The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-02
NEWS VIA WASHINGTON
From the Eren'ng Star of Saturday, we Gull a
few items of interest:
THEIR SWEEP OF THE SHORES.

lew Items OF interest:
ANOTHER SWEEP OF THE SHORES
Last night another sweep was made by the an
thorities of small boats along the river shnres nc
far down as Fort Washington The facilities NJ the
enemy for obtaining Information Of what il going
on within our lines, are being diminished day by
day. -
TO FORT LAFAYETTE
Lieut.. VIM. IL. Ward U. s. N, who NOT lonp
since forwarded his resignation to the Nav ~
partment reached New York Yesterday in iba
storeship Supply, from Key West, and ere going
ashore was taken into custody by the II & Mar
shall, and carried to Fort Lafayette for A summer
vacation, at least.
CAPTAIN TEMPIEyoN
Among those of the District of Columhia non,
imprisoned at Richmond is Captain ". C. Templp
ton now OF Georgetown, in this District formerly of
New Orleans. He went to Virginia to reclaim, h;s
son, boy OF fourteen, who was induced by some
scoundrei to run away and enter the oligarchy's
army. lie is held for going within the clutches Of
the Confederates without pass.
CUTTING DOWN THE CORN
AS several large fields of corn are being cut down
by our troops on the other side of the river, near
the opposing lines it may be proper to saw that the
act is not one OF wanton mischief, but for precau-
tionary purposes, it having been found that these
helds OF corn afford quite good protection for
lurking secessionists, who crawl up thus under
cover to murder our pickets patches of woods
THE GOVERNMENT STABLES
Although there is such heavy drain ON the
Government stables and yards in the First Ward
Y,
for army wagons, there is no perceptibIe dimiru
tion of the stock hand. The arriv walls this week
nave been very heavy, and yesterday nearly 900
horses must have come in by railroad. The scene
at the breaking and training ground ia an exciting
one, and attracts a great number of spectators
Some of the animals are very unruly, and accidents
are of frequent occurrence. At least eight or ten
men were disabled this week bv HAVING ankles
spraIned, legs broken. and heads bruised.
THAT 9th ARTICLE
Are the New York papers which continue to no.
tlce mlnutely the movements of troops with full
particulars OF numbers and equipments) from that
city to the seat of war, that such publication
is in direct violation of the 57th article of war
enuncated with such emphasis by the Govern
mentP Moreover, the greatest sinners of the New
YORK papers IN this matter, are precisely those pa
pers which are lordest in their professions of ps
triotism. The Baltimore papers, we see have
promptly discontinued the publication of such in
formation upon the issue of Government notice
being the first of the papers north of here TO set So
good an example.
AFFAIRS AT HARPER's FERRY.
SANDY HOOK, Md, August olive have here
occasionally, visits from some Of the few citizens
left at Harper's Ferry. They report that there is
Home Guard OF eighty-five mounted men Gstsa-
cesh' securing the town.and vicinity all the time.
Col: Ashby's Black HorsedOavalry is in the peigh.
noThood OF Chariestown, and they are very active
90o 1 of hisg t GOWN Union men Col. Ashby, with
Gay or two since, and tried to induce the few
'Armory hands" lett to go to Richmond 70 Ivort
ihese Armory hands have been treated with great
consideration, whether they were Union men or
secesh, and none of them have been nrassad ipto
the military service of the Confederacy but tbpv
have been "coaxed" to go to Richmond to WORK
IN the Armory. Extrayagant wages are offered to
them, ranging from three to FIVE dollars nar dsy
Some of them could not resist the temptation. s1d
1t Ia sale to say that more than half the man for
merry employed in the armory here have pona m
Richmond, although large majority of the work
men were Union men. Those who have oone r.
are maid nG
ont IN virginia money. Of course this "weekIy
paying OF" l5 temporary arrangement to roma
IN those who are still at Harpers Ferry in doubt
Many OF the Workmen are at work, hear at tha
arsenal in your city, having resisted the seductions
of Col. Ashby and other promising officers There
is some firing, occasionally, between our side of
the river and tother side, but it does not amount
to anything.
AFFAIRS OVER THE RIVER.
NEAR FORT CoRcoRAN, August 3l.-There was
some desuitory firing south and west of here yes-
teraay: MT. BASH Hall, who lives about four miles
west OF this place, passed through here ON his wav
to Georgetown, reports that his outbuildincs
we're battered down, and that a cannon hall na.sed
through his kitchen. Noticing the annrnscb of
troops, he fed from his premises, leaving his two
children and his coiored woman and her child in
the house. lie was evidently badly frightened
Understanding there report in Washington that
the summer residence of Miss Mary Hall was "she-
60 oo"h oy the ConiedeFates, | will state that he
reported 1T standing when he lett II is in his
neighb0rh0od.
BRUSH YESTERDAY AT BAlLEY's CROSS ROADS.
ALEXANDRIA Co., Va, Aug 30-This forenoon
a detachment OF the enemy now stationed uron
Manson's Hill made demonstration agsinst our
picket guard at Baiiey's Cross Roads. and were
handsomely repulsed The first round fired bv the
latter sent them scampering back to their position
on the hill.
MR. RUSSELL AND SECRETARY BLAIR.
Mr.. Russell, in a late letter to the London Times.
made statement to the effect that in private de-
par'ment OF the Poat-oftce ne had found gentle
Ian asserting letters at a desk whom he had lately
met at dinner with the Commissioners of the Con.
'eaerate States at Washington.
Mr. R useang to the Republican of this morning.
General Pnstin mistakes the City Post.office for the
ne met .ne gentleman alluded to INF PhiIi pso o
foreign mail in search engaged in looking over the
which he was authorized to forward -, b sssteTs'
eTn friends upon paying the postage Or courss
with the Washington City Postofce and seldom M
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