The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-13
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Further Arrests Under instructions fro,,
SHUT Rrn.n. I,Sks-Mr s., ,S :; Lyon and Mn,
Ed"ors IF Erchange:-Permit me to give Won =
report OF the arrest of two gentlemen in CAMBRIDGE
Dorchester county, last night at II O'Clock, NJ. The
name of one is Samuel II. Lyon and that OF the
other, so. far as | could ascertain, is. Shut.
both from Baltimore. They went Yesterday
to Easton and crossed to Cambridge
where they Spsnt the night. They had in
their employ two young men from Charles county.
). H. Cuslck and Murphy, who represent that they
haa come up the bay for the purpose of fishing
ana having fallen in with the above named gentle
men, had been engaged by them.
Mr. Lyon being recognized by JUDGE Spenca of
cambridge, and Judge spence expressing his sus.
plclnns about his intentions, he received from
Gpvernor Hicks, now here, authority to have the
parties arrested.
They were consequently taken out of their beds
by squad of the Dorchester Union Guards and
lodged in Jail. Their baggage was searched, and
the Governor asserted to the captain of the Pioneer
TINS morning that there found six pistols and
about one dozen bowie-knives and cutIasses which
1t was supposed by him, these gentlemen intended
to carry into Virginia.
Upon the arrival of the Pioneer this morning
CLOCK, the prisoners escorted on board bv
number OF the Guards undtr command of Lien
tenant Coburn. The excitement at the wharf was
intense. There were repeated cheers for jeff
DaViS, ana an altercat'on took place between Gov
80 II -huee, VINO was very much
cited. Mr.. Ballard, LAWYER, tried his utmost H.
sue out writ OF habeas corpus. The excitement
rose TO sueh pitch that the soldiers charged upon
Tue crowd, ana several cooked their guns and tnok
ann, and were with difficulty persuaded to abstain
rom shedding the blood of their townsmen
saw myself some of the boyish-luokinr u, J.
n,a na,es lake Deliberate aim on some of their part
cuiar enemies in the crowd, and | had much
trouble In persuading them to desist Whether
iEi snow OF aeteraiaaton ia them to K 4! vas OIL
assumed or real. cannot pretend to saw At any
hiatt tha1 -,
having the prisoners and eleven men with Lieutan-
ant Goburn on board, ordered the boat to shove off
ana leit the rest of the Guard at the Ianding
Voclferating and fighting, our worthy Governor
being In the midst of them.
The men say that the prisoners were mart of a
party or eight men who were travelling to Virgil
MA with arms, and that one of them had com
mission in the Southern army
Inc party were accompanied by Mr. Robinson
VINO claimed to be sort of civil authority acting
under the military. This is an exact and truthful
report OF what waseye and ear witness to- being
then a passenger On board the Pioneer
Friday, July y, 1861.
We learn from other sources that the prisoners
brought up were Messrs. Lyon, G. W. Alexander,
and two others, named Cusick and Murphy. AL
though they were arrested upon civil process for
"aiding and abetting jefferson Davis and levving
war against the United States,' they were treated
with every ihdignity; and applying to Governor
Hicks to be treated with decency, and not as feons,
received from him the answer that thev were in the
hands of the military, and that be had nothing to
do with the matter
FROM FORTRESS MONROE,
=, by the arrival of the Louisiana from Fortress
monroe yesterday morning, there was but little
news OF interest. The geneI al impression was that
mere would be no forward movement, but on the
contrary, IL was rumored that General Butler
Woutd withdraw all his outposts and concentrate
ms ms eh'lre force at point near Hampden CAPTAIN
Fitzpatrick, OF the Zouave regiment came a nassen-
ger on BOARD the steamer. He is on his way North
lot the purpose OF raising battalion of cavalry
which VIII he attached to the Xouave regiment
| The bark Lapwing, Captain Riley, from Rio with
couee Tor this port was ashore off the W0lf-trap
one OF the Government steamers was alongside
taking off part of the cargo. 1t was expected that
the tide would carry her off this morning.
The Army Bill.
The army bill tor the year ending with June
next, which passed the House on Thursday, ap-
| propriates about Sl6l 600 900; including for the
pay OF the army 81 100000; for three months vol
| unteers, S507 600; for three years volunteers
S55, 900 O0O subsistence in kind tor regular troops
nearly 800 600; for subsistence in kind for three
years volunteers, S23 0S4 GOO; for supplies of the
Quartermasters Department over Sl4, OO0,00O and
| Tor incidental expenses thereof over 81 500 600;
| tor the pu' chase of S4 600 dragoon and artillery
| horses, SO, 500 000 for transportation of army
etc, over Sl6,OO0,0O0; for guuboats ON the wes-
tern rivers, 81 900 OOO; for Notifications in New
York, Maine, Maryland, Virginia, Florida and
California, SG45, 200. Appropriations are also in
cluded for arrearages for the year ending with
June last.
| The Navy Bill.
The navy bill appropriates alb ,ut $50, 900 600, o.
which over SS 500 600 for the repair and equip
nent of vessels; SlGOO,OOO for the completion
seven steam screw soops of authorized las
February; sol 400 for the completion of sever
screw sioops and side-wheel steamers; nearly 81
600 900 for the charter of vessels, their purchase,
ftring for war service and reservations due
listing contracts for the fitting of ships of war
| at
HaSerstoyyn.
| U. y. ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL,
HAGERsTowN, MD July 8, 1861.
| The undersigned, behalf of the sick and
wounded soldiers under his charge, gratefully &C
knowledges the receipt of four boxes of clothing
sent from Philadelphia for their use
The number of disabled soldiers in this hospita
now exceeds two hundred.
WILLIAM A. HAMMOND,
Assistant Surgeon U. 5. A.
Arrest of an Editor.
From private SOU ce it is learned that Mr.. j
W. Baughman, editor and proprietor OF of th
Frederick papers, was yesterday arrested at Sand
Hook, near Hsrper's Ferry, by the Federal troops
What the charges against him are is not learned