The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-27

70 stage, IN an appreciation of the measures VIM
di.; nv" brought US to the eve OF war, in a
l1ioh 10 that which We find sufficiently burde
some and calamitOus, and to which there is ,
hian VINO pretends to see the prospect Of A te
mination. '0
NEWS VIA WASHINGTON.
From the Washington Star of Yesterday eve,
ing we clip the following facts and rumors
| ALARMS
Aoout L! O'Clock A. NJ. on Monday, a countr,
man came into one of the camps on the VI;
size OF the river, and spread report aIIsnint ,h
SSpPfoach OF Beauregard's army in considarahl
iotce. Inc troops there were very generally tnrna
1ue anu prepared to receive the enemy and informs
- ~ '" as promptly sent 10 headquarters, resultin
~ 'ne instant summoniDg of all officers to thei
pP pos.s VINO were at church, or elsewhere not imme
! "it.eiy win their respective commands
Oh oaturGay last train of hundred and tv
m%sDhs, ioaoed with tents THAT had never bee,
MAJ r-Genera Banks. Their aDpaaranca or d. d. y y
syNahla avenue gave rise to stories renrasant;,,
tne army OF Gen. b. as being in full and bastv q
s Geat on ashington. The truth is there had beer
- va ueI 10 Uen. Banks large surplus of tents
"hich had never been used and thew were accord
lngiy forwarded BY him to this point
detachment of the Sturgis Rifles (tbst cara :,
tue capital as the body- guard of Gen. McCIailsnI
numbering %, were yesterday dispatched (beinr.
portion of Gen. Porter's Provost Guard1 70 ~
YorL wv 'utIlieelS Vi tne New
80 S'", VINO are to be confined there for the
present-on the Rip Kaps "
so,nath;, 'u'e from the guard-house created
;,nan;s V, sensation IN that vicinity, and the
linP ession was drawn at once by the wonder.
inongers that General Mcclellan was about to take
th niu' company OF regulars relieve the de.
~ AT tue guard-house.
T. A., ARRESTS.
county of Washington, (on the south side of the
Eastern Branch has been arrested by order of the
war department. The charge against him is of
Lpioi'y WIN tnose In w ashington who have
aGpPit ing hicbmond and Manassas with in
;ol ih"uon concerning military matters in Wash
ihgton.
we learn mat j. w. Mankins, of Georgetown
vas rs arrested on Saturday for dsloyatv; and Mr.
~. a. urlmes' merchant of that city, on Sunday, on
'"e S@"e charge.
ne ne oath OF allegiance to be administered to
nntfu men In the Quartermasters Department
refuse TO take !, nart;o,iaIq qu'e NUMBER VIII
AMONGST whom oro so,,a 49, :. "0 pdl'Ithui cans,
part in the 10Th of Anr;I r;ot r., susPec'eu tooK
the Star saws of the disio1oit f Is no oquestlon
ploves VI many Vi Tue eln-
All persons dravinc, -..;o F.
States are hereafter ta ba rriod y, uiteu
of allegiance to the Tnitad Stt W , o"He 'ie oah
late law of Congress Orders ~ tbat &c. oE o,.e
duly forwarded Yesterday tn ali tba TTritod Sttoo
On Saturday last owiro AiA%ihs. AZ rs o, s,,o
tion of the income of the burean rho Commisoion-
er OF Patents made a general reduction of the sal
aries and pay of all those in his bureau holding
once directly from him Thus he chanoed oil tbo
principal examiners 60 5nn s,n ' ~ al !ue
ant examiners at 81 500 nar arpn,, m tho "Ssist
ant examiners at 81 s0o nar nn aI' .ne asslsC
sacnnd ossia1art "V ?I,ooo per annum; ana all the
temporary clerks at 81 Aoo 80 per "9hug 10
ed the comnansation of aiI t ei dnhun; anu reuuc-
$500 each. "'' '"0 ''st hS Vi the bureau
A CONFEDERATE MOVEMENT.
II Il no longer to be doubted, says the STAR that
concentration of troops in and about
the antiEe Eroo oS VI tie "lenuraWal OF almost
points higher up the river. In all, the force at
neSbbnsbond io oa last was probably in the
the coIumn "f ol lZ'VDo strong. The movement of
Monocscp saw "tn' Dahks, down to the mouth of
his 'Ges 10 nave Deem the natural result of
III 'ne poSitlon OF the opposing force.
FROM THE NAVY YARD-DEPARTURE or vrrrxppps
ARRIVAL OF GuN-BoATs, &C.
On Sunday night the steamer Philadelpbia went
down to Old Point with about ITS mutineers from
I'd regiments These mon orc ordaS . anI - h 1tnc n
loftugas, and will probably be Skinned at OId
ONT Tor that place, though inauv are nf the onin
ion that they will be engaged for time m tho Rin
tHps. some forty Of the New York 10Th were
taken to the yard, but only fifteen or twenty ware
sent OFT.
Inc propellers Tigress Forrest and Pusev are
taking on l2 pound rihed boat howitzers and oot
ting ready for service with great disnatch Tbs
Forrest expects to 90 down vesterday tone,bar ;tI
six cutters, each armed as the pro1eIIers 0tber
cutters are also fitting out in the same style.
. Saturday evening the propeller f. H, Herbert
capt. Charles l.. Hardy, came up to the ward. bay-
ing been chartered for the same purpose as the
other prnpellers.
Last Saturday evening the Baltimore. PbiladeI-
phla, Iigress, Leslie and Forrest went down to
alexandria, where they made clean sweep of the
thaf c6ud bgn fnnnd IVA IVA eoary skif and saboat
Yard whose vaters non, - tneni a at the Navy
cant u ro"o "a'eLs no" pear neet not lnsignif
Several ownars of ~ 81 ar uinIhu'lVe tne vessels
officers vostar5a ' ~ "l' were Desleglng the
success "''' Du' WITHOUT
Beside several sbeds raoort1r or,,.o, r. =,
convenience Of 49, go: ioUehcy e!ecteu lot the
danartment C NV, eascu lorce IN the ordnance
as randy ss os0ahI "TTrLLuugs are oHinG put up
Is .i"P"'N as Posssole Three frame buildings are
blown nm not Inn e .iS near Tue ste OF the building
olrooJ ip;5 ~ ing s'nCe' Inc foundations are
- Th,I auu ieduy ior the frame.
phia and Ica p6a, 'ne sungod'S Union, Fhlladel-
tnriac ohont bnIc InS" "seu Cue aqua Greek bat
hurt ,, ""i' "n uouF' on our side 'nobody
o,,,,.- -
Rev Jobn NJ G No i,. iEt LEHs.
svIvan;s -. ~, ~ '%apta'h OF the 10Th Penn
On Sot,,rd - L wv McNal'erI, was arrested
o' uetectiVes Allen and Busher at the
~ .DsCe VI HiI; Ciephanc, the city postmaster. The
- * 'ii'e"en aCteu IL seems as postmaster of
J LS' on!' anu Is cnarged with opening letters
.t ahu austrac'lng money belonging to members of
e ene regiment ana other persons. He had the con-
anu ttsPecI OF the entire regiment, and they
s Meie as1ouhued at DIS arrest He is minister of
ven years staholng, and has wife and two child
! Ell d. hls nome In Pennsyvania. He was, after
ION oelore Justice Dom, committed to Jail
'0r nh a luts sner examination
tain evidnnn ~ Sens, IN following the clue to OBJ
IAN eviuenee sGlncient to Justify MIR. Green's ar
permitted MN to get his mail Saturday at the
" aShiugton ono, then followed and arreste him
was ,Iocod -; S. - lp"u from georgetown. lie
r,actn ~ ~ ou't"uy VI oihcer Busher, while Post
ca, tk ! anu oiliceT Alien proceeded to the
a searcb nf ,L Ient Hear !ehhaiiytoWn, and made
sorar dan;od h; "uNo VI tne prisoner. The pri-
unon heina sanr.hS any letters on ms person, but
otba. sea ouea some were found directed to
ed tn o,bor snan the loth. Some also direct
and Others nneIs were io9nd IN his mail bag;
o'her' opened were found in his trunks at the
He was broucbt >.
the countv iii hn ~ " asn'ng'oE ana carried to
conId obtoi 'oa,,i iug an examination until he
ou'u optain counsel; but Justice DOM, the ex-
nons P"siserate, requiring evidence sufficient to
~ ill., y; ~ oS1mdst9r In oephane testified that the
nlarlv given ~ tb ah'a regiment were reg
Mr. Greon rrao VIZ ~ isuner' the mali oelng missed
letters wara f"r,d ~ anu some envelopes OF
the prisoner had bean pn biI ,n "here
his regiment Some oftbem were diroctod toulp "a ".
:egiments There is an amonnt of mnns to uaner
how much is not ascertainad "0' IH''Sihs
On Sunday Major H. C. Cooper. of the cavoI-r
regiment commanded by Colonel Yonng was ar
rested by officer Westerfield on a warrant charr-
slpg the Major with opening the letters of Cont
Hall, Z. Colby and others of that regiment and an.
peared at 3 o'clock before Justice Dunn. The
prosecuting witness, with his counsel, Mir. s s
Williams, had previously appeared but the witness
was absent when the accused came. Col Yonr9,
appeared as counsel for Major Cooper. The Iattar
declared his readiness for trial then: he agread to
set 1t for Monday at 8 O'Clock p NJ and ,oro 80
'urity for his appearance
THE CAUSE OF THE ,1.pu, st,,r ,.,-,,.u
I'M. naH",,LA - SHOT SHOT FIRED INTO COL