The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-06

An Episode at Fort Pickens.
The Philadelphia Press publishes letter date
~. y. steam frigGte Niagara, off S. w. pass
Mississippi, August l9tb," in which we Gnd an ac
count Of an unsuccessful reoonnotcring and ''cut
ting out" expedition from the fort:
During our stay off Pickeps little occurred ou
oi the usual routine until the night before our de
parture Tor this place, the Sd instant, when, at tn
instance n Flag Officer MeTyiGc boat ezpe .itior
was got up comprising two boats from our shi,
and tour from the Colorado, under the command o
Captain Bailey, Of the latter, for the purpose o
&Gihg inside and "Seeing what they could see.
lhe dark night was prApitiUus for the undertaking
| AND alter long, strong pull of about two hour!
aEalust strong current, we arrived inside OF the
( 'and, and in short time alongside the floating
! COCK |tIch Is anchored oil the navy yard Al
| thls point we all halted, whispered consultation
was held, and ii was determined to cudedy0r to cut
! out a schoouer which was lying at the uavv ward
! hat' Then, with muflled cara, We pulled tc
/ within lew feet OF the yard, whou our progress
/ was arrested by the sound Of vaiceS and, living
! upon our oars, we were Ior time amused by the
/ conversation of sentry who was trying to con-
vince bis "4lilesian" friend that "JelI. Davis knew
what he was about" Unfortunately, at this
nent he cast his eyes in our direction, and by a
vivid flash of lightning discovered US.
In moment the alarm was given, rockets were
sent up and answered all along their line of fortiii
cations; and "tho long roll OF the drum" brought
them all to quarters. We hurredly pulled of ia
the surrounding gloom, expecting every moment
Tor them to open fire, but for some unaccountable
reason they did not but ilumGa ted their batteries
al along tn coast making fine mark for the guns
nt ilckeus and the shipping. We at last pulled
C5fk 10 the ship, sleepy, sad, aud tired of the
adventure, only having accomplished one thing,
which was to set them more on their guard, and
place greater obstacles in way should we at'any
time wish to make a landing, although learned
afterwards that it was plan set afoot by General
Brown, of PCkens, 10 order to tempt them to fire
the first shot, and that he was well prepared for
them, he having kept all hands at their guns until
after he saw the failure Of the object From Ger
tam indications we came 70 The conclusion TN
Fort McRea has been entirely deserted by the Con
federates. The reason, ! suppose, its too exposed
position.
The situation'' mt Hatterns.
Some one who evidently understands the subject
and writes like intelligent officer of the army or
Navy, sends the following to the N. Y. Herald
Pamlico Sound is eighty miles long and from
twenty to twenty-five wide, provided with steam
boats and vessels intended for the privaeering SER
vice in large numbers. From the western coast of
the sound, and from Virginia on the north, an ar
nv might almost instantly be raised of several
thousand for an attack upon the handful of men
LETT III the captured forts by Messrs. Butler and
Stringham. 1t is manifest, from the reports your
enterpcising Journal has laid before the public
that there the inside, il the sound plenty of
vessels to transport these hostile troops from the
main land, NORTH west and south of it, to the cap
tured forts. II they have the spirit at the South
which animated the people of Vermont when Patts-
burg was invested by the British, before this time
famhco Sound is swarIning with volunteers going
TO the rescue; as was Lake Champlain with the
NermoDters on the occasion alluded to- If they go,
they carry with them the spirit of the bear robbed
o' her whelps in the field" and will not be sparing
OF their vengeance upon the handful of men left !
with only five days provisions and, for aught that
appears, almost entirely destitute of ammunition. |
Ihe cannon taken are many of them spiked. The
ammunition shipped there by the federal forces is
not likely to BE- suitable for the thirtytwo pound
er7 which compose the armament. The Harriet |
Lane is there i'll a disabled state, without guns to
night with or Goals To get away with; men are |
lett there IN Imminent danger of starvation, upon
narrow strip OF sand hills, in forts that furnish |
them little or no protection from the overwhelming
force that can easily be placed both north and |
south OF them. | cannot myself see with what zest |
able military and naval c!mmanders can receive |
the plaudlts isvishy bestowed upon them for their
s6I IN the capture of so important n position un-
less they have left those men who remain behind |
them upon so barren and iDhosptabe strip Of |
land 10 far better condition to defend themselves
to keep what has been won, and to render it pow
eriul aud efficient as auxiliary to the blockade
than they appear to have been left by the reports
ynu nave 80 volumnously and promptly submitted.
There is feeling Of painful suspense in the com
muniy on this subjact, and hope they may be able
To show Us that all IS perfectly safe. 1t would be
mortiynE, beyond the power of even Russell to
express II we lose the signal advantage we have
thus gained fer want OF reinforcement OF the troops
and an abundant supply OF provisions and mum
tons Of war.
Yesterday, with more than fairnness, we gave
The 8erGl2 the benedtby quoting it--of its own
cons action Of what it called the "Suuthern Re-
an- & Il IicIisras fair In that report, which
vas presented in all the pausibiliLy the tehuIsr
form, the CoDfoderates were made to claim that
they had but 500 men in the forts, and no powder |
7r cannon cartridges when the forts were taken |
We have nOw-and so has the HernId--the South
srn report, from Southern sources, and we find |
that, according to the Petersburg Express Of the |
3 instant, the entire force at Hatteras was S53,
1f which number 60 were killed and wounded |
The Goldsb0rough Tribune is under the impression |
that "from COO to 500 prisoners were taken by the |
enemy" The Raleigh Standard grants that there ,
we're at least COO men in the batteries; that they
had nineteen guns mounted, and that the entire |
force captured. A special correspondent |
writes to the Petersburg Express that there were
500 men at Hattcras and 0cracoke inlet5, and that
they were sill taken, with their guns. As it is re-
peatedy stated in these same "Southern reports" |
that their men kept up brisk fire was posi- |
bic fr0m 50 2pounders, cqutending with 64s, one
will believe, even on the authority of the New |
York Herald, that they wished to produce the i'm
presson--much less to declare-that they had
neither powder nor cannon cartridges 1t would |
have been creditable to the Herald to notice the
csndor and modcsty of these ''Southern reports"
1t Ger .auy is not reasonable in any Northern
journal 20 undertake the lying for both sides.
From New Mexico.
From a Santa Fe letter to the Ohio State Journal,
dated August 18th, we derive the following in
terestng particulars in relation to the surrender Of
Major Lynde, and other military and political at
fairs in New Mexico
MAJOR LYNDE UNDER ARREST.
This mail has just arrived. From it We learn
that, after thr capture of Major Lynde and his |
command Of $50 regulars by 800 Texans, the enc
my appropriated to their all the horses of
two cuinpanies of cavalry and all the wagons, arms
and ammunition belonging to the Government
After placing the officers and men under their pa
role of honor never to fight against the Southern |
COn'ederacy, our men were released and sent back
to New Mexico. These soldiers, of all ranks, are |
furious at this villainous act of their commander,
who has thus discEraced them forever. With an |
open field tor fair fight before them, and every ad-
vantage in their favor, $50 Government troops sur
rendered to $50 Texans without striking blow. 1t
makes the blood of every true man tinge in his !
veins to think OF this ylllanous commander
Captains Gibbs and Potter. two subordinate Off |
GERS under this old dotard Lynde, as they |
had the power, took the responsibility of placing
their treitorous superior under arrest, and be will
be brought to this place for trial. Whether the |
charge of reason be successfully maintained is
of little uncertainty; but if this charge proves un
successful, his cowardice and incompetency will
certainly dismiss him from the service.
Col Roberts Of the Rifles, the. cpmmandant of |
Fort Stanton, $50 miles this side of Mesli in tn
Indian country, has evacusted the fort for the pur
pose of concentrating his forces at Fort Craig.
Captain hioore, from Fort Buchanan, the way
to Fort Craig, with 800 troops and 60 wagons has
not vet been heard from; but Moore is true
and gallant officer, great confidence is felt tha
he will give a good account of his command. A
strong body of Texans lett Mesilla after the sur
render OF Fort Fillmore, in hopes Of capturing
him, but they will find this business different from
taking Mai. Lynde. Major Seward, paYmaster,
(Secretary Stewards son, is with this command of
Captain Moore, and if taken he will be looked upon
as quite prize by the Texans.
SIERRA MADRE REPUBLIC.
All that portion OF New Mexico known as Arizo-
ma is in the hands of the enemy, they prizing it
very highly, although, with the exception of few
vaiieys it is utterly worthless. 1t is known that
arrangements are DOW in progress in the States of
Sonora, Chi! uahua, TamguIiPas, New Leon, Goa
hula by which these Northern States of Mexico
will ccalesce with Texas and form the Sierra Madre
Republic, which will ultimately ,chen strong enough,
confederate if possible with Arkansas, Missouri,
New Mexico and California. When the pear is
ripe, you may expect to see Texas drop off from
the Southern Confederacy-secedIng from seceders,
a wheel within this great secession wheel. This is
the pet scheme OF the secret organizations known
as the Tone Star and K. G. C's and the members
thereof are exceedingly sanguine of ultimate
cess. When all this is accomplished, railroad is
to be built from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific,
running through San Antonio, Texas, Arizona and
Sonora to Guaymas the Gulf Of California
This is undoubtedly the shortest route for the Pa
cifc Railroad, being only 200 miles through.
Capitalists in New York. influential politicians,
and Governors and Ex-Governors Of the above
mentioned States of Northern Mexico, are known
to be using all their secret influence in CARRYING
out this gigantic scheme. This is the reason why
Texas wishes to hold New Mexico. They may be