgh spirits We re-
ce'eu or aers 10 match ana "uhd ourselves on the
iodo 10 Duuker mn; ana such enthusiasm as the
troops eVihcea mas rarely oeen seen We arrived
az n"lNe' mn ~" ilt''e oiush WIN some cav
"F ahG cooked our suPpefs oa the hres the rebels
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Tho time nr tyn regiments of the Pennsylvanii
mon yas obort rxniTing a,d GenoraI po,ta~ann
hd H. a,san,bId and barrad tba, ~ a'i Dr t
doys sH;tb him He assured 7Iam tho ba would Ieod
tLe,n to ight and reminded, them tb,t wa We in
tho faca of the enemy Thev all agread to star
and did stav. In his remarks TO the troons subse,
nuentlv he said we were the wetn nursa IN the arny
and authorities Mt Washington and that he had M
orders to retain them over their time, from Wash.
inptop: and if he had. he would rot obpv them
He W their father. and he had njedged himsalr to
nrotect and ra,urn them TO their families ard was
respDnsi sible their brothers sisters and mothers
for their safety He was not ooinU to risk anv
tbinn. He said also tina, Johnston had elIad trees
and Jro dtcbes in ,ba rosd d bn Id ~. " ,,t
to Winchester. and was not going to have a Rs1b.
ell affair."
Now. sir. let what reports say 10 the contrary
there were but IA 600 troops in Winchester and
we could have harassed them and DESTROYED the
railroad, and kept Johnston from Manassas GAP
But Gen. Patterson allowed himself to be humbug
ged at CharlestOwn by parties interested, making
statements that there were 40 600 troops under
Johnston. Never was greater fasehood uttered
and he should have known it 1t is the universal
opinion here that he got frightened, and is not
sound as a national man. At Harper's Ferry he
soon dismissed the troops who volunteered to re-
main, and did He would wait until the Gov
ernment sent up others. He found he was super
seded, and he told them they should not stop
moment longer, but should 90 home to their tami-
lies adding, that he was tired of playing the wet
nurse to Washington.
THE ENEMY AGAIN SCOUTING IN THIS HEIGHBoRHooD.
ALEXANDRIA, July 27.-Tne enemv's pckets and
scouts again range within five or six miles of this
town They are sending all the Union men living
between their lines and onrs on whom tbay c.n
Law hands. back towards Manassas R.fora tbo oG
vance to Bull Run. their habit was after arres,ino
such persons 10 DISCHARGE them in n faw bours.
now thew remova them to the ;ntarior ord bo5
them They nroCess TO have . larra frrca as naa
us as Gargus' which is not true Those that have
been scouting nearest to us are Fairfax cavalry
MILITARY ARRESTS
Yesterday a fellow named lack Williams was
arrested bv military authoritv fnr borss steat;rr
and was committed to iau for trial bv Jnstice
Denn.
Henry Wells and Georoe Eddis nrivatos of tho
9th PENNSYLVANIA regiment, were BROUGHT 70 this
city and committed to iaiI by Justice DOM m tbe
order of Lieut. Col. Angeroh The charge against
them is hurglariously entering the premises of
John Fl Devaughan, in AIexandria. and stealing
books &C. valued at SIS Thu case will of course
be tried bv a court martial. and the charge and
specifications are already fled
DEFENSIVE WORKS.
The defensive works in Virginia are progressing
his assistants Lieuts Prima and Roherts of tba
Engineer Corps The main works ara nearly fin
ished and the force will nrobablv he nmnlored nm
the new intrenchments, which will not it is said,
he of the substantial cbaractar of tba ,sorL, oil
ready comnIatad Tho wort of fIIinn tba traas
still continues under direction or LENT Prime
Captain Seymour. of Anderson's sumter com
mand an experienced artillery officer who distin.
guished himself in Mexico is busiy superintendinq
the placing of additional guns in position. and in
structing the volunteer officers in the management
of the batteries.
Green's battery, which rendered good service at
Bull RIM, has been reinforced by the addition of
two more rlfef guns, making six, and his command
GETTING BOLD.
Lieut. Mcmillan, of the arfnv, while passing up
the road from Alexandria to Washington yester-
day, was fired at in the neghborhood Of Four Mile
run, the bail passing very near him and lodging in
the bank on the left. \ Government wagon was
fired at in the same neighborhood, the ball splin-
heard of one or two other cases of the same kind
this week.
TAKING soUNDINGs.
1t is reported on good authority, that secession
soldiers have been engaged in sounding the Poto-
mac from the Great Falls to Edwards Ferry in the
last day or two. and that they seem desirous to
escape observation while so engaged
Ill, me seventy . n,ntn th'gn'andl New YORK regi,
w" es.ates It's loss IN kiiied, wounded ana
,s mss.ms, on ounaay' at l99' Two OF their missing
returned YESTERDAY Getting separated from their
regiment! tney lald 10" IN peach orchard until
of shaw hr1nh, & )" t se. away uhpercelved ohe