The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WAsHINGToN, July 5th.
Do not place the least reliance upon the tele-
grams which are forwarded from this city, The
reporters are in league with the Administration
and even were it not SO, the Federal Inspector at
the telegraph office would quickly alter communi-
cations to suit his particular taste and lead the
people of the North to believe that their army is
well equipped, armed and fed that in fact thew
are iDvIDcbe and are to meet but handful of raw
unarmed and undiscipined men in the South
The people of Virginia are well informed of the
number OF troops in this vicinity, and all their
movements, and under such Generals as Lee and
Beauregard, with plenty of cavalry, artillery and
ammunition, are not to be easily trigh tened
The Administration Is greatly annoyed at the ap-
pearance of matters in Missouri. There has evil
IDENTIFY been gross mis-saements in regard to the
number of State troops arrayed ag iinst General
Lyon. There are now in the W Department several
communications from Lyon asking leave to make
militia acquisitions. Governor j ackso and General
Price have now under their command more than
thirty thousand volunteers, who have, without
compulsion of any kind, proffered their services
for the defence of the State.
Gen. Hardee, the great infantry tactician, has
now at Memphis large and well equipped army,
which, it Is believed, is shortly to make demon
stration against Cairo.
Advices from Fortress Monroe of private ma
ture speak of much sickness in the Fortress The
Hygeia Hotel, used hospital, is crowded. Great
vindictiveness is still displayed between tho regu
lars and volunteers in the fort. The guard-house
is crowded with malcontents.
The outrages of the soldiers at Hampton, have
caused nearly all the inhabitants of that villa to
evacuate, with the loss of their property and take
refuge at Portsmouth and Norfolk
Impressment has been the order here, notwth-
standing the boosted presence of SO, 900 troops.
am aware of the fact of boy not yet seventeen
years of age. who has had two militia notices
served upon him already, and who is now abseut
from the district, fearful of the presentment of
further like documents
H. L, Al. H.
Scott nor Secretary Cameron are further inclined
to Invade the South, notwithstanding the constant
cry of Messrs. Lincoln, Blair and Seward. u the
oeAt-asy
July 6, 1861.
There are now at the Navy Yard four steam gum
boats, the Young America, Powhatan, Philad ell
phia and Southern Belle. The former named YES
sci is altered tug-boat, and is just off the dry
dock
1t is the design of the Administration to send
these four vessels, in com junction with the Pawnee
Baltimore and Pocahontas, now at Aqua Gre k,
to make an attack upon Matthias Point, and also
erect Notifications at White House Point.
Three regiments of troops are to accompany the
expedition, and while the Point is assaulted from
the channel front by the guns of the larger vessels
the smaller will make two conjunctive diver
easements upon either side of the Point, land their
troops, and if possible, cut off the retreat of the
Conederates. 1t will be borne in mind that the
ground in the rear of the main point is marshy,
and only be crossed slowly and with difficulty.
There at the Point four Dahlgren guns
(24-pounders) and two ordinary naval 32-pounders.
In addition to the artilleriss, there eight COM
panes of North Carolina and Kentucky infantry
aud one company of Virginia cavalry.
The Confederate forces continue to advance each
day nearer the lines of the Federalists, and are
now posted in considerable numbers about nine
miles from Alexandria.
The Washington Light Infantry, stationed at the
Chain Bridge, about six miles from the city, are
constantly annoyed by the firing of the Virgnans
| Two of their number have been killed within the
past week.
| The Mozart and 34th New York regiments ar
rived-one this morning, the other last night. The
34th is to march to the Virginia side on Monday
| next. The encampment of the Mozart is not vet
agreed upon. they are both quartered for the pre-
sent in the city.
The movements of the troops into Virginia is
constant, and conducted with the least possible
show. In this last week more than thirty thousand
have crossed the Potomac, and about sixty thousand
yet in the envrons of this city and George
town.
The Jail is crowded with prisoners. There are
nearly $50 now confined.
About ninety are in the hospital (Government)
with measles, seurvy, and other maadies.
1t is but justice to MIR. Leary tn the state
ment made yesterday in relation to his vote for
Speaker. He did not vote Tor MIR. Grow. was,
from my position, unable to the different faces,
and was mistaken, in the confusion by similarity
of names.