The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-14

WASHINGTON, Angus l3.-Ihe Secretary OF tfs
/ Interior has recently decided that assignments o
| land warrants IN blank not valid, ard that thf
names OF the a5siguees to render them legal mus,
| be written therein at the time OF the transfer.
The Treasury Department will soon issue in.
strCcions to disbursiDg officers to the effect tn
no creditor Of the Government is to be CON PEELED to
take Treasury notes in satisfaction of his claim
Tnc visit nl thg Secretary Of the Interior North
Is IN connection with the meeting of the United
States Narshais in New York Thursday in or
de- to take more eifec:ual measures for the sup
preston of The slave trade.
Thomas Francis Meagher was yesterday offered
a ea9taiuoy IN the regular army, which honor he
declined.
.-Cspt. Meagher, Capt. Clarke and Lieut. Col.
Nugent, Of the Goth New York regiment are here
looking after their wounded in the various nogpi
tails, and on business connected with the payment
Of their men.
Joshua II. Bates, who was recommended by the
Ohio Congressional delega ton for Brigadi.r-
GeDeraiship, has declined the appointnant
VIM :. Woods, Of New York, was today re
commissi ned as Commissioner of Public Build
ines
Captain Saxton. Assistant Quartermaster. United
States Army, has rendered to the War DeDa-trner
the services Of body Of . 400 men, noy ready ut
st. Louis to take the field, who ask that he shall
be temporarily detached from the regular service
IN order that he may be their Colonel
The Secretary Of War has ordered Colonel
Barden to collect his first regiment Of Sharp
Shooters ss soon possible.
Affairs or she Potoznnc--ye:.ro Testimony,
WASHI>OH, August I3.-rhe Potomac hotia
is still actively employed. Capt Craven of the
steamer Yankee, informs the Navy Department
that he will report in person the circumstances at
tending the capture Of the negroes. On the even
ing Of the 1lth Instant negro came on board
and mentioned the name Of an individual who has
orHn eEcet"iagiy nctlVe IN procuring supplies for
the COn.edaratGs, including arms, ammunition an i
men, sending them in boat loads from Herring
Creek over into Virginia.
lie further says thai tbis agent had assistants in
forwarding recruits to the various lardinns and
that at Herring Creek rh ere was minister Going
az u southern spy, Captain Budd, of the Res0iure,
1T appears, broke up the Depot at Herring Creek
AT the mouth OF the Machoad0c, in Virginia. On
going tu the creek. he was fired at with inu<kafs
bat he succeeded in landing, and DESTROYED the
premises add captured large boat He found
there party of Secessionists from MARYLAND,
Sheltered IA mouse, but they soon escaped to the
weeds Captain Budd aud party chased them for
a mile. hu. owing 10 superior ileetness thew soon
got beyond The reach OF harm. The captain then
took the ''contraband" of Colonel Brown, who was
taa receiver a0d distrbu or of supplies and re-
cruits. o. course his property used for these pur-
poses IS conlscated. The foreman of the ''coutra-
baud il !: added, remarkably Intelligent negro.
Informed Captain Budd that an expedition is or
gaDlZ5d in MachauOrc to capture anv of the
schooners which are anchored or bocamad in that
vicinity
ideur. MyRath, Of the steamer Reliance. under
date 0t the 18Th, says. On the night Of the 9th
white this vessel was at anchor before Pirev Point
beat WAS seen rlying about and acting ia a sus-
piciOus manner. Upon being hated il came alnrp-
side. The crew composed of four rerroes
who represented themselves as having belonged 10
Colonel Forbes, and that he lived on the Machoder
river, in Virginia. They stated that they had run
away from their master because he intended to use
them for military purposes, or, to use their own
words, '0ecause he wanted to send them to the
wars" The negroes have been sent to the Reso-
luie for transportation 10 Washington.
CaptGIu Craven hat on thn rbC cF ba
fot0mac there Is not one in twenty of the residents
who is true Union man, and sometimes think
that there are many hundreds of them organized
into companies, perhaps regiments and prepared
10 act against the G1vernment at any moment
Ex-1Eimister Faulkner
WASHINGTON, Aug. l3.-Ex- Minister Faulkner is
still in Jail, which is strictly under military guard
He will soon probably be removed to the more com
ihrtaoIe quarters OF the Provost Marshal. 1t is
believed by the Government that he has bsen hold
lug correspondence with the enemy through the
Southern Commissioners at Paris, and that regi-
ment at Richmond is waiting for him to take
command ot it against the United States. Besides,
something like retaliation may be intended in
view OF the fact thht Messrs. McGraw and Harris,
who went to Manassas on an errand of mercy,
while declaring themselves neutral, were seized
and thrown into prison.
Missing Lieutenant.
The Navy Department. ever since the 3lst of
| March last has been unable to hear from Liaut
Roger Perry, to whom it has repeatedly addressed
orders. ne seems to be mysteriousiy among the
missing.
Consular Appointments.
WARRINGTON, August l3.-Iathrop MoIler, re-
Gently appointed Minister to Austria will at once
repair 20 Vienna. The following additional ap,
polntmeuts of Consuis have also just been made:
At Shsnghae, james R. Partridge; Leeds, James
w. Marshall; Leghorn, Andrew j. Stevens; Gene.
va, +. Casby; Amsterdam, T. J. Klauser Batavia,
Israel s. Diehl. This completes the list of changes
All the important consular positions are now
filed, and it is believed there is no longer anv rep
tesentative of the Government abroad who is rot
its legal friend and supporter. 1t is supposed that
no more changes will De N ade except AS special
emergencies may happen from time to time requir-
ing them.
Military Appointments.
"AsHINGToN, Aug. 13.-The President to-day
appointed Col. Hunter, who commanded column
IN the late engagement to be Major General: and
Major Stoneman, Of the cava!ry,W F. Smith, of the
Topogr aphical Corps, and Il. W. Benham, of the
Engineer Corps, to be Brigadier Generals of Vol
uuteer forces.
FROM FORTR Ess MONROE
IseieaSe of Federal PrisOners--JnouaIife d
Denial of lll-TreatmeIEt. &c. .Scc