The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-13
WASHINGTON RUMORS.


l6Tae's from me correspondence Of the Northern Jour
ndls.l
REPORTS RELATIVE TO THE EXPEDITION TO CHARLES
TON HARBoR.
Thosein the secret ofthe aaodas oneeandi nv which
an attempt will be made to throw troons and sun-
pnes INTO Fort Sumter, very confident that it
VIII be done Either they are awfully mistaken
Ia tner cacuiatlons or the repeated assertions that
Fort Sumter was not accessible except to yery
light drauSht vessels, and that it would be impos-
oie ior s1ch even to pass the secession batteries
IN safety, have been tissue of falsehoods.
In view OF the known position taken by the Sc
cessionlsts, that they would resist the government
IT 1t attempted to supply the garrison With provi
sions, nave no doubt that the commander of the
expedition received instructions not ONLY to supply
Tue ior' WIN provisions, but to reinforce it with
troops. nave reason to believe that from three
to i've hundred men will be put into the place if
Ine federal forces are strong enough to reach it.
From all the plans and calculations that have
seen SEE, OF the different channels in the haroor of
Charieston, the depth of water in each channel the
speed and draught of water of the vessels ASSIGNED
TO the dfcult duty named, and the actual strength
OF the various batteries on Morris, James and Sui
IVAN ISLANDS, and the comparatively unskilful and
impetuous directors of the several secessionists'
batteries, with the fact that the powerful engines
Oh death at Fort Sumter will be engineered BY the
most sKllful and experienced army officers whose
coo,hess ana bravery won undyiDg laurels for them
In MEXICO, cannot but come to the conclusion in
view of of these facts, together with other imnort
ant ones that am not at liberty to disclose, that
success will attend the federal expedition and the
poicy OF the Administration to "hold, occupy and
possess the forts, will become fixed fact
VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS EN- ROUTE FOR SOUTH CAno-
LIMA.
learn from a reliable source that several mill
tary companies have secretly left Richmond, and
other places in Virginia, for South Carolina within
the last few days, and that more are ready to follow
upon the first sign of hostility. This is in rather
strlklng dlssonance with the pretended peace mis-
SION %, OF the the Virginia Committee of Inquiry.
f. f II
impudence of Ben Mccullough in assuming to lead
IN virginia. Several Virginians, in alluding to
his course to-day, quoted the following language
uttered by John Randolph in the House of Repre-
sentatlves: "Virginia will always be defended by
her true sons, and will never need the help of the
renegade"
THE NEW MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON.
Lieutenant Talbot, upon his arrival here a few
days since, was promoted to captancy, and was
also made Assistant Adjutant General of the Mill
tary Department of Washington, created by Sec
retarv Cameron. When he received his dispatches
to Major Anderson, he also received orders to re-
port himself back here for duty after Delivering
them Not being allowed to go to Fort Sumter
with his dispatches, of course he had nothing to
do but to return to enter upon his duties here
The new military department named embraces
the State of Maryland and the District of Co.
lumbia.
THE Defence OF WASHINGTON,
Inc government is acting on positive informa-
ton IN taking all possible precautionary measures
for the defence of Washington and the mainte-
nance ofpeace at this point Information has been
conveyed to the President by responsible parties,
which leaves no doubts in his mind of the possibili-
ties of an invasion, and which satisfies him of the
necessity of prompt action.
company of military marched inside the
capitol tonight and picket of guards is stationed
on each of the roads leading into the CITY. This
was done on information, but is among the
signs OF the revolution. military company has
not been within the walls of the capitol before since
the war of 1872,
GOVERNOR HICKS AND THE PRESIDENTS POLICY
Governor Hicks, of Mary land has been in consul
tation with the President for several hours to-day
he came here with feelings Of regret at the course
tne Administration was taking in its seeming coer-
Give policy; but when the Governor heard the rea-
sons for the present course of the President and his
ADVISERS, and understood the record by which they
had been guided, he modified his opinion to very
great extent.
The chief editors of the three most prominent
journals IN Paris-the journal DIES Dobatg, the
PTeSpe. and tha